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NEW ALBUM: JOE JACKSON ~ Hope and Fury - Ruby - 19-04-2026 JOE JACKSON ~ Hope and Fury   I have a love hate relationship with Joe Jackson’s music. I’m reluctantly admiring of his ability to shapeshift, his sheer musicality and absolute pithiness. He is unabashedly and entirely his own brand, although exactly what that is remains unclear! Eclectic doesn’t begin to describe him and he seems to do it all with great gusto, from jazz to pop, to classical and beyond. The fact is that he really can pen a tune, whether or not one likes his style. He never denies his working class roots, quite the opposite, which is refreshing in a terribly class conscious society, and in truth, I found at least half of this album listenable, if not downright earwormworthy, in some instances. Even if it’s outside of my regular choice of listening, the quality presentation and execution goes an awfully long way. He is clever, a consummate professional, and still sounding remarkably strong at 71. He’s obviously having a bit of a go here, about a few topics, which is all good – that’s what musos have done since time immemorial, and I think he speaks some incontrovertible truths, even if he IS on his soapbox. Also, he has earned the right to say as he pleases and critics be damned, IMHO. Two that stay with me … (can't seem to insert a playable link)  “End of the Pier” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBZKC4CTc_0 “Made God Laugh” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULfVgODPa2s RE: NEW ALBUM: JOE JACKSON ~ Hope and Fury - CRAZY-HORSE - 19-04-2026 ^^ i liked both but of the two linked tracks i preferred the first one, End Of The Pier. i need to listen to the whole album this week RE: NEW ALBUM: JOE JACKSON ~ Hope and Fury - CRAZY-HORSE - 21-04-2026 okay i listened to the album that was a pleasant surprise. the dude is a consummate professional and just does not release anything sub par IMO. favourite tracks for me were: Fabulous People:  Fabulous People and this one is my favourite: RE: NEW ALBUM: JOE JACKSON ~ Hope and Fury - Ruby - 22-04-2026 Glad it worked for you! I now have "After All This Time" on replay in my mind. Which is not a bad thing - there was a gospel song in it before, which seems to have been ousted. A VERY persistent one - gosh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8IlqzROqTY