Joe Jackson Band - Volume 4
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Free Music Notes for Volume 4
Free Music Review: Good as ever
Hit: 4 Stars
Joe Jackson has a lot of different styles, but they are all inimitably his. This album will not disappoint any JJ fan. All the songs are well-crafted and they all "work". There are some first-rank standouts: "Awkward Age", "Love at First Light", "Blue Flame", and "Thugz R Us". The others are enjoyable but don't have the dazzling originality of these four. With the bonus live disk, this album easily deserves 4 stars. It doesn't get the 5th because it's not the kind of unified masterpiece Joe has written in the past, where every song contributes to the overall effect; it's just a bunch of songs, all good, some great.Free Music Review: Joe Jackson proves he's still "The Man"...
Hit: 5 Stars
Arguably the most innovative and under-appreciated songwriter/composer of the past 30 years, Joe Jackson again hits full stride with his old band and new album, Volume 4. I wish he'd get his just due over the airwaves - a new generation needs to discover this gem of an artist.Free Music Review: Great CD -- Classic Joe Jackson
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this CD not knowing what to expect, but was very pleased! I have been a Joe Jackson fan since the early 80's and have almost every album he has put out. This one is definitely worth the price of admission.....I love the CD....only 1 song I don't particularly care for....Free Music Review: A graceful decline
Hit: 4 Stars
All real artists eventually decline. Joe Jackson arrived in the late '70s with some truly raw, energized material; commercialized successfully in the early '80s; experimented successfully through the later '80; and ultimately had his transcendent moment in the early '90s with Laughter and Lust. Since then, forgivably, he's been looking for focus. So he turns to his old chums with Volume 4 to get him back on track, and, amazingly, this cd does have some spectacular moments - the song "Little Bit Stupid" is the best new pop song I've heard from any musician lately. It doesn't quite have the energy of the early stuff, and its a half-step behind his best, but if you ever loved Joe, this album will be kind of like one of the better recent Woody Allen movies - not Annie Hall, but a good opportunity to catch up with an old pal.Free Music Review: One More Time.
Hit: 4 Stars
Praise: Joe Jackson and his trusty companions reunite to make a fairly solid recording. The cd flows, is mercifully short and to the point, with pretty catchy melodies and memorable songs like: Take It Like A Man, Chrome, Fairy Dust, Little Bit Stupid, Dirty Martini and Thugs 'r' Us. Joe's voice sounds great, the band sounds vibrant and alive. The noodlings of Symphony No.1, Heaven & Hell and Night Music are absent. This sounds like a return to Look Sharp, I'm The Man, Beat Crazy, and to a lesser extent, Night & Day and Blaze Of Glory.Criticism: Joe and the band, though they play well, sound like they're forcing youthful angst from every chord and lyric. It doesn't quite come across the way Look Sharp does and that's because these guys are all about 50. 50 trying to be 25 again, and it doesn't quite add up. Joe also seems to be recreating the past lately with this and with Night and Day II. That, plus the past three classical outings have lead me to believe that the well of creativity has been depleted. So this cd is well executed but not as original as Joe's previous work. The live cd, also played very well, was not recorded that great. To me it sounds rather muffled and poorly microphoned on the vocals.
Conclusion: Worth buying if you're a Joe Jackson fan like myself. If you're a beginner, start with Look Sharp and work your way up.