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The Temptations - Solid Rock LP
The Temptations - Solid Rock LP
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spawned two hits, the rockish "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" written by and with foremost on their minds, and "Take a Look Around," a slow lilting social commentary number featuring and . put a totally new arrangement on "Stop the War Now," popularized and turned the rocker into a mammoth head song. It begins with bass singer reciting the Lord's Prayer on top of a slow syncopated beat before mushrooming for more than 15 minutes into some classic-'70 psychedelic music wherein made good use of his bag of studio tricks. Every time you listen you hear something new. It was not for everybody though, as many thought it was a waste of space and weird beyond comprehension. A rendition of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" is one of the better cuts, Street and Harris again take turns at lead, while the others perform their background gymnastics. Whitfield was known for recording the same song with different Motown artists, varying the arrangements to keep them from sounding similar, but on "It's Summer" he went one better by recording the same song on the same group twice; this version has Dennis Edwards singing lead, the previous version was led by Melvin Franklin, both versions are equally as effective, on this rendition Franklin's low bass plays a prominent role in the background, and the Temptations' harmonies are heavenly.
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