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Ah okay, fair enough but,being an ex student type (boo hiss..) I go to non soul events with my non soul mates. Which is good as I've converted a couple of em to our cause. PLus, Mr Ducie landlord, my point was that I prefer the soul scene by far..bloody hell I'm generally scared to go in most normal city centre pubs without the aid of a few beers!!

And it's not the same is it-these other music scenes. I've been to Indie gigs,"normal" pubs,clubs and all that but it really isn't the same. I mean, you can see the same old faces in your local every week but it's not the same as meeting up with people at soul venues across the country and having a chit chat. And usually you don't even mention the music..Very odd but I love it

Definitely without a doubt Mr Redding. However closely followed by Marvin, Chuck Jackson and Darrow Fletcher

My little girl (6) loves all the girly singer sounds like The soulettes, the vonettes...well anything that ends in "ette" really. But she also likes Busted and all that stuff too. Know this is obvious but the main way that people get into this music is by going to all niters,meeting other soulies, hearing the music played for real..until you do that, it's difficult to appreciate what it's all about. So, if you're a teenager,you'll be more inclined to do what your mates are doing. Luckily,when I was a young 'n ( in the dark old days of the eighties...) all my mates were mods so we got into it that way-The good Old Cloud 9 mod alldayer for under 18s in Manchester. Quadrophenia on the big screen with the sound down ,a fight in every corner and Julian Covey

Smile or squirm remembering myself jumping up everytime it came on... Sue Lynne Don't Pity me