The Jam are my NO.1 band,and always will be.The thing is they would still have probably put out A Solid Bond In Your Heart,Speak Like A Child,Long Hot Summer ect.Sometimes you just have to move on.I think Weller knows what he's doing and went with it.
Thank God I saw this. I'm fucking skint this month, so I'll just contact Paul to help spread his huge, centralised wealth, instead of doing away with him...
What you have to say is, we will always remember the Jam at their youthful best, not sliding into middle aged mediocrity, like the Stones, or Elvis. Thanks to Paul for having the balls to end it when he did.
I remember a lot of people being very bitter and upset about Weller breaking the Jam up. But looking back, he did make the right choice at the right time. I think it would have been a step too far for Weller to present the Style Council music under the Jam umbrella. I think he would have got a way with the first few singles as Jam singles but after that I don't think The Jam fans wouldn't have been able to relate to what he was doing and I think Weller must have known this.
The stuff they were doing when they broke up was much different then only a few years before, I liked it the most. I'm not a Brit and am probably out of the loop on this but it seems like Weller had a falling out with the other two and it's very bitter.
It's a shame because I love the harmony of his voice with Foxton's. Oh well life goes on, just don't be so bitter Dude!
point was it was easy for him to break up the jam as he owned 95percent of the writing credits the other two didnt, i wonder if he would have done so had he not been financially secure.So much for his comment about sharing power and wealth.
@2bsom1 Listen to the interview he makes a comment about wealth being shared which i think is hypocritical, as for foxton and bucklers careers after its not relevant to my comment.
Well love him or loath him,watching this brought it back,great band,he went on to the council,but to say he really had no plans when he called time on the jam is a joke,he had it all planed video made for S L A C ,so crap paul ,just hard for you to say I want to move on,I loved the council and the rest of it, who knows what would have happened if they carried on (answers on a postcard to)Great part of my life any how.
How fucking cool can you be?? Break up the biggest band in Britain, at the top of their game?? Fucking phenomenal, no-one else has had the balls to do that, before or since. Fair fucking play to him, he was 24, and he made a totally new career for himself. He's so fucking great, here. I fucking love him.
weller was right to split the Jam when he did in december 1982-there music still means something and has not been done to death over the decades-look how the rolling stones have corrupted their sixties heyday by constantly returning to their vomit like a dog
Paul was right in ending the jam, like he said, he had taken the group as far as he could . In short he had a wider vision musically of what he wanted to achieve, and thats what you see today . I think he's done some fantastic songs over the years & its nice to see he's mellowed .
Weller ending the Jam was perfect timing. Their music sounds fresh and not dated like some other groups that have been around for eons. also people still want the Jam to reunite. that also tells that they left us fans wanting more!!!!!
He was right in retrospect to wind it down. Incomprehensible to the rest of us, but I am sure as an artist he wanted to branch out, and felt the Jam had run their course. A real shame he never left the door open for reunions of any kind.
The Jam are my NO.1 band,and always will be.The thing is they would still have probably put out A Solid Bond In Your Heart,Speak Like A Child,Long Hot Summer ect.Sometimes you just have to move on.I think Weller knows what he's doing and went with it.
plane7 1 month ago
Thank God I saw this. I'm fucking skint this month, so I'll just contact Paul to help spread his huge, centralised wealth, instead of doing away with him...
navillus15 3 months ago
What you have to say is, we will always remember the Jam at their youthful best, not sliding into middle aged mediocrity, like the Stones, or Elvis. Thanks to Paul for having the balls to end it when he did.
TheWhupper 5 months ago
I remember a lot of people being very bitter and upset about Weller breaking the Jam up. But looking back, he did make the right choice at the right time. I think it would have been a step too far for Weller to present the Style Council music under the Jam umbrella. I think he would have got a way with the first few singles as Jam singles but after that I don't think The Jam fans wouldn't have been able to relate to what he was doing and I think Weller must have known this.
MYJETGLO 6 months ago
The stuff they were doing when they broke up was much different then only a few years before, I liked it the most. I'm not a Brit and am probably out of the loop on this but it seems like Weller had a falling out with the other two and it's very bitter.
It's a shame because I love the harmony of his voice with Foxton's. Oh well life goes on, just don't be so bitter Dude!
verbusen 6 months ago
coooolest. speaks the fucking truth
PAULmodWELLERparka 7 months ago
This England used to have guts drive wtf happened.
indydaisy1 7 months ago
point was it was easy for him to break up the jam as he owned 95percent of the writing credits the other two didnt, i wonder if he would have done so had he not been financially secure.So much for his comment about sharing power and wealth.
waster1976 10 months ago 2
@waster1976 he wrote 95% of the songs,they had a good ride,no his fault theyve done fuck all since
2bsom1 7 months ago
@2bsom1 Listen to the interview he makes a comment about wealth being shared which i think is hypocritical, as for foxton and bucklers careers after its not relevant to my comment.
waster1976 7 months ago
Fascinating blast from the past.
sirtinycreep 1 year ago
Rick and Bruce should have started From The Jam in 83.
Scotttyist 1 year ago
Well love him or loath him,watching this brought it back,great band,he went on to the council,but to say he really had no plans when he called time on the jam is a joke,he had it all planed video made for S L A C ,so crap paul ,just hard for you to say I want to move on,I loved the council and the rest of it, who knows what would have happened if they carried on (answers on a postcard to)Great part of my life any how.
jasonhussey1 1 year ago
How fucking cool can you be?? Break up the biggest band in Britain, at the top of their game?? Fucking phenomenal, no-one else has had the balls to do that, before or since. Fair fucking play to him, he was 24, and he made a totally new career for himself. He's so fucking great, here. I fucking love him.
GallagherWellerBrown 1 year ago 11
weller was right to split the Jam when he did in december 1982-there music still means something and has not been done to death over the decades-look how the rolling stones have corrupted their sixties heyday by constantly returning to their vomit like a dog
MrBrooke66 1 year ago 2
Paul was right in ending the jam, like he said, he had taken the group as far as he could . In short he had a wider vision musically of what he wanted to achieve, and thats what you see today . I think he's done some fantastic songs over the years & its nice to see he's mellowed .
messershit109 1 year ago
Paul is our God
MODPaulWellerLOVER 1 year ago
And he still brushes off ANY chance of a reunion...
MindlessPap 2 years ago
was 11 yrs old when they split gutted .......
joydivision808 2 years ago
Weller ending the Jam was perfect timing. Their music sounds fresh and not dated like some other groups that have been around for eons. also people still want the Jam to reunite. that also tells that they left us fans wanting more!!!!!
esopsa 2 years ago 2
He was right in retrospect to wind it down. Incomprehensible to the rest of us, but I am sure as an artist he wanted to branch out, and felt the Jam had run their course. A real shame he never left the door open for reunions of any kind.
gstockton 2 years ago
This brings back memories (sad ones) - I remember watching this interview at the time.
brunster64 2 years ago
the jam were one of the best bands going and still sound good to this day
sinner48 2 years ago 6