All Mod Cons (Vinyl)

Essential “angry young man” record, All Mod Cons is one of the better soundtrack of disillusioned youth from the punk generation. Dispersing the personal with the political, Paul Weller’s lyrics reaches new depths on songs like “In The Crowd” exploring the loss of ones’ individuality due the pressures of society and “Down In The Tube Station At Midnight” snapshotting the paranoia of violence in the London Underground.

Soundtracked by the familiar power trio sound of buzzsaw guitars interwoven between the pulsating rhythm section, the Jam took their sound further with guitar harmonies, psychedelic flourishes and acoustic numbers on this record. For all of it’s immediacy, this is a rock record that’s worth every re-listens as you absorb Paul Weller’s timeless lyrics into your daily philosophies.