Dig The New Breed, The Jam’s farewell live album, was the last to be released during the band’s all-too-short career.
Spanning their earliest and latest output by taking in performances from 1977 to 1982, this downloadable collection exudes all the electrifying stage energy of one of Britain’s most exciting live bands ever.
Taking in 14 tracks that stretch from The Jam’s formative years to the last hurrah of their farewell, Dig The New Breed continues to conjure up the raw dynamism of The Jam’s live performances nearly 30 years after they split for good.
From a rough and ready version of their debut hit, ‘In The City’, recorded in 1977 at London’s 100 Club, through a powerful ‘Start!’ at the Hammersmith Palais in 1981, to the driving force of ‘Going Underground’ at Glasgow’s Apollo in 1982, this album serves up all the band’s live energy, without the actual spit and sweat.
Quite simply an awe-inspiring introduction to a band whose youthful fury and energy still shines through today, or an unmissable trip down memory lane for anyone lucky enough to have seen the band play live.