tobiewharton Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I know it shouldn't be asked really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 [quote name='tobiewharton' timestamp='1450885892' post='2936724'] I know it shouldn't be asked really. [/quote] true - it's not even a question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 People have been hung for less.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 They both had brilliant house bands. They both turned out material that I loved and some that didn't do it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Mo'stax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 STAX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I hate both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Motown - first for me, But Stax well there is some excitement on that label, like sweet and sour they balance each other nicely, music today wound not be the same without either and the cross over that followed through the 70's has shaped pop as we know it today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I love both. I used to think I preferred Stax because to me their productions sounded a bit rawer & edgier than Motown, but the more I've heard from both labels, the less I think that's actually true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloc Riff Nut Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 STAX. I play in the Stax Cats, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Both. Been playing both since 1968, although I must admit in the first version of the band in 68, when I played guitar, it would have been Stax. Loved Steve Cropper's guitar playing. Since seeing the error of my ways and switching to Bass, I love both equally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloc Riff Nut Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 muscle shoals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Both naturally. But Motown just wins out for me because of the amazing material they produced, with so many great varied tunes and performances over a long period. And Jamerson / Babbit 's inspirational lines of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Both for me also. They're fundamentally different though - for me the Motown groove is more subtle and funkier - the stax rythmn section is great but different - and extremely powerful particularly live - the Stax horns are very edgy - more towards the James Brown style. But they are both excellent and a bass player's dream to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I love both, couldn't choose between the two. And yes, I even enjoy playing Mustang Sally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lo-E Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 It's like asking if I'd rather have bacon or a back rub. It's just not fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 [quote name='Bloc Riff Nut' timestamp='1450887845' post='2936755'] muscle shoals? [/quote] ... or all three ... and several others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Stax and Atlantic. This was where the cool music was being released in the 60's and 70's. Most of the people/players I knew at the time regarded Motown as pop music and disregarded most of it until the early 70's when What's Going On and the Music Of My Mind were released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 As soon as Motown release a Motown SR-Lambda Nova Signature, I'll start listening to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonteee Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Stax Stax Stax, all the way. Whilst it is true that there is breadth of material in both label's repertoire, there is a definite more earthy edge in the Stax/Volt/Atco sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Stax every time - it had far more oomph - Motown was the Beatles, Stax was the Stones, as far as I was concerned (and I grew up in that era). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1450894953' post='2936847'] Stax and Atlantic. This was where the cool music was being released in the 60's and 70's. Most of the people/players I knew at the time regarded Motown as pop music and disregarded most of it until the early 70's when What's Going On and the Music Of My Mind were released. [/quote] I'd go with this.... I think Stax and Atlantic had the most kudos for quite a while after the fact... but it is still some podium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I've got both, but Stax was ground-breaking and is the one that moves me so much. Cropper's possibly coming back over again next Autumn His stories as well as his playing is/are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Tough call,did Stax treat their artist better than Motown? Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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