Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler, the other two from The Jam who these days are known as From The Jam, are heading back to the USA next month.
From The Jam will start their US tour in Foxboro, MA on September 23rd.Foxton and Buckler started touring as From The Jam last year to revive the songs no longer played by founding member and singer Paul Weller in his solo set.
While Weller does pay homage to his former band with some token tunes thrown into his set (he is doing A Town Called Malice, Eton Rifles and That’s Entertainment on his current tour), the Jam period is very much under utilised considering the heritage of the band.
From The Jam do a complete set of songs by The Jam and although Weller refers to them as a Jam covers band in interviews, they are the closest thing to The Jam live in the 21st century.
Weller prefers not to dwell on the past with his set, and that is admirable too, but outside of the UK, a Paul Weller setlist borders on the obscure.
Here is a recent setlist by From The Jam. You be the judge:
All Mod Cons (from All Mod Cons, 1978)
To Be Someone (from All Mod Cons, 1978)
It’s Too Bad (from All Mod Cons, 1978)
The Modern World (from This Is The Modern World, 1977)
Pretty Green (from Sound Effects, 1980)
David Watts (from All Mod Cons, 1978)
Butterfly Collector (b-side of 1979 single of Strange Town)
Girl On The Phone (from Setting Sons, 1979)
News of The World (single, 1978)
Little Boy Soldiers (from Setting Sons, 1979)
Private Hell (from Setting Sons, 1979)
That’s Entertainment (from Sound Effects, 1980)
Smithers-Jones (from Setting Sons, 1979)
In The Crowd (from All Mod Cons, 1978)
Running On The Spot (from The Gift, 1982)
When You’re Young (single, 1979)
Start (from Sound Effects, 1980)
'A' Bomb In Wardour Street (from All Mod Cons, 1978)
Strange Town (from Setting Sons, 1979)
Eton Rifles (from Setting Sons, 1979)
Going Underground (single, 1980)
Down In The Tube Station at Midnight (from All Mod Cons, 1978)
In The City (from In The City, 1977)
The Gift (from The Gift, 1982)
Town Called Malice (from The Gift, 1982)
