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Title: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 03, 2012, 08:48:49 PM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group?
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Slow In Brain on March 03, 2012, 09:28:42 PM Stevie Wonder is cool and a recent album called A Time To Love is great :hat
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Alex on March 03, 2012, 09:33:45 PM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group? A lot of those old soul songs get me really pumped up. I like everyone from Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding to Smokey, Stevie, Martha and the Vandellas, the Four Tops, Aretha, the Tempts, Sam Cooke, Sam and Dave, James Brown, Billy Paul, the O'Jays, and even early Jacko on occasion. Some tracks ("Land of 1000 Dances", "War", "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" for examples) rock even harder than Hendrix, Cream, and the Who. I think the big reasons why I love the old R&B are the kickass backing bands (Funk Brothers, Booker T and the MGs, Muscle Shoals guys, etc.) and organic instrumentation/arrangements. Funk kept the spirit alive into the early 80s, but I think "real" R&B pretty much started to die with disco and the final nail was put in the coffin when New Jack Swing came along. There were some good singers who were unfortunately victims of lame 80s/90s/00s R&B production. The Stax house band would've done wonders for guys like Luther Vandross. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are great, though. Modern-retro soul...they played on Amy Winehouse's Back to Black.Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Ron on March 03, 2012, 09:40:43 PM I gotta disagree about the New Jack Swing, I absolutely love that stuff. It didn't kill R&B, R&B is still alive and doing well.
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: LetHimRun on March 03, 2012, 09:45:36 PM I have a pretty big collection of R&B/Soul/Motown songs. Four Tops, Temptations, Miracles, Supremes, Drifters, Sam&Dave, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Martha and the Vandellas, etc.
I think I'd have to go with The Supremes as my favorites, but barely over the Four Tops, Miracles, and Same Cooke. Holland-Dozier-Holland were an absolute force of a writing team and cranked out a lot of fantastic material, mostly for The Supremes and Four Tops. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 03, 2012, 10:02:25 PM Stevie Wonder is cool and a recent album called A Time To Love is great :hat check out this by stevie :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKTgWozFEyo Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 03, 2012, 10:04:20 PM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group? A lot of those old soul songs get me really pumped up. I like everyone from Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding to Smokey, Stevie, Martha and the Vandellas, the Four Tops, Aretha, the Tempts, Sam Cooke, Sam and Dave, James Brown, Billy Paul, the O'Jays, and even early Jacko on occasion. Some tracks ("Land of 1000 Dances", "War", "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" for examples) rock even harder than Hendrix, Cream, and the Who. I think the big reasons why I love the old R&B are the kickass backing bands (Funk Brothers, Booker T and the MGs, Muscle Shoals guys, etc.) and organic instrumentation/arrangements. Funk kept the spirit alive into the early 80s, but I think "real" R&B pretty much started to die with disco and the final nail was put in the coffin when New Jack Swing came along. There were some good singers who were unfortunately victims of lame 80s/90s/00s R&B production. The Stax house band would've done wonders for guys like Luther Vandross. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are great, though. Modern-retro soul...they played on Amy Winehouse's Back to Black.Isn't new jack swing what Michael Jackson did in the 90's ? I love Amy Winehouse's Back to Black..her voice is so strong if you closed your eyes you would think she's an overweight black women singing :p lol (Aretha,Gladis) her finest moment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n0jxiUPjbg Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Alex on March 03, 2012, 11:49:30 PM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group? A lot of those old soul songs get me really pumped up. I like everyone from Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding to Smokey, Stevie, Martha and the Vandellas, the Four Tops, Aretha, the Tempts, Sam Cooke, Sam and Dave, James Brown, Billy Paul, the O'Jays, and even early Jacko on occasion. Some tracks ("Land of 1000 Dances", "War", "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" for examples) rock even harder than Hendrix, Cream, and the Who. I think the big reasons why I love the old R&B are the kickass backing bands (Funk Brothers, Booker T and the MGs, Muscle Shoals guys, etc.) and organic instrumentation/arrangements. Funk kept the spirit alive into the early 80s, but I think "real" R&B pretty much started to die with disco and the final nail was put in the coffin when New Jack Swing came along. There were some good singers who were unfortunately victims of lame 80s/90s/00s R&B production. The Stax house band would've done wonders for guys like Luther Vandross. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are great, though. Modern-retro soul...they played on Amy Winehouse's Back to Black.Some of MJ's stuff probably was in New Jack Swing style, but it started in the 80s with producer Teddy Riley and his group Guy. Made famous by Bel Biv Devoe, Bobby Brown, Boyz II Men, R. Kelly, Keith Sweat, etc. The singers usually held up their end of the deal...I blame the producers and record labels for cheaping out. Why hire Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Booker T, Jamerson, a horn section, when you can get an anonymous hack to play Fairlight and/or Synclavier? Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Jay on March 04, 2012, 12:20:47 AM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group? A lot of those old soul songs get me really pumped up. I like everyone from Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding to Smokey, Stevie, Martha and the Vandellas, the Four Tops, Aretha, the Tempts, Sam Cooke, Sam and Dave, James Brown, Billy Paul, the O'Jays, and even early Jacko on occasion. Some tracks ("Land of 1000 Dances", "War", "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" for examples) rock even harder than Hendrix, Cream, and the Who. I think the big reasons why I love the old R&B are the kickass backing bands (Funk Brothers, Booker T and the MGs, Muscle Shoals guys, etc.) and organic instrumentation/arrangements. Funk kept the spirit alive into the early 80s, but I think "real" R&B pretty much started to die with disco and the final nail was put in the coffin when New Jack Swing came along. There were some good singers who were unfortunately victims of lame 80s/90s/00s R&B production. The Stax house band would've done wonders for guys like Luther Vandross. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are great, though. Modern-retro soul...they played on Amy Winehouse's Back to Black.Isn't new jack swing what Michael Jackson did in the 90's ? I love Amy Winehouse's Back to Black..her voice is so strong if you closed your eyes you would think she's an overweight black women singing :p lol (Aretha,Gladis) her finest moment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n0jxiUPjbg Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 04, 2012, 12:42:09 AM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group? A lot of those old soul songs get me really pumped up. I like everyone from Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding to Smokey, Stevie, Martha and the Vandellas, the Four Tops, Aretha, the Tempts, Sam Cooke, Sam and Dave, James Brown, Billy Paul, the O'Jays, and even early Jacko on occasion. Some tracks ("Land of 1000 Dances", "War", "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" for examples) rock even harder than Hendrix, Cream, and the Who. I think the big reasons why I love the old R&B are the kickass backing bands (Funk Brothers, Booker T and the MGs, Muscle Shoals guys, etc.) and organic instrumentation/arrangements. Funk kept the spirit alive into the early 80s, but I think "real" R&B pretty much started to die with disco and the final nail was put in the coffin when New Jack Swing came along. There were some good singers who were unfortunately victims of lame 80s/90s/00s R&B production. The Stax house band would've done wonders for guys like Luther Vandross. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are great, though. Modern-retro soul...they played on Amy Winehouse's Back to Black.Isn't new jack swing what Michael Jackson did in the 90's ? I love Amy Winehouse's Back to Black..her voice is so strong if you closed your eyes you would think she's an overweight black women singing :p lol (Aretha,Gladis) her finest moment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n0jxiUPjbg Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Rocker on March 04, 2012, 05:06:25 AM I love that music. Especially the 60s stuff from Stax, Motown, etc. For my taste the artists from tose years were still enough connected with R'n'B and the Blues which I myself hold dearly in my heart. I don't care for modern day"R'n'B" and "Soul". Although there certainly are very good artists and recordings, the stuff you hear on the radio/charts is just plain terrible and has almost nothing to do with what made the music so great.
I for some reason can't get that much into James Brown's music. I like some of it but I stickmostly to other artists. I love Joe Tex for example although he often just repeated himself. But there are recordings that are so great that you can overlook that. "I gotcha", man what a song !!! Funky in every ounce of it's being. You ever seen this? Part1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBU9rtviKWc&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBU9rtviKWc&feature=related) Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgDV6PSA2sM&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgDV6PSA2sM&feature=related) Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR5QnL4C6zA&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR5QnL4C6zA&feature=related) I also love Lee Dorsey. Everything he did was funky (pun intended). There's so much great music and I hope I'll get to know much more than I do right now. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 04, 2012, 06:21:12 AM Soul music is the f*cking business. I have promised more than a few people that I will eventually marry Smokey Robinson. The greatest voice.
Anyone who doesn't turn to jelly at Ooh Baby Baby has no love in their heart. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uThnUmWRCCs Of course, I have much love for Curtis Mayfield (both solo and The Impressions), Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Marvin, MJ, Aretha, Everyone on Stax, Everyone on Motown, The Persuasions, Sly Stone... Too many to list. The music makes me feel so happy! Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 04, 2012, 01:14:41 PM I love that music. Especially the 60s stuff from Stax, Motown, etc. For my taste the artists from tose years were still enough connected with R'n'B and the Blues which I myself hold dearly in my heart. I don't care for modern day"R'n'B" and "Soul". Although there certainly are very good artists and recordings, the stuff you hear on the radio/charts is just plain terrible and has almost nothing to do with what made the music so great. he reminds me of james brown..i'm not into up tempo stuff i'm more into melodic slow pretty songs :)I for some reason can't get that much into James Brown's music. I like some of it but I stickmostly to other artists. I love Joe Tex for example although he often just repeated himself. But there are recordings that are so great that you can overlook that. "I gotcha", man what a song !!! Funky in every ounce of it's being. You ever seen this? Part1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBU9rtviKWc&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBU9rtviKWc&feature=related) Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgDV6PSA2sM&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgDV6PSA2sM&feature=related) Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR5QnL4C6zA&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR5QnL4C6zA&feature=related) I also love Lee Dorsey. Everything he did was funky (pun intended). There's so much great music and I hope I'll get to know much more than I do right now. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 04, 2012, 01:16:17 PM Soul music is the f*cking business. I have promised more than a few people that I will eventually marry Smokey Robinson. The greatest voice. that music makes me feel sad even though i love it so much :)Anyone who doesn't turn to jelly at Ooh Baby Baby has no love in their heart. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uThnUmWRCCs Of course, I have much love for Curtis Mayfield (both solo and The Impressions), Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Marvin, MJ, Aretha, Everyone on Stax, Everyone on Motown, The Persuasions, Sly Stone... Too many to list. The music makes me feel so happy! see your talking my style of music..i love those pretty harmonies!... check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMiXidOkWIc Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 04, 2012, 02:30:31 PM Marvin LAYING IT DOWN ;D
I love Youtube because if you go on a video like that you can click your way through millions of obscure soul jams! Newguy, have you listened to Isaac Hayes records? Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Summertime Blooz on March 04, 2012, 02:44:07 PM Some of my favorite soul music is that early 70s Philadelphia falsetto style that groups like the Stylistics, the Delfonics, and Blue Magic popularized. So much of it has that strong Bacharach influence that Thom Bell brought to the table. Betcha By Golly Wow is the s**t. I love me some Stevie Wonder though.
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Ron on March 04, 2012, 02:52:04 PM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group? A lot of those old soul songs get me really pumped up. I like everyone from Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding to Smokey, Stevie, Martha and the Vandellas, the Four Tops, Aretha, the Tempts, Sam Cooke, Sam and Dave, James Brown, Billy Paul, the O'Jays, and even early Jacko on occasion. Some tracks ("Land of 1000 Dances", "War", "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" for examples) rock even harder than Hendrix, Cream, and the Who. I think the big reasons why I love the old R&B are the kickass backing bands (Funk Brothers, Booker T and the MGs, Muscle Shoals guys, etc.) and organic instrumentation/arrangements. Funk kept the spirit alive into the early 80s, but I think "real" R&B pretty much started to die with disco and the final nail was put in the coffin when New Jack Swing came along. There were some good singers who were unfortunately victims of lame 80s/90s/00s R&B production. The Stax house band would've done wonders for guys like Luther Vandross. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are great, though. Modern-retro soul...they played on Amy Winehouse's Back to Black.Some of MJ's stuff probably was in New Jack Swing style, but it started in the 80s with producer Teddy Riley and his group Guy. Made famous by Bel Biv Devoe, Bobby Brown, Boyz II Men, R. Kelly, Keith Sweat, etc. The singers usually held up their end of the deal...I blame the producers and record labels for cheaping out. Why hire Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Booker T, Jamerson, a horn section, when you can get an anonymous hack to play Fairlight and/or Synclavier? Well all I know is I like the sound of it, even if it is a drum machine. "SWV" were awesome in every way, Bel Biv Devoe were great, Boys II Men were great, Bobby Brown was great, Michael Jackson's New Jack Swing stuff was all good in my opinion (stuff like "Jam", "Remember the Time", "Keep the Faith", "Dangerous", etc.) Tony Toni Tone were INCREDIBLE soul musicians. I don't see how you can say New Jack murdered Soul music... have you never heard "It Never Rains in Southern California" ? It doesn't get much better than that. Of course Motown was great but don't completely disregard an entire decade of good music just to prove how great Marvin Gaye was. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yNibj8LW-Q Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Ron on March 04, 2012, 03:02:43 PM OH, some more soul r&b stuff I find fascinating since I live in Charlotte is all the great beach music that came out in the 70's. Lots of bands played along the strip in the Carolinas, and would do tons of cover songs, as well as originals that SOUNDED like cover songs. Here's a great one, fascinating too that the band members are white, Soul is colorblind I suppose! Song actually recorded in Charlotte in 1975.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKVjzlv8VKM Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: MBE on March 04, 2012, 03:06:33 PM I love James Brown, Ike Turner, and The Jackson 5. I've got most of the Motown hits by others on those triple LP sets they put out in the seventies. I also like people like Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander, Fats Domino and Ray Charles.
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Ron on March 04, 2012, 03:07:49 PM Some of my favorite soul music is that early 70s Philadelphia falsetto style that groups like the Stylistics, the Delfonics, and Blue Magic popularized. So much of it has that strong Bacharach influence that Thom Bell brought to the table. Betcha By Golly Wow is the s**t. I love me some Stevie Wonder though. Yeah; I love that Blue Magic song "Sideshow". Here's some good 'current' R&B by Jaheim. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA_3n9CvBKQ&feature=related Sorry guys I'm just not cynical enough to not enjoy music like this. Love this stuff! It's not Sam Cooke but it's close enough for me :) Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: SBonilla on March 04, 2012, 03:10:59 PM Some of my favorite soul music is that early 70s Philadelphia falsetto style that groups like the Stylistics, the Delfonics, and Blue Magic popularized. So much of it has that strong Bacharach influence that Thom Bell brought to the table. Betcha By Golly Wow is the s**t. I love me some Stevie Wonder though. Don't forget Linda Creed; she made those Thom songs appealing to the heart.Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 04, 2012, 03:11:06 PM Marvin LAYING IT DOWN ;D yes youtube is probably my favorite site then after is here :)I love Youtube because if you go on a video like that you can click your way through millions of obscure soul jams! Newguy, have you listened to Isaac Hayes records? and no i havent ever heard anything by him before..send me a song :) Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 04, 2012, 03:11:32 PM Some of my favorite soul music is that early 70s Philadelphia falsetto style that groups like the Stylistics, the Delfonics, and Blue Magic popularized. So much of it has that strong Bacharach influence that Thom Bell brought to the table. Betcha By Golly Wow is the s**t. I love me some Stevie Wonder though. like teddy pendergrass? ;Disn't this the philly style? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAEHUaEFNa4 Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 04, 2012, 03:13:54 PM I love James Brown, Ike Turner, and The Jackson 5. I've got most of the Motown hits by others on those triple LP sets they put out in the seventies. I also like people like Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander, Fats Domino and Ray Charles. check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K76kGhxHnvk& http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg04Ri6oWYU Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 04, 2012, 03:27:23 PM Marvin LAYING IT DOWN ;D yes youtube is probably my favorite site then after is here :)I love Youtube because if you go on a video like that you can click your way through millions of obscure soul jams! Newguy, have you listened to Isaac Hayes records? and no i havent ever heard anything by him before..send me a song :) The slow jam to END slow jams! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBJb0QXbub0 Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 04, 2012, 03:30:44 PM Marvin LAYING IT DOWN ;D yes youtube is probably my favorite site then after is here :)I love Youtube because if you go on a video like that you can click your way through millions of obscure soul jams! Newguy, have you listened to Isaac Hayes records? and no i havent ever heard anything by him before..send me a song :) The slow jam to END slow jams! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBJb0QXbub0 Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 04, 2012, 03:33:21 PM Well, f*ck that, hows this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMzbqTvpWxE&feature=related
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 04, 2012, 03:51:27 PM Well, f*ck that, hows this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMzbqTvpWxE&feature=related it doesnt either :(...i just typed in the song name and now I'm listening to it...it's ehhhh...send another :)Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Jay on March 04, 2012, 09:53:47 PM I'm a HUGE Temptations fan. My goal is to get every album they've put out. I think they've done about 65 albums since 1964. ;D I have probably 30 of them. The problem is that several of their albums have never been issued on cd.
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Alex on March 04, 2012, 10:35:58 PM Blows Beyonce and Rihanna out of the water, could pass for an old Stax outtake, even though it's from 2007:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ouI5KcyHfE Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 04, 2012, 11:54:58 PM I'm a HUGE Temptations fan. My goal is to get every album they've put out. I think they've done about 65 albums since 1964. ;D I have probably 30 of them. The problem is that several of their albums have never been issued on cd. Then download them like everybody else does..use itunes or amazon :)who was your favorite lead singer...david,paul,eddie or dennis? Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Jay on March 05, 2012, 12:04:25 AM I'm a HUGE Temptations fan. My goal is to get every album they've put out. I think they've done about 65 albums since 1964. ;D I have probably 30 of them. The problem is that several of their albums have never been issued on cd. Then download them like everybody else does..use itunes or amazon :)who was your favorite lead singer...David,Paul,eddie or Dennis? Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 12:31:02 AM I'm a HUGE Temptations fan. My goal is to get every album they've put out. I think they've done about 65 albums since 1964. ;D I have probably 30 of them. The problem is that several of their albums have never been issued on cd. Then download them like everybody else does..use itunes or amazon :)who was your favorite lead singer...David,Paul,eddie or Dennis? In my opinion Eddie has the best voice out the bunch ...What's your top 5 songs by them? Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: MBE on March 05, 2012, 02:25:21 AM I love James Brown, Ike Turner, and The Jackson 5. I've got most of the Motown hits by others on those triple LP sets they put out in the seventies. I also like people like Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander, Fats Domino and Ray Charles. check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K76kGhxHnvk& http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg04Ri6oWYU Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 02:56:54 AM I love James Brown, Ike Turner, and The Jackson 5. I've got most of the Motown hits by others on those triple LP sets they put out in the seventies. I also like people like Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander, Fats Domino and Ray Charles. check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K76kGhxHnvk& http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg04Ri6oWYU Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Rocker on March 05, 2012, 03:57:24 AM I love James Brown, Ike Turner, and The Jackson 5. I've got most of the Motown hits by others on those triple LP sets they put out in the seventies. I also like people like Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander, Fats Domino and Ray Charles. Some of the ol' cats updated their sound - at least for a while - with some funk stuff in the late 60s/early 70s. Bo Diddley did three cool funk albums. Jerry Lee Lewis' "Southern roots" (featuring the MG's) remains one of his best albums. Also Elvis' '69 Memphis recordings and some of the cuts he did at Stax (If you talk in your sleep, I got a feeling and much of the Raised on Rock album) were very much in that language. Plus everything Tony Joe White did back then - right into the 80s - was funky and souly (does this word exist?) to death. Here are some cool ones: Bo Diddley - Bite you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf8rDqZJJa0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf8rDqZJJa0) Jerry Lee Lewis - Just a little bit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dvwhM1vlSc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dvwhM1vlSc) Fats Domino - Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMwNd-WSXo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMwNd-WSXo) Little Richard - Nuki suki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pb9-yRNnO0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pb9-yRNnO0) Tony Joe White - I get off on it (1980) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVqXxK-gK0w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVqXxK-gK0w) I couldn't listen to the videos, so I hope I got all the right versions. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: MBE on March 05, 2012, 05:02:59 AM I love James Brown, Ike Turner, and The Jackson 5. I've got most of the Motown hits by others on those triple LP sets they put out in the seventies. I also like people like Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander, Fats Domino and Ray Charles. Some of the ol' cats updated their sound - at least for a while - with some funk stuff in the late 60s/early 70s. Bo Diddley did three cool funk albums. Jerry Lee Lewis' "Southern roots" (featuring the MG's) remains one of his best albums. Also Elvis' '69 Memphis recordings and some of the cuts he did at Stax (If you talk in your sleep, I got a feeling and much of the Raised on Rock album) were very much in that language. Plus everything Tony Joe White did back then - right into the 80s - was funky and souly (does this word exist?) to death. Here are some cool ones: Bo Diddley - Bite you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf8rDqZJJa0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf8rDqZJJa0) Jerry Lee Lewis - Just a little bit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dvwhM1vlSc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dvwhM1vlSc) Fats Domino - Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMwNd-WSXo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMwNd-WSXo) Little Richard - Nuki suki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pb9-yRNnO0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pb9-yRNnO0) Tony Joe White - I get off on it (1980) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVqXxK-gK0w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVqXxK-gK0w) I couldn't listen to the videos, so I hope I got all the right versions. Great post the fifties guys still had a lot of fire in their thrities and (once in a while) fortys Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Chocolate Shake Man on March 05, 2012, 08:31:10 AM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group? Probably my favourite overall kind of music. I tend to like Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, and Marvin Gaye the best but I love them all and I have been hunting down obscure stuff since around 2001. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 11:49:36 AM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group? Probably my favourite overall kind of music. I tend to like Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, and Marvin Gaye the best but I love them all and I have been hunting down obscure stuff since around 2001. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Chocolate Shake Man on March 05, 2012, 12:05:02 PM Ain't Too Proud to Beg/Stubborn Kind of Fellow
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 01:07:46 PM Ain't Too Proud to Beg/Stubborn Kind of Fellow check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJUtBjPMBmg & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSTIgEPtxOsTitle: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Chocolate Shake Man on March 05, 2012, 01:50:41 PM Yeah. I've heard them. The Temptations one is good - definitely Smokey doing his Oo Baby Baby shtick. I don't mind the Marvin Gaye one but I prefer his pre-What's Going On stuff, personally.
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 02:02:01 PM Yeah. I've heard them. The Temptations one is good - definitely Smokey doing his Oo Baby Baby shtick. I don't mind the Marvin Gaye one but I prefer his pre-What's Going On stuff, personally. :) smokey is a genius...and i prefer post whats goin on..his earliersometimes can be pretty corny..(hitchhike,pride and joy,grapevine)but if you like that era check out this and tell me what you think of these early marvin gaye songshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdV1ai-lH1w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNwm_Vg8XG4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqIC2HoMb0U Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 05, 2012, 02:53:50 PM Grapevine? Corny?! Dear god, man. Sometimes I think it's the perfect pop song.
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 02:59:54 PM Grapevine? Corny?! Dear god, man. Sometimes I think it's the perfect pop song. I always hated that song :(...I felt Marvin Gaye didn't find his own voice til What's Goin On...That's truly his style..then again he said in many interviews he always wanted to be a balladeer like his idols Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole.Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 05, 2012, 03:11:35 PM That doesn't change the fact that Grapevine is insanely brilliant. You can't convince me otherwise! ;D
For Isaac Hayes, go into the thread I made about him, and check out the youtubes. If By The Time I Get To Phoenix doesn't convince you, well, I just don't know. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 03:14:21 PM That doesn't change the fact that Grapevine is insanely brilliant. You can't convince me otherwise! ;D I know it is even though i don't like it..it's not a number one for no reason. lolFor Isaac Hayes, go into the thread I made about him, and check out the youtubes. If By The Time I Get To Phoenix doesn't convince you, well, I just don't know. i'm going to check out his songs right and check out your post...Have you ever got into Michael Jackson's music before? Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Heysaboda on March 05, 2012, 03:24:28 PM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group? Probably my favourite overall kind of music. I tend to like Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, and Marvin Gaye the best but I love them all and I have been hunting down obscure stuff since around 2001. I like Ain't That Peculiar, but I prefer the version by Chris Hillman on his Clear Sailin' album. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 03:27:24 PM Like The Miracles,The Temptations,Marvin Gaye,The Drifters(etc.)? If so, Who's your favorite group? Probably my favourite overall kind of music. I tend to like Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, and Marvin Gaye the best but I love them all and I have been hunting down obscure stuff since around 2001. I like Ain't That Peculiar, but I prefer the version by Chris Hillman on his Clear Sailin' album. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 05, 2012, 03:33:36 PM That doesn't change the fact that Grapevine is insanely brilliant. You can't convince me otherwise! ;D I know it is even though i don't like it..it's not a number one for no reason. lolFor Isaac Hayes, go into the thread I made about him, and check out the youtubes. If By The Time I Get To Phoenix doesn't convince you, well, I just don't know. i'm going to check out his songs right and check out your post...Have you ever got into Michael Jackson's music before? I love The Jackson 5 with a ridiculous passion, but in terms of his solo stuff my dad used to play it around the house ALL. THE. FREAKING. TIME and unlike Parliament/Funkadelic and Kraftwerk (his two other big obsessions) I can't really listen to it. Speaking of which, you need Parliament/Funkadelic in your life! where else can you see this? (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rmWkvo1igNo/TVu28JuLUoI/AAAAAAAAE4g/VSnGS6HoYY8/s1600/motor_booty_affair.jpg) Yes, that is George Clinton waterskiing on two dolphins dressed as an all-white cowboy with shag flares, a red neckerchief, ridiculous sunglasses and rocking a ghettoblaster. See what you're missing out on? ;D Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Chocolate Shake Man on March 05, 2012, 03:55:21 PM I don't know how you could classify the earlier stuff as corny either. That early Marvin Gaye stuff was so strongly influential in bands like The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks, Who, Small Faces, etc. Not that that alone is proof that it isn't corny but my God if Hitch Hike and Pride and Joy don't get you moving, I don't know what could.
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 04:02:17 PM I don't know how you could classify the earlier stuff as corny either. That early Marvin Gaye stuff was so strongly influential in bands like The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks, Who, Small Faces, etc. Not that that alone is proof that it isn't corny but my God if Hitch Hike and Pride and Joy don't get you moving, I don't know what could. they are corny but i enjoy the sound..i'm just saying that post what's goin on is more my taste :) you guys probably havent checked out these albums by him...what's goin on...let's get it on...i want you...here my dear..(you should really give those albums a listen they are wonderful)Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Rocker on March 05, 2012, 04:02:40 PM Great post the fifties guys still had a lot of fire in their thrities and (once in a while) fortys Absolutely. I think R'n'B, funk, soul and country'n'western for that matter were the natural directions they would've gone (and they did partly of course) if it wasn't for those many rock'n'roll revival. Carl Perkins really started to go downhill imo when he tried to always write a nostalgic "start of rock'n'roll song" that mentioned as many hits of the 50s as possible. Not unlike Mike Love with some of his latter Beach Boys contributions. BTW for all, please listen to this. Candi Staton - You don't love me no more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKzG-LapHlE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKzG-LapHlE) It comes from her "I'm just a prisoner of your love"-album which is one of the best R'n'B-records I know Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Chocolate Shake Man on March 05, 2012, 04:08:06 PM I don't know how you could classify the earlier stuff as corny either. That early Marvin Gaye stuff was so strongly influential in bands like The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks, Who, Small Faces, etc. Not that that alone is proof that it isn't corny but my God if Hitch Hike and Pride and Joy don't get you moving, I don't know what could. they are corny but i enjoy the sound..i'm just saying that post what's goin on is more my taste :) you guys probably havent checked out these albums by him...what's goin on...let's get it on...i want you...here my dear..(you should really give those albums a listen they are wonderful)Again, though, don't understand why they're corny. Winchester Cathedral is corny. Pride and Joy on the other hand... I wish I could see you say that to Pete Townshend. Also, I own two of those albums and have heard the other two. I couldn't get into I Want You or Here My Dear (though I do like the story behind the latter). I love What's Going On. There's some good stuff on Let's Get It On too. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 05, 2012, 04:11:08 PM On the subject of old 50's dudes being cool in the 60's and 70's, this clip of Bo Diddley is SO BADASS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFpv1LKrA9s Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 04:12:41 PM On the subject of old 50's dudes being cool in the 60's and 70's, this clip of Bo Diddley is SO BADASS. yes he is :) ever heard this song? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wJpH817_F8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFpv1LKrA9s Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Rocker on March 05, 2012, 04:15:08 PM On the subject of old 50's dudes being cool in the 60's and 70's, this clip of Bo Diddley is SO BADASS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFpv1LKrA9s Yes. That song is actually "Bo Diddley-itis" from one of his funk albums, not "Hey, Bo Diddley!" as it says. This is the studio version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3nQdDCNmU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3nQdDCNmU) And here's another one of the above mentined album by Candi Staton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16cfsDFJ6go&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16cfsDFJ6go&feature=related) Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: SMiLE Brian on March 05, 2012, 04:16:08 PM Bo Diddley is God! ;D
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 05, 2012, 04:22:53 PM On the subject of old 50's dudes being cool in the 60's and 70's, this clip of Bo Diddley is SO BADASS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFpv1LKrA9s Yes. That song is actually "Bo Diddley-itis" from one of his funk albums, not "Hey, Bo Diddley!" as it says. This is the studio version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3nQdDCNmU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3nQdDCNmU) Oh my god, thanks for telling me! This is OFF THE CHAIN! Like, that BEAT IS HUGE and the SOLO and OH MY GOD ;D ;D ;D Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Ron on March 05, 2012, 04:40:18 PM I don't know how you could classify the earlier stuff as corny either. That early Marvin Gaye stuff was so strongly influential in bands like The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks, Who, Small Faces, etc. Not that that alone is proof that it isn't corny but my God if Hitch Hike and Pride and Joy don't get you moving, I don't know what could. Pride & Joy is my favorite Marvin Gaye song. People use words like "Corny", but what they really mean is "It's so true I don't want to admit how true it is". It's the same reason people consider Elvis' voice "corny". It's because it's perfect. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Ron on March 05, 2012, 04:45:51 PM I'm a HUGE Temptations fan. My goal is to get every album they've put out. I think they've done about 65 albums since 1964. ;D I have probably 30 of them. The problem is that several of their albums have never been issued on cd. Then download them like everybody else does..use itunes or amazon :)who was your favorite lead singer...David,Paul,eddie or Dennis? I've often thought that too... he had certain things he could do, that no 1 other singer COULD do. For instance, he could sing with that really nice "crack" in his voice, like Teddy Pendergrass or somebody has; but could also sing smooth, or sing an incredibly high falsetto. Here's a cool one: After Ruffin was kicked out of the Temptations it almost seems like his mission was to record songs that showed off how great he was. In 1975 he recorded this motherfucker here. There isn't 1 person, that ever lived, that could sing this song. Michael Jackson is incapable of singing this song. Gerald Lavert doesn't have it like this. I mean in my opinion, only David Ruffin could have recorded this. I'm not saying it's the greatest ever, it isn't. I'm just saying it's impossible to sing like that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ewr_aiUCU&feature=related Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 05, 2012, 04:53:16 PM I'm a HUGE Temptations fan. My goal is to get every album they've put out. I think they've done about 65 albums since 1964. ;D I have probably 30 of them. The problem is that several of their albums have never been issued on cd. Then download them like everybody else does..use itunes or amazon :)who was your favorite lead singer...David,Paul,eddie or Dennis? I've often thought that too... he had certain things he could do, that no 1 other singer COULD do. For instance, he could sing with that really nice "crack" in his voice, like Teddy Pendergrass or somebody has; but could also sing smooth, or sing an incredibly high falsetto. Here's a cool one: After Ruffin was kicked out of the Temptations it almost seems like his mission was to record songs that showed off how great he was. In 1975 he recorded this motherf*cker here. There isn't 1 person, that ever lived, that could sing this song. Michael Jackson is incapable of singing this song. Gerald Lavert doesn't have it like this. I mean in my opinion, only David Ruffin could have recorded this. I'm not saying it's the greatest ever, it isn't. I'm just saying it's impossible to sing like that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ewr_aiUCU&feature=related This is a gorgeous song :D .. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Ron on March 05, 2012, 04:58:40 PM Michael was great and could sing about anything, but not that one :)
Here's Michael at his sweatiest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON7vBGrjpz8 At the end he pulls off a pretty good Gerald Levert. The whole last half of the song, he does a pretty good impression of his younger self. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Rocker on March 06, 2012, 01:44:09 PM If you guys like Bo Diddley's recordings posted in this thread you should definitely think about gettin' this CD:
http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Funk-Dimension-1970-73-Drive/dp/B0002VETI6/ref=sr_1_11?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1331069711&sr=1-11 (http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Funk-Dimension-1970-73-Drive/dp/B0002VETI6/ref=sr_1_11?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1331069711&sr=1-11) It collects recordings from his four funk albums Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Rocker on March 07, 2012, 09:58:27 AM Back To Stax: Memphis Soul
This DVD contains three outstanding programs in a who's who memorial concert filmed live at the Palais De Festivale Hall, Cannes, France. From the early 1960's and into the 1070's, Stax Recording Studio established itself as the heart of Soul music and gave birth to many Memphis music legends. It became the very model of the greatness all races can create when working together. Features performances from Sam Moore, Booker T & the M.G.'s, Carla Thomas, Phil Upchurch, the Memphis Horns and Eddie Floyd. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBPRcKpNOYU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBPRcKpNOYU) Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 07, 2012, 12:41:02 PM Michael was great and could sing about anything, but not that one :) when i first heard that song i kept replaying it the whole day...my brother thought i was in love he was like wtf why do you keep replaying that song for? lol it's definitely one of his best songs ever. Here's Michael at his sweatiest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON7vBGrjpz8 At the end he pulls off a pretty good Gerald Levert. The whole last half of the song, he does a pretty good impression of his younger self. have you ever heard this?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJiQt7A4m7Q Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 07, 2012, 01:26:50 PM Newguy, you need to check out The Persuasions. Acapella soul. Make sure to watch past the awkward interview too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hamL-QU8fZI Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Newguy562 on March 07, 2012, 01:31:21 PM Newguy, you need to check out The Persuasions. Acapella soul. Make sure to watch past the awkward interview too! it's ok I just wished there was music backing up their vocals..who does that original song?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hamL-QU8fZI Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 07, 2012, 01:35:43 PM Nah man, the acapella is what makes it so unbelievably righteous! I love them.
All I Have To Do Is Dream is The Everly Brothers (and everybody loves The Everly Brothers on some level), and the second one is a spiritual. Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Liamo on March 15, 2012, 07:05:35 AM The early 70s is considered a period where soul music embraced the album concept producing unified solid works like 'whats goin on' 'There's a riot goin on' or 'talking book', all classics but 'Keeper of the Castle' by the Four Tops from 72 kinda gets overlooked. It's a gem, you should check it out
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: Music Machine on March 15, 2012, 09:55:08 AM I'll look for that one. Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse by Eugene McDaniels is another amazing album from that period.
Title: Re: Does anybody here listen to R&B/Soul Music? Post by: hypehat on March 15, 2012, 06:34:17 PM The early 70s is considered a period where soul music embraced the album concept producing unified solid works like 'whats goin on' 'There's a riot goin on' or 'talking book', all classics but 'Keeper of the Castle' by the Four Tops from 72 kinda gets overlooked. It's a gem, you should check it out I read some amazing interview with Isaac Hayes the other day where the interviewer brings this idea up, something like this... Interviewer: So, in the early 70's soul artists started making 'big' and proper albums, making statements and expanding the form of soul music. Did you feel like you were all your contemporaries? Isaac Hayes: No, because I did it first. :lol |