Biography
The Jam were an English Punk Rock band active during the late 1970s and early
1980s, consisting of Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler. They were
formed in Woking, Surrey, England, in 1972.
They had eighteen consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their
debut in 1977 to their breakup in 1982, including four number one hits. As of
2007, "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remained the
best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. They released one live album
and six studio albums, the last of which, The Gift, hit number one on the UK
album charts. When the group split up, their first 15 singles were re-released
and all placed within the top 100.
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 rock, pop 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". Read more....
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