Setting Sons [Import, Original recording remastered]

The Jam | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 20, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Universal Int'l
• ASIN: B000006TZA
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,437 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #88 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > British Punk

Editorial Reviews

Remastered 1997 reissue of their fourth album. First released in 1979, it features the hits 'Burning Sky', 'The Eton Rifles', 'Private Hell', 'Smithers-Jones' and 'Thick AsThieves'. A Polydor release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS VERSION!, October 31, 2006

By 

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

This review is from: Setting Sons (Audio CD)

DO NOT BUY THIS VERSION of SETTING SONS! One star for this CD version. Five stars for the music.

There is another version of Setting Sons on Amazon for $4 more(it was $6, but the price has dropped), but you get the bands best single (Strange Town) which was not released on the vinyl LP, PLUS the bands other single only release between All Mod Cons and Setting Sons (When You're Young), PLUS several other B-sides and single only versions of other songs. If you are trying to aquire all the Jam LPs on CD, you will miss those songs unless you own them on a compilation compact disc. Don't make the mistake I did. Good luck and happy listening.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best album by the greatest band........................., October 8, 2004

By 

B. Rosenthal "cowpunk1" (North Bergen, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Setting Sons (Audio CD)

Having discovered the Jam in 1981, sadly right before Weller disbanded the group. I saw them on MTV no less! with their video of 'Town Called Malice' and that was all I needed, I always loved the Clash, Kinks and 60's Who, but Weller & Co. had the right mix of punk, pop, smarts and musicianship to meld into arguably the greatest rock band, ever in five short years they produced six LP's three EPs and countless singles. All top notch quality, no throwaways, even their 'Rarities' CD is a gret listen. Anyway, getting back to Setting Sons, released in 1979, after the much ballyhooed classic 'All Mod Cons' and before their most successful "Sound Affects". This one, Weller penned as a comprehensive loosely based story told about three friends losing their way (who cares anyway, the songs are dynamic) this LP I believe contains their strongest material ever and holds up well even today, Side 2 (vinyl of course) reads like a masterpiece - Girl on the Phone, Strangetown, Thick as Theives, Private Hell, Little Boy Soldiers & Wasteland, throw in three classics from side one, Burning Sky, Saturdays Kids & the glorious rousing Eton Rifles and you have simply the best recording ever made, nothing beats it, maybe some come close, but if a power-pop/post-punk is your deal this is it.
Perfect.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best album ever. (period), July 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Setting Sons (Audio CD)

The jam are one of the most intelligent bands of all time, behind only the Kinks in the insightfullness and forcefullness of thier lyrics. Like the Kink's "Arthur" album the Jam's Setting Sons is a combination of amazing lyrics and hot rock and roll. The Eton Rifles is probably the most frightening song ever,and Wasteland is probably one of the saddest.