paul secor Posted June 7, 2017 Report Posted June 7, 2017 The Persuasions: "Place in the Sun" from Live in the Whispering Gallery Couldn't find a YouTube link, unfortunately. But it's a great version of the song. Quote
paul secor Posted June 18, 2017 Report Posted June 18, 2017 3 hours ago, kinuta said: Pretty nice. I wondered how many members of the classic lineup were still around in 1995. Seems as if it was only Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin - the latter for part of the album - he was ill and passed before the album was released. Quote
JSngry Posted June 19, 2017 Report Posted June 19, 2017 And yes that is Milt Jackson, right? Did not know this album, soon to be remedied. Quote
kinuta Posted June 19, 2017 Report Posted June 19, 2017 1 hour ago, JSngry said: And yes that is Milt Jackson, right? Did not know this album, soon to be remedied. Yes, it's Milt Jackson. The backing is very '90-ish but the vocals are just majestic. I hadn't heard it until yesterday and thought it was a great album. They mess with the arrangements making the most hackneyed standards into something special. Quote
JSngry Posted June 21, 2017 Report Posted June 21, 2017 On 6/19/2017 at 8:00 PM, kinuta said: The backing is very '90-ish but the vocals are just majestic. I hadn't heard it until yesterday and thought it was a great album. They mess with the arrangements making the most hackneyed standards into something special. Listening to this album now...pretty radical, defiant music in the approach they take to the songs, revising the melodies and changes to fit their ethos. When everybody else was/is making "Great American songbook" retro-crap albums, the Temptations take the same type songs and make a Temptations album, period. As for the production, like him or not, Richard Perry is a master of doing what he does. It's definitely a "For Lovers" record, but lord, nobody makes "for lovers" records like this anymore, nobody wants to have the patience for love, if you know what I mean. Everybody wants to just straight to the sweat and the bang and then call all that drama "love". This is music for people who know what "take your time" really means. Y'all are still out there, aren't you? Special indeed! Quote
Brad Posted June 21, 2017 Report Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) Milt is great on this one, enjoyed this track. However, for me "the" version is by Sinatra. Can't think of this song without thinking of Frank. Edited June 21, 2017 by Brad Quote
JSngry Posted June 21, 2017 Report Posted June 21, 2017 All vocal arrangements by The Temptations. Ok, I'm a sucker for this song damn near every time, melody, harmony, lyrics, but this is basically a magnificently enveloping transcendence of earthy bounds. Temptations doing it, layers upon layers, no matter where you listen, there is something going on, top, bottom, middle, everywhere. Hell yeah, Richard Perry and OH heel yeah, Temptations. Gracias MUCH beaucoup to kinuta for spotlighting this record. Count me in, dude! Quote
jazzbo Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Posted June 22, 2017 This week it's "Spanish Mary" from "Lost on the River: the New Basement Tapes" Quote
soulpope Posted July 28, 2017 Report Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) Featuring the fantastic Charles Beverly .... Edited July 28, 2017 by soulpope Quote
HutchFan Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) Ray Barretto's "Lucretia the Cat" from The Other Road (Fania, 1973) Edited August 4, 2017 by HutchFan Quote
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