Mod

Mod music was created during the 1960s as part of the eponymous youth subculture. The term "mod" was initially used in the late 1950s to describe young British people who were either musicians or fans of the period's popular Jazz styles, but then was acquired through its popular use on 1960s Europe for people who were following various trends, such as original tailor-made clothing, American top 40 music and motorized bikes (mostly scooters and motorcycles). Most people who were following the mod trends listened to genres such as Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues and Rockabilly. The rising popularity of the scene began to attract the attention of Rock music fans, thus mod music started to generate in 1964 as a clash between both cultures. The style of most music was either British Rhythm & Blues, Beat, Garage Rock, Pop or Freakbeat oriented in nature, with the lyrics and fashion styles being the most central point of the overall musical scene. Bands like The Who and Small Faces were major bands associated with the scene, and other chart-ranking rock bands from the country including The Kinks and The Rolling Stones started making songs related to the culture as well. During the verge of the late 1960s, the mod scene was starting to draw elements from the American hippie movement and Psychedelic Rock.