At that moment, the jam were the biggest band in britain and the news stunned a legion of young mods, and left his bandmates, bassist bruce foxton and drummer rick buckler, completely shellshocked. About the young idea, roe cross old road mottram hyde cheshire. The jam about the young idea trailer video dailymotion. In association with universal music bringing you the official archive of the jam. Dad legendary jam manager john weller was a great collector too. An exhibition celebrating the musical and cultural legacy of punkmod band the jam at somerset house, london. For example, sigg, a swiss producer of aluminum bottles, used a random words exercise in a jamming session. A retrospective view of the jam, as told through archival footage, interviews with band. The very best of the jam, an album by the jam on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. A companion compilation to the museum exhibit about the young idea that ran at the somerset house in the summer of 2015, this doubledisc set covers familiar territory. With paul weller, steve brookes, rick buckler, john weller. The jam the very best of the jam about the young idea.
The twodvd set, the jam about the young idea, tells their story and pairs it with a highenergy appearance on the famed german tv show rockpalast. The programme features extensive, brand new interviews with paul weller, bruce foxton and rick buckler alongside archive performance footage. The jam are arguably the most successful of the bands who emerged from the punk explosion that happened in the uk during 1977. Released to coincide with the 2015 somerset house the jam. While it shared the angry young man outlook and fast tempo of the. Pearl jam has never been light in the resolve department the legendary seattle rock band has always held dear its convictions, be they social, political, musical or otherwise. Screened in the city ahead of its broadcast on sky arts next week, the jam. A retrospective view of the jam, as told through archival footage, interviews with band members, and commentary from those influenced by the band and its music. Positioned as a strategic event, jams help businesses and organizations unleash the brainpower of their enterprise to generate and evolve ideas around businesscritical or urgent societal issues. About the young idea talking about the jam with nicky weller. About the young idea talking about the jam with nicky.
With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. The jam were an english mod revivalpunk rock band during the 1970s and early 1980s, which formed in 1972 at sheerwater secondary school in woking, in the county of surrey. What began as an internal experiment in 2001 is now a proven ibm management tool for driving innovation and collaboration. From the moment you turn right at the desk inside the cunard buildings the jam about the young idea exhibition and head down a mock london underground tunnel lined with promo posters publicising the original records, youre in for a mighty slice of nostalgia at once, youre down in the tube station at midnight, these historic liverpool pier head rooms transformed into the capital. The price of everything is several times as much now as it was in the hay day of the jam. The documentary mixes new interviews with the bands members with archival footage as well as testimonials from fans and industry people. The audio quality and volume descends too much for the reason to be too many tracks on a given side. As time went on and the style of the jams music progressed into the 1980s, additional musicians were recruited for brass sections, percussion and backing vocals. With unprecedented access to the jams archive, somerset house. The exhibition features musical instruments, memorabilia and ephemera from the bands extensive archive. They were a stiff, muscular and driving rhythm section and not at all suited to the loungey kind of sound that permeated the style councils material. This has a couple of rarities a radio ad for in the city, the flexidisc release pop art poem, demos of the. It charts their career from formation in the early seventies, through the heady days of chart success and on to their break up in 1982.
Weller and early jam member, steve brookes are seen in. About the young idea is a new, interactive show which picks up on the overwhelming success of the exhibition held at somerset house last year. Featuring exclusive interviews with paul weller, bruce foxton and rick buckler, and richly illustrated with archive performances, this documentary, directed by bob smeaton, traces the bands formation and. Iomoio mp3 music catalogue t the jam about the young idea. Sky arts presents the definitive story of the jam, one of the most successful british bands in rock history, who were at the forefront of the late 1970s punkmod scene. About the young idea paul weller steve brookes rick buckler the british pop band spearheads the punk movement in the u.
This involves selecting two or three words or pictures out of a. The jam were an english mod revivalpunk rock band during the 1970s and early 1980s, which formed in 1972 at sheerwater secondary school in woking, in the county of surrey while it shared the angry young man outlook and fast tempo of the contemporary mid1970s british punk rock movement, in contrast with it the band wore smartly tailored suits reminiscent of. The programme features extensive, brand new interviews with paul weller, bruce foxton and rick buckler alongside archive performance footage and new contributions. They had more number one hit singles the jam about the young idea on vimeo. Featuring archive performances and interviews with paul weller, bruce foxton and rick buckler, this documentary tells the definitive story of pioneering mod revival band the jam. The jam about the young idea documentary video posted on september 7, 2015 by sonic more music props goes out to james spence for uploading the videos.
On 27 november 2015, eagle rock entertainment release about the young idea by the jam. The story of the jam is the story of a great british pop band and the world they came from and how theie music reflected both the pop culture and street level politics of the era. You can dock about the young idea a point for its lack of marketing vision, but the jam were as good as threeandahalf minutes or less gets. About the young idea gives a modern insight into not only the jams six year rise to success in the 1970s from sheerwater secondary modern in woking to the stages across london but also a documentation of social and fashion history of the time.
About the young idea is a fine documentary that can reel in movie fans who hadnt necessarily surrendered to the beat of. About the young idea trailer by eagle rock entertainment on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. It charts their career from formation in the early seventies, through the heady days of chart. The jam audio quality on about the young idea steve. Stream tracks and playlists from jam young on your desktop or mobile device. As new documentary about the young idea the title a lyric lifted from the jams 77 debut single in the city makes clear, weller wasn. About the young idea is the story of a great british pop band that spoke for. Anyway, some songs just stick with you throughout your life and for me the jams a town called malice and thats entertainment are tunes i return to over and over again.
The jam it is likely i was attracted by the jams mod revival fashion and tales of disaffected youth rather than an understanding of the struggles of daily life in britain. Watch the jam about the young idea prime video amazon uk. The program features extensive, brand new interviews with paul weller, bruce foxton and rick buckler alongside archive performance footage and new contributions. In association with universal music bringing you the official archive of. The programme features extensive, brand new interviews with paul weller, bruce foxton and rick buckler alongside archive performance footage and new. As much as i love the jam, foxton and buckler wouldnt have suited style council material aside from maybe speak like a child. About the young idea somerset house 26 june 31 august 2015. About the young idea at the cunard building in liverpool was a much larger. If the audio quality deteriorated very slightly then id be inclined to agree with your statement, but believe me, its a dramatic drop, especially on sides 5 and 6 and as such the records remain shelved after only one listen. Weller simply didnt see them fitting into his musical ideas post. This summer, somerset house, in collaboration with nice time inc productions, is proud to present the jam. The jam were an english mod revivalpunk rock band during the 1970s and early 1980s, which formed in 1972 at sheerwater secondary school in woking, in the county of surrey while it shared the angry young man outlook and fast tempo of the contemporary mid1970s british punk rock movement, in contrast with it the band wore smartly tailored suits reminiscent of english popbands in the early.