Posted January 30, 200916 yr I know politics, ego,s and one up manship have been the down fall of this scene for years ,and i know a few real good dj,s who have sold up and gone forever due to this,is there any hope for us ?
February 5, 200916 yr Trouble is, in a thread 3 years old someone says they like Kiki Dee so I comment 'oh yeah I quite like that too' and the next thing, you Paul are having me pull it out of my dj box as my hot new tip for the top when I haven't even got the record. Some memory you have there. Yes, sure you havent got it!
February 5, 200916 yr Yes, sure you havent got it! No, but just for you, I am going to honestly tell you ALL* of the blue eyed Northern records that I own. Ready? On British: Chapter Five Dennis Dell Lynn Randell Samantha Jones Manchesters Playboys Barry St John Ray Merrell Bruce Scott Susan maughan on USA actually too many to list* Bellboys, Gary Haines, The Babies, Paul Anka, Adams Apples, Capreez, Eddie Regan, Beverly Ann, Embers, Rain, Ron Holden, Ben Zine, David & The Giants, Toni Basil etc etc I love em all Edited February 5, 200916 yr by Pete S
February 5, 200916 yr Christ, the Adams Aplles white? Never would have thought. Treeeeeeeeeeeeeemendous sound, now & then.
February 5, 200916 yr Dont forget Ray Merrell, an Irish Country singer from Cavan I believe whose "Tears of joy" is a big Northern record and one I quite like. Reminds me of the Righteous Brothers.
February 5, 200916 yr Thats because most of it is rubbish Billy. Stick to your guns, doesn't get any better than Detroit 60's soul Hi Pete S ....... Cheers for that .....A Man who knows his music, ......they could never ever produce the same sound from The Funk Brothers today .....not even with all the buttons and flashing lights they have..... Keep it Detroit.....
February 5, 200916 yr Dont forget Ray Merrell, an Irish Country singer from Cavan I believe whose "Tears of joy" is a big Northern record and one I quite like. Reminds me of the Righteous Brothers. Should have gone to Specsavers Andy, I mentioned him in the post above yours
February 5, 200916 yr Christ, the Adams Aplles white? Never would have thought. Treeeeeeeeeeeeeemendous sound, now & then. They sound black alright on Don't Take...but on their other record they sound white!
February 6, 200916 yr Not at all...I like 'Tindersticks' because they are soulful and Piaf and a lot of other stuff. BUT, there was and are a lot of shit pop records on the 'Northern' scene! Dean has a great voice. its easy to pick artists to pursue any point. Fact is between the crap instrumentals and dire blue eyed soul (not the few good tracks) there is a lot of shit floating about in the Northern soul world. Indeed there are plenty of crap records that get spun on the Soul scene.
February 6, 200916 yr Pete I've got a feeling Ron Holden was black but I'm famous for being colour blind for singers. I think the Magnificent Men had two black members and one of them does some of the great vocals off the albums.
February 6, 200916 yr ......I think the Magnificent Men had two black members and one of them does some of the great vocals off the albums. This would appear to say otherwise Ady..... CLICK HERE
February 6, 200916 yr This would appear to say otherwise Ady..... CLICK HERE I'm not so sure, one of the geezers looks black with a straight hairdo like they did back then. It's the Capitol LP with the great Chicago tracks on that I'm thinking of.
February 6, 200916 yr I'm not so sure, one of the geezers looks black with a straight hairdo like they did back then. It's the Capitol LP with the great Chicago tracks on that I'm thinking of. Maybe Hispanic...but whatever..the sound is still soulful....
February 6, 200916 yr Pete I've got a feeling Ron Holden was black but I'm famous for being colour blind for singers. you are right Ady, I got him mixed up with Jerry Fuller!
February 6, 200916 yr No, but just for you, I am going to honestly tell you ALL* of the blue eyed Northern records that I own. Ready? On British: Chapter Five Dennis Dell Lynn Randell Samantha Jones Manchesters Playboys Barry St John Ray Merrell Bruce Scott Susan maughan on USA actually too many to list* Bellboys, Gary Haines, The Babies, Paul Anka, Adams Apples, Capreez, Eddie Regan, Beverly Ann, Embers, Rain, Ron Holden, Ben Zine, David & The Giants, Toni Basil etc etc I love em all And you call 70's 'disco shite'. What a bizarre world we live in.
February 6, 200916 yr my pet hate is to turn up at a "northern soul night" to find its really a 50th b/day party or anniversary/charity thing ,balloons and posters, with uncle fred and granny grunt sat in the corner eating the buffett and tapin their toes to "third finger left hand"..........ezzie
February 6, 200916 yr And you call 70's 'disco shite'. What a bizarre world we live in. What an original and cutting comment
February 6, 200916 yr i hate people who think that there opinions are more valid than others.i dislike people who need a record to be be played on original vinyl only(as a dancer i only care about the record not if it is ovo)i can see the point of not playing cds etc but records are records to a majority of punter.
February 6, 200916 yr i hate people who think that there opinions are more valid than others.i dislike people who need a record to be be played on original vinyl only(as a dancer i only care about the record not if it is ovo)i can see the point of not playing cds etc but records are records to a majority of punter. get a grip
February 6, 200916 yr Dont forget Ray Merrell, an Irish Country singer from Cavan I believe whose "Tears of joy" is a big Northern record and one I quite like. Reminds me of the Righteous Brothers. I have a fantastic 45 'Memories' by Jeanie Robertson on Derby records. The only information I can find on a singer called Jeanie Robertson is a country singer from Scotland. Surely not?
February 6, 200916 yr Hi Pete S ....... Cheers for that .....A Man who knows his music, ......they could never ever produce the same sound from The Funk Brothers today .....not even with all the buttons and flashing lights they have..... Keep it Detroit..... Just put that CD I promised you in the post Billy - lot's of Detroit stuff on it. All the best Manus
February 6, 200916 yr Just put that CD I promised you in the post Billy - lot's of Detroit stuff on it. All the best Manus Hi Manus, Brillaint .....drink in it for you when you come back to The North East.........hows stuff with you?....I'm looking forward to The Swallow Hotel Soul Night on the 20th Feb, always a top night, Dave Mason and Mad Matty Turner allways do the last spot ....they have the floor packed ........maybe when you come back you could do a spot !!!!!!!......its on every 2nd Month . Thanks again Manus Billy
February 6, 200916 yr Hi Manus, Brillaint .....drink in it for you when you come back to The North East.........hows stuff with you?....I'm looking forward to The Swallow Hotel Soul Night on the 20th Feb, always a top night, Dave Mason and Mad Matty Turner allways do the last spot ....they have the floor packed ........maybe when you come back you could do a spot !!!!!!!......its on every 2nd Month . Thanks again Manus Billy There's an Events section for advertising you know
February 6, 200916 yr There's an Events section for advertising you know Just remembered what i dislike about the soul scene.....stroppy moderatetors .....
February 6, 200916 yr There's an Events section for advertising you know No problem .....I did not know about the section for advertising ....as I'm new on here ....please be gentle with me ........ Cheers Billy from Up North
February 6, 200916 yr Hi Manus, Brillaint .....drink in it for you when you come back to The North East.........hows stuff with you?....I'm looking forward to The Swallow Hotel Soul Night on the 20th Feb, always a top night, Dave Mason and Mad Matty Turner allways do the last spot ....they have the floor packed ........maybe when you come back you could do a spot !!!!!!!......its on every 2nd Month . Thanks again Manus Billy See you up at the Swallow later in the year Billy Cheers Manus
February 6, 200916 yr People on here who post the title of the record....then what label it's on. Well done. You've spent most of your lives memorising the labels, take any prize from the middle shelf.
February 6, 200916 yr Only thing i hate is the fact that i can't find rare soul records in warehouses and thrift stores and secondhand shops, record shops or even record fairs anymore... Mind, thats not the scene is it , thats just the real world. Damn, I got the two mixed up. Edited February 6, 200916 yr by Russ Smith
February 6, 200916 yr People on here who post the title of the record....then what label it's on. Well done. You've spent most of your lives memorising the labels, take any prize from the middle shelf.
February 6, 200916 yr .....stroppy moderatetors ..... People who pronounce the word moderators as moderatetors
February 6, 200916 yr People who pronounce the word moderators as moderatetors ...you should have had the liquid lunch i had pete.....
February 6, 200916 yr I know politics, ego,s and one up manship have been the down fall of this scene for years ,and i know a few real good dj,s who have sold up and gone forever due to this,is there any hope for us ? One up Manship? - sounds painful!
February 6, 200916 yr People on here who post the title of the record....then what label it's on. Well done. You've spent most of your lives memorising the labels, take any prize from the middle shelf. But to be fair, that's a help to those younger folk who are not familiar with the record isn't it?
February 6, 200916 yr People on here who post the title of the record....then what label it's on. Well done. You've spent most of your lives memorising the labels, take any prize from the middle shelf. think you are on the wrong site
February 6, 200916 yr People on here who post the title of the record....then what label it's on. Well done. You've spent most of your lives memorising the labels, take any prize from the middle shelf. Err Andy... most of us collect records. We ENJOY talking about records, sharing info about records as well as listening to 'em. What's wrong with that? Can you name the Forest side who won the European Cup? If so...well done! "You've spent your life memorising a load of has been footballers, take any prize from the middle shelf."
February 6, 200916 yr People on here who post the title of the record....then what label it's on. Well done. You've spent most of your lives memorising the labels, take any prize from the middle shelf. i disagree mate, ive heard loads of tunes on here that i didnt know and artist name, title of song,label info are very important to me so i can look for it in lists etc to see if i can buy one on orig vinyl or cd if not, theres records ive known for years and not known original label its on etc, also its good for the newbies and younger folk to get as much info as possible
February 7, 200916 yr On the other hand, I'm not too chuffed that some folk think that those who "like all eras" are being (or even trying to be) holier than thou We don't 'think' owt mate - we are just in control of our love of black music, a love of black music that doesn't end at a particular point - we further it - keep it alive. That's us! Lovers of black music, not people that cut off. If you are of the train of thought that doesn't envelope progression of black music, then sit in your own shit. Mike (Posstot),
February 7, 200916 yr On the other hand, I'm not too chuffed that some folk think that those who "like all eras" are being (or even trying to be) holier than thou We don't 'think' owt mate - we are just in control of our love of black music, a love of black music that doesn't end at a particular point - we further it - keep it alive. That's us! Lovers of black music, not people that cut off at any given point. If you are of the train of thought that doesn't envelope the progression of black music, then sit in your own shit, as you are simply being hypocritical - surely, as you have bought 'Northern' produced over a certain span of years, yes. And to Mike Hawkins, I'll refrain from the obvious answer that I should give your response, as, as much as you may think that your view is of more importance than mine Mike - it ain't mate. It's a shame what's happened with us mate, and for what?
February 7, 200916 yr Maybe Hispanic...but whatever..the sound is still soulful.... I don't think we should barter the man's ethnicity!
February 7, 200916 yr Err Andy... most of us collect records. We ENJOY talking about records, sharing info about records as well as listening to 'em. What's wrong with that? Can you name the Forest side who won the European Cup? If so...well done! "You've spent your life memorising a load of has been footballers, take any prize from the middle shelf." Oh sorry. I thought the thread was about what you hate on the scene, not what you like. Can you name the Forest side that won the european cup? Which year mate?
February 7, 200916 yr People on here who post the title of the record....then what label it's on. Andy, an honest question, why are you on this site? Apart from your dubious political views on a 'Black music forum' you're now questioning why people would want to know what label a record is on, well i & many others are very interested! If we were just interested in the title of a record we can just go & buy a cd down HMV, believe it or not a lot are on this forum because we are interested to share knowledge & learn more about NS from very knowledgeable people on here. Simon
February 7, 200916 yr People who tell me 70's disco is a natural progression of northern soul Somebody who tells me they don't like "70's disco" then you see them dancing to Eddie Holman, The Brothers, Brainstorm, Skip Mahoney, Alfie Davison etc. - THIS IS DISCO!! People who say to a DJ "you don't know what northern soul is" because the said DJ is playing a group of records that the person doesn't know & that person can't be bothered to listen because hes is waiting for "that Frankie Wilson" tune to come on. Over 50s still sporting the "uniform" of soul bags & badges - it was cringeworthy in 1977 & the "look" has not improved 30 years on.
February 7, 200916 yr Andy, an honest question, why are you on this site? Apart from your dubious political views on a 'Black music forum' you're now questioning why people would want to know what label a record is on, well i & many others are very interested! If we were just interested in the title of a record we can just go & buy a cd down HMV, believe it or not a lot are on this forum because we are interested to share knowledge & learn more about NS from very knowledgeable people on here. Simon certainly helps me out when trying to establish if a record is a boot or not
February 7, 200916 yr Andy, an honest question, why are you on this site? I like that refosoul section...merrily clicking on & most of the time off, but then the odd gem pops up & I love it, then while its playing I bugger about on the forum. Apart from your dubious political views on a 'Black music forum' Eh? I'm no racist... hate racism in fact. you're now questioning why people would want to know what label a record is on, well i & many others are very interested! No I'm not questioning it...I said I can't stand it. I know full well why people mention it, I just think its a bit 'show off'. See, 60's detroit, 70's crossover, modern whatever...couldn't give a rats cock eh...if it sounds good, gerrup & dance!!
February 7, 200916 yr people who think the further they travel the more of a soul fan they are and people who say to me at prestatyn, "this is nice and local for you"
February 7, 200916 yr I like that refosoul section...merrily clicking on & most of the time off, but then the odd gem pops up & I love it, then while its playing I bugger about on the forum. Eh? I'm no racist... hate racism in fact. No I'm not questioning it...I said I can't stand it. I know full well why people mention it, I just think its a bit 'show off'. See, 60's detroit, 70's crossover, modern whatever...couldn't give a rats cock eh...if it sounds good, gerrup & dance!! Oh dear Andy .Majority of folk on here do give a rats about labels etc. Hope you're not suggesting playlists are not wholly true? .Showing off ,no.If you've got nowt to hide whats the harm?. btw, i've got a print of the Mona Lisa hanging up in the living room.Eat your heart out LOUVRE .
February 7, 200916 yr my pet hate is to turn up at a "northern soul night" to find its really a 50th b/day party or anniversary/charity thing ,balloons and posters, with uncle fred and granny grunt sat in the corner eating the buffett and tapin their toes to "third finger left hand"..........ezzie Post of the week Ezzie.... ... The two worst things in the world would be balloons and the Casuleers playing over the sound system .. Time to chew into that death pill i have been saving ..
I know politics, ego,s and one up manship have been the down fall of this scene for years ,and i know a few real good dj,s who have sold up and gone forever due to this,is there any hope for us ?