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79 The Mod Revival Time for Action: Essays from the Frontline (79 Revival series)
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About 79 The Mod Revival Time For Action: Essays From The
Product Description It’s over forty years since The Jam inspired a new generation with their All Mod Cons album – released in the dying months of 1978. But the Mod revival was far more than just a one-band phenomenon inspired by the arrival of the film version of The Who’s Quadrophenia. A succession of groups including The Purple Hearts, The Jolt, The Chords and Secret Affair amongst many others added to Weller’s powerful songs with great tunes. It was a movement that had been growing organically for more than a year and was a fitting answer to the increasingly grim post-punk scene with hits such as: ‘David Watts’, ‘The Modern World’, ‘Down in the Tube Station at Midnight’, ‘Eton Rifles’, ‘That’s Entertainment’, ‘Going Underground’... About the Author Garry Bushell was born and raised in South East London. He started his career on Sounds, interviewing everyone from The Clash and Steel Pulse to Blondie, U2, The Specials and Iron Maiden. He is best known for his award winning Bushell On The Box TV column. Garry managed the Cockney Rejects, The Blood and Maninblack; his own group the Gonads have been going for 42 years without any notable success
