The Jam: Thick As Thieves
I’m going to present a new song of the day concept this week in which I provide songs by an artist whose career spans over 40 years. Monday through Thursday, I’ll present a song by the artist that moves chronologically through their long career. I won’t do this every week, but I’ll start this week with Paul Weller. Weller was the co-founder of the British band The Jam, and has enjoyed a decades-long career that spans from 1977 to the present. Today’s selection is “Thick As Thieves” from the Jam’s fourth album Setting Sons (1979). The Jam were one of the most popular and influential British punk bands, with each album in their catalog an evolutionary step in their sound. They only recorded six albums in six years (1977-82), and although they never carried their success across the Atlantic into the U.S. in the same way as The Clash, they were more popular than The Clash in their home nation during their 6-year career. I spent decades listening to The Clash, but Ms. Faux introduced me to the genius of Paul Weller early in our relationship, and I am now a much bigger fan of his music than that of The Clash and their spawn.
To learn more about The Jam, check out their Wikipedia page.
To listen to all of the songs of the day, check out the Radio Faux Show Song of the Day playlist.
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It’s a shame that the Jam were largely ignored in the US, but what else is new? I learned about them after the fact by listening to Canadian DJ David Marsden who champions “obscure” bands. Great catalog.
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Better late than never! They are worth the wait.
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