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Everything that The Jam did is an absolut 5 stars coming from me.
Weller FTW. Nice one.
Nice
Great!
This album is flawless. The group had a very unique, tightly connected playing style with very few songs opening up for individual riffs or flairs, but it gives energy and drive to strong musicality and lyrics. The album is one of their best although the next 3 are equally as good if not better.
It’s a shame Paul Weller and the Jam never got their flowers in the US.
A must listen album.
Bardzo fajne. Taki gładki punk. Jakby Beatlesi grali punk tylko tym razem dobrze to wyszło. 5/5
Superb, always love the jam
Fantastic song writing, and rocks hard.
Got a very distinctive sound do the jam. Really like it. Hadn't heard this album before but thought it was pretty great. My dad played the jam a lot when I was growing up. Thought this was better than the previous "sound affects" album of theirs we had. Down in the tube station at midnight is by far the best track for me here. David Watts is good too Somewhere between 4 and 5.....
## In-Depth Review: The Jam's *All Mod Cons* (1978) **Context & Background** Released on November 3, 1978, *All Mod Cons* was The Jam’s third album, arriving after a near-collapse. Their second album, *This Is the Modern World* (1977), was critically panned, and frontman **Paul Weller suffered severe writer’s block**. Label Polydor rejected initial demos, forcing Weller to retreat to his hometown, Woking, where he drew inspiration from suburban life and rediscovered **Ray Davies’ Kinks albums** . This pressure catalyzed a creative rebirth, resulting in an album that peaked at **#6 on the UK charts** and became a benchmark of mod revival and punk sophistication . --- ### **Lyrics: Storytelling and Social Commentary** Weller shifted from punk sloganeering to **observational narratives**, influenced by Ray Davies’ ability to humanize socio-political issues: - **Class Resentment**: "Mr. Clean" dissects bourgeois hypocrisy with venomous lines like *"I hate you and your wife / If I get the chance I’ll fuck up your life"* . - **Fame’s Emptiness**: "To Be Someone" mocks celebrity culture, depicting a fallen rock star’s delusion (*"Didn’t we have a nice time?"*) amid cocaine-fueled decline . - **Urban Violence**: "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" narrates a visceral attack by right-wing thugs, blending journalistic detail with working-class vulnerability . - **Tenderness**: The acoustic "English Rose" (initially uncredited due to Weller’s hesitation) offers a fragile love letter to England, while "Fly" explores romantic vulnerability . **Pros**: Depth, economy, and vivid imagery. **Cons**: Occasional over-reliance on British idioms may alienate international listeners . --- ### **Music: Tightness and Evolution** The trio—**Weller (guitar), Bruce Foxton (bass), Rick Buckler (drums)**—honed a sound merging punk energy with 1960s influences: - **Rhythm Section Mastery**: Foxton’s basslines drive "Tube Station" and "David Watts" (a Kinks cover), while Buckler’s precision anchors tempo shifts in "In the Crowd" . - **Genre Blending**: "‘A’ Bomb in Wardour Street" fuses punk aggression with danceable beats, while "It’s Too Bad" channels Beatles-esque psychedelia via double-tracked vocals . - **Dynamics**: Contrasts like the explosive chorus of "Billy Hunt" against the folk minimalism of "English Rose" showcase versatility . **Pros**: Seamless fusion of mod, punk, and pop; no filler tracks. **Cons**: Some punk purists found the eclecticism inconsistent . --- ### **Production: Innovation on a Budget** Engineer **Vic Coppersmith-Heaven** replaced original producer Chris Parry mid-sessions, introducing techniques inspired by **The Beatles’ *Revolver***: - **Textural Experimentation**: Phasing effects on "It’s Too Bad," tape loops on "In the Crowd," and seagull sounds on "English Rose" create immersive backdrops . - **Raw Clarity**: The mix highlights Foxton’s bass as a melodic lead ("Tube Station") and Weller’s "stabbing" guitar chords, avoiding over-polish . - **Efficiency**: Recorded quickly, capturing live energy without studio artifice . **Pros**: Inventive yet unfussy. **Cons**: Weller’s vocals occasionally sound strained in ballads . --- ### **Themes: Class, Identity, and Britishness** *All Mod Cons* dissects late-1970s Britain amid rising Thatcherism: - **Working-Class Anguish**: "Billy Hunt" depicts dead-end jobs, while "The Place I Love" romanticizes escapism from "trendy do’s" . - **Alienation**: "In the Crowd" critiques conformity (*"I need to be an individual"*), echoing punk’s ethos without its nihilism . - **National Identity**: "English Rose" and "David Watts" (reimagined as a class critique) reflect a nostalgic yet critical patriotism . --- ### **Influence: Bridging Eras** The album’s impact is multifaceted: - **Punk’s Evolution**: Proved punk could embrace melody and nuance, influencing **second-wave punk** and **post-punk** . - **Britpop Blueprint**: **Oasis, Blur**, and **Arctic Monkeys** cite Weller’s narratives as foundational . - **Legacy**: Triggered The Jam’s imperial phase (*Setting Sons*, *Sound Affects*) and cemented Weller as "The Modfather" . --- ### **Pros and Cons Summary** | **Aspect** | **Pros** | **Cons** | |-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | **Lyrics** | Sharp storytelling; socio-political depth; vivid imagery | Over-reliance on British idioms may limit global appeal | | **Music** | Tight performances; fusion of mod/punk/psych; dynamic range | Eclecticism criticized as inconsistent by punk purists | | **Production** | Inventive textures; clear mix; captures live energy | Weller’s vocals occasionally raw in ballads | | **Themes** | Timeless class commentary; authentic British perspective | Romanticism ("English Rose") initially deemed risky | --- ### **Verdict** *All Mod Cons* transformed The Jam from punk also-rans to icons by balancing **rage and refinement**. Its genius lies in turning suburban disillusionment into universal anthems, fueled by Foxton and Buckler’s rhythmic genius and Weller’s lyrical rebirth. While its British specificity and vocal rawness drew minor critiques, the album’s influence on guitar-driven rock remains undeniable. As one reviewer notes: *"Top songwriting, playing, and production; an album I’ve listened to non-stop"* . It stands as a **cornerstone of British rock** and the start of The Jam’s legendary three-album peak . **Key Tracks**: "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight," "English Rose," "To Be Someone," "Mr. Clean."
Definitely a jam all right!
Incredible!
Caralho !!!! Obrigado mais uma vez 1001albumsgenerator ponto com. Que disco fantastico! Exatamente minha pira. Inglês, new wavezinho, punkzinho, mod pra caramba. Maravilhoso. Toda faixa foi um absoluto deleite. Que vocal, que baixo feroz! Acho que até agora foi minha descoberta favorita do projeto. Preciso ouvir tudo que essa banda gravou. Maravilhoso. In The Crowd... musicão da porra. Que baixista pika irmão, não to acreditando no que to ouvindo... 5/5
Fantastic. An easy and fun listen. I ended up letting the algorithm keep playing more songs by The Jam after it ended.
Great album. Just good old fashioned British Mod music with just enough swagger from Paul Weller to make it sound awesome!
Well this album finally clicked for me, it was good before but after this listen holy hell I fell in love with it. Bass is always interesting, the guitar hooks are incredible, great lyrics and an enjoyable vocal delivery. And can we talk about how good "English Rose" is? A real standout song in an album filled to the brim with great songs
I’ve always loved The Jam, but didn’t know quite how much. This is crazy good. So pretty, so cool, so fun. Way, way ahead of their contemporaries.
33/1089 - This was very enjoyable. The songs seemed largely on the shorter side but they were compact. I'm gonna learn "English Rose" on piano.
Cool
I'd never heard this album before and I loved it! I was familiar with the band's name but I hadn't really heard anything by them...I don't think they were very popular around here. I'm amazed though...this is great stuff. I think they're considered punk, but this is not punk. I would say Post-punk. Great melodies and songwriting. I can definitely hear their influence on lots of other later 80s music.
All around solid album. 100% of the songs got my foot tapping and were pretty catchy. Nothing stood out as a definite hit, but this level of consistently good songs in a single album is rare.
Damn! Great fun
All Mod Pros!!
The energy is incredible, this is without doubt The Jam at their very best. I first saw them in 1978 as this album was released, I was 16 and they blew my mind. It start a lifetime of music for me. Thank you for this!
Great album
Still sounds great to my ears.
An excellent album by one of my favorite bands. I wouldn't call it their best disc but its loaded with classics.
Jammin’
Love The Jam! One of the best power trios in rock history IMO. And "All Mod Cons" was a big jump in maturity from their two '77 albums ("Billy Hunt" excepted). Your average angry young disaffected punks wouldn't come up with "Fly" or "English Rose". And it's interesting that they sequenced the most powerful songs, which I think were singles, to the end of the record. To Be Someone, A-Bomb, Tube Station are all revered Jam classics.
Bloody brilliant. The lyrics of Weller were just so clever and visceral. In "Down at the Tube Station..." he describes a group hanging around as smelling "like pubs, and Wormwood Scrubs, and too many right-wing meetings". (Wormwood Scrubs being an infamous London prison). Just incredible! The Jam were very popular in the UK and still get a lot of air play, but their depth and social commentary were so much more than just popular music!
Outstanding artistry! A joy to listen to. Why did no one tell me about The Jam? 4.6
Great. The Jam turning from "Punk" to superb pop.
A rollicking fun listen - energetic and competent performances, more than a healthy slice of Englishness, memorable songwriting.
It’s impressive how The Jam sounds. They are unique, like from a different timeline. When you analyze all the great albums they released and WHEN they did it you cannot think about any other word besides UNDERRATED. All Mod Cons has no skips. 4.5/5
1978 britishband, new wave, punk rock, mod revival, power pop
Loping melodic bass with surf and funk touches, chiming palm muted guitars (what a tone! Rickenbacker + AC30, perfect), high energy drums and warm engaging singing - it's simple stuff performed perfectly and written with a real flair for a catchy hook. A huge power pop sound, bright and optimistic but paired with an ironic lyric. At times a.bit like Elvis Costello in the guitar sound and nerdy punk delivery or Billy Bragg in the voice in more tender moments or occasionally a bit of Johnny rotten snarl. I've listened to this a few times over the years but it never really hit until today, but damn this is so good.
This definitely feels like the come-down from punk. There’s clearly punk elements in there, especially with A Bomb in Wardour Street, but it came across more like a power pop album. They look like mod revivalists and clearly like the who which definitely isn’t very punk. The tender moments are really sweet, English rose almost brought a tear to my eye, and then down in the tube station is an unexpectedly heart breaking note to end on. The energetic 3 piece approach is really appealing to me, and the rhythm section really drives the songs. It’s pretty mind blowing that the lads were only 19 when they produced this, although the album has a naivety in the way it wears its influences on its sleeve. Maybe an older band would start to doubt themselves if they sounded too much like other bands. It was a very pure album and I liked it a lot!
Didn’t listen this time but it’s always great
I love this record. Great power/punk pop with drive and urgence and clever lyrics.
Brilliant album, one of the Jams best have to give it full marks.
In my top 5 albums EVER!!!
This was The Jam's third album and their first truly great one. There's not a duff track here, and all originals bar one. I think my favourite track is 'Down in the Tube Station at Midnight'.
Perfect 10/10.
Legendary album from a great band
Heard some Jam songs but never a full album, and it's exactly up my alley. Enjoyed every single song on here, the vocals, the basslines, the sharp guitars, it's all exactly what i like in my music. Also ends on the best song, couldn't ask for more here. Will be listening to all of their stuff in the very near future.
Lives up to its hype. Great album.
Superb tunes with excellent songwriting. My favourite album by the jam.
Awesome record!!
I love the complete britishness of it, and the mod sound. Its bit rock, a bit punk and plenty of energy and sass. Fly is probably the only song that is forgettable, the rest being interesting and compelling enough to sign along from start to finish. Down in a Tube Station has an incredibly engaging lyrics/vision and is its own masterpiece of a song. Love this album and the Jam.
I can still never believe Paul Weller wrote so many lyrically incisive and musically brilliant songs by the age of 20.
Surprisingly great! Loved it.
Previously, I rated The Jam's, Sound Affects, 5 stars and All Mod Cons is just as good, if not better. The Jam's debut album, In The City, clearly was influenced by early Who, and whose raw Mod sounds showed flashes of R & B, Soul, as well as punk. By the third record, the Jam's sound have evolved and matured and the best comparison would be the songwriting and imagery of Ray Davies and the Kinks. The obvious is they covered the Kinks, David Watts, but it goes beyond that with Paul Weller refining his wordplay and tightening up the band. The results are spectacular with a collection of brilliant songs resulting in the Jam's best album and most satisfying. I've ranked most the Kinks albums on this list, 5 stars and the two best Jam albums aren't that far behind as far as quality and enjoyment. I also learned, All Mod Cons is abbreviated for all "modern conveniences" and the album cover photo is a visual joke with the band members posing in a bare empty room...haha..
Early pop punk. Lots to love and sounds like inspo for Midwest emo, Green Day, etc
One of the easiest five stars yet. Such a distinctive and addictive sound, and the lyricism is fantastic. The political commentaries are beautifully described and I love when Weller's brilliant, spikey cockney accent is used to sing incredibly sweet love songs like English Rose or The Place I Love. In so many songs, the bass acts at the lead guitar and the lead as the rhythm. It complements Weller's gritty voice perfectly. I only knew English Rose and Down In The Tube Station... before I listened and as soon as the the first track All Mod Cons came on I knew it'd be five stars. The album is 37 minutes of pumping cockney poetry and I could listen to it forever.
Brilliant. Great tunes with great lyrics. Mini stories. A classic.
Excellent. They seem like really cool dudes
I wasn't expecting to love this one but, man did I ever. The other album from The Jam on this list is a disappointing collection of rip-off songs. THIS one, on the other hand, is freaking wonderful. I didn't realize that I knew this album but I recognized pretty much every song. And I loved them. It's punk, it's pop, it's new-wave... but it's the best of all those things instead of the worst. I don't know. I loved every minute of it. Loved it so much, I listened to it three times in a row.
Brilliant album, made even better by the contrast to my previous day's album by Limp Bizkit. Hints of the Beatles, the Kinks, The Who and The Clash along with their own style. I knew of the Jam and their most famous songs but most of this was totally new to me. I shouldn't have spent so many years out off by tragic middle-aged dads and their 'Well-end' haircuts. Will definitely put this in rotation in future.
Can't believe I've never heard this before. I love it, the bass sounds so good. Great songs.
"All Mod Cons" is the third studio album by British band the Jam. New wave, mod revival and punk rock. Yeah, I picked all that up in the first song. The album title refers to a British idiom on housing advertisements "all modern conveniences" and a pun on the band's association with the mod revival. The band is Paul Weller (guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals) Bruce Foxton (bass, vocals) and Rick Buckler (drums). After a commercially disappointing second album, this album reached #6 in the UK and had wide-spread critical acclaim. Drums and a rockin' guitar open "All Mod Cons." You get a dose of Weller's melodic guitar, a highlight throughout this album. He is taking a shot at fake friends and record executives. The band covers the Kink's "David Watts." This is a much faster version. Foxton on lead vocals with Weller on backing vocals. They make almost a singalong. A piano adding to the music. "In the Crowd" shows the heartfelt side of Weller as he sings about losing your individuality. It starts out as a more of a pop song and then rocks out. A searing guitar solo outro. The band comes out blazing on the second side with "Billy Hunt." This is in punk territory. Weller yowling. Buckler gets the percussion and cowbells going on "A' Bomb in Warfour Street." A prominent bass. Layered guitars. This sounds a lot like their contemporaries at the time, the Clash. A story about a guy going to interview and it getting derailed by a bomb threat. Speaking of derailed and the Clash, the album closes with the wonderful "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight," a song about a young man getting beaten up by right wing thugs at Tube Station. There's eerie train sounds. Weller might have saved his best melody for last with melodic layered guitars closing it out. This a fabulous album. The music is melodic and all band members shine. Nice mixing and production with all instruments very clear. Most the songs are short. The songwriting and lyrics are top notch with Weller telling stories and his innermost feelings on some things. Ah, very similar to the band they cover, the Kinks. There's hard rockers, punk songs and even some I would put in the ballad category. Not bad song or a dull moment. A very high recommendation.
91.67 5 stars
Excellent
Consistent Brit rock fun. Great listen. Will play again.
cuz when you know you know 🖤
Tchê baita álbum, anos setenta, muito agradável
Fits my music taste perfectly. Meaningful lyrics, great instruments
if music on this list can make me smile, even ironically, it gets a point. At my high school there was wall with either The Jam or The Stems grafiti on it. Given how many mods I knew then, I am surpised I dont know this music so much. (obviously it was deeply cool at the time), i find iconic happy crazy light sound. I find it playful, in the way Elmer Foodbeat is, without the poignant and extremely crude French lyrics. So yes, there's a warmth to the guitar style, and something proulsively mindless to the poppy repetition. Funny to discover these at age 50, feeling my teen rebeliousness rising, I am putting this in the cool pile. Oi! babbabbababah! yeah why not, a fiver for ya.
This album doesn't contain the biggest songs of The Jam but it's solid, I can see how this album inspired bands like the Kaiser Chiefs, The Cure, The Libertines, The Smiths etc This is the first (of hopefully many) which is simply just outstanding.
Fantastic album, excellent songwriting.
I bloody loved this. Every song was good or great, will deffo listen to again
Surprisingly strong album. Really compelling and listenable melodies without betraying its punk routes. One I would not have found by myself, so thanks 1001!
This is good; its fairly aged but would have been my jam in 78 (5/5??)
Peak Jam , this is an outstanding album.
Quality absolute quality
I like the catchy hooks and melodic pop-punk. To me, this LP sounds a bit like early Who, but there’s also a Motown influence, and Weller apparently listened to The Kinks for hours to aid his creativity. The song-writing is strong, every song sounds like it could be a single, so even with three instruments you don’t tire of the sound quickly. Ballads like “English Rose” and “Fly”, very unusual for a punk band, hint that Paul Weller would be exploring different musical avenues in the future.
A great punk rock album.
Wow! I sort of knew most of the tracks but have never played the whole album so had never associated the songs with each other. As a whole the effect is oretty stunning. Makes me want to go back to 1978 and hear for the first time in context.
Definitely the best jam album (5/5)
Wow, another one I was not expecting to love so much. I gave a previous album of theirs three stars but this is an easy five. Very solid work and ahead of its time.
VOE VITTU!!! VITUN HYVÄ ALBUMI SAATANA MUTTA MITÄ NÄYTTÄÄ SIVUSTON GENRET!! NEW WAWE, PUNK VOE VITTU!!! TUO PUNK NEW WAWE LEIMA TULEE JÄÄMÄÄN PERSEESEEN KUIN POLTTOJÄLKI TAI AATUN ISONENILLE TEETTÄMÄT NUMEROSARJAT!! JA SEURAUKSET VIELÄ PAHEMMAT!!
cool
Definitely one of those "I've done myself a disservice by not listening to this before" moments. One of the things I'm most looking forward to with this project is finally addressing some of these blind spots. Both The Jam and Paul Weller's solo stuff are things I've long been aware of but never really taken the dip on, save a compilation appearance or two from Weller that I don't recall disliking, but also never liked enough to push me deeper. This album rips! I'm pretty sure 25 years ago me would have enjoyed this immensely as well. I didn't take any sort of listening notes since I was cooking for the family while I listened to it, but I absolutely loved it from start to finish and will definitely be revisiting it again, likely tracking down a vinyl copy and eventually dipping deeper into their catalogue. The version on Stupify has the UK and original US track listing, which features "Billy Hunt" instead of "The Butterfly Collector." While I enjoyed the whole album immensely, I found myself particularly enjoying the back half of both sides the most, especially "'A' Bomb in Wardour Street" and "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" to close out the album.
Knew the Jam but didn't know any of the songs here, but what a great album. Very of the time but not in a detrimental way. 4.6
Beat sound
banger. added to library
Tight, subversive, and catchy. I love this album and love the band.
1978?! Wow - the audio quality on this is sublime. And the songs are really catchy! New fan of the Jam.
Là c'est sexy. Là c'est vendeur.
#manifested
Ahh I love this album. Aggressive yet extremely melodic (and very British) songs - has an early Police meets angry early Who vibe and I just love the mix. The bass fits in so perfectly (Elvis Costello-ish) and Bruce Foxton's playing propels so many of these songs, it might be my favourite individual aspect of this album. Sound Affects is their most-lauded album and it's good but this is my favourite Jam album from top to bottom - no filler whatsoever. 9/10 5 stars.
Love it
relentlessly fun album every track felt so engaging 10/10
Love it
I’ve never really understood what the whole “mods and rockers” thing was, but maybe you had to be there at the time. As far as I know, the only song by The Jam that I already knew is A Town Called Malice which doesn’t appear on this album. And my dad will take any opportunity to tell anybody that he once smoked a joint with Paul Weller when he used to work festivals. Songs I already knew: none Favourite after listening: To Be With Someone (Didn’t We Have A Nice Time), Down In The Tube Station At Midnight Overall: 9/10 I might not understand the whole mod scene, but the album definitely stands out as great many years on. It definitely doesn’t feel like an album from 1978 as many modern indie bands still sound very similar to this. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight certainly sounds like it could have been released within the last decade. Bruce Foxton has some excellent bass riffs throughout, and I absolutely intend to learn some of them myself to play at home, and maybe pretend that I’m in the know and totally understand what a mod is.
Heard this plenty of times, so another easy 5 from me. David Watts, Down in a tube station, Bomb in wardour street are highlight tracks LOVE THE JAM AND PAUL WELLER <3
This is such a snap shot of late 70's English life. Weller's story telling is backed up by a very tight band. Song after song - it sounds like a Best Of.
Love this album. Inventive musicians playing great songs with Smart lyrics.
I had never heard them before and it is awesome! It’s like, in between the clash and cars. It’s great.
BILLY HUNT BILLY HUNT BILLY BILLY BILLY PREFS: TOUT MOINS PREF: RIEN
This is a brilliant album, not a bad song in the lot. What I enjoy about it is seeing how the Jam is evolving musically, to a more nuanced and sophisticated sound. The punchier style the band developed on their first two albums is still in there, but it has matured, with confident, melodic hooks, and surprising forays into psychedelia and jazz-pop. Paul Weller's ability to craft a lyric has developed tremendously here too, with vivid imagery and sly social commentary. I could listen to this all day. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, It's Too Bad, In the Crowd, Fly, To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time), English Rose, Mr. Clean, All Mod Cons, David Watts, 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street, The Place I Love, Billy Hunt
Yeah, this hits the spot
I wanna be David Watts
Un dels discos més creatius en un dels períodes més creatius. És la sublimació del so de The Jam en la seva primera etapa. I aquesta sublimació és d'una excel.lència i exuberància gairebé màgica
The Jam: great singles throughout but also a real album band who made a string of 5-star albums including this one.
Some corking tracks on here. Worth 5 stars for David Watts alone.
This band is “The Beatles” if they were punks, and I have no problem with it. None at all. 5 Stars
One of my all-time faves. I bought this at the time and played it constantly so of course it gets maximum stars. I guess it's aimed at predominantly young angry men in 1978 but it's still fresh and poetic, raucous and rocky even now. It has real classics - 'Down in the Tubestation' and 'English Rose' which are suprisingly poles apart but even the 'fillers' are gold: 'Fly' is the least listened track in Sp*tify but again IMO one of the best tracks on the album.
ace
It's The Jam m8. Clear Beatles influences dotted which I'd not noticed before. Down In The Tube could well be the best British track of all time.
Fun listen
The Jam (and Paul Weller) is a band I know about; but don’t really know their music aside from a few songs. I mostly know them from influencing most of the bands I grew up listening to. Hearing this now you definitely hear where every Oasis song is ripped off from, but also the stems of New Pornographers and Paraquet Courts. For good reason too. This album absolutely rips. A little over half an hour and doesn't overstay it’s welcome. Killer tracks David Watts English Rose
Loved it
#79 - The Jam - All Mod Cons Apparently this album catapulted Paul Weller into the consciousness of the UK. Despite not having any major hits it's got bite, anger, class issues and is a great listen. This is how I imagine London in 1978 (sorry Woking).
Sounds like something Jess and Rory would have liked. I enjoyed it. Would listen again.
There is cowbell, and I really enjoyed this album. I never heard of this band so its been a pleasant surprise.
Like a combination of punk and pub rock interspersed with some very pretty tunes. Thoroughly enjoyed this album.
One of my favourite bands. A great album
Fresh as a daisy/English rose
Love the mod revival movement. Cool mix of punk and early rock. Strong album start to finish
One of my favourite albums of all time.
Melodic, fast and great lyrics.
Some fantastic songs and something of a ‘coming of age’ album given their less than impressive second album ‘this is the modern world’. Stand outs include ‘to be someone’ and the classic ‘English rose’. Loved Billy Hunt live too
Fresh happy indie vibes
ett riktigt bra album. Down in the tube station at midnight är en av de bättre låtarna jag hört på länge.
I like it
Never heard of this before, but was better than I thought it was going to be. Sounds like REM might have been influenced by them and looked it up and sure enough ya.
7 - GOOD
Deilig rockepop! Kudos for Kinks-coveren🫡, selv om den ikke når originalen til hælan. Rart at The Jam ikke nevnes oftere av credjournalista og rockepoliti.
Herlig punkete, men plata er også passe variert. Fint nytt bekjentskap.
Kinda nice and chill with London metro sounds.
TBD
Definitely leaning into popular sounds, although the punk is there by the end of the album. Warrants further examination.
sehr gut, ka wieder rock oder so i guess aber hat ma scho gut gfallen
Liked this a lot, I’m a fan of the Jam but had never listened to this album. Think it deffo got better in the second half. All round a good vibe though
My dad gave me listening instructions for this and honestly I tried to follow them but then I failed to listen in an unbiased manner but then I felt bad because I didn't enjoy it as much as I knew he wanted me to but then I went on holiday and forgot about it but then I remembered I did enjoy it really and it's OK if it's not a 5 for me because it doesn't have the same nostalgia factor as it does for my dad and also he gave hot chip a 1. Dad, this isn't revenge for that, but it's allowing me to speak my truth.
1978 Brit punk classic. Melodies and storytelling from lads who look the the Beatles but sound like an early version of Crowded House.
I feel like The Jam is a band that never really got their flowers in the US. They’re so good. This album, while not chock full of hits, is still enjoyable.
Solid collection of mostly upbeat new wave-inflected tracks, each stamped with bandleader Paul Weller's distinctive voice and personality. As hard-edged as some of these guitar-driven songs are, Weller never loses touch with his pop sensibilities - nearly every number off this record could have been released as a single. A *few* songs on side two run towards the ordinary but the album ends with the startling one-two punch of "'A' Bomb In Wardour Street' and 'Down In The Tube Station At Midnight' (the latter a showcase for Bruce Foxton's deft bass playing).
This was a great find, and the type of band/album I hoped to discover in doing this project. Will definitely be listening again, and further exploring their catalog
Good album
The Jam is a band I've always been meaning to look more into, with a few of their songs such as Town Called Malice and Going Underground being very familiar favourites to me, and so it comes as no surprise as to how much I actually enjoyed this album. A lot of it feels like a precursor to the Britpop sound that would dominate the 1990s, especially Blur with its lyrics about suburban English life, but here there's an element of the country's class issues that make the album more punk-like. It's full of infectious energy, Weller's vocals are on point as always, and it provided the perfect companion to a sunny afternoon. Favourite track: Fly Least favourite track: David Watts
"Didn't we have a nice time". Would agree with this. Good stuff.
Heel leuk albun
"All Mod Cons" doesn't have The Jam's best songs but it quite likely is the band's most consistent and balanced album.
The Jam are my jam
putain quelle bonne suite d'album
After "Sound Effects" the second "The Jam"- album. And four stars again. It seems to turn out that I like tem.
Enjoyed, will listen again… took a small detour on-line on “what is pop punk?”
I actually liked this Quite a bit.Billy Hunt, English Rose, Mr. Clean, and To Be Someone all grooved. But I still found this album quite odd.
Right up my alley with this brand of power pop. In the Crowd and the last run of five tracks all stood out as great among the really good rest. I'll be checking out the rest of their stuff soon.
Rockin’
Fun album out of nowhere, liked Fly a lot, flew by
I liked this a lot more than I expected, so much that I put it right back on after finishing it. At first I was expecting some pretty generic English rock and roll from the 70s, and it sort of IS that, but it's sonically more interesting to me than a lot of those bands somehow. In The Crowd is stuck in my head as I type this and I also really enjoyed Down In The Tube Station at Midnight. I don't think it's a 5-star album but I do think I'll be saving it for future listening.
Only loosely knew of the band so didn't know what to expect. It was really fun! Not a full 5 star album because no individual song stuck out to me much but I was just in a good mood listening the whole day.
Caught myself boppin' my head and stompin' my feet a lot to this one
Really enjoyable mix of English rock songs that just about perfectly capture the past & present of English rock circa 1978 while whistling in the direction of the future. Costello, Lowe, etcetera would take this style and run with it but All Mod Cons is wall-to-wall good songwriting.
Sound Affects er bedre men jeg værdsætter altid noget The Jam
It’s a bit lads, lads, lads, oi, oi, oi for me. Some great tracks on here though, with my standouts as ‘Mr Clean’, ‘In the Crowd’ and ‘…Tube Station…’. Sits somewhere between a 3 and a 4. An option for 3.5 would be ideal. I’ll round up as I’m that kind of bloke.
Album #84, The Jam, All Mod Cons, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great, great album. Other than the big hits, I’d never really done a proper deep dive into The Jam before. What’s immediately clear is just how strong they are as songwriters. It’s not really a punk album in the way I always assumed it would be. I’d associated them with punk and the mod scene, which I don’t fully understand if I’m being honest, but this leans much more into pop. It feels like a real homage to classic rock and roll, and you can really hear The Beatles all over it. That influence works massively in its favour because the album has such a strong pop sensibility throughout. I’m not sure how big this was commercially at the time, but it feels like it should have been huge. There are loads of songs on here that could easily have been hits. I’m not even going to single out specific tracks because the quality is just consistently high. Some songs are better than others, but there’s nothing here I’d call weak, and a lot of it is genuinely great. Big win for me. I’ll definitely be coming back to this one, and I’ve already added a good few tracks to my rotation.
I owned a copy of this as a teenager, late '70s. Enjoyed it a lot at the time but haven't heard it for 45 + years. Quite enjoying revisiting it today. Aside from the Kinks cover David Watts and the iconic Tube Station my favourite song at the time was A Bomb In Wardour Street.
Havent even heard of The Jam before this. Early methodic punky sound. Pretty cool
The Jam are defo a blind spot for me. I've heard the hits but never a full album. Was a bit sceptical but the album has good pace. Listening to the 1997 remaster which probably embiggened the sound a little.
Pretty cool honestly
All Mod Cons: Esta buena To be Someone: me gusto basntante esta la verdad Mr. Clean: esta buena tambien David Watts: ahi va English Rose: esta no me copo tanto In the Crowd: esta buena pero mas meh Billy Hunt: copada Is too bad: mas meh Fly: Fue mejorando pero no me copo tanto. The Place I love: meh A Bomb In Wardour Street: mejor que la anterior pero meh Donw In The Tube Station At Midnight: esta buena En conclusion me gusto bastante, pero no para ponerla en una playlist y escucharlas diariamente.
not sure I’d heard this album before and have no idea why. this is a brilliant album
Great album! The Jam are criminally underrated and this is among their best.
Love this, and the fact that these guys influenced some of my all time favorite bands is just a bonus. Peppy and polished while still punky and angular. Definitely listened to this album on repeat all day.
Super! I didn't know this one prior to this. Great album. The Clash connection is apparent.
Second album by the Jam in a week. Loving it!
Fine Post Punk Record. Fav: All Mod Cons
Yay, The Jam again! This album was good; not as good for me as Sound Effects, but I still liked it a lot. Almost had a roots-rock feel to it in some of the A side songs. 4/5
All jam is great .
Respectable British rock. They were all catchy and no skips...but lacked a little sauce to be a 5
Actually really liked this - Weller's voice is a lot more interesting in this context that it is on his solo stuff. These guys definitely fell from the punk tree but the sound is a lot more expansive. Hints of Elvis Costello, some of The Clash, and his voice sounds a lot like Colin Hay at points? Can see the massive influence this was on Britpop as well. Quite enjoyed.
4.75
Deze The Jam plaat is tot nu toe altijd onder de radar gebleven maar I'm loving it. Het is veel complexer, interessanter en toegankelijker dan de vroege punk en the Jam onderscheid zich daarmee ook tot soort- en tijdgenoten. De zangstem van Paul Weller is heerlijk er zitten echt een paar pareltjes op dit album. Lovely. Snel weer luisteren. 8/10 Highlights Billy Hunt Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
They will never become my favorite band but this album is very cool.
Excellent album, echoing the early work of The Who and Kinks, with crashing guitars and tight three minute songs focused on life in Britain. The Jam’s introduction to many Americans, kicking off a run of great albums in a short period in the late 70’s, early 80’s.
Enjoyed this one!
coming at you today is some early new wave rock music, specifically mod revival, a little reboot of the '60s mod aesthetic by brits who were growing a little tired by the current punk scene. the whole album is a neat british cultural relic. this album is a generally good listen, very poignant and spirited with the vocals and guitars. while it's not life-changing, i feel like if i was driving and i heard this on a radio station, i'd loosen up and let the music play with zero interruption. i think what's most insane to me about this album is how young these guys were at the time when they were writing and recording all this. i wish i had that musical skill during my early 20s!
Solid album, one of the gems of this list
After a few days o pause came back to this and was pleased to get this. The record on which The Jam really hit their stride and expand beyond just being a mod revival band. Solid 4
Love 4/5
Grande banda Britânica! Foi um furacão. Álbum muito bom! Momento maravilhoso da música. Celest Phoenixcall.
A solid piece of some very British rock.
Very fun and feel good album, but some tracks lack interesting parts and can feel repetitive. Loved most of it though, and I will be returning.
> the Beatles
The Jam on yksi parhaista yhtyeistä, jotka nousivat kuuluisuuteen 70-luvun lopun brittipunkvillityksen myötä. Yhtyeen kolmas albumi All Mod Cons ei ole enää suoraviivaista punkkia, vaan levyllä on paljon vaikutteita The Kinksiltä ja The Wholta sekä mukaan on sisällytetty myös akustinen rakkauslaulu. Kyseessä on kaiken kaikkiaan erittäin energinen julkaisu ja yksi parhaista uusista levyistä, joita tämä haaste on tarjonnut. Tosin The Jam oli ennestään hyvinkin tuttu bändi, ja omistamallani Snap! tuplakokoelmalla on mukana kuusi biisiä tältä levyltä.
One of those bands I kinda got into during my punk phase. I had bandmates who got me hooked on the Buzzcocks, but for some reason The Jam didn't land as strongly for me at the time so I didn't buy any of their records. The opening track is dope, I love a short and sweet power pop tune. This could find its way into my regular rotation.
Decent punk/new wave album. I'm not sure it's quite original enough to return to, but it was an enjoyable listen. Billy Hunt and Down in the Tube Station at Midnight were the highlights.
Top notch.
This album reaaally grew on me! I mostly knew The Jam from a few songs here and there, Going Underground being my favorite, but I had never actually sat down and listened to an album from them. This album feels like a bridge inbetween the late 70s and early 80s of music, and songs like "It's too bad" would've totally worked in the mid-80s. I was thinking of giving it a 3 at first because nothing totally stood out to me, it feels more like just a good early new wave album then anything standout but I think that's all it needs to be. Especially with the final song, Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, that ends things on an incredibly dour tone that still hits home just as much today as it did in the '70s
These guys do in fact jam. Punk sensibilities mixed tastefully with popiness. Throughly enjoyed the storytelling and the clash like intensity sprinkled throughout. Overall a great time. Highlights include "David watts" and "down at the tube station at midnight"
Highly enjoyable, reminded me of The Smiths
Sounded pretty nice! Cuss words came outta nowhere, but I dig em. Pretty good sound, distinctly British.
Not my favourite The Jam, but fun.
If I didn’t know before listening, I would have never guessed this was from the 70’s. It had a much more modern sound to it, and I ended up liking it quite a bit. It’s a bit more refined and a bit softer around the edges than typical punk, but still had enough punk undertones to keep it interesting.
Evidence of Paul Weller as a decent songwriter
This was a good listen, could hear a lot of influence for punk music. A bit different to other punk influences like the clash or ramones, more like cheap trick maybe
Some solid, catchy tunes. English Rose, David Watts and In The Crowd are all bops. The Jam lives up to their name.
A great album with consistently strong songs across the board.
- Love this record ..... -
Good solid album
favorites: tracks 3-6
Can you kick it?
Bra grejer! Lite mindre bekant med dem än med flera av de andra samtida banden, men känslan är liknande och får mig att vilja höra mer.
Really enjoyed it.
Great stuff that I will come back to.
A nice cross between Punk and New Wave. Think The Clash combined with The Knack and you've got it. And the bass player is awesome.
7/10… power pop / brit punk / *1978
Upbeat, I thought it was sparky and really had fun with the music. I liked it and each song added to a procession in the album.
The Jam has been one of my favorite discoveries of this list project. I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve heard from them. They exist in that sweet spot between the Clash and the Police, but with a fun mod/punk vibe that’s all their own. 4⭐️
I really enjoyed this album. Very fun and engaging all around.
I'm actually really liking this album. English Rose is pretty. I love the dirty eglish accent. Almost thought it was scottish.
Post punk bliss! Contagious energy.
thankfully liked it. i usually hate all of the British music on here
A strong album from a band with a distinctive sound. 'Down In The Tube Station At Midnight' works really well as the closer, it’s an intense track that gets me kinda choked up inside.
Oh look, it's Exactly The Kind Of Music I Like. The Jam is one of those bands I've always meant to look into but never have. So, thanks 1001 Albums - this kicked ass!
bra rock, men fremstår ikke like nyskapende i 2025
Pretty good, although I probably won't seek it out.
I kinda liked this. It really felt like it came out of a time capsule: Britain 1978.
This was a cool one. Indie and punky and it was definitely Clash coded.
A good album, I liked All Mod Cons, It's Too Bad and 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street the most.
3.5
I thought this was a quit fun listen. A big punky, but not overtly so. 4 stars
We love a British idiom one might find in housing advertisements. I've never heard of The Jam, but their stuff sounds kinda like the opening credits for a 90s TV show. Not a bad thing at all, just a little schmaltzy. I never would have pegged this as a 70s album, and that's a huge compliment. Highlight: 'In the Crowd'
I really enjoyed this
Something between punk rock and new wave.
I liked it
I’d always been curious about The Jam because so many musicians I like cite them as a major influence, but I’d rarely listened to them properly until now. All Mod Cons finally showed me why they matter. Paul Weller’s clean, tight, sharp guitar sound is seriously cool. I can really hear how his playing blends energy with clarity in a way that shaped many later UK guitar bands. I still feel like I’ve only scratched the surface with The Jam, but this album helped me understand their reputation a little better.
A quality album from a quality band. There are so many nods to influences such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who, yet The Jam forged their own path and became massive influences to bands that followed, such as The Stone Roses and Arctic Monkeys. English Rose, 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street and Down At The Tube Station At Midnight are favourites here, and album that I'm embarrassed to not have heard before. I'm looking forward to more Jam albums in the 1001.
Kinks-y
Good energy, great sounding album. Fun songwriting
Blahdy brilliant. Maybe their best
Long time since I listened fully to this album even though I have it on vinyl in my collection. Ice to get acquainted with it again. Settings Sons is my all time Jam album but this pushes it a close second. English Rose is a lovely song and makes this album special. 4/5 14/11/25
I like The Jam! Solid pop punk, much better than some other entries on this list! Enjoyed my listens!
The Jam is awesome. Full stop.
Do like this one - some of their biggest hits on here and not really a dud. In the crowd always surprises me
I think the appeal of The Jam and Paul Weller is partially experiencing it in the 1970s UK. For the rest of us, some of it probably gets lost in translation. As an American 90s kid, I like it but I don't feel as blown away as some other fans. What I hear sounds something like a missing link between The Who and Blur which is certainly no insult, just a little removed from styles I know better. This album sounds like a very British take on new wave. Some highlights for me include "English Rose", "Fly" and excellent "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight". I can't guarantee that I'll return to this album... but I probably should. I think I'm missing out on something special that I just haven't appreciated yet.
Really fun, punky britpop.
Great album. Start of a run of four four star LPs by the Jam. Which is pretty good going for what was a singles band. There’s a tradition in the British & Irish Isles of bands that make men of a particular age go misty eyed - the Faces, Dr Feelgood, The Jam, The Libertines. People who live in other countries or weren’t 13 at the right moment can love them but it’s different. For me it’s the Jam. Objectively I rarely listen to them now, they’re probably not in my top 50 bands but when I do hear them they’re still damn fine. If you are getting interested in them I’d start with the compilation Snap! Before any of the LPs
p402. 1978. 4 stars. The 70s children of The Kinks. Some fabulous songs and mostly great lyrics. Point deducted for filler and some frankly embarrassing 6th form standard poetry. And it has possibly the most terrifying lyric in any song: "I glanced back on my life and thought about my wife/ 'Cause they took the keys, and she'll think it's me"
Great Brit-rock album with fine songwriting by Paul Weller and some of their best songs ("English Rose," "Mr. Clean," and "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight."). Really great cover of the Kinks "David Watts" as well. Some of the songs don't click quite as much but Weller really captures the paranoia and danger of city life with "A Bomb in Wardour Street" and "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight."
Really liked this one. Reminiscent of The Clash, but also see how its almost surely an inspiration for artists like Guided By Voices and The Replacements. Definitely want to check out more
Brisk, muscular, sometimes pretty power pop revival. A little Clash-y, but I suppose they were contemporaries. It’s good stuff.
I understand Supergrass now! This is a great record.
Surprisingly good
What a perfect album to start with. One I know but haven't listened to in a long time. It is very much The Jam. Energy, harmonies, urgent melodies. Not as non-stop frenetic as In The City or This is The Modern World. Does have "3rd album" vibes, in that the song palette is expanding...varied tempos. But still shows evidence of influences, like the Who-like flourishes on "In the Crowd". Overall a solid 4/5
A lot better than I was expecting. Lively, interesting, decent lyrics, nice clean sound with a unique spin to it.
A very British punk rock album. The songwriting is solid and the instrument playing is good. The heartfelt, mellow nature of "English Rose" contrasts sharply with the rest of the album's energy.
4. Not too bad. I like Billy whatever it’s called.
band has a nice sound, odd lyrics at times
Un album que j’ai beaucoup apprécié, et que je réécouterai avec plaisir!
Good
Some great tracks on this one, timeless
Album 26/1001 This album is the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the mutt's nuts. Proper London through and through. Favourite lyrics: DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT "Whispers in the shadows Gruff blazing voices Hating, waiting "Hey boy" they shout "Have you got any money?" And I said "I've a little money and a take away curry I'm on my way home to my wife" "They smelt of pubs And Wormwood Scrubs And too many right wing meetings My life swam around me It took a look and drowned me in its own existence The smell of brown leather It blended in with the weather It filled my eyes, ears, nose and mouth It blocked all my senses Couldn't see, hear, speak any longer" BILLY HUNT "Billy Hunt is a magical world Full of strippers and long-legged girls Clark Kent's got nothing on me I'll spy like James Bond and die like King Kong" Favourite song: Down in the Tube Station at Midnight 🚉 🌙 Honourable mention: English Rose 🏴🌹 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street 🅰️💣 In the Crowd 👤👥 Billy Hunt 🤪🖕 (Cockney rhyming slang for 'silly c___')
Great album here by The Jam. Not their finest offering but was a hint of the greatness to come with their following albums. Ends with a high with DITTSAM
I was pleasantly surprised by how dynamic this album was. The slower tracks mixed in well with the more expected pop rock stuff, and overall I thought it was a great listen, especially at only a brisk 36 minutes or so. Best Track: English Rose
4 out of 5. Another great album by this band and personally speaking places higher up than Sound Affects.
I wanted to hate this because it’s another British band that’s just thrown in here but it grew on me. Some tasty punk grooves in here.
Quite nice. No notes. Sex pistols but they know how to play and sing.
Quite fun, I liked discovering that one of the kinks was bisexual
Never heard of these guys before but I liked it
Listened to more Style Council than The Jam over the years, this one definitely slaps. Extremely tight songwriting, you can hear the foundation of so much different punk, power pop, and new wave that came later. Especially the huge influence on Ted Leo’s sound
I dug it
S-7/10 M-7/10
Ok
Love this one
With the mod revival in full effect, The Jam step up once more to provide the British music scene (crowded as it was) with yet another burst of then-present invention mixed with the sole yet overwhelming homage of the past. Time with them was limited, something no one knew at the time, but time spent with The Jam was a lesson learned in regards to a glimpse of something real that was slowly receding from view. All Mod Cons, whether or not in line with current conveniences, is a nice document of that. Favorites: To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time), Mr. Clean, David Watts, English Rose, In the Crowd, Billy Hunt, Down in the Tube Station at Midnight.
A lot like the clash, pretty good Will I listen to again: 68%
70er Rock, erinnert von der Stimme an Ray Wilson. 4/5
I've never thought of myself as a Paul Weller fan, just someone who likes the odd song by him. However, over the past couple of years, I've been realising just how many of those songs there are. (The Guardian made a playlist of the best 30 tracks from across his career, and they honestly all slap.) Listening to this album was another step towards admitting that maybe I just really like Paul Weller.
I love albums with shorter run times because I tend to listen multiple times and really come to appreciate the album more than just a once through. First listen didn't really don't for me but by the 4th listen this album felt like an old friend. The sound is somewhere between the Clash and The Who but with its own take on it.
Very good album that i completely missed bij the time it was released; i was 15 yeurs old…. Very britisch, very anti- establishment, very good sonwriting. I have some solo albums of Paul Weller that are as good as this.
The sound of the Jam is never in question. Arguably there best album. Slight dip in consistency of tracks
But consistently good. Finishes strongly.
My band played a gig at a small venue in Cardiff a few years ago which was next to a giant stadium. During our sound check 15 Paul Weller fans walked in to get a drink from the bar. We knew they were Paul Weller fans because they all had Paul Weller’s haircut. It’s a normal haircut to see out and about, but a group of 15 uniform men is quite arresting. We started soundchecking and were charmed that they all stopped talking, watched the stage, leaned in and took us seriously. We were playing post-punky sort of stuff, but there was nothing tribal about their reaction, they just loved music. I’d not really heard The Jam properly until today, but had been vaguely aware of and unenthusiastic about Weller’s solo career. Listening to All Mod Cons made the above experience click. It’s a beautifully put together album, not just with hooky bits to sing back to the band in a stadium, but bits that make you think. It’s also a lot less uniform than the haircuts would suggest. There’s moments in both the performance and production that sound like it’s straight from the britpop era. I like the appreciation of poppier, rockier songs, but then also more emotional, stripped back ones. I love that so many of the songs are about longing to be someone else or have a more exciting life - it’s sweet. Similarly, I was surprised by how domestic so many of the lyrics are, “a piece of toast from the one you love most.” Romantic, but a kind of romance you don’t see represented in music often.
This album was basically like if The Clash were a better band (sorry, Clash heads). I loved it. This was early punk rock, storming into the early 80s whilst still holding onto the boyish charm of the 60s and 70s. I found the vocalist so endearing and was very impressed with the lyricism too. I had a vast majority of the songs favorited at the end of my listen, which is always a good sign. The last couple of songs fell a bit flat for me, so it loses a point for that So so good though. Emotional highs and lows. Beautiful music. Fun moments. Great album.
Звучит как группа Parquet Courts, что большой комплимент, но странный в том смысле, что группа звучала так еще до рождения членов группы Parquet Courts. Лучшая песня - Down in the Tube Station at Midnight.
hey this was super fun... i liked it! kundun... i liked it!
Muy bueno
Good
Задорная, интересная музыка. 8 из 10.
Day589 - you have to wonder why the jam wasn’t a more popular band. paul weller is all over this list but before i started this project i could only name one song by the jam. along with the pixies and tom waits the jam has been my favorite discovery
Not bad!
classic song 😋😋
The Jam truly found their muse on this one, and deliver some of their best mod styled tracks.
(4.5) i didn’t expect to like this album so much, i’ve only heard one song by the jam and this makes me want to listen to more. it reminds me of doing math homework in the dark with a desk lamp which sounds sad but i’m actually channeling my inner miles from into the spider verse (he would not be into this album but it’s the headphones on homework feel ifyk)
It is ahead of its time while at the same time honoring the past british invasion. I hear "XTC Skylarking", "The Kinks" (other than the obvious cover of "David Watts"), :"The Beatles" especially how "It's Too Bad" sounds like "She Loves You" done by "Squeeze" and "The Clash's various power pop adjacent songs on London Calling". A very pleasant listen! 4/5
Very good solid album, sounds fresh after all these years
awesome 4.5
This album by The Jam is pretty sound. The punk influence is clear on many of the tracks, an easy four stars, but it didn't quite entertain me enough to add to my Tidal library.
Really fun - definitely digging this one.
Lots of variety on this one. The songs felt very distinct from each other. Great production. Felt like there was some surf rock influence on this.
One of those link bands between genres. 3 for my enjoyment, 4 for the influence.
it's the jam
Came to know The Jam from the last two albums they made before calling it quits. This mid career album is a definite progression to those albums. Weller was / is quite the career chameleon. Still grooving to this day and we’re all better for it.
All Mod Cons – The Jam (1978) | Punk / Mod Revival | Avg: 7.38 | Favorite Song: “Down in the Tube Station at Midnight” All Mod Cons feels like The Jam finally hitting their stride. It's more refined than their early work but still packed with the urgency and bite that made them stand out. “Down in the Tube Station at Midnight” was the clear standout for me. It’s not just a great song—it’s one of those moments where storytelling, atmosphere, and tension all come together perfectly. Overall, the album keeps a strong pace, with very few tracks falling flat. Even the more subdued moments carry weight thanks to Paul Weller’s sharply observational writing. What makes this album work is how well it straddles aggression and sophistication. There’s a polish here that doesn’t sacrifice the band’s punk roots; it just sharpens them. The dips in score on a couple of tracks mostly come from slight energy lulls rather than real missteps. But as a whole, this is one of those records that doesn’t overstay its welcome and feels thematically tight. It’s politically aware, emotionally grounded, and still hits just as hard decades later.