Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Educate,Agitate and Organize

Ok ,day 2 of my mission to " educate ,agitate and organize " ( a quote from one of the GREAT early hip-hop records - Education Rap by Community People ,check it out ).
Educate- increase your knowledge and enjoyment of great "  Music For The Soul " - not just Soul music by the way .I signed LeftField and Grooverider so I'm gonna talk about electronic music ,drum and bass ,rap -it doesn't matter what the genre as long as it is QUALITY
Agitate- by just being me ,thats what I'm like .God blessed me with great taste........fact .If I think something is wrong or just plain crap ( hello Simon,Louie,Cheryl etc ) I'm gonna name and shame
Organize - that's gonna take some time but today 4 followers.......tomorrow 6 ?
 When I was growing up falling in love with Soul music ( Marvin,Curtis Mayfield ,James Brown,Gamble & Huff  ,Norman Whitfield ) Soul music served a vital  purpose....it was THE music of social protest for a large part of society in America who had no voice ,a role now taken mostly by rap. The best Soul music comes from PAIN - the pain of everyday life in today's world - listen to Curtis Mayfield's " There's No Place Like America Today album " to hear what I mean.
 Today as life turns hard we find ourselves seeking solace in music to raise our spirits.....at least I do . There is a debut album just out by a young man called Aloe Blacc .The album is called " Good Things " and one listen to the opening track " I Need A Dollar " tells you all you need to know about him . He was on Jools Holland on Monday nite so go get a coffee ,get your i-player on and watch a great performance by a new contender ....it will make you feel good and grateful ( remember gratitude ? )
 Finally if you're reading this please follow me ,tell your friends etc etc
I buy all the music I talk about  on this blog - I don't think music should be free...we intrinsically don't value stuff that we get for free
 Music is ART ,it has value and worth !
 Finally ,here's a question for you :
What's the greatest album ever made ? To me the answer is easy Marvin Gaye " What's Going On ".......post your choice

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