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Setting Sons (Album) by The Jam

Artist Biography For The Jam

The Jam Was A Punk/mod Revival Group Formed In Woking England In 1972 Consisting Of Paul Weller Vocals Guitar Bruce Foxton Bass Vocals And Rick Buckler Drums . The Band Split In 1982. The Band Released Six Albums And Had 18 Consecutive Top 40 Hits In The United Kingdom Between 1977 And 1982 Including Four #1 Singles Going Underground Start! Town Called Malice And Beat Surrender . Their Singles "That's Entertainment" And "Just Who Is The Five O'Clock Hero" Are The Best Selling Import Singles In UK History. The Band Drew Upon A Variety Of Stylistic Influences Over The Course Of Their Career Including 1960s Beat Music Soul Rhythm And Blues And Psychedelic Rock As Well As 1970s Punk And New Wave. The Trio Was Known For Its Melodic Pop Songs Its Distinctly English Flavour And Its Mod Image. The Band Launched The Career Of Paul Weller Who Went On To Form The Style Council And Later Had A Successful Solo Career. Weller Wrote And Sang Most Of The Jam’s Original Compositions And He Played Lead Guitar Using A Rickenbacker. Bruce Foxton Provided Backing Vocals And Prominent Basslines Which Were The Foundation Of Many Of The Band’s Songs Including The Hits "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight" "The Eton Rifles" "Going Underground" And "Town Called Malice". For Artists Called "Jam" Please See Http //www.Last.Fm/music/ Noredirect/Jam.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Setting Sons

Setting Sons Is The Fourth Studio Album By The English Rock Band The Jam Released On 16 November 1979 By Polydor Records. It Reached No. 4 In The UK Albums Chart Upon The First Week Of Release Continuing The Commercial And Critical Favour That Had Begun With Their Previous Album All Mod Cons. The Sole Single From Setting Sons "The Eton Rifles" Became The Group's First Top 10 UK Hit Peaking At No. 3. In Contrast To Its Pop-Oriented Predecessor Setting Sons Features A Much Harder Tougher Production Albeit With The Emphasis On Melody Common Throughout The Jam's Discography. Singer Guitarist And Songwriter Paul Weller Originally Conceived Setting Sons As A Concept Album Detailing The Lives Of Three Boyhood Friends Who Later Reunite As Adults After An Unspecified War Only To Discover They Have Grown Both Up And Apart. This Concept Was Never Fully Developed And It Remains Unclear Which Tracks Were Originally Intended As Part Of The Story Although It Is Commonly Agreed That "Thick As Thieves" "Little Boy Soldiers" "Wasteland" And "Burning Sky" Are Likely Constituents Extant Jam Bootlegs Feature A Version Of "Little Boy Soldiers" Split Into Three Separate Recordings Possible Evidence That The Song Was Intended To Serve As A Recurring Motif With Separate Sections Appearing Between Other Songs On The Album. The Album Was Musically Ambitious As Well. "Little Boy Soldiers" Consists Of Several Movements Reminiscent Of Compositions By The Kinks. "Wasteland" Unconventionally Features A Recorder. Even More Striking Is Bruce Foxton's "Smithers-Jones". The Song Was Originally Released As The B-Side Of The Non-LP Single "When You're Young" Three Months Before The Album's Release On Setting Sons It Is Re-Recorded In An All-Strings Arrangement Provided By Former Procol Harum And Whitesnake Organist Peter Solley And Credited To The Jam Philharmonic Orchestra But Played By Session Musicians Save A Little Electric Guitar In The Coda. According To The Liner Notes Of The Direction Reaction Creation Box Set The Revamping Of "Smithers-Jones" Was Suggested By Drummer Rick Buckler. The Liner Notes Also Imply That The Album Was A Somewhat Rushed Effort Which May Explain Why The Original Underlying Concept Was Not Fully Developed As Well As The Inclusion Of One Cover Song And Two Prior Releases "Smithers-Jones" Had Already Been Released "Heat Wave" Is A Cover Of The Martha And The Vandellas' Motown Hit. Since "The Eton Rifles" Was Released In Advance Of The LP For Promotional Purposes This Leaves Only Seven Entirely New Original Songs On The Album. Setting Sons Remains One Of The Jam's Most Critically Favoured Works Alongside All Mod Cons And Sound Affects. AllMusic Critic Chris Woodstra Found That "Setting Sons Often Reaches Brilliance And Stands Among The Jam's Best Albums" And Apart From "a Number Of Throwaways And Knockoffs Especially The Out-Of-Place Cover Of 'Heat Wave' Which Closes The Album " Is "an Otherwise Perfect Album." Setting Songs Was Ranked The Fourth Best Album Of 1979 By NME With "The Eton Rifles" And "Strange Town" Ranked At Numbers One And Five Among The Year's Top Tracks.