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very enjoyable.
Super cool
Definitely not the "My Girl" Temptations. This was much different than I was expecting and much grittier.
Very lush full funk sound with the strings. I like it a lot 👍
Funky songs
Good album. First three or four tracks are highlights
Lovely sounding album with smash good feeling song Papa Was a Rollin Stone. Solid.
Was dreading this, but was actually quality.
Pure delicious funk. Fave: Papa Was A Rollin' Stone.
bara snilld basically
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Run Charlie run
not what i was expecting - way cooler
Íkonísk verk í bland við lágstemmdari lög. Allar 11 mínúturnar og 46 sekúndurnar af Papa was a rollin' stone eru þess virði að hlusta á. Oft.
I mean, I usually like Motown stuff and The Temptations are really good- but this one didn’t seem very special to Me. The standout Track was def Papa was a Rollin Stone, but the rest of the album just kinda blurred in a mellow way. It was good, just not amazing. I can definitely feel the switch from R&B here to Funk with the departure of the 60s into the 70s. *Edit Just listened a bit closer the 2nd time, and wow this album is amazing. Especially all the Side 1 stuff, really really good. Towards the end it kinda teeters but still really good. High 4- not quite a 5. Might change my mind again on listen #3
I was unfamiliar with all these tracks, except Papa Was a Rollin' Stone. I really enjoyed the variety of funk to doo-wop. Good fun!
Oh great, I thought, The Temptations! This will be fun! I was thinking it would be songs like My Girl and Ain't Too Proud to Beg. You know, happy songs with choreo. I forgot that The Temptations could go serious, like twelve minutes of Papa Was a Rolling Stone serious. Run Charlie Run is startling and dark. I Ain't Got Nothin' is for and about lonely people. The songs about finding and having love are even wistful and sad sounding. So, no, not overly fun. But good and interesting.
Some nice Motown here… some of the songs surprised me from the Temptations, as I haven’t listened to their “deeper cuts” before. But I liked the album. Nothing beats the full version of “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone.” Epic!
The only really great song on this album is "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (I had no idea this was a cover until today) but it's an incredible song and it alone makes this album worthy of being on this list. Any song with the balls to spend nearly 4 minutes of instrumental before the first word is uttered gets points in my book. The rest of the album is entertaining too, but nothing comes close to that one.
Can't say I've ever listened to a whole Temptations album but I bet it will be good. Oh wait. This is so funky and political. Not the Temptations that live in my head, masters of the upbeat love song. Obviously Papa Was A Rollin' Stone is a masterpiece. I appreciate the groove, but just a little more energy here and there might have been nice. Faves: Funky Music, Pappa, Do Your Thing.
Funky and groovy classics! I was really digging the long version of Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Like the first time you hear Bob Saget do standup
groovy.
"Papa was a rolling stone" was my favorite
Fun and groovy
It's smooth listening past the first few songs. It starts off abrasive with a bad mix, but gets way better as the album progresses. Overall it's just a good soul album. Favorite track: Love Woke Me Up This Morning
There are a lot of great moments on this record. The instrumentation is really great and the singing is incredibly smooth. I really enjoy the horns as well. Highlights: 1, 2, 3, and 5.
Run Charlie run wand papa was a rolling stone were awesome. Rest was great
It’s so easy/nice listening to them
Poppa was a rolling stone is a classic. Glad to see the rest of the album holds up as well
Stone cold classic.
Great listen classic funk
Lovely groove. Especially liked "Papa was a rolling stone"
Great bit of funk and soul. The 12 min papa was a rolling stone is an exceptional track.
Interesting back story on "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" (12 min) & "Run Charlie Run".
Cool, funky, edgy, emotional, powerful. I can dig it!
It's been a while since I got a Parliament or a Chic album. This just proves you can never get enough of some good funk.
One absolute banger of a tune that takes up 1/3 of the album. The other 2/3 I could take or leave. Best track: Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
8/10
O disco é incrível, mas super breve. Tive que ouvir duas vezes para sentir que havia escutado o álbum inteiro.
Très Bon. À garder dans ma liste potentiel de vinyles à acheter.
fun
more funky than I was expecting from The Temptations
Soul y funk. Demasiadas canciones lentas para llegar al 5...
Really liked the first three tracks - especially their version of “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” - best version I’ve heard. Sorta shocked myself into thinking “this is a four?? Maybe even a five?? NFW!” Then I heard the rest of the songs. Probably a coin flip at 3.5. Heads.
Ultra smooth! The vocals on these tracks are downright heavenly!! Especially on "The First Time Ever" and "Do Your Thing". "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" still slaps, too!
A timeless sound. "Mother Nature" is really really good, as is "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Would re-visit.
Papa was a rolling stone is absolute classic. This entire album is extremely solid.
funky perfection Favourite songs: Papa Was A Rollin' Stone, I Ain't Got Nothin', The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
Love that funky vibe. I didn't expect the social commentary on white flight in Run Charlie Run. I have to keep adjusting my perception of the Temptations. Papa Was A Rolling Stone and I Ain't Got Nothin are top tracks, although I preferred the more funky sounds of the Cloud Nine album overall.
Just lush. A great band at their very best.
After a couple very mediocre albums this was finally a pretty nice one again. I like me some quality classic soul and the funk influences meshed pretty nicely. I especially liked Papa Was A Rollin Stone and Mother Nature. the ballad I Aint Got Nothing was pretty boring though. Still, a very enjoyable album.
The temptations made the album that they wanted to make, even though they were sure that it would be a commercial failure. The process was right, but their expectation was wrong because this album was a huge success. The funky version of the Temptations is the best version. Their earlier hits were great songs, but this album has so much going on in it. It's incredibly innovative and well-suited to the era in which it was made. This album is like a poppier version of Maggot Brain by Funkadelic 4/5
Love this. Funky first half, ballad side B. Beautiful arrangements and playing, terrific vocals.
Soul. Funk
Smooth and classic civil rights tunes
Een lekkere jazz
Really fun, funky listen. Crazy that Papa almost didn't get made, that song is so so good Saved: Run Charlie Run, Papa Was A Rollin' Stone*, I Ain't Got Nothin', Mother Nature
One of their best. I grew up listening to earlier Motown, but this record is right up there with 'What's Going On' in terms of social awareness. I wasn't aware that the Temptations made records such as this, but I'm very glad it's been brought to my attention. The music itself is funky, soulful, and has an excellent grove. All in all, a great record.
Side A here absolutely crushes, including a contender for the best song ever, the full 12 minute version of Papa Was a Rollin Stone. The second half is noticeably a bit lighter and chintzier, though they do a respectable version of First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Overall pretty good, but definitely lopsided in its quality
Great soul/funk from July 27/72 and length 33:33 :))
Papa was a rolling stone is an awesome song, but not very listenable. Rest of the album fucking rocks, considering a 5 actually. Do your thing, and run charlie run doesent live up to the others to me, and I'll settle for a 4. Great album though.
It’s the temptations!
This album is worth the listen. A classic not only due to age but quality
Funky as funk
Especially enjoyed the opening song and Mother Nature. I can see why Papa Was A Rollin' Stone is the most well-known but this album is much more than one good song.
AVR. 7,4 TOP 3: 1. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (9.2) 2. Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On (+7.9) 3. Run Charlie Run (+7.2) TRACKLIST 1. Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On (+7.9) 2. Run Charlie Run (+7.2) 3. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (+9.2) 4. Love Woke Me Up This Morning (+6.9) 5. I Ain't Got Nothin (+6.9) 6. The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) (+7) 7. Mother Nature (+7,1) 8. Do Your Thing (7)
Love it! Great album and that album cover; perfect.
I'm not really a listener of The Temptations, but you can't deny how good they are. This album is just an example of that.
First album - 9th July 2021
Enjoyed funk, beats. Good vocals.
Slows down quite a lot in the middle, but otherwise very good.
Short album, full of classics.
Terrrrrrrrrrible
Very funky album has a lot to say about race and segregation. Beats are great.
Excellent. Especially the funky 'a-side' really appreciate the political songs.
I keep getting repeat artists who don’t have a ton of records on the list. But okay. This is good. Better than the last one, more meaningful and soulful. I feel like the vocals are much tighter. The last two tracks are pure gold. Favourite track: “Mother Nature”
Really funkeh. Also first song repeat of the 1001 experience as The First time I ever saw your face is a soul classic
i really am enjoying this. a good blend of funk and rock. good stuff.
Amazing!!
Вроде просто хороший старый американский рок, одна песня с нвордом. Кое-что добавил к себе в любимые
Funky Music sho nuff turns me On Run Charlie Run Papa was a rollin' stone Do your thing Très bon
I learned that Papa Was a Rollin' Stone was a cover! Crazy! Anyway, this album is awesome.
Funky, funny and warm. A total surprise and an amazing album.
Absolutely excellent stuff especially the first three tracks - tailed a little bit but not enough for me to stop this being a four
70s Temptations were cool as fuck
Classic soul
Classic. Forgot what a variety they had!
classic vibes: from sultry r&b, to funky cruising, to love ballad. an essential listening for anyone who likes montages in movies
Good R&B. 12 minute version of Papa was a Rolling Stone!
Papa was a rollin stone
Very fun. I’m not deeply familiar with albums in the R&B genre and I’ll be glad to hear a couple more albums here. I think I developed a deeper appreciation for how they use the vocals and instruments differently from rock. This album had some good variety in the songs too.
Short and to the point, nice.
Loved this album. It was great work music - it's peppy while still being soothing.
If this doesn't get you bobbing your head, you're wrong. I read the Wikipedia and "Run Charlie Run" is really interesting. A song about white flight is not something I expected. Plus, the band thought this album was going to flop. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Bien. Sin más.
Oki
Smooth 4.3*
Really nice to have in the background. Might listen to again
Bloody good
Expected nothing but fantastic production from Motown! Lyrically intense subject matter but delivered with groove and funk, from beginning to end I was on the edge of my seat wondering where the album will take me next! Always loved their hits, now I know their most acclaimed album.
Liked the first half better than the second, but overall a good album. Favorite Track(s): “Papa Was A Rollin Stone”
I really enjoyed the album!
Great stuff. Run Charlie Run shocked me - not what I expected from The Temptations... Papa Was a Rolling Stone is a great groove. Love the opening track. This is another album that slowed down a little as it went on. But that seems to just be how the cookie crumbles.
The Temptations are awesome - sugary poppy doo-wop group turned psychedelia-embracing politically conscious funk superstars! Fave track - "Papa was a Rolling Stone" 12 minutes of prog funk, what's not to love!
Funky
Papa Was a Rollin Stone is a Magnum Opus. The rest of the album is funky good.
Fantastic music. Always makes me think of my dad and his love for old soul.
LOVE IT!!!
Funky. And I recognised a few songs so can see why it’s here.
Listened 26/1/21
I feel like these guys have been slighted by what music has passed through time, like I only remember the chorus of papa rollin' stone instead of the heartfelt lyrics or the ' first time I ever saw your face' ballad but not the black power run Charlie and the heavier feelings of Mother Nature. and the producing of it. lots of creativity. it's Motown but not the glossy happy. geez does this happen to every genre where the culture that follows only remembers the pop and not the underbrush. when this happens in classical music, we assume it's the 'quality' that keeps certain music above the rest,, but I have always found it more interesting to listen acrooossss and under and now I've talked too much which is not honoring this music.
Pretty good nice variation while keeping the same sound and lyrical content is nice
The album has some weak songs here and there, but most of the songs are nice and fun to listen to. I also liked the varied topics that were in these songs. Topics like love, having nothing, black power and more. Really Liked it. Favorite songs: - Run Charlie Run - Love Woke me Up This Morning - I Ain't Got Nothing - The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face - Do Your Thing
I'm not into the slower jams, but when it's going (which is most of the album) this is solid. Definitely worth a listen.
Soul! Fun!
Yeah great, this version of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is an excellent effort.
This album restored my life rhythm from the clutches of enveloping bedridden mental isolation. At the onset of their overtly sensual first song, I could tell the whole album was going to radiate a bonafide groove. While listening to Papa Was a Rolling Stone and I Ain’t Got Nothin, I could imagine the lyrics being sung by an old scratchy banjo player with a minimal banjo part (the lush string parts would be missed though) and raspy, saturated singing. “And when he died, all he left us was alone.” The four minute intro to this song was a story in itself. Aside from these two songs, Mother Nature stood out to me as well. This plastic world is sho nuff killing us all!
Loved the vibe on this album. Check out James Blake's cover of "the first time ever i saw your face".
Classic funk album
I do like the sound of funky music
Good, led me down a nice path in Spotify after it finished. Better for that than the full album was but still enjoyable.
Lots of good soul, including Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Nice and easy, good vibes
Great album, lots of covers but all done in that great temptations groove
They may have gotten sick and tired of being the choral singers of Norman Whitfield but, by All Directions, The Temptations still proved adept at capturing an audience with their by now patented psychedelic soul. Mainly anchored by the gargantuan Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, All Directions became the crystallization of what they had been pushing and pushed towards in the dawn of the 70s as they both planted a flag with their peak and a seed for what was to come, which was the repudiation of such adventurous things. Favorites: Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Mother Nature, Do Your Thing.
Great mood music for weekend mornings!
Good album here that would maybe sneak into my list. I like the songwritting going on here and the grooves. Put a little boogie in my pasty white morning :)
This was a great album from a talented group, it just wasn't for me and felt a bit monotonous to listen to.
This album is wowed because when you hear the temptations you think of funky harmonies and smoother grooves. This has a lot of that but there are also a lot of individual parts in here, like trains if solo voices, which oddly don’t stack up to the whole of the group. Like “the first time I saw your face” is very not in the style I expect. I guess it’s a good thing and shows their range. Overall decent enough. Papa Was A Rollin Stone is still great, even in this extended length cut.
Little slower than I had hoped for
Un gran disco para bailar
It's good, a nice funk
Papa Was a Rolling Stone is amazing, perfect even. The rest of this just felt underwhelming.
it was good, but not anything more than a 3
Some cool soul songs. An agreable record. Favorite Songs: Papa was a Rolling Stone ; Do your Thing
All Directions by The Temptations is the average Motown record, a smooth and psychedelic soul experience. The introductory track is magnificently done, capturing the funk essence. The following songs largely, although not entirely, keep up this quality while being more soulful. Each song is well thought out and the time is proportioned masterfully — except for in the gruelingly lengthy “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” which seems to drag.
Lite kluven i Smör/FUNK/SOUL-diskussionen. Tycker Temptations är bättre när dom gör smör, men man kanske är bränd. Det här blev lite bjäring ibland, men ah, man längtar ju efter Sly eller James Brown!
Positivt överraskad. Trodde det skulle vara smör men det var funk.
Starts out with three massive, funky tunes that made me think I was in for a treat but the later tracks just dissolve into mopey, forgettable soulfulness.
#91 Not bad, but also not very interesting. We got Cloud Nine a few weeks ago and I liked that album a lot more. Top Track: Papa Was A Rolling Stone
So aptly named for how it takes from the pop album ethos of putting together a bunch of mismatched songs and making them work. A cynical, thoughtful racial commentary song like “Run Charlie Run” into the funk odyssey “Papa Was A Rollin Stone” is a good example of the ‘All Directions’ mindset. Also is it a coincidence that this album generated with a few hours left on the 3rd of September? “I Ain’t Got Nothin” is THE song here imo. Groovy but slow, plenty of memorable moments, fantastic vocals. The following “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” is nice, but doubling down on the mellow songs by slowing things down even more was a little challenging. A strong closing track puts this at a firm 3/5
звучит мне лично приятно, но слишком много подобного переслушал, тут оставлю 3
Pretty alright, Papa Was A Rollin' Stone is very long though.
3/6
Good but not really my style
I enjoyed this one. It was not what I’ve come to know The Temptations but it was surprisingly solid.
3/5. The first half of the album has some strong cuts, especially the nearly 12 minute long “Papa was a Rollin’ Stone” but past that track it mostly just becomes some very standard Soul ballads. Not bad ballads by any means, but not among the groups best either. Though I do think the closer “Do Your Thing” picks it back up a bit again with some great horn and piano pits as well as some background percussion. Definitely a mixed bag, but I enjoyed it well enough.
70s classic song / papa was a rolling stone is unforgetable
I was pretty bummed at how unmemorable this was, beyond "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", which I had already heard before. Some good grooves on the B side, but I had to go back and listen to the A again afterward because it just didn't grab me the first time (which is not really a good thing in my mind). I thought the fake live arrangement of the first track was really strange and unnecessary (plus the mixing was terrible), and I just don't see myself listening to this often. 2.5/5 rounded up Favorite tracks: Papa Was A Rollin' Stone, Mother Nature
Feel bad giving this a 3, it didn’t fit my vibe for the day. Probably a 4 on any other day
Really soulfull and easy to listen to. Great voices and a great wide choice of instruments throughout the album. Not something I would or will listen to often in the future but definitely a good time listening through it today.
Soul/funk/RnB. Not as rocky as Parliament, not as disco as Earth Wind and Fire. It's alright! Already knew Papa Was a Rollin Stone Few ballads in there too on side B Best track (other than Papa...)- Funky Music..., I Aint Got Nothin 3 stars
Ok, but old, wouldn't listen to
Funk
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Helt ok, dårlig lyd.. Mangla også noe på Qobuz kunne det se ut som. Svak 3.
Good stuff.
Not what i was hoping for
Pretty forgettable aside from Papa Was A Rollin' Stone. Also that song has like the longest intro of all time
3,5 Meget lækkert soulfyldt. Nogle udemærket standouts. Høre igen: umiddelbart ikke
Fet funk/soul. Kul trommelyd. Fine ballader. I aint got nothing er litt tøysete låt for min del. Litt ujevn
Par alreite låter her. Papa Was a Rolling Stone er fin - men lang
Sånn passe bra. Liker det aller best når det er mer nedpå, og førstesporet, som vel er live, liker jeg ikke. Kommer ikke til å høre på igjen.
Enjoyable but didn’t do anything crazy 3/5 Favorites: papa was a rollin’ stone, run Charlie run,
Soul music? A nice sound.
Pretty decent. I like their psychedelic music.
I'm not sure what I expected from a Temptations album, but this didnt feel like enough. Still a good listen.
My wife was watching a biopic of the Temptations years ago, and I walked in just as they recorded "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone", which I fell in love with. Some of these sound more like what I imagine older stuff sounded like ("Love Woke Me Up This Morning"), with others sounding more for lack of a better word "modern" ("I Ain't Got Nothin'")
Good but not really for me
This went in a lot of directions, some better than others
Wow. Way more interesting than just “…Rollin’ Stone.” Especially with “Run Charlie Run” leading into it. Wild that this was their highest charting album.
Fun. Nothing groundbreaking though.
So boring. It isn't "bad," but damn is it uninteresting.
6+ / 10
Okay so i came into this not lnowing what the genre is but i figured that its jazz i dont think its to bad its catchy and the instrumentals are good but its just not my genre its somthing id listen too but not put it on myself
I was excited to see the temptations, but the album is a bit of a dud outside of "Papa was a rolling stone". Luckily the song is a third of the album.
Usually a huge motown fan but this album is sadly a miss for me. A missed motown is just average, but still! This has some of the great harmonizing I like but is just missing some of the energy
Funky,
Fairly good, great variety of flavors.
Kul vibe, men litt kjedelig
Every fish has a bowl and every shoe has a soul😮💨 Honestly wasn’t amazed, I enjoyed it but thought I would be a little more blown away. A less up beat vibe than I expected and the one track I really loved was I ain’t got nothin
first half, especially papa was a rollin stone, is absolutely essential, a lot of the second half i could take or leave though
It's not everyday you look forward to listening to the Album of the Day. Here's one of them & it didn't disappoint. Funky, soulful r&b. It's like they should pick a lane but I think the Temptations saw where things were headed & pivoted towards a funk sound. While also keeping the r&b numbers as to not alienate the older fans. 3
Not the most exciting or interesting Temptations album. I did enjoy tracks 1,5 and 6 but the other tracks left little to no impression.
I don't think I realized this was the same Temptations as the My Girl Temptations they really got around. Papa Was a Rolling Stone is soooo Isaac Hayes but still great. Most of the rest was fun but forgettable.
Needs trigger warnings about verbiage and long songs lol. A good funk intro album.
Papa is long but I can envision myself in a 1970s disco joint bumping and grinding while precisely sweating. Vibes all around with some ballad bangers.
Blind album, know the artist. Funk soul album is not what I expected for some reason but I thought it was well done. 3.
171225 17:22 3
DZIEN 7 - The Temptations - All Directions Album soul z 1972r Przyjemny w odsluchu, swietny wokal na kazdej piosence Najlepsza piosenka to Papa Was A Rollin' Stone, niesamowity bas, swietny tekst i wgl swietna piosenka Trwa 12 minut XDD I do czwartej minuty nie ma słów Ogolnie to przyjemny album ale nie za duzo wiecej do powiedzenia bo sluchalem go dosyc malo 3 Gwiazdki, naprawde spocko ale nie jest to jakas topka, przyjemny ale nic wiecej mimo ze kilka kawalkow jest naprawde fajnych musze go wiecej posluchac ale so far najmniej mi sie podoba po pierwszym odsluchu
First time ever I saw your face a banger in all forms
Not bad, pretty funky. Vocals were great.
Solid album - would listen again. 3 stars for me.
okay r&b/soul. chill and relaxing
A succulent temptation, Norman Whitfield displays his mastery here
Wasn't sure what to expect, but I got about what I should have expected... One or two great songs and then a bunch of slow, boring soul. The opener, and "Poppa" were fantastic, the rest couldn't keep my attention. It feels too manufactured other than those two and Charlie.
Higher lows but lower highs than Cloud Nine. There’s nothing so bad as that album’s rendition of “Heard It Through The Grapevine,” but this album’s best song, the legendary “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” is nowhere near the level of Cloud Nine’s “Runaway Child, Running Wild,” which is in my opinion is The Temptations’ best song. Also, the ballads on the B-side are in general MUCH worse than on Cloud Nine, and generally this album is pretty unimpressive. 6.7/10
I'm not sure if this is fair, but I'll say it anyway: The Temptations is at its best on any hits or singles collection.
Some great tracks but also half of it is just not great and would want to skip them if listening again.
This was fine. I preferred the funkier songs.
alright
The Temptations are obviously an incredible band with a history of killer singles. I’m not sure if this album warrants a must listen though. I enjoyed listening but I probably won’t come back to it.
As the title implies, an uneven mixed bag, but I enjoy the vocal performances and Papa Was a Rollin Stone is phenomenal.
Decent.
6/10
Nice! 3.25 rounded down to 3.
carried by one song
2.5
First track was an absolute jam, and I was expecting to really enjoy this album. Sadly the album didn't keep up the momentum; "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" was enjoyable enough, but it felt like 11 minutes of build-up only to ... not really go anywhere. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" cover isn't as good as the Roberta Flack version that came out around the same time, the vocals just don't hold up and there were a couple of notes that felt slightly off. The last two tracks were definitely back on form and were much more enjoyable again. Definitely a group that are at their best doing funk, not a fan of their forays into ballads. Some decent tracks here that I'd happily listen to again, but not an album I'm going to revisit.
Papa was a rollin' stone was a vibe I really liked but the rest of the album felt kinda directionless Idk I didn't hate it but I forgot it was on after Papa was a rollin' stone... Low 3
I knew this band probably solely for the song, my girl, but they've got some pretty decent stuff. I wasn't sure how to categorize them; musically, It seems mostly like pop with some funk and soul influence, but then that got me thinking about how historically pop music might have been defined as white pop music. Anyway, pretty good stuff, but I wasn't blown away. Strong 3 though
I had no idea the temptations transitioned to this style in the 70s. Cool to hear them more laid back. Fun funk, soul work in the vein of Marvin Gaye.
1. Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On (★★★⯨☆) 2. Run Charlie Run (★★★☆☆) 3. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (★★★☆☆) -Un poco extensa... 4. Love Woke Me Up This Morning (★★☆☆☆) 5. I Ain't Got Nothin' (★★★★★) -Fav 6. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (★★⯨☆☆) 7. Mother Nature (★★★☆☆) 8. Do Your Thing (★★★☆☆) -TOTAL = ★★⯨☆☆ (3)
Good
Enjoyed that
ff
Sometimes funky, too often smooth. A surprising depth in some tracks with powerful social commentary. There are a few covers here, which the Temptations give their own spin. This version of [Papa was a rolling stone] is epic. There's a few songs on the Ballard/soul side I can appreciate but don't vibe with me personally. 3*
This one’s hard for me. I, personally, thoroughly enjoyed this. I see from other reviews this doesn’t do it for many. My husband wants to immediately turn the dial. But for me and MY taste, it’s in the pocket. That being said, it’s derivative af. All Directions is right. They grabbed from all directions, like Sly and the Family, and made it theirs. And while their cover of Pappa was a Rolling Stone is epic… great covers rarely make a great album. So 3. Boolean: false, sorry but yeah probably shouldn’t be on the list
Maukasta soulia/funkkia. Sellaista leffasoundtrack sopivaa. Papa Was A Rolling Stonessa kivan pitkiä tunnelmallisia hetkiä. Pari myös herkempää biisiä. Parhaat: Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Run Charlie Rub
Pretty strong first half, but the second half doesn't do much for me Fav track: Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On
i enjoyed this listen! quality vocals and a good range of subject matter and vibe. though this album isn’t something i'd necessarily return to in its entirety, i enjoyed several songs enough to come back to them. i was really struck by run charlie run cuz i did Not know the temptations for particularly political music, i only really knew them for romantic ballads, but that was bold as hell and i imagine it must have upset some execs at the time (respect). fav: run charlie run
It’s fine. Good grooves but I find a lot of it pretty corny
The goofiness clashed too much with the grooviness.
huh this was… not my favourite. but i respect it?
Good stuff. "Papa was a rolling stone" is an all timer
I like them when I’m wanting older music but not something I choose to listen to on the regular.
Much more interesting than I expected. Will I listen again? Doubt it.
surprisingly funky
More funky than I would assume for a temptations record. At least to start. It feels more standard as it goes on but neat way to kick it off. Papa was a rolling stone was my favorite track here. Though its long as hell and I never love that. It has a few distinct sections that make it easier to see it as a couple smaller songs. Anf they all are good. But thats about it. Its good. Im just not crazy about it. Worth the listen without being something I come back to again and again.
Mostly highs, some lows so it leveled out to be a decent album. I enjoyed it. 3.5/5
a stellar a-side and a less stellar b-side. i was not ready for that chorus on run charlie run though...
this reminds me of my father cause he weirdly loves them LMFAO but this is cute!
Næs. Ekki nógu mikið oomph til að fá fjórar samt.
Side 1 of this album is superb - Norman Whitfield at his "psychedelic soul" best. I'm less keen on side 2. Papa Was A Rolling Stone is a stone cold classic
Funky stuff. A third of the album is Papa Was A Rollin Stone which is a huge positive. Other songs were enjoyable as well; some fun and some heavier.
Some funky grooves, some great singing. Better than the first one we had by them.
The Temptations are a household name and back up that feat by oozing with talent. A couple of classic tunes are included in All Directions with Papa Was A Rolling Stone leading the charge in front of The First Time Ever I saw Your Face. My impression of The Temptations changed when Run Charlie Run played as I didn’t know they had that kind of music in them. Overall, a great listen and good addition to this project.
Damn, son … that shit was funky.
Funky and groovy, this right here is the sh#t
I can appreciate the amount of different ideas but unfortunately it's a bit too all over the place for my liking.
Good, but not great. There's some strong highlights. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone is a pretty cool epic, I like that horn refrain but I don't know where I've heard it before. I liked Do Your Thing too, that ended the album on a string note I don't really have much else to get excited about here though. Everything else was decent but didn't feel particularly noteworthy. The left channel on the first track is also really muffled and was weirdly deeply unpleasant to listen to. That soured me right from the beginning Maybe the type of thing you need to give a few listens to Highlights: Papa Was A Rollin' Stone, Do Your Thing
Nice, old-ish Funk. I like it, but because of its age won't probably listen again.
There is a part of me that thought that this was going to be a great album. I know that I give a lot of 5 stars and this was looking up to be part of that but really only a few songs that were great. A good album but not a great album.
I'm tempted to listen to the lively, funky songs again. The rest is pretty slow. 3.8
"The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" is probably the most well-known song from this album, closely followed by "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone." Good 70's funk.
oh well. Okay, but nothing that catches my attention. Eleven minutes of „Papa was a Rolling Stone“ seemed somewhat lengthy.
This was pretty groovy but some of the songs were just meh. Rolling stone adds an extra star for me
This was really good! I didn't realize the temptations had such a controversial style. But I really loved it
Fine, didn’t expect the group behind “My Girl” to have a song like “Run Charlie Run”
Yeah it was ok, not really sure what the obsession with papa was a rolling stone is, but maybe I’ll have to give it another go Pretty certain this had another of the og tracks that was covered on American iv 3
Enjoyed this.
Gets off to a slow start but hits a groove with Papa Was a Rollin' Stone's whopping 12 min stomp and some subsequent tender hooks.
Groovy
Muy lindo. De fondo es precioso. Armonías hermosas. Un rock-blues muy setentoso afroamericano. Me hace acordar un poco a Jackson 5
3.5
No. 203 Very nice. It's beautiful in the background. Beautiful harmonies.
This album featured solid vocals and musicians and one outstanding track. Liked Songs Added: Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
It’s got some solid tracks. Doesn’t necessarily flow as a whole album but rolling stone is undeniably a hit
Decent background music tbh
Some amazing songs but several throw away tracks too.
Not a Motown fan
This album suffers from a lack of unity of thought. Obviously these songs were written by several Motown legends, and the songs by themselves are great. This album just feels like a collection of great songs performed excellently. Not to be overly negative though, the songs and the vocal performances are great.
no me lo esperaba para nada la verdad, me gustó mucho y el 90% del album me lo agregué a mi playlist. Creo que mi tema fav es “Papa was a rollin’ stone” me resultó muy pegadiza y es re triste, pobre madre
3.5⭐️/5 [05.20.2026] 05.21.2026
These guys are cool! It was a bit more slow than I expected but good overall
Fun and funky. Wasn’t too keen at first but second half of album grew on me
Neat
6/10 - decent funk, not the best but good to have un the background
Papa Was a Rolling Stone takes up 1/3 of the album, which makes this exactly 1/3 of an awesome album.
interesting grooves, but not my type of tune
Cool 70’s version of the group
Some good stuff
I mean, very chill, it s not bad, but nth special.
I enjoyed the album, particularly the 10 min version of Papa, I had to look up “The 1st time ever I saw your face”, so many excellent versions, and wondered who wrote the song? Surprised to find Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, ha, 🤩 amazing
7/10
3.5
Papa Was a Rolling Stone is incredible. The rest of the album is fine, but that one song carries this one.
Bardzo mi sie podobał. Melodia i beat są chwitliwe, dynamiczne i bardzo zróżnicowane. Ma wsyokie brzmienie. Bardzo fajny album tosłuchania w tle( jako komplement).
6/10 Kind of like if funk and psychedelic rock had a baby named Motown. Some tracks are extremely groovy; others go in the opposite direction and drag on and on. I definitely prefer the first couple of tracks (the long psychedelic ones) more than the rest (ballads).
Two singles stand out on this record of course - papa was a rolling stone and the first time ever I saw your face, which frankly reminded me too much of will from the inbetweeners.
"Papa Was a Rolling Stone" is so good — amazing that a track this long made it on an album. Even the single version was close to seven minutes.
Perus rythm and Blues veivausta funky twistillä. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Probably their best work of the 70s, plus a multiple Grammy winner. It's very much of its time period, and as such sounds more funky than what you might expect.
Huh... well, I mean it's funky, but I don't think this is something I can sing out loud haha
The first time I listened to this album I was underwhelmed. But on replay, I can say I don’t know what was wrong with my brain?!? This album is great. Not perfect, but great. The opening track is probably part of the problem cause despite liking the song, I HATE the production. It sounds like it was recorded live, and maybe it was I have no idea, but regardless is sounds noisy and cluttered, and it doesn’t feel smooth and buttery like the rest of the album. That song kinda put me in the wrong head space for the first listen, but going into it knowing the first track “sucks” really helped me appreciate it more. I will say as a pasty white guy, I really need there to be as few songs as possible that feature the n word in the chorus and is this catchy. I really don’t want to be walking around work singing to myself “run Charlie run! Look, the niggas is coming! The niggas is coming!” Yah I’m obviously gunna get in trouble in more ways than one. Jokes aside, run Charlie run might be the best song on the album followed closely by “papa was a rolling stone” and “I ain’t got nothin’”. I love the funk on this album! I also liked the song “do your thing”. Really the only songs that didn’t do anything for me were the slower songs between the ones I’ve already named. But still a quality album just a few skips for me personally.
Wonderful album! My favorites are "I Ain't Got Nothin'", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Mother Nature"
Pretty good
meh, not for me 6/10.
Bit perplexed by this album. Like the Temptations, Papa is a 5 star track, always has been since 1st timeheard many years gone by, the other tracks are fine, but the album didn't seem to gab me. Definitely agree with the less than sum of its parts feel. Maybe just was waiting for the raise in tempo that never came, don't quite know. So even though exceptionally played, sung and all songs interesting with 1 being superb, as an album I can only do 3 Stars
Five stars for the first three songs, two for the others. Run Charlie Run is incredible, I want a whole album like that
Pretty fun
Favorite Track: Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Favorite track(s): Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
First Listen; Really enjoy the funky and laidback mood of the album. I enjoy it more on the funkier/upbeat side, but the slower tracks have their place. Favorite Track: Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
This was.. okay. I wish I liked it more than I did. “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” is obviously the album’s centerpiece, and possibly The Temptations’ magnum opus. Though, personally, I prefer the single version. The full version drags on a bit, in my opinion. “Run Charlie Run” was surprisingly socially conscious, and definitely a lyrical standout on this record. Now, side two is where I start having problems. I’ll be honest, I’m not a big fan of The Temptations’ ballads. And side two is packed with them. I was hoping to see more of their funky side with this album. “Love Woke Me Up This Morning” was decent, and I found myself really enjoying the more upbeat “Do Your Thing”. But the rest of side two is a pass for me. Favorite tracks: Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone, Do Your Thing
I don’t usually play older soul music. A lot of these songs sound good and I could see myself coming back to some of them. 7/10
I liked their version of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
Sweet soul music
Pretty good, but not much I'd revisit.
Some good conscious soul. Really like papa was a rolling stone but the rest of the album leaves a bit to be desired 6/10 Favourite: Papa Was a Rolling Stone Least Favourite: I Ain't Got Nothing