[Review] Joe Jackson: Look Sharp! (1979)
The last to the Angry Young Man’s party that included Graham Parker and Elvis Costello.
The last to the Angry Young Man’s party that included Graham Parker and Elvis Costello.
The songs began to stretch out a bit more on JJ’s second album, but his aim is still true.
Dig that crazy beat, because there really isn’t much else to dig on here.
Joe Jackson travels back in time and returns with the swingingest album of 1981.
The swingingest cats around are back for a second hep’ing on this UK-only single.
Joe Jackson’s coming out of the closet as a Cole Porterphile kicks off with this emotionally charged number.
Sophisticated Latin jazz and smartly executed pop music meet in the middle on this wonderful album.
The third single from JJ’s Night and Day, and with no end to Night in sight.
The real mystery is why Joe Jackson’s soundtrack to the film didn’t appear in the film when it was released months later.
Song for song, this is one of her best albums from the 80s.
By now, you know the formula: a funny, coming-of-age movie featuring Molly Ringwald and a stylish alternative/new wave soundtrack.