Review of "All Mod Cons" Album

by Frances Lass

©Melody Maker - October 1978

Starving the market of vinyl product is not a game which you can accuse The Jam of playing ...

Perhaps if Paul Weller were to be a little less enthusiastic, a little less concerned with churning out singles like a bottle factory, The Jam would not be in danger of becoming tiresome ... Not that Weller can´t still pull a gem or two ...

Weller has got himself into an essentially sterile trap ... If it wasn´t for the fact that Weller is so obviously sincere it would be an insult (´English Rose´) ...

Basically, nothing has changed musically except Weller has moved on a year or two. By this rate, taking into account the hyperactive output, he should have caught up with the rest of us in the year 1990.

Can you wait?