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'Unwillingly revealing himself as the Sealed Knot of mod, Paulo's book is a complete hoot.' Select; 'The low-down on the cool clothes and music of soul. Paul Weller's idea and graced by his introduction' The Mirror; '... trip down memory lane for style obsessives...' Mojo
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'You never look backwards at that age. What for? This is what's happening now. You need the music to go with the lifestyle to go with the attitude. Forwards. No looking back' - Norman Jay, DJ
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
That there is a link between American R&B and British male fashion is inescapable - and this book seeks to draw a line from the immediate post war years to the present. If you were part of any of the movements described here you will find much to bring a smile to your face - but for those who missed it, you won't find any pictures to enlighten you. It is an incredibly perverse choice for a book about how people look - and that sets the tone for the book.
Hewitt has clearly researched his topic, and the sections on the original Mod movement are very interesting, but may frustrate those who lived outside London. There are many anecdotes which come with a very elitist tone - but doesn't this deny the huge number of working class kids who followed the trend without ever being a "face". Succesive style are given the same treatment.
So we move From Mods and Motown, through Skinheads and Ska, via Northern Soul and the 2 Tone thing to Casuals and ???? - yes Casuals - exactly how did they follow the modernist tradition? and what was their musical link? It doesn't work I am afraid.
I can't help feeling that this book has Paul Weller's name on it to create credibility. Hewitt seems to have fallen between 2 stools - he portrays Mod and it's successors styles to be an elite lifestyle choice, but at the same time he is telling a story which is inescapably working class and thus accessible, in some form, to all.
Buy this by all means, but there are better books on Mods in particular - and they'll have pictures too.
Hewitt has clearly researched his topic, and the sections on the original Mod movement are very interesting, but may frustrate those who lived outside London. There are many anecdotes which come with a very elitist tone - but doesn't this deny the huge number of working class kids who followed the trend without ever being a "face". Succesive style are given the same treatment.
So we move From Mods and Motown, through Skinheads and Ska, via Northern Soul and the 2 Tone thing to Casuals and ???? - yes Casuals - exactly how did they follow the modernist tradition? and what was their musical link? It doesn't work I am afraid.
I can't help feeling that this book has Paul Weller's name on it to create credibility. Hewitt seems to have fallen between 2 stools - he portrays Mod and it's successors styles to be an elite lifestyle choice, but at the same time he is telling a story which is inescapably working class and thus accessible, in some form, to all.
Buy this by all means, but there are better books on Mods in particular - and they'll have pictures too.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As someone who has been there, done that - lived to my best abilities the modernist ethic, I found Paolo Hewitts compendium a none the less refreshing read. Somewhat London-centric and dwelling too heavily on a sort of "found" philosophy, could be two criticisms of the content - my early days as a young modernist/soul-stylist/whatever, were spent in mad abandon, roaring around Northern council estates - we were certainly stylish but a little less ponderous than some of the commentators in this book would have you believe. It is interesting to find out more of the scene that instigated a lot of my teenage beliefs - but most of the characters interviewed seem a little too sober to be believed - it was FUN, we were certainly "cool" and all the other attached epithets that go hand-in-hand, but I remember as much of the good times and laughing a lot, as I do the clothes. Great times, adventures, brilliant music that would live with me forever - but I've never been to John Simon's shop...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having looked forward to the publication of this book for ages I was extremely disappointed to read the same tired old opinions from so called "faces," such as Farley and Mahoney.
There were adverts in the music press asking for recollections and photos but yet all we got was the rentaquotes from the same journo friendly people. Also the inclusion of some photos would have helped.
The opinion of the 'man in the street," should've been included. For instance the bit on Casuals/Soul Boys was absolutely dreadful..way off the mark, but that's what you expect from the likes of Sampson, Farley and Mahoney.
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Good Book
A really good book that show a complet vision of the modernism culture and his evolution. It's a pity that does not include photographs.
Published 17 months ago by Juanma
A refreshingly parka-less Mod account!
A refreshingly Parka-less Mod anthology with an expert touch from Paolo. Drawing all parallels to the Casuals, Northern Soul and skinhead cultures, this Mod tale is unique in its... Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2009 by zips78
well done
Very interesting book about what Mod is all about and at the end Paul Weller ist the only real Mod ever. Hope he'll write his biography as soon as possible.
Published on 17 Oct 2004
LOVED THE BOOK...but casuals, mods?? please
Loved this book ( despite like everybody else involved at some stage in the soul movement who despises Hewitt)some good references to Mods, Skinhead, Northern Soul, Soul boys, etc. Read more
Published on 17 July 2003 by CHRISTIAN
Not great, but it'll do
Thankfully Paulo and Paul finally got round to putting something out about this subject. Thoroughly enjoyed the section about Northern and skinheads (thankyou Jim Ferguson, your... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2001 by TopGearSkin
stick to what you know Paolo
i'm grudgingly giving this 3 stars for the the post-war jazz and sixties mod stuff. the, ahem, 'casual' section is laughable and gives the (never challegened) impression that the... Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2001
A long overdue tribute to Forty years of British Modernism.
Paolo Hewitt's latest tribute to the multi-layered world of Modernism, will disappoint those looking for more pictures of children in fishtail Parka's fighting at the... Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2000
The Beat Goes On....And On.
Following on from "The Sharper Word", a collection of essays and writings about the mod cult in the '60s, Paolo Hewitt has created a similar type of book that attempts to... Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2000 by Simon
something is missing, may be the topic is a hard one?
Having been through Hewitt's The Sharper Word, I expected a bit more from this book. I find it quite short, it misses photos and bibliography is very partial and lacks both date of... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2000 by Stefano Galli
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