MOD FUN PRESS
Aquarian Arts Weekly
October 16, 1985
MOD FUN- 90 Wardour Street
"Mod Fun have stopped trying to sound exactly like their 60's role models and have instead reinvented the Mod sound for their own purposes. As a result, this record... succeeds on its own terms. Still mod as all get out, it sounds '80s, not reactionary. And check out 'American Dream' a pissed-off surprise." ...Paul Bubny
The Bob
MOD FUN- 90 Wardour Street
"...Early Pink Floyd and The Creation are probably their major influences (along with some cubes of Mr.Bubble), and you can hear it in songs like "I Can See Everything Around Me" and "Fade to Mirror." Both are excellent examples of psycho-pop masterpieces, which don't need the druggy novelty noises that crappy groups like John's Children and The Wimple Winch relied so heavily on....Well, I don't exactly know what that one ingredient is, but a Mod Fun show makes me feel young again. Hell, I'm only twenty-two, but all that brainy, self indulgent REM crap has turned me into a withered soul. Thank God for Mod Fun and their legion of Mod chicks!..." ....Mike Stark
Matter Magazine - # 13 - August/September 1985
MOD FUN - 90 Wardour Street
"...while Mod Fun pack themselves into some mightly snazzy threads, they go far beyond the standard Who/Jam/Secret Affair trinity of musical knowledge. Mick London's knack for multi-hookin' was neat enough on the "I Am With You" 45, but a whole buncha self-editing, self-confidence and self-discipline got added since. Big tall bassist Bobby Strete always endangers ceilings w/ Townshendian leaping prowess, but Mr. London remained a bit reserved. Now, especially on more grunge-oriented numbers like "A Minute Twenty," he's loosened the (skinny) tie a bit. -...The material on their new Midnight platter, 90 Wardour Street bears only a passing resemblance to the hi-school combo that bounced outta Hackensack a year and a half ago. Sez London, "The band attitude is a lot more open now. We saw lots of Mods getting so narrow-minded that they would only dance to the most obscure soul covers." Though Stax'n' stuff still rings out in the groove jumpin' of their more uptempo blasts,...the new Mod Fun material like "Fade To Mirror" indicates a few listens to "See Emily Play." As long as they can avoid the Maharishi, they'll be a hipswayin' good time."
Sweet Potato-(Boston, MA) July 1985
MOD FUN - 90 Wardour Street
"...here's a trio of New Jersey gents who recall the best... of the psychedelic era and the British Invasion. Best here are the hooks, which absorb the listener... and the vocals by Mick London, which bring back memories of the British invasion and mid-60's rock.... Oh, well, this is a fun record, which is all it promises to be."
Sounds-(UK) 9/14/85
MOD FUN - 90 Wardour Street
Mod Fun's beat is well intentioned. The matrix's message, "I Think I'll Get My Washing Done" will make cynics snigger...
Sound Choice- #4, Spring 1986
"These '60's revivalists deliver solid, rocking songs exhibiting a mastery of many styles. This three piece band from Maywood, New Jersey is led by guitarist Mick London whose frantic garage-power attack is impressively mixed with the British Invasion harmonies of bassist Bob Strete and drummer Chris Collins "A Minute Twenty" features jangly guitar and tambourine-shaking evoking nothing less that the Monkees-with-a-purpose." - John Grooms
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