本集则是从美国重要的乐风——灵魂乐谈起,让观众彻底的了解灵魂乐与摇滚乐的不同与关联,片中更大篇幅的为观众介绍伟大的灵魂乐手詹姆斯布朗,他的音乐特性以及影响性,片中还访问名制作人昆西琼斯,听他谈谈灵魂乐对美国当代乐坛的影响。
根植于福音音乐,发展时深受主流流行音乐及节奏蓝调影响的灵魂乐,在1950年代末期大放异彩。灵魂乐先驱包括山姆库克、雷查尔斯、杰基威尔逊及詹姆斯布朗。三代灵魂歌手齐聚一堂讨论他们的艺术,Smokey Robinson详述Ooo Baby Baby的起源。另外,还可以欣赏到麦可杰克森童年时期与兄弟们所组成的杰克森家族精采的演出镜头。
A film featuring the veteran soul music artists and music of Stax Records. It tells the story of soul, a musical genre that was to have a major influence on other styles of music for decades. Ten legends of soul talk about the beginnings and still show at their concerts today that, despite their advanced age, they have lost none of the energy and joie de vivre that defines this music.