I'm interested to find out what the rare soul fans on here think of motown. And by that I mean the tunes that everyone knows. I was listening to the motown gold cd the other day and every single track on it was amazing. Fantastic production, amazing vocals, the lot.
Do people on here share my views that songs such as you keep me hangin on, heatwave, standing in the shadows, hey love, shop around, are all timeless pieces of music or would you tag them as drab and boring?
I know that there is a divide on here with the nostalgia scene / oldies scene v's the upfront and rare scene, but is motown the common ground that both camps have a foot in? Can the above tracks I've listed be thought of in the same way as the snake, dance dance dance, our love is in the pocket, etc or do we all love them?
Does snobbery mean that only rare / un-released motown are worthy of a listen?
I personally love rare soul and funk and listening to new and different stuff is what floats my boat. But I LOVE motown and I always will.
What's your thoughts?