Steppin' Out - The Videos (The Very Best of Joe Jackson)

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Joe Jackson’s reputation as a sort of post-punk crooner comes across in this 12-video collection from the decade of his heyday, 1979-1989. His first videos for the New Wave-ish tunes “I’m the Man” and “Different for Girls” are charming in their primitive, pre-MTV style, while “Steppin’ Out”–Jackson’s biggest success, with a keyboard-based hook to die for–is a prime example of an early ’80s “concept video” without a real concept. Of the dozen videos on this collection, five of them are simply live performance clips (including those for his other two hits, “Is She Really Going Out with Him” and “You Can’t Get What You Want (‘Til You Know What You Want)”), which begs the question of why complete concerts weren’t released separately. Also, with the whole thing clocking in at a mere 50 minutes with absolutely no extras (no credits, chronology, or discography, and not even a 5.1 remix), only rabid Joe Jackson fans need apply. –Kevin Filipski