Early JJ is sone of the best music ever…. So much energy pure pop punk in its finest form … what a great quartet … I’m the man and look sharp I can listen to them all day
Graham Maby kicked ass back then and STILL kicks ass today... Best rock bassist I've ever seen/heard (never saw Jack Bruce, but I'd put Maby ahead of Entwhistle, JPJones, McCartney, Sting, Geddy Lee...). That Joe Jackson used him as well as he did just speaks to his genius.
Totally agree, in fact the Maby, Houghton, Sandford band was just about the tightest 3 piece band I ever heard. Mind you there is a great band from Cavan called the Strypes who are of the same standard but that's another subject.
Gotta have Bruce Thomas of the Attractions on that list. In my opinion he was as good, if not better, than just about everyone in your parenthesis (or at least more integral to each band). Trying to debate Graham Maby v Bruce Thomas is a real fool's errand. John Bentley who was playing with Squeeze at that time was also excellent. Paul Simonon, too. There was so much great music being made in England from '77-'82.
No argument, this is a great bassist and great band. But it’s apples and oranges when comparing him to someone like Entwhistle. Even Bruce Thomas. All of these guys in this thread were great in their respective bands. Personally I like the early Attractions better than these guys, but I like Elvis’s songwriting better than Joe’s. But both bands were great on those early albums.
I'm addicted to Joes Jacklson band live at college. iT HAS SPEND 20 YEARS SINCE I HAD VIEW THIS PERFOMANCE ON TV AND TODAY I'M STILL SHOCKED. pure raw rock
No comments yet, so I just had to add one. I still play Joe's early stuff, but I love the journey that we've all enjoyed with him. So creative with his arrangements - the guy put three different versions of the same song on his live album and I love them all. Saw you at the hammy odeon, then in Guildford and if you ever make it out to Boston again, I'll be there.
Best fucking Bass tone of all time, - Ibanez Silver series P/J on Nylon tapewounds. I think the placement of the p-bass pickup moved up closer to the neck on the silver series P/J made a large contribution to the sound with the J pickup.
JJ is the best... seen him 4 x over the years, and would go again any day. Excellent musician!! wish I'd seen him this early. Yes, what's wrong with the crowd? I'd be pogoing!!!
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Someone wake the audience up ,one of the greatest artist ever is on stage totally rocking the place
actually its more like 2 of the greatest artists ever.
Joe and his bass player!
Yep-- that bass is COOKING!
Graham Maby is a beast. Very underrated bass player
One of the best breakup songs ever written. Severely underrated!
In a world of Elvis Costellos, be Joe Jackson
Early JJ is sone of the best music ever…. So much energy pure pop punk in its finest form … what a great quartet … I’m the man and look sharp I can listen to them all day
Graham Maby Has great bass tone and a super fast down stroke pick use (attack) that is amazing. One of my favorite bass players.
Graham Maby kicked ass back then and STILL kicks ass today... Best rock bassist I've ever seen/heard (never saw Jack Bruce, but I'd put Maby ahead of Entwhistle, JPJones, McCartney, Sting, Geddy Lee...). That Joe Jackson used him as well as he did just speaks to his genius.
Totally agree, in fact the Maby, Houghton, Sandford band was just about the tightest 3 piece band I ever heard. Mind you there is a great band from Cavan called the Strypes who are of the same standard but that's another subject.
Gotta have Bruce Thomas of the Attractions on that list. In my opinion he was as good, if not better, than just about everyone in your parenthesis (or at least more integral to each band). Trying to debate Graham Maby v Bruce Thomas is a real fool's errand. John Bentley who was playing with Squeeze at that time was also excellent. Paul Simonon, too. There was so much great music being made in England from '77-'82.
Jarrod Hornbeck I wouldn't try to detract from Thomas as I think the bass on Elvis Costello tunes is magnificent (those Attractions, yes?).
I put Colim Moulding from XTC and Norman Roy Watt from the Blockheads right up there with Maby.
No argument, this is a great bassist and great band. But it’s apples and oranges when comparing him to someone like Entwhistle. Even Bruce Thomas. All of these guys in this thread were great in their respective bands. Personally I like the early Attractions better than these guys, but I like Elvis’s songwriting better than Joe’s. But both bands were great on those early albums.
I dig them playing quite a bit faster than the album version. That bass player is a beast.
Still one of my favorite albums.
LOOK SHARP!
Look Sharp! and I'm the Man we're such an incredible one-two punch!
I'm addicted to Joes Jacklson band live at college. iT HAS SPEND 20 YEARS SINCE I HAD VIEW THIS PERFOMANCE ON TV AND TODAY I'M STILL SHOCKED.
pure raw rock
Joe Jackson you are the King of England!!!
Regret not seeing Joe like this…
His angst , anger and resilience was so familiar
Props to *all* of them!! Mad respect and love for JJ, my favorite musical artist of all time, especially with original line-up.
One of the best bassist!😮
Joe, Elvis, Graham
BRAVO!
The 80s punk movement was bad azz :) i was 19 years old in 1980 and man the cool stories i have are like that of a rocker , Man Joe is cool azz dude
I am sitting here listening and my right leg is bouncing to the beat. How can the audience just be standing there still? Are they dead?
How can you not love that?
Love to se Joe one more time as 8x is not enough!
Punk Rock at its finest!
Awesome of TH-cam to send this my way... just what I needed! Still not gonna change my name, though. 😉
Just one of the best bands. Damn. Those early years they were just smokin’.
Joe and his band was mad freakin' tight !!
'Look Sharp' is a timeless music treasure!
Best Bass player EVER !!!!
jack Bruce. be crazy
By far,one of the most kick ass new wave bands to ever rock the late seventies,early eighties..
Nice Video And Great Song
The tunes, the attitude and the energy..holy shit, this is it!
Awesome song awesome baseline and I thought I was the only one who noticed nobody was paying attention in the audience
No comments yet, so I just had to add one. I still play Joe's early stuff, but I love the journey that we've all enjoyed with him. So creative with his arrangements - the guy put three different versions of the same song on his live album and I love them all. Saw you at the hammy odeon, then in Guildford and if you ever make it out to Boston again, I'll be there.
Band are smokin!
THX, JJ fan from Poland, very rare film !
Best fucking Bass tone of all time, - Ibanez Silver series P/J on Nylon tapewounds. I think the placement of the p-bass pickup moved up closer to the neck on the silver series P/J made a large contribution to the sound with the J pickup.
Graham Maby Killer !
from back in the day loved this and this is even faster than the original. wow
Rampling, since the first moment. Joe and his band!!!
great song
High school! Hooray!
How were that crowd so still to such a rockin' tune?
I think I was bouncing around on my couch more than the crowd at the gig!
COOL!!!
JJ is the best... seen him 4 x over the years, and would go again any day. Excellent musician!! wish I'd seen him this early. Yes, what's wrong with the crowd? I'd be pogoing!!!
Sunshine ❤
great!!
Look Sharp and I'm The Man are proper great albums
What would it take to get the Joe Jackson band to tour Electric????
He's the MAN!
Graham Maby’s picking technique is so fast in live performances.
A combo of The Who and The Jam.
The crowd were dead. Not dancing, not even jumping.
Bons belos anos 80.
Man Graham is a fucking ripper on that Bass
Graham Maby & Norman Watt Roy
♥♥♥
🌟🎶👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🎶🌟
Thanks to Adam Carolla, I found Joe Jackson.
1979
this is SO MUCH FASTER than the LP version
I hear ya
OMG at 2:18 -- what explosion of bass vituosity is showered upon us?
Great song and album... if it wasn't for the controlling corporate sponsors...
He would of had best album of the year!
j'y etais
Looks like the entire audience minus one guy all took an ambien prior to this show. WTF
They didn’t know who they had in front of them.
SAYMONISTA, SAY GOODBYE
God awful underated
Anyone know where I can find the full performance? Please and thank you.
What the hell happened to the video?
@mrpicky510 oh lord that is hilarious,,,or xanax except for one guy,,,he,s the only one who did a line or speed b4 the show,,and isnt sharin,,,lmao
Not the right image. Image is huge with success in a lot cases.
@bullpentherapy hahaha, yeah, lame crowd; great performance
Atleast Adam Carolla is good for one thing.
Watching This is truly a wow moment ....as in wow are people actually going out to watch and listen this crap🤪
Warp speed.yikes
It's a shame he destroyed his voice smoking all these years
So glad Trump lost