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That guitarist is defensively naive…
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That guitarist is defensively naive…
Have you ever wondered why commentary on African football is like criticism of soul music? Probably not, but if you want to find out, go to Everything They Say About Soul Is Wrong. It’s mostly about mu[…]

I once had a conversation with a rock fan
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I once had a conversation with a rock fan about favourite guitarists: I mentioned Steve Cropper, of Booker T & the MGs, who also produced and co-wrote many of the great Stax recordings, such as Otis Redding’s. This guy hadn’t heard o[…]

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Everything They Say About Soul Is Wrong
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Emotion vs Technique in Soul Music and its Criticism
Does soul music have soul, and does it matter?
Hear or read most people praising soul music, and they’ll be hyping certain qualities, while some others won’t get a mention. ‘Soul&[…]

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  1. No offense taken! I don't have the ego to have alarms about myself. I do, still, have sufficient fondness for…

  2. Count me as one of the people oddly affected by issue 300. Although... The thing I most remember about this…