Very very welcome. My pleasure

The Meters are wonderful! What a treat!

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Looking forward to checking out their music. Thanks for watching.

My favorite soul singer is Bobby Womack & he is perpetually overlooked. At least Damon Albarn was a fan & featured him on The Gorliiaz hit Stylo & Produced his final album The Bravest Man In The Universe. Nice to see the love for Sly & The Family Stone & Minnie Ripperton both of whom get forgotten sometimes Minnie because of her tragic death & Sly because of his drug induced burnout. Interesting stuff here 🤔.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Neither Bobby Womack or Donny Hathaway was mentioned on the list of "best soul singers". I was a little surprised but I guess there has to be a cut off point for Chat GPT's answers. It was good that AI did often mention other notable artists and groups for some of the questions though. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts on this.

Can't believe "My Girl", "Baby I Need Your Lovin' " and "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" didn't make the list for "best soul songs". Great video. Wonderful series on AI. Congrats.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Yes. Those are fantastic songs. Again, unsure exactly what AI bases its answers on. I am thinking sales related. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.

Good that you have discovered The Meters and Betty Lavette ! Bobby Womack is the Man ! 🎵

@retromusings

2 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more. Many thanks for checking out the video.

@jtsrecordroom3963

2 ай бұрын

Sure, see you later.. 🎵

What a great idea to do Chatgpt's answers. I'm enjoying this 3-part AI series!

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching the AI series. It was an interesting experiment for sure. I don't think Chatgpt is 100% reliable as an information source though. Thanks for watching.

This is so cool! I never would have thought to ask AI these types of questions!

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. I will be uploading one about AI and jazz music so do check back if you are into that genre. Thanks for watching.

I discovered William Bell through Vinyl Me Please and The Meters from the VC. I am a big fan of New Orleans music. As time goes on the database will receive more information. Do this again in 5 years and compare the results.

@retromusings

4 ай бұрын

Vinyl Me Please sounds like a wonderful way to be introduced to "new! artists. And yes, that's an interesting prospect to re-visit this in 5 years. Many thanks for watching.

This is great content RM and very timely. It's unbelievable Ohio Players were not mentioned as a top "funk" pick. Candi Staton is just awesome! Good that ChatGPT flagged her up as "under-rated".

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.

Very cool Concept Retro. I know others have mentioned but The Meters are very good I don’t think you will be disappointed. I agree with you on Bobby Womack, would not have considered him underrated. Great watch. Thanks so much for a couple more great videos.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks for stopping by. Much appreciated it.

September is a very complex recording which sounds simple. It was a very complicated arrangement, very impressive musical achievement. Maybe that's why it was mentioned.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

That's such an excellent and interesting point. Makes you wonder what metrics they are basing their answers on. Thanks for watching.

Never heard of Betty Levette and Maxine Brown. This whole idea of chatgpt's picks in music is interesting.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by and watching.

Innervisions is perfection!!

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Isn't it just? We really do need a Stevie Wonder special edition mega box set! Many thanks for watching,

Interesting video RM. I'm surprised Chat GPT is so knowledgeable. I'm glad you've discovered the Meters. Great series of AI videos. I'm going to watch the Rock one right now...😎

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Yes. I'm really excited to learn about some of the artists that I know nothing about so The Meters are on my "check out" list now. Many thanks for watching.

Your content creativity is amazing. This AI series is really different and fantastic. You have a great channel. Look forward to your next video already.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the series. Thanks for your support and watching the videos.

You hit some great ones with Otis and Wilson, while Aretha is at the top of any list. STAX and MOTOWN are some of America's finest treasures, along with Nashville, Bakersfield, CHESS, and Criteria Studio in Miami when Tom Dowd was pushing the knobs......but I digress.... I won't post the link but search TY for: "The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving (1966) 4K" Watch the 4-Tops all dressed so cool, and the kids dancing away... These are my memories of America... I've been listening to a lot of Donny Hathaway lately.....love his voice so much! Let's do a Blue-Eyed-Soul sometime.....Delaney & Bonnie, Dusty, Joe Cocker, etc... Great video, thank you!

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

I was surprised Donny Hathaway didn't get a mention. And the Temptations' "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" or "My Girl" didn't make the best soul songs list along with "Baby I Need Your Loving" with Levi Stubbs killing it on the vocals. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts on this.

hello rm, this was a great video, so many good soul funk lps through the years! each decade had classic releases for sure, from the supremes and all those awesome motown releases to bobby womack. there is just to many fine albums and artists tp pick just a few, there was something for everyone who enjoyed this type of music and still do, like myself. like the old lays potatoe chip commercial, ''nobody can eat just one'' i feel the same way about music! thanks for sharing this video, another very well done and informative vc vinyl tag. hope you are doing well, take care.

@retromusings

3 ай бұрын

Glad you found the video interesting. I love the old Lays crisps ads and well said...there's just to much amazing music, musicians and artists out there. Where do you begin and where do you end? I only recently discovered that "Ever Lasting Love" by the British group Love Affair was actually a cover of a Motown classic by soul singer Robert Knight. Still can't believe Love Affair's lead singer was only 17 years old when he sang it with a full orchestra for the studio recording. As ever, many thanks for stopping by and watching.

Your videos are really inventive. My fave Soul Singer would be Joe Tex

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Oh yes. Joe Tex is incredible. There are so many artists and songs I thought would be mentioned but weren't. I expected James Brown's "Get On Up" to be mentioned more than once but they weren't. It does make you wonder. No mention of Johnny Hathaway as a possible "best soul singer" on the list either. Many thanks for watching.

A very interesting video . The Meters also played backup on some of Robert Palmer’s early albums ( as did Little Feat ) . A name that I would put forward as an underrated female soul singer is Ann Peebles . She’s terrific . Thank you for an entertaining video !

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Oh wow. I had no idea about this. I have quite few Robert Palmer lps and will revisit them now that you have mentioned this. And yes, Anne Peebles is another amazing soul singer who certainly deserves more attention. Many thanks for sharing your thoughts and watching the video.

@johnw706

5 ай бұрын

@@retromusings Yes , Sneaking Sally has the Meters , and Lowell George , and Pressure Drop and Some People Can Do What They Like have Little Feat members on them .

The Meters were amazing!!!

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

My bad for sure. I am going to check them out asap!

Bettye Lavette sang A Change Is Gonna Come in '09 for Barack Obama!! By the way, I think Donny Hathaway was very underrated.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

I had no idea she sang that at Obama's inauguration. And I was very surprised there was no mention of Hathaway, He left us way too soon. Such talent!

This is a fun experiment for sure, but I would be extremely careful and critical (in the sense of critical thinking) when comes to such AIs as sources of information. The fact that it gave you two different answers when you accidentally fed it the same promp twice. Very enjoyable video :)

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

I do wonder if future generations will depend on AI to know about music rather than discovering it organically. I think there's a risk of so many wonderful artists falling through the net. I would use AI (or Wikipedia) for any academic research that's for sure. As you say, who or what are the sources? Many thanks for watching.

You had me the minute you mentioned Wilson Pickett! Now I need to pull my Pickett albums out... ❤❤❤ That was a very cool experiment.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Wilson Pickett is crazy amazing. I'm glad his name made the list. Thanks for watching.

Great video RM as AI is very topical

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks. Appreciate you stopping by.

I think AI did pretty well and had more hits than misses with its picks. Superfly was picked so many times. I'm guessing selection must be based on sales.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Overall I think Chatgpt was good for general information but its unclear how it comes to its conclusions. I would look at other sources to do some cross-checking for sure. I agree its answers must be based on sales volume. Thanks for watching.

Shoehorning What’s Going On into the 60’s sounds like AL was being lazy :), I would have thrown in Rock N Soul by Solomon Burke at least. No James Brown, Live at the Apollo, Payback etc. AI mainly sounds like things Rolling Stone mag would say :). Pleasure would be my most underrated band, I think your brother had one their lp’s that you picked up a while back. Check them out if you haven’t. All the best

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more. I think it was mainly the usual artists but there were a few surprising results for me. I was expecting Donny Hathaway to be mentioned, and at least the Temptation's "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" in the list of best soul songs. It was not to be according to AI. I am still trying to organise that huge collection from my brother and will look out for Pleasure. ( There are 800 lps to go through.) Many thanks for sharing your views on AI and for watching.

Soul isn’t my thing, but this is fascinating

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

That's great. Thanks for watching this AI series.

If you haven't already listened to it, William Bell put out an album a few years ago "This Is Where I Live" and it's so good - you should definitely check it out. I don't know Bettye LaVette or Maxine Brown, can't wait to find out what I've been missing out on. Thank you for the great video, very fun experiment - it would be interesting to know what knowledge it bases these picks on and how it weighs it - regardless, a lot of great music here.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Oh wowl. I had no idea about Bell so his music is definitely on my "check out" list. Glad you enjoyed the video. I filmed one on jazz and AI with more instrument-focussed questions so hope to turn that around when I have time so do check back if you're into jazz. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@pulpskate

5 ай бұрын

I look forward to it.

Seems like a bit of a red flag when you ask the same question twice and it came up with 2 different answers. It's surprising Isaac Hayes' "Shaft" movie soundtrack didn't get listed and "Superfly" was on there a couple of times. Chat GPT gave some generally good answers and a few surprising ones too. You really produce some interesting content.

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

I noticed that too that "Shaft " was not mentioned once. It was a big hit too. Thanks for stopping by and watching.

Check out Made for TV : so afraid of the Russians

Great channel!!

@retromusings

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks for your kind comment and stopping by.