What makes this soul scene great

[Stephen Houghton]

Hi I'm just putting something out there for comments, what makes this soul scene great is it the people and meeting old friends regularly, or is it just the . Thanks, steve 

[Winsford Soul]

56 minutes ago, Stephen Houghton said:

Hi I'm just putting something out there for comments, what makes this soul scene great is it the people and meeting old friends regularly, or is it just the . Thanks, steve 

The music. The people.  The venues.  The atmosphere.  The travelling.  The stories. The characters.  The adventures. The women.  The everything.  

Steve 

Edited February 3, 2019 by Winsford Soul

[Guest BabyBoyAndMyLass]

5 hours ago, Stephen Houghton said:

Hi I'm just putting something out there for comments, what makes this soul scene great is it the people and meeting old friends regularly, or is it just the . Thanks, steve 

Moving this out to AATS, Site Stuff is technically about issues/queries about using the site. Good idea for a thread though, see you over there!

[Mssoulie]

That was a short thread. 

Steve said it all.

Hugh

[Guest Shufflin]

the way it's still progressive and keeps evolving, despite the NS Top 500 (great sounds no issues), going to weekenders is still a special thing, the music, getting them elususive records, the fact your kids want your records must say something, lol

[Steve S 60]

6 minutes ago, shufflin said:

.....the fact your kids want your records must say something, lol

It's their inheritance.

[Mark S]

Wigan Casino 3am  the needle drops every part of your being feels it the drums crash in the bass pulsates through you and George Blackwells vocals hit you , you move in perfect time to the chugging beat and for those three minutes you are the King of the  world .

[Jez Jones]

2 minutes ago, Mark S said:

Wigan Casino 3am  the needle drops every part of your being feels it the drums crash in the bass pulsates through you and George Blackwells vocals hit you , you move in perfect time to the chugging beat and for those three minutes you are the King of the  world .

Yes get where you#re coming from..does anything in 2019 come anywhere near for you ?

[Mark S]

1 hour ago, jez jones said:

Yes get where you#re coming from..does anything in 2019 come anywhere near for you ?

Massive difference now at 62 years old dont get out much . Suppose from 1971 to 1977 it was a lifestyle . I love hearing new sounds and enjoy it when I can get out and catching up with old mates .

For me nothing can touch those six years though .

[Mickey Finn]

11 hours ago, Steve S 60 said:

It's their inheritance.

It's certainly working out better for them than it did for a previous generation of heirloom owning offspring:

 

[Jayne Houghton]

22 hours ago, Stephen Houghton said:

Hi I'm just putting something out there for comments, what makes this soul scene great is it the people and meeting old friends regularly, or is it just the . Thanks, steve 

Good morning , 

1 MUSIC 

2 VENUE 

3 FRIENDS 

4 DANCING 

COMBINE THEM ALL , 

YEARS AGO I DID ALLNITERS, LOL 2AM IS ENOUGH NOW AT MY AGE   KTF  

[Stephen Houghton]

You old bugger

[Jayne Houghton]

8 minutes ago, Stephen Houghton said:

You old bugger

I know

[Bbrich]

The sheer volume of sounds to appreciate......................  {just considering the titles in the latest manship guide you could run a weekly 10 hour event for 5 years and not play a single repeat}

[Speedlimit]

28 minutes ago, bbrich said:

The sheer volume of sounds to appreciate......................  {just considering the titles in the latest manship guide you could run a weekly 10 hour event for 5 years and not play a single repeat}

You just know that would never happen.  There's nothing great about the scene at present .With the one acception  of the youngster's . The scene we know so well is splintered  beyond repair .far to many nights far to many wannabes the only true good side is the music. The rest is a pale shade of what we had. .

[Bbrich]

of course it would never happen....... I was just looking for positives and for me it is the amount of music that is available to be discovered and played.  

[Roburt]

Keep getting told by our caravan group leader that I have to attend this years Cleggy Weekender (only ever missed a couple of em) ....

... BUT I PROTEST ... I'll be 70 just a few weeks after this years event ... "Ohh, but you don't seem old, so you should attend" is the only reply I can get ...

...........   well I FEEL bloody old, so still making my mind up.

[Jayne Houghton]

16 hours ago, Roburt said:

Keep getting told by our caravan group leader that I have to attend this years Cleggy Weekender (only ever missed a couple of em) ....

... BUT I PROTEST ... I'll be 70 just a few weeks after this years event ... "Ohh, but you don't seem old, so you should attend" is the only reply I can get ...

...........   well I FEEL bloody old, so still making my mind up.

Go and enjoy, make it for your BIRTHDAY   all the free drinks lol 

[Bbrich]

 

16 hours ago, Roburt said:

.   well I FEEL bloody old, so still making my mind up.

and another thing (altho none of my business really) is that staying at home (while your mates are there enjoying themselves   definately wont make you feel any younger

[Guest]

On 03/02/2019 at 11:50, Winsford Soul said:

The music. The people.  The venues.  The atmosphere.  The travelling.  The stories. The characters.  The adventures. The women.  The everything.  

Steve 

If I was still going to allnighters I would have added something else onto that list!

[Winsford Soul]

1 hour ago, solidsoul said:

If I was still going to allnighters I would have added something else onto that list!

That's why I put the everything . Too many do gooders, God bothers on here these days, that frown upon anything that they deem to be wrong. They forget that the nighter  scene was and still is based on it. Unless your Russ Winstanley who for some reason denies it happened . 

Stev3

[Chalky]

4 hours ago, bbrich said:

 

and another thing (altho none of my business really) is that staying at home (while your mates are there enjoying themselves   definately wont make you feel any younger

It does the next day

[Hornet]

32 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

That's why I put the everything . Too many do gooders, God bothers on here these days, that frown upon anything that they deem to be wrong. They forget that the nighter  scene was and still is based on it. Unless your Russ Winstanley who for some reason denies it happened . 

Stev3

The everything was deffo far far better 40 years ago or so I’m lead 2 believe

[Guest BabyBoyAndMyLass]

On ‎04‎/‎02‎/‎2019 at 13:17, bbrich said:

The sheer volume of sounds to appreciate......................  {just considering the titles in the latest manship guide you could run a weekly 10 hour event for 5 years and not play a single repeat}

^^This. 100%.

[Roburt]

On 05/02/2019 at 11:43, solidsoul said:

If I was still going to allnighters I would have added something else onto that list!

Don't know what you mean ...

[Guest Soul Hippy]

Passion is what makes this soul scene great! I see radio shows, i see brilliant DJs, I see committed collectors, I see researchers with encyclopedic knowledge of soul music, I see people who have travelled round the world to meet our heros and tell their stories, I see young dancers who make us feel inspired, I see older dancers every bit as passionate as they ever were, people who travel 500 miles to dance to music, I see so much enthusiasm in the quest for the perfect soul record, I see stalwarts who know there is no place like it, new people arriving who can't believe their ears, DJs from the beginning who are still there doing their thing, the diggers who keep finding the stuff in boxes, on studio tapes and bring back and release it and travel to sell it, I see promotors who inspite of difficulties carry on, a scene that continually re-invents itself and absorbs more variations on the theme, a scene that is 50ish years old and plays new releases and everything that has gone before. I see a progressive scene built on passion, its a proud heritage with wonderful people and wonderful music everywhere. No point in lamenting the past - Its gone, we should embrace the here and now, its all that matters, for me, I'm gonna make the most of it.  IMO

PS; The future matters a lot too. imo

[Bbrich]

Soul Hippy = top post, would have given it double likes if poss. 

[Guest Soul Hippy]

On 07/02/2019 at 09:04, bbrich said:

Soul Hippy = top post, would have given it double likes if poss. 

 Thank you

 

Furthermore your comments alone made it worthwhile writing it, so a big cheers