Touch Sensitive

Artist: Bruce Foxton
Label: Cherry Red UK
Category: Music

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Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5013929119222
ASIN: B00005N52F

Release Date: 2004-04-01

Touch Sensitive

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Tracks:

Freak
It Makes Me Wonder
This Is The Way
My Imagination (S.O.S)
What I'd Give
Whatever The Reason
You Make Me Laugh
Are You Ready
Trying To Forget You
Writings On The Wall
25 Or 6 To 4
Sign Of The Times
Get Ready

Album Description

The first time on CD for 1984 solo album from The Jam's former bass player. This was his first offering after The Jam's split & highlights his talents as a performer in his own right. This compilation includes all the tracks released during his relationship with Arista Records. Highlights include the classic singles 'Freak', 'This Is The Way', 'My Imagination (S.O.S.)' & 'It Makes Me Wonder', all the other tracks from the 'Touch Sensitive' album plus 3 bonus audio tracks, '25 or 6 to 4', 'Sign Of The Times' & 'Get Ready' plus enhanced video footage of the Bruce Foxton Band performing The Jam classic 'Smithers-Jones'. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

For Jam Completest's Only.......2005-08-25

I purchase this because I've allways been a huge Jam fan (although thats through listening to one cd "Snap" and the video compilation "Video Snap"). Now 41 I've come to financial means and nostalgia to start obtaining the complete Jam discography (which after buying all their released albums on cd I realized missed some great singles, DOH!). I also started buying all (well most) of Wellers stuff, including The Style Coucil. Since this is all I could find on CD from Bruce I had to have it (plus a 5 star glowing review on Amazon, what's up with all the 5 star reviews?). One of my favorite Jam songs is "News Of The World" which is a Bruce piece and the bass riffs on a lot of the Jam songs are just so awesome. Unfortunatly, this cd lacks any sound like the Jam days even though it was recorded in 83-84. I was trying to think of what it sounds like, and "Animotion" came to mind without the female lead vocals; its heavy in synth and horns and I can hardly hear any bass on the tracks. 3 stars is probably too many but it sure isn't 5 stars. One track may have qualified for a "Golden Throats" CD if Bruce was a TV star instead of musician the track "24 or 6 to 4" is horrid. Bruce himself did an interview that questions the quality of this material on http://www.thejam.org.uk/bruce.html .
A redeeming factor for my purchase of this disc is a bonus CDV track of Bruce and a band (unknown when or who they are, its not on the liner notes) doing "Smithers Jones". Bruce is rocking with his bass front and center and voice sounds great. It's really too bad the Jam split up when they did. "Beat Surrender" is still a great song I play often and it was their last single! While Weller has done some really good stuff afterward, I like him best with Foxton playing bass and backing on vocals. AHHH...I'll allways have the 80's (early 80's)!

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