All Mod Cons - The Jam
More interested in social comment than political confrontation, the Jam breathed a
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sophistication that was generally lacking in the British punk movement. The young Paul Weller mixed punk anger with 1960s mod guitar to mark out the Jam from their contemporaries and deliver a set of sharply observed sketches punctuated by stabbing staccato guitar. Cynical and sneering, but never overly abrasive, the songs on All Mod Cons mainly adhere to the classic rudiments of short and sweet songwriting. Weller showcases his increasingly assured touch with the occasional wistful ballad and by reaching into the soul copybook to embellish "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight", harbingers of subsequent Jam albums. --Ben Clancy
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The Jam Review ofAllModCons [Remastered] - Jam (The)by
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Advantages: Good Music Disadvantages: None
...This is a good quality CD that offers good value for money in the short term. Although as with most music you might get fed up with it after a while. The value will deteriorate over time and should be anle to get a cheaper version next year. It incorporates most of the latest features and technology that is currently available on the market.
AllModCons was to be followed by the albums Setting Sons (1978), Sound Affects (1979) and The Gift (1982).
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The Jam: Paul Weller (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano, harmonica)
Bruce Foxton (vocals, bass)
Rick Buckler (drums, percussion).
Producers: Vic Coppersmith-Heaven, Chris Parry.
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AllModCons [Original recording remastered] is available at Amazon.com for £5:97...
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Advantages: Wonderful material Disadvantages: Not Who but Kinks now
...in the charts.
It was the precursor to one of The Jam’s finest albums, AllModCons. Invigorated by his break from composing and fuelled by his anger at the British class system, Weller was beginning to find his own voice as a songwriter. Songs like A Bomb In Wardour Street, Mr Clean and Down In The Tube Station At Midnight presented vivid, angry slices of everyday life, while English Rose and The Place I Love offered a dreamy, idyllic contrast. More than almost any singwriter since Ray Davies, Weller had an eye for the details of everyday life: “They smelt of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings.”...
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Off form Review ofThis Is The Modern World - Jam (The)by
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Advantages: A couple of good tracks Disadvantages: Definitely not at their best
..., soulless sound that they were starting to retread over and over again.
They did emerge from the morass In 1978 with AllModCons, but This Is The Modern World nearly became This Is The End Of The Jam....
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