O'Jays, Whispers, Four Tops and Temptations

[Aba21]

misst said:

curet30 I see the same thing, I watched the five heartbeats this weekend and I couldn't stop laughing.

I got nothing but love for you baby. I got nothing but love for you baby. I watched the color off that movie. Nights like this I wish......Eddie Kane, Big Red......Why do I always have to prove my love!!!! ;D, Choir Boy!!! A heart is A House for Love!

[DR2]

hey ya'll i went to my first tempt show sunday. first the whispers came out and did a great show. the twins are a lot shorter than i thought. then came the 4 tops and theo peoples SANG like eddie kang when they did their version of always and forever it was fire made me still wish he was a tempt. then came the the o'jays eddie levert is a wild dude cursin on stage and dancin like no tomorrow. they did great then came the mighty tempts and they were they introduced themselves g.c. was the new kid on the block , then terry , harry, ron , then otis and he got a standin ovation. then otis tells the audience that there gonna perform some songs they usually don't really get to do alot

the way you do the things you do - ron
i'll be in trouble - ron
the girls alright wit me - ron
my girl - g.c.
it's growin - g.c.
since i lost my baby - terry (i'll get to him later)
don't look back - g.c.
ain't too proud to beg - g.c.
beauty's only skin deep - g.c.
all i need - g.c.
i wish it would rain - g.c.
please return your love to me - ron
ball of confusion- ron, g.c. , terry, and harry
just my imagination - ron , g.c. on bridge
papa was a rollin stone - g.c. ,harry, terry, ron
memories - g.c.
(i know) i'm losin you - g.c.

after losin u they did the tempts walk off stage. otis didn't sing lead like i was hopin. they wore these yellow suits. and terry's voice is alot different i never heard him sing like that. it's deeper and raspier to me he sounded a little like ali-ollie he sounded great. i don't think he's losin his voice on earlier shows he was straining it. he gettin soulful and that's good.

[livesey00]

tharow said:

hey ya'll i went to my first tempt show sunday. first the whispers came out and did a great show. the twins are a lot shorter than i thought. then came the 4 tops and theo peoples SANG like eddie kang when they did their version of always and forever it was fire made me still wish he was a tempt. then came the the o'jays eddie levert is a wild dude cursin on stage and dancin like no tomorrow. they did great then came the mighty tempts and they were they introduced themselves g.c. was the new kid on the block , then terry , harry, ron , then otis and he got a standin ovation. then otis tells the audience that there gonna perform some songs they usually don't really get to do alot

the way you do the things you do - ron
i'll be in trouble - ron
the girls alright wit me - ron
my girl - g.c.
it's growin - g.c.
since i lost my baby - terry (i'll get to him later)
don't look back - g.c.
ain't too proud to beg - g.c.
beauty's only skin deep - g.c.
all i need - g.c.
i wish it would rain - g.c.
please return your love to me - ron
ball of confusion- ron, g.c. , terry, and harry
just my imagination - ron , g.c. on bridge
papa was a rollin stone - g.c. ,harry, terry, ron
memories - g.c.
(i know) i'm losin you - g.c.

after losin u they did the tempts walk off stage. otis didn't sing lead like i was hopin. they wore these yellow suits. and terry's voice is alot different i never heard him sing like that. it's deeper and raspier to me he sounded a little like ali-ollie he sounded great. i don't think he's losin his voice on earlier shows he was straining it. he gettin soulful and that's good.

Glad you enjoyed it Tharow I ahve to wait till November for the temps come ove to the U.K then i finnaly get to see them im banking on Dennis and the review coming over pretty soon but still no word on a U.K tour from them

[janebse]

Tharow,

And interesting comment on Terry's voice. Have you head "Four Days" and compared Terry's singing on that to his voice today? I realize it might not be fair to ask someone to compare a recorded voice with a stage voice heard and remembered.

I just think it was a very provocative thought and I aslo thought how David Ruffini's voice changed. It got raspier. Jimmy Ruffin's never changed on the records I have. But your comment made me wonder if Terry would change the songs he sings lead on to correspond with a changing voice.

[DR2]

to me hes learning how to at least hang with the explosive singers. like davis, eddie and paul, or dennis,damon and richard or ali-ollie, ron and theo. to me he sounds alot like richard street on stage

[janebse]

The Detroit Music Festival this weekend at Comerica Park should be quite exciting. If Levi shows up, if he goes on stage, and if he sings will certainly be an emotional event on Saturday night.

Tonight Ronald Isley with Kelly will be there in his Mr. Biggs role. India.arie will be there. The following site has a report on how Isley reinvented his career:

www.freep.com/entertainment/music/carter1_20030801.htm

Made me think of Tdallasw's report on the difficulty of famous Motown artists in getting played on radio stations other than oldie stations. But the point Isley makes about music changing is correct. There's no reason why an artist should remain stagnant.

I, however, have some qualms about seeing any act in a baseball park or any huge outside arena, even if you're sitting in the front row. At one of these outside arenas they were talking about 400,000 people. I don't want to even think about being part of an audience that large. My first thought is, "Where do I park?"

[janebse]

Detroit Set to Break Guinness World Record


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Detroit Music Festival attempts to break record set in Hong Kong

DETROIT - International eyes will gaze on Detroit while it serves as the backdrop as thousands will attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records (Guinness) for the biggest line dance in unison during the Detroit Music Festival (DMF) on Friday, Aug. 1 and Saturday, Aug. 2 in Comerica Park.

The current record was set in Hong Kong in December 2002. Approximately 12,168 people gathered at Hong Kong's Happy Valley Recreation Ground to participate in the country line dance. Participants danced for seven minutes and 40 seconds. DMF was approved on May 15 by Guinness to challenge Hong Kong's record.

"We were thrilled with the opportunity to put Detroit on the international map," said Kevin Brown, DMF executive producer. "Motown has already conquered the music industry, now we'll prove we have the moves to complement the music."

DMF will offer dance lessons and practice sessions throughout the concert. Concertgoers and hustle enthusiasts are invited to strap on their dance shoes and "Throw Down in Motown."

Billed as "Throwin' Down in Motown," the DMF is expected to bring together more than 30,000 people each night from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to hear a music medley of some of the country's top R&B and Hip-Hop performers. This year's sponsors are Greektown Casino and Pelle Pelle Apparel.

Performing artists include:


Friday, Aug. 1: R. Kelly, Ron Isley and the Isley Brothers, the Gap Band, Nas and Jaguar Wright.
Saturday, Aug. 2: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Nelly, India.Arie, the O'Jays, Temptations, Whispers and Four Tops.
For more information on the 2003 Detroit Music Festival, please go to the official Web site at www.detroitmusicfestival.net.



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I wonder if on Saturday they will be doing the Temptation Walk in their line dance.

[Aba21]

tHAROW....THE VOICE YOU SPEAK OF IS THE WAY tERRY SANG WHEN HE FIRST JOINED THE GROUP. YOU'RE RIGHT HE WAS STRAINING HIS VOICE TO ME. IF HE IS SINGING IN HIS NATURAL VOICE, THAT'S A GOOD THING.

[MikeNYC]

Aba21 said:

tHAROW....THE VOICE YOU SPEAK OF IS THE WAY tERRY SANG WHEN HE FIRST JOINED THE GROUP. YOU'RE RIGHT HE WAS STRAINING HIS VOICE TO ME. IF HE IS SINGING IN HIS NATURAL VOICE, THAT'S A GOOD THING.

It helps singing your own songs to fit your voice instead of trying to make your voice fit the song....If the veteran Motown artists make good music..it will get played...as Mr Isley clearly shows...still has the trademark voice.

[DR2]

Aba21 said:

tHAROW....THE VOICE YOU SPEAK OF IS THE WAY tERRY SANG WHEN HE FIRST JOINED THE GROUP. YOU'RE RIGHT HE WAS STRAINING HIS VOICE TO ME. IF HE IS SINGING IN HIS NATURAL VOICE, THAT'S A GOOD THING.

if that is then the brotha can blow