Foxton\u2019s decade as part of From The Jam is considerably longer than the time he spent in the parent band \u2013 actually, both tenures are dwarfed by the 15 years he played with Stiff Little Fingers. But here he is, flying the flag in a sweaty, cacophonic tribute to the iconic three-piece that first brought him to prominence.<\/p>\n
Patched together from various shows across the UK, the album illustrates just how faithful Foxton and partner-in-crime guitarist\/singer Hastings have been to what went before. Wisely, though, Hastings doesn\u2019t attempt full-on vocal mimicry, even if he does come perilously close to Paul Weller on the comparatively subdued sway of The Butterfly Collector.<\/p>\n
Perhaps surprisingly, the 12 tracks here include just one Foxton-penned song, Smithers-Jones, with no space for his solitary A-side composition News Of The World. It\u2019s a humble move on Foxton\u2019s part, highlighting instead the more celebrated material and chart-toppers (all featured, bar Beat Surrender), presumably with a view to giving the fans what they really want, and judging by the crowd fervour captured on tape between numbers he\u2019s done a bang-up job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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