Mark S

Not a day goes by that I dont play soul music . I only have the radio on if its a talk station I dont like other peoples choosing the music I listen to its an addiction for sure and it drives my familly mad . Could be worse could have been staying out all night taking drugs

Suzy,s serenade - Bob Wilson Cochise - Paul Humphries . Not just imposible to dance to but impossible to listen to as well double whammy

Facinating thread nice one Simon , I suppose I am a returnee stopped going to alnighters etc in 1978 marriage kids so my musical knoledge stagnated so most sounds post Casino I hadnt heard . A couple of years ago decided to get back into it so to my ears most stuff is new and I love it dont want to listen to the stuff that ive spent the last 20 odd years stagnating to it has its place but there is so much good quality that has been discovered in the last couple of decades . I am 53 now just hope I have enough time to catch up So is there a good progresive night in the Stockport / Manchester area ?

Brilliant , now how do you get yoghurt off the keyboard ?

Just read all this and have drawn the conclusion that Barry is as mad as cheese (keep it up ) everyone else myself included posts complete and utter shite as a responce , at the end of the day its simple non of it matters why analyse everything its music its fun end of

Its shite begs the question why ?

A good point .This can be said of most DJs on the scene right time and place etc , however having the bottle to play new sounds and IL certanly had balls of steel made him and CC interesting at that time . Still doesnt excuse his recent behavior though .

Berry Gordy has got a lot to answer for . The best Motown tunes have always been performed by what I call the Motown B team , Bobby Taylor ,The Originals ,The fantastic Four etc . Its a shame people dont appreciate quality .

A couple more to ponder ..............Issac Hayes and Curtis Mayfeild

Get on the good foot James Brown the Godfather of soul course he is .

Trouble man - Marvin Gaye Bernadette - Four Tops

Latest news ...................Soul Source inadvertantly promotes CD for Ian Levine well theres a turnip for the books

Cool Jerk the Funk brothers did the backing Bloody mods what do they know

Wurzell Gumidge Weller murdering Hercules by Aaron Neville Aaaarrrrgh

Make my funk the P funk I wants to get funked up . Propper soulfull funk Ann Sexton -Your losing me , every time I hear this it makes me wanna get down wit my bad self Bro

Oh but it is so different the Urban expansions production was edgy well observed witty and the audience mainly soul fans could identify with the charactors and humour . The Octagon version live (why ffs ?) was like Mamma Mia for a theatre going audience not soul fans . I shudder to think what a film version would be like . These comercial attempts to represent our scene are by and large unnesersery and no self respecting soul music lover should have anything to do with them . I loved the Casino and was their from it opening till 1978 brilliant memories and music but now it should be laid to rest enough is enough .

Its a silly idea I wont be investing I,m out

B

Its a ridiculess situation nowadays that we are so fragmented are we really that narrow minded anally repressed and bitter that we cant remember , back in the so called golden age of Northern soul The Wheel ,Torch,Casino ,Mecca and Ritz all played a good mix of oldies , new releases and contemporary sounds to full dance floors . The soul police would,nt allow that now shame really or am I looking back with rose coulored specs ?

Houston we have a problem

This,ll be fun

Magazines tinternet forums more troble than they are worth sometimes , remember when we only had the Frank Elson collumn in B&S simpler times now we disect everything its bollocks its just a music scene thats all ffs . James mate stop being a girl find Levine either fuck him or fight him and get it out of your system lifes far to short

Personally I dont give a damn (see what I did there ) just glad to get out of the house I like the idea of across the board I love oldies and want to hear newer stuff as well . I go to a few scooter rallies and unless ther is a seperate northern room the soul they play is pretty dire and predictable .

Brilliant thread definately one in the eye for the nostalgia freaks . A northern soul club with an across the board music policy playing contempoary , oldies and modern soul and it just happend to be Wigan . Could such a place exist nowadays ?

Whats a tenter hook ? and why would you be on one ? Feel the need in me - Graham Central Station Dont be afraid (to take my love ) - Creative Source