Philly Soul is so deep. Maze and Frankie Beverly, The Stylistics, The Delfonics, The O’Jays, The Intruders, Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes, The Spinners, Blue Magic, Jerry Butler, Teddy Pendergrass. I mean DAMN!
When I was a kid, adults didn’t give two shits about safety. No helmets, no seatbelts, ubiquitous second-hand smoke, playgrounds built for Navy SEAL training. But if you tried to use a pair of scissors, they suddenly feared for your fucking life. So we used these dull bastards.
The Stylistics are so cold. In my top ten favorite soul groups as well. Blue Magic cold. O’Jays. So on. Delfonics the greatest Philly Soul group to me tho. They’re just DIFFERENT.