Mar 12 2025
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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.
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Mar 14 2025
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5
a perfect power pop album!
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Mar 11 2025
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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.
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Mar 12 2025
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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
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Mar 13 2025
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Rating: 7/10
Best songs: Is she really going out with him, Happy loving couples, Pretty girls, Got the time
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Mar 14 2025
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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.
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Mar 15 2025
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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!
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Mar 15 2025
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Joe Jackson is a too often forgotten artist today, this is funky stuff!
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Mar 15 2025
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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.
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Mar 15 2025
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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.
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Mar 16 2025
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This was good. Felt Elvis Costello inspired a little bit also had its own thing going that I’m too high to explain rn.
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Mar 11 2025
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I recognised the one song. But otherwise never heard of this man
Music was okay
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Mar 13 2025
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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.
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Mar 14 2025
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New wave, pub rock. Ni fu ni fa.
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Mar 16 2025
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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
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Mar 16 2025
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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.
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Mar 18 2025
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Ouch
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Mar 18 2025
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It was ok, there was one iconic song. The rest was a bit above average
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