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The Stax/Volt Label Great Label out ofMemphis produced some great artists
Otis redding Rufus Thomas Carla Thomas Bar-kays Sam and Dave the Staple Singers Issaac Hayes your thoughts on this incredible Label and its stable of classic artists and cuts from Stax/Volt | |
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Right On! Stax was the shit and its kinda ironic that it was run by a couple of white folks (Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton, the combination of both names makes the label's name) out of a movie theatre.
More Stax-acts which I admire: Ines Foxx Booker T & the M.G.s William Bell Eddie Floyd The Mad Lads Albert King Wilson Pickett Don Covay Funny you have mentioned the Bar-Keys, cuz it just made me think of the Mar-Keys, the label's first house band. It consisted of Estelle Axton's son Packy, Wayne Jackson, Terry Johnson, Don Nix, Smoochy Smith, Duck Dunn (later one of the MGs) and Steve Cropper (MGs). They were all just a bunch of hip white guys and they sounded so funky that everybody was convinced they were black. The Bar-Keys became the second house band, but as we all know all of them but one have become victoms of the tragic plane crash Otis has died in. The second Bar-Keys which carried the Funk into the 70s was dope as well, but didnt touch the originals. The sound of Stax will never die. Long live Soulsville U.S.A. 
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Finess said: Great Label out ofMemphis produced some great artists
Otis redding Rufus Thomas Carla Thomas Bar-kays Sam and Dave the Staple Singers Issaac Hayes your thoughts on this incredible Label and its stable of classic artists and cuts from Stax/Volt booker t & the mg's eddie floyd albert king johnnie taylor the dramatics william bell little milton and one of the best bands ever to only release one album: black nasty... i just wish i could find the song "cut your motor off" somewhere on cd... it's not on "talking to the people" which, as i understand it, is their only album...  ... so where does this song come from..?
anyway... stax-volt is hands-down one of the greatest labels of all-time...   Mr. Ellis Dee-licious, the Official NPGigolo 
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tight Label&Brought the SOul Juice.I dig the Gumbo they brought into there Musical Stew. mistermaxxx | |
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Howcome they don't make soul records like that anymore? Damn shame. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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agreed... Stax was the label shit they coulda took Motown out.. LOL... they really could have...but they both had thier distinctive sounds...but stax hands down has the soul... | |
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R & B is dead NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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NWF said: Howcome they don't make soul records like that anymore? Damn shame. there are Records being still made like that but the Industry isn't pushing it.it's all about putting the same Bread in the Toaster IMHO.mistermaxxx | |
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NWF said: Howcome they don't make soul records like that anymore? Damn shame.
go get a copy of solomon burke's newest cd, "don't give up on me"...  ... there's some old school soul... Mr. Ellis Dee-licious, the Official NPGigolo
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They dont really make soul like that anymore because times have changed. Soul music has influenced the civil right movement more than the movement had influence of the music. The era of Soul was an era hof hope and challenge. And that hope is transmitted in the music. Soul music is also the emancipation from gospel and from blues. Its positivity paired with pure fun.
Today there is more need for Soul music than ever. But black people have liberated to a certain extend... and since they make money now there is no need for Soul. Looking at contemporary black music shows that people bought into the bullshit. And the few great soul artists who havent compromized are living very depressed lives today. But the music will always be there. Nobody can take that away from us "Peace and Benz -- The future, made in Germany" | |
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soulpower said: They dont really make soul like that anymore because times have changed. Soul music has influenced the civil right movement more than the movement had influence of the music. The era of Soul was an era hof hope and challenge. And that hope is transmitted in the music. Soul music is also the emancipation from gospel and from blues. Its positivity paired with pure fun.
Today there is more need for Soul music than ever. But black people have liberated to a certain extend... and since they make money now there is no need for Soul. Looking at contemporary black music shows that people bought into the bullshit. And the few great soul artists who havent compromized are living very depressed lives today. But the music will always be there. Nobody can take that away from us how many of ya'll own the original Wattstax soundtrack [This message was edited Mon Dec 2 4:33:38 PST 2002 by Finess] | |
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Finess said: how many of ya'll own the original Wattstax soundtrack [This message was edited Mon Dec 2 4:33:38 PST 2002 by Finess]  there's two of them, volume 1 and 2. I got both. I got the movie as well, although it has never been sold on tape."Peace and Benz -- The future, made in Germany" | |
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Finess said: soulpower said: They dont really make soul like that anymore because times have changed. Soul music has influenced the civil right movement more than the movement had influence of the music. The era of Soul was an era hof hope and challenge. And that hope is transmitted in the music. Soul music is also the emancipation from gospel and from blues. Its positivity paired with pure fun.
Today there is more need for Soul music than ever. But black people have liberated to a certain extend... and since they make money now there is no need for Soul. Looking at contemporary black music shows that people bought into the bullshit. And the few great soul artists who havent compromized are living very depressed lives today. But the music will always be there. Nobody can take that away from us how many of ya'll own the original Wattstax soundtrack [This message was edited Mon Dec 2 4:33:38 PST 2002 by Finess] I have the 2-CD soundtrack!  | |
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DavidEye said: Finess said: how many of ya'll own the original Wattstax soundtrack [This message was edited Mon Dec 2 4:33:38 PST 2002 by Finess] I have the 2-CD soundtrack! I'm afraid Cd wont count in this vinyl junkie clique, Dave  "Peace and Benz -- The future, made in Germany" | |
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