The Temptations
 

For them not to have their own thread is just blasphemy I tell you.

Blasphemy.









Which Temp is your favorite? David? Eddie? Paul? Dennis? Richard? Melvin?

They all had their own unique voices. And of course Otis, while never a leading man, was the glue that held the group together.

But lets not forget about Smokey Robinson and Norman Whitfield, who penned many of their classic hits. And of course the fabulous Funk Brothers (which included bass guitar virtuoso James Jamerson) who served as the backbone of the Temptations sound.

ball of confusion - one of the coolest things they ever did, imo

I like them but i don't have anything. What's a good starting point or should i just go for a best of?

A best of's a good start. They're easy enough to find and dirt-cheap too.

Sky's the Limit would probably be my favourite album of theirs though.

Hmmm favourite temp thats a tough one...

David was the voice... Ain't too proud to beg is cold, although he became a massive cokehead and ruined a whole motown tour...

Otis and melvin have to remain my favourites because they were always genuine people.

Eddie ruined his life in the 70s, what was he thinking with keep on truckin lol

plus dennis was the voice on papa was a rolling stone, and his daddy really did die on that day in september.....

Rip norman whitfield as well who wrote that song and many others....

Imo "i cant get next to you" and "the way you do the things you do" are 2 of their best as well...

I think Eddie probably had the best voice of the bunch, tis a shame that he ruined it with all that chain smoking, which eventually cost him his life

Interesting story. When Norman presented that song to the temps, Dennis was really pissed off because he felt that Sep 3 was put into the song intentionally, while Norman claimed it was just a coincidence.

But it was really just a sneaky strategy to get an emotional performance out of him, which worked quite well.

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What's a good starting point or should i just go for a best of?


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strewak

So is your name Michel, Strewak or Daniel, or are you just spamming your business?

Great group, great singers who were lucky to get great producers. There's a lot of stuff from their seventies albums that is great material but wil never get on Best Ofs and the like.

So many of their hits are classics as well - I Can't Get Next to You, Just My Imagination, My Girl, Get Ready, Psychedelic Shack, Papa Was a Rolling Stone, and on and on.

Cloud 9 (1969)
All Directions (1972)

I only have Psychedelic Shack on vinyl and my record player doesn't work, so I'll be DL'ing some of the albums mentioned here thank yalls.

Love them, even though I haven't listened to any of their songs as of late, I still think their songs are fun and catchy.

"Ain't Too Proud To Beg" being my favorite.

I'm surprised that I haven't commented here til now,I'm more than likely the biggest Temps fan here,listen to thier early work if you can...Dream Come True-Mind Over Matter[as the Pirates]-Slow Down Heart..I'll return with more later.

Ok, I'm back..five lead singers no other group came close then or now,out dancing and out dressing any challengers even their album fillers are great..Born To Love You[with Jimmy Ruffin]-Just Another Lonely Night[Paul at his best]-Say You-Little Miss Sweetness-Cindy,just name a few,but it's the hits that made them legends and there are many..The Girl's Alright With Me[the best first tenor lead in soul music history]-Girl Why You Wanna Make Me Blue[killer snare drums]My Girl[the David Ruffin era begins]and they became the [Classic]Temptations-It's Growing-Since I Lost My Baby-My Baby-the jumpin[Get Ready]-Ain't Too Proud To Beg-Beauty's Only Skin Deep[a killer melody]of course David left after more hits,and in came Dennis Edwards and their[Psychedelic]period began..Cloud Nine-Run Away Child-Psychedelic Shack-Ball Of Confusion..they slide into the eighties with style-Power-Struck By Lightning Twice-The Shadow Of Your Love-Treat Her Like A Lady-Standing On The Top[with Rick James]Evil Woman..and still going strong today with a Broadway play and a new wave of fans..as the DJ'S used to say-the tall-tan-talented-temptin Temptations!!

Best vocal band ever.
David Ruffin - 'My Girl'
Dennis Edwards - 'Papa was a rolling stone'
Eddie Kendricks - 'Just my Imagination'
Melvin Fanklin - On everything he ever sang on!
Weakest member was always Otis Williams, poor singer but he seems to take credit for them, the movie (TV series) The Temptation story was biased in his favor.

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Although the movie was lightly based on his book,Otis didn't have final say over how they were portrayed-blame Susanne DuPass for that,oh and Otis wasn't a poor singer he had the lease range of all the classic Temps,but could still deliver a good lead as he does on-Don't Send Me Away..I Ain't Got Nothing..Read Between The Lines.

It was a shame Eddie Kendricks ruined his beautiful voice by chain smoking. Ron Tyson currently sings Eddie's parts. I saw them recently but only Ollie is an original, the rest have all sadly died.

The smooth Eddie was the greatest first tenor in soul music history....of the replacement singers I would say that [Glenn Leonard- 1975-83] was the best, although- Damon Harris sounded more like Eddie.