#setting sons

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Paul Weller (The Jam) (1979)

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The Jam

Setting Sons (1979)

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The 4th studio album by the Jam was released on 16 November 1979.

Originally intended as a concept album about 3 friends who become estranged as they grow up, 21-year-old Paul Weller ultimately abandoned the idea, and Setting Sons retains only 4 songs of the conceived storyline ("Thick As Thieves", "Little Boy Soldiers", "Wasteland" and "Burning Sky").

The album reached a wider audience in the UK, peaking at #4 (the band’s highest chart position to date) and spending 19 weeks on the charts. The Jam appealed to a smaller audience in the US, with Setting Sons peaking at #137 in the US.

The only single from the album, “Eton Rifles,” was the group’s first Top Ten hit in the UK, peaking at #3.

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The Jam, Setting Sons era, 1979.

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The Jam - Thick As Thieves (1979)

But we seemed to grow up in a flash of time While we watched our ideals helplessly unwind

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“Setting Sons” (1979)

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The Jam Albums

1977 - In The City

1977 - This Is The Modern World

1978 - All Mod Cons

1979 - Setting Sons

1980 - Sound Affects

1982 - The Gift