Sunday, December 27, 2020

Sharp Looking Man

 

Stink Week rolls on, with two Homemade Albums featuring live versions of all the songs from Joe Jackson's first two albums. 

You might remember that Joe was briefly marketed as an Angry Young Man of the New Wave before the more mature jazz-pop stylings of songs like "Stepping Out" and "You Can't Get What You Want".

Look Sharp and I'm The Man were recorded within a few months of each other; both albums were released in 1979. "Is She Really Going Out With Him" was Joe's first hit single. 

He had a terrific band on these albums, with Graham Maby (one of the great unsung rock bassists), Gary Sanford on guitar, and drummer Dave Houghton. This quartet reunited in 2003 for the album Volume 4. These Homemade Albums draw from years of live performances, and both albums include bonus tracks. 

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  1. jonderDecember 27, 2020 at 9:06 PM

    Look Sharp Live:

    https://krakenfiles.com/view/13edf4309f/file.html

    I'm The Man Live:

    https://www.mediafire.com/file/j6f4zamjjp138d5/I%2527m_Th3_M%2540n_L%2521VE.zip/file

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    1. jonderMarch 26, 2024 at 9:09 AM

      NEW LINKS (2024):

      https://tinyurl.com/LookSharpLive

      https://tinyurl.com/ImTheManLive

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  2. UnknownDecember 29, 2020 at 12:57 PM

    Joe should have released these! It's a great idea to reprieve a studio album with the same cuts live, especially for Joe who is better live than in the studio (by a cat's whisker). Thx for the collection!

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    1. jonderDecember 29, 2020 at 1:26 PM

      I got to see the original Joe Jackson Band lineup when they toured in support of Volume 4. It was a terrific show, full of great songs. I've read that Joe Jackson is an artist who doesn't mind playing his older tunes for the fans who came to hear them. I also feel fortunate to have seen Graham Maby backing Freedy Johnston in a small club setting.

      I like these live albums of studio cuts too! Maybe Stinky will do more of them (hint, hint).

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  3. JobeDecember 29, 2020 at 4:06 PM

    Thanks for these fellas

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  4. AnonymousDecember 30, 2020 at 9:43 AM

    Jobe: You're certainly welcome! It's nice to see you over here--who's minding the store over at Voodoo Wagon?! Thanks for saying Hi! - Stinky

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  5. MrDaveJanuary 5, 2021 at 8:45 AM

    Nice -- looking forward to these. I always loved the bass playing on those early JJ(?) records

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  6. draftervoiJanuary 7, 2021 at 9:20 PM

    I saw him once: the early show at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco in 1979. GREAT SHOW.

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  7. DaveMarch 23, 2024 at 10:54 AM

    hi any chance you could make these links available again, many thanks

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    1. jonderMarch 26, 2024 at 9:11 AM

      Thanks for requesting them, Dave! New links are posted above. Enjoy!

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    2. DaveMarch 26, 2024 at 2:43 PM

      you have made my day kind sir, thanks ever so much

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  8. art58koenOctober 9, 2024 at 11:03 PM

    Thanks for the re-up! Actually Propaganda's Live 'Come On' would have fitted in perfectly here as a bonus track from the same period!

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