I’m a bit late for lunch/work, so I’ll make it fast: The Jam are really just great. I got into them because I was afraid the musical Anglophile at the record store would find out that I’d never listened to them. So I grabbed a used copy of Sound Affects (highly recommended) and never looked back.
MP3: The Jam - Art School
If you’re ever curious where most of the NME-loved British bands get their sound from, look no further. I’d put The Jam above even XTC, Wire and maybe Gang of Four in terms of influence on modern Brit-rock.
