http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/-t1.htm Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:11:36 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/logo_en.gif http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/-t1.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/ye-i-made-it-t220.htm Frances Jones lol]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Mon, 26 May 2008 16:16:15 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/ye-i-made-it-t220.htm#2697 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/ye-i-made-it-t220.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/the-tomorrow-of-hippity-hop-is-here-t2302.htm President Eisenhower A dream realized . . . A destiny fulfilled. Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:11:36 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/the-tomorrow-of-hippity-hop-is-here-t2302.htm#35295 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/the-tomorrow-of-hippity-hop-is-here-t2302.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/not-e-nuff-funk-in-dc-let-s-try-minneapolis-t2206.htm pinhedz ]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:55:10 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/not-e-nuff-funk-in-dc-let-s-try-minneapolis-t2206.htm#33647 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/not-e-nuff-funk-in-dc-let-s-try-minneapolis-t2206.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/eric-burdon-and-war-t481.htm shitney houston anybody? i've loved these guys for years. dirty funk at it's finest. Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:51:53 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/eric-burdon-and-war-t481.htm#6122 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/eric-burdon-and-war-t481.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/what-s-your-favourite-coasters-tune-t1799.htm Giant González

]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:02:23 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/what-s-your-favourite-coasters-tune-t1799.htm#27439 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/what-s-your-favourite-coasters-tune-t1799.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/i-never-heard-of-this-band-t2056.htm pinhedz ]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:33:17 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/i-never-heard-of-this-band-t2056.htm#30901 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/i-never-heard-of-this-band-t2056.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/tracy-nelson-t727.htm pinhedz
I remember one critic saying "That's not a voice--it's a force field."

]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:10:16 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/tracy-nelson-t727.htm#8611 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/tracy-nelson-t727.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/not-quite-the-greatest-voice-of-all-but-still-noteworthy-t1815.htm President Eisenhower By Ernst Stavro Blofeld The first thing you notice about Whitney Houston's comeback-from-hell album isn't what's on it. It's what's not. As a hopeful bass line bounces in the background, Houston's barely accompanied voice pours from the speakers, as if to instantly argue that, despite seven years in ruinous exile, everything's fine in Whitney-ville. Except that it obviously isn't - despite the many likeable and worthy moments housed in the 50 minutes of music to come. Simply ... Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:27:14 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/not-quite-the-greatest-voice-of-all-but-still-noteworthy-t1815.htm#27639 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/not-quite-the-greatest-voice-of-all-but-still-noteworthy-t1815.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/the-score-t1938.htm Giant González

This was one of the first albums that I ever bought. I haven't listened to it for quite a few years now, but I remember it being really very good. Especially considering it features the seemingly useless Wyclef Jean and Pras!]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:28:04 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/the-score-t1938.htm#29346 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/the-score-t1938.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/don-t-be-a-square-get-hep-t1685.htm pinhedz
]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:06:14 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/don-t-be-a-square-get-hep-t1685.htm#25651 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/don-t-be-a-square-get-hep-t1685.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/liquid-lquid-liquid-liquid-t1212.htm President Eisenhower ]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:38:10 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/liquid-lquid-liquid-liquid-t1212.htm#14950 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/liquid-lquid-liquid-liquid-t1212.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/is-it-just-me-t671.htm pinhedz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-g4ye7nmI]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:54:11 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/is-it-just-me-t671.htm#7893 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/is-it-just-me-t671.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/joe-tex-t223.htm Giant González This man is a legend. I don't have a top 5 songs, but if I did, this song would be in it : http://www.sendspace.com/file/d2lij5 The song is called 'The Love You Save (May be your own)'. If you don't already have it, I advice you download it NOW! Voice's don't get nicer than this, IMO. Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Mon, 26 May 2008 17:57:25 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/joe-tex-t223.htm#2712 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/joe-tex-t223.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/sister-rosetta-tharpe-in-color-t1686.htm pinhedz ]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:36:55 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/sister-rosetta-tharpe-in-color-t1686.htm#25654 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/sister-rosetta-tharpe-in-color-t1686.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/only-22-soul-funk-topics-and-no-hip-hop-section-t1684.htm President Eisenhower ]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:28:08 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/only-22-soul-funk-topics-and-no-hip-hop-section-t1684.htm#25638 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/only-22-soul-funk-topics-and-no-hip-hop-section-t1684.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/can-dubliners-have-soul-t847.htm pinhedz That they're black and they're proud:

]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:24:41 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/can-dubliners-have-soul-t847.htm#9778 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/can-dubliners-have-soul-t847.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/betty-davis-t221.htm shitney houston
she was amazing. dirty funk music at its finest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Davis]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Mon, 26 May 2008 16:18:27 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/betty-davis-t221.htm#2698 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/betty-davis-t221.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/death-and-resurrection-of-james-brown-t1363.htm Eddie The stage act of the late "Godfather of Soul" is a perfect illustration of the central theme of Rogan Taylor's book "The Death and Resurrection Show: Shamanism in Performance". It's Taylor's belief that almost every affecting stage performance, from Harry Houdini to the Indian Rope-Trick, re-enacts the descent of the shaman into the underworld and his re-emergence bearing pearls of wisdom for the tribe. You'll hardly need reminding that James Brown would sing and ... Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:12:03 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/death-and-resurrection-of-james-brown-t1363.htm#19266 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/death-and-resurrection-of-james-brown-t1363.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/etta-james-t222.htm Giant González This album is one of the greats. So many great songs: 1. "Anything to Say You're Mine" (Sonny Thompson)–2:33 2. "My Dearest Darling" (Eddie Bocage/Paul Gayten)–3:00 3. "Trust in Me" (Milton Ager/Jean Schwartz/Ned Wever)–2:57 4. "A Sunday Kind of Love" (Barbara Belle/Anita Leonard /Louis Prima/Stan Rhodes)–3:14 5. "Tough Mary" (Lorenzo Manley)–2:24 6. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon)–3:04 7. "At Last" (Mack Gordon/Harry Warren)–2:57 ... Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Mon, 26 May 2008 17:52:40 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/etta-james-t222.htm#2711 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/etta-james-t222.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/interesting-looking-soul-blog-t271.htm Ste - Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:24:45 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/interesting-looking-soul-blog-t271.htm#3374 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/interesting-looking-soul-blog-t271.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/funkadelic-maggot-brain-eddie-hazle-t329.htm Stan54 ]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:32:40 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/funkadelic-maggot-brain-eddie-hazle-t329.htm#4206 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/funkadelic-maggot-brain-eddie-hazle-t329.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/if-i-ruled-the-world-t1085.htm Giant González ]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:41:12 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/if-i-ruled-the-world-t1085.htm#13041 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/if-i-ruled-the-world-t1085.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/super-bad-james-brown-t745.htm TinyMontgomery
]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:45:24 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/super-bad-james-brown-t745.htm#8747 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/super-bad-james-brown-t745.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/johnny-ace-t227.htm Giant González This guy was a genius. Great voice and very chilled. I find his music quite depressing, I've never been able to work out whether it was just down to his music or because of the story of his sad death. His death seems in such contrast to they way he conducted himself on record. From wiki: After touring for a year, Ace had been performing at the City Auditorium in Houston, Texas on Christmas 1954. During a break between sets, under the influence of angel dust (PCP) Ace allegedly ... Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Tue, 27 May 2008 11:02:37 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/johnny-ace-t227.htm#2754 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/johnny-ace-t227.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/is-it-because-i-m-black-t226.htm Giant González No I'm not talking about Ali G, I'm talking about Syl Johnson. 'Is It Because I'm Black' has always been my favourite album of his, released in 1969. Here is the title track: http://www.sendspace.com/file/g2bbti On the same album he also covered The Beatles song 'Come Together'. It's pretty cool actually. Syl's most famous song (IMO), 'Different Strokes', has been sampled by Wu-Tang Clan and more importantly MC HAMMER! Anyone else a fan? Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Tue, 27 May 2008 10:47:23 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/is-it-because-i-m-black-t226.htm#2752 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/is-it-because-i-m-black-t226.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/chairman-of-the-board-t534.htm Laddered Lights http://youtube.com/watch?v=QoQ8ZS_WivI

brrrrrrrrtt!

classic tune ]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:58:15 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/chairman-of-the-board-t534.htm#6705 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/chairman-of-the-board-t534.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/what-s-going-on-t513.htm Giant González

An excellent album. But does anyone else find the song 'Save the Children' fucking awful?]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:37:42 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/what-s-going-on-t513.htm#6486 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/what-s-going-on-t513.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/paul-rogers-t398.htm Mac Doobie Paul Rogers has always been such a soulful vocalist. He still sounds great, especially if you consider his age. Unlike many of his contemporaries, screaming wasn't his forte. They are an embarrassment and he is still going strong. Hurdy Gurdy anyone? Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:12:50 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/paul-rogers-t398.htm#5188 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/paul-rogers-t398.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/pappa-don-t-take-no-mess-t390.htm Stan54 James Brown "Hell" (1974) 2 LPs. Down load here: http://the-roadhouse-viander.blogspot.com/2008/05/james-brown-hell-1974.html JB's wildest album, with a crazy cover that shows him running away from the devil, and great gatefold inner photo with him standing amidst a bunch of declarations of "Hell". Weird mix of music, but includes the epic 13 minute version of "Papa Don't Take No Mess", as tight and jamming as any cut from Doin' It to Death or The Payback. Brown's early-'70s ... Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:05:08 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/pappa-don-t-take-no-mess-t390.htm#5092 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/pappa-don-t-take-no-mess-t390.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/motown-pick-your-favorites-t268.htm Stan54 ]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:47:11 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/motown-pick-your-favorites-t268.htm#3360 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/motown-pick-your-favorites-t268.htm http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/love-and-genuflection-t224.htm Uncle Thadeus Ramone Esq. Dismal apathy and fragrant allegiance. Soul anything is a marketing gimmick. Everything you care about is a lie. A ploy. A play to strengthen the ego. You aren't that noble and you aren't that good. There isn't any such thing.-Abigail Dapple]]> Soul/Funk/Hip Hop Tue, 27 May 2008 01:09:54 GMT http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/love-and-genuflection-t224.htm#2736 http://acrosstheuniverse.forumotion.com/soul-funk-hip-hop-f17/love-and-genuflection-t224.htm