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The late 1970s mod revival combined musical and cultural elements of the 1970s pub rock, punk rock and new wave music genres with influences from 1960s mod and beat music bands such as the Who, Small Faces, the Kinks and the Beatles. The mod revival was largely set in motion by the Jam and their fans.
- Late 1970s, Scotland (mostly Glasgow) Late 1970s Australia (mostly Sydney & Melbourne) Early 1980s, United States
Feb 9, 2011 · The Mod Revival of the late 1970s to early 1980s saw an attempt to recapture the glory days of Mod in the 1960s. Punk exploded into our lives around 1976 but in reality surged and ebbed in just over a year. However, it was the musical re-boot that the mid-1970s music scene badly needed.
In the late '70s, a group of British punk rockers inspired by the Jam brought back the mod styles and sound of mid-'60s London. The Mod Revivalists stuck to the R&B-informed rock & roll that distinguished the original '60s mods, but the sound was harder and more frenetic, and often only implied the music's R&B roots.
In the late 1970s, there was a mod revival in the United Kingdom which attempted to replicate the "scooter" period look and styles of the early to mid-1960s. It was followed by a similar mod revival in North America in the early 1980s, particularly in southern California.
Dec 19, 2014 · 1979 was the year of the yoof cult, with mod getting its second wind, aided by the coincidental appearance of the Quadrophenia movie, a brace of sharp 45s from The Jam, and the now legendary Mods Mayday ’79 live album. Think of this new four-CD collection as that album grown sharply tailored arms and legs.
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Dec 27, 2020 · What became known as the mod revival went through a number of waves of popularity all through the 1980s until it was picked up as an influence by the London-based (and worldwide) scene which became known as Acid Jazz and then a year or so later by what became known as Britpop.
The late 1970s mod revival was led by the band the Jam, who had adopted a stark mod look and mixed the energy of punk with the sound of early 1960s mod bands. It was heavily influenced by the 1979 film Quadrophenia. The mod revival was a conscious effort to hark back to the earlier generation in terms of style and presentation. In the early ...
