Northern Soul

Exeter Blue I am here said:
I had no idea you were a Soulie mate. I’ve got dozens of old NS and Motown records. Love ‘em to bits. I was too young to have been involved at the time though, and I wouldn’t have swapped the music of my teenage years (77 to 83) for all the tea in China anyway. Punk, mod revival, Two Tone, new wave, the birth of indie, and New Romanticism all crammed into 6 years ,and reggae and disco at their peak. Revolutionary musical times......
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Spot on. Similar times for me, loved it all. Listen to Northern Soul and you can see where Paul Weller got much of his inspiration from?
 
The problem with the NS scene these days is that its basically a social club for the over 50's.
People who had no interest in soul music, never mind NS, are now lapping up gigs put on by greedy promoters that are in it for the moolah. Oh and everyone is a DJ too.
I should know I've been on the soul scene since 1970.
I stopped going a few years back due to hearing the same fucking tunes all the time. Some got stuck in a time warp back in the 70's. Some are stuck now.
I always said the scene would become just like the Rock n Roll scene and I've been proved right. There are some good night's to be found but you have to go underground, back to its roots really.
 
CookynotBooky said:
Spot on. Similar times for me, loved it all. Listen to Northern Soul and you can see where Paul Weller got much of his inspiration from?
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Yeh, Weller was a right magpie. Ripping off the Beatles’ “Taxman” on “Start” was the obvious one, but have a listen to Martha and the Vandellas “I’m ready for love” for a carbon copy of the intro to “Town called Malice”. Shameless!
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
I had no idea you were a Soulie mate. I’ve got dozens of old NS and Motown records. Love ‘em to bits. I was too young to have been involved at the time though, and I wouldn’t have swapped the music of my teenage years (77 to 83) for all the tea in China anyway. Punk, mod revival, Two Tone, new wave, the birth of indie, and New Romanticism all crammed into 6 years ,and reggae and disco at their peak. Revolutionary musical times......
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The list of music genre you just listed is quite incredible given the time span, the most important time in music? Got tò be up there?
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
I had no idea you were a Soulie mate. I’ve got dozens of old NS and Motown records. Love ‘em to bits. I was too young to have been involved at the time though, and I wouldn’t have swapped the music of my teenage years (77 to 83) for all the tea in China anyway. Punk, mod revival, Two Tone, new wave, the birth of indie, and New Romanticism all crammed into 6 years ,and reggae and disco at their peak. Revolutionary musical times......
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And German electronica, ELO etc strutting in their collective prime, Motown still going strong, the birth of hipity hoperty...great times to be a teenager.
 
Richard Searling is playing 'floaters' tonight for those interested. Its a mainstay of my weekend be it sat nights or sunday morning's if too pissed up. Got home tonight and streaming it in iplayer bbc radio manchester. As an exiled manc i like to listen to the station, it keeps me i touch and nice to hear the native accents. We arw friendly folk and its always welcoming to hear us speak to eachother. Northern soul does that, i feel connected by it every week
 
Uncle Wally One Ball said:
Richard Searling is playing 'floaters' tonight for those interested. Its a mainstay of my weekend be it sat nights or sunday morning's if too pissed up. Got home tonight and streaming it in iplayer bbc radio manchester. As an exiled manc i like to listen to the station, it keeps me i touch and nice to hear the native accents. We arw friendly folk and its always welcoming to hear us speak to eachother. Northern soul does that, i feel connected by it every week
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More of a 'stomper' meself.
 
Manchester soul festival at the printworks this sunday £5 in money goes to christies hospital
Northern soul & motown live bands etc
 
uncle fester said:
As time has gone on I find myself much more appreciative - I remember looking down my nose at all the kids who were really into the whole scene at the time - I was too wrapped up in the punk thing but fuck me great music is great music

if you can look past the couple in front - good as they are the girl in the polka dot top really nails it

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Watching the girl in the background dance is kind of infectious.
She moves very well.
The other two are showing off a bit but don't move as well as the girl.

What is the track they are playing ?
 
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