Martyn 303 Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Great! Have you ever looked on You Tube at the Northern Soul World Championships at Skeggy I see at the bottom of this one there is the Dualers (street band) one of my Wife’s favorites Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 hours ago, IAN123. said: Shame Robbie and Dave 48 don't come on much these days...Both blokes have introduced me to so much decent soul music. Saw Dave 48 today at Newmarket Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 9 hours ago, LizzieM said: Saw Dave 48 today at Newmarket You were in my neck of the woods then Lizzie! Were you watching a few horses? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 On 5/26/2018 at 9:13 AM, MargieH said: You were in my neck of the woods then Lizzie! Were you watching a few horses? Not the town Margie ...... the pub opposite the Palais (the building we oldies will always know as ‘The Palais’). It was the monthly reunion of Dungeon Club members and always a great few hours getting to know again the people we used to know back in the 60s. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Newmarket pub first, I didn't like paying four shillings for a pint of rubbish Watneys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 303 Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 16 hours ago, LizzieM said: Not the town Margie ...... the pub opposite the Palais (the building we oldies will always know as ‘The Palais’). It was the monthly reunion of Dungeon Club members and always a great few hours getting to know again the people we used to know back in the 60s. Crickey to think there's is a club - is that cool or what? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Damn cool Martyn, lovely folk (much nicer than when they were teenagers ). Great 60s disco too. I note that you’re already on the Facebook group, thanks to your son! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 303 Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 14 minutes ago, LizzieM said: Damn cool Martyn, lovely folk (much nicer than when they were teenagers ). Great 60s disco too. I note that you’re already on the Facebook group, thanks to your son! Yes, They were good times. But I couldn’t think of too many names, got to rack my brain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Peter Glaze? Crackerjack? There was only one Crackerjackian - Eamon Andrews! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Well to be blunt, I used to, but not nowadays. The late 50's to mid 60,s were great for REAL soul singers such as Sam Cooke, Ben E King, Clarence Carter, Ray Charles, Arthur Alexander, Solomon Burke, and of course the great Otis. However, it then developed into squeaky voiced singers, such as the Detroit Spinners, Smoky Robinson, Chilites, and a multitude if similar sounding groups. The early singers sang songs with a story, emotion, meaning and raw intensity. The later stuff....... Pappy pop ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,728 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Have to disagree Fly. There is no greater fan of Ray Charles than me on the planet. ( I saw him live when I was about 13.. and again in 1996) I also love all of the others you mentioned. Basically, I loved the Stax/Atlantic sound, plus lots of other stuff on Minit, Veejay and assorted other labels.. but I can't honestly sit here and dismiss the whole of Motown. Motown was unashamedly 'pop' oriented and I'm not ashamed to say I was 'charmed', by groups such as the Velvellettes and the Elgins.. though I was never a fan of the whining Miss Ross. I loved all of the Temps early stuff and a lot of Smokey's stuff.. though some of the 'fillers' in his anthology are a bit tedious. However, there was a deeper, darker side to Motown which was represented by the more 'earthy' output from Marvin Gaye, (Early stuff like 'Ain't That Peculiar'.. then 'Grapevine' and later stuff from the 'What's Going On' period)... The Temptations in their 'Psychedelic' phase, etc... It was just fabulously well performed, recorded and produced pop, with a soulful edge. Where it all went a bit downhill for me... was when both Stax/Atlantic and Motown were fading.. and 'Philly Soul' started to rise. 'Limmie and the Family Cooking' etc.. piffle... Try these. Story, emotion and raw intensity in there I think? In spades... Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Must agree re Ms Ross. Definitely a whiner. Early Marvin Gaye, yes, but some later stuff was dire. All that stuff about sex etc ! I didn't intend to dismiss Mowtown entirely, but again, the later stuff lost its intensity and content into what I call 'Dancing round your handbag music '. Still, millions loved it, and that's all that is important at the end of the day. Love the three songs btw. Ha, ha, fillers. Virtually every compilation LP, CD I've ever bought has some instantly forgettable fillers. Yes, even Rory and the Allman Brothers ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 If you want some earthy/ raw early Motown how about some of Jnr.Walker .... (but even he went a bit poppy on later releases) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,728 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Love Jr Walker. Saw him at the Palais.. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 I love him too. When did you see him at the Palais? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 If you want raw it doesn't get any better than this from the Sax Master, I also saw him at the Palais in the 80's. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,728 Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 On 7/28/2018 at 5:38 PM, annswabey said: I love him too. When did you see him at the Palais? I think it would have been 1967. Saw Geno there too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 I was only 10, then, so would have passed me by! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Hood 39 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Anthony here..... Just found this thread - don't start me off... well go on then!! Yes I was into Northern Soul, as previously posted (ref Colemans & Palais). The Palais All-Nighter's were banging!! Me and my mate Steve (by chance we found each other again after 45-years - wow now that was a massive slice of luck!!) Fate's a funny thing...... Anyhoo, we used to trawl the second hand shops for 45's, as we did in those days. Can you remember the second hand shop on Canning Circus, it was about 20-30yds from the Running Horse pub. I found a copy of 'Pick Me Up And Put Me In Your Pocket', it was 50p. Sold it down an All Nighter, cant remember what I sold it for though!! My all time favourite song - Little Anthony and The Imperials, Better Use Your Head. Still have to dance to that when I hear it. When I say dance, I mean 'shuffle' - not as athletic as I used to be doing back flips, handstands and spins!! Anthony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Hood 39 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Anthony here.... Hey Ian, I have to take issue with regards to Skiing in The Snow, yes the corny Top of The Pops version was absolute tosh. The original though by the Invitations is a different matter for me. That's a good track you posted. If you want to swap tracks - teach me!! Do me a favour - post "Better Use Your Head" for me. I can listen while contemplating posts!! I feel another memory coming..... Our old haunt was the Cricketers (now under the Ice Stadium). Ok, it was a Berni Inn, but it was handy, as I said I used to live at Cartergate. We could get a drink there ( I was 16), and play pool. Anyway, although we were not interested in Ten Pin Bowling, we visited the Bowling Alley round the corner about every 2-months. We would walk in with our 'crappiest shoes, and walk out with a brand new pair of bowling shoes - great for dancing. We also visited the Army & Navy store opposite Peggers to get the grand dad shirts. Millett's was a favourite shop - we used to buy these red shoes with leather uppers and soles (really great for dancing, especially spinning!!). Anthony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 I grew up with and love Motown and Soul music and was lucky enough to see many of the stars live in the mid-60s but have little time for Northern Soul, it’s just not as listenable, the dancing the Northern Soul followers do is a bit funny too. Especially in stolen bowling shoes 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Hood 39 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Anthony here .... Lizzie, I am gutted. I thought were we getting on so well!! I guess I used to 'dance a bit funny'. To the 'untrained eye' the moves may look funny, but it took hours of practice to look funny. I suppose it's akin to a viewer watching Monty Python for the first time and seeing John Cleese in the 'Ministry of Funny Walks' sketch. Yes I agree, even to my eye there were some weird moves - contortionists!! As with you, I love Motown too, but you hear it so much on Gold FM and other like stations, that it becomes background music after a while. Anthony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Are you aware, nearly every Motown recording has the same backing group?? Very few people can answer who that group was/is, and yet as a backing group they have sold more records than the Beatles, Rolling Stones, ABBA and Elvis Presley combined. They worked long hours in a cramped studio day in day out and anyone who like Motown music has listened to them..They called themselves "The Funk Brothers", many are still around, some retired, others still active, a few died several years back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 There is a documentary, complete with a reunion session around called "Standing In The Shadows of Motown" well worth watching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 I was aware of that actually Ayup, very talented musicians. In fact the orchestral backing on Motown songs is what I enjoy listening to most of all. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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