Mark S

Fair point an a shedload more besides

Say no more See I knew it modern soul is shite

This is getting a bit ageist I am a dinosaur I love oldies I dont mind dancing to lowest common denomiator N/S that I danced to thirty odd years ago It makes me happy The scene can move on all it wants I dont care , as for new blood coming onto the scene dont give a f*** if the scene dies with me or not No one has the right to dictate how the scene should be but the one thing we should do is enjoy it for what it is great music and great people rant over thank you

Why shouldnt they ?

1969 after being fed a diet of Beatles and Stones hearing black music at my local youth club was a turning point for me , Prince Buster and Arthur Conlley music you dance to . First soul club was the Pendulum in Manchesterand the first allnighter the Casino about xmas 73 .

53 this year and when I dance I walk about like a fucking Thunderbirds puppet the next day the joy of getting older

THe Funk brothers played the Bridgewater hall in Manchester last February I think .

O Jays - Working on your case / Hold on .

Wade in the water - Ramsey Lewis and Put it where you want it - shit I cant remember what they were called

Loved his spot at the Casino in the mornings , spent a drunken afternoon with him in a pub in Torquay in the mid seventies a character . To Late still a top tune .

Martha has not sounded good for a few years but she is a legend . Duffy has not sounded good for about a year but she is annoying . Last year it was good Seasick Steve brilliant .

You are the same age as me we are not dinosaurs we just have impeccable taste .

Some new stuff is ok but a lot of it sounds like the Love Boat theme music pretty poor disco music . I appreciate that the scene moves on thats vital for its survival if thats your thing , Each to thier own but I prefer oldies anytime

Not forgetting the timeless classic Black Puddin Bertha ( She,s the queen of Northern Soul ) -The Goodies

I love oldies propper dusty oldies these are far to recent for me both propper shite though

Massive on the Japanese scene I,l get mi kimono

I was thinking of that one and couldnt get the title kept comming up with come into the garden Maude

Thanks so much for that just listened to it brilliant All the Wigan compilation cds dodgy tv programmes and dancing around in shopping centres have failed miserably to capture that essential Wigan vibe . That recording takes me right back I was probabably there that night, magic .

I never saw him there But I stopped going when it got crap in 197yaaaaawn

Dont know about a shiver down my spine it brought a tear to my eye fantastic , was that the first few bars of the wombats on that clip aswell ? I dance around the kitchen and clap my wife shits herself "Do you have to do that grow up "

Dave Evison for sheer enthusiasm and Martyn Ellis for being completly mad allways enjoyed watching these two at the Casino early morning .

Can a Blue man sing the whites?

All scenes have snobs thats life . f*** em I dont care if its on a cd , vinyl or a hard drive its music its purpose is to uplift and entertain and as long as it does that its ok by me life is to short .

Niether of these sounds were particulaly soulfull or even quality but they are of their time I still like to hear them though Remember Thunder-Lord Thunder