Today, in my usual slow, roundabout way, I found a site where R&B lives. The site is SoulBounce.com, and I found it through an entry in the AllMusic Blog by Andy Kellman, who often writes about R&B in his entries. In the entry I read, I noticed that they are making a list of the top 100 Soul and R&B songs. They have just begun (as of right now, they are on #93), and in my humble opinion, they are off to a good start. I will definitely enjoy reading the forthcoming entries. I’m sure that all R&B/Soul fans (and I am definitely one) have an opinion on what are the best songs in the genre, but these folks are putting theirs out there, and I commend them for it. (Another list of songs-which seems to be growing by leaps and bounds, can be found here.)
In looking over the site, I find it to be a joy to read through some of the previous entries; so much so, I almost went over my lunch hour surfing time at work. I don’t want to get into any trouble on my job, so as soon as I got home and punched up the new laptop, I went straight to the site for more fun. On a related note, I am checking out SoulCommune as well, I haven’t signed up yet, but I might.
Thanks to sites like these, there is hope for my favorite music. That’s not to exclude other genres; but I grew up with this and I can’t let it go-no matter how bad it gets, I need to know there is hope and that there are people out there who love it just as much as I do.
Black music is flourishing… if you know where to look.
Keep the faith!
I’m kind of biased of course because the editors are my peoples but I LOVE SB. I share the same musical tastes as the editors so I have a home there. Glad you found them and are falling in love as well.
You should also check out Industry Soul. DJ YZO is always hipping us to artists I’ve never heard of but immediately fall in love with.
Like Stylus says, just gotta know where to look.
I see you are right up the road in Bmore (I think). You gotta come to DC and rock with us at a show sometime.