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 | Title : Volume 4 (Limited Edition Bonus CD)
Author : Jackson, Joe
Release Date : 20030311
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $17.98
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Editorial Reviews :
What could have been a colossal self-indulgence proves a startlingly vital album. Volume IV is faithful to the ethos of early Joe Jackson hits like 'One More Time' and 'Is She Really Going Out with Him?' Built around clattering drums, jarring guitar, hyperactive keyboards, snarling vocals, and lyrics riddled with puns and double-entendres, it harkens back to the early 1970s and late ‘80s, when Jackson peddled a wordy and venomous strain of new wave pop. But Jackson is too clever to get suckered by nostalgia. Here he wryly contemplates his middle-aged present from inside his old clothes. The best of the resulting songs, 'Blue Flame' and 'Still Alive,' are as good as anything he’s done. Volume IV is where Jackson completes his circuit, reuniting with his original band and reacquainting himself with his original live-to-tape recording methods. --Andrew Mueller
Buyer Reviews :
I have eagerly anticipated the day when Joe would regroup the original band and make a back to basics, fun and exciting discs. His forays into jazz, classical and world music have been interesting and competent, but I think he is at his best with a drum/bass/guitar arrangement. From the first backbeats of 'Take it Like a Man', to the final notes of 'Bright Grey', he does not disappoint. The band is tight, and it sounds like they are having fun, and just picked up from where they left off in 1980.
The bonus disc is almost worth the price of the full CD. Buy this now!
(by Rich Nordmann)
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