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The Temptations - Back to Front Audio CD

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The Temptations Band: The Temptations
Title: Back to Front
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Release Date: 2007-10-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Never, Never Gonna Give You Up 2: Hold on, I'm Comin' 3: Wake Up Everybody 4: Minute by Minute 5: I'm in Love 6: Don't Ask My Neighbors 7: Love Ballad 8: Let It Be Me 9: How Deep Is Your Love 10: (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again 11: Respect Yourself

Back to Front Temptations
I still enjoyed it. The whole CD was great, every song was good, even thought the song I was looking for was not on CD.


Rev.
I wasn't sure if I wanted this CD or not, but being a Temp fan I bought it. I have been a Temptations fan for most of my life, and after listening to this CD "Back To Front" nothing has changed. Boy am I glad I did. First of all, Terry Weeks sound as though he has been a Temptation all his life. No matter what people say, Otis knows how to pick Temptations singers. Terry weeks is definitely a Temptation. Secondly,I love Terry's voice, not just his voice, but the way he blends flawless with the Temps sound. Terry's voice is awesome, and I could Lister to him sing all day.

Moving to Ron (Ty) my, what a great vocal he has. Ron's rendition of "Don't ask My Neighbors" made me feel as though I was back in the 70's. And when he sang "Let It Be Me" my eyes welled up with tears, and I couldn't stop smiling. I continues to smile through the whole song. I thing this one of Ron's greatest Leads: Alone with "Just MY Imagination". Hearing Ron sing in a deeper voice than usual is fantastic. Also his lead on "How Deep Is Your Love?, keep me replaying it over and over again. You rock Ron (Ty). Like Otis says, "Ron Tyson is one of the unheralded heroes of the genre". If you are a Temptations fan you will respect what Otis did with this CD. This is great music.

Enjoy "Back To Front" CD, I certainly am.

Rev.


Good, But They Have Done Better
I am an unabashed Tempt's fan. The Temptations have long become an institution. I think with all the changes in personnel they have started to drift away from the sound that made them so famous and endeared by many. This cd has some good moments on it but it doesn't compare with some of the cd's of the late eighties and early nineties ( I won't even mention the seventies or earlier). I think that as the true Tempt's fan listens to this he (or she) will long for the days gone by when whomever sang lead totally captured the song and painted a vocal picture and made you feel the mood of the song.


Love the new lead!
I've been a fan since their beginning,and If they wanna remake other artists songs and sound just as good if not better than the original artist, all I can do is shake their hands. After 40 plus years in the business ,The Tempts can do WHATEVER they wanna do. I think Bruce kills 'Barry White and Wilson Pickett' songs. Hes got that TEMPTS lead voice. I also like their rendition on 'Don't ask my neigbor' Ron Tyson does a fabulous job on The Emotions hit. The only one I'll pass on is the Bee Gees selection. (Was never a fan of theirs. ) TEMPTS, I SALUTE YOU!!!!.


Great Title, Great Concept, Great Music
The opening cut that covers and enhances Barry White's "Never Gonna Give You Up" is priceless!

A few songs are too close to the original arrangements without enough freshness added ("Hold On" and "Don't Ask My Neighbors" come to mind) and one or two lead voices over sing with a too much "sqwall" at times, but overall this album will not disappoint -- especially for dyed-in-the wool fans of the Temps and of classic R&B. Otis Williams, the last surviving original member of the Temptations and the one who has always been the heart and soul of this iconic group brings the Temptations back to the front with fresh approaches to classic R&B that also serves to bring some great "old" music back to the front!

I always say that when you cover anyone's classic music -- especially if you record it -- you better "bring it!" The Temptations do that by adding "Temptations Style" to great songs that old-schoolers will remember and new schoolers can appreciate. .


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