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Having just reviewed "Deep Soul Inferno" which is predominantly compiled from the sixties it is interesting to compare how eighties material differs. The music itself has unquestionably become more sophisticated and complex with a much heavier Jazz/Funk influence. By contrast however the lyrics have become much simpler as the searing ballads of the sixties have given way to a kind of impassioned chanting. The other thing that struck me was how neutral the eighties content is when compared to that of the sixties. Sixties soul is either negative, (i.e. a lament for lost love), or positive, (the joy of a new found relationship). Eighties stuff seems to concentrate on an expression of the senses, i.e. a man telling a woman how he feels. As his overtures have neither been accepted or rejected he is experiencing neither joy or pain so his emotion is minimal. There is certainly no trace of the guilt which featured so heavily in sixties recordings. It might make an interesting discussion to consider whether such music should be considered as soul or not, but whether it is or it isn't there can be no doubt that it has strayed a long way from its original roots. Because so much sixties music concentrated on heartbreak and emotional turmoil this music is far more optimistic. Many modern soul tracks anticipate nights of passion and sexual gratification whilst most of these describe feelings of love in the hope that it can last forever. One unusual theme was Milton Parker's manly advise to treat your woman badly, and that would certainly never have featured in the sixties. Because modern soul does not have 'a story' as such I found it difficult to grasp the point of some of these songs and despite listening to them several times I still haven't a clue what Sammy Gaha and Morris were squawking about. I don't feel qualified to say whether this is a good or a bad modern soul compilation. The tunes were pleasant enough, though more variety in the tempo might have given them an added spice. There were no songs I particularly liked, but there were none that I disliked either. In short it made little impression upon me at all. Soul was originally a fusion of gospel and R&B, but there isn't a hint of anything churchy in this stuff and the R&B is minimal.. My only conclusion is that this music is light years away from how Soul was originally conceived. Track Listing:- I Don't Need No Fortune Teller - Ad Libs Good Feelin' - Co Co & Ben If You Can't Tell Me Something Good - The Mark IV I Can't Get Over You - Traffic Jam Truth & Love - The True Pages of Life Love Call - Ramsey & Co I Want You - Troy Johnson One More Broken Heart - Herby Brown Watchin' Out - The Split Decision Band What People Say (Is the Story) - Morris 'Jazzy' Miller with Fantastic Flight Thank You - Sammy Gaha Can We Melt The Ice - Morris I'm Loving You - Cloudburst You Really Got A Hold On Me - Emanuel Taylor Honey - Jesse Fisher Women Like it Harder - Milton Parker I Had A Fight With Love - Veda Brown I'd Like To Get Near You - Richard Caiton |
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