Name ONE!...It's simply NOT out there!

Agreed. Brilliant playing as always and incredible here. Looks the dapper chap too

Wingman

Absolutely the best foxton was the Man

Foxton was the bass beast.

A mate of mine met Bruce walking his dogs near his home last year. Had a chat, he still plays with Paul every now and again apparently.

Bizarrely, I was about to post, it's far from my favourite Jam track too, only it captures their swagger and energy. Sadly, too few decent videos of them. Love loads of bands, but Sound Effects and Setting Sons, will always, be in my top 5 albums. Timeless genius !

@@saphyhair5135 I think you come to love something musical at the time it is right for you. That wild rush of love of for a band/artists is so great. Enjoy it:)

The best band ever

+leejoliver ....And an absolutely top bloke! Met him at the London Bass Guitar Show a few years ago, very approachable and got a signed poster from him :-D

And Weller is what, chopped liver ?

@@tetedepoulet8651 Yeah... many people take Foxton's bass arrangements for granted... I think Weller did the right thing by breaking up The Jam if he felt like it was the genuine thing to do at that time but Foxton deserves all the praise that sometimes he doesn't get. He is the best bass player of the punk/post-punk era, a power trio simply doesn't sustain itself without a perfect bass player... it doesn't have the luxury to have a crappy bass player. Just watch Weller playing The Jam's songs nowadays: it's lifeless. His band is great playing tunes from The Style Council and his solo career but that's it... The Jam doesn't work without Foxton and Buckler and it deserves to be acknowledged. Weller was able to sing, experiment with his guitar and shine on The Jam because he had two excelent musicians maintaining it all.

Did Weller break up the band because Foxton was just too cool?

Agree. They spoke for a generation and inspired us, like no other. Fcukin love The Jam.

I get that totally, lots of punks ended up being what they said they hated, not Weller. And I write Coolest Guitarist Ever on all my Jam comments now.

I'm with you, never missed a beat

Did you go to the gig yesterday fooman65 ?

john boy no, what gig was that?

The celebration of The Jam, Echo Arena, Liverpool.

john boy oh sorry, no I didn't, was working

fooman65 No, I just wondered. From your comments I guess your a big fan of The Jam as well.

Well said, couldn’t agree more.

A timeless capsule. Flawless body of work.

I've first listen to this band this week, and was impressed by the huge amount of good music they've made!

You know that mate

They broke up way too soon

Agree, with every word.

i hear you...gutted necer got into anything Weller did post Jam.

It was the only Tube they did. Their split was announced just a few days before.

Yes, I remember it well. I set my tape recorder up in front of the telly and told my parents to stay out of the room for an hour. I wanted to shout and sing but couldn't as I wanted to record it. Went out that night to a bonfire on the estate and kept playing in on my ghetto blaster. I always thought it was a poor idea to start with Ghosts though. Difficult to get to velocity after that. And the program cut when Precious was into it's final swing.

Exactly right. Modern pop music is just bland soulless pap mainly designed to make money.

He told them in July 82, he wanted out

Maybe not the best comparison...

Sawdust Caesar Rick is the drummer.....Bruce on bass

Be nice, maybe he meant the bass drum.

A fine band and a fine book.

+Jerome Lange I saw the Jam in '78 at The Whiskey in L.A. a very tight band, they were great

I bet that show was off the hook ! My GF saw The Jam at Perkins Palace, June 82. I later saw The Style Council in L.A.

The context of this is that they're splitting up something like 6 weeks later and they know it.... in some ways it's all the more astonishing because... why bother? Especially Buckler and Foxton....They have nothing to prove but everything to prove... It must have been painful to do this show. However from 1:37 on-wards when they hit the middle eight it just shifts up a gear.. and never gives up. It's a telepathic thing, but they TRANSCEND here. The gasp at the end from Foxton - out of breath..insane. ON LIVE TV! Unreal.. Never bettered IMO.

Jeff Featherstone i totally disagree..Bruce is a great bassist and may have a good voice but definitely not better than Paul Weller's. Even as a solo artist, Mr. Weller has a powerful massive soulful voice that complements his personality & good looks!

He always had a better voice than weller you can hear it a mile off

Wake me up with your amphetamine blast Take me by the collar, throw me out into the world Rock me gently and send me dreaming of something tender I was brought here to pay homage To the Beat Surrender

Bruce Foxton has eyelashes I have to pay 8 bucks a tube for. #lifeisunfair

mikebott think they were called afrodisiak.

gordon mathers Indeed, they also worked with Elvis Costello, Madness, Billy Bragg.. Karen Wheeler went on to be in Soul 2 Soul in the late 80s.