Like many on here pretty much all of my adult life has been dedicated to dancing to, travelling for or collecting these wonderful records we revere so dearly.

Whilst there's been some incredible tunes played in my past I genuinely believe that the quality of soul music being passed around at present is the most exciting I've listened to in 17 years.

This of course is down to a hardcore of relentlessly hardworking, tastemaking DJ's but I honestly feel really grateful that I'm going through this period of soulful discoveries.

Although I acknowledge that many in their own right have likely been played in venues way before my 17 years on the scene I believe the amalgamated quality of genuinely 'soulful' records that are turning up way surpass the seemingly halcyon days of the likes of Wigan etc. Thats in no way a rebuff of the fantastic records that the likes of those many big 70's & 80's clubs gave us. They're incredible and we would probably not even be here without them.

But I feel we've finally reached the face of the goldmine (pardon the pun). Where these records have been hiding all my life I'm not sure but I'm glad they've shown their face.

What I guess I'm trying to say is that if the quality of music continues to develop in the way it does we're all in for one hell of a ride!

Thanks to all who have stayed at it with the shovels and dusty faces. The future looks brighter..

Aye, but lifeline / pow wow is probably one of the only dos in the uk where it would 'ram the floor', as the clientelle are knowledgable and discerning

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Seriously?

I'm not saying they're not; but by implication you're saying the clientele at the vast majority of other venues are neither discerning or knowledgable based on the dancefloor acceptance of one albeit pretty good blues track.

Get real FFS.

Edited September 5, 201410 yr by ged parker

Pow wow Mik - did you  mean the Lifeline / Pow wow crowd are a tough crowd to impress,because of knowledge and therefore the bar is set high for the dj's?

 

Too many events but not enough events....

 

too many Djs and not enough Djs....   If that makes sense 

Makes absolutely perfect sense, Bearsy.  Totally agree.

 

Nick

Seriously?

I'm not saying they're not; but by implication you're saying the clientele at the vast majority of other venues are neither discerning or knowledgable based on the dancefloor acceptance of one albeit pretty good blues track.

Get real FFS.

You've over-extrapolated somewhat.

All I was saying is that most clubs dont play pervis lee and lifeline /pow wow does, or has at least once.

All it means is that lifeline /pow wow is the kind of place where you might hear that or something like it, newer things that haven't reached wider success or failure yet.

doesnt mean its better or worse than other clubs, depends on your taste I suppose.

It isnt true that the clientelle are more discerning cos they dance to pervis lee, but they must be discerning, in one respect at least, because they go to a club that trys different things and styles, like pervis lee. More discerning than a warm blanket of familiar classics, is the comparison I was actually making.

really, it'd be unlikely that they got that far in life and then just danced to whatever the djs played, that's more a phenomenon at student nights I'd have thought.

but really, just banter with phil

You've over-extrapolated somewhat.

More a case of your over generalisation than my over extrapolation I think. :-)

Im sure most people (even Phil lol) already know what Lifeline is all about.

More a case of your over generalisation than my over extrapolation I think. :-)

Im sure most people (even Phil lol) already know what Lifeline is all about.

Well, he said it was all about people dancing to anything that the djs played, even if substandard, so I dont know.

apart from that, point taken.

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johnny moore / thank you baby

 

mercury records , 

sh*t , wrong thread , delete above please