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(thing) by mrichich (4.1 wk) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Wed Aug 30 2000 at 16:34:16

Joe Jackson's third album released in 1980. In the liner notes, it says, "This album represents a desparate (sic) attempt to make some sense of Rock and Roll. Deep in our hearts, we knew it was doomed to failure. The question remains: Why did we try?"

To be fair, that's a bit harsh--although this is probably one of Joe's least accessible albums. He borrows heavily from reggae and ska that was starting to get popular at the time, and the album feels a bit disjointed. I kind of think of it in the same way I think of The Cars' Panorama--a good album that is a sylistic departure from the albums before it. To be fair, I don't listen to it much.

Tracks are:

< I'm The Man | Jumpin' Jive >

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Jumpin' Jive I'm The Man Video game techno Crazy Larry's
Joe Jackson Mogul Maniac The House Jack Kerouac Built Will Power
The Cars
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