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Styles, artists and recommended albums

  • Gospel to Soul: Sam Cooke - Night Beat, Portrait of a Legend, Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul, Amazing Grace
  • R&B to Soul: Ray Charles - The Birth of Soul, James Brown - Live at the Apollo, Nina Simone - Sings the Blues
  • Memphis Soul: Otis Redding - Otis Blue, Isaac Hayes - Ultimate: Can You Dig It? Al Green - Let's Stay Together
  • Chicago Soul: The Impressions - Anthology 1961-1977, Curtis Mayfield - Super Fly, Donny Hathaway - Live
  • Motown: The Temptations - Psychedelic Soul, Marvin Gaye - What's Going On, Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
  • UK Pop Soul: David Bowie - Young Americans, George Michael - Faith, Sade - Diamond Life, Love Deluxe
  • US Pop R&B: Michael Jackson - Off The Wall, Thriller, Prince - 1999, Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
  • Neo Soul: D'Angelo - Voodoo, Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun
  • Retro Soul: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black, Leon Bridges - Coming Home, Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
  • Alternative R&B: The Weeknd - Trilogy, Frank Ocean - Channel Orange, Kelela - Take Me Apart, Blood Orange - Negro Swan
  • Contemporary R&B: Maxwell - Embrya, The-Dream - Love/Hate, Miguel - War & Leisure, Beyoncé - Lemonade, SZA - Ctrl
  • backing singer (also "backup singer" [Nth Am. English] and "backing vocalist") (noun): a singer who gives vocal support to a lead singer - Tessa was one of Joe Cocker's backing singers.

    bar (noun): one of many small sections in a piece of music that contains a fixed number of beats - Each bar in the song has four beats.

    call and response (noun): two musical phrases, one of which answers the other - The call and response is before the last chorus.

    civil rights movement (noun): a demand for social justice by oppressed people - Martin Luther King led the civil rights movement in the 60s.

    classic (adjective): very good and highly-regarded for a long time - Neil loves those classic American cars of the 50s.

    contemporary R&B (noun): recent R&B that mixes soul, pop and hip hop sounds - Contemporary R&B is really popular these days.

    crossover hit (noun): an R&B, soul or country song that's on the pop-music charts - We'll all be rich if we have a crossover hit.

    dynamic (adjective): lively and having a lot of energy - Apple Corp is one of the world's most dynamic IT companies.

    groove (noun): repetitive, rhythmic pattern played by a rhythm section - Hip-hop artists still use James Brown's grooves in their beats.

    horn section (noun): a group of musicians playing brass instruments and saxophones - How many songs does the horn section play on?

    house band (noun): a group of session musicians who work for a music company - House bands don't become famous, but singers do.

    house producer (noun): one of a record company's full-time music producers - How many house producers does Sony Music have?

    neo soul (noun): a style that mixes contemporary R&B and 60s or 70s soul - Angelina played some great neo soul tracks at our party.

    pop soul (noun): a style of soul music with a pop-music sound - Mum's listening to pop soul again.

    racism (noun): the dislike or hatred of a whole race of people - Racism has always existed in our country.

    secular (adjective): not religious, or with no connection to religion - We sent our kids to a secular school, not a religious one.

    session musician (noun): a musician who can be hired to play on a recording - Session musicians don't get much work these days.

    soundtrack album (noun): an album containing music made for a film - Has the soundtrack album been released yet?

    tambourine (noun): an instrument with metal discs that rattles when hit or shaken - Mick Jagger often plays tambourine when he sings.

    the South (noun): the southeastern part of the USA - Racism has always been a bit worse in the South.

    yearn (verb): to want something very much - His yearning for a better world is expressed in his songs.


生词表:
  • amazing [ə´meiziŋ] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.惊人的;惊奇的   (初中英语单词)
  • singer [´siŋə] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.歌手,演唱者   (初中英语单词)
  • musical [´mju:zikəl] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.音乐的;悦耳的   (初中英语单词)
  • movement [´mu:vmənt] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.活动;运动;动作   (初中英语单词)
  • lively [´laivli] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.活泼的;热烈的   (初中英语单词)
  • energy [´enədʒi] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.活力,精力;能力   (初中英语单词)
  • dislike [dis´laik] 移动到这儿单词发声  vt.&n.不喜爱,厌恶   (初中英语单词)
  • hatred [´heitrid] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.憎恨,敌意   (初中英语单词)
  • connection [kə´nekʃən] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.联系;关系;联运   (初中英语单词)
  • instrument [´instrumənt] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.仪器;手段;乐器   (初中英语单词)
  • shaken [´ʃeikən] 移动到这儿单词发声  shake的过去分词   (初中英语单词)
  • portrait [´pɔ:trit] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.肖像;相片;雕像   (高中英语单词)
  • response [ri´spɔns] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.回答;响应   (高中英语单词)
  • classic [´klæsik] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.第一流的 n.杰作   (高中英语单词)
  • session [´seʃən] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.会议;会期;(开庭)期   (高中英语单词)
  • contemporary [kən´tempərəri] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.&n.同时代的(人)   (高中英语单词)
  • musician [mju:´ziʃən] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.音乐家,作曲家   (高中英语单词)
  • rhythm [´riðəm] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.(诗的)韵律;格律   (英语四级单词)
  • secular [´sekjulə] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.世俗的;现世的   (英语六级单词)



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