Post by Jonel on Aug 3, 2003 14:20:01 GMT -5
The beat goes on
Old groups may change lineups but the songs remain the same
By Susan Whitall / The Detroit News
Otis Williams, far left, is the only surviving member of what many call the "classic" Temptations of the early '60s.
Otis Williams (bottom right) is seen last year with the Temptations, before new singer G.C. Cameron joined.
If you didn't already know that rock bands never quite go away, one look at this summer's concert calendar would convince you otherwise. Fleetwood Mac is all buffed up and out of rehab; Creedence Clearwater Revisited tours without frontman John Fogerty; and the Doors are somehow back together more than 40 years after the death of their lead singer Jim Morrison.
Some groups are made up totally of original members, some have a few originals, and some, such as Otis Williams' Temptations, have just one original member left (former Tempt Dennis Edwards fronts the rival Temptations Revue).
"I'm one of the original voices and that makes a difference," says Edwards, who sang on the Tempts' "Cloud Nine" and other late '60s hits. "But I'm not knocking (Otis Williams' Temptations) because what we're all doing the same thing, keeping the Temptations alive."
Now some of Detroit's classic '60s rock bands are hitting the road again, most notably Iggy and the Stooges. Iggy Pop got back together with Ron and Scott Asheton, two members of the band that put Iggy on the map in the first place, with anthems like "I Wanna Be Your Dog" that defined punk music.
Metro Detroiters will see many of the reunion bands when they hit town this summer. That includes Dennis Edwards and the Temptations Revue, who perform at DTE Energy Theatre Aug. 13 and Iggy and the Stooges play the Clarkston venue on Aug. 14. Tonight, Otis Williams' Temptations are part of the Detroit Music Festival at Comerica Park.
More....
www.detnews.com/2003/entertainment/0308/02/d01-233874.htm
Old groups may change lineups but the songs remain the same
By Susan Whitall / The Detroit News
Otis Williams, far left, is the only surviving member of what many call the "classic" Temptations of the early '60s.
Otis Williams (bottom right) is seen last year with the Temptations, before new singer G.C. Cameron joined.
If you didn't already know that rock bands never quite go away, one look at this summer's concert calendar would convince you otherwise. Fleetwood Mac is all buffed up and out of rehab; Creedence Clearwater Revisited tours without frontman John Fogerty; and the Doors are somehow back together more than 40 years after the death of their lead singer Jim Morrison.
Some groups are made up totally of original members, some have a few originals, and some, such as Otis Williams' Temptations, have just one original member left (former Tempt Dennis Edwards fronts the rival Temptations Revue).
"I'm one of the original voices and that makes a difference," says Edwards, who sang on the Tempts' "Cloud Nine" and other late '60s hits. "But I'm not knocking (Otis Williams' Temptations) because what we're all doing the same thing, keeping the Temptations alive."
Now some of Detroit's classic '60s rock bands are hitting the road again, most notably Iggy and the Stooges. Iggy Pop got back together with Ron and Scott Asheton, two members of the band that put Iggy on the map in the first place, with anthems like "I Wanna Be Your Dog" that defined punk music.
Metro Detroiters will see many of the reunion bands when they hit town this summer. That includes Dennis Edwards and the Temptations Revue, who perform at DTE Energy Theatre Aug. 13 and Iggy and the Stooges play the Clarkston venue on Aug. 14. Tonight, Otis Williams' Temptations are part of the Detroit Music Festival at Comerica Park.
More....
www.detnews.com/2003/entertainment/0308/02/d01-233874.htm
Why not just say Dennis Edwards fronts the Temptations Review? It would sound more "positive" I think. :yourock: 
