He’s still around, in fact he’s touring/ coming soon

Sammy South - so do many bass players - check out a young woman called Tal Wilkenfield - and what about the late, great Jacko Pastorius? None of which is mean't to denegrate Foxton by the way - oh, and who could forget Stanley Clarke - me obviously - lol!!

@@honeychurchgipsy6Nick Beggs

@@Eysenbeiss - Nick Beggs - will check him out

I liked the Jam as a kid when they were still together, but really didn't appreciate Foxton until I recently delved back into the Jam again. Foxton has made me appreciate bass for the first time in my life & now I make a point of actively listening to it. My God, the single bass intro note on "Ghosts" is unforgettable.

Not only his technical facility, but his tone, intonation, and sheer musicality were rivaled by very few players. Truly one of the greats.

That line never had the intended effect on me because there's no way in hell the thugs know their home address, even if they got the keys

​@VirreFriberg The thugs also have his wallet and drivers license. Thus, they have his home address. Use a little imagination

Agree. Horrendously poignant.

Me too.

And me !

Same here . Strange town is my favourite.

Same here.

Amen brother. Very underrated musician.

Definitely is so…..

With a name like yours, no doubt a touch of bias about SLF.

I have always been in metal bands. Throughout my musical "career". People have asked me about my playing style and what my influence (s) is/are. Everyone in the metal world would normally be influenced by such great players as Cliff Burton, Steve Harris or suchlike. Without a thought, I always say Bruce Foxton is my first influence. In fact, the energy and musicality of his playing when put into a metal context makes for a great combination and one, luckily, that falls naturally to me as a player.

Under-rated as fuk..

And to think that's entertainment, bitterest pill, a town called malice, and going underground were still to come

❗️❗️👍👍👍❗️❗️

From experience of actually getting ass kkicked 😢

A prodigy

I love this song , so much

Lucky enough to have listened in my teens ..introduced by way of a mate at college ..Eton Rifles..but sadly missed the Cramps..so much good sounds then I guess.xx

I was 14 when I heard it, bought it from Boots 7inch picture sleeve 😂& l still have it in my vinyl collection. Great Days. 👍

I hit 9 years of age on November 13 1978. And The Jam were in the charts!

Same here. I was 12 when it was released. I now live halfway across the world in the Philippines and still love it.

I was 13. What a great a feeling it is!

Amelia Coburn does an interesting cover ( songs from the shed ) 👍

Chilling and so terribly sad.

A well crafted honest description of the harsh realities of life living in late seventies UK. It wasn’t a pretty place and times were tough.

His best lyrics to remind us of today is Trans Global Express.

i dont think i would be chilling.

I never really noticed at the time, but listened properly on the radio recently, it's aged so well. Better than most of the poetry I learnt at school. My son now does a good ukulele version!

Yes me too. I'm 42 grew listening to the Jam mums fav band. Always play this on the juke box

62. Right there with you.

64 mate, music from my youth , Bruce Foxton’s Bass is top drawer ! For something different have a listen to Amelia Coburn’s (songs from the shed ) acoustic cover 👍

And too many right-wing meetings! Although - how many right-wing meetings _are_ too many? I'd say one is bad enough, mate, lol!

Dylan won a Nobel Prize for his lyrics, fair enough, but Weller deserves one too

may be then you could help me out with the lyrics to town called malice, i never have been able to get it, thanks

@@scottnever8732 Really??? You find them online everywhere

@@scottnever8732 Better stop dreaming of the quiet life 'Cause it's the one we'll never know And quit running for that runaway bus 'Cause those rosy days are few And stop apologizing for the things you've never done 'Cause time is short and life is cruel but it's up to us to change This town called Malice Rows and rows of disused milk floats Stand dying in the dairy yard And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk Bottles to their hearts Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry It's enough to make you stop believing when tears come fast and furious In a town called Malice, yeah Struggle after struggle, year after year The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice I'm almost stone cold dead In a town called Malice, ooh yeah A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef Gets dashed against the Co-op To either cut down on beer or the kids new gear It's a big decision in a town called Malice, ooh yeah The ghost of a steam train echoes down my track It's at the moment bound for nowhere just going round and round Playground kids and creaking swings Lost laughter in the breeze Could go on for hours and I probably will But I'd sooner put some joy back in this town called Malice, yeah ooh In this town called Malice, yeah In this town called Malice, ooh yeah

litterally same

Yes! Music is a saviour. Too many saviours to mention. Only heard the Cramps about 5 years ago..how the fuck did I miss them in my youth?

did you see him on The Times this w/e, he’s an old man like me. Different times, gone, not forgotten, but, different,,,,,

Saw them early on at the Marquee in Wardour Street. 76? 77?

@@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous cant have been 76, they didnt form until 77

@@thomashardcastle6464 It was probably early 77. They were the backup band to a French rocker name Little Bob Story. I took some excellent color slides, the good ones were permanently borrowed by Lincoln Imlay. I think I went with a Brummie named David Horton. That is all I can remember. Apologies for the lack of exact dates, I will do better next time. They were very good too, jumping all over the place. The crowd stood like statues as was the custom.

The best band ever 1977- 1982 👍👐

@@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous Who's Lincoln Imlay, someone notable? Well, I'm sure all your mates were notable to yourself, of course.🎯

I'm 56 in a few weeks... this is the second best single ever recorded...... The Clash ... White Man is the best.... weird both 1978.... depends on your age.

Yeah always town called malice

@@ianblack7006 both great tunes tho

@@barnijones2688 eton rifles

Lyrics awesome. Not too left wing biased like some of their songs. Awesome record!

Sorry for your dad r.. I. P.

I am still missing my own father. Bless you Ben and bless you Suzanne. xx

I'm sorry for your loss, may he res2in peace. A great man I'm sure

@@lennymadhavan3361 sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace

@@mattinfullvision9598 Thank you so much bruv. That is very thoughtful and kind of you. xx

Spot on Paul! Bassists with picks rule!

Especially Bruce

I recall Weller saying if he hadn't made it by the time he was 18, he was going to pack in...In The City album was released in '77, just before his 18th birthday, so when All Mod Cons was released in '78, it made him 18...

24+

Agreed. Also, there was the factor of the lyrics being to "local", as in "What's a wormwood scrub?"

As am American, i remember radio was owned by payola and music companies shoving disco down tours truely... Thank God for the isles across the pond!

Wormwood Scrubs is a prison in London.

That's a great call! Thank god for the Atlantic. (tongue in cheek)

I was in L.A. and we had college radio and KROQ and got to listen to all this music and went to all concerts of the era. Best years of my life.

But how do they know where he lives? Oh shit, they took his wallet as well!!! 😭

A real menace to the lyrics.

Only it's too many left wing meetings that originate the violence now.

+mod69 Mate, that should be on a t-shirt somewhere!! :)

+mod69 Sincerely I hope we Brits are too :)

+mod69 Well said mate, Sadly, Music just ain`t made like this anymore.

Good shout mate

getting a tattoo of that phase! lol nice one 👍

The jam can't beaten and of

Could someone please tell me, is this another true story, along with the song Eton Rifles? Did it ever sadly happen, to any of the band, surviving a mugging?

They are the North London counterpart to South London's Squeeze. Today Deptford, tomorrow the World.

I think that's the mark of a good song, how does it sounds decade's later. This still sounds Great 40 odd years later.

Foxton haircut is horrible

Class

Yes it will be.

Well said Jeremy

how sad

I had read years ago that he was heckled a lot. He wasn't 'Mod' enough.

One of the best in the world in my opinion

I know. Jumping up and down with harmonics too.

True - as always.

Went to see from the jam in Middlesbrough Bruce foxtons band They were great

agree 100%..... except for the word probably

correct

No way. There are at least 20 bands which have been way more impactful.

Not probably mate definitely

@@martincole34 I sound like a CARLSBERG ADVERT.......yes .....THE BEST

Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.

That’s just great ! 😊

Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.

I think you will find The Beatles had a far bigger influence , just ask Paul Weller

you mean THIS era lol

Diego Medina what miming?

Wellll . . . I never rated 'English Rose', I'm afraid. Sorry. Although - that might've only been on the vinyl version - I think the CD version left that one out. I do recall thinking the CD version called Compact Snap was the best version! 🎯 **ON TARGET**

But did he write them though?

@@BlackRain_ yes

@@nikaa4237 Prove it.

@@BlackRain_don’t need to prove it.

Fiona Ryan - the lead singer lives down the road from me - I went to school with his brother and know his wife - lol!!!

My biggest influence ..and the reason I play a black P-bass with a maple neck.

Bruce Foxton...legend

great bass player, made me pick one up, I had a blue Rick..

Foxton drove the sound of the Jam to what it was with his bass playing.

Absolutely. Foxton often carried the melody on the bass line which was how they could do so much as a three piece with Weller on chord lead. Amazing talent.

must see The Jam with this song in german tv from 30.11.1980 in WDR ROCKPALAST ❗️

I know! And when you go the Setting Sons album and think of the lyrics of,for example Private Hell,its hard to believe he was only 21 when the album was released.Very intelligent, meaningful and mature songwriting ability.

Undoubtedly a genius.

Absolute beginners

+Louis Caffrey what?

+Joe Groves seriously?

Louis Caffrey Are you saying they're amatuers?

+Joe Groves I'm quoting a title of one of their songs called absolute beginners

Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.

no never - leave it as it is - PERFECT. You cant expect Weller to have the raw energy in his voice that he did then. It would be a let down. Theyve all done good stuff after The Jam. Time UKs album was great TSC have got better as Ive got older and Weller has well had his ups and downs.

johnyboy66 johnyboy 66 they were true CLASS

Go watch Foxstot with "From The Jam." It's as close as you can get

@Warren Baldwin ok

Me and my boyfriend got going on argument did the split up too soon 🤔

I like your way with words, my friend! 🎯

what about that fat ginger kid out of game of thrones?

@@boomshanka4667 i hope u dont mean Ed Sheeran mate! 😂😂😂

were you their groupie? :o

***** god no! I'm sure groupies never, ever looked like me (tho in fairness I never really saw many groupies hanging around the band...) :-)

Top claim to fame! Nice memory for you to have. Saw them a few times, when the were 'up north'. Preston guildhall and others. Fantastic!

was this at TotP, Vivienne?

"Headlines of death and sorrow - they tell of tomorrow Madmen on the rampage And I'm down in the tube station at midnight I fumble for change - and pull out the Queen Smiling, beguiling I put in the money and pull out a plum Behind me Whispers in the shadows - gruff blazing voices Hating, waiting "Hey boy" they shout "have you got any money?" And I said "I've a little money and a take away curry, I'm on my way home to my wife." Probably didn't translate very well for the Americans. I think I love The Jam even more because they made music and wrote lyrics that so perfectly reflected England at the time that the Americans couldn't get their head around it.

he still does

Jakeb Arturio Braden He still puts on a good show too!

He did, all seem to be about real working class scenarios too

@@HaleBopp I kinda wish they'd stayed the same! I'm really shocked and bothered to find out that Johnny Lydon's a MAGA hat-wearing Trump supporter now. Un-fucking-believable...🙀

*@Authentic Gay Blog* But hey, at least Weller's still cool enough to openly say in interviews that he feels complimented and honoured to be considered a Gay Icon (even if he's not gay himself). NICE ONE!! 😘🏳️‍🌈👍

gris772 truly Superb gris

Those quickfire chord sequences are brilliant.

What about Rick butler

Jane Leray - my brother met him whilst doing some photography work and said he was really nice too.

But... did _they_ actually write them?

​@@BlackRain_ Yes. Paul Weller did.

Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.

WE HAD THE BEST, NOBODY BANDS WILL EVER COME CLOSE AGAIN.