Has anyone got any suggestions of some good soul songs / albums?

Soul/R&B music nowadays is garbage; which is why ATRL has been freaking out about something good - namely, 4 - being released.

Want to talk about music at the turn of the century?

Actually, let me rescind that a little bit - the stuff Erykah Badu did last year was FANTASTIC.

True. I was looking at the R&B / Soul top 200 songs on iTunes and it was mostly .

Leela James! She's like a less commercial / polished Joss Stone.

aside from every beyonce album


india joss stone jill scott

I was really disappointed with Jennifer Hudson's latest album; it is so flat. I love the vibe she was aiming for, but every track sounds like a demo.

But Jazmine Sullivan released a really strong album last year - I almost prefer it to The ArchAndroid.

Nuh-uh.

But yes, Jill Scott is a must - although this new album sounds like trash, which is really breaking my heart.

Just started loving this song.


This song is amazing.

Does Sade count for this. We have to give him the premium tea first.

"I Remember Me" was good when it was first released, but I'm kinda bored of it now. The title track is pretty good though.

To be honest, I never got the hype for "The ArchAndroid". Maybe I'm missing something? It just hasn't clicked yet.

I think I'll check out "Love Me Back", the snippets on Amazon sound quite good.

Start with her debut, "A Change Is Gonna Come" and work your way forward.

I'm not here for this. In fact, I'm not here for most of the artists Centric pushes.

But Michael. Baby. BABY. Lalah Hathaway did this AMAZING cover of an old Luther Vandross track - "Forever, For Always, For Love." Go youtube it!

did you forget the queen of unique

i saw here live she is amazing

Kelly Price is still going.

Man, the majority of rhythm and blues is JUNK nowadays.

Yeah, 60s and onwards

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I can't believe I thought Tracy Chapman was a man

"Trandy" jokes are always funny, but Brandy has one of my favorite voices in music. Period, point blank.

Shame the material she's handed is so ... beneath her. That last album was full of Natasha Bedingfield REJECTS (from what I heard), and everything that leaks is not the business.