Look Sharp!

Shame that Joe Jackson isn't anywhere on the list... This, I'm the Man and Night & Day are all well ahead of many the entries that made it. Great to see someone is paying appropriate tribute to Joe Jackson. Definitely in the punk/rock style & biting wit of Elvis Costello & Graham Parker. Strong from start to finish... with really good variety in tempo and style from Fools in Love to Got the Time.

Wait there were late 70s early 80s UK New Wave albums that are actually fun and engaging but our original author didn’t include them in the 200-300 bad ones that were on the list? Weird!

a perfect power pop album!

A familiar (though for me kind of forgotten) album that in my opinion could have bumped several entries on the "official" list. Slight objections to a bit too much of a cynical bite to many of the lyrics, and for ending on a kind of subdued note. Still, great music, great singing, smart and funny lyrics.

Seeing this album on the list made me think that I was surprised that Night and Day wasn't on this list. This is a good album, but Night and Day is classic to me. Maybe someone else can add that one! (hint!). Is She Really Going out with Him has always been one of my favorite songs by Joe Jackson. Solid album. I'm a fan. 4/5

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Is she really going out with him, Happy loving couples, Pretty girls, Got the time

I like this, the angry, instant Joe Jackson. You can tell he could end up a capital s Songwriter, but this has more immediacy, and takes itself less seriously.

Oh yes, this is great stuff. This is an album I was waiting for on the original list and it just never showed up. Glad to see it here. This is my favorite kind of pop music - smart, catchy, and more than a little prickly. A little uneven in quality, but still so much fun to listen to. Fave Songs: One More Time, Baby Stick Around, Sunday Papers, Is She Really Going Out with Him?, Got the Time, Look Sharp!

Joe Jackson is a too often forgotten artist today, this is funky stuff!

I love “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” and “Steppin’ Out” by Joe Jackson but really didn’t know much else of him. I’m glad to have listened to this album, and I liked it, but none of the songs quite reached the pinnacle of those two classics.

I was glad to hear some Joe Jackson here. This isn't something I would have liked back when (I think my college roommate had this album) but I like it now.

Classic album with pointy pop songs. Great diverse songs like "Is She Really Going Out With Him" (marvelous melody and bass), "Sunday Papers" (reggae), "Fools In Love" (reggae again) and "Got the time" (up-tempo as hell; the cover version by Anthrax is also fantastic).

Excellent! I know he had a couple of big hits, but I'm surprised Joe Jackson wasn't a bigger star. 4 stars.

Would’ve enjoyed the 1001 more if all the Britpop albums were like this one - slickly produced, sharply executed, and with just enough tongue-in-cheek attitude to sell the whole package. The slower songs dragged a bit for my taste, but I’ll be returning to the uptempo ones for the great guitar parts and fun energy overall

1978 and this jam pops out you know this was the most played new wave album. Is she really going out with him is a classic. An anthem for all the short and skinny men out there. Overall this album is pretty good. The comparison to Costello is obvious but I enjoyed this more. Less quirky, more artistic instrumentally and much more palatable. 6.2/10

This was good. Felt Elvis Costello inspired a little bit also had its own thing going that I’m too high to explain rn.

Just a reminder, this is NOT Michael Jackson's dad. Cover from Goldfinger: https://open.spotify.com/track/6pM8nIWQSQczmxBHcNJtao

I recognised the one song. But otherwise never heard of this man Music was okay

Its main tracks are fortunate enough to be quite dynamic, and there are even a few that stand out. It's pure 70s rhythm that remains musically very competent today.

New wave, pub rock. Ni fu ni fa.

Lots of fun to be had here but I also don't feel instantly hooked on it the way many seem to be. I like "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" quite a bit. I always thought that was an Elvis Costello track? Wonder how I mixed that up.

Not too bad, just late 70s pub rock really. Bit of a punk/ska/reggae edge. Would never willingly listen to it, but it wasn't too bad. 3/5.

Ouch

It was ok, there was one iconic song. The rest was a bit above average

Not really my thing

Classic new wave album, should have been on the original list, surely room for this over one of the Elvis Costello albums.

A classic tune plus a bunch of soundalikes.