Back in about 1967 I bought an album called " What Is Soul " - a fantastic Atlantic compilation featuring Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett ,Otis Redding and many more Soul greats ......I played it to death while my sister played Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band .
As I grew up I fell more and more in love with Soul Music - Marvin ( still The Greatest ) , The Temptations ,Four Tops , The Supremes etc etc - at age 13 I decided I would only buy records on Tamla Motown and I still have them to this day.
Then I got into the Hi Sound of Willie Mitchell ( Al Green especially ) and then Stax -Isaac Hayes " Shaft " drove my Dad mad as I played it endlessly on our record player with the arm back so it kept repeating .
From there it was Philly ,Earth Wind & Fire ,The Isleys and so on
Soul Music has been a huge part of my life for almost all my life...I feel truly blessed to have been able to enjoy such a wide range of brilliant music ,music that has heavily influenced my career .
Over the years as I spent more and more time in clubs my taste evolved and I started to appreciate electronic music more ( thanks to Heaven 17 largely ) ,hip-hop,reggae,drum and bass and all the myriad forms of dance music .
Then through signing Loose Ends ,Soul II Soul,Maxi Priest etc I played a big part in the evolution of British Black Music
As regular readers of this blog will know I'm just as passionately interested in " new " music as ever and always will be . I love dubstep, Maverick Sabre,Ed Sheeran , Kode 9 , Hyperdub etc etc and I get such a kick when I hear a new artist that I like.
I still love all my Soul favourites ( check my Facebook postings ! ) and still listen to Marvin and Teddy ,The Isleys and so on regularly.....they still sound great !
So what is Soul ? I guess that is up to each of us ,there's no right or wrong answer....that is what is so wonderful about music
If I had to define what I think Soul Music is I would have to say listen To Marvin sing " Wholy Holy " from "What's Going On " to me that is Soul Perfection
The Soul Guru Loves YOU x
As I grew up I fell more and more in love with Soul Music - Marvin ( still The Greatest ) , The Temptations ,Four Tops , The Supremes etc etc - at age 13 I decided I would only buy records on Tamla Motown and I still have them to this day.
Then I got into the Hi Sound of Willie Mitchell ( Al Green especially ) and then Stax -Isaac Hayes " Shaft " drove my Dad mad as I played it endlessly on our record player with the arm back so it kept repeating .
From there it was Philly ,Earth Wind & Fire ,The Isleys and so on
Soul Music has been a huge part of my life for almost all my life...I feel truly blessed to have been able to enjoy such a wide range of brilliant music ,music that has heavily influenced my career .
Over the years as I spent more and more time in clubs my taste evolved and I started to appreciate electronic music more ( thanks to Heaven 17 largely ) ,hip-hop,reggae,drum and bass and all the myriad forms of dance music .
Then through signing Loose Ends ,Soul II Soul,Maxi Priest etc I played a big part in the evolution of British Black Music
As regular readers of this blog will know I'm just as passionately interested in " new " music as ever and always will be . I love dubstep, Maverick Sabre,Ed Sheeran , Kode 9 , Hyperdub etc etc and I get such a kick when I hear a new artist that I like.
I still love all my Soul favourites ( check my Facebook postings ! ) and still listen to Marvin and Teddy ,The Isleys and so on regularly.....they still sound great !
So what is Soul ? I guess that is up to each of us ,there's no right or wrong answer....that is what is so wonderful about music
If I had to define what I think Soul Music is I would have to say listen To Marvin sing " Wholy Holy " from "What's Going On " to me that is Soul Perfection
The Soul Guru Loves YOU x
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