I absolutely LOVED their version of "Stoned Out of My Mind". Made me seek out the original in 1982 , which I had never heard. Covers of songs I've never heard before are my favorite. If it's Weller, it's almost always going to be a good song, and he's had a ton of these.
I discovered so many bands and artists just through the songs Weller chose to cover. It's how I first learned about Traffic. Still love his version of Feelin' Alright.
Great quickfire review there 👍 Although 'Beat Surrender' wasn't exactly my fave Jam single, it's still very good. And, as you pointed out, the covers they did on this EP are fantastic.. especially, for me anyway, 'Move On Up', Curtis's classic. And what's great and pretty unique about The Jam, is that they never 'reformed' to cash in etc. A brilliant and unique band of six packed years frozen in time.
Absolutely. That's one thing I appreciate about bands who don't reform to tour and put out an album or two of substandard songs. They're not always awful, but they're almost always different in a less appealing way-requiring fans to add an asterisk when talking about their brilliance. The time capsule of those that burn bright and flame out is something to be celebrated.
@@BestFriendsGang Absolutely! The Jam star will shine bright for a long, long time....and keep on inspiring. (I actually play in a Jam tribute band(Jam Pact Belfast)
I was a mod in the early 80's . Being British and from the uk The Jam was my life. Did you know that Beat Surrender was the second choice and the last Jam song was going to be "Speak Like a Child"but Weller changed it at the last minute making it TSC debut song.
That sounds right to me. I didn't think TSC ever recorded Speak Like A Child... but knew both Weller's bands recorded Solid Bond thanks to the Extras compilation.
I think Americans would really like The Bitterest Pill as every review I have seen they have loved it but it seems to be only those who collect rare imports that know of it.
Shopping (not mentioned) was the b-side to Beat Surrender and is one of my favourite Jam songs. As is Precious the flip side to Town Called Malice (double A side single)
I had a little bit about Shopping in this video originally, but flubbed the line without realizing. I like the portrait Paul paints about not being able to fit in with a certain crowd despite dressing the part. The guitar is really brilliant in that song, too.
@@BestFriendsGang Absolutely. There’s the loneliness and feeling of not fitting in. But, being a Mod in England at the time (or any time for that matter), clothes shopping was a huge part of the scene. I always felt Weller’s loneliness was self imposed in the pursuit of esoteric style.
Pretty sure I said the album is "worth hearing if just for the title track alone" but idk been a minute. Watch it 50 more times without skipping any ads and lemme know.
@@BestFriendsGang Thanks for replying, Josh. I really like the video & the format. I was just wondering that you only play the first two words of intro of the title track and then go into more detail of the cover versions on the EP. It seems a little bit odd because Beat Surrender was the very last single of The Jam.
Tis the nature of an under 3 minute review, I guess. And yeah, RUclips demonetizes video if there's copyrighted music in there-hence the very brief use of Beat Surrender at the beginning and the snippets of the covers throughout. Have you watched my longer form video on The Style Council? It's over 20 minutes and I consistently get comments asking me why I didn't mention a particular song. Ya just can't win sometimes, Tarik. But thanks for watching and I appreciate your comments. Cheers.
@@BestFriendsGang Thanks for The Jam nod on 'Toppop'. Turns out I had seen it before actually....but not the 'Going Underground' appearance. Excellent stuff. Great to see....esp with when you think you've seen all their clips!
The Jam were much better than the somewhat listless Style Council. Especially The Style Council's later output. The early stuff isn't so bad but that pseudo-jazz, lounge, elevator music just irks me.
I absolutely LOVED their version of "Stoned Out of My Mind". Made me seek out the original in 1982 , which I had never heard. Covers of songs I've never heard before are my favorite. If it's Weller, it's almost always going to be a good song, and he's had a ton of these.
I discovered so many bands and artists just through the songs Weller chose to cover. It's how I first learned about Traffic. Still love his version of Feelin' Alright.
Shopping best track on there
It's a good one, but I'm pretty partial to their "Move On Up" cover
Great quickfire review there 👍 Although 'Beat Surrender' wasn't exactly my fave Jam single, it's still very good. And, as you pointed out, the covers they did on this EP are fantastic.. especially, for me anyway, 'Move On Up', Curtis's classic.
And what's great and pretty unique about The Jam, is that they never 'reformed' to cash in etc. A brilliant and unique band of six packed years frozen in time.
Absolutely. That's one thing I appreciate about bands who don't reform to tour and put out an album or two of substandard songs. They're not always awful, but they're almost always different in a less appealing way-requiring fans to add an asterisk when talking about their brilliance. The time capsule of those that burn bright and flame out is something to be celebrated.
@@BestFriendsGang Absolutely! The Jam star will shine bright for a long, long time....and keep on inspiring. (I actually play in a Jam tribute band(Jam Pact Belfast)
I have this on 7” gatefold double single.
I usually dont want bands to do reunion tours. some of the "magic" of good music is that its not a forever thing.
1000%
I was a mod in the early 80's . Being British and from the uk The Jam was my life. Did you know that Beat Surrender was the second choice and the last Jam song was going to be "Speak Like a Child"but Weller changed it at the last minute making it TSC debut song.
That sounds right to me. I didn't think TSC ever recorded Speak Like A Child... but knew both Weller's bands recorded Solid Bond thanks to the Extras compilation.
@NooneneedsthisI think "A Solid Bond In Your Heart" is a better song.
I think Americans would really like The Bitterest Pill as every review I have seen they have loved it but it seems to be only those who collect rare imports that know of it.
The most valuable Jam record is the double gate beat surrender with hand written sleeve notes.
wow never heard or seen this version
Shopping (not mentioned) was the b-side to Beat Surrender and is one of my favourite Jam songs. As is Precious the flip side to Town Called Malice (double A side single)
I had a little bit about Shopping in this video originally, but flubbed the line without realizing. I like the portrait Paul paints about not being able to fit in with a certain crowd despite dressing the part. The guitar is really brilliant in that song, too.
@@BestFriendsGang Absolutely. There’s the loneliness and feeling of not fitting in. But, being a Mod in England at the time (or any time for that matter), clothes shopping was a huge part of the scene. I always felt Weller’s loneliness was self imposed in the pursuit of esoteric style.
Did I miss something in your review? Why don't you give us your thoughts about the title track?
Pretty sure I said the album is "worth hearing if just for the title track alone" but idk been a minute. Watch it 50 more times without skipping any ads and lemme know.
@@BestFriendsGang Thanks for replying, Josh. I really like the video & the format. I was just wondering that you only play the first two words of intro of the title track and then go into more detail of the cover versions on the EP. It seems a little bit odd because Beat Surrender was the very last single of The Jam.
Tis the nature of an under 3 minute review, I guess. And yeah, RUclips demonetizes video if there's copyrighted music in there-hence the very brief use of Beat Surrender at the beginning and the snippets of the covers throughout. Have you watched my longer form video on The Style Council? It's over 20 minutes and I consistently get comments asking me why I didn't mention a particular song. Ya just can't win sometimes, Tarik. But thanks for watching and I appreciate your comments. Cheers.
By the way....not sure if I've seen that tv clip of them performing 'A Town Called Malice' (Spanish tv?)
Dutch, actually-ran from 1970 to 1988.
@@BestFriendsGang have you a full clip of it per chance?
It's on here. Just search Town Called Malice TopPop.
@@BestFriendsGang Thanks for The Jam nod on 'Toppop'. Turns out I had seen it before actually....but not the 'Going Underground' appearance. Excellent stuff. Great to see....esp with when you think you've seen all their clips!
You're over thinking it. It's literally surrender to the beat, that's it.
You've obviously done your research. Many thanks.
The Jam were much better than the somewhat listless Style Council. Especially The Style Council's later output. The early stuff isn't so bad but that pseudo-jazz, lounge, elevator music just irks me.