How does it compare to the artist's other releases
Unmemorable
Value for Money
Advantages:
A couple of good tracks
Disadvantages:
Definitely not at their best
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
Full review
After the adrenaline rush of their debut In The City album in 1977, The Jam seemed to lose their way somewhat. There were two more single sthat year: All Around The World, which reached number 13, and The Modern World, which borrowed a riff from the Who’s Pictures Of Lily and stuck at number 36.
There was also a second, very uninspiring album, This Is The Modern World, which appeared that November. Weller was having trouble producing songs and a lot of the stuff being generated was written by Bruce Foxton.
The artwork from the album was distinctly pop art and very Sixties in style - the music was likewise and The Jam were in grave danger of going the way of most one hit wonders. The fire and inspiration with which they had started seemed to be gone and they were living very much on Pete Townshend licks. It was a shapeless, soulless sound that they were starting to retread over and over again.
They did emerge from the morass In 1978 with All Mod Cons, but This Is The Modern World nearly became This Is The End Of The Jam.
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Unmemorable
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Mediocre
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