There are really no new "soul" music singers/groups around...i mean like the Stylistics, Spinners, New Birth..etc. Nor is there anybody really around to carry the rock and roll torch. Are they really gone or are they just dormant right now, waiting for a resurgence.

dormant...nothing is ever really "gone"...soul and rock r gonna comeback real soon i bet..and when it does its gonna come HARD!!!!!

If R& B radio would expand it's playlist, music would be a lot better off.

Right now all that is played is Usher, Beyonce, and Alicia.

The talent is out there, but it's not played.


Rock is in a much healthier place.

procrastination101 said:

Neither is dead. But good point though.

Are you experienced? Well, .. I am.

Jimi Hendrix

The White Stripes sound like rock & roll to me.
But I haven't heard much else lately.

As for soul, for a while it seemed good, with D'Angelo, Macy Gray, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Angie Stone.
But I haven't heard from any of them in a while.

So your question is unfortunately valid.

Maybe dead like jazz, blues, or classical.

well soul music will never die as long as we still have old cds, 8 tracks, 45's and cassette tapes of them. also old school stations are very popular and play this music everyday.

i can see what u are saying, there isn't really any group out here now that can hold the pipes compared to the dells...everytime i hear "stay in my corner" it gives me that deep feeling inside.

as for rock and roll, to me the hives remind me 2 much of the rolling stones. i can't help trying to figure out if they are sincere or are they just giving their best mick jagger impression....

I pretty much agree with what people are saying. Both musics are on life support. We just have to wait to see if they can wake up.

andyman91 said:

First, to answer the question. Yes. I think the question was correctly phrased in the past tense. As we knew it, it will never return again.

That doesn't mean the genres are dead. As for Rock music, a lot of folks talk about bands like the White Stripes, Wilco, Radiohead, etc., so it's still viable.

As for soul music, I agree with procrastination101 and andyman91. If you listen to the radio, you'd believe R&B was a wasteland. But Me'Shell Ndegeocello alone would keep it alive. Factor in newer acts like Amp Fiddler, Dwele, Donnie, Remy Shand, Rhian Benson, Amel Larrieux, and vivian green, and the lesser-known Ledisi, and the "neo-soul" staples Maxwell, D'Angelo, Badu, Jill Scott, and Musiq, and you've got a good future for soul music. It might not be like it was in the 70's, but hey, it's good for its time, which is enough.
[This message was edited Sat Jun 26 8:37:29 2004 by namepeace]

its not dead but we dont get to hear many good artists because of record companys and managers a prime example of this attitude is that arse who manages westlife & tv show bands

"its only 10% talent and 90% image"
" you measure sucess by how much money they earn"

these are the enemys of real music commercial gain above all else

meltwithu said:

You know..I was just telling someone this the other day. I think that soul and rock isnt dead but they're dormant right now...it will rise again..one day..I hope. I noticed that most of the albums I listen to is from the 80's or before...

man..i'm 36 and i miss hearing those songs back in the day that actually told a STORY..like Sideshow by Blue Magic, Sadie and Love Don't Love Nobody by the Spinners...Miss You by the OJays...Toby and Have You Seen Her by the Chi Lites...there's just nothing out there remotely close right now

I've got "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" on repeat right now. Must be a Spinners' day.

Rock'N'Roll is Alive! (And It Lives On My Player)

My friend went on another board on the net and someone was talking about wanting to buy a particular CD by Miles Davis. and someone responded that if he came in his hood talking about Miles Davis, he would get a beatdown thats the musical climate that we are living in..Miles Davis is out but Petey Pablo is in...WTF have we come to?