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The Best Singer-Songwriter Albums of 2008

by Michael Keefe

[10.Dec.08] :. Former (or current) members of the Dream Syndicate, Fleetwood Mac, and the Wallflowers are just a few of the best singer-songwriters stepping out on their own this year.

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5 questions for eclectic British singer-songwriter Joe Jackson

by Martin Bandyke [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[23.Apr.08] :. Joe Jackson decided to strip his music down to the bone on his latest studio album, “Rain,” recorded in his newly adopted hometown of Berlin. There’s Jackson on piano and vocals...

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Joe Jackson: Rain

by Will Layman

[28.Jan.08] :. The eclectic pianist/songwriter delivers a treat -- ten perfectly crafted pop songs that recall his best work or maybe are his best work.

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Joe Jackson: The Best of Joe Jackson: The Millennium Collection

by Marshall Bowden

[24.Sep.01] :. In 1979 I was in high school and a convert to the music that was quickly becoming dubbed “new wave”. Having already cut my teeth on Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, and the Ramones, I found...

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Joe Jackson: Night and Day II

by Ben Varkentine

[9.Oct.00] :. The millennium is truly at hand: Joe Jackson has put out an album I don’t love. You have to understand the magnitude of this. Ever since hearing Jackson’s first album, Look Sharp...

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    Joe Jackson: Steppin’ Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson

by Ben Varkentine

This retrospective is the most complete look at Joe Jackson’s songwriting currently available, but it is not, unfortunately, the one that I would recommend. Jackson has an established penchant...

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Joe Jackson: Summer In The City: Live in New York

by Ben Varkentine

God, I love this man’s music. After over a decade of varying success in the pop world, Joe Jackson found himself tired of throwing himself against the wall to see if he would stick. He decided...