Joe Jackson LOOK SHARP

Personnel: Joe Jackson (vocals, harmonica, piano); Gary Sanford (guitar); Graham Maby (bass); Dave Houghton (drums).Reissue producer: Mike Ragogna.Recorded at Eden Studio, London, England. Includes liner notes by Scott Schinder.Digitally remastered by Erick Labson at Universal Mastering Studios West, North Hollywood, California.He burst onto the scene a couple of years later than Elvis Costello and Graham Parker, but Joe Jackson completed British rock's Angry Young Man trinity. As evidenced by his '79 debut, Jackson was a bit more eclectic than Parker or (early) Costello, and a touch ahead of both in terms of harmonic sophistication (though he downplayed his compositional chops at the beginning). The straight-ahead guitar-bass-drums trio that backed him on his first three albums was inspired by punk, but clearly more a part of the burgeoning new wave scene, marrying punk's aggression with smart, hooky pop song structures.True to the spirit of the times, Jackson's irritated by just abou