Guest soulboy Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 Following on from the What record got you in to soul topic i was surprised by the seeming young age of replys,As a dodering 53 year old come on whats your age? most people i see about seem around the same age as me.
Guest soulmaguk Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 I would say that the average age of a Northern Soul fan is approx 53. Because Northern Soul was invented in the early seventies. However, the average age of a Rare Soul fan is probably 31.
Guest madkev Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 you can tell a sixties soulie , and they will tell you there as old as there teeth but not as old as the baggies and vests
Mark S Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 53 this year and when I dance I walk about like a fucking Thunderbirds puppet the next day the joy of getting older
soulperson Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 first time ive ever wrote anything on here.57 and still having a great time.where would i be without my music and the soul scene as im single.sue liverpool
Guest Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 34 next month. Was born when most folk here were enjoying the "Golden Age" of it all!
Cunnie Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 you can tell a sixties soulie , and they will tell you there as old as there teeth but not as old as the baggies and vests How the hell do you know Kev - you've got no bloody teeth Think there was a poll on here a couple of years ago & the average age was mid to late 40's if memory serves me correctly.
Ian Parker Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 46, a relative youngster I seem to have been doing this forever though, who else thought 30 yrs ago that they'd still be doing soul clubs this far down the road?
scunnyjack Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 Following on from the What record got you in to soul topic i was surprised by the seeming young age of replys,As a dodering 53 year old come on whats your age? most people i see about seem around the same age as me. 56 years, and I dare say like many others on here,been involved in this wonderful music scene for over forty years. Steve.
Guest Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 At least I'm not the oldest so far a very young 55 and still loving it ! regards Ian
Guest dundeedavie Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 37 .... i'd say the average age was aver 40 , maybe about 44
steve Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 Following on from the What record got you in to soul topic i was surprised by the seeming young age of replys,As a dodering 53 year old come on whats your age? most people i see about seem around the same age as me. 51 in march
Guest andrew bin Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 39 (for a few more days) i would think the average age must be around 50, quite a bit lower on the RnB scene
Guest thenogger Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 I'm 56 this year and i went my first venue (THE TORCH) in DECEMBER 1971. I would say the average age would be about 50 years old, unluckily i don't go any more due to i'll health. REGARDS TO ALL thenogger
Dave Thorley Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 Who cares!!! Are you, they enjoying it. Then there you go.
Guest Dirk Tiggler Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 I'm 53 & I reckon I'm just about on the young side of the 1st phase of soul fans. There's a bigger group who are now aged 47 to 49 ? who got interested when it gained popularity in the mid seventies. Don't know if this rings true. Ade
NorthernMoorSoul Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 I'm 48 this year,too young for the Wheel,Pendulum Torch etc.and during the Casino years the lads I knew who were regulars went to the pub first,I struggled to get served till I was 21 so bottled it when it came to Wigan!Now I'm out most weekends with a couple of lads who went to Station Rd. and I never miss the Wheel now so I'm living on the music and their memories,what an education that is !
Guest powell179 Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 big 50 this year still enjoying it still doing regular nighters wont stot til i drop
Guest gordon russell Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 age ,depends on what clubs a person wants to pretend that they went too.
Guest soulboy Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 Interesting replys, as some one who as a son of 30 [who though being bombarded with the stuff for years as all my kids have ] as absolutly no interest in the music what so ever ,and is in to the same as his mates,I am also in a local scooter club the age of the members is around 30 i would say but they dont seem that interested in the soul more jam and ska .So how would some one around 30 get in to this world, back in the day late 60s early 70s if you went out i was 15/16 every one seemed older than me ,the soul sams minch ect they must be well in to there 60s and look at sam he must be the top modern soul dj in the land .
Samplat Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 54 years young. 1st place was museum hall in selby in 1971/2.
Steve L Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 48 (just) and considerably younger than them old f*ckers I knock about with
KevH Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 age ,depends on what clubs a person wants to pretend that they went too. Pyrocoustic- Sutton,top venue.Bottle of pop,bag of crisps a dance to the Snake or Judge Dread take yer pick. Twas on a Sunday night as well. Im 30% gay,and about 50 year old.Act like a kid tho'. Btw..just found a Torch Membership Card from 1975,can anyone shed any light on it
Pauldonnelly Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) Pyrocoustic- Sutton,top venue.Bottle of pop,bag of crisps a dance to the Snake or Judge Dread take yer pick. Twas on a Sunday night as well. Im 30% gay,and about 50 year old.Act like a kid tho'. Btw..just found a Torch Membership Card from 1975,can anyone shed any light on it pmsl for the record I'm 53 next month and fckk do I feel it sometimes how an earth some of you have the enery to drive 3hrs to a venue let alone stay up all night really is beyond me. Edited January 10, 2009 by PaulDonnelly
arnie j Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 41, first went to a nighter at 14,still dancin and collectin when i get the chance !
Guest posstot Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 age ,depends on what clubs a person wants to pretend that they went too. Pfft
ExYoungSoulie Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 This one is 30! In answer to Soul.boy - you ask how someone of my sort of age gets into NS and for me it was due to the same environment as your lad... he went one way and I went another. My parents are both big NS fans, my Dad used to have a superb collection - a combo of classics and rarities. My old dear was more inclined to like the classics only. My heart always lies with the classics and in particular real good uptempo tracks, the ones you can dance to... I cannot move to a slow song for love nor money!
Guest bazrico Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) I would say that the average age of a Northern Soul fan is approx 53. Because Northern Soul was invented in the early seventies. However, the average age of a Rare Soul fan is probably 31. whats the diffrence between rare and northern soul Edited January 10, 2009 by bazrico
Guest bazrico Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 At least I'm not the oldest so far a very young 55 and still loving it ! regards Ian 59 date of birth 2/1/1950 and still doing allnighters and soul nights and loving it
Guest bazrico Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) you can tell a sixties soulie , and they will tell you there as old as there teeth but not as old as the baggies and vests thats if they still have there own, mind you i know one or two who would use somebody else lol Edited January 10, 2009 by bazrico
Guest bazrico Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 I'm 56 this year and i went my first venue (THE TORCH) in DECEMBER 1971. I would say the average age would be about 50 years old, unluckily i don't go any more due to i'll health. REGARDS TO ALL thenogger hi nogger just a couple of years older than you mate
Guest spudmurphy Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 45 but would say the average now is 55 but most of them dissapeared for the 80s and came back in the 90s unlike me whos coming back in 00s
Guest soulboy Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 This one is 30! In answer to Soul.boy - you ask how someone of my sort of age gets into NS and for me it was due to the same environment as your lad... he went one way and I went another. My parents are both big NS fans, my Dad used to have a superb collection - a combo of classics and rarities. My old dear was more inclined to like the classics only. My heart always lies with the classics and in particular real good uptempo tracks, the ones you can dance to... I cannot move to a slow song for love nor money! Are you a out and out soulie do you collect if so what sort of stuff ?its interesting because for years iv heard people harping on about bringing youger people in to this world one day it will die out its got to or are we going to end up with northern soul tea dances ,zimer frames ect ,in fact thats a brill idea NORTHERN SOUL TEA PARTY,S can you see it ?
Guest thenogger Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 BAZ, i know when to show some respect. REGARDS BAZ. thenogger
Guest Matt Male Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 43 in 8 days time... ...and enjoying it more now than when i was 16. I think
Guest Ollie Lailey Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 i'll bring the average down a touch, i'm 28
Guest Beeks Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) Very interesting...the ages so far have been relatively low compared to what I... for one... would have assumed...could it be that SS has an unusually young demographic compared to the scene in general? Edited January 10, 2009 by Beeks
Guest soulboy Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 i'll bring the average down a touch, i'm 28 28***@@ fair play to you
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