The Temptations

The Temptations' fuzz bass-heavy and wah-wah guitar-laden psychedelic period is lovingly resurrected with this indispensable collection of high points for the Motown powerhouse. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and "Ball of Confusion" are the two tunes everyone remembers, the other 22 tracks are the ones you gotta hear.

Much as the British invasion had earlier put a crimp in the careers of teen idols and surf
bands, the late-Sixties wave of psychedelia knocked Motown's greatest acts a bit off-stride
-- with one notable exception. The Temptations grabbed the psychedelic bull by the
horns, making truly modern black-themed musical statements like no one save Sly and the
Family Stone. Switching lead singers (the Contours' Dennis Edwards replaced Da... More >