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Ãðóïïà "The Jam" áûëà îñíîâàíà â 1975 ãîäó Ïîëîì Âåëëåðîì (ð. 25 ìàÿ 1958; ãèòàðà, âîêàë), Ðèêîì Áàêëåðîì (ð. 6 äåêàáðÿ 1955; óäàðíûå), Áðþñîì Ôîêñòîíîì (ð. 1 ñåíòÿáðÿ 1955; áàñ) è Ñòèâîì Áðóêñîì (ãèòàðà), êîãäà åå ó÷àñòíèêè åùå ó÷èëèñü â øêîëå. Áðóêñ âñêîðå êóäà-òî èñ÷åç, è îñòàâøàÿñÿ òðîèöà ñîñòàâèëà íåèçìåííóþ êîíôèãóðàöèþ"Jam". Âåñü ñëåäóþùèé ãîä êîìàíäà çàðàáàòûâàëà ñåáå î÷êè, èãðàÿ êëóáíûå êîíöåðòû â îêðåñòíîñòÿõ Ëîíäîíà.  ôåâðàëå 1977-ãî ãðóïïà ïîäïèñàëà êîíòðàêò ñ"Polydor", à äâóìÿ ìåñÿöàìè ïîçæå åå ïåðâûé ñèíãë"In the city" âîðâàëñÿ â áðèòàíñêèé Òîï 40. Åùå ÷åðåç ìåñÿö â ïðîäàæå ïîÿâèëñÿ ïîëíîìåòðàæíûé àëüáîì ñ òàêèì æå íàçâàíèåì. Çàïèñàííàÿ âñåãî çà 11 äíåé ïëàñòèíêà âêëþ÷àëà â ñåáÿ ðèòì-ýíä-áëþçîâûå êàâåðû, à òàêæå ìàòåðèàë Âåëëåðà, íàïîìèíàâøèé óáûñòðåííûå âåðñèè ðàííèõ ðàáîò"The Who".

Ïîñëå âòîðîãî ñèíãëà,"All around the world", î÷åíü áëèçêî ïîäîáðàâøåãîñÿ ê ãîðÿ÷åé äåñÿòêå,"Jam" ïðîâåëè óñïåøíîå áðèòàíñêîå òóðíå. Àëüáîì"The modern world" çàñòðÿë â íàöèîíàëüíîì Òîï 40, è ýòî ïîäâèãëî"äæåìîâöåâ" ê çàâîåâàíèþ Àìåðèêè. Îäíàêî"àòàêà íà ÑØÀ" çàõëåáíóëàñü, è çàîêåàíñêèå ãàñòðîëè ïðîâàëèëèñü.

Òîãäà òðèî âåðíóëîñü äîìîé è óñòðîèëî î÷åðåäíîé òóð ïî ðîäèíå. Íî è çäåñü ìóçûêàíòîâ îæèäàëè íåïðèÿòíîñòè – â Ëèäñå îíè ïîäðàëèñü ñ êîìàíäîé ðåãáèñòîâ, è Âåëëåð ïîëó÷èë íåñêîëüêî ïåðåëîìîâ.  ìàðòå 1978-ãî"Jam" îïÿòü îòïðàâèëèñü â Øòàòû, ãäå ðàçîãðåâàëè"Blue oyster cult". È ñíîâà ïîïûòêà çàâîåâàòü ñèìïàòèè àìåðèêàíöåâ íå óâåí÷àëàñü óñïåõîì. Çàòî äîìà ïîïóëÿðíîñòü êîìàíäû íåóêëîííî ðîñëà. Ìíîãèå êîëëåêòèâû êîïèðîâàëè"ìîäîâñêèé" èìèäæ"äæåìîâöåâ", à ñàìà ãðóïïà çíàòíî âûñòóïèëà íà ôåñòèâàëå â Ðèäèíãå. 1979-é ãîä ñòàë ïîâîðîòíûì äëÿ"Jam", èõ ïåñíè áûëè òåïåðü áîëåå ñëîæíûìè è ìåëîäè÷íûìè è íàïîìèíàëè áîëüøå òâîðåíèÿ Ðýÿ Äýéâèñà ("Kinks"), ÷åì Ïèòà Òàóíøåíäà ("Who").

Íåñìîòðÿ íà èçìåíåíèå ñòèëèñòèêè, êîììåð÷åñêàÿ óäà÷à ñîïóòñòâîâàëà ìóçûêàíòàì. Àëüáîì"All Mod Cons" ïîäíÿëñÿ äî øåñòîãî ìåñòà, âñå ñèíãëû àêêóðàòíî ëîæèëèñü â Òîï 20, à"Eton Rifles" ðàçìåñòèëñÿ íà 3-é ñòðî÷êå. Äèñê"Setting sons" ñòàë ïåðâûì ðåëèçîì ãðóïïû, êîòîðûé âñå-òàêè ïðîáèëñÿ â"Billboard" (137-å ìåñòî), à ìèíüîí"Going underground" âîçãëàâèë áðèòàíñêèå ÷àðòû.

Ïëàñòèíêà 1980 ãîäà"Sound effects" îêàçàëàñü íàèâûñøèì øòàòîâñêèì äîñòèæåíèåì"Jam" (72-ÿ ñòðî÷êà â"Billboard"). Íà ñëåäóþùèé ãîä Âåëëåð ñîòîâàðèùè ñäåëàëè ðåçêèé êðåí â ñòîðîíó àìåðèêàíñêîãî ñîóëà è ðèòì-ýíä-áëþçà, âûïóñòèâ ñèíãë"Funeral Pyre".  ïðîöåññå çàïèñè øåñòîãî àëüáîìà ó Ïîëà ñëó÷èëîñü íåðâíîå ðàññòðîéñòâî, ÷òî ïîáóäèëî ôðîíòìåíà íàêîíåö-òî êðåïêî çàäóìàòüñÿ î âðåäå ïüÿíñòâà. Âåëëåð ïîïûòàëñÿ çàâÿçàòü ñ ïàãóáíîé ïðèâû÷êîé è äîâåë ñåññèè äî êîíöà. Íåñìîòðÿ íà ÿðêî âûðàæåííóþ ñîóë-îðèåíòàöèþ,"The gift" ñòàë ïåðâûì àëüáîìîì ãðóïïû, îêàçàâøèìñÿ íà ñàìîé âåðøèíå àíãëèéñêîãî õèò-ïàðàäà. Ê ýòîìó âðåìåíè òàêæå ïîäîñïåë òðåòèé"íàìáåð óàí" ñèíãë"Town called Malice", à"Jam" ñòàëè ïåðâîé ãðóïïîé ñî âðåìåí"Beatles", ïðåäñòàâèâøåé äâå ñâîèõ ïåñíè â ïåðåäà÷å"Top of the pops".

Íî, íåâçèðàÿ íà ïèêîâóþ ïîïóëÿðíîñòü ãðóïïû, Âåëëåð îñòàâàëñÿ íåäîâîëåí ñâîèì òâîð÷åñòâîì è â êîíöå 1982 ãîäà ïðèíÿë ðåøåíèå ðàñïóñòèòü êîìàíäó. Ïåðåä îôèöèàëüíûì çàêðûòèåì ïðîåêòà"The Jam" óñïåëè ïðîâåñòè ïðîùàëüíîå òóðíå è äàëè çàëï ïî âåðõóøêå áðèòàíñêèõ ÷àðòîâ ñèíãëîì"Beat surrender". Ôîêñòîí âïîñëåäñòâèè âûïóñòèë ñîëüíûé àëüáîì, Áàêëåð èãðàë ñ"Time U.K.", à Âåëëåð îðãàíèçîâàë"Style council".

 

Ñîñòàâ

  • Paul Weller - âîêàë, ãèòàðà
  • Rick Buckler - óäàðíûå
  • Bruce Foxton - áàñ, âîêàë

Äèñêîãðàôèÿ

  • In the City - 1977
  • The Modern World - 1977
  • All Mod Cons - 1978
  • Setting Sons - 1979
  • Sound Affects - 1980
  • The Gift - 1982

 

 

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