Is or was northern soul a culture, sub-culture or not?

I work with a lad that is adamant that hip-hop is a culture.

So that got me thinking. The following I lifted from another board -

“I don't know if music itself can be a culture, but it's certainly a facet of culture. I can't picture some one saying "I'm reggae", but its a part of Caribbean culture. Country music is a facet of american culture.”

Assuming the above para to be correct maybe then northern soul is just a facet of a culture....but which one?

Col.

Edited October 20, 200618 yr by Soulsmith

Yoghurt is a culture.

And the Northern Soul scene is full of fruits.

So I'd say its a culture...of sorts

Yoghurt is a culture.

And the Northern Soul scene is full of fruits.

So I'd say its a culture...of sorts

well it made me laugh

QoFxx

A subculture is a group of people with different behavior and beliefs that distinguish them from the larger culture of which they are a part.

So NS is a sub culture.

A very profound thread

A subculture is a group of people with different behavior and beliefs that distinguish them from the larger culture of which they are a part.

The relatively few common beliefs shared by people into any genre of music is hardly enough to make it a culture (or sub-culture) is it? Culture is best left to bacteria and ballet.

A subculture is a group of people with different behavior and beliefs that distinguish them from the larger culture of which they are a part.

So NS is a sub culture.

A very profound thread

If NS is a sub-culture it has to be a sub-culture of something else so what is it a sub-culture of...............errrr or is it just a culture and therefore yoghurt .................that is worrying, I don't like yoghurt therefore does that mean I don't like NS and have been listening to the wrong music all these years

QoFxx

The relatively few common beliefs shared by people into any genre of music is hardly enough to make it a culture (or sub-culture) is it? Culture is best left to bacteria and ballet.

..................and yoghurt oh and perhaps Boy George

QoFxx

Is or was northern soul a culture, sub-culture or not?

I work with a lad that is adamant that hip-hop is a culture.

So that got me thinking. The following I lifted from another board -

"I don't know if music itself can be a culture, but it's certainly a facet of culture. I can't picture some one saying "I'm reggae", but its a part of Caribbean culture. Country music is a facet of american culture."

Assuming the above para to be correct maybe then northern soul is just a facet of a culture....but which one?

Col.

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Certainly wouldn't describe it as a culture, cos that implies extremes to me, or a way of life. I would say its part of our social scene, but the be all and end all, not for me. If I've misunderstood the gist of your post, apologies

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Certainly wouldn't describe it as a culture, cos that implies extremes to me, or a way of life. I would say its part of our social scene, but the be all and end all, not for me. If I've misunderstood the gist of your post, apologies

NS ... it's a night out ... nothing more

Martyn

Yoghurt is a culture.

And the Northern Soul scene is full of fruits.

So I'd say its a culture...of sorts

I'm allergic to yoghurt but luckily not to fruits.

Is this irrelevant or is that one of those big fat grey things that live in Africa...errr...an...errr...hippopotumus ?

It's a youth cult.

And it's unusual among youth cults in that it's one chiefly populated by 40 odd year old blokes

Godz

Edited October 20, 200618 yr by Godzilla

It's a youth cult.

And it's unusual among youth cults in that it's one chiefly populated by 40 odd year old blokes

Godz

Is or was northern soul a culture, sub-culture or not?

I work with a lad that is adamant that hip-hop is a culture.

So that got me thinking. The following I lifted from another board -

"I don't know if music itself can be a culture, but it's certainly a facet of culture. I can't picture some one saying "I'm reggae", but its a part of Caribbean culture. Country music is a facet of american culture."

Assuming the above para to be correct maybe then northern soul is just a facet of a culture....but which one?

Col.

Its a sub culture,and includes all musical tasts and cultures,we not tied into any other culture 100% allthough they keep trying to make it 100% soul,blakc,etc,that what makes it diffrant,and a sub culture,thats n/soul that is,the rare soul scene is another sub culture riding off the bakc of our sub culture,what is n/soul.

Is or was northern soul a culture, sub-culture or not?

I work with a lad that is adamant that hip-hop is a culture.

So that got me thinking. The following I lifted from another board -

"I don't know if music itself can be a culture, but it's certainly a facet of culture. I can't picture some one saying "I'm reggae", but its a part of Caribbean culture. Country music is a facet of american culture."

Assuming the above para to be correct maybe then northern soul is just a facet of a culture....but which one?

Col.

Its a sub culture,and includes all musical tasts and cultures,we not tied into any other culture 100% allthough they keep trying to make it 100% soul,blakc,etc,that what makes it diffrant,and a sub culture,thats n/soul that is,the rare soul scene is another sub culture riding off the bakc of our sub culture,what is n/soul.

It's a youth cult.

And it's unusual among youth cults in that it's one chiefly populated by 40 odd year old blokes

Godz

Mods were a sub culture,due to the dress code,music and all round mod things

Northern soul doesnt have all the trappings of a sub culture like the mod movement

So i suppose its just people into a certan type of music that get together

A bit like my other passion

people who get together to follow everton