Track Listing

1. In The City
2. All Around The World
3. News Of The World
4. Modern World
5. David Watts
6. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
7. Strange Town
8. When You're Young
9. Eton Rifles
10. Going Underground
11. Start
12. That's Entertainment
13. Funeral Pyre
14. Absolute Beginners
15. Town Called Malice
16. Precious
17. Just Who Is The Five O'clock Hero
18. Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
19. Beat Surrender

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25246 in Music
• Released on: 1993-12-31
• Number of discs: 1

CD Description
The fact that The Jam never achieved the high level of UK success in the U.S. remains puzzling to this day, since the band (lead by singer/guitarist/songwriter Paul Weller) is responsible for some of the era's best music. The band's irresistible hybrid of 60's British Invasion and 70's punk rock isrepresented splendidly on this GREATEST HITS set from 1991.Whereas the majority of bands that came out of the same scene have been forgotten, The Jam is an exception, and is an obvious influence on such 90's punk-pop bands as Green Day.
Dressed in 60's 'mod' clothing and playing only authentic instruments of yesteryear (Rickenbacker guitars, etc.), the trio earned an extraordinary total of 19 top-40 hit singles over a 5-year period. Their early songs ("In the City", "AllAround the World") had more of a raw punk edge to them, butby '79, the band was stressing melody over fury ("Eton Rifles", "Down In the Tube Station At Midnight"). By the dawn ofthe 80's, The Jam were confirmed pop masters, and were rewarded by such chart-topping singles "Going Underground", "Start!", "Town Called Malice", and "Beat Surrender". GREATEST HITS is a superb Jam collection.

Customer Reviews

The Jam Greatest hits!
This album, is in my oppinion the only "The Jam" album that you need. Weller at his absolute best. You need this CD!!!!

Modern Anthems for Eternity
The JAM were the best pop punk band of the 70s and 80s and this album is timeless.
Better then the rest.