Genre: Rock
Original Release: 9/11/2007
1. Beat Crazy
4:15
2. One To One
3:22
3. In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare)
4:30
4. The Evil Eye
3:46
5. Mad At You
6:02
6. Crime Don't Pay
4:25
7. Someone Up There
3:47
8. Battleground
2:33
9. Biology
4:31
10. Pretty Boys
3:41
11. Fit
4:42
Before exploring jump blues and early R&B on 1981's Jumpin' Jive and later jazz and Latin styles on 1982's Night and Day, Joe Jackson expanded his power pop and punk m.o. with this, his reggae-tinged third album. Jackson sticks with the short songs and punk feel of his first two releases, but strategically adds rocksteady and jazz elements here and there. A direct reggae influence is heard on such dub-style cuts like "In Every Dream Home," while more of a pastiche approach is evident on tracks like "Mad at You." Jackson Read More
