The Jam - Who Is The 5' 0 Clock Hero

The Jam were an English mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were explicitly separated between the punk rock genre because of the rivalry between punk rockers and mods.

They had eighteen consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their breakup in 1982, including four number one hits. Two of these eighteen singles were only available in the UK as imports, and as of 2007 they remained the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. The Jam released one live album and six studio albums, the last of which, The Gift, hit number one on the UK album charts. On splitting up all 18 singles were re-released and all reached at least the top 60.

The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk rock and new wave. The trio was known for its melodic pop songs, its distinctly English flavour and its mod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form The Style Council and later had a successful solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of The Jam's original compositions, and he played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker. Bruce Foxton provided backing vocals and played unusually prominent basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band's songs; including the hits "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "The Eton Rifles" and "Town Called Malice".

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[66TD66]

@PAULNORTHERNIRELAND different way yes , better ? debatable !!

[madasahammer1]

@ClancyMod shat up

[msangh2003]

google souldance by the jam weller wrote the song aged 15 what a song

[BadgerPat]

Wow, your eyes are great! Have you considered using them to start a new career?

[mabs94ctid]

yeah an hes got a tshirt on,despicable eh?

[sharkey4123]

i disagree. i just finished reading a biography of paul weller and according to that he wasnt just influenced by mods he more or less became one after hearing my generation. Of course the jam were a mod revival band. they had everything. even if only one of them was a mod , the others still looked it too, besides we dont know for sure that bruce and rick weren't into it unless someone acatually asked them...

[ClancyMod]

Am I the only person to spot Paul Weller's fake tan? he looks orange to me...get off the tanning bed Weller....it's so NOT Mod mate.

[PAULNORTHERNIRELAND]

the jam started off as a punk band , until they relised their music was going a different way ... a better way !

[poughkeepsiejohn]

Love the way they end this song. A little Sam Cooke goes a long way!

[Wattsie]

Agree!! Mod Revival didn't start in 1977 when The Jam had their first hit so how can they be described as a mod revival band - mods adopted them because of Weller (and All Mod Cons) etc but not quite the same thing as being a mod revival band - unlike say The Chords or Purple Hearts. Great that 2 Jam members are in From The Jam - 2 of The Chords are in Pope as are 2 Purple Hearts members in RT3.