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Soul Train BOTB Round 1 (1960's) - #1 James Brown vs #8 Smokey Robinson
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GrundleStiltzkin
New Fish
Watch Mike Judge's Tales from the Tour Bus
I’ve seen a few of those that you’ve posted. Awesome.
James Brown will be tough to defeat by anyone in this tournament. Arguably, the greatest front man of all tim, regardless of any genre. His cape is the greatest props ever in the history of music...
HillsboroDuck
New Fish
The Beatles covered him too. Isley Brothers too who I kind of fucked over.
ToddTurnerLIVES
New Fish
I love James Brown.... love him. But in my opinion Smokey wins for 2 reasons:
1) Maybe the greatest voice in soul music. He's so fucking smooth it hurts.
2) James Brown has a bigger catalog but Smokey has better hits. Baby Baby Don't Cry and Track Of My Tears are better than any James Brown track(Daryl Hall from Hall and Oates called 'Tracks Of My Tears' "the only perfect song ever made").
Like I said, I fucking love James Brown but he was more of a showman than a refined musical artist in my opinion. That being said here is my favorite song from both:
The JB's - You Can Have Watergate
Smokey Robinson - Baby Baby Don't Cry
1) Maybe the greatest voice in soul music. He's so fucking smooth it hurts.
2) James Brown has a bigger catalog but Smokey has better hits. Baby Baby Don't Cry and Track Of My Tears are better than any James Brown track(Daryl Hall from Hall and Oates called 'Tracks Of My Tears' "the only perfect song ever made").
Like I said, I fucking love James Brown but he was more of a showman than a refined musical artist in my opinion. That being said here is my favorite song from both:
The JB's - You Can Have Watergate
Smokey Robinson - Baby Baby Don't Cry
HillsboroDuck
New Fish
#TeamLightSkin spotted
Smokey had some monster hits and perhaps the most silky smooth voice ever in the genre. ATBSJBS, I don't know if anyone's can top James Brown's influence on the evolution BOTH of soul and funk music. Remember, he was the key figure along with Ray Charles and Sam Cooke in the transition from 50s R&B into what became soul music in the 60's. Then in the late 60's, he pretty much invented funk on his own. To me, this one is no contest in spite of how great Smokey Robinson was.
I think he can win this bracket but it’s no gimme. After that, who knows. Of all the tourneys we’ve done I think this genre has the most uncertainty of the final outcome.
Dennis_DeYoung
New Fish
Dante Pettis approves of the Smokey vote. So do I. Smokey is fucking unreal.
James is a really weird guy - I COMPLETELY ENDORSE tales from the tour bus. That shit is super epic.
That said, this is one of my favorite songs of all time...
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James Brown crushes Smokey. Poll will officially close tomorrow at 5.
Pole is closed. JB vs Otis in Round 2.