This should really be called The Very Best Of New Wave Joe Jackson. Despite the inclusion of two more recent recordings, from Volume 4, the 2003 reunion with the singer/songwriter’s original backing band, this umpteenth single-disc compendium doesn’t deviate greatly from its predecessors’ emphasis on Jackson’s late 70s/early 80s run of angular, sometimes unlikely hits.
There is, however, no denying the knack for songcraft and intriguing melody that saw Is She Really Going Out With Him?, I’m
