The Jam
The Jam were an English punk rock/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped clothes, and they incorporated a number of mainstream 1960s rock and R&B influences rather than rejecting them, placing The Jam at the forefront of the mod revival movement.
They had 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. As of 2007, "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remained the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. They released one live album and six studio albums, the last of which, The Gift, hit number one on the UK album charts. When the group split up, their first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100.
The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk and new wave. The trio was known for its melodic pop songs, its distinctly English flavour and its mod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form The Style Council and later had a successful solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of The Jam's original compositions, and he played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker. Bruce Foxton provided backing vocals and prominent basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band's songs, including the hits "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "The Eton Rifles", "Going Underground" and "Town Called Malice".
The Jam (production team)
The JAM is an American based music production and song writing duo Mike Mani and Jordan Omley, who have been working together since the early 2000s. As two of SONY Music Publishing’s top producers and songwriters, they have collaborated with artists such as Santana, JoJo, Raven-Symoné, Blake Lewis, and The X Factor winner Leona Lewis. Mani's work won them a Grammy award for their collaboration on Santana's Supernatural album featuring Eric Clapton. The duo just discovered super talent Becky G (hit song Shower) and signed her to RCA where they are working with top hitmaker Dr Luke on her project. They have recently done work with the Nickelodeon TV show Star Camp, produced by Quincy Jones, and are helping to develop Nickelodeon's "SchoolGyrls". The Jam produced and wrote four songs on Michael Bolton's new album One World One Love and discovered singing sensation Tori Kelly.
Their discography and contribution list includes
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ALBUMS
- Snap! released: 2006
- Gold released: 2005
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Jam released: 2005
- The Jam at the BBC released: 2002
- 45 rpm: The Singles 1980–1982 released: 2001
- 45 rpm: The Singles 1977–79 released: 2001
- This Is the Modern World / All Mod Cons released: 2001
- Setting Sons released: 2001
- The Very Best of The Jam released: 1999
- Beat Surrender released: 1998
- This Is the Modern World released: 1997
- Master Series: The Jam released: 1997
- Direction Reaction Creation released: 1997
- All Mod Cons / Sound Affects released: 1996
- Collection released: 1996
- Bored With the U.S.A. released: 1995
- Wasteland released: 1992
- Extras released: 1992
- Greatest Hits released: 1991
- All the Choice Cuts released: 1990
- The Gift released: 1990
- All Mod Cons released: 1987
- Compact Snap! released: 1983
- Dig the New Breed released: 1982
- All Conned Mods released: 1980
- Sound Affects released: 1980
- Away From the Numbers released: 1979
- Live in the Modern World released:
- Ready, Steady - Gone (The Final Tour) 2 Dec 82 released:
- 1979-12-04: Strange Town released:
- The Best of Greatest Hits UK released:
- Live Jam released:
- In the City released:
- The Sound of The Jam released:
Gold
Released 2005- The Dreams of Children
- News of the World
- Strange Town
- When You're Young
- Funeral Pyre
- Absolute Beginners
- Move on Up
- Shopping
- Pop Art Poem
- A Solid Bond in Your Heart
- No One in the World
- And Your Bird Can Sing
- Burning Sky
- Disguises
- Get Yourself Together
- The Great Depression
- Stoned Out of My Mind
- Pity, Poor Alfie / Fever
- But I'm Different Now
- I Got You (I Feel Good)
- Hey Mister
- We've Only Started
- So Sad About Us
The Jam at the BBC
Released 2002- Thick as Thieves
- Eton Rifles
- Saturday's Kids
- When You're Young
- Absolute Beginners
- Tales From the Riverbank / Interview
- Funeral Pyre / Interview
- Sweet Soul Music
- The Gift
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- Ghosts
- Absolute Beginners
- Tales From the Riverbank
- Precious
- A Town Called Malice
- In the Crowd
- Circus
- Pretty Green
- Start!
- Boy About Town
This Is the Modern World / All Mod Cons
Released 2001- The Modern World
- London Traffic
- Standards
- Life From a Window
- The Combine
- Don't Tell Them You're Sane
- In the Street, Today
- London Girl
- I Need You (For Someone)
- Here Comes the Weekend
- Tonight at Noon
- In the Midnight Hour
- All Around the World
- News of the World
- All Mod Cons
- To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)
- Mr. Clean
- David Watts
- English Rose
- In the Crowd
- Billy Hunt
- It's Too Bad
- Fly
- The Place I Love
- "A" Bomb in Wardour Street
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- The Butterfly Collector
The Very Best of The Jam
Released 1999- In the City
- All Around the World
- The Modern World
- News of the World
- David Watts
- ‘A’ Bomb in Wardour Street
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- Strange Town
- When You’re Young
- The Eton Rifles
- Going Underground
- The Dreams of Children
- Start!
- That’s Entertainment
- Funeral Pyre
- Absolute Beginners
- Town Called Malice
- Precious
- Just Who Is the 5 O’Clock Hero?
- The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
- Beat Surrender
Master Series: The Jam
Released 1997- Town Called Malice
- That's Entertainment
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- Here Comes the Weekend
- Start!
- Tales From the Riverbank
- Move on Up
- Innocent Man
- News of the World
- Beat Surrender
- When You're Young
- Pity Poor Alfie / Fever
- The Butterfly Collector
- Away From the Numbers
- Heat Wave
- Carnaby Street
- Girl on the Phone
- Sweet Soul Music (medley)
Direction Reaction Creation
Released 1997- Girl on the Phone
- Thick as Thieves
- Private Hell
- Little Boy Soldiers
- Wasteland
- Burning Sky
- Smithers‐Jones
- Saturday’s Kids
- Heat Wave
- Going Underground
- The Dreams of Children
- Start!
- Liza Radley
- Pretty Green
- Monday
- But I’m Different Now
- Set the House Ablaze
- That’s Entertainment
- Dream Time
- Man in the Corner Shop
- Music for the Last Couple
- Boy About Town
- Scrape Away
All Mod Cons / Sound Affects
Released 1996- All Mod Cons
- To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)
- Mr. Clean
- David Watts
- English Rose
- In the Crowd
- Billy Hunt
- It's Too Bad
- Fly
- The Place I Love
- 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- Pretty Green
- Monday
- But I'm Different Now
- Set the House Ablaze
- Start!
- That's Entertainment
- Dreamtime
- Man in the Corner Shop
- Music for the Last Couple
- Boy About Town
- Scrape Away
Collection
Released 1996- Away From the Numbers
- I Got By in Time
- I Need You (For Some One)
- To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)
- Mr. Clean
- English Rose
- In the Crowd
- It's Too Bad
- The Butterfly Collector
- Thick as Thieves
- Private Hell
- Wasteland
- Burning Sky
- Saturday's Kids
- Liza Radley
- Pretty Green
- Monday
- Man in the Corner Shop
- Boy About Town
- Tales From the Riverbank
- Ghosts
- Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero
- Carnation
- The Great Depression
- Shopping
Bored With the U.S.A.
Released 1995- Saturday's Kids
- Burning Sky
- Thick as Thieves
- It's Too Bad
- Going Underground
- Mr. Clean
- The Butterfly Collector
- Private Hell
- Smithers‐Jones
- The Dreams of Children
- To Be Someone
- The Eton Rifles
- Strange Town
- When You're Young
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- Girl on the Phone
- All Mod Cons
- David Watts
- 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street
- Boy About Town
- Monday
- Pretty Green
- A Man in the Corner Shop
- Start
Extras
Released 1992- The Dreams of Children
- Tales From the Riverbank
- Liza Radley
- Move On Up
- Shopping
- Smithers‐Jones
- Pop Art Poem
- Boy About Town
- A Solid Bond in Your Heart
- No One in the World
- And Your Bird Can Sing
- Burning Sky
- Thick as Thieves
- Disguises
- Get Yourself Together
- The Butterfly Collector
- The Great Depression
- Stoned out of My Mind
- Pity Poor Alfie / Fever
- But I’m Different Now
- I Got You (I Feel Good)
- Hey Mister
- Saturday’s Kids
- We’ve Only Started
- So Sad About Us
- The Eton Rifles
Greatest Hits
Released 1991- In the City
- All Around the World
- The Modern World
- News of the World
- David Watts
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- Strange Town
- When You're Young
- The Eton Rifles
- Going Underground
- Start!
- That's Entertainment
- Funeral Pyre
- Absolute Beginners
- Town Called Malice
- Precious
- Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?
- The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
- Beat Surrender
All the Choice Cuts
Released 1990- In the City
- All Around the World
- The Modern World
- News of the World
- David Watts
- A Bomb in Wardour Street
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- Strange Town
- When You're Young
- Smithers Jones
- The Eton Rifles
- Going Underground
- Dreams of Children
- That's Entertainment (The demo version)
- Start!
- Funeral Pyre (The remix)
- Absolute Beginners
- Town Called Malice
- Precious
- The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
- Beat Surrender
Compact Snap!
Released 1983- In the City
- All Around the World
- The Modern World
- News of the World
- David Watts
- 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- Strange Town
- When You're Young
- Smithers‐Jones
- The Eton Rifles
- Going Underground
- Dreams of Children
- That's Entertainment
- Start!
- Funeral Pyre
- Absolute Beginners
- Town Called Malice
- Precious
- The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
- Beat Surrender
All Conned Mods
Released 1980- Thick as Thieves
- Boy about Town
- Monday
- Going Underground
- Pretty Green
- Man In The Cornershop
- Set The House Ablaze
- Private Hell
- This is the Modern World
- Little Boy Soldiers
- Start
- Pretty Green
- Funeral Pyre
- Art School
- I've Changed My Address
- Modern World
- Bricks & Mortar
- Carnaby Street
- In the City
- Eton Rifles
- Mr. Clean
- All Mod Cons/To Be Someone
- Billy Hunt
- Away from the Numbers
- Sounds From the Street
Ready, Steady - Gone (The Final Tour) 2 Dec 82
- Start
- It's Too Bad
- Beat Surrender
- Away From The Numbers
- Ghosts
- In The Crowd
- Boy About Town
- Get Yourself Together
- All Mod Cons
- To Be Someone
- Smithers‐Jones
- The Great Depression
- Precious
- Move On Up
- When You're Young
- David Watts
- Private Hell
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- Mr Clean
- Transglobal Express
- Going Underground
The Best of Greatest Hits UK
- In the City
- All Around the World
- The Modern World
- News of the World
- David Watts
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- Strange Town
- When You're Young
- The Eton Rifles
- Going Underground
- Start!
- That's Entertainment
- Funeral Pyre
- Absolute Beginners
- Town Called Malice
- Precious
- Just Who Is the Five O'Clock Hero
- The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
- Beat Surrender
- The Dreams of Children
- 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street
Live Jam
- The Modern World
- Billy Hunt
- Thick As Thieves
- Burning Sky
- Mr. Clean
- Smithers Jones
- Little Boy Soldiers
- The Eton Rifles
- Away From The Numbers
- Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
- Stange Town
- When You're Young
- 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street
- Pretty Green
- Boy About Town
- Man In The Corner Shop
- David Watts
- Funeral Pyre
- Move On Up
- Carnation
- The Butterfly Collector
- Precious
- Town Called Malice
- Heatwave
The Sound of The Jam
- In the City
- Away From the Numbers
- The Modern World
- David Watts
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- It's Too Bad
- To Be Someone
- Mr. Clean
- English Rose
- The Butterfly Collector
- The Eton Rifles
- Private Hell
- Thick as Thieves
- Smithers‐Jones
- Saturdays Kids
- Going Underground
- Start!
- Liza Radley
- Pretty Green
- That's Entertainment
- Tales From the Riverbank
- Town Called Malice
- Ghosts
- Carnation
- Beat Surrender
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THE MODERN WORLD
by: The JamThis is a modern world - This is the modern world
What kind of a fool do you think I am?
You think I know nothing of the modern world
All my life has been the same
I've learned to live by hate and pain
It's my inspiration drive -
I've learned more than you'll ever know
Even at school I felt quite sure
That one day I would be on top
And I'd look down upon the map
The teachers who said I'd be nothing -
This is the modern world that I've learnt about
This is the modern world, we don't need no one
To tell us what's right or wrong -
Say what you like 'cause I don't care
I know where I am and going too
It's somewhere I won't preview
Don't have to explain myself to you
I don't give two fucks about your review
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