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Capturing live rock or soul performances professionally for commercial release was still more art than science on October 3, 1966, when this album was recorded at the Roostertail in Detroit. Technically, Temptations Live! has its flaws -- balance problems and leakages -- but the remastering has compensated for these problems extraordinarily well, and the performance always had about as much energy as any other three albums of the same era. And as fine as their studio sound was, that energy was something that could only be captured in concert. In fact, they fare better than almost any other Motown act of the period on this live album. Berry Gordy always encouraged his acts to try to "mainstream" their sound in concert, which meant the Supremes did numbers from contemporary Broadway shows when they cut live albums, but the Temptations were one act that could get away with this repertory and not seem arch or artificial on stage -- Paul McCartney's "Yesterday" (he must have gotten the biggest kick out of the Temptations covering one of his songs) and Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's "Ol' Man River" just flow out as part of the show, sandwiched between the Smokey Robinson numbers. The producers compensated for the original album's flaws by going back to the unedited tape, which yielded yet another bonus -- in addition to the released album, they found the original finale of "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (which would have made the LP too long) that puts a killer cap on a superb concert recording and fills a gap in their recorded history. The notes are fully detailed as well -- always a nice bonus on a mid-priced CD.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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The Temptations, MainArtist - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Rogers, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald White, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Gilbert Becaud, ComposerLyricist - PIERRE DELANOE, ComposerLyricist - Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Temptations, MainArtist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Trenet, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Albert Beech, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy, Producer - Norman Whitfield, Producer
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - Robert Rogers, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - Robert Rogers, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald White, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Rogers, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Capturing live rock or soul performances professionally for commercial release was still more art than science on October 3, 1966, when this album was recorded at the Roostertail in Detroit. Technically, Temptations Live! has its flaws -- balance problems and leakages -- but the remastering has compensated for these problems extraordinarily well, and the performance always had about as much energy as any other three albums of the same era. And as fine as their studio sound was, that energy was something that could only be captured in concert. In fact, they fare better than almost any other Motown act of the period on this live album. Berry Gordy always encouraged his acts to try to "mainstream" their sound in concert, which meant the Supremes did numbers from contemporary Broadway shows when they cut live albums, but the Temptations were one act that could get away with this repertory and not seem arch or artificial on stage -- Paul McCartney's "Yesterday" (he must have gotten the biggest kick out of the Temptations covering one of his songs) and Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's "Ol' Man River" just flow out as part of the show, sandwiched between the Smokey Robinson numbers. The producers compensated for the original album's flaws by going back to the unedited tape, which yielded yet another bonus -- in addition to the released album, they found the original finale of "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (which would have made the LP too long) that puts a killer cap on a superb concert recording and fills a gap in their recorded history. The notes are fully detailed as well -- always a nice bonus on a mid-priced CD.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:08
- Main artists: The Temptations
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1999 Motown Record Company L.P. ℗ 1999 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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