The Jam: All Mod Cons
Dave Schulps, Trouser Press, February 1979
IT HAS TAKEN the Jam merely three albums to go from a young band with a lot of energy and a love for mod-era rock'n'roll to a band ready to take their place next to the Who, Kinks and the precious few others who have been able to capture the essence of being an individual caught up in a certain place and time.
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