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Date Posted: 11:15:52 05/09/07 Wed
Author: Internationalist
Subject: to quote Bruce full, "'cos we don't want to be a band that is around in 20 years time playing or old hits 'cos that's not what we are about, you know we're about now, 1982, and relevant songs now"
In reply to: internationalist 's message, "bloomin' laptop...I was in the middle of typing about the quote from boston 1982...it wasn't weller talking about not playing the same stuff 20 years later, but bruce or rick" on 22:28:05 05/08/07 Tue

>>>IF there's one thing guaranteed to get Rick Buckler's
>>>tail up, it's calling
>>>his reformed band a tribute act.
>>>
>>>"How dare people suggest that From The Jam are a
>>>tribute band," shrieks
>>>Buckler, genuinely horrified.
>>>
>>>"Paul Weller still does Jam songs and no-one dares
>>>call him a tribute band.
>>>Bruce Foxton and I were two thirds of the original
>Jam
>>>line-up, so it's not
>>>like we're paying tribute to some other person. That
>>>gets on my nerves." You
>>>can see his point. As founding members of a band who
>>>had 18 Top 40 hits from
>>>1977 to their break-up in 1982 - including four
>No.1's
>>>- Buckler and Foxton
>>>have every right to dip into their own back
>catalogue.
>>>
>>>And before anyone gets on their high horse about the
>>>fact that key member
>>>Weller will absent when two of the original line-up
>>>return to the Capital,
>>>Buckler is clear, straight off the bat, that this is
>>>the Modfather's choice.
>>>
>>>For the record, Weller has expressed his disinterest
>>>in any type of
>>>reformation many times in the past. In an interview
>>>last year, he stated
>>>that a Jam reunion would "never, ever happen", and
>>>that reformations are
>>>"sad".
>>>
>>>Just to get his point across, Weller added: "Me and
>my
>>>children would have
>>>to be destitute and starving in the gutter before I'd
>>>even consider that,
>>>and I don't think that'll happen anyway
>>>
>>>"It [the Jam's music] still means something to people
>>>and that's because we
>>>stopped at the right time, it didn't become
>>>embarrassing."
>>>
>>>Unlike most bands who are either past their sell-by
>>>date or dropped from
>>>their record company, Weller split the Jam at the
>>>height of their success -
>>>a move he says was intended to preserve the group's
>>>integrity.
>>>
>>>So while it's quite clear that Weller in no way
>>>endorses this current Jam
>>>reunion, fans will be able to judge for themselves
>>>when Buckler and Foxton
>>>play Liquid Room on Monday, performing classics like
>>>Going Underground and A
>>>Town Called Malice - songs which went on to become
>the
>>>soundtrack for the
>>>early Eighties.
>>>
>>>"I have reflected on the continual demand from the
>>>public for a full Jam
>>>reunion," says Buckler of the decision to reform.
>>>
>>>"Bruce and I talked this over carefully as The Jam
>>>means so much to
>>>everyone, including ourselves.
>>>
>>>"Times have changed since 1982," he adds. "We've all
>>>grown up and got our
>>>own lives - as The Jam song Burning Sky goes. For all
>>>true Jam fans this is
>>>as good as it gets for now. And I am really looking
>>>forward to it.
>>>
>>>"There's been a lot written about what Paul's
>opinions
>>>on reforming the band
>>>are, and if half of what he's said is true, then fair
>>>enough. He's got his
>>>opinion, I have mine, and the fans are entitled to
>>>theirs as well."
>>>
>>>Certainly, fans' opinion appears to differ from
>>>Weller's. Despite the
>>>absence of the lead singer and songwriter, From The
>>>Jam have sold out one
>>>20-date tour and announced a second. And we're not
>>>talking pubs either. "The
>>>reaction from the fans has been fantastic right from
>>>when we announced we
>>>were getting back together," says Buckler. "It's good
>>>to know there are
>>>still a lot of fans out there who want to hear the
>>>songs played live."
>>>
>>>Buckler also reveals that he finds former bandmate
>>>Weller's constant sniping
>>>at him and Foxton in the music press as "petty,
>>>childish and insulting", and
>>>says that he's now "sick and tired of all the
>>>backbiting".
>>>
>>>He adds: "There were three guys in The Jam and two of
>>>them weren't called
>>>Paul Weller. It bugs me and Bruce a little that he
>>>took all the kudos. I
>>>think Jam fans knew that it wasn't just Paul who put
>>>The Jam on stage."
>>>
>>>As if to prove the point, Buckler and Foxton are not
>>>content to simply show
>>>up on tour and knock off some favourites from the
>back
>>>catalogue.
>>>
>>>Instead, to better bring these classic songs to life,
>>>the pair have
>>>bolstered themselves with the addition of two top
>>>quality new recruits in
>>>the shape of Russell Hastings and David Moore.
>>>
>>>"The songs were never played with two guitarists when
>>>the band were
>>>together, and having these two excellent musicians on
>>>board for the live
>>>shows really has brought something new to the songs.
>>>It's sounding great."
>>>
>>>Given that this tour marks the 30th anniversary of
>the
>>>Jam's debut album, In
>>>The City, and is the first time Buckler and Foxton
>>>have got together to play
>>>Jam songs since they split in 1982, this is a pretty
>>>big occasion.
>>>
>>>Clearly, Weller won't be there for it, but to dust
>off
>>>an old Meat Loaf
>>>line, "two out of three ain't bad".

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