"Who cares when imperfection sounds this good." That is the whole point, not just of punk rock, but the best rock, the best of everything. Fair play to you, Steve!
I wasn’t aware SS was intended to be a concept album - an interesting Friday morning factoid 🙏
On a personal note Setting Sons was the band at their finest leaving Sound Affects as a commendable runner up in my Jam favourite album league table.
Private Hell and Burning Sky had the greatest lasting impacts on me.
How the dark suburban nightmare subject matter of Private Hell could be conceived let alone written from the perspective of a young Weller still defeats me.
Burning Sky Is political poetry competing comfortably in the same division of Tom Robinson. Very much of its era it's an obvious candidate for the opening game on that Saturday evening’s Match of the Day
I would have gone for a gifted midfielder with a balance of panache and aggression.
"Who cares when imperfection sounds this good." That is the whole point, not just of punk rock, but the best rock, the best of everything. Fair play to you, Steve!
Thanks Wayne - we'd all have small and pretty dull record collections if it was about perfection!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pb44aLPpVdE
One of my stronger memories of TOTP.
Never get bored of hearing it!
Bangers all. And very dark. My musical DNA.
Here’s how it was made https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-jam-eton-rifles
Always preferred sound effects tbh
Both great!
I wasn’t aware SS was intended to be a concept album - an interesting Friday morning factoid 🙏
On a personal note Setting Sons was the band at their finest leaving Sound Affects as a commendable runner up in my Jam favourite album league table.
Private Hell and Burning Sky had the greatest lasting impacts on me.
How the dark suburban nightmare subject matter of Private Hell could be conceived let alone written from the perspective of a young Weller still defeats me.
Burning Sky Is political poetry competing comfortably in the same division of Tom Robinson. Very much of its era it's an obvious candidate for the opening game on that Saturday evening’s Match of the Day
I would have gone for a gifted midfielder with a balance of panache and aggression.
Great review btw Steve lad - KUTGW 👍
Cheers mate - to quote one of their other albums, it's the gift that keeps on giving. And agree on Private Hell, just brilliant.
Great read, Steve. So bizarre to think of Eton Rifles being an anthem in the corridors of Eton!
Thanks! I know, think the message was loud and clear!
I know what you mean - partly why I love this period of The Jam the most as I'd be more a rocker than a mod at heart