Superior Reputation cementing
The Jam
Sound Affects 1980
The Jam hit the 80s in style, going straight to No.1 with Going Underground in the summer, and following that with the charttopping (and Beatles-robbing) Start! in August of 1980. But Sound Affects was no crowdpleasing cash-in. Infused with the spirit of British psychedelia as well as the stark modernity of bands like Gang Of Four and Wire, Rick Buckler and Bruce Foxton prove themselves to be one of the best rock rhythm sections, while songs like That’s Entertainment and Man In The Corner Shop established Paul Weller as a songwriter to equal Ray Davies.