They wrote of one incident where Weller sat down to tune. I wish young people these days would be attracted to that vibe as we were then.Īccording to bassist Bruce Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler in 'Our Story,' Weller loved his Rickenbackers but often grew frustrated, even enraged, by their quirks. The Jam were an artschool band in the best way - very intellectually engaged and critical, contextually reflexive and resourceful in multimedia. Even political, if I may mention it here. He as incredibly articulate and right about a lot of things musical, cultural and social. His very serious mien had something to do with it. ‘Art School’ recalls The Who in the mid-1960s, while ‘Away From The Numbers’ points to the mod revival direction Weller would take. I love the way they (well, Weller mostly) took the best of mid-60s hard British pop, R&B and Mod pop art and reiterated it in a way that was not the least corny or dated but totally authentic and in the moment. Although Paul Weller hadn’t yet found his writing voice on The Jam’s debut, he’s able to approximate the sound of punk bands like The Clash efficiently on songs like the title track. It didn't dampen my enthusiasm for the sound and look of the band and I still admire them greatly. I read later that Weller and the band hated touring America altogether. It's really too bad because we invited them into our hearts and they pretty much rejected us because we were Americans. It was very exciting for us in the audience but it was obvious the band were bugged by something, not responding to our enthusiasm and acting kind of disdainful. They played SF's Waldorf Theatre in 1981 I think (I recall I was 17) and the crowd went wild for them - SF had a big Mod scene. I really like Paul Weller & The Jam (the last Weller CD is wonderful), but The Clash is the only band that matters, simple but true No one with more RocknRoll, power and integrity in this. I loved The Jam when I was a Mod-influenced teen in their heyday. They wrote of one incident where Weller sat down to tune.they looked up to see a Rickenbacker flying through the air as Weller angrily chucked it across the studio! The smallish Peavey is visible offstage to Weller's right in a few shots from live footage from 1980 gigs although they kept a Marshall and/or Vox backline onstage.Īccording to bassist Bruce Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler in 'Our Story,' Weller loved his Rickenbackers but often grew frustrated, even enraged, by their quirks. Weller loved the Vox for its 60s connotations but experienced the same lottery re: quality and maintenance issues that legions of others did! He gave an interview or two around the time that Vox (or their parent company) supplied him with two AC30s - he was excited, as you might guess, to be given free gear!Īs time progressed Weller moved to Marshalls and - dirty little secret - he used a Peavey solid state amp. Corrugated metal sheets were placed on either side of the Vox amp to give it that especially aggressive tone that the mics picked up. It's funny you say 'metallic' because according to their producer that's exactly what they used.
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