>and i'm not sure how much i agree w/that definition,
>btw.


defining soul is sort of like defining funk. or any other genre for that matter.
it's like they say about porn... you know it when you see it.



actually, i made the post b/c i sort of wanted to go back and forth
about "what is soul vs. what isn't."

and why are we quicker to label some things as soul more than others,
even though it's not an easy line to draw.




folks tried to say it's about being rugged,
but el debarge has soul.


you mentioned her work on the preacher's wife soundtrack,
and you're right... that was soulful.



yet, for the life of me, i can't put my finger on exactly what was different.


dammit, i'm rambling, as i'm wont to do
when i've had one too many.


anyway... AFKAP didn't sum up what soul was in the definition he gave,
but it worked for the post.

i don't even think AFKAP intended for that to be the be all, end all definition of soul.

but it sort of works for the post.







>
>regardless of my agreement w/the definition, i know what y'all
>are saying. and i think the singers y'all reference give us a
>hint at what lurks beneath the sheen. they don't sing rough,
>but they let us know they've got that in them. there's that
>necessary tension. Dionne's 60s Bacharach hits don't have it.
> not coming from her, i mean. too much softness and sheen and
>polish.
>
>then again, i'm only casually familiar w/her 60s work. i'm
>willing to accept i may be missing something.