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The style influenced a new wave of jam bands who toured the United States with jam band-style concerts in the late 1980s and early '90s, such as Phish, Blues Traveler, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, The String Cheese Incident, moe., and Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit.
The following is a list of notable jam bands, or bands on the jam-band circuit. Jam band performances often feature extended musical improvisation (" jams ") over rhythmic grooves and chord patterns , and long sets of music that cross genre boundaries.
The Jam were an English rock band formed in 1972 in Woking, Surrey. They released 18 consecutive top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits.
Writing for Pitchfork, Brady Gerber scored this release a 6.7 out of 10, stating that Goose manage to avoid the pitfalls of the jam band style by allowing the songs time to grow, resulting in "the rare jam studio album that doesn't have to be heard live to be understood", but he criticizes that "each song could benefit from some actual hooks ...
The S.O.S. Band — On the Rise: 1983 — "Just Be Good to Me" † The S.O.S. Band — On the Rise: 1983 — "Tell Me If You Still Care" † The S.O.S. Band — On the Rise: 1983 — "Encore" † Cheryl Lynn — Preppie: 1983 — "When You're Far Away" Gladys Knight & the Pips — Visions: 1983 — "No One's Gonna Love You" † The S.O.S. Band ...
Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam is a compilation album of hit songs written by The Jam.Each track on the album was performed by a different artist or band. Buffalo Tom singer/guitarist Bill Janovitz was surprised to have the chance to do "Going Underground", saying that his band usually had to be content with doing also-ran songs on compilations such as this.
The Disco Biscuits are an American jam band from Philadelphia. The band consists of Allen Aucoin (drums), Marc "Brownie" Brownstein (bass guitar, vocals), Jon "The Barber" Gutwillig (guitar, vocals), and Aron Magner (keyboards, synths, vocals). [1] The band incorporates elements from a variety of musical genres with a base of electronic and rock.
The Style Council were an English pop band formed in Woking in 1982 by Paul Weller, the former lead vocalist, principal songwriter and guitarist with the rock band the Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previously a member of Dexys Midnight Runners, the Bureau and the Merton Parkas. [5]