I'll start: no surprise here.

George Hobson - Let it be real.

Anyone who can possibly prefer this to Paula Parfitt must have something wrong with them.

Both George Hobson & Oxford Nights are absolute garbage.

Paula Parfitt is a quirky but good pop record.

Jan Jones loved it for 20 years

  Dave said:

hmmm....how strange!

With the recent increase in moderators, I'm hoping to get one all to myself

  Dave said:

Thats not so much a shite record.... more done to death!!

yeah, spose so.....i hate it now though

btw, talking of shit records, what was this place like?

  Soulsmith said:

With the recent increase in moderators, I'm hoping to get one all to myself

what a moderator

  Soulsmith said:

With the recent increase in moderators, I'm hoping to get one all to myself

Just to keep on topic, I don't understand the fuss over that Two + Two record.

Grim, IMHO

hi garv

  woolie mark said:

yeah, spose so.....i hate it now though

btw, talking of shit records, what was this place like?

I believe it had quite a following at one time.

Is that your membership card?

  Dave said:

I believe it had quite a following at one time.

Is that your membership card?

no mate, they didn't play enough cheesy disco for my tastes

  woolie mark said:

no mate, they didn't play enough cheesy disco for my tastes

You could be an inverted soul snob?

  woolie mark said:

hi garv

Hi Mark , well this is a good topic....................... i really love pea`s.................marrow fat or garden.

That should get Pete & Baz going

  garv said:

Hi Mark , well this is a good topic....................... i really love pea`s.................marrow fat or garden.

That should get Pete & Baz going

  garv said:

Hi Mark , well this is a good topic....................... i really love pea`s.................marrow fat or garden.

That should get Pete & Baz going

Mmm peas

Oh yeah, don't reckon much to the Oxford Knights either

good thread this

would be even better if we stopped saying hello to each other like nutters on buses and discussing the importance of peas

lets keep it flowing please

cheers

Shane

  rachel said:

Mmm peas

Oh yeah, don't reckon much to the Oxford Knights either

Rachel

I forgot to add mushy.......mmmmmmmmmmmm, i really hate True Image as has been mentioned " bog brush" had me crying but Bobby Kline is (imo) a fine record but suffers from being overplayed, Oxford Knights................so so

  ShaneH said:

good thread this

would be even better if we stopped saying hello to each other like nutters on buses and discussing the importance of peas

lets keep it flowing please

cheers

Shane

Hi Shane

Its called politeness

I think Mello Souls is a great record btw

  ShaneH said:

even better if we stopped saying hello to each other like nutters on buses

Keni Lewis - What's Her Name

  ShaneH said:

would be even better if we stopped saying hello to each other like nutters on buses

I suppose that would make you Blakey

How about the Chesterfields.

A record so bad they couldn't be bothered to finish the production.

  Ian Sims said:

Keni Lewis - What's Her Name

brilliant record IMO

  bazbond said:

brilliant record IMO

Really? Or do you think it's just quite good? Brilliant? Baz come on. Repetitive and dull I thought.

  bitchdj said:

primers - how does it grab you....erm it dont .........vanguards - good times bad times..played out...boriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing

and pete i never met you but you are an arse if that helps

cookie

Actually you have met me Cookie and I've sold you a record or two, it was at the Dome Xmas 2001...

  Ian Sims said:

Really? Or do you think it's just quite good? Brilliant? Baz come on. Repetitive and dull I thought.

As i said brilliant IMO, must be like marmite an accuired taste BTW i hate marmite

I haven't heard the Two Plus Two record!

  bazbond said:

i hate marmite

Me too

Sorry Shane

I was listening to an old Wigan tape the other day & found meself singing & taping me feet to Bobby Goldsbrough " too many people"................. now most of the "pop" stuff left me cold but i allways liked this & still do .

From the man on the top deck with the can of pea`s in his hand

  jumpinjoan said:

Kev

Sad but true. I love "God Knows" Mike Mcdonald.

And I know I am a

  Pete-S said:

TOO MANY PEOPLE READING THIS TOPIC AND NOT INSULTING ME!

You must've been for a balti last night , got pissed , got some naan bread stuff in your lug and listened to George Hobson. Take out the naan bread and LISTEN !

It's not about being a snob. This sounded brilliant the first time it was played at Wigan and still sounds class today. NAAN BREAD EARS !

  Ian Sims said:

Me too

Sorry Shane

dont forget Nick

and then there's the members who clicked on your post thinking was gonna get something remotly connected to orig topic

  ZTSC said:

NAAN BREAD EARS !

George Hobson is class ..... pure class

  ZTSC said:

You must've been for a balti last night , got pissed , got some naan bread stuff in your lug and listened to George Hobson. Take out the naan bread and LISTEN !

It's not about being a snob. This sounded brilliant the first time it was played at Wigan and still sounds class today. NAAN BREAD EARS !

I wasn't going when that was first played, thank God, though I wouldn't have gone the next week if I had heard it. Go on then, tell me whats so brilliant about it. I'll send you some cotton buds tomorrow ok.

  jumpinjoan said:

George Hobson is class ..... pure class

Bottom of the class more like. Even his name is rubbish.

Soul snobs?

Well i think George Hobson is a Class Tune

Does that fit with the Thread?

Don't you DARE complain about the Ascots! Come on, Another Day is just the absolute cream of the crop. Fantastic build up and calm down through out the entire record. Great simplistic harmonies and a massive turn on

  Pete-S said:

I wasn't going when that was first played, thank God, though I wouldn't have gone the next week if I had heard it. Go on then, tell me whats so brilliant about it. I'll send you some cotton buds tomorrow ok.

Bottom of the class more like. Even his name is rubbish.

You must've turned right on the M6 and ended up in Moss Side's Reno Club , got hooked on reggae (10 years too late coz we used to listen to that Sca stuff when we were little skin heads) and missed all the good , proper black music Pete.

You don't need me to tell what's good about it - you either got it or you haven't mate

  Soulgirl said:

Don't you DARE complain about the Ascots! Come on, Another Day is just the absolute cream of the crop. Fantastic build up and calm down through out the entire record. Great simplistic harmonies and a massive turn on

You'll do for me Soulgirl - TOP DRAW man !

Another Wigan sound Pete - did you miss this one as well . (or do your ears just close to real music) !

  Richard Bergman said:

What's the defintion of a " soul snob " Pete ?

Pete-S dictionary says a soul snob is anyone who expects a soul record to sound remotely soulful, allegedly.

Oops forgot to add George Lemons for a record that I hate but seems to be popular with some people with otherwise good taste.

Jock

Edited November 8, 200519 yr by jocko

  Soulgirl said:

Don't you DARE complain about the Ascots! Come on, Another Day is just the absolute cream of the crop. Fantastic build up and calm down through out the entire record. Great simplistic harmonies and a massive turn on

Decent enough record but I thought it was A Few Feet From The Gutter we were talking about earlier?

And that's elevator music!

Just a thought..................If it wasn't for some of the likes of some of the mentiond records, and 'soul snobbery' as to put it........the rare soul scene would have just been a passing 'phase'

How about cheesey Peas ?

  jocko said:

Pete-S dictionary says a soul snob is anyone who expects a soul record to sound remotely soulful, allegedly.

Pete wouldn't know coz he's got no handle on what is and what is'nt.

Does he ever get out ? (Another John Powney)

  Dave said:

Decent enough record but I thought it was A Few Feet From The Gutter we were talking about earlier?

And that's elevator music!

Yes, but before earlier, they were talking about the Ascots... keep up sir

  bazbond said:

Just a thought..................If it wasn't for some of the likes of some of the mentiond records, and 'soul snobbery' as to put it........the rare soul scene would have just been a passing 'phase'

How so?

You could make that argument for any record that has ever been played on the scene, then.

And don't get me started about the snobbery alienating people... especially newcomers!

  Soulgirl said:

Yes, but before earlier, they were talking about the Ascots... keep up sir

A brilliant - brilliant Pat Brady spin this one.

Anorak soul question- What does Mir-a-don translate to (Chalky ?)

Dave, you could put me in an elevator and I would have probably pissed off the serious soul fans in there but I would have a few new joiners from the rest of the carriage

  Dave said:

How so?

You could make that argument for any record that has ever been played on the scene, then.

And don't get me started about the snobbery alienating people... especially newcomers!

Sure she didn't mean it Dave !

  Soulgirl said:

Yes, but before earlier, they were talking about the Ascots... keep up sir

Just about managing to, thank you

Yes... A Few Feet From The Gutter by The Ascots.... the record mentioned on p.1

Edited November 8, 200519 yr by Dave

  Dave said:

How so?

You could make that argument for any record that has ever been played on the scene, then.

And don't get me started about the snobbery alienating people... especially newcomers!

Some would say the snobbery has kept the scene decent, and its when the snobbery is overwritten that you get a scene not worth having, I take it you would prefer a scene full of passers by that wont hang around?

As Dan said on another thread (sortof, excuse me for paraphrasing you Dan) we dont think we are better than non soul fans, we know.

Jock

  Soulgirl said:

Dave, you could put me in an elevator and I would have probably pissed off the serious soul fans in there but I would have a few new joiners from the rest of the carriage

If that were the case, I would put up with, applaud even, the playing of it

  Dave said:

How so?

You could make that argument for any record that has ever been played on the scene, then.

And don't get me started about the snobbery alienating people... especially newcomers!

Suppose you could! what i was getting at was say if the quality of records being spun was in the same vein as Paula Parot-shit and no diversity, then my god i would walk away and never come back!

Not sure what you mean about 'snobbery alienating people'

  jocko said:

Some would say the snobbery has kept the scene decent, and its when the snobbery is overwritten that you get a scene not worth having, I take it you would prefer a scene full of passers by that wont hang around?

As Dan said on another thread (sortof, excuse me for paraphrasing you Dan) we dont think we are better than non soul fans, we know.

Jock

Go on Jock !

ZTSC (Zero Tolerence Soul Club) 5 percenters ! (are you there Joan?)

Kev J