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Post by secondcoming on Jan 7, 2011 17:11:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2011 17:12:40 GMT
Cheers Bartman.
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Post by Andy on Jan 7, 2011 17:13:56 GMT
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Post by secondcoming on Jan 7, 2011 17:26:25 GMT
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Post by ton on Jan 7, 2011 17:27:14 GMT
youre welcome
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2011 17:28:16 GMT
I've been on waffles & got any soul you've given 4.5 or 5 stars that I could find.
Ton, The Soul_man.
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Post by barny on Jan 7, 2011 17:38:58 GMT
I know my name's not Karl but I would recommend you to listen to them all, barny. You're going to love it. People with moustaches always seem to love the groove Yeah but I can't listen to more than one album at the same time, so a starting point would be nice, ton |
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Post by ton on Jan 7, 2011 17:46:02 GMT
Get Lee Dorsey - Yes We Can. Funkeh.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2011 18:04:36 GMT
Choose two of those you posted Karl Otis blue and the exciting Wilson Pickett. Instant records that I'm confident you'll dig |
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Post by brad on Jan 7, 2011 18:05:45 GMT
The father has a HUGE soul collection at home - some of it is mega, the other half is fucking awful.
One day I'll work my way through most of it
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Post by monkeytennis on Jan 7, 2011 18:06:05 GMT
i've come to the conclusion that sam cooke is the best singer of all time
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Post by 8track on Jan 7, 2011 18:10:44 GMT
the portrait of a legend comp is fucking incredible tbh.
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Post by monkeytennis on Jan 7, 2011 18:12:50 GMT
yeah i agree andy. tune after tune after tune. i'll come running back to you is utterly heartbreaking and he sings better than anyone ever has or will.
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Post by 8track on Jan 7, 2011 18:19:57 GMT
yep yep yep  i just love listening to singers who sound like singing is the most natural thing in the entire world, just an extension of talking. no strained vocal chords*, no dumb affected riffs or tics or stupid forced accents. just opening their mouth and telling a story. something like only sixteen would probably sound stupid if almost anyone else sang it, but he just nails the simplicity of the whole thing. and you send me is up there with god only knows, total classic. edit: *obv there are also plenty of great singers who proper rag their throats, but you know what i mean. |
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Post by bennn on Jan 7, 2011 18:27:19 GMT
Love just about everything named already but Ill add some more, avoiding Motown only because if you have the Complete Motown Singles collections, you're pretty well covered on the necessities aside from the most important Stevie and Marvin records:
Wilson Pickett - A Hits Collection - This is not the title, but just about any hits collection with 15 or more songs will do. Incredible party music.
Sam & Dave - Hits - Same as Pickett, just get a hits collection.
Maxwell - Embrya & MTV Unplugged - Embrya is a strange record, but its wonderfully layered and the songs are cool. MTV Unplugged is a rip-roaring performance, made all the more special by a gospel version of NIN's Closer.
Sam Cooke - One Night Stand - Live record, amazing.
James Brown - Love Power Peace - Another live record, my favorite live record of all time for that matter.
James Brown's Funky People - Compilation of tracks by the JBs solo. Lyn Collins, etc. There are 3 volumes of it, the first one is the best, dive to the rest if you enjoy.
I like Erykah Badu a lot, but shes a strange one. Try her latest if you're adventurous.
always a good opportunity to post this:
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Post by ton on Jan 7, 2011 18:31:14 GMT
dont forget about Eugene Wilde, he had it all. Its all about Dom Perignon.
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Post by titchjuicy on Jan 7, 2011 19:13:32 GMT
Love just about everything named already but Ill add some more, avoiding Motown only because if you have the Complete Motown Singles collections, you're pretty well covered on the necessities aside from the most important Stevie and Marvin records: Wilson Pickett - A Hits Collection - This is not the title, but just about any hits collection with 15 or more songs will do. Incredible party music. Sam & Dave - Hits - Same as Pickett, just get a hits collection. Maxwell - Embrya & MTV Unplugged - Embrya is a strange record, but its wonderfully layered and the songs are cool. MTV Unplugged is a rip-roaring performance, made all the more special by a gospel version of NIN's Closer. Sam Cooke - One Night Stand - Live record, amazing. James Brown - Love Power Peace - Another live record, my favorite live record of all time for that matter. James Brown's Funky People - Compilation of tracks by the JBs solo. Lyn Collins, etc. There are 3 volumes of it, the first one is the best, dive to the rest if you enjoy. I like Erykah Badu a lot, but shes a strange one. Try her latest if you're adventurous. always a good opportunity to post this: great post  while we're on the subject of live james brown albums, and if you like the uptempo 60's soul stuff- 'james brown live at the apollo' is a must it's from '63, just as he was starting to make waves and it's monumental live album i'm sure you'll do your own research anyway, but allmusic.com say it well Review
by Rob Bowman
An astonishing record of James and the Flames tearing the roof off the sucker at the mecca of R&B theatres, New York's Apollo. When King Records owner Syd Nathan refused to fund the recording, thinking it commercial folly, Brown single-mindedly proceeded anyway, paying for it out of his own pocket. He had been out on the road night after night for a while, and he knew that the magic that was part and parcel of a James Brown show was something no record had ever caught. Hit follows hit without a pause -- "I'll Go Crazy," "Try Me," "Think," "Please Please Please," "I Don't Mind," "Night Train," and more. The affirmative screams and cries of the audience are something you've never experienced unless you've seen the Brown Revue in a Black theater. If you have, I need not say more; if you haven't, suffice to say that this should be one of the very first records you ever own.
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Post by bennn on Jan 7, 2011 19:39:58 GMT
Im not a huge fan of early 60s JB. Sure, there are some bonafide classics and the Live at the Apollo album is a touchstone, I prefer the 70s era Brown. Albums like Hell and stuff of that ilk.
Its great, dont get me wrong, but the 70s stuff is even better.
Theres actually like 3 Live at the Apollo albums now I believe. The first one is still the best, but the other two are worth a listen. Also of note is the live album at Boston Garden the night MLK was killed and the bootleg of his Zaire concert for the Ali fight.
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Post by eddiemurphy on Jan 8, 2011 15:35:41 GMT
should be a law against not liking what's going on. ;D
3 + 3 - isley brothers
talking book - stevie wonder
give me the night - george benson
pieces of a man - gil scott heron
i never loved a man..... - aretha franklin
shaft/hot buttered soul - isaac hayes
still bill - bill withers
understanding - bobby womack
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Post by ton on Jan 8, 2011 16:35:07 GMT
Ive never been able to get into whats goin on except for 3 songs. Its not bad tho, just the overall sound is so syrupy. Dont like the concept either, compared to someone like curtis mayfield its a bit shit really. Gaye's mid to late 60s output tho, great ''northern soul''. love starved heart compilation...
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i just love listening to singers who sound like singing is the most natural thing in the entire world, just an extension of talking. no strained vocal chords*, no dumb affected riffs or tics or stupid forced accents. just opening their mouth and telling a story. 
