MOJO Top 70 SOUL albums

[LokoOne]

Might have missed this thread cus its strange this hasnt been brought up.... If this has been raised already can someone link me to the OG thread (I did do a search but nuthing came up)....

juts copped the new MOJO issue...I was suporised by some of the albums mentioned... although Inner Visions as No1 is a decent choice.... alot of the usual suspects and a few leftfielders IMO....


On the Curtis Mayfield cheerleading tip...he only made it to number 20...that was a bit of a shock..you'd think he'd be in the top five.... and they had some disco joints in there (Donna Summers) which shouldnt be in the list IMO....or they shoulda called it the the funk/jazzfusion/psychedlic/disco soul albums list

 

[Reynaldo]

Mojo ??? The 70 Best Soul Albums Of The 70???s


From Mojo Iss 202, Sept 2010





1. Stevie Wonder ??? Innervisions


2. Marvin Gaye ??? What???s Going On


3. Sly And The Family Stone ??? There???s A Riot Going On


4. Isaac Hayes ??? The Isaac Hayes Movement


5. The Temptations ??? Sky???s The Limit


6. Bobby Womack ??? Understanding


7. Aretha Franklin ??? Sprit In The Dark


8. James Brown ??? There It Is


9. Funkadelic ??? Maggot Brain


10. Chic ??? C???est Chic


11. Barry White ??? Can???t Get Enough


12. The Commodores ??? Machine Gun


13. Millie Jackson ??? Caught Up


14. Michael Jackson ??? Off The Wall


15. Earth Wind And Fire ??? I Am


16. Parliament ??? Motor Booty Affair


17. Eddie Hinton ??? Very Extremely Dangerous


18. The Isley Brothers ??? 3 + 3


19. Gil Scott-Heron ??? Pieces Of A Man


20. Curtis Mayfield ??? Curtis


21. Al Green ??? Call Me


22. Ann Peebles ??? Straight From The Heart


23. Donny Hathaway ??? Extension Of A Man


24. Gladys Knight And The Pips ??? Imagination


25. The Detroit Spinners ??? Spinners


26. Lady Hutson ??? Hutson


27. Bill Withers ??? Still Bill


28. War ??? The World Is A Ghetto


29. Minnie Riperton ??? Perfect Angel


30. Shaggie Otis ??? Inspiration Information


31. Johnnie Taylor ??? Taylored In Silk


32. Terry Callier ??? What Colour Is Love?


33. Labelle ??? Nightbirds


34. The Soul Children ??? Friction


35. Teddy Pendergrass ??? Teddy Pendergrass


36. Bootsy???s Rubber Band ??? Aah..The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!


37. Wilson Picket ??? In Philadelphia


38. Shirley Brown ??? Woman To Woman


39. Syreeta ??? Stevie Wonder Presents


40. Laura Lee ??? Woman???s Love Rights


41. Tyrone Davis ??? Turn Back The Hands Of Time


42. Chaka Khan ??? Chaka


43. Chairman Of The Board ??? Skin I???m In


44. Sister Sledge ??? We Are Family


45. Ohio Players ??? Skin Tight


46. Willie Hutch ??? The Mack


47. The Last Poets ??? This Is Madness


48. 24 Carrt Black ??? Ghetto: Misfortune Wealth


49. Allen Toussant ??? Southern Nights


50. Esther Phillips ??? From A Whisper To A Scream


51. Kool And The Gang ??? Light Of The World


52. The O???jays ??? Ship Ahoy


53. Smokey Robinson ??? A Quiet Storm


54. Denise Lasalle ??? Trapped By A Thing Called Love


55. Donna Summer ??? Bad Girls


56. Maggie Joseph ??? Makes A New Impression


57. Honey Cone ??? Sweet Replies


58. Lee Dorsey ??? Yes We Can


59. Rose Royce ??? Car Wash


60. Sam Dees ??? The Show Must Go On


61. Roberta Flack ??? Chapter Two


62. Billy Paul ??? War Of The Gods


63. Barbara Mason ??? Give Me Your Love


64. Betty Davis ??? Nasty Gal


65. The Staples Singers ??? City In The Sky


66. Candi Staton ??? Young Hearts Run Free


67. The Jacksons ??? Destiny


68. Lee Moses ??? Time And Place


69. Eugene Mcdaniels ??? Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse


70. Cymande ??? Cymande

 

[SoulOnIce]

rare groove heavy

 

[Reynaldo]

Reynaldo said: Colour

:shame_on_you:

 

[fishmongerfunk]

these lists are so oppressive for some reason.





mostly safe picks i guess but there are def. a few mindgarten choices such as "there is it is" by james brown.

 

[SoulOnIce]

crabmongerfunk said: mindgarten choices such as "there is it is" by james brown.







BAN

 

[holmes]

that list is wack, some points for consideration/discussion....


Nasty Gal is arguably the weakest Betty Davis LP?


Syreeta???? really??? that LP sucks.


one of those Wilson Picketts on RCA might have been stronger than In Philadelphia


overall it's getting too close to disco for me on a lot of those LPs


Agreed that the JB & Jacksons choices are odd......

 

[holmes]

SoulOnIce said:crabmongerfunk said: mindgarten choices such as "there is it is" by james brown.







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actually yeah now that I actually get past the knee jerk & think about it, that's probably as good as any of his 70s studio LPs

 

[mannybolone]

So what...exactly is wack about the list? Forget - for a moment - the ranking and just go with their overall inclusions. What's egregiously missing? Or what's egregiously included (Syreeta aside)?





I"m not being aggro about asking this, I'm just curious what people think is so fucked up.





Right off the bat, it should be noted that they decided NOT to repeat any artist. I understand why they might have decided that but it does create some "eggs in one basket" situations that'd be up for considerable debate ("Innervisions" vs. "Songs in the Key of Love" for example).

 

[LokoOne]

I think to their credit in the issue whenever they listed an album they put s lil "also see:........" under it so you really get 140 or so recommendations. Thats where I see lists helping, I mean they usually piss off the choir in some way, and its fun to discuss the lists from a pov of a collector/listener/follower of these artists/genres..





but the litmus test of a list like this is if somone had never heard/listened/collected this type of music (or if you fall back to the day you first 'discovered' soul/funk/groove etc) would this list be a just and useful tool in expanding your knowledge/insight into this field. And despite a few personal selections I woud have or not made I think it does a decent job.





My only really issue is they did have a 'too broad' scope which allows for LPs that you would consider strickly 'SOUL' to be included.... but that is a hard one to contain cus we all know there was alot of artists that mixed genres/styles on albums...





Now lets get to the record bragging part of the equation....who amongst you has ALL 70 in the crates (extra points if you got doubles) hehehehe





I wont front I probably own around 40 of those listed---

 

[willie_fugal]

not sure which makes less sense:





that there's exactly 1 Parliament album on the list or that that album is Motor Booty Affair...

 

[fishmongerfunk]

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[holmes]

Just quickly...


Missing:


The Impressions


The Stylistics


Gene Chandler Situation


Chi-Lites


Blue Magic


All Directions is prob the better Temptations choice


Etta James - Come A Little Closer prob deserves to be there instead of something included


Lyn Collins - Think


Freda Payne


Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff


The Meters





some stuff that could probably go:


Syreeta


Jacksons


Donna Summer


Chaka Khan.... maybe switch with a Rufus LP


Eddie Hinton

 

[holmes]

LokoOne said:





I wont front I probably own around 40 of those listed---

I have exactly 24 of those filed at the moment..

 

[The_Non]

Shaggie Otis

 

[Strider79it]

The_Non said:

Shaggie Otis

if you include Shuggie Otis (and some other names listed there) , then you HAVE TO include as well:





The Pointer Sisters - S/T


Bobby Blue Bland - Dreamer


Edwin Starr - Hell Up in Harlem


Diana Ross/ The Supremes S/T


Leon Ware - Musical Massage


Mike James Kirkland - Doin it right


Marlena Shaw - Spice of Life OR Live at Montreaux


The Four Tops - Keeper of the Castle


The Dramatics - Whatcha see is Whatcha get


Detroit Emeralds - I'm in love with you


Upchurch/Tennyson - S/T


Leon Thomas - Full Circle





etc etc





P.s. Co sign on Etta James' Come a little Closer

 

[Jimster]

I thought t3h Strut would be pleased at the inclusion of "Headless".





Which, imho, doesn't warrant inclusion.





I think it's not a bad list though. There is a lot of talent on that list.





LOL @ Millie Jackson > Michael Jackson

 

[Bernedo]

I miss here any albums from Buddah Records. Top label.

 

[Strider79it]

Bernedo said:I miss here any albums from Buddah Records. Top label.




I may be wrong but I think Barbara Mason 's "give me your love" is on Buddah

 

[Bernedo]

Strider79it said:Bernedo said:I miss here any albums from Buddah Records. Top label.




I may be wrong but I think Barbara Mason 's "give me your love" is on Buddah




Yes it is, I meant any more albums, sorry. In my own list would be "Sharing" by Vitamin E, "It's Rough out There" by Modulations or "Still Bill" by Bill Withers.





I would also add "Peaceful" by Al Johnson (Marina) or "Hutson" by Leroy Hutson (Curtom). But depends on tastes at all. But I think that Curtis' best is "There's no place Like America today" without any question.