Joe Jackson: Rain

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Dave McKenna wrote in the Washington Post: "Joe Jackson began changing his pose from an angry nerd to a romantic nerd in the early 1980s. Fans cheered for both personas at the 9:30 club on Thursday. Most of the set came from either Jackson's new disc, 'Rain,' or his early '80s commercial peak, 'Night and Day.' Now 53, Jackson flaunted his multiple personalities by carving a medley out of the old and bitter 'Cancer' (with its what's-the-use hook: 'Everything gives you cancer / There's no cure / There's no answer") and his new 'King Pleasure Time,' a tune that preaches the gospel of fun. He described the late-model 'A Place in the Rain' as being 'angry and humorous and romantic all at the same time.' Jackson, who sat behind a grand piano throughout the roughly 90-minute set, is touring with a duo that he and his audience know well: He's played with bassist Graham Maby and drummer Dave Houghton since his breakout 'Look Sharp!' tour in 1979 (though Houghton did take a 22-year leave of absence from the gig beginning in 1980)" ("Music: Joe Jackson," 4/12/08).