>But ultimately rave became ultimately what it was >first against. About money.. So does everything - or at least anything that get's 'remembered'. Which is possibly another part of your definition - people looking for something untouched by commercialism and the media (hence dislike in the scene for commercial mod nights, Britpop, etc). >I guess I am just trying to separate the bullshit from the substance >within the mod movement. Good luck! Though trying to seperate bullshit from substance is as good a definition as any. >To be honest with you I am thinking about >writing a piece on it and I am just trying to get a gist of why >people go mod.. As Dan said, not everyone thinks the same. A lot of people in the UK got into it because they followed Paul Weller (who criticised his own cookie cutter following). More recently the Britpop thing had a similar effect,.though without a single leader. Some people on the list have mentioned having a life-changing moment when they saw their first mod ride by on a scooter, some get into it because they love 60s fashions, and discover the music through more mainstream 60s music and clubs, others (like you or me?) get into it through connecting a load of musical influences first. Then there are those who discover mod through their sociology classes. . . >jungle.. ;).. Industrial to techno, techno to jungle, jungle to >dancehall, dancehall to rocksteady, rocksteady to ska, ska to jazz, >jazz to hammond tunes, hammond tunes to funk, funk to pop, pop to >britpop, and bam as I said.. its just all a big circle of influence.. Question back: It's obvious that what seperates you from a lot of kids (including my younger brother) who were into techno and jungle, is that you followed it backwards to roots. Now I'm just wondering how that fits in with what you're saying - isn't the difference between you (a mod) and other ex-junglists who, say, moved onto Speed Garage, that you're looking back, even if you're not stuck there? And I'd wager that 'going mod' has changed your modern, today, tastes too - can't imagine (though might be wrong) you were digging high buttoning suits and Wallpaper back when you were listening to Dilinja. Good luck in the new job - you can now have fun playing spot the mod in your dealings with European publishing companies. Won't tell you who he is, but that drum'n'bass'n'bagpipes track he played me was bloody horrible. . . _________________________________________________________ Enlighten your in-box. http://www.topica.com/t/15
