Recommend Some Soul Music

[gamelan]

specifically 60s/70s era soul. i picked up an Otis Redding greatest hits album recently and it rules. i'm sure there's this whole musical genre that i'm severely missing out on.

make some recommendations!

-Jeff

 

[milosz]

Sam Cooke, Night Beat

 

[michaeljkrell]

Check out turntable lab's soul/funk/jazz collection. They have a lot of obscure artists and albums and most have good reviews. http://www.turntablelab.com/vinyl/147/244/

 

[Aaron]

Good Motown/Funk stuff to start you off: James Brown 20 All Time Greatest Hits! Al Green Greatest Hits The Meters Struttin Aretha Franklin The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha's Blues Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings 100 Days, 100 Nights Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life Oh and Raphael Saadiq The Way I See It. Just saw him in concert, amazing!

 

[fredfred]

Let me educate - enlighten - and show the truth.

Curtis.

Mayfield.


That is the Super Bad Phd level though. If you are white, you might want to start out at something a little less... funky... and work your way up.

 

[dave]

Originally Posted by gamelan

specifically 60s/70s era soul. i picked up an Otis Redding greatest hits album recently and it rules. i'm sure there's this whole musical genre that i'm severely missing out on.

make some recommendations!

-Jeff


This is probably the best northern soul starter kit available. try it on , there's no way not to like it.

"Keep the Faith"

 

[mr monty]

Checkout Mick Hucknall's (lead singer for Simply Red) tribute to Bobby Blue Bland. The entire cd is nice.

http://www.mickhucknall.com/

 

[Southern-Nupe]

Originally Posted by fredfred

Let me educate - enlighten - and show the truth.

Curtis.

Mayfield.


That is the Super Bad Phd level though. If you are white, you might want to start out at something a little less... funky... and work your way up.
+ 1. One of the best Soul albums of the era.

 

[Bona Drag]

Originally Posted by gamelan

i picked up an Otis Redding greatest hits album recently and it rules.

Sadly, you peaked early. He was the best; everything else will disappoint. Get the box set, listen to the live version of 'Shake', and try not to cry when you think about how young he died.

 

[Biscotti]

I ******* love soul

My latest album I've acquired is by little know Cincinnati artist Kenny Smith. It is brilliant. A great introduction to soul / funk sounds of the 60's and 70's are the Deep Funk compilations put out by Keb Darge.

 

[nerdykarim]

I really like this James Brown tribute (available as a free download).

http://makerfinishedtheinternet.blog...n-tribute.html

 

[Connemara]

Curtis Mayfield FTW.

Much of the early Ike & Tina catalog was dripping in soul, though I guess it was more funk than anything.

 

[kronik]

Gil Scott Heron.

EWF, Gaye, Womack, more Redding..

 

[Alter]

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles!

 

[LabelKing]

Tommie Young.