The Temptations "All Directions" (1972)
The Temps continue to prove themselves to be "more just that band who sung
'My Girl'". The group continue to explore sounds outside of the standard Motown
sound, as already heard in slinky funky wah-wah infused albums like
'Cloud Nine' and 'Psychedelic Shack'.
This album is full of funky grooves, including the nearly 12 minute jam
of 'Papa was a Rollin' Stone' and gets in your face with the N-bomb laden "Run Charlie, Run"
that definitely draw a line in the sand between this album and the
clean, short-n-sweet pop of their earlier material.
It comes with a
deceptively run of the mill album cover, featuring a clean-cut band photo that doesn't immediately hint at the interesting directions explored within.
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Friday, May 24, 2019
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Day 0159 - Cloud Nine
The Temptations "Cloud Nine" (1969)
Love the Temptations, I only have a greatest hits, so some of this was new to me. The Temps got teamed up with a new lead singer and a hot producer who wanted to take them new places, moving beyond the standard motown sound to throw in some looser, slinkier funk beats and some whicky whicky wah wah guitar. It's great stuff, and suits the Temps' vocal harmonies and passionate lead vocals down to the ground.
Love the Temptations, I only have a greatest hits, so some of this was new to me. The Temps got teamed up with a new lead singer and a hot producer who wanted to take them new places, moving beyond the standard motown sound to throw in some looser, slinkier funk beats and some whicky whicky wah wah guitar. It's great stuff, and suits the Temps' vocal harmonies and passionate lead vocals down to the ground.
Labels:
1960s,
1969,
edwards,
gordy,
kendricks,
motown,
psychedelic,
soul,
temptations,
whitfield
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