Sunday, June 14, 2009

In the city there's a thousand things I want to say to you....



The Jam stood out among the 1977 British punk scene because they resumed the modernist fashion of the 1960s but retained the frustration and emotion of contemporary UK underground pop. "In the City" was one of their first singles and this video debuted on Tony Wilson's "So it Goes" along with Joy Division's "Transmission" in 1977. Their later career saw them assuming even more of their "mod" influence as their sound grew more reminiscent of 1950s Rhythm and Blues. Definitely the coolest band to ever rock the mullet. As most of my own fashion is contrived from this band, I unabashedly admit my fondness for this debut full length.

The Jam "In the City"
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