Now this is what pop rock should sound like to my ears. It's upbeat and recorded with real instruments. Jackson's debut album, Look Sharp!, sounds like a cross between Elvis Costello and Steely Dan. It was some smart stuff. Of course, I discovered this LP years after it was released. My first exposure to Joe Jackson was the 1983 video for Steppin' Out. This was in heavy rotation on MTV. I didn't love it at first, and loved it less so every time it crossed the airwaves. This was probably why it took me decades to go back and listen to his first album.
Here is a fun track on that debut album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEiAUDwC4Wo
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