這是allmusic上的解釋 雖然我覺得跟我印象中的Mod有點不一樣..
Technically, Mod refers to a lifestyle and fashion more than music itself.
During the early '60s, legions of teenagers in Great Britain began dressing
in stylish, neo-Italian fashions and listening to American R&B, particularly
Motown. Soon, these teens were dubbed Mods. The original Mod bands were all
R&B cover bands, but soon they began writing their own material which was
generally in the vein of their influences. Mod bands played R&B harder and
faster than the original recordings -- it was relenteless, amphetamine-driven
rock & roll. Many of the Mod bands were barely heard outside of the United
Kingdom, since the lifestyle was primarily a British phenomenon. Two bands --
the Small Faces and the Who -- were able to crossover to the United States
market, but that was after both bands began developing and expanding their
R&B-based sound. By the time psychedelia came around in the late '60s, Mod
had died out in Britain. However, Mod -- both the music and the lifestyle --
came back in full force in the late '70s, thanks to the Jam.
大意就是
Mod一開始是是一種生活形式 而非音樂型態. 在60年代早期, 大不列顛的年輕人
開始講究穿著,義式風格,聽的則是美式R&B, 尤其是在Motown這一帶. 於是這群年
輕人就被歸類為Mods.
一開始這群Mod band走的是R&B路線, 後來他們加入自己的元素, 將R&B的節奏加快
且加重. 然Mod風潮僅侷限於英國本土, 僅有The Small Faces. The Who兩團得以
打入美國市場. 待迷幻風潮在英國開啟, Mod風潮也就消退了, 至七零年代
末期, 才再由The Jam領入Mod復興時代.
唉 翻得很爛...
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