I dont know Ian and i have thought about it a lot. Dont get me wrong i love sixties soul but that seventies soul sound, i dont know why all i can think is that me mam and sister used to play it all the time and maybe it stuck and i grew into it. I know and i will admit it now, that i do quite like that almost Disco sound of a lot of seventies stuff. I really cant explain it
Was into Sade big time in the 80's, wore a bit thin after a while though. Lot of mod revival bands etc, Truth, Lambrettas, Merton Parkas, Secret Affair. Not the best decade for soul IMO though. Some class tracks like Charlie Manns Shonuff.
Personally Ian i dont try to analyse it too much, i was a Mod and love Tavares, Whispers etc, explain that? I cant.
Personal taste i think, cant be anything else really
Good point and i think ultimately we all perhaps have our own personnal gurus, for example the guys who got me into this 20+ years ago at the school disco perhaps had ultimately the most telling influence on me as an individual, i.e. they got me into it and perhaps if i had not met them i would have missed out so in real terms they had more influence on a personal level then anone listed on this thread.
No dont get me wrong i prefer modern, most of my collection is 70s-80s and i like the Ronnie McNier a lot But the RPW not my favourite tune, thats it really.