I,m Going Underground

[MOZZER2]

was and still is my fav Jam tune

sad news tonight on hearing of the passing of drummer Rick Buckler

Seen Weller solo live in the past but never did mange to see the Jam live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1ct5yEuVY

[goats]

Fake news isn’t it?

[the other bob wilson]

Oh, that’s sad news, didn’t realise he was my age.

Saw the Jam in Sophia Gardens Pavillion in 1979 I think it was, it felt like I was one of the oldest people in there.

[MOZZER2]

Fake news isn’t it?

afraid not

I'm shocked and saddened by Rick's passing. I'm thinking back to us all rehearsing in my bedroom in Stanley Road, Woking. To all the pubs and clubs we played at as kids, to eventually making a record. What a journey!

(1/4 - P.W) pic.twitter.com/UzWBFeWRvJ

— Paul Weller (@paulwellerHQ) February 18, 2025

[goats]

Sad news, saw it posted on a few fb mod groups I’m in, but someone said he was ill but still alive…what a band they were late 70’s early 80’s…was too young to see them live.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

To be fair Paul Weller is upset but not half as upset as me having to listen to all the rubbish he's put out since The Jam split up

[Heathblue]

Don't normally contribute to these type of threads and wasn't really a fan of the jam but I am a little saddened to hear of this news, my musical taste changes from week to week but currently, my favorite Jam tune is ghosts. Raw, clean and just a listenable spin.

[Wash DC Blue]

That is sad.
I love The Jam!

[MOZZER2]

we lose another great musician from the magical days of the 70 and 80's music scene

drummer Clem Burke RIP

always been my fav Blondie song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU3-lS_Gryk

[fingers]

I'm sure it's just coincidence, but the amount of drummers that die before anyone else does in a band is pretty phenomenal.
Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
Clem Burke (Blondie)
Rick Buckler (The Jam)
John Bradbury (The Specials)
Keith Moon (The Who)
John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
Neil Peart (Rush)
Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance)
Rick Allen's left arm (Def Leppard)

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I'm sure it's just coincidence, but the amount of drummers that die before anyone else does in a band is pretty phenomenal.
Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
Clem Burke (Blondie)
Rick Buckler (The Jam)
John Bradbury (The Specials)
Keith Moon (The Who)
John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
Neil Peart (Rush)
Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance)
Rick Allen's left arm (Def Leppard)

The riddle of the paradiddle?

[Rjk]

I'm sure it's just coincidence, but the amount of drummers that die before anyone else does in a band is pretty phenomenal.
Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
Clem Burke (Blondie)
Rick Buckler (The Jam)
John Bradbury (The Specials)
Keith Moon (The Who)
John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
Neil Peart (Rush)
Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance)
Rick Allen's left arm (Def Leppard)

And about 9 spinal tap drumers

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

And about 9 spinal tap drumers

Eric " stumpy joe " Peeps

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I'm sure it's just coincidence, but the amount of drummers that die before anyone else does in a band is pretty phenomenal.
Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
Clem Burke (Blondie)
Rick Buckler (The Jam)
John Bradbury (The Specials)
Keith Moon (The Who)
John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
Neil Peart (Rush)
Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance)
Rick Allen's left arm (Def Leppard)

The Rick Allen quip is superb ��

[JamesWales]

News like this inevitably leads me on a little Wikipedia journey.

Not a huge Jam fan, but I didn't realize Paul Weller was so young - only 66. In fact he is only 7 years older than Simon Fowler of Ocean Colour Scene, who I think of as being an entirely different generation altogether.

[Dorcus]

News like this inevitably leads me on a little Wikipedia journey.

Not a huge Jam fan, but I didn't realize Paul Weller was so young - only 66. In fact he is only 7 years older than Simon Fowler of Ocean Colour Scene, who I think of as being an entirely different generation altogether.

I hated Jam and I hated Style Council. Nothing wrong with them but far removed from my taste in music

[JamesWales]

I hated Jam and I hated Style Council. Nothing wrong with them but far removed from my taste in music

Yeah they slip between my musical genre tastes really, but I can recognize their contribution.

[Dorcus]

Yeah they slip between my musical genre tastes really, but I can recognize their contribution.

Yes of course I agree. My musical taste is very Catholic anyway, I like a Mass of stuff.

[JamesWales]

Yes of course I agree. My musical taste is very Catholic anyway, I like a Mass of stuff.

I quite like the odd protest song tbh

[Wash DC Blue]

The world record for a drum solo has to be around 7 hrs.
It was some snotty little brat behind me on a flight back home once :)

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Yes of course I agree. My musical taste is very Catholic anyway, I like a Mass of stuff.

Or 'catholic' perhaps. Unless you are a fan of Judas Priest, Guns'n'Rosary and/or All Saints etc.





P.S. Just teasing!

[Dorcus]

Or 'catholic' perhaps. Unless you are a fan of Judas Priest, Guns'n'Rosary and/or All Saints etc.





P.S. Just teasing!

Or nun of those

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Or nun of those

[MOZZER2]

I'm sure it's just coincidence, but the amount of drummers that die before anyone else does in a band is pretty phenomenal.
Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
Clem Burke (Blondie)
Rick Buckler (The Jam)
John Bradbury (The Specials)
Keith Moon (The Who)
John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
Neil Peart (Rush)
Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance)
Rick Allen's left arm (Def Leppard)

you can now add former Judas Priest Drummer James Les Binks to the list

[fingers]

you can now add former Judas Priest Drummer James Les Binks to the list

But he wasn’t the first to die from the band. That would have been John Hinch, the previous drummer, with Judas Priest who died in 2021.

Oh hang on, no. David Holland was the first to die from Judas Priest who died in 2018 and was their……..drummer!!