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Woking, England (1972 – 1982)

The Jam was a mod revival group formed in Woking, England in 1972 consisting of Paul Weller (vocals, guitar), Bruce Foxton (bass, vocals) and drummer Rick Buckler (drums). The band split in 1982 and had four UK #1 singles (

Going Underground,

Start!,

Town Called Malice and

Beat Surrender).

They were one of the most popular groups of the day, achieving eighteen straight Top 40 singles in the UK from their chart debut in 1977 to their swan song in 1982, including four #1 hits. Incredibly, two of these eighteen singles were available on an import-only basis; they remain the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. They are almost singularly responsible for the early 1980s mod revival movement, particularly in the U.S. where their popularity among the mod subculture was and remains unrivaled. Frontman Paul Weller has been affectionately known as the modfather and spiritual leader of all mods since the early 1980s.

They also released six albums in their day, the last of which (The Gift) hit #1 on the UK album charts. Massively popular in Britain, as well as much of the rest of Europe and beyond, they never gained much commercial success in North America, but they did retain a considerable cult following. They drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including punk rock, british invasion, American soul, mod music, and even British psychedelia. Even into the 1990s their music proved to be highly influential on many successful British guitar pop bands from The Smiths in the ’80s to britpop groups Blur and Oasis more recently. Despite the group’s limited fame in the United States, they remain a major influence on popular American groups such as Green Day as well.

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MarckosVinicius wrote:
17 hours ago

"O The Jam é o The Jam e toca música Jam." - Paul Weller, 1978

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infectedmodes wrote:
Sunday evening

· We Love British Bands ·

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benharris16 wrote:
Sunday afternoon

Going to see the band play a gig tonight (without Paul Weller) but still should be awesome :D

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frauausathen wrote:
last month

I love The Jam and I love everything that Paul Weller has done <3

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Hellkat11 wrote:
last month

What an amazing band. One of, if not the best bands of all time imo.

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BunSummers wrote:
last month

Underrated.

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wellerisgod wrote:
October 2009

think mathcore needs to learn what good tunes are,foolish statement m8.the jam are and always will be the best damn group

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irn00b wrote:
October 2009

@mathcore16: The Dillinger Escape Plan is hipster garbage and perhaps the most needlessly popular band of all time, I suggest you keep that in mind the next time you attempt the 'overrated' troll, it's just too easy to refute

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fi_moon wrote:
October 2009

grande banda : )

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MarcelaLSD wrote:
October 2009

Demais!!

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vjsupersaint wrote:
October 2009

Undoubtedly one of the best bands of my lifetime. That's for sure. All hail The Modfather and anything that he does too.

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Off456 wrote:
October 2009

overrated? no.

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soulman14 wrote:
October 2009

brilliant band .

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Maagikki wrote:
October 2009

Hipsters have spoken!

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mathcore16 wrote:
October 2009

completely and utterly overrated

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WeFlyBalloons wrote:
September 2009

There's tarts and whores but you're much more.

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chuligan-z-lbc wrote:
September 2009

The Clash are OK but The Jam absolutely rule it for me

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carolzetas wrote:
September 2009

as good as the clash [2]. But Clash is better. :)

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benharris16 wrote:
September 2009

Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler are playing as The Jam up by me (Swansea, UK) really soon. Was on a random smallish poster. Would thought that have been bigger news!?!? I mean no Paul Weller, but still, looking forward!

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archange08 wrote:
September 2009

yesss cool !!

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