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Originally Posted by right-track
Some good points from Lee and Gavin B.
What can I say....I'm a purist.
For me, modern day soul along with added elements of jazz, hip hop etc, isn't soul.
There's been some good examples of old style crossovers, resulting in a blend of soul thats passable to my ears.
Other than that, it just aint soul.
Like I said...I'm a purist, but like the old saying goes. "Its whats in the groove that counts."
*personal opinion
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I am also an old school hardliner on soul music, but that doesn't exclude me from appreciating the some of the more innovative modern day R&B artists.
It's similar to the blues. I love the raw intensity of delta blues musicians from the 1920s and 1930s but I also appreciate the electrified sound of post-WWII Chicago blues. It's not an either/or proposition from my perspective.