AliGator wrote: 
Just what I thought. The only trouble is that it's too short as I found it by hitting the PSD button when Bat For Lashes battered my ears, and now she's back, wailing away like a banshee on a reality show.....

I love Joe Jackson. This the first time I've heard this. Where the hell have I been?

just another cover... very original
not

Good Version!

And still good for 2008.

keller1 wrote:

rtkmusic wrote:

December 6 update: What he said.

It's like Law & Order gone hard core! Shweet...

What about Alvin Lee!?!?!! Smokin' hot version!

I am enjoying Joe's aggressiveness here. It's not going to outshine the original, but has a few more balls than that tepid Kottke version.

And the segue into Pipeline: very nice!!

King_Balt wrote:
Joe's show at the Recher Theater in Towson is in the top 5 of my favorite concerts. As someone who grew up in Towson - when he played Hometown I nearly lost it.

Walrus_Gumbo wrote:

Indeed!! It loses points from the start for the cheesy keyboard sound doing the main riff.

I think either Bill or Rebecca likes to collect versions of Oh Well like baseball cards . . .

I like a lot of Joe Jackson's stuff, and have always loved Oh Well for the guitar riff and the lyrics.

Not my favorite version, but I give Joe a seven for a good effort and a good choice of cover.

Way cooler than the horrid Leo Kotke version
Why Leo?Why?

Joe Jackson is the man. Great cover of a cool tune.

King_Balt wrote:

This is a nice cover but it won't replace Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac's original version.

Oh well, he can't sing, isn't pretty, and his legs are thin. And we didn't ask his opinion of us, either!

Ditto.

rcurrier wrote:

I couldn't have said it any better.

Please make this stop.

otoh, Jimmy Page/Black Crowes covered it nicely, and I've heard bootlegs of Tom Petty's cover during his recent tour.

best version of this - hands down. Joe is the man.

Ripping segue to Pipeline in the end. =)

This was the first version of this song I ever heard. Love it!

vandal wrote:
Just started to write the same thing except this isn't really even a decent cover.

Great artist wasting his time on a decent cover of a time worn classic rock lodestone. . .

sharkartist wrote:

What he/she said. What's interesting about this particular segment, re the complaint about too many versions of "Congo Square", is that RP also plays both the Fleetwood Mac and Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon versions of "Oh, Well" as well as Junior Brown's version (in his "Surf Medley") of "Pipeline", but not The Chantays' (not The Ventures--sorry, Bill) original.

For my money, you could play Joe Jackson all the time without wearing out your ears--well, at least not for the first run through...

bluematrix wrote:
Boy howdy! I hadn't heard Joe's cover before, and this is a fave song. Leo Kottke's cover is also great.

(and Bill's segue into SRV's 'Pipeline' was superb)

The transition into Pipeline rocks as well.

Steve wrote:

because...listen carefully here...THIS ROCKS!!! holy frijoles, jumpin joe sounds mighty fine here.

We are listening to this because of the ripping bass line. It rocks.

Gregorama wrote:

Couldn't agree more! An unfairly overlooked gem.

I see the other complaints below concerning Joe doing covers. Personally, I think this rocks. Joe always pays homage to some favorite artist of his and covers a song whenever he's in concert. I always look forward to this part of the show as it gives a glimpse into Joe's interests and tastes. To me he's one of the greatest musicians working today.