R&B
i have this deep-seated proclivity for R&B, especially all forms of what i-and others-term Soul Music.
Classic artists include:
Otis Redding
Aretha Franklin
Al Green
Marvin Gaye
the entire Stax-Volt catalog
Middle era artists:
Donnie Hathaway
Stevie Wonder!!
Terence Trent D'Arby
Curtis Mayfield
all kinds of fly ass 70s funk
James Brown
Parliament/Funkadelic (not the super spacedout shit)
Neo-Soul folks:
John Legend
Anthony David
Lauryn Hill
Jill Scott
Amp Fiddler
There's a big neo-soul thing out there, i think, as a response to all that nasty bobbybrown/n'sync bullshit the 'industry' put out not long ago. i find the whole soul scene very earthy and honest. yes, it's product like anything else, but are usually people who LOVE music, even if they're making jack doing it. in concert with this interest in sould is the interest in rap that isn't poontang, 'Ho rap. that's to say intelligent, musical, non-hateful stuff.
real rap includes:
De La Soul
The Roots
A Tribe Called Quest
Dr. Dre's "The Chronic"-- **you can't deny the dopeass power of , even there's nothing "intelligent" about it other that its staying power.
Outkast- that's great modern stuff. i think the Atlanta, southern thing plays an important part there, b/c they grew up in the land of Otis Redding. classic southern soul, now imbued in modern rap.
If i had to take one of these artists to the "deserted island", it would have to be Stevie (Wonder). he's the man. all good stuff though.
and i did walk 2m this a.m., but the yard work/leaf duty has extricated whateve kind of desire to ride out of me. we'll see. (wink wink as i watch the sun go down here at 4.35.
Classic artists include:
Otis Redding
Aretha Franklin
Al Green
Marvin Gaye
the entire Stax-Volt catalog
Middle era artists:
Donnie Hathaway
Stevie Wonder!!
Terence Trent D'Arby
Curtis Mayfield
all kinds of fly ass 70s funk
James Brown
Parliament/Funkadelic (not the super spacedout shit)
Neo-Soul folks:
John Legend
Anthony David
Lauryn Hill
Jill Scott
Amp Fiddler
There's a big neo-soul thing out there, i think, as a response to all that nasty bobbybrown/n'sync bullshit the 'industry' put out not long ago. i find the whole soul scene very earthy and honest. yes, it's product like anything else, but are usually people who LOVE music, even if they're making jack doing it. in concert with this interest in sould is the interest in rap that isn't poontang, 'Ho rap. that's to say intelligent, musical, non-hateful stuff.
real rap includes:
De La Soul
The Roots
A Tribe Called Quest
Dr. Dre's "The Chronic"-- **you can't deny the dopeass power of , even there's nothing "intelligent" about it other that its staying power.
Outkast- that's great modern stuff. i think the Atlanta, southern thing plays an important part there, b/c they grew up in the land of Otis Redding. classic southern soul, now imbued in modern rap.
If i had to take one of these artists to the "deserted island", it would have to be Stevie (Wonder). he's the man. all good stuff though.
and i did walk 2m this a.m., but the yard work/leaf duty has extricated whateve kind of desire to ride out of me. we'll see. (wink wink as i watch the sun go down here at 4.35.
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