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Legends in concert. The Temptations live in concert

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Summary: Figureheads of the Tamla Motown label, along with the Supremes, Smokey Robinson or Marvin Gaye, the Temptations are the embodiment of American youth from all backgrounds of the 60s. Initially illus...

Figureheads of the Tamla Motown label, along with the Supremes, Smokey Robinson or Marvin Gaye, the Temptations are the embodiment of American youth from all backgrounds of the 60s. Initially illustrated by the fabulous voices of Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin, here the soul quintet unfolds an accomplished show (enjoy the dance steps and the windmills with the arms), and a myriad of hits or classics. This is the case of early singles like "The Way You Do The Things You Do," "Ain't Too Proud To Beg," and of course "My Girl," whose introduction still thrills us five decades after its publication. More adventurous, even political, the second part of the career of the group from Detroit (a defining city) is not forgotten. Produced in their time by the brilliant Norman Whitfield, the long psychedelic barrel sequences of "Masterpiece," "Cloud Nine," and above all "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" have not aged a bit and act here as so many charged testimonies concerning the United States of the Nixon era. Complete and varied, this set covers these different musical periods with great emotion, all in less than an hour: impressive. Vincent Caffiaux.