I haven't heard the new album, but, wow, I'm certainly hearing incredibly
diverse opinions.  Either people think it's a full-on return to his "Look
Sharp!" era and the best thing he's done in a decade or two, or, like both
Jason and whoever reviewed it for Entertainment Weekly, they think it's a
tremendous disappointment.  I'm getting more and more curious all the
time...but, simultaneously, it's harder to take the leap of faith to buy
it...

-----Original Message-----
From: DanAbnrml9@aol.com [mailto:DanAbnrml9@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:07 AM
To: audities@smoe.org
Subject: New Joe Jackson


So out of curiosity, does anyone else that the new Joe Jackson disc is a
huge 
disappointment? I mean, I didn't expect much since most of his output since 
"Night and Day" has been indulgent and often frankly awful (the two 
exceptions, I believe, are the pretty-good, not-great "Big World" and 
"Laughter and Lust" albums), but with the reunited lineup and the renewed 
interest in making pop music, well, I was expecting something at least 
listenable.

But if this is a return to any old Joe Jackson sound, IMO, it's the sound of

"Blaze of Glory"--yes, it's "pop" music, but the songs have uniformly bland 
and undeveloped hooks, plus the band seems to lack even the hint of a spark.

Yes, it sounds like they're trying to sound like a cross between "Night and 
Day" and "Look Sharp"--and they're trying way too hard.

On a semi-related note, does anyone know why "Beat Crazy" is like,
impossible 
to find? I would've rather had a reissue of that. --Jason