MOJO Top 70 SOUL albums

[batmon]

holmes said:


some stuff that could probably go:





Jacksons




Ill say that Destiny is a great Jacksons album and MJ was killing it from a vocal standpoint, but i would prefer to see the J5-Motown stuff over the Epic shit cause it was closer to the sterilized idea of SOUL.





But Push Me Away is SOUL.

 

[batmon]

for the record Donna Summer can sing her ass off.

 

[pickwick33]

batmon said:for the record Donna Summer can sing her ass off.




Jim Nabors can "sang" his ass off too, but I'm not seeking out any of his records.





Maybe if she'd recorded with the Muscle Shoals house band rather than a disco producer in Germany, I'd take her more seriously???


(LOL)

 

[batmon]

pickwick33 said:batmon said:for the record Donna Summer can sing her ass off.




Jim Nabors can "sang" his ass off too, but I'm not seeking out any of his records.





Maybe if she'd recorded with the Muscle Shoals house band rather than a disco producer in Germany, I'd take her more seriously???


(LOL)




Is Thelma Houston and Teddy Pendergrass Dont Leave Me this way unsoulful?

 

[pickwick33]

The_Hook_Up said:my bad, Ann is the only one from 69








The_Hook_Up said:Reynaldo said:Strider79it said:


Marlena Shaw - Spice of Life

1969




there are few from 69 on the list though...Ann Peebles for one




The Ann Peebles LP they selected, Straight From The Heart, is actually from 1971.





Everything I saw on that list is from the 70's...nothing from 1969, nothing from 1980.

 

[crazypoprock]

pickwick33 said:batmon said:for the record Donna Summer can sing her ass off.




Jim Nabors can "sang" his ass off too, but I'm not seeking out any of his records.





Maybe if she'd recorded with the Muscle Shoals house band rather than a disco producer in Germany, I'd take her more seriously???


(LOL)




I know disco probably isn't your bag but that disco producer from Germany is Giorgio Moroder and he's a freaking genius!





And whoever said Syreeta sucks...that just makes me sad...love me some Syreeta (RIP)





also..don't forget that Mojo is a "rockist" publication...why even discuss their lists? I'm frankly amazed they have 24 karat black in there!

 

[pickwick33]

batmon saidickwick33 said:batmon said:for the record Donna Summer can sing her ass off.




Jim Nabors can "sang" his ass off too, but I'm not seeking out any of his records.





Maybe if she'd recorded with the Muscle Shoals house band rather than a disco producer in Germany, I'd take her more seriously???


(LOL)




Is Thelma Houston and Teddy Pendergrass Dont Leave Me this way unsoulful?




Teddy P.'s version is definitely soulful.





Thelma? I won't say she isn't soulful, but it is moving too close to disco for my tastes.





My anti-Donna comment up above, BTW, was fairly good-natured trash talking...she's talented, if that's what you're into. (And I'm not, but that's another story.)





What really gets me is when people expect you to like something just because they can sing, or play, or arrange, or what have you. As if we're supposed to overlook that fact that the songwriting sucks, or that it may not be your thing in general. I could say that an Eric Clapton album isn't killing me, and somebody will say, "...but he can PLAY! His guitar tone is amazing!" I could say that I am not a big Anita Baker fan, but invariably someone will say "What's wrong with you? She can sing."





That's the equivalent of saying they're "ugly but they sure can cook." Or they're "homely but have a nice personality." Gotta have the whole package.

 

[batmon]

pickwick33 said:batmon saidickwick33 said:batmon said:for the record Donna Summer can sing her ass off.




Jim Nabors can "sang" his ass off too, but I'm not seeking out any of his records.





Maybe if she'd recorded with the Muscle Shoals house band rather than a disco producer in Germany, I'd take her more seriously???


(LOL)




Is Thelma Houston and Teddy Pendergrass Dont Leave Me this way unsoulful?




Teddy P.'s version is definitely soulful.





Thelma? I won't say she isn't soulful, but it is moving too close to disco for my tastes.





My anti-Donna comment up above, BTW, was fairly good-natured trash talking...she's talented, if that's what you're into. (And I'm not, but that's another story.)





What really gets me is when people expect you to like something just because they can sing, or play, or arrange, or what have you. As if we're supposed to overlook that fact that the songwriting sucks, or that it may not be your thing in general. I could say that an Eric Clapton album isn't killing me, and somebody will say, "...but he can PLAY! His guitar tone is amazing!" I could say that I am not a big Anita Baker fan, but invariably someone will say "What's wrong with you? She can sing."





That's the equivalent of saying they're "ugly but they sure can cook." Or they're "homely but have a nice personality." Gotta have the whole package.




Yeaj im just needling u. I wouldnt place Donna Summer on an 70 all-time SOUL albums list myself.


But i will not TOTALY separate some the art that Disco and Funk artists made from SOUL.

 

[4YearGraduate]

disco_che said:4YearGraduate said:Off the wall and no thriller? WTF




Thriller = 80s




my bad, i thought it was of all time.

 

[Breez]

I'm sure that 99.9% of the Strut disagrees with the list. You gotta realize though that lists like this are usually all "safe" picks. These lists usually go off of sales, awards and stuff of that nature. They will always mention the big sellers as opposed to the best music. You can't win when it comes to these type of lists.

 

[batmon]

4YearGraduate said:disco_che said:4YearGraduate said:Off the wall and no thriller? WTF




Thriller = 80s




my bad, i thought it was of all time.




Off The Wall > Thriller

 

[mannybolone]

batmon said:4YearGraduate said:disco_che said:4YearGraduate said:Off the wall and no thriller? WTF




Thriller = 80s




my bad, i thought it was of all time.




Off The Wall > Thriller




AND HERE WE GO AGAIN!

 

[batmon]

mannybolone said:batmon said:4YearGraduate said:disco_che said:4YearGraduate said:Off the wall and no thriller? WTF




Thriller = 80s




my bad, i thought it was of all time.




Off The Wall > Thriller




AND HERE WE GO AGAIN!




Haha....





Off The Wall - Disco/Funk/Pop/Soul


Thriller - Pop/Funk/Modern Soul

 

[mannybolone]

HarveyCanal said:Okay, so only one album per artist was selected...but still, where the hell is Al Green's I'm Still in Love with You? Same could be said for Marvin Gaye's I Want You.





Props to the list though for including Allen Toussaint's Southern Nights.




I don't personally agree with this, but I've seen "Call Me" end up as the default "best Al Green album ever" choice on any list that asks the question. I'm with you - I like "I'm Still In Love With You" better.

 

[The_Hook_Up]

Anyone ride for Millie jackson's s/t (debut?) before she adopted the raunchy shtick?

 

[The_Hook_Up]

I must of been thinking of " This is Ann Peebles"








pickwick33 said:The_Hook_Up said:my bad, Ann is the only one from 69








The_Hook_Up said:Reynaldo said:Strider79it said:


Marlena Shaw - Spice of Life

1969




there are few from 69 on the list though...Ann Peebles for one




The Ann Peebles LP they selected, Straight From The Heart, is actually from 1971.





Everything I saw on that list is from the 70's...nothing from 1969, nothing from 1980.

 

[bassie]

The_Hook_Up said:Anyone ride for Millie jackson's s/t (debut?) before she adopted the raunchy shtick?




I most definitely do. Child of God gets much play at my night.


One of the best flyers I ever made used the image from the back of the sleeve.





I think SoulonIce is a fan of the record too.

 

[pickwick33]

Now that's the Ann Peebles album you never see, not even in most printed discographies.





I was thinking Part-Time Love was her first album until I saw the LP you mention at somebody's apartment.

I must of been thinking of " This is Ann Peebles"








pickwick33 said:The_Hook_Up said:my bad, Ann is the only one from 69








The_Hook_Up said:Reynaldo said:Strider79it said:


Marlena Shaw - Spice of Life

1969




there are few from 69 on the list though...Ann Peebles for one




The Ann Peebles LP they selected, Straight From The Heart, is actually from 1971.





Everything I saw on that list is from the 70's...nothing from 1969, nothing from 1980.

 

[pickwick33]

mannybolone said:HarveyCanal said:Okay, so only one album per artist was selected...but still, where the hell is Al Green's I'm Still in Love with You? Same could be said for Marvin Gaye's I Want You.





Props to the list though for including Allen Toussaint's Southern Nights.




I don't personally agree with this, but I've seen "Call Me" end up as the default "best Al Green album ever" choice on any list that asks the question. I'm with you - I like "I'm Still In Love With You" better.




My problem with Call Me is that Al started to get into a rut with this LP. A lot of rock critics at the time implied that this long-player is basically I'm Still In Love With You, Part Two. I'd have to agree. As fine as this album is, the songs do tend to run together and sound alike.

 

[pickwick33]

Breez said:You gotta realize though that lists like this are usually all "safe" picks. These lists usually go off of sales, awards and stuff of that nature. They will always mention the big sellers as opposed to the best music. You can't win when it comes to these type of lists.




Is that so?





So exactly where was 24-Karat Black a big hit, on the planet Pluto?





Exactly when did the RIAA certify Headless Horsemen Of The Apocalypse as a gold record?





While these albums are known amongst soul junkies, I doubt if sales was the sole criteria for the list.