Look Sharp! (studio album) by Joe Jackson
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Look Sharp! is ranked as the best album by Joe Jackson.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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80/100 ![]() | 4 days ago | classicjoe | ![]() | 78/100 |
75/100 ![]() | 12/04/2024 16:53 | boppare | ![]() | 78/100 |
80/100 ![]() | 11/27/2024 05:20 | ![]() | ![]() | 82/100 |
40/100 ![]() | 08/30/2024 02:55 | Proto | ![]() | 37/100 |
70/100 ![]() | 08/20/2024 17:06 | ![]() | ![]() | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.
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near perfect album
extremely unrated and over looked, pity his later albums not as great as this one

Joe's first is definitely his best. Somehow, he perfectly blended pop, punk, and new wave, into a perfect amalgamation of style all his own. Lots of great songs with good variety, skillful craftsmanship and fine delivery. A genuine accomplishment.
So solid and energetic album, marking the transition from punk to new wave. No bad songs. Best tracks: Sunday Papers, Fools in Love
Power pop! Really powerful funky tunes, very high tempo and solid from start to finish.
For a guy who plays the piano, this debut has precious little of that instrument...and that's a good thing. This is power pop at it's finest. The songs are catchy but deep and Joe's sarcastic flare was never better. I remember hearing this album for the first time a few months after "Night and Day" came out. I refused to believe it was the same man. Realizeing the range of his abilities at that moment made me a Joe Jackson fanatic for years to come.
A fine album by a very underrated artist. Clever, poppy and just fun.
No weak songs ..... Fine debut

As far as the New Wave period goes, this albums has got to be in the top five of that era. It's just solid from start to finish. Has anyone made a track as frenetically charged as "Got the Time?" Anthrax covered it, for Chrissake!
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