- power pop, mod revival, rock, punk
- 33 min
- 13 tracks
- Polydor
This Is the Modern World is the second studio album by the English band the Jam, released on 18 November 1977 by Polydor Records. The album was released six months after their debut album In the City, and reached No. 22 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Classical in form, spare, grave and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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Tracks
- A1The Modern World2:31
- A2All Around the World2:21
- A3I Need You (For Someone)2:40
- A4London Traffic1:50
- A5Standards2:26
- A6Life From a Window2:35
- A7In the Midnight Hour1:51
- B1In the Street, Today1:30
- B2London Girl2:40
- B3Here Comes the Weekend3:30
- B4The Combine2:20
- B5Tonight at Noon2:42
- B6Don’t Tell Them You’re Sane3:40
13 tracks, 33 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Jam
- Label
- Polydor
- Released
- 1977
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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