The Soul Music Repository

[oldunc]

Like Sam Cooke (and Lou Rawls) Johnny Taylor had a successful gospel career with the Soul Stirrers before going pop. Much of his stuff was pretty blues oriented, but I'd class as a lot of it as soul

 

[knavel]

Easily the greatest live concert I've ever seen. There was once a guy on this forum who was there knew the whole story on how and why this got made.

Every song is amazing, Cropper's Tele through the Marshall backline is the best I ever heard him and the entire MGs are at their peak:

 

[oldunc]

Another one from the fabulous Bettye Lavette. I don't think I ever heard a more soulful vocal

 

[elihu]

OMG, "I'm in Love" is so fantastic. Probably my favorite of all of his songs.

Written by Bobby Womack who also played guitar on Mr. Pickett's recording.

 

[elihu]

Like Sam Cooke (and Lou Rawls) Johnny Taylor had a successful gospel career with the Soul Stirrers before going pop. Much of his stuff was pretty blues oriented, but I'd class as a lot of it as soul

Johnny Taylor had a unique and soulful voice. I love this song and his version of Big Blue Diamonds.

 

[VintageSG]

Easily the greatest live concert I've ever seen. There was once a guy on this forum who was there knew the whole story on how and why this got made.

Every song is amazing, Cropper's Tele through the Marshall backline is the best I ever heard him and the entire MGs are at their peak:

Al Jackson Jr is doing things on that kit that'll render it need of a cool drink and a cigarette afterwards. If you watch with an eye just on Al and Duck, you'll notice Duck pivoting his head toward Al with a look of amazed awe quite often. Rightly so. That's some drumming.

Steve's tone could cut diamonds, in a good way. That's a spanked Telecaster. Some of the best tone he's had. Another stand-out is the growl Booker gets from that organ. It sounds like an eldritch demon!

Love it. Love it to bits.

Every song is amazing.

 

[billy logan]

edit2add: (by which I mean: "Likes" may or may not apply to these later-added songs )

 

[oldunc]

 

[oldunc]

 

[oldunc]

 

[oldunc]

World's coolest guy

 

[Wildeman]

 

[Wildeman]

 

[Maguchi]

Kiss - Prince & the Revolution

 

[GeorgiaHonk]

Five pages in and nobody’s mentioned the Genius. To my definition of “Soul music,” Ray Charles invented the genre.

 

[Vibroluxer]

The incomparable Otis. I've Been Loving You To Long. Live.

That's goose pimple making stuff.

 

[Vibroluxer]

How about some neo soul (no comment on the “neo” genre being 30 years old at this point…):

That's some hypnotizing soul right there!! Very nice

 

[richiek65]

First version I heard of the song. Blue eyed pub rock version!

 

[EllroyJames]

 

[Geoff738]

Cheers,
Geoff