Look Sharp!
Joe Jackson
1979
Look Sharp! is a Rock album by Joe Jackson, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 152 pressings tracked, owned by 36 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Power Pop
- brittle
- swaggering
- urban
About
By 1979, U.S. radio was making room in a bigger way for the new sounds coming from cities in America and Britain. Thanks to that support, England's Joe Jackson scored a gold record with his first album, <i>Look Sharp!</i> While not as densely layered as Elvis Costello's <i>Armed Forces</i>, from the same year, the record provided lots of entertainment value. Like Costello, Jackson worked with a tensile three-piece band attuned to the meld of styles he packed into his music (the reggae of "Fools in Love" and "Sunday Papers," the jittery pop of "Baby Stick Around"). His biggest success would come with the less headlong fusion of genres on Night and Day, but <i>Look Sharp!</i> shows his sophistication and intelligence already in place.
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Tracklist
- 1One More Time3:16
- 2Sunday Papers4:19
- 3Is She Really Going Out with Him?3:35
- 4Happy Loving Couples3:07
- 5Throw It Away2:48
- 6Baby Stick Around2:37
- 7Look Sharp!3:22
- 8Fools In Love4:23
- 9(Do The) Instant Mash3:11
- 10Pretty Girls2:54
- 11Got the Time2:58
- 12Don't Ask Me2:43
- 13You Got the Fever3:36
Credits
Performers
- Graham MabyBASS
- Dave HoughtonDRUMS
- Gary SanfordGUITAR
- Joe JacksonVOCALS PIANO HARMONICA
36 collectors on Gatefold own this · 152 pressings tracked on Gatefold