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Paul Weller does come across as an insufferable prick, but he can write a tune. He can also steal from the Beatles and the Kinks in almost equal measures. Just not enough in this for me. Down in the Tube Station is good.
Low 2
Diving into The Jam's "All Mod Cons" felt like stepping into a realm of music that I feel I should have been drawn to, yet the reality was quite the opposite. Despite the hype and cult following that this band has garnered over the years, I found myself struggling to connect with their sound. Perhaps it's a disconnect with punk music as a whole on my part—I've noticed a pattern where it rarely captivates me, often leaving me feeling disengaged. Most of the tracks seemed to merge into one mass, lacking the distinctiveness I crave in music. That said, "English Rose" emerged as a delightful exception, offering a moment of unexpected beauty and a break from the uniformity, standing out as a genuine highlight of the album. "Mr. Clean" and "Fly" also offered something a bit different from the rest, providing slight deviations from the album's sound. However, these tracks weren't enough to elevate my overall impression of the album beyond a modest 2-star rating. The scarcity of engaging melodies and the sameness of much of the album makes it hard for me to imagine a future in which this album will suddenly resonate with me. While I believe that some music can indeed grow on you over time, revealing its depths and nuances upon repeated listens, I just can't foresee that happening with "All Mod Cons." My experience with music has taught me that there's usually an immediate hint of potential connection, a spark, even if faint—and unfortunately, I didn't find that spark here. Favourite Tracks: Mr. Clean, English Rose, Fly
I keep saying “forgettable” for a lot of these albums and I’d apologize for it but I can’t remember which ones
This was a decent album. British upbeat new age. They did a pretty good job, the music was crisp and well produced. The drawback is that there wasn’t anything that made me excited. It was easy to enjoy but also easy to forget. Not bad just not worth revisiting. 5.6/10
It's not bad, but I don't understand why this would be anywhere in the top 1000, let alone several others we have listened to. I realize everyone has different tastes but many of these seem to be nothing too special, or groundbreaking. Anyone can make a list.
I seem to be on a roll with 2 stars, so let's continue this.
2/5. It's like watered down The Clash
Rock, Beat, NewWave, 1978 -> 2
Easy listening, nothing objectionable, some groovy tunes. But, generally not super interesting or impressive overall.
Rough vocals I prefer harmony of voices in this era, even in punk
what a coincidence, i was just thinking this list could use even more new wave albums!
Nice melodies but sounds just a bit old.
Boring.
Cor blimey guvnor it's the jam
I listened to it yesterday but I can't remember a thing.
New wave generally isn’t my cup of tea so this doesn’t do much for me but listenable
Not for me.
Not as good
Sounds good, and i can see connections to The Who etc. But 5 minutes after i stopped listening, i couldn't recall a single note.
This album just reaffirmed my distaste for punk rock music. Specifically punk rock from the 70s. There is nothing on this album for me. Sure there are some cool little bass locks here and there... But they seem irrelevant to the whole song. You have a typical Fuck you punk song with boring music and annoying vocals, and then a cool bass fill. Yeah, it's pretty tasty... But why? What is it adding? If anything, to me it screams, this song is only good for 2 seconds, half way through the song. I just don't care for this music. This might sound pretentious, but I'm so happy that I got into good music. Yes, "good" is subjective.. Obviously people love punk, and all to them. But if someone were to show me the Jam and say they're the best artist in the world and its their favourite... I would say "well, they might be your favourite. But you're wrong on how high of a pedestal you put them on." There is just so much better music from this era. I guess I owe punk rock music some credit for putting some angst and aggression into the mainstream. Should I give them credit? Were they the pioneers? I don't know... Maybe? Do I hate punk? Not entirely, but I don't care for it. I'd have given this a lower score if it wasn't for them being slightly more tolerable than their peers of this era. I'm looking at you Sex Pistols.
I forgot I was even listening to this. It is fine but not 100% memorable to me.
Van die classic crappy britse rock 5/10
C'est pas désagréable mais c'est ultra basique, non ? J'ai l'impression que ça a posé des choses qui ont largement été élaborées depuis ; c'est du Clash moins inventif par ex.
This one wasn’t my jam. It wasn’t bad, I just found it a bit… boring. Monotonous, perhaps? Nothing made my ears perk up or made me tap my toes.
Very British, music kind of bland.
This wasn’t a bad album, but there’s nothing really remarkable about it. It was pleasant while I listened but I probably won’t listen to these songs again.
It was fine but sounds a lot like indie/mod rock which isn't my favourite thing
Een beetje een interbellum plaat: 't is geen punk of pop geen disco. Wat is het wel? Het is uptempo maar geen rock. Ow ja: English New Wave en "Mod Revival" (die komt van Wikipedia): retro 70 jaren muziek in de jaren 80. Niet mijn ding in dit geval. Muziek uit de jaren 70 is ok, maar ik loop niet warm voor the Jam. Het album: een paar interresante tracks, maar de productie is een dikke notensaus. Een muziekbrei. Niks springt eruit of valt op. Lift muziek wat mij betreft. Een paar uitzonderingen: David Watts (track 4) heeft zijn momenten. Verder niets bijzonders. Waarom ik dit moest luisteren is me een raadsel.
Second album I’ve heard of this band. Very similar style as other album with typical alt brit sound.
Punk, new wave, upbeat, lidt repetititvt
Fikk kje så masse ut av da
Gros meh. J'avais espoir que ce serait mieux.
meh
It was okay
I forgot this album while I was listening to it
I’d read about The Jam in NME & Melody Maker long before I heard them. Then one day, around the time this, their third album, was released, I was spending lunchtime in Chelsea Records. This was an import shop in Pitt St,Sydney. They were having a sale & I picked up the first 2 Jam L.P’s for $2.99 each (at a time when the R.R.P. was $5.99). Couldn’t wait to get them home but was pretty disappointed by them - I really did not like Weller’s voice - & did not bother listening to the band again for a good 5 years - around the time they broke up & Weller formed Style Council. I acquired quite a few of their old singles & realised that they had released some really good ones, most notably That’s Entertainment, which I think is one of the best English singles released in the 80’s. As for this album, I think the best song on it is The Kinks’ David Watts, the first single released off the album, and featuring bassist Bruce Foxton on vocals. I also really enjoy English Rose - a ballad & totally different to the rest of the material here. I first heard the last 2 tracks on singles & they’re fine, but not among my favourite Jam singles. I had not played this album for decades.
I just never liked Paul Weller. Don't like the Jam, don't like the Style Council, don't like his solo 'Modfather' work. Lots of people really dig the Jam, and god knows I have tried many, many times over the past 40 years to understand it. But I just don't. Chalk this up as yet another unsuccessful attempt to get into the Jam. The only Paul Weller track I like is the Kosmos (Lynch Mob Bonus Beats Remix). I think this is because it removes all of his singing and, essentially, all of the song itself. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i8djfurMVQ&t=2s
Just immensely average. Nothing interesting about it. I forgot it as soon as I finished it
I was going to give it three stars, but the use of she instead of her in “English Rose” knocked it down to a two. I liked Fly
2.5
Interesting and cerebral. Some cool riffs in here (I’d expect that from The Jam). Enjoyable throughout.
Bit yawny
I listened to it and didn’t thumbs up one song.
Pretty standard album, sounded good
One tone
it’s disappointing how such an interesting backstory can result in such a boring album. this is replacement level 80s pop
Meh.
This was okay. I'd have liked it a lot more if it had a different lead singer. He does that thing with his voice where it sounds like... I dunno like when goofy does the Yuck Yuck laugh, like you're artificially increasing the size of your pharynx. The Thin Lizzy guy does the same thing and I don't like it. Anyway, the music was pretty good, the lyrics were super repetitive and I didn't like the vocals.
This sounds like British surfing music.
Intetsigende!
promising but didn't stay interesting
Uninteresting 2/5
I'm running out of things to say about all these generic albums. Two prolonged sighs out of five.
A decent track here or there. Nothing remarkable, but pretty felt pretty forward thinking for being in the late 70's
The Strokes definitely took inspiration from the title track, or maybe from the same inspiration as the title track, who knows how far it goes. That was the coolest part of the album for me. A couple decent songs.
Non mi lascia molto...
This is like nice punk. Still not the greatest fan but definitely one of those times I wish there were .5's to rate albums.
Not very interesting
Paikoin kuin maanläheisempi Pulp. Voisi olla enemmän asennetta, jää vähän vajavaiseksi
There are some enjoyable elements, but overall it's meh
i always forget david watts is a kinks song (like many good songs, they sneak about in plain view), that leaves the last cut as the only place they soar the jam is one of those groups who were glorious but sadly only in their singles
Slightly better than the other one, I suppose
Bit shit and boring, shite vocals and some decent guitar x bass melodiez
2.5 stars. Meh. Brit alt punk. Catchy at times but fairly bland. Standout is "Billy Hunt."
Listenable. Wouldn't choose to listen to it. A lot of the songs sound the same, but they did have some slower ballads, etc for a bit of variety. The guys voice was better than most similar bands. 3-4/10
A nice listen. Really didn't blow me away and I'm afraid it will get lost in this experience. Nothing to special for me personally but still a good sounding record.
Didn't inspire much for me.
theres some nice stuff on there but every song sounds the same
Fikk kje så masse ut av da
Sanitized British radio pop rock
It was alright.
Not bad per say, but nothing remarkable jumped out at me. Unfortunately forgettable.
Two brilliant sons, rest less than other of their work.
Doesn't 'jam' as hard as The Jam's other jams
This is super British and super okay.
Eh. Nothing special. British music.
2/5
I really wanted to like this because there are some The Jam songs I like a lot, but I couldn't get into it. I like the vocals, but the lyrics and the general cadence didn't seem exciting.
Alright band I guess and not a bad album, but I feel like this list has made me a little numb to this kind of rock. Didn’t really feel anything listening to it….. Idk 2?
More stock British rock, not really into it
I’m really hating British rock
How many boring Paul Weller albums are on this damn thing?
I liked the later Jam music better, and Paul Weller's Style Council even better. You can hear the guitar and bass/drum syncopation that influenced new wave and pop in the 90's. Also you can hear how the Kinks influenced them.
People think Weller is the coolest shit ever and I still can't see it.
I’m starting to think British new wave just isn’t for me
I believe I dislike new wave. I really dislike the vocalist's voice. The only song I liked on the album was "English Rose" which appears to be the most popular song on the album. If I could, I would probably give this 1.5 stars.
Best Song: To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time). Very typically classic British rock. Worst Song: In The Crowd. Bit of an overly long jam session that never went anywhere interesting. Overall: Seems like the kind of music that goes over great in a pub as background to a round of drinks, but listened to outside of that context it's just another band on the pile of classic rock, indiscernible from most of the others.
Meh. Nothing here really got my attention. It's fine. Don't love it, don't hate it. 2.5 stars.
Not listened to an album by The Jam all the way through before, as far as I know. I know the singles. Some I love, some I like. I tend to prefer the later, more soul-tinged stuff. I didn’t mind this but I found Weller’s voice a bit same-y after a while, and the constant bass/drums/guitar/vocals configuration runs out of steam for me after a while. The singles still sound great and Weller is without doubt a great lyricist, but I didn’t hear any undiscovered gems in the unknown (to me) album tracks.
kinda meh generic
It was an alright album, but I wouldn't rank it on a list of "need to listen to".
Might as well have been British white noise. I found nothing notable from this album
I really dont know what to say about this one. Its OK, I guess? Decent album, maybe I'm just not into mod stuff. I kept on wishing it was more like the Kinks. - 2/5
literally what I was referring to yesterday but I'll say it again. There does not need to be this many mediocre british rock bands on this list!!
Teilweise viel zu britisch poppig etwas punkigere Momente etwas besser
Never heard about mod revival before and I can say I'm really not feeling it. The songs are pretty lame and the execution is sub-par.
Tylsä, tylsempi, the Jam.
Ei ollenkaan huono. Kompakti kokonaisuus, mut tunteita ei kovin herännyt suuntaan eikä toiseen… 2,5* kaatuu kuitenkin alaspäin
Vähän puuduttava vaikka paranikin loppua kohti 2/5
2,5/5
Eh eipä kauheesti kyllä iskeny ja vähän erikoiset sanat. 2/5
Nice of the community center to let them do their album cover shoot inside.
this kind of did nothing for me. i didn't hate it but it seemed not very special. maybe it was too punk-y?
It was just "meh" for me...nothing really excited me or stood out. Also there were several times per song that I was actively unimpressed or put off by the vocals
If “generic sounding British band of the 70s” is your thing then give this a listen. Otherwise I find this album very forgettable, almost a B group Who.
yawn
Not a fan of this band or album. The songs were boring and I found myself skipping halfway through each one.
Brittish & boring
Bit bland, meh.
Didn't enjoy.
A whole load of meh. Such a bland and instantly forgettable album that's saved by down in the tube station, probably the jams best song.
Early punk without the edges, post-punk without the experimentation. It's all just a bit new wave, a bit safe and sanitised for me.
Sleep music
Good not great, down at the tube station at midnight 2.5/5
Ok
The first half of this one wasn't my jam (ha)- was hoping for songs more like "A Town Called Malice," which isn't on this album. But the second half was more my style, which bumped up the rating a bit. My favorites were It's Too Bad, Fly, and Down in the Tube Station at Midnight. 2.5
2/5 nothing special
Better than yesterday's made it through it all! not my favorite thing though
nothing special
Some ok songs, but most of the music just seems incredibly bland and generic.
It was alright, but I wasn't a fan of the singers voice. 0RS
Boo
Just meh. I listened to this on Friday and it's Monday now. I honestly can't remember much about it. Maybe I wasn't giving it enough attention, but it seemed pretty bland to me. Singer reminded me of a cut-rate Joe Strummer. Nothing against this, just didn't seem special.
mediocre British alt rock 2.5
no thanks
Not to my taste
A volte un po' punk, a volte pop-rock, in più, ci sono dei pezzi in acustico: non si capisce bene che direzione prendano e per questo motivo li ho trovati un minimo interessanti e moderni. Però purtroppo sono abbastanza insofferente quando sento questo sound british, soprattutto nelle chitarre, che mi nausea e mi rovina l'esperienza. Voto: 2 (che sarebbe un 3 che non ci ha creduto abbastanza)
Meh...
meh
Pre80's 80's-cover band. Just sounded like they were trying to imitate someone but never figured out whom
Nothing particularly stood out.
Didn't like it, and I (thought I) love Jam. All the best songs sound like other songs by other people. Once again, the best Jam album is the Best Of.
So so. A bit samey.
Punk shit
mwha, had er veel zin in dus uiteindelijk viel het me tegen.
Not my type of music. Too British, to pointy. Next.
4.5
I´m not a huge fan of punk....
Pretty underwhelming. It's Too Bad.
This was... fine? There's way too much Brit pop or whatever in this list.
It was just fine. Didn't caught my attention at any point, though :(
Not quite my tempo. Mr. Clean was pretty good though
2.3 poor man’s Clash
Meh. Nothing original. I might be missing some historical context but I didn't feel the music was anything special.
meh.
Uh, English Road was pretty good.
i feel like there was some jam song i like but its not on here? i though they were an original era punk band but i cant do this melodic british 80s rock anymore 1000 albums list please....
Power pop, mod revival, and punk rock built from sharp guitars, driving rhythms, melodic bass lines, and urgent vocals feels like reading a stack of opinion columns written with great conviction but surprisingly little that sticks with you afterward—spirited, well-crafted, and for me ultimately underwhelming. The album is full of energy and intelligence, yet it rarely developed the memorable hooks or emotional pull needed to keep me engaged.
1. MOD - 0 2. zomeone - 1 3. clean - 1 4. david - 1 5. roze - 1 6. crouud - 2 7. billy - 1 8. bad - 1 9. fly - 1 10. place - 1 11. bomb - 0 12. tube - 2
Какая-то альтернатива. Чем она отличается от миллиона других, без понятия.
I found this almost unlistenable due to it being boring. They tried to strike a middle ground between The Clash and The Sex Pistols and ended up in a no man's land of mediocrity.
Brick heck in the back
Not for me. 1/5
Nah.
I lived in a house a while ago where next door did a knock down build. The guy who owned it was a knob. I had a nice lawn and we had just had a bunch of rain and he proceeded to walk on it and ruin it. I was wearing a Ben Sherman T-Shirt and he asked me if I liked the Jan. I asked if he meant the conserve. Because I do not like the band.
nah
1/5 If I wanted to listen to british punk music, I'd rather listen to The Clash. The Jam doesn't know where to position themselves. Lyrics are boring, rhythm's off,... I think the 8th song sums up the whole album pretty well: It's too bad.
I've had enough of 'old' british stuff that sounds the same at this point.
not for me.
Omg, thats boring english punk or rock, idc. Doesnt catch on, so… Just waste time
KICK THE ENGLISH OUT OF THE STUDIO
Okay music, a bit dated for my taste and
No
Ugh, enough with the boring British stuff already
Wow I really did not like it. This is a perfect example of this particular genre of music that I can't force myself to like. It's always from the UK, the vocalist is bad and sings in a screamy, non-melodic manner, the songs are kind of punky or new wave and there's very few engaging melodies. Instead, it's pretending to be somehow alternative or cutting edge for killing momentum of any interesting melody that might appear in their songs. They all sound the same to me. I really, really do not like it and I feel like if it wasn't from the UK, no one would care about it. There's so much more interesting music outside of this 'genre' - in particular, from non-English speaking countries.
meh
Unremarkable, unmemorable, unnecessary.
2/5
Nicht meine Richtung
Boring
Why?
How did a small country like the UK make so much synth rock that it all became awesome and wound up on this list? Just 80s romcom montage music with awkward lyrics. I hope we're leaving the UK soon given the rest of the world also makes music.
im so sick of the guitar im going insane!
Seems like it was way ahead of its time, but I just really dislike New Wave.
unremarkable
just boring.
If this was ever special in some way it is now lost to history. Punk has come a long way since this pop band.
Not all of us like punk or can discern prog rock from punk. Not my tipple.
Straight rock. Boring stock. Tick goes the clock.
I hear: - Elvis Costello - The Cars - The Romantics - The Pretenders - Talking Heads (maybe) Maybe one of them influenced the other. Who knows. Was all that music that sounded original and fresh at the time really just a mishmash of that era’s sound? Will we look back on today’s music and say the same thing?
Meh
Kedeligt - på trods af deres version af David Watts
bit british, innit?
Tämä bändi ei taida kauheasti harrastaa koukkuja. Kivastihan he soittavat, jopa tyylitajuisesti, mutta valitettavasti minulla ei ole syytä kuunnella.
It was okay but nothing really grabbed me. I could listen to it maybe as background. Nothing stood out nothing did it for me
Sounds minimalist, rhyming structure is weird, kinda corny. Zero songs added to my playlist. Just not my cup of tea.
Bien bien chiant
No
not into it, pretty generic jam band
Not impressive. Starting to worry who’s picking the 💿 for this list of 1000!
Sort of dreading this. Tried The Jam before and it did nothing for me. I am onside with Paul Wellers lefty politics, but I find his mod revivalist, suburban angst bloody boring. Trying to listen with an open mind but two tracks in it just sounds like such mannered tripe. Mr Clean is a little more interesting, like Motown during amateur hour... Then there's a Kinks cover. David Watts is a great song and The Jam don't massacre it. The Kinks remain better though. Finally, there's a good song - English Rose. It's pretty and sweet and has sharp little edges. Then there's the rest of the album. See above. Paul Weller is a hack.
I’ve never really understood the appeal of The Jam.
Never got the jam, not for me
media puta hora de guitarra loco