Hifi Sean Ft. Crystal Waters - Testify

[Soul16]

BBC Radio 2 playing this a lot lately, definitely growing on me. 

[Guest son of stan]

Quite enjoyed that. Could see it getting a bit annoying tho, if it gets overexposed.

Mind you I used to love Crystal Waters and her adorable, slightly off key vocals on the fantastic, 'Gypsy Woman' and the lesser known 'Makin' Happy' and '100% Pure Love' at the time...and still do! So good luck to her.

 

Edited January 11, 2017 by son of stan

[Peter99]

5 hours ago, Soul16 said:

BBC Radio 2 playing this a lot lately, definitely growing on me. 

This is now probably the 6th thread about this. The 2nd one today! 

just saying like. 

[Andybellwood]

45 release on its way , tho delayed at pressing plant . Eta 6ish weeks ? 

[baudrillard]

Is it just me, or is she a ringer for Marc Bolan?

[Kevinkent]

It was ok for about a minute and half.

- Kev

[Garswood]

Is was ok for about 10 seconds, it's utter shite, listening to a n interview with producer , he doesn't even acknowledge where he got the piano intro from, he says he came up with a sixties soul theme, a mate of mine at work played it testarday , thought it was great and would love it to be played out,, I just looked in disbelief , no DJ would play this out at a northern night ..surely

[Andybellwood]

Echos of the popularity of 'tribute ' at certain venues ? 

[Guest]

On 14/01/2017 at 11:57, garswood said:

Is was ok for about 10 seconds, it's utter shite, listening to a n interview with producer , he doesn't even acknowledge where he got the piano intro from, he says he came up with a sixties soul theme, a mate of mine at work played it testarday , thought it was great and would love it to be played out,, I just looked in disbelief , no DJ would play this out at a northern night ..surely

Lazy Soul!

[Kempy]

Not for me 

[Ian Stacey]

  awful  electronic claptrap

[Guest 1 huskyvan]

got to be better than tribute at least its got some soul unlike the said red coat record 

[ajb]

just because it makes me smile..............

 

[Geeselad]

derivative pap, go back to the basement boys and house, ms walters, please ffs don't anyone play this. waste of a good voice.

[Geeselad]

On ‎14‎/‎01‎/‎2017 at 11:57, garswood said:

Is was ok for about 10 seconds, it's utter shite, listening to a n interview with producer , he doesn't even acknowledge where he got the piano intro from, he says he came up with a sixties soul theme, a mate of mine at work played it testarday , thought it was great and would love it to be played out,, I just looked in disbelief , no DJ would play this out at a northern night ..surely

if its uncredited hope he get screwed over by the label/ rights owner

[Mark R]

You know, the irony IMHO is that invariably the more contemporary uptempo stuff picked up by those on the Northern scene are the ones that I wouldn't touch with a barge pole!  I'm not trying to make enemies here, but make of that what you will......it's a fact!

If folk listened to some of the brilliant house being released on a weekly basis instead of listening out only for things that somehow have a retro feel/content then they would be opening their minds up to a wealth of brilliance!

Of course, above all most on here don't want any of this electronic music ramming down their throats and that's completely understandable.

But if you do take an interest in it, I would say do it and yourselves justice!

 

Cheers,

Mark R

[Daved]

14 hours ago, Mark R said:

You know, the irony IMHO is that invariably the more contemporary uptempo stuff picked up by those on the Northern scene are the ones that I wouldn't touch with a barge pole!  I'm not trying to make enemies here, but make of that what you will......it's a fact!

If folk listened to some of the brilliant house being released on a weekly basis instead of listening out only for things that somehow have a retro feel/content then they would be opening their minds up to a wealth of brilliance!

Of course, above all most on here don't want any of this electronic music ramming down their throats and that's completely understandable.

But if you do take an interest in it, I would say do it and yourselves justice!

 

Cheers,

Mark R

Agreed. It's crap mate.

But to say "brilliant house released on a weekly basis" is stretching it. That hasn't happened for years now. The quality output is very far and few between imo at the moment.

 

[Davenpete]

Methinks they've been listening to the piano in Love Slipped Through My Fingers.

Dx

[Garswood]

2 minutes ago, DaveNPete said:

Methinks they've been listening to the piano in Love Slipped Through My Fingers.

Dx

100% correct, but what is annoying is that hi fi Sean  ( used to be in indie band the soup dragons)  says in interview that he tried to go with a 60"s soul vibe for the intro and doesn't even acknowledge that it's Sam Williams 

[Mark R]

4 hours ago, daved said:

..............to say "brilliant house released on a weekly basis" is stretching it. That hasn't happened for years now. The quality output is very far and few between imo at the moment.

 

Depends how hard you look Dave........I don't hear any duds here, and I doubt many of them happen to have been released the same week................and it was a top 30 in its entirety, and has been a 40 in previous years.  There's still rarely a week where there's nothing very worthwhile to be had, and even more so if you don't limit yourself to Traxsource and/or downloads.  But I must admit it isn't as prolific as that 2002-2005 golden period if that's what you're comparing to?

And I doubt I bought anything that wasn't better than Hi-Fi Sean, and I buy quite a lot!!  LOL

 

Cheers,

Mark R

[Koolkat]

Its not northern soul. However I think its a great dance track. Reminds me of my raving days. A bit of techno electronic house chucked in as well. I like it.

[givemesoul]

sorry to offend anyone but i freakin loveeee it

[Yockyman]

It might be me going mad but ken Bruce today on radio 2 played a record by I think HI fi Sean called testify still river or something like that and the opening bars sounded just like sam williams love slipped through my fingers it might be me over exited over scoring 27 on pop master or I've lost the plot cheers anyway atb the yockmiester 

[Steve S 60]

11 minutes ago, yockyman said:

It might be me going mad but ken Bruce today on radio 2 played a record by I think HI fi Sean called testify still river or something like that and the opening bars sounded just like sam williams love slipped through my fingers it might be me over exited over scoring 27 on pop master or I've lost the plot cheers anyway atb the yockmiester 

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/363533-hifi-sean-ft-crystal-waters-testify/

 

[Yockyman]

Really sorry only heard it today back of the cue as normal Mike take it off if you want cheers yocky 

[ajb]

in another time, like forty years ago. 

would this have got plays at Wigan? 

[Andybellwood]

Now on 45 

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