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Post by smooth on Feb 5, 2009 8:34:56 GMT -5
They are on the "ahhs", "babys" and "get readys" (before the "get ready cause here I come" ... they're not on those parts). They weren't really meant to be prominent. Just like with the Supremes, they may be or may not be there, you're not supposed to tell. The Andantes weren't a part of the Tempts sound, but they were a part of the overall Motown sound. It's not about if I can hear them or not, they contribute to the song and it's a fact it's one Tempts song they did. I do agree they were part of the motown sound.I dont think they contribute to Get Ready.They were still recorded lower than the Tempts voices.Even on the "ahh's" I still hear David and Otis and on "baby" I hear David.I acknowledged I heard them when they say Get Ready in high voices.Thats mainly the tempts on the ahh's,if you take out the andantes this song doesnt sound much different,if at all.I guess we'll have to agree to disagree,I dont think they contribute to this song.If their voices were recorded louder than maybe.But the way it stands they didnt contribute to this song,they might be on it,but they had nothing to do with the success of the song.They contributed in my opinion to Its Growing,but not Get Ready |
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Post by Cadeho on Feb 5, 2009 19:42:46 GMT -5
There was no debate. Just teaching. The overall art of the song includes the Andantes heard or unheard, it's what Smokey wanted. Also that could have been the song that there were complaints about the Andantes being placed on their records. It was the last song that had them with the Tempts. The song doesn't lose much without them just as "Ain't to Proud to Beg" doesn't "without strings" (they weren't entirely muted for the initial release).
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Post by smooth on Feb 7, 2009 15:27:46 GMT -5
There was no debate. Just teaching. The overall art of the song includes the Andantes heard or unheard, it's what Smokey wanted. Also that could have been the song that there were complaints about the Andantes being placed on their records. It was the last song that had them with the Tempts. The song doesn't lose much without them just as "Ain't to Proud to Beg" doesn't "without strings" (they weren't entirely muted for the initial release). Okay,so I'm finished teaching then,class will resume in the summer if its not a problem.lol.They're on it,but they cant be heard,so it dont matter. Even if that is the andantes on get ready,thats a very small portion of the song,that cant be heard when listening to the record,so I dont see how the overall art of the song includes the Andantes when they cant be heard. Me personally I dont think the song loses anything without them. The Tempts didnt need them,the Tempts hit them high notes all the time,when they were live,adding the andantes was pointless in my humble but yet incredible estimation.Listen to Two Sides To Love,the Tempts went high and even you said that Get Ready was the last song with the Andantes,and Two Sides To Love was recorded after and the Tempts do a beautiful job. True,I agree Aint Too Proud To Beg doesnt lose much,but the strings add something to it,Aint Too Proud To Beg probably cracks the top 10 on the pop charts if those strings are added. |
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Post by smooth on Feb 7, 2009 15:29:43 GMT -5
There was no debate. Just teaching. The overall art of the song includes the Andantes heard or unheard, it's what Smokey wanted. Also that could have been the song that there were complaints about the Andantes being placed on their records. It was the last song that had them with the Tempts. The song doesn't lose much without them just as "Ain't to Proud to Beg" doesn't "without strings" (they weren't entirely muted for the initial release). It probably was the last song.What's interesting is that everytime the Tempts sing that song live,they always sing the ahh's in deeper voices,I think the song sounds better when they sing it that way. |
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Post by Cadeho on Feb 16, 2009 22:34:57 GMT -5
No one denies the Tempts had range... even Paul could muster a falsetto. "Positively Absolutely Right" was practically done with the group in falsetto except Melvin. They're on the song, it matters. Maybe to you personally it doesn't because you choose not to hear them. That's fine. When it comes to Motown, the boat gets rocked often with revelations and some of those revelations for some people are hard to accept. They hear and have heard one thing for so long that when something is revealed otherwise or in addition, they become closed-minded or closed-eared. I enjoy reading about Motown and whatever information I find interesting or enhances my enjoyment of the music, I want to share. This was not a debate and I'm sorry that you can not hear them. The Tempts did not need them as established. I didn't say they did. But I hope others have learned another tidbit in the Tempts and Motown history if they didn't already know.
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