I'm the man
Personnellement, je serais beaucoup moins élogieux que l'extrait du customer review sur Amazon, ci-dessous.
Le syndrome du 2e album avait encore frappé et "I'm the man" apparaissait comme un sous-produit (très) décevant du précédent "Look sharp".
Je me demandais pourquoi cela faisait si longtemps que je n'avais pas écouté cet album jusqu'à je mette sur la platine le remaster commandé récemment.
J'attends avec impatience le remaster de "Look sharp" qui ne devrait plus tarder à arriver.
"I'm The Man is Joe Jackson's second album and the followup to his debut Look Sharp! which spawned the excellent hit single "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" At the time, Jackson was part of an increasing new wave songwriter movement that also included Elvis Costello. But while Costello's career has been revered for continuously challenging himself musically, Jackson's career has become almost completely forgotten despite following a similar path.
This is a shame because Joe Jackson has produced some outstanding music over the years. I'm The Man continues the power pop of his debut and showcase Jackson's knack for writing great songs with memorable melodies and thoughtful and often personal lyrics. The album starts out strong with Jackson blaring his harmonica on the rocking "On The Radio." The tracks "Don't Wanna Be Like That" and "Friday" continue in the same vein as does the excellent title track. "Kinda Kute" and "Get That Girl" are great catchy pop songs while "Amateur Hour" and "The Band Wore Blue Shirts" are more introspective tracks that also work very well. But while all these songs are great, the best tracks here are the relationship songs, the should have been hit single "It's Different For Girls" and the reggae of "Geraldine And John." The musicianship of the Joe Jackson Band is very solid, particularly bassist Graham Maby who truly shines on "Friday", "Geraldine And John", and "Amateur Hour." This is a great album that has aged very well. Highly recommended to not only fans of new wave but also fans who just like good pop music."
By John Alapick on January 1, 2005
I'm the man
Personnellement, je serais beaucoup moins élogieux que l'extrait du customer review sur Amazon, ci-dessous.
Le syndrome du 2e album avait encore frappé et "I'm the man" apparaissait comme un sous-produit (très) décevant du précédent "Look sharp".
Je me demandais pourquoi cela faisait si longtemps que je n'avais pas écouté cet album jusqu'à je mette sur la platine le remaster commandé récemment.
J'attends avec impatience le remaster de "Look sharp" qui ne devrait plus tarder à arriver.
"I'm The Man is Joe Jackson's second album and the followup to his debut Look Sharp! which spawned the excellent hit single "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" At the time, Jackson was part of an increasing new wave songwriter movement that also included Elvis Costello. But while Costello's career has been revered for continuously challenging himself musically, Jackson's career has become almost completely forgotten despite following a similar path.
This is a shame because Joe Jackson has produced some outstanding music over the years. I'm The Man continues the power pop of his debut and showcase Jackson's knack for writing great songs with memorable melodies and thoughtful and often personal lyrics. The album starts out strong with Jackson blaring his harmonica on the rocking "On The Radio." The tracks "Don't Wanna Be Like That" and "Friday" continue in the same vein as does the excellent title track. "Kinda Kute" and "Get That Girl" are great catchy pop songs while "Amateur Hour" and "The Band Wore Blue Shirts" are more introspective tracks that also work very well. But while all these songs are great, the best tracks here are the relationship songs, the should have been hit single "It's Different For Girls" and the reggae of "Geraldine And John." The musicianship of the Joe Jackson Band is very solid, particularly bassist Graham Maby who truly shines on "Friday", "Geraldine And John", and "Amateur Hour." This is a great album that has aged very well. Highly recommended to not only fans of new wave but also fans who just like good pop music."
By John Alapick on January 1, 2005