Originally Posted by
tamla617
Another belting thread here!
Mersey beat was built on a pile of "stolen" black music sung with a white voice. There were other British cities, Manchester, London, Sheffield etc. that were spewing "Mersey beat copies" of copied/covered songs. So black music had a face and it was white [[same for earlier Rock and Roll) The radios, BBC exclusive, absolutely pushed the British wave. No mention of the roots of it all. To be fair the Beatles did give a big word for Motown, Smokey etc. All we got were the covers more or less. When I heard the original music with all that feeling that went for a walk when sung by the 60's Brit pop. That was it , no turning back . I want it from the "horse's mouth" That's the way I continued, its a bit narrow minded, tunnel vision etc. I couldn't care less, I've had all the name calling doing the "missionary" work pushing this music and changing some peoples minds to it. It was a major piss take some times BUT they couldn't win with weight of evidence, the covered songs and development to other genres etc. HEAR the people that wrote it, the original singers singing a song written for them, to suit their voice, not a Scouser, Manc or Cockney. So who's wrong about music? Robb K? ,no, I love him to bits, anything after 19 canteen is out the window. I respect his views and can see why he is saying what he is. As for Funky, its not that old, I don't mean Grand Ma's bloomers that Red Fox reffered to! Its 60's surely. I cant think of any Jazz that has the funk thing before the funky thing was being sung. I don't do bland. I wanted leading edge music. Where was I going to find it? That's a rhetorical question. I HAVE MELLOWED OVER THE YEARS!
Put a record on. If the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, it aint synthetic. It's your thing!
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