COMPARISON BETWEEN MOTOWN AND STAX



COMPARISON BETWEEN MOTOWN AND STAX

Motown Stax

"Hitsville" "Soulville"

Black owned White owned (initially)

All black performers Integrated

Records aimed at white audience Records aimed at R&B audience

Songs written by producers, songwriters Songs mostly by performers,

arranged in recording session

Top-down decisions Collaborative

Producer/composer most important Performers most important

Smooth, refined, pop sound Rawer, blues-gospel sound

Complex textures Simpler textures

"Wall of sound" Horn, rhythm section

8 beat feel, moving to 16 beats 8 beat feel, moving to 16 beats

Clean, crisp rhythms Pulsating, "funky" rhythms

Many "story" songs Blues-like "attitude" songs

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