Not too long ago, me and my special lady friend were discussing what kind of music we would listen to if we had to pick one genre and stick to it for the rest of our lives. The question intrigues me, because it doesn’t necessarily mean you “favorite” kind of music. For me, the question evokes a sense of declaring which music is the most satisfying (for me personally) in a broad and deep way. My musical taste is perhaps the most eclectic of any person that I know. I’ll spare you a laundry list of genre names, some obscure, some not. The point is that if there are good tunes to be had in a genre, I like them. I’m not much for opera (love to be, but don’t get it) or classical (same) or metal (a weird anomaly- I like all the metal bands everyone else likes and metal-ish music, but not “metal” so much). It should go without saying that I abhor commercial pop, cartoonish radio rap, bland contemporary rock or wretched nu metal. But if I had to pick one type of music to listen to at the expense of all others, as long as I live, I would pick soul music.

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