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1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) 90s, but skill, feel, instinct, vision—y'know, boring old talent—will still be bottom line compulsories... it's in these latter commodities that the JAMs seem conspicuously undertooled." Compared to the output of DJ Code Money or Cut Creator ("all humour, vibrancy and colour... – aerosoled version[s] of "The Book of Kells"") Kelly felt Drummond's efforts to be a "glitter-crusted charity Christmas card". A later "NME" item called "1987" "the best comment on sampling culture ever made". A retrospective review by AllMusic commented that "1987" is "a hilarious record" filled with "comments on music terrorism and [The JAMs'] own unique take on the