Temptations mirrored from SoulPatrol

[Blondie]

Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 00:21:26 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: soul-patrol: On a Temptations Trip

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> I was in one of those Soul moods Sunday. While doing my usually
> thing...reading the NY Times (West Coast edition which isn't as good as the
> real one) ...I put on the "Emperors of Soul" that five CD box set of the
> Temptations. Beautiful stuff for sure. It brought back many
> memories...mostly good. Then it struck me that not only it's good music, but
> it's kind of a sound track of the times...60's and 70's. As times changed so
> did their music in the content of the message they connived.
> It also struck me that the importance of that message remains the same to
> this day.
> Peace,
> Mark

Mark,

The music of the Temptations says much about the times their music was produced. It also says a lot about the African American male experience. The fact that only one member of the original members
of The Temptations is alive speaks volumes about all we go thru and all we put ourselves thru as well. The fate of the Temptations says as much about issues of self discipline, personal responsibility, and self
esteem as does their awesome recordings and legendary live performances. The Tempts off stage mirror the lives of so many brothers it's no wonder
they are the favorite group of so many. "Tall Tan and Talented". How many brothers who fit that description are in jail? addicted? Walking the streets talking to themselves while wearing a coat in AUGUST? The beauty of the Temptations is because they mirror the beauty and potential of the people they come from. The tragedy of the Temptations is because mirror the exact contradiction and pain of the people they come from. Otis Williams has the main room Tempatations, Dennis Edwards the road company version and I believe Richard Street has a lounge act version. These brothers have conflicts that go back decades, unresolved from one year into
the next. The Temptations are so much like us we don't even have to meet them to know them.

Ron
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This is so true...

[SeainDennis]

That's a very interesting perspective that that poster put out. Not far from where we explained what The Tempts meant for us on a social tip. They did represent what some of us were about & that's why it was so hard for them when we put them up on a pedestal like we did. That's why I stated that sometimes, public puts undue pressure, especially, the black acts to "be perfect & represent us". That's hard thing to live up to.

[Blondie]

I think that it is nice and true that so many of us do realize that the "Temptations" are just people -- as so well put in this article by Ron of Soul Patrol Digest. It's nice to see some of us who accept the fact that these artists are just human beings, just like we are and it's even nicer to see this in print...

[FastNFancy]

Hey Jill! that was a very interesting article on The Temptations!

Just ordinary Black men with [glow=red,2,300]EXTRA ORDINARY TALENT![/glow]