I was flicking through a few tracks on my I-Pod last night and came to the conclusion that there are - in my own collection and i'm sure in the collections of many other people on here - very 'soulful' ( for that read emotional, laden with pathos, tragic, heartfelt, deep, heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting) records that aren't actually soul.
Here's 5 things plucked off my I-Pod. I think each of them is - in its own way 'soulful';
BB King - Chains and Things
Miles Davis - Lift to the Scaffold ( or whatever the translation is for that album)
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Johnny Cash - Sun Sessions
Alton Ellis - Rocksteady
I think what I am getting at is this. Soul is not the only emotional music out there, but it's probably the finest example of a genre that's dedicated to getting to the nub of matters, and all things of the soul and the heart. However, all of the above touch on the raw emotional nerves that the best soul music also occupies and by doing so occupy a place in my affections normally restricted for soul.
I was flicking through a few tracks on my I-Pod last night and came to the conclusion that there are - in my own collection and i'm sure in the collections of many other people on here - very 'soulful' ( for that read emotional, laden with pathos, tragic, heartfelt, deep, heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting) records that aren't actually soul.
Here's 5 things plucked off my I-Pod. I think each of them is - in its own way 'soulful';
BB King - Chains and Things
Miles Davis - Lift to the Scaffold ( or whatever the translation is for that album)
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Johnny Cash - Sun Sessions
Alton Ellis - Rocksteady
I think what I am getting at is this. Soul is not the only emotional music out there, but it's probably the finest example of a genre that's dedicated to getting to the nub of matters, and all things of the soul and the heart. However, all of the above touch on the raw emotional nerves that the best soul music also occupies and by doing so occupy a place in my affections normally restricted for soul.
Opinions?
Hammy