04-06-2014, 17:45
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:Wilson Pickett....
he is the greatest soul-man IMO,
followed closely by Otis Redding,James Brown and Jackie Wilson
not that i dont like the Motown crew,but i prefer my soul music rough,ragged, edgy and raw
I don't consider Motown as soul music--it's pop music dressed up in soul clothes. The individual artists were soulful enough but Berry Gordy, Jr. ran a smooth, well-oiled machine that had carefully constructed pop. BTW, Michael Jackson--same thing. He wasn't the "King of Soul" but the "King of Pop". A thin line maybe and not a bright line but a line nonetheless. Kinda reminds me of the '50's pop stars doing R&B, all smoothed and blended so as not to give offense to White, Eisenhower-era America. "How Much is That Doggie in the Window?" indeed
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR