Live 1980/86

Artist: Joe Jackson
Label: A&M
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2

UPC: 075021670624
EAN: 0075021670624
ASIN: B000002GLF

Release Date: 1990-10-25

Live 1980/86

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Tracks:

One To One
I'm The Man
Beat Crazy
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
Don't Wanna Be Like That
Got The Time
On Your Radio
Fools In Love
Cancer
Is She Really Going Out With Him? (A Cappella Version)
Look Sharp!

Tracks:

Sunday Papers
Real Men
Is She Really Going Out With Him? (Acoustic Version)
Memphis
A Slow Song
Be My Number Two
Breaking Us In Two
It's Different For Girls
You Can't Get What You Want ('Til You Know What You Want)
Jumpin' Jive
Steppin' Out

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Album Description

No longer available domestically, here reissued to coincide with Joe's 2005 U.K. tour. Disc one contain 6 tracks from the Beat Crazy tour 1980 + 5 from the Night And Day tours 1982/83. Disc 2 contains 5 songs from the Body And Soul tour 1984 and 6 tracks from his Big World tour 1986. Mercury. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Unique Approach To A Live Album Will Appeal To True Fans.......2002-11-20

"Live 1980-1986" is assembled like 4 separate live E.P.s rather than a traditional live album. Each of the two discs presents two different tours, so four are represented in total. Each tour gets 5 or 6 songs. The bands are different for each tour so it's easy to trace the evolution in Jackson's approach to music making. Casual fans may be put off by the fact that the versions of his two biggest hits are all quite different from their original studio incarnations. He gives three different takes on "Is She Really Going Out With Him", and frankly, none of the three appeal to me nearly as much as the original. On his other big hit, "Steppin' Out", he slows the song down dramatically, and the result is hypnotic - it's my second favorite cut on the album. My favorite is "Fools In Love", which is played at a slow tempo similar to the original, but is fleshed out and stretched out to over 7 minutes. Most of the other tracks stick closer to their original arrangements, but with some interesting variations, such as the punchy horns added to "Sunday Papers". I think this collection is a great souvenir for the true believers, but I think those with only a casual interest in Jackson's music will find it unessential.

He makes the old stuff sound new.......2000-12-24

With this 2-disc set Jackson has taken many of his old classics and lesser-known tunes and given them new arrangements. He might "jazz up" and rock tune, speed up a slow song, or at least make the orchestrations more lush and "big" sounding. Some highlights are a version of "You Can't Get What You Want (Til You Know What You Want)" that is peppier than the original, a bouncy horn section added to "Sunday Papers", and a general spirit of fun that comes across best with live peformance, no matter what song. He has one of the tightest touring bands you'll ever hear, perfectly at home playing big-band jazz, rock, ballads, or a blend of all three. Just because Jackson stopped charting singles in the early 1980's doesn't mean that he should be forgotten by us. It's a fun record to listen to, and with around 90 minutes of material there's plenty to please just about anyone.

Which Joe Jackson do you like?.......2000-10-29

One of the best rock musicians, and one of the most underestimated. Jackson can do any music style he wants, and do it good. Listen to the 3 versions of "Is she really going out with him" - there's a good demonstration to that. This dbl. CD album takes us to his best years, 1980-86, from the beginning in England to the breakthrough in America. From his days of punk rock to the acoustic-jazz oriented music. This album is better than "Summer in the city" (although Summer is a-5 star album too), and much more richer, and I wish I could have more of JJ live, cause the man doesn't stop to surprise me. Anyway, this is the time to mention 2 more great albums of his, besides the well known "Night and Day" and "Look sharp!": try "Big world" and the soundtrack of "Tucker" (don't try the soundtrack of "Mike's murder" that sounds like the weakest side of "Night and Day"). If you are bored by the uninspired musicians today, try JJ. You won't be sorry.

A Great Live Albumn........2000-07-25

To put it frankly, this is Joe at his best. A must for fans.

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