> This isn't a UK vs rest of the world thing (we're sick of them). >It's a > defence of The Jam in the face of foreign incredulity, granted some > >English > people (Mods) will dislike them too, but probably for different reasons > and > their lyrics can endear them even to people who don't like the >music, > preciselyt because they strike a chord. Have to add Andy, in my comments about earlier/later stuff I mean that the later stuff stands up on a kind of 'good anywhere' way - you wouldn't have to appreciate where Beat Surrender came from. Agree totally that there's a lot there, lyrically, that strikes a chord if you grew up in late 70s/early 80s, but I don't think that makes for a 'great' band if you know what I mean (though often makes them personally more important than the 'greats'). _____________________________________________________________ Want to find the best email lists? Check out the Topica 20! http://www.topica.com/topica20
