" this is just as important as any Beatles reunion"

So then it doesn't matter at all?

When Paul dies, this will be true.

Oh dear god. Yes, we all like The Jam. As important as the Beatles? Jesus, your psuedo-punk-fellating ass needs to shut up. How OLD were you in 1982? I'm willing to bet not older than 5.

cretinbob: Seeing as how The Jam had more consecutive hits than The Beatles, I'd say this is good news.

Of course Madness had more hits than the Beatles too.....

And the Bee Gees had the most hits out of any of them. Your point?

/i love the bee gees.

cretinbob: My point is the Beatles are not what people think they are.

Mmmmm hmmm. Another thread mentioning the Beatles, another guy "too-cool-for-school" who's going to tell us that everyone in the entire world is wrong about them.

It's cool if you don't like them. Personal taste is your own business. But don't say stupid shiat. I guarantee you that 90% of the bands you like pay some kind of tribute to them, were influenced by them, or were technologically enabled by them.

Meanwhile, the Jam had a few good songs and are typically cited by scenester douchebags who want us to know how "in-the-know" they are about a style of music vastly, vastly overrated. Hey, here's a thought: You know who else wrote catchy British Pop? The Beatles.

cretinbob: keep sucking that penis

It's very telling that you go there. That, combined with your would-be public image of disliking the Beatles tells me that your recurring fantasy of sucking off John while Paul farks you in the ass is starting to take its toll on your forced, macho exterior.

It's ok to be gay, Bob. It really is. We won't judge you. Life's too short to torture yourself like this.

Lives in a Town Called Malice.

Rusty Shackleford
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the Cavern? I thought they closed that place down!


/ I actually prefer the Rutles' "Get Up and Go" to the Beatles' "Get Back". weird, eh?

Who?

EbolaNYC: Who?

and who?

Third_Uncle_Eno: I actually prefer the Rutles' "Get Up and Go" to the Beatles' "Get Back". weird, eh?

Not at all. I desperately wish the Beatles recorded "Let's Be Natural" just so it'd be a little more prominent in the public consciousness.

EbolaNYC: Who?

No, the Jam, but they did cover them.

/ba-dum-tss.

WTF Indeed: " this is just as important as any Beatles reunion"

I bet Zombie Lennon still knows more about music then everyone on the Top 40 charts combined

That depends on whether Chapman took headshots.

/
"He can't make fun of John Lennon, he was a genius! I bet he was smarter than this joker."

Shoulda been at the front of my slashie. Not a good time to reference my own smartness.

The English Major: I will say that the only proper Beatles album I own is A Hard Day's Night. All I really need, though, is "One."

I thought all you needed was love?

/there's nothing you can do that can't be done
//kinda goes without saying, doesn't it?

The English Major: Uzzah: The English Major: I will say that the only proper Beatles album I own is A Hard Day's Night. All I really need, though, is "One."

I thought all you needed was love?

/there's nothing you can do that can't be done
//kinda goes without saying, doesn't it?

I've been bested! Like Pete!

/glad I didn't use a Robocop reference this time
//three times was enough

More like one and one and one times, right?

/Heard that song again, but honestly prefer Aerosmith's version.

You guys can all argue about this, that and the other and wave your musical johnsons at each other and stuff...But this is the modern world, and we don't need no one to tell us what's right or wrong.

So I'm just going to 1) be pleasantly excited by this news and 2) hope their new stuff doesn't suck.

/this is the modern world

I guess Weller SORTA kicked out the Style and brought back the Jam...

I think a Jam reunion tour, a la the Police, would please everyone, and make Weller/Foxton/Buckler a shiatton of money. As long as they keep the covers out of the setlist and don't play "The Gift."

They don't call him the Modfather for nothin'.
Early on they said he was just a Townsend copy, now Pete Townsend only WISHES he had the musical career (and still continuing catalogue) of Paul Weller ( other than maybe McCartney, is there any other artist with 35 continuous years of relevant material ?).

Please, please, call up Mick Talbot and make a Jam/Style Council supergroup.

The Jam mattered down in the tubestation but now this is the modern world.

/shame really.

The English Major: All I really need, though, is "One."

EPIC FAIL

/if you're a serious music fan at all
//or want to be more informed than the average high school student

Hey subby. Do you know why Beatles reunions were the Holy Grail, and this isn't. It's because the Beatles had more than one really talented member.

The Jam, great band as they are, did not.

The English Major

I'm sorry, but I think that the Beatles' "One" is more than enough Beatles music, certainly a better compilation than their red or blue albums.

Uh...yeah. Right. When I was a youngling, those FOUR albums of greatest hits made up 90% of my listening pleasure. "One" is just another compilation...the red and blue collections from Capitol were the closest thing I had to a Beatles Anthology. Have you compared the track listings, by any chance?

And as far as The Jam being poo pooed...I only got into them around '99-'00, but they totally breathed new life into what was becoming a sea of utterly pointless and irrelevant music. I admired the energy and focus The Jam seemed to exude...be is social activism or political awareness, or what have you.
The Clash did the same thing, as did the The Police. I don't think anyone took them as seriously as they took The Jam, which is why their breakup was such a shock.

They never broke the U.S., but maybe that was a good thing, in its way.

Pump up the jam...

Daylight comes
You wake up and your
Mr. Clean

mediablitz: 1derful: When Paul dies, this will be true.

You just KNOW Ringo is going to be the last Beatle left.

He already is. Paul has been dead for ages, honestly.

Wow! Hopefully this won't suck. Weller has managed to stay relevant all these years, so there is a good chance this could be very cool.

I don't think it can be said enough times, Who the fark is this article even talking about? the Jam? I've never heard of such nonsense. Crawl back into obscurity and rot.

Beatles and The Jam in same headline = bassline for "Start" stuck in my head all day.

Is Lisa Lisa gonna join them?

Crude: Is Lisa Lisa gonna join them?

That would be a great billing!

Lisa Lisa opening for The Cult with The Jam.

Gangway Fathead: Beatles and The Jam in same headline = bassline for "Start" stuck in my head all day.

I've often wondered what George thought of "Start"

cretinbob: Seeing as how The Jam had more consecutive hits than The Beatles, I'd say this is good news.

Yeah, they probably played more state fairs than the Beatles too!

Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Britney Spears had more consecutive hits than the Beatles. It's not really the best yardstick for determining quality in music.