"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
09/20/2014 at 00:09 • Filed to: None
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"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
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I thought about posting this as a reply to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but I wanted to break it out into its own thread. I love soul music. It happened totally by accident. Basically my square-ass Jewish parents in the suburbs of DC listened to a lot of the oldies radio station when I was a kid growing up in the late 80s/early 90s, and the DC oldies stations played a lot of old soul music.
Like any kid who spent their teenage years in the 90s, I have a healthy appreciation of grunge and hip hop. But at some point, I realized I missed those old soul songs from when I was little, and now it's my top music style.
I suck at ranking things, but here's a selection of songs that are worth listening to.
Prepare to be educated, motherfuckers.
(And if you only actually listen to one of these, listen to the Sam Cooke song at the end.)
Otis Redding - Cigarettes and Coffee
Otis had too many amazing songs to pick just one. Dock of the Bay is his most famous. But this is him at his most basic, telling a story with that incredible voice.
Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary
Tina & Ike did not have a healthy relationship. But good lord Tina just kills it on this.
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
It's probably cliche to call songs "haunting," but this one probably came out before the cliche started.
Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Comin'
Sam & Dave were an explosion of energy at all times. If there's a song with a better horn section on it, well, there isn't. As for the title of the song...they weren't talking about being on their way somewhere.
Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home To Me (live)
It's physically impossible for a song to have a better intro than this. Sam Cooke is known for his smooth, approachable style that made it ok for white people to listen to what had been a black genre. This live recording is Sam Cooke at his rawest, just going nuts, in a show at the Harlem Square Club in Miami in 1963. The entire live album is amazing, and this is the best song on the album.
Big Bubba Ray
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09/20/2014 at 00:16 |
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Fantastic songs. I've been getting in to a lot of blues recently due to my best friend's dad and soul is my next adventure.
desertdog5051
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09/20/2014 at 00:48 |
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Great choices. I especially liked the Ike & Tina vid. They both did some great performances. As a lover of soul and blues, you hit me in a spot. Thanks.
crowmolly
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09/20/2014 at 09:43 |
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My parents grew up in Newark NJ and played the same type of music in the 80's-90's, alongside a decent amount of blues. Great choices here.