afternoon all
I must say I agree with Matt's point about the scarce number of people on the
Mod scene seemingly into the more early side of the culture.
Every club you go to now is adorned with long haired, flared collared hippies
who generally just sit and look miserable. I've got nowt against them as for
the most part they ARE dedicated and admittedly if it wan't for them the scene
would be nothing like it is now. However, What pisses me of is the fact that
whilst my preferences lie with soul, RnB, and a little ska and jazz, I will
dance to any tune which is good. Those whose tendencies lie in the latter part
of the decade just seem to dance to their tunes, seemingly disregarding the RnB
roots of most of their fave bands.
Some clubs are making an effort to acknowledge the roots of the scene - the
Jazz Room at the mousetrap for instance, the aforementioned Hideaway club and
I've also heard good reports about Coast To Coast in London.
But like Mr McNulty said, a lot of club clientelle nowadays simply stand there
and look good, whereas I've been to events in places such as Doncaster and
Newcastle which aren't exactly 'swinging' but the crowd's dedication is second
to none with not a hint of pretention.
I now realise that I have left myself open to slaughtering by any
Beat/Garage/Psych kids out there.
Yours Opinionatedly,
Dorian.
