At the BBC [Import]

The Jam | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram UK
• ASIN: B000067UUI
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,239 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. In The City

2. Art School

3. I've Changed My Address

4. The Modern World

5. All Around The World

6. London Girl

7. Bricks and Mortar

8. Carnaby Street

9. Billy Hunt

10. In The Street Today

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Thick As Thieves

2. Eton Rifles

3. Saturday's Kids

4. When You're Young

5. Absolute Beginners

6. Tales From The Riverbank/Interview

7. Funeral Pyre/Interview

8. Sweet Soul Music

9. The Gift

10. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the return of Maximum R&B!, December 31, 2005

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korova (Varosha) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the BBC (Audio CD)

This album is a great live retrospective of the Jam's career. The only weaknesses are the lack of material from Sound Affects and a horrible horn sound on the later performances. If the liner notes didn't give credit to the horn players, it would be very easy to assume the horn section was actually a Casio keyboard.

Aside from the cheesy horns, every track is full of energy and fire. In particular, the songs from All Mod Cons and Setting Sons hugely benefit from the stripped down, no BS attack of live Jam. The influence of the Who on Paul Weller has never been more explicit--the Jam is truly the second coming of "Maximum R&B", down to the perfect cover of "Sweet Soul Music".

Overall, this is a must for any Jam fan, not just completists, and would serve as a fine introduction to the band for anybody not familiar with them. Four stars.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One disc short!, January 12, 2009

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Paul D. "Paul" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the BBC (Audio CD)

First, I am a huge Jam/TSC/Paul Weller fan, so my low rating is for the package of this disc, not the fabulous music. I own every Jam disc and purchased this to complete my collection. I have other Jam live discs including some boots. I thought I was getting the full BBC collection when I purchased this set. But, buyer beware! When I loaded this set into iTunes I noticed that it referenced disc 1 of 3 and 2 of 3. Apparently iTunes knew what I didn't - there is a third BBC disc. I dug a little deeper and found another "Jam at the BBC" set on Amazon that features three discs - another 18 tracks. The cost is only 21.99 for a used set (much higher for a new set). The other set is listed as an import (which my two disc copy also was stickered on the shrink wrap), but as of this review had not yet been reviewed. So, if you want the entire BBC package search out the complete BBC set and buy it instead of this one. Happy shopping.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Love these BBC Sessions, July 5, 2007

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Migue Molina "simplytherocker" (Trujillo Alto Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the BBC (Audio CD)

Two Jewels missing and these are the only reason why I don't RATE this 5 stars: "That's Entertainment" & "Goin' Underground"! GREAT CD without these two anyway!