Northern Soul: 40 years later the scene is bigger than ever-Independent
Northern Soul: 40 years later the scene is bigger than ever-Independent
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Quotes from the article:
- "The Northern Soul scene is bigger than ever."
- "The main thing I love about Northern Soul is the sense of community."
- "It gave us an identity that was different from the rest."
- "It was my time and I was gonna take it."
- "Hair was short back and sides, shoes were Gibson's, and the Harrington was the jacket while older boys wore Sinatra-style trilbies and mackintoshes. This what the media called skinheads."
- "Long-haired hippies, short-haired skins. British youth cults are a fundamental part of out national psyche. But we don't see much of it any more. We don't see many new tribes these days. No one stands out any more."
- "Even more puzzling is that today most young people seem content to wear a rather ironic printed T-shirt, low-slung jeans and trainers. They seem entirely unaware that our clothing is our first form of communication and might actually do them a favour."
- "Finding that item that you traveled miles to get, said something about you personally and, as a result, made you feel really special when you wore it. Today, everything is so accessible on the internet that maybe the buzz has gone. It's hard to feel special in an item that is itself not that special or unique or mutinous."
- "But there are a lot of young people who've had enough of bad pop music and conforming to high-street trends, and are turning to Northern because it's about people who are passionate about great music and it's a real scene with its own way of dress and club nights. There seems to be a huge sense of belonging among this scene that stretches all over the country. I think folk like being a part of something that's a bit special again."
- "Luckily, for us style-mongers, there is one scene that is thriving and that's Northern soul, which, despite being more than 40 years old is still attracting new adherents."
In 2014 Northern Soul film was released which reminded people of the unique style that is Northern Soul. This is a sign to people that people want this style to come back but also be remembered. All the quotes taken from this article is really interesting to see what such a big part Northern Soul has played in society and the impact it had on some people.
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