Re: The Temptations - All Directions (1972).

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:36 pm

Track 3 - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone.

by Nightjar Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:36 pm

There's gonna be a reck'nin', Cracka!!

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:36 pm

11:44 minutes. dontpanic

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:36 pm

Trumpet.

by Nightjar Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:36 pm

It's no Was Not Was. yes

by Guest Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:37 pm

Well, is the rest of the album as R*cist?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:37 pm

Strings.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:38 pm

Taking its time getting going.

by Nightjar Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:38 pm

According to group leader Otis Williams, the Temptations fought "tooth and nail" not to record "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" or "Run Charlie Run", a socially conscious Black power track (dealing primarily with the phenomenon of white flight) that called for them to repeatedly call out, in an affected Caucasian accent, "the niggers are comin'!" According to legend, lead singer Dennis Edwards didn't want to sing "Papa's" opening lines, because his own father had died on the third of September, but in actuality, Edwards' father had died on the third of October. In addition, his father was a minister, "a good, steady, religious man", not a "rolling stone".

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:39 pm

Handclaps.

by Guest Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:39 pm

I must admit this album is a lot less buttoned down than I was expecting.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:39 pm

by Guest Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:40 pm

12" Disco remix.

by Nightjar Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:40 pm

Nightjar wrote:Very fine groove.

The band (whoever they were) were always 'truckin''.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Funk_Brothers

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:40 pm

The song's started.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:40 pm

It only took 4 minutes to get there. Colbert

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:40 pm

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:41 pm

Handclaps.

by Guest Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:41 pm

To be honest, I've liked Motown, but I've always put it aside something to get into when I get old.

Maybe it's time.

sad yes

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