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Soul Recommendations

I really enjoyed the Jazz Recommendations thread, and it is refreshing to get away from the religious debates on equipment. An area of music I want to explore more is soul, and am looking for some help. There is some cross-over between what I like and R&B, but I don't like much R&B released in the last 15 years or so, and there is also much cross-over into Blues. So what I do like in this area is - James Brown, Junior Wells and Al Green. I also like the old Stax stuff (I have the boxed set). But that amounts to my entire soul-tinged music collection - a dozen or so CDs. I don't care for Parliament, Barry White and so-called "sweet soul music" - eg. "Sexual Healing". I know my Jazz and Blues very well, and have very extensive collections there, but in crossing over the line into Soul I have found some great stuff by the artists I have mentioned, but feel I am only scratching the surface and want some pointers (pardon the pun) as to what to go for next. Maybe you will tell me that JB, Junior and Al are it, but hopefully there is more to explore.
redkiwi
redkiwi OP
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That sounds like a great idea thanks Bencampbell. I will track it down - sounds like a good read in front of the stereo. By the way, you wouldn't be a single malt kind of laddie would you?
tubegroover
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What about the Four Tops, Temptations, definitely Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells and does anyone remember "Fingertips" by Little Steve Wonder? Now that's Motown Soul. And Issac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Teddy Pendergass, The Friends of Distinction (great group btw), early Pointer Sisters and the real daddy of Soul JAMES BROWN, RIGHT ON!! Let's not forget Jackie Wilson.
bencampbell56d1
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Redkiwi-check out the Mowtown Chartbuster series of compliations as well on CD-they sell cheap here in the UK--and actually as a Scotsman I don't like whiskey I drink (as a large % of UK drinkers do)American beer. So maybe if I either patronise you to death and say what a great guy you are or enter into an endless series of abusive exchanges ..the intake of American beer will explain it.:-) Regards, Ben
redkiwi OP
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Thanks Groovy Tube man. I have not explored two or three of those and will have to check them out. For some reason I have not liked any Marvin Gaye (except "... Grapevine ..." (and even then like the Gladys Knight version better), or liked any Stevie Wonder stuff (I am utterly allergic) - but JB sure is the hardest working man in show business, and a big fave of mine. Sad to here you are not a dram man Bencampbell - I was looking for some tips (I like the Islay and Skye stuff best - very peaty). Now beer I can relate to, but we don't get anything but the mass produced American stuff here. I like a dark roasted hop myself and my favourite is Monteiths Black - which is made here in NZ but the brewer is - coincidence or what? - American.
tubegroover
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Oh Redkiwi a few more while I'm thinking of it. Now some of these aren't pure soul like The Godfather and Arthur Conley but still groovy man, how about the O'Jays, early Commodores ("Brick House" is funky man), Philly's own Delphonics and the Stylistics (not too funky but really soulful) and of course one of my fav's from the 70's Earth, Wind and Fire. And boy we almost forgot Aretha, the Queen of Soul.
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