Jimmy A

soul nights to me now are just way off the mark.fatius and me were saying the other day why do you feel that you have to go to an alnighter to hear good soul music.I know thats not the case everywhere and all the time but it just seems that way. I know some of the tunes are out of reach for some people but they dont have to be big ticket tunes,ive been to bidds and crossfire and heard £15 tunes played One more thing some pissed up middle aged twat trying to dance and saying to me you're too young to remember this stuff dont make a great soul night!

Couldn't have put it better myself.I used to go to alot of soul nights,they were really good but now have been spoilt by the above.Take away the townies and the middle age arseholes are you have an empty room.I used to see it all the time,a dj gets a bit brave puts something on a bit "different" not sure what that means,the floor clears,his ego goes out the window,the person that asked for it gets called.The dj chucks a few "wigan oldlies" for all those who never went and everyone is happy.Then promotors are saying "ooo numbers are down" Stop playing the same old crap and people might return. If and when i go out now its looking like that im going to have to travel,which i think you shouldn't really need to but thats the way it is i suppose,if you want to hear decent tunes. One thing i liked to ask is...is there really an answer to it all.you cant make people shut thevenues down.I know there are a couple in notts that dont do that well but that people run them just keep putting them on.They seem to be happy with 50 in a place dancing to the same old stuff.oh well onwards and upwards

You missed out the fact they have the same djs on as well playing the same records