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  Setting Sons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Setting Sons is the fourth album by British punk/New Wave band The Jam.
According to those same notes, this album was a somewhat rushed affair, which may explain why the concept wasn't carried to full fruition and the noticeable lack of original material: "Smithers-Jones" had seen prior single release; "Heat Wave" is a cover of the Martha and The Vandellas' Motown hit.
As the All Music Guide put it, "Setting Sons often reaches brilliance and stands among The Jam's best albums, but the inclusion of a number of throwaways and knockoffs (especially the out-of-place cover of "Heat Wave" which closes the album) mars an otherwise perfect album." [1] Still, AMG gave the album the full five stars.
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 The Jam - Setting Sons Review - sputnikmusic
However, ‘Setting Sons’ is a great album in album context and quality, and there are no skip-able tracks present at all.
Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler are their usually solid selves throughout the set, Foxton’s bass filling in the gap left by the lack of an extra guitar.
The seventh song on ‘Setting Sons’, ‘Smither’s-Jones’ by Bruce Foxton is possibly the best song on the record, perhaps with the exception of ‘Little By Soldiers’.
www.sputnikmusic.com /album.php?reviewid=7403&ref=mx&styleid=17   (911 words)

  
 Sound Affects - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This release, their fifth album, is frequently considered the closing point of The Jam's artistic peak begun on their third LP, All Mod Cons and carried through on its follow-up, Setting Sons.
After the ambitious, harder-rocking Setting Sons, The Jam returned to the pop-oriented outlook of All Mod Cons, albeit with a noticeably different sound.
The most salient influence on this album is '60s British psychedelic pop, such as The Beatles' Revolver, The Who's The Who Sell Out, and The Kinks' The Village Green Preservation Society.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sound_Affects   (411 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Setting Sons: Music: The Jam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
The preceding album, All Mod Cons, had already proved there was more to The Jam than just being Mod revivalists, but it was Setting Sons that established Weller as a songwriting force to be reckoned with.
"Setting Sons "is a flawless series of snorting rock/pop songs cloaked in barbed wire.
Foxtons "Smithers Jones" rues the plight of being a wage slave with some sympathy for its rather sad protaganist."Girl on the Phone "is a rather silly ditty about obsession, but is set to an infectious scalpel sharp riff and given recent stalker cases isn't as daft as it may seem.
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 Channel4.com - SlashMusic - Setting Sons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
In 1980 Margaret Thatcher had taken power as Prime Minister, and the youth culture that had usually reserved its disdain for the dominant Labour party had a compelling new target.
Not so coincidentally, in 1980 The Jam released SETTING SONS, their strongest and most political album to date.
If The Jam's first three albums are a tribute to the resiliency of British working class youth, SETTING SONS is a call to arms.
www.channel4.com /music/music-core/album.jsp?albumId=77335   (201 words)

  
 The Jam Album Reviews - Setting Sons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
SETTING SONS is a major development and something of a departure.
The result is a set of tunes of emotional depth and maturity...
Let´s just say that SETTING SONS is a far more ambitious and adventurous project in every respect...
www.thejam.org.uk /jamar04.html   (580 words)

  
 Setting Sons
SETTING SONS Polydor POLD 5028 Girl On The Phone/Thick As Thieves/Private Hell/Little Boy Soldiers/Wasteland/Burning Sky/Smithers-Jones (version)/Saturdays Kids/The Eton Rifles/Heatwave (Released November 1979 - Highest chart placing #4)
Times were so tough, but not as tough as they are now, We were so close and nothing came between us - and the world - No personal situations.
Think of honour, Queen and country, You're a blessed son of the British Empire, God's on our side and so is Washington.
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 Gracenote: Search CDDB
Chuck Loeb / The Moon, The Stars And The Setting Sun
The Walkabouts / Setting The Woods On Fire
The Firebird Band / The Setting Sun And Its Satellites
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 Danny Heineman & Sons, Inc. - Setting the Temperature on your Water Heater
Most electric water heaters have two thermostats, both of which must be set to a common temperature for proper operation.
The CPSC notes that a thermostat setting of 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius) may be necessary for residential water heaters to reduce or eliminate the risk of most tap water scald injuries.
Consumers should consider lowering the thermostat to the lowest settings that will satisfy hot water needs for all clothing and dish washing machines.
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 Cover Art: The Jam - Setting Sons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Another fine set of tunes from the pen of Weller with a song by Foxton and a well-worn cover tune as well.
Too sporty to be punk and too talented to be pegged as another trendy new wave group the Jam were the thinking man's choice of rebellion.
If anyone has any additional information pertaining to the album or players you can send an E-mail to Tralfaz.
tralfaz-archives.com /coverart/J/Jam/jam_sons.html   (129 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Sons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Sons For Pno/Vln by Performer(s):Kyung-Wha Chung, Radu Lupu, Osian Ellis, and Melos Ensembel by Universal Music Group (Audio CD - 1990)
Sons of Katie Elder by Henry Hathaway, John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Martha Hyer (VHS Tape - 2004)
The Sixth Family: The Collapse of the New York Mafia and the Rise of Vito Rizzuto by Lee Lamothe and Adrian Humphreys (Hardcover - Aug 7 2006)
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 Setting Sons - The Jam - Music Records Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Setting Sons - The Jam - Music Records Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Setting Sons - The Jam : The last great LP of the 70's
They split the year after I heard this record for the first time.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /music-records/setting-sons-the-jam   (274 words)

  
 The Dunbar Community Website - Free Setting Sons gig !
Well...there's no other news coming in, so here's some gossip about local band Setting Sons.
At the moment the guys are calling themselves "The 'Sons" as there's another (not as good) band doing the rounds called Setting Sons.
So the Dunbar lads are playing their first gig with the new singer at West Barns Inn on Saturday 1st October.
www.dunbar.org.uk /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=235   (235 words)

  
 Edgar Cayce Books - Sons of Darkness, Sons of Light
The Remnant, created the setting for Sons of Darkness, Sons of Light and told the story of the Essene Community, the birth of the Messiah Jeshua, His ministry, crucifixion and resurrection.)
In Sons of Darkness, Sons of Light, the vast tapestry of 1st-century events comes to life as the courage and devotion of the early Christian disciples provide a backdrop for the lives of three central characters.
Lucius A man of Roman and Hebrew parentage who sets aside wealth and privilege to join the early church leaders - changing his life forever.
www.edgarcayce.com /sonsofdarkness.html   (238 words)

  
 Collectors' Choice Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Considered by some to be the Jam's best record, Setting Sons (which in true, Who-like fashion, was an aborted concept album about three childhood friends) came out in 1979 and rocketed right away to the top of the British charts.
Over here, of course, they still couldn't get arrested, though this was the first Jam album to even make the charts!
But that didn't stop 'Setting Sons' from going out of print in the U.S. years ago; we've added liner notes and no less than NINE singles to this much-needed resurrection.
www.ccmusic.com /item.cfm?itemid=CCM02472   (99 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk Welcome: Amazon.co.uk / Setting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Setting the Desert on Fire: T. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-18 by James Barr (Hardcover - 5 Jun 2006)
Gaggia 74516 fl 39 settings MDF coffee grinder by Gaggia (Kitchen & Home)
Setting out Services in the UK -- For setting out services try Survey Systems one of the largest and most well known independent multidisciplinary surveying practices in the UK.
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 The Jam MP3 Downloads - The Jam Music Downloads - The Jam Music Videos
The Jam's Setting Sons was originally planned as a concept album about three childhood friends who, upon meeting after some time apart, discover the different directions in which they've grown apart.
Only about half of the songs ended up following the concept due to a rushed recording schedule, but where they do, Paul Weller vividly depicts...
Only about half of the songs ended up following the concept due to a rushed recording schedule, but where they do, Paul Weller vividly depicts British life, male relationships, and coming to terms with entry into adulthood.
www.mp3.com /albums/8297/summary.html   (283 words)

  
 JR.com: The Jam - Setting Sons in Music: Mod:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
JR.com: The Jam - Setting Sons in Music: Mod:
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In 1980 Margaret Thatcher had taken power as Prime Minister, and the youth culture that had usually reserved its disdain for the dominant Labor party had a compelling new target.
www.jr.com /xs-the-jam-setting-sons-in-music-mod--pi!3810725.html   (536 words)

  
 DVDplus.co.uk: Buy Setting Sons - Jam (The) CD online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Singles 1977-1979, The (45rpm - Singles Set) [ECD] - £28.47
Singles 1980-1982, The (45rpm - Singles Set) [ECD] - £28.47
The Jam: Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton, Rick Buckler.
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 The Jam Setting Sons USA LP RECORD (141276)
The Jam Setting Sons USA LP RECORD (141276)
THE JAM Setting Sons (1979 US 11-track LP, p/s + inner, PD-1-6249).
Sell us your rare The Jam records and CDs
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