I'm trying this again...

I was trying to remember a song of his a couple of days ago...and I did, with a little help...then I found some more. Does anyone like Joe?

"Steppin' Out", "Breaking Us In Two", "Is She Really Going Out With Him"...

AzureStar said:

You decided to forgo Michael and talk about Joe.

How about "Right and Wrong"? I don't really like Is She Really Going Out With Him, but the other two songs are cool.
[This message was edited Tue Jul 9 22:49:35 PDT 2002 by Supernova]

lol...yep, I opted for Joe.

Right and Wrong...I actually just heard this song a couple of days ago...good song!

At least he's not a redneck.

I remember the cool "it's different for the girls", "cha cha loco", & the beautiful "real men", his music is a pretentious now, he has disavowed his pop hits.
oh soubahdoubah we don't talk about a mj family member here...

he did a great live album called big world...i should pull that album out good stuff on there... and sounds fantastic still
[This message was edited Tue Jul 9 22:56:52 PDT 2002 by Finess]

All those mentioned plus Memphis,Mikes Murder soundtrack.

"Stranger Than You" is good, too...

Joe Jackson is good. I like his music . His albums Beat Crazy, Look Sharp and I'm not sure but is it Night Music another one of his albums? He's very good live and puts on a good show.
[This message was edited Tue Jul 9 23:30:50 PDT 2002 by Vagina]

Sorry Finess but Big World isn't a live album, but you're right, the live double-CD he released a few years back is fab!

What a talent!! Slow Song, It's different for girls, Real Men, I'm the man, We can't live together...

I saw his Laughter & Lust gig in Paris in 1991 and it was great - a great moment!

olivier said:

Big World was actually recorded in front of a live audience. They just were not allowed to make any noise until a couple of seconds had passed after each song. So it is in fact a live album, just without the applause.

I waited on this guy in 1987 in Philadelphia and he was, without question, the biggest, most pompous DICK I ever had the misfortune of meeting. I had waited on other celebrities before (Robert Duval, Dizzie Gallespie, Malcolm Jamal Warner and others) and realize that sometimes they simply want to be left alone, but this guy was just RUDE.

I brought him the customary glass of ice water and he scoffed and said "Can I have a glass of WATER, rather than a glass of ICE, please? What the fuck? I elected not to point out that, technically, it WAS water.

Later, as he sat alone, waiting for his food, another server who was a big fan and had been to his show the previous night VERY POLITELY and courteously asked him, if he had a moment, would he please sign an autograph for her. He made very a condescending and insulting "tfff" sound (like a half laugh or a scoff) and that was it!

To top it off, the cheap bastard left me 13% tip. Never liked his music anyway, and naturally, don't like the man.

Fuck him.

Well, I don't know the man personally, but I do enjoy most of his music. I would suggest everyone to check out his 2 CD greatest hits album for a fantastic overall look at his output. I'm also reading his autobiography right now about his childhood and getting started in the music biz. It's a fascinating read.

I especially loved his song, "Everything Gives You Cancer"...