*Not my comment, just what someone called me recently.
I suppose, in reality that this is a bit of therapy for me and a tongue in cheek question at heart, but I ask the above as I suppose by my lack in attendance at nighters counts me out from being a 'real' soulie anymore - as, on the odd occassion I have tripped along to a nighter of late, I have noticed a certain disdain in some peoples eyes when they find out what I buy musically now - and some of these people I grew up with.
I still buy Northern, surf the net, keep abreast of prices and try to listen to newer discoveries (there's so much I don't know nowadays) played on the Northern scene, I still love to dance 'properly' and love the whole vibe but Northern and its' scene isn't the be all and end all for me anymore.
I have always been progressive in my black music tastes and presently the majority of my purchases of danceable black music are what the majority call House, not all but the majority.
Why do people like myself, who have put time in (a good long time too) on The scene get alienated to a degree for liking other 'forms' of black music - the last twice I have been out to a nighter have put me off going back to be honest.
How do you view *'ex-soulies'?
*Not my comment, just what someone called me recently.
I suppose, in reality that this is a bit of therapy for me and a tongue in cheek question at heart, but I ask the above as I suppose by my lack in attendance at nighters counts me out from being a 'real' soulie anymore - as, on the odd occassion I have tripped along to a nighter of late, I have noticed a certain disdain in some peoples eyes when they find out what I buy musically now - and some of these people I grew up with.
I still buy Northern, surf the net, keep abreast of prices and try to listen to newer discoveries (there's so much I don't know nowadays) played on the Northern scene, I still love to dance 'properly' and love the whole vibe but Northern and its' scene isn't the be all and end all for me anymore.
I have always been progressive in my black music tastes and presently the majority of my purchases of danceable black music are what the majority call House, not all but the majority.
Why do people like myself, who have put time in (a good long time too) on The scene get alienated to a degree for liking other 'forms' of black music - the last twice I have been out to a nighter have put me off going back to be honest.
Oh!! And am I an 'ex-soulie'???