I saw The Jam quite a few times before they finally split up, but there was one moment in their live set when the whole show came together. The entire audience would be on their toes for the extended outro of Set the House Ablaze (about three-and-a-half minutes into this clip). This video doesn't do justice to my memories of a night at the Granby Hall in Leicester during (I think) the Sound Effects tour. If I could re-live any moment at any gig I've ever been to, it would have been that one.
And - on the subject of The Jam, wasn't Happy Together their most overlooked tune? I think so.
And while we're on the subject of early 1980s high-points, surely there has never been a better pop video than this one?
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n8gn5GLqRR0
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I was at this gig
Absolute Beginners has to be the most underrated Jam track, imho.
I feel a poll coming on.
Let me rephrase that....
Nominations please for Most Underrated Jam Track?
Tales From the Riverbank
Hak,
Is 'Tales From The Riverbank' considered underrated? You'd have to have cloth ears not to recognise the brilliance of that song.
Ever heard 'We've Only Started'? It's on the Extras album. I'm guessing it's an early demo version of TFTR.
Always had a soft spot for 'It's Too Bad', also.
'It's Too Bad' - v good, but pure Beatles rip-off.
Best vid ever? Jack Hazan's for "This is what she's like" by Dexys Midnight Runners, 1985. Available on a free DVD with "Don't stand me down; the Director's Cut" CD. Never shown in full on British TV, I believe. And now I'm off to The Little Nibble, down Bearwood.
Paul,
I thought it was most underrated Jam song, not most original?
If it's the latter, I'll nominate 'Pop Art Poem'.
No - It's Too Bad is OK. I like it. I was just giving it a one-line review - that's all.
I've now opened the nominations up on a new post on the site. Send people to it, will you?
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