I say, what? You haven't got the attention span nor drive to finish writing a book. And you are on about class all the time, thats why I rib you about it, old boy.

I digress...

The Smiths were very popular amongst my mates, I never really got them TBH. I think Mozz is slighty behind Russel Brand in Welts Blind drunk violence game, which involves a massive amount of beer, a massive bit of wood, me, a dark side street and either of the above. It was his comments comparing Breiviks actions here to serving Big Macs that did it. Where as Russel Brand doesn't even have to say anything.

On the music front as well as the Soul influences, we got into a mixture of Jazz Funk, and also the early Rap acts gave us the new influences. Clothes, an interest in black American Music, and a liking for a punch up and a line of speed, sounds a bit familiar doesn’t it? And yet the Revivalists sneer down their noses at us as they retreat further into an obsession with the sixties. Modernist a contradiction in terms, and an irony that they didn’t get. Diadora Trainers, excessive amounts of gold jewellery and Wedge haircuts complete the image.

This was quoted from a Gavin Henderson piece on modculture. Interesting reference to jazz-funk there, Who'd a thought it?

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I was shocked that my post was called "revisionist bollocks" to be honest.

OK most of the clued up ones were, not all. Divvies don't count and unfortunately a lot of those were around.

not good examples.
in no way were they trawling through bins looking for rare Patrick Adams.
just the jazz funk and soul of the times.
London boys always preferred soul/jazz-funk from where I was sitting, no more, no less.

"On the music front as well as the Soul influences, we got into a mixture of Jazz Funk, and also the early Rap acts gave us the new influences"

that was how I saw things developing as well, that's all
import 12s were quite prized and were an added bonus to a day of shopping for clothes.

hello Jim