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JOE JACKSON : LIVE 1980/86 |
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Disc One
Disc Two
Label : A&M Release Year : 1988 Recording Dates : October 15th 1980 + December 13th 1980 + May 7th-8th 1983 + July 24th 1984 + July 20th 1984 + May 20th-21th 1986 + October 20th-21th 1986, Venues : Apollo Theatre, Manchester, UK + Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands + Hordern Pavillion, Sydney, Australia + Hordern Pavillion, Melbourne, Australia + Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia + Expo 86 Worlds Fair, Vancouver, Canada + Nakano sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan Review (AllMusic) : A double-disc live collection, Live...1980-1986 manages to effectively trace the development of Joe Jackson's diverse career. Drawing from four different periods in the songwriter's career - with each period featuring a new backing band - Live captures Jackson with his original new wave trio, a 1983 quintet that was dominated by keyboards, a horn-driven group from 1984, and a 1986 quartet that specialized in straight-ahead rock & roll. The resulting album highlights his musical diversity, not his songwriting, which means the record is more intriguing as a historical document than as casual listening |