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By DREW AMENDOLA
Staff Writer
On the collophane wrapper
of the Jam's latest album
there is a small, red sticker
which states that the Jam is
"England's no 1 Rock 'N'
Roll Band."
This is an understatement.
No other group has
dominated the British music
scene like the Jam. Since its
inception, the group has
consistently produced
number one singles and rock
critics have compared the
band to both the early Who
and the Kinks.
The group has had so
much influence on British
life that it singlehandedly
renewed the "mod"
movement among English
youth, This trend had been
started originally by groups
such as the Who and Small
Faces over 18 years ago.
This influence is so
respected that Peter
lownsnena revamped tne
Who's British tour last
summer on the advice of the
Jam's lead song writer, Paul
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the Golden Spur tonight. The
and were very well received
music derived from jazz and s
Monday, April 5 is the last
have time to sign up for acts.
Tuesday, April 6 in the Spu
to campus. Jones plays pian
music, and says funny things
the country.
This week marks the brief
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April 6. Performances begin
the public, $3 for USC faculty
Tuesday, April 6 is a busy
faculty members, Robert Jes
free and open to the public.
On Thursday, April 8, the
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And on Monday, April 5, the
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Still, the Jam has
remained an unknown
quantity in the U.S. Most
people here have no idea who
they are and even
Americans who are aware of
better known British groups,
such as the Clash, are not
usually familiar with the
Jam's material.
This can be traced to two
factors. The first is that most
commercial radio stations
shun the Jam like the
plague. Most music directors
feel that the public
would rather hear Sheena
Easton belting out "Modern
Girl" than listen to Paul
Weller comment on the
National Front ("Set the
House Ablaze") or on a
Housewife's mid-life crisis
("Private Hell").
The second reason is
related to the first. Weller
loathes the current
American musical scene. He
steadfastly refused Townshend's
advice to tour
America because he has an
intense hatred of commercial
influences that
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pair opened for Franken and I
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night. At the Columbia Muse
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Gift, stays true to form. [
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on life when he writes about [
the joy of finding love in I
"Happiness Together" and \
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include the British single, H
"Town Called Malice" and i
"The Planner's Dream Goes k
Wrong," A scathing r
criticism of supply-side j
economics which is irresponsible
for much of the
current misery in England
and in the United States. 1
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FM, and listen to what is
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truly great supergroup? the
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