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Paul Weller (The Jam)

Friars, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England (1978-06-17)

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R.I.P. Rick Buckler, drummer for The Jam

Very sad news from the UK.

I've never been one for the concept of "tight" playing when it comes to rock'n'roll, especially punk. But Rick Buckler had the proverbial mosquito's ass ability while hitting deceptively hard and never over-rolling away the song. It's that suave savagery that the best Mod drummers pull off (and there are only a few of those).

A friend gave me a mixtape in high school that had "Going Underground" on it, which led me to soon find The Jam's sophomore album, This Is the Modern World -- I think the first or second punk LP I ever bought.

I knew that "underground" in London parlance was a reference to their tube system, but of course more than that. For me, this song jolted through my head right as I was becoming aware that the underground was where I was headed.

The Jam, 1977 (Rick Buckler, left)

These days, with America turning into a conman's dumpster, his digital cronies controlling mass media and spreading his garbage, it's best to head back to the underground again... though I never left...

Thanks Rick.

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ALL MOD CONS BY THE JAM (1978)

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the original cut out I bought in 1980.

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The Jam

All Mod Cons (1978)

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The Jam “All Mod Cons” 1978. The Jam’s third album, All Mod Cons went to #4 in the UK and several British publications rank it among the best British albums ever released (it failed to crack the main US charts). I’ve had Britain/London on my mind all week so spinning The Jam seemed pretty obvious, with Paul Weller (“The Modfather”) the recipient of the “Best British Male” award (twice!) and a huge influence on the 90′s Britpop resurgence. All Mod Cons is a pop celebration and commentary on England, and London in particular, with tracks like “English Rose,” “David Watts” (a cover of the Kinks, The Jam’s version went to #25 in the UK as a double-A-side single with “’A’ Bomb in Wardour Street” which also appears on All Mod Cons, named for a street in Soho, London; the track mentions the Vortex Club location the street, a venue where punks and new-wavers performed at the time) and “Down in the Tube Station at Midnight.” “Down in the Station” went to #15 in the UK and was a song I found myself singing (under my breath) several times a couple of summers ago in London while riding the tube (though technically never at midnight, that’s way too late for me!). The flip-side to the single was a cover of the true Modfathers The Who’s “So Sad About Us.” I also really love “Billy Hunt” and the title track “All Mod Cons” which is a play the British advertising phrase for modern conveniences and The Jam’s position as mod revivalist heroes.