just been surfin n/soul for a few hours after night out and not sleepy yet....and got to thinking whos going to todays soul nights /nighters ect,i personelly think its die hard soulies andwell into the scene newbies,i was reading wigan had over 100,000plus at its height,not sure percentige wise how many proper fans or jumping on the band wagon types numbers wise wigan should win hands down ,mention any old venue torch va vas catacombs ect ,and it seems they were proper soulies,wigan attracted a lot of wannabees who didnt know the difference between,northern,disco or charts,how many fell by the wayside and how many,saw the light northern wise,dont want to open can of worms ,just wondering if the scene is back to being,purist..that last word might be a bit strong for some.....

Far from being purist.....I would suggest the scene has regressed. However, I do appreciate there are still quality venues out there, but let's be honest the majority of people just want bog standard oldies....especially the Wigan Casino variety.......same old / same old !!!!!

the scene may be purist in respect of multiple rooms where lesser known but equally appreciated tunes are played...that variety is what keeps the scene fresh and ticking over,...but on the whole i would say that a good 60/70% of punters will trip from one room to the other and still at say, an all-nighter, and still get the vibe...maybe a while back a reluctance to accept progress would result in alternative rooms being snubbed but with so many different age groups now and from all walks of life digging "real music", a cosmopolitan playlist in any room is of great appeal. you cant knock the young generations coming up fast behind us for wanting to hear what we've been hearing and, probably got tired of dancing to ( although i generally dont myself ) for decades...lets face it,...some of the forgotten oldies that haven't recieved an airing for many years sound quite fresh because they've been given a rest/retired...but to the new faces, they are the wonderments that we first visited all those years ago. i dont think any one venue can become purist because every dj has his/her idea of what to play and what sounds good and a host of the new tribe will include some oldies in their sets...its a total improbability that anyone would want to rush straight to the cutting edge without putting down the roots and understanding where this music all came from and why it became popular in the first place.

I know I should be the last person saying this, but its quite a deep subject this, can you be a little more articulate about your point? I'm stuggling to interprit this one.

Edited November 6, 201113 yr by geeselad