Steppin' Out/Very Best of Joe Jackson

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The two-CD Steppin' Out trawls the recorded career of an ambitious artist whose work has ranged from reggae-inflected new wave to classical crossover. Cosmopolitan even at his most punky, former Royal Academy of Music student Joe Jackson found his greatest success with Night and Day, a blend of pop and Latin flavors that produced highly memorable tracks such as this retrospective's title song, "Another World," and "Breaking Us in Two." That very sophistication, however, has often proven the downfall of some Jackson discs and ultimately blurred his musical identity beyond the focus that, say, Elvis Costello has maintained through many stylistic shifts. Even powerful early music--such as several cuts from 1980's dub-wise Beat Crazy--is marred by sledgehammer irony, while excerpts from later albums are anything from tastefully bland to downright irritating. --Rickey Wright

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Steppin' Out/Very Best of Joe Jackson

Average customer rating: All Joe All the Time Amazing! He's the man Steppin' Out / Very Best of Joe Jackson Fantastic collection

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Tracks:

1. Is She Really Going Out With Him
2. Sunday Papers
3. One More Time
4. Got The Time
5. Look Sharp!
6. Fools In Love
7. On Your Radio
8. It's Different For Girls
9. I'm The Man
10. Friday
11. Don't Wanna Be Like That
12. The Harder They Come
13. Enough Is Enough
14. Beat Crazy
15. One To One
16. Biology
17. Someone Up There
18. Jumpin' Jive
19. Real Men
20. A Slow Song

Tracks:

1. Another World
2. Steppin' Out
3. Breaking Us In Two
4. Memphis
5. You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
6. Happy Ending
7. Be My Number Two
8. Right And Wrong
9. Home Town
10. Precious Time
11. Down To London
12. Me And You (Against The World)
13. Rant And Rave
14. Nineteen Forever
15. Obvious Song
16. Stranger Than Fiction
17. The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy
18. Stranger Than You

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The two-CD Steppin' Out trawls the recorded career of an ambitious artist whose work has ranged from reggae-inflected new wave to classical crossover. Cosmopolitan even at his most punky, former Royal Academy of Music student Joe Jackson found his greatest success with Night and Day, a blend of pop and Latin flavors that produced highly memorable tracks such as this retrospective's title song, "Another World," and "Breaking Us in Two." That very sophistication, however, has often proven the downfall of some Jackson discs and ultimately blurred his musical identity beyond the focus that, say, Elvis Costello has maintained through many stylistic shifts. Even powerful early music--such as several cuts from 1980's dub-wise Beat Crazy--is marred by sledgehammer irony, while excerpts from later albums are anything from tastefully bland to downright irritating. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

All Joe All the Time.......2007-04-12

This is the definitive Joe Jackson cd. It's all his performance songs and hits rolled into a great double cd set. Every time I think to see if I would skip the next song I change my mind, it's like I just ran into an old best friend and I spend the night sit, drink coffee and talk all night.

Amazing!.......2006-11-08

Joe Jackson is really underrated artist. Very mid-english timeless feeling (pubs, clubs, broken hearts, endless struggle for better life, football hooligans and finally - everything around us full of beauty).
The songs touched by a lot of eclecticism and sometimes remind you The Police, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Billy Joel and Elvis Costello.
Musthave item for all music fans.

He's the man.......2006-08-26

This is a 2 CD retrospective on Joe Jackson 1979-2000 studio works (no live cuts). Rightfully so, it focuses on his more popular early work while just sampling his later more experimental works.
His earlier rock LPs were great cut for cut and the many cuts featured from these LPs bear this out. There's a few rarities included here for the serious fans and the later cuts will give a flavor of those efforts while not getting into great depth. In his varied career, Jackson has had many highlights and this set does as good a job as possible of featuring his best.

Steppin' Out / Very Best of Joe Jackson.......2006-08-24

Great CD, I had never owned any of His work before, I had only heard the radio hits. Very strong songs with good lyric and great groove..

Fantastic collection.......2005-08-29

Joe Jackson can be something of an acquired taste, but apart from his regrettable experiment in big band (Cab Calloway retired 'Jumpin Jive'; no-one else should attempt it), this is a fantastic collection. The 'Stepping Out' stuff aside, I really enjoyed reliving the frenetic energy of the new wave stuff with 'Got the Time', 'I'm the Man', and other songs of that type. This is an extremely solid collection.

Average customer rating:

Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson Joe Jackson ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CCU7PE Release Date: 2006-11-14

Tracks:

1. Is She Really Going Out With Him
2. Fools in Love
3. I'm the Man
4. It's Different for Girls
5. Beat Crazy
6. Jumpin' Jive
7. Breaking Us in Two
8. Steppin' Out
9. Slow Song [Live LP Version]
10. You Can't Get What You Want ('Til You Know What You Want)
11. Be My Number Two
12. Right and Wrong
13. Home Town
14. Down to London
15. Nineteen Forever

Average customer rating: Rock Solid Compilation

Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson Joe Jackson Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000007157 Release Date: 1990-09-10

Album Details

15 Tracks from the Tall Nerd that Made it Big with is She Really Going Out with Him / Fools in Love / I'm the Man / It's Different for Girls / Beat Crazy / Jumpin Jive / Breaking Us in Two / Steppin Out / Slow Song (Live) / You Can't Get What You Want and More.

Customer Reviews:

Rock Solid Compilation.......2007-04-30

This is a great Joe Jackson overview of his early / mid period. The sound quality and volume consistency are fine. It's a shame that he - at least in the states - doesn't get his fair credit, just like one time labelmate, Joan Armatrading, who is brilliant.

I could listen to "It's Different for Girls" and "Down to London" over and over again. I'm starting to get into Jamie Cullum, who most likely was influenced by this great talent.

Average customer rating:

Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson Joe Jackson Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000H5UKGM Release Date: 2007-06-04

Tracks:

1. Is She Really Going out with Him?
2. Fools in Love
3. Sunday Papers
4. Got the Time
5. It's Different for Girls
6. I'm the Man
7. Beat Crazy
8. Jumpin' Jive
9. Steppin' Out
10. Breaking Us in Two
11. Real Men
12. You Can't Always Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
13. Be My Number Two
14. Home Town
15. Down to London
16. Nineteen Forever
17. Stranger Than Fiction
18. Awkward Age
19. Love at First Sight

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Update of a Classic Anthology with Renovated Artwork. Classic New-wave Singer-songwriter Joe Jackson Has Consistently Produced Quality Music in Whatever Genre He's Worked, Much Like Contemporary Elvis Costello. "Steppin' Out" Revisits his Greatest Moments from his First Single, 1979's "is She Really Going Out with Him" to his Last Single on A&m, "be My Number Two". Jackson's Sounds and Influence Can Be Heard in a Crop of Indie Acts Like Orson and the Raconteurs (Compare their "Steady as She Goes" with Jackson's Hit "is She Really Going Out with Him").

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