391 of 1001 Albums: The Jam's All Mod Cons

The Jam are an interesting sounding band that uses a lot of influences from the pop scene of the British in the 60's like The Kinks and comes back around a decade later in the 70's to make this album, which is a lot of fun and it's very light. It's a far cry from the heavy stuff I've been having to listen to. The songs are very short though, and I don't think always stick around long enough, and it's a good thing to feel that way because it means they are good enough to.

History: "Down in the Tube Station At Midnight" would become a pop song sensation in the U.K. and hit the tops of the chart. All Mod Cons find this album garnering the band more attention than previous efforts did, and adding to the attraction they were getting for being apart of the mod revival scene. Whether they liked that or not is another thing though. They did play the title of the album to the mod trend though and used a popular saying in Britain at the time to title their album from "all modern conveniences." It's catchy and memorable.