Reviews (page 3 of 14)
Ihan kivaa ja tykkään tällasesta musasta, mut pidemmän päälle vähän tasapaksua rallattelua. Jäi taustamusaksi reippaan alun jälkeen.
Not really feeling this, didn't have any songs that particularly stood out
Great album
Heard of them, not this album though. Psychedelic soul, something flat and boring about the whole thing. Side 2 is bit better, more what I expected of the temptations. 3 Heard before? No Owned: No, 92/346 (26%) Will I get: No
Pleasant listen while walking the dog. Randomly heard one of the songs hours later in the airport
I expected to like this more than I did. Even the version of I Heard It Through the Grapevine wasn't as good as I wanted it to be.
2.5 - Eh, it's fine.
this is good but not my vibe
good, groovy
Cranking out bangers 5/5
It was OK but nothing special stood out
Not too bad but not quite as good as some of their albums.
Soem of the songs I rlly liked, and I like the groovy vibes of the album, but some songs didn't grab my attention. 3.5
This album was pretty mid. Not really much to enjoy about it
I was quite bored by this but it's a pleasant listen
Good soul
Surprised by how funky the front half of the album was. Don't really associate the temptations with the genre, but it works really well. The back half is more traditional Motown, which is fine, but not as good as the beginning.
𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘕𝘪𝘯𝘦 captures The Temptations at a fascinating turning point, as they move beyond their classic soul sound and embrace psychedelic influences. The album is ambitious, adventurous, and clearly willing to take risks. While I can appreciate that ambition, the album never fully comes together for me. There are plenty of inventive arrangements and strong performances, but it often feels too scattered to leave a lasting impression. By the time it’s over, very little has stayed with me. I understand why 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘕𝘪𝘯𝘦 is regarded as a landmark of psychedelic soul, but I admire it more than I actually enjoy listening to it.
Love listening to this album as a story about pursuing a relationship. Lovely jazzy chill vibe
Good, classic, fun temptations.
Fun listen overall. Obviously influential.
The kind of music that's fun for the whole family and won't upset grandma!
spoko
2/5. It had no standouts for me. I did listen through the end though.
A very top-heavy album. Really enjoyed the first few tracks, felt a big drop-off as far as energy is concerned in the remainder of the album. Some moments here and there but I'm not big on Soul music to begin with so it's likely just not for me. Runaway Child is fantastic though the crying kid noise in the middle were not necessary. 3 stars
Pretty good album. I just think I had really high expectations for this one so it didn't really live up to them. Still quite decent. 3.5/5
I prefer George Harrison cloud nine.
I like the album cover
Lush
I'm a big Temptations fan. I find the 2 album choices on this list for the group interesting; I would have though it would feature one of their earlier records. This one's pretty good. I've never heard that version of Grapevine before.
Album was fine, nothing crazy and no takeaways, but definitely not bad!
It was better than the one before, but nahhh Also boring bro If it gives me some ahh album like that again from 19th century imma jump out the window
Wonderful melodies and harmonies mixed with funky bass and beats mashes for a wonderful album. Though, every song was either about lost love, loving a cheater, and/or winning back said cheater. Seems like they really struggled to get over whomever they’re singing about.
Kanske inte jättespännande, men Motown är ju typ alltid bra ändå
Börjar som en riktig funkrökare men tappar lite edge mot slutet. En kraftig 4a är det likväl.
Mycket hesa, slitna röster!
It's a nice album, although I didn't find it memorable.
I'm not so big on the psychedelic soul portions of the album. The back half of solid Motown soul is what you expect from the band. Having the kid crying for his mom in the middle of "Runaway Child, Running Wild" was a decision, and made me just wanna scoop him up and hold him. The cover of "Heard It Through the Grapevine" lent a gravity that took it away from the fun Marvin Gaye tune into the department of "why you wanna do that to me?". Not a bad album, but I won't be back. My Rating: 3/5
Spun it twice for kicks, familiar with a few tunes. Some good playing.
Pensé que me iba a flipar y solo me ha gustado
Cloud 9? What about “5 Stars”
I don't NOT like it, but it didn't hit for me like I expected it to
2000s department store commercials has left an irreversible impression that music like this is essential for people dancing in a NYC loft. It's a good album, I just wish I could imagine more beyond the Macy's.
It’s not one of my favorite temptations albums, I’m sorry to say. And I really hate the title track
This was way more fun than I thought it was going to be. Shoutout
Love me some Temptations
I have always loved the Temptations and the Motown sound in general. "Run Away Child..." and "I Gotta Find a Way" are highlights. I have never been a fan of their version of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine." The algorithm has been pulling some incredible album art for us the past few picks!
I thought this was enjoyable but I don't feel compelled to go back to it any time soon. I don’t know what it is with “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and covers that are 6 minutes too long.
I liked hearing the growth and tone shift from Grapevine’s older doo-wop/soul sounds to grittier funk odyssey on Runaway Child. The rest felt like generic love songs
Ну по сути красиво, ну ладно
A band with the odd good track but a whole album's worth
Surprisingly disappointed
Not my favourite album ever! But Runaway child, Running Wild was a fantastic Mo-Town leaning less traditional and more into socially conscious psychedelic soul. Cautionary tale about the danger of running away from home - inspired by real life articles of child runaways.
Amazing classic i loved the instrumental sound stage and the isolation from the others throughout the album. Extremely upbeat and expressive.
Frankly, Motown alumni and their work are starting to get tiresome. Soul, soul, and more soul. Northern, Southern, Detroit, New Orleans... Basically, that's the studio's bread and butter, the problem is that it all sounds the same to me. Even the songs on different albums can be the same — the band takes a standard and reworks it in its own way, and does this several times. This album by The Temptations attempted to stand out from the crowd a bit — for example, the first side is clearly inspired by Sly & The Family Stone, and the band ventures into psychedelic funk territory (just look at the long "Run Away Child, Running Wild"). However, while they wanted to attract new fans, they were afraid to alienate the old ones, so the second side... Yeah, it's the same old three-minute soul songs, a sure bet. In short, it's a three stars for the effort, but a light one.
felt kinda bland at the begining but then it finished strong
Buena banda, muy buen álbum, simplemente eso. Siento que este es el tipo de disco promedio que esperaba de esta lista, lástima que empezamos con tantos meh, pero espero que sigan siendo todos con este nivel.
Digg. Bortsett fra stereo-mixen på tittelsporet, den var helt jævlig.
Mye kult her, særlig i starten og særlig "Runaway Child, Running Wild". Ellers ispedd litt svisker jeg kunne klart meg uten. Men for all del smooth.
Pretty good. Nice short album, and I really love how balanced all of their voices are. No huge standouts from the songs specifically, was not expecting a 9 min adventure in the middle of it but that was fine.
Enjoyable, but not my thing really
Some strong songs in here, with an overall easy going vibe that makes you feel happy and energised
I had a little trouble rating this one, as I preferred the end to the beginning. But on the balance, I suppose it is a 4!
Fantastic
Nothing like a little Motown to get the day started
enjoying this a lot so far, great vibes.
while other men my age fully move towards yacht rock I am firmly entrenched in mid life Motown, and it's not a phase. It's a lifestyle. Cue Psychedelic Psoul for the win... bet. (My cowboy shirt has guitars on the shoulders)
Decent psychedelic-ish soul stuff. I liked the first three songs but the rest is also pretty good
From start to finish just trash.
1/2
It is fucking absurd how much generational talent was on the Motown label, this is the first album of theirs to show up on this list so far, BUT I'm expecting to listen to a double digit quantity of them. okay, that aside, GOD I WISH MEN WOULD HARMONIZE WITH EACH OTHER AGAIN. Bring back belting beautifully with your boys. But seriously, their voices make me feel joy again, im soaring, the day is suddenly idyllic. I should be peddling on my bike alongside me new dad Dennis Edwards without a worry in my heart. OKAY, vocals aside, the instrumentals are top notch. ESPECIALLY the drum and bass, they're sitting in a tree k i s s i n g fr fr. The first leg of this album is probably perfect, "Runaway Child, Running Wild" being the standout. The last minutes of that song where the funk the fuck out is divine, chills man, chills. mmmm 4/5
Technically, Cloud Nine sounds like a 50s group trying to pivot to the 60s while the 70s is nipping at their heels. But I bet that's not the primary vibe you'll get from it if you're not thinking about it. Sure, the reimagining of Heard It Through the Grapevine makes it a bit hard to avoid, but generally it's hard to hear past this group's skill as a vocal combo. So while sure, this feels a little on the edges of psych and definitely on the edges of funk, this doesn't feel exactly like classic Temptations, it does not feel forced or phoned in or like old people trying to do the youth thing. It sounds like the Temptations. And that's a good thing to sound like. The Temptationy stuff is good here… can't mess with a good formula… but the key track feels like “Runaway Child, Running Wild,” which builds into what could be a defining statement of what the guys were trying to do here. It's long and epic sounding, and you don't quite realize it until you get to about minute 7 and think “huh, this feels a little longer than the average motown song.” The Grapevine Experiment comes closest to a falter here… the arrangement is simply not as strong as the classic ones… but this gives a slate of songs up to par with the classic era, right alongside some more interesting sides of the band. I think it's probably just under a 4*, but no reason to round down.
Funky
First couple tracks are pretty good, the rest was fine. 7/10.
7/10
fun album! cloud nine is a banger some iconic love songs
#relisten
The Temptations sing about love for 10 tracks straight but that's pretty much par for the course of the 60's. Thankfully the music is groovy and enjoyable for the most part.
moy boeno, me hace sentir poderosa y vulnerable de la manera mas amorosa posible y eso me gusta mucho 7/10 le doy un 7 pq inicia muy fuerte pero termina maso
fire
This version of Heard It Through the Grapevine' was disappointing
The title track is dynamite and the rest offer diminishing returns, but I still enjoyed this. Good vibes and great vocals all round.
Too late to appear on this album but "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and other singles they did - especially when they teamed up with the Supremes - were good to hear on the radio at the time. Never interested me enough to buy any though and this album would have not persuaded me either. Interesting to hear but plenty of other Motown releases were much better. What would have been side 2 was nearer the mark.
I could have done without the nearly 10 min Runaway Child, Running Wild especially with the creepy child voice midway through. The Heard it through the Grapevine cover was also pretty terrible. The album improved dramatically when they get back to the classic Temptations vibes
Strange record. The title track is good, and the doo-wop vocals over a more '70s soul sound is funny, but I guess kinda works. 'Runaway Child, Running Wild' is incredibly bizarre. The second side is much better, probably because it sounds more like you'd expect a Temptations record to sound.
Meh. 2/5
Dog
Sunny day ripping my heart out music, generic sounding for my naive pleb palette but not because of the wonderful music compositions or the singer's voices.
music is love
Another smooth soul gem.
is the Curtis Mayfield song referencing this? "little chiiiiild, running wiiiiild". love the interlude on this song ok the music is good, and the songs are classics, but the post-doowop a cappella(-ish, obv there are instruments here) just isn't my favorite style. i'd rather listen to the Supremes covering the Temptations. next on my queue is their collab album. the front vocals are impeccable, it's the background that i'm not a fan of. i dunno, we're sitting in a 3.5 range here. i'll decide tomorrow how to round it.
Fine.
Might relisten to figure out why I liked it so much.
A fantastic opening to the album but they didn't seem to be able to keep it at that level. Still, a remarkable group and overall a solid album.
fun, there must be better Temptations records ahead in this list
Not my favorite of their albums but very good. The cover of I heard it through the grapevine is so subdued. Weird.
Lovely little album.
Psychedelic soul. Hard to go wrong in a way. Very solid and groovy instruments. Well actually I do like this it just isn't really doing anything for me. It's just music kinda. Nothing special. Ok I kind've don't like this. It's just kinda a little annoying. What are you whining so much about. Get up. Favourite: I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back) Least favourite: Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me
I love this bridge to Disco. Very funky but interesting subject matter. And I would love to do the bass parts.
This is enjoyable enough, though not really something I’d ever go out of my way for. 7.5/10
I listened it fully like once or twice only ? Couldn't pick up a track I enjoyed 💔 I identified that it wasn't bad, but I didn't really vibe w it.
Lovely album
Solid enough :)
Another wonderful Motown soul record. I think all of these are pretty amazing. This one was meant to be revolutionary, trying to copy Sly Stone and them.
Una canción buena en todo el album. Aunque muy buena eso sí. Single material, like mi ex.
I didnt think would be good
Not bad but no song 'clicked'
1. cloud - 1 2. grape - 0 3. uuild - 1 4. love - 1 5. girl - 1 6. leave - 0 7. need - 1 8. love - 1 9. uuay - 1 10. uuin - 1
Love the Temps but not a lot of their very best here.
Przyjemne dla ucha.
A true classic. But not music I would listen to every day.
Lovely vibes and a strong opening but didn’t hold my attention in the back half. Would have enjoyed it more if I was off my gourd dancing with a skinhead lass I’m sure.
This did not do much for me. Sure it had good beats and rythems, but I didnt actively enjoy it. Wasn't bad, didnt dislike it, just didnt do a thing for me. I'm rating for enjoyment and how much I liked it, as I always do, so it just scraped a 3 I think. Ik its a good album. Just not for me
I quite liked it! maybe more of a 3.something than a 4 but overall good vibes. didn't rly like their rendition of heard it thru the grapevine, however i actually enjoyed the long song quite a bit which is saying a lot. had fun listening to it
3.5 Very enjoyable listen, a lot of classic Motown sound. Nice easy listening, was nice to have in the background while I worked. I found the first track, "Cloud Nine", the most interesting & unique on the album, it was really cool. Towards the end of the album I felt less interested, the songs were all a bit slower & more generic Motown-sounding. Not necessarily bad, but not as strong as the start. Their cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" wasn't my favourite (Marvin Gaye did it better imo), and the child screaming sounds in "Runaway Child, Running Wild" were jarring lol
O tipo de música que toca quando o protagonista de um romance está apaixonado. Disco divertido de ouvir.
Great stuff! Soul is a genre i dont delve into much so it was a pleasant surprise. the instrumentation was top tier and their voices were (obviously) soulful.
This was outstanding. I really enjoyed this one a ton! The bass lines are amazing!
This was way stranger than I was expecting.
truly magnificent representation of what it feels like in my head whenever Im cruising around on a july summer day at like 11AM. quite the fun shower album and very grateful to have been put onto this one. feels like a I'm on psychedelic drugs watching a flower bloom through the pavement cracks in the best way. drink: coconut water accentuated with some sparkling water, rose petals, raspberry jam, and a piece of a brass sax. rating: 8.58
Shockingly awful
Obviously some great songs in here but didn't grab me much. Still worth a four star
Good upbeat soul album, I’m never gonna love this kind of thing but it’s harmless and fun in places.
solidno s obzirom na žanr, ali ništa posebno i nije mi se baš dopalo... prva strana bila okej, druga već postala blago naporna. jebiga, nije za mene
Come for "Cloud Nine," stay for the half-and-half record that follows. This one is a groundbreaking piece in the Temptations' catalogue as it adds funk to the psychedelic soul sound they had been so seminal in development. Don't be fooled by the opener and 9 and 1/2 minute "Runaway Child Running Wild;" about half of this album is plain, by-the-numbers Motown, which is still a fairly high bar for quality. And really, nothing could follow up those two giant songs so may as well play to your strengths both new and old. I can see this was probably a harder choice of an album to include than most, as the Temptations were always more of a singles act, but they're just too important as a group to outright leave off a list of significant albums... Key Tracks: Cloud Nine, Runaway Child Running Wild
No disputing the great voices but the very similar arrangements for each song are very wearing. The lack of an outstanding song hurts this album too.
This album was a classic 1969 album for me. Low tempo, chilled out and all about love. The vocal performance is awesome but I think it's just a little too slow for me. I also would've liked to hear about something other than love but that is kind of the concept of the whole album so hard to fault it for that. Fav song: Why did she have to leave me (why did she have to go) Least fav: N/A
auntie music
No need for me to listen to this - Motown was the soundtrack of my childhood and then the Beatles saved us. Thanks to the gods for rock 'n roll. This pablum dance music was fun enough until we learned better.
Coolio
One of my favorite albums
Quite a pile of meh if I'm being honest. Very safe radio Motown/funk sound that might have been innovative for all I know, but falls deaf on my 2026 ears as its been iterated on and perfected since. As soon as I got into a groove with a song it was over, and as soon as I got used to the noise, the album was over. Stereo mix I listened to also wasn't really that great. All in all while I won't fault anyone for liking this album, you probably won't catch me paying much mind to it down the line.
Me gustan mucho las vibes, aunque no sé si como para ponérmelo en casa
runaway child
This is a very “low ceiling high floor” album. It’s like drafting Derrick Henry in 2025.
Back in January, I remarked about how The Temptations' All Directions could be characterized by one impressive song surrounded by easy-listening filler. The same could be largely said for this earlier effort, Cloud Nine, which was their foray into psychedelic soul. The first side of this record is pretty much the main attraction here. The opening title track is an impressive bop with the wah-wah guitars and driving beat, as the members exchange lyrics about the struggles of poverty. "Runway Child, Running Wild" is an equally striking nine-minute epic about a child running away from home and finding it difficult to survive on their own, only hampered by having the kid actually cry during the instrumental bridge, even if it is thematically appropriate. Rounding it out is a surprisingly good rendition of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" that worked with the members' harmonized vocals. As for the second side, again, it's easy-listening, largely inoffensive filler. Not a bad track per se, but aside from a smooth rendition of Lou Rawls's "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing", the rest can be chalked up to gooey, sentimental love songs that don't seem to offer anything as close to outstanding as the first half. Hell, even their take on Freddie Scott's "Hey Girl" reminded me way too much of The Temptations' earlier hit "My Girl". Between this record and All Directions, it feels very indicative of how Motown, under Barry Gordy's direction, could be distilled down to making an album out of one or two tracks. It's a practice that certainly worked, but limited what an album could be, at least until Stevie Wonder took creative control and changed the game. Still, I had an alright time with Cloud Nine. The album may have peaked in the first half, but I still got a kick out of it.
not my style but good
Interesting enough, but not enough to bring me back again
Not my thing but perfectly listenable.
First time listening to the Temptations. Really enjoyed this one. May be picking this up on vinyl soon. If you told be psychedelic progressive soul was I thing I would not have believed you, but here we are. 5/5
Bellísimo
The opening number hit me with way more funk than I was expecting. I enjoyed the album, but the A side was much stronger than the B side, which drug on a bit.
Very good record
Love the album cover and liked the music! The runway song was a bit long and didn’t seem to fit as well as the others - a low 4/high3
hermoso disco
Sweet.
how can it not be good?
I haven't properly listened to this band until this challenge. Very enjoyable listen.
Too singy for my liking, but pretty fun and not boring. I won't go back to it, but if you like it you like it, nothing bad to say about it.
not my type of music
Fuh ken A. Love. That Grapevine is incredible. Love that song, & this version is fantastic. Psych funk & soul. That’s a recipe for good times. 4 stars
nice sound
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#129/1001 🇺🇸 A cracking slice of Motown with all that you would expect from the label. Pounding rythm sections, horns, strings and more. Runaway Child Running Wild, Love is a Hurting Thing, I Need Your Loving, Got to Find a Way (To Get You Back).
Flipping between early funk pioneers and run of the mill Motown . Unfortunately not enough of the former
Light 4
What struck me most listening to this now is that the album’s unevenness is not merely forgivable but revealing. It sounds like Motown caught halfway between two models of what a record is supposed to be. Side one pushes hard toward psychedelic soul, social commentary and groove-as-environment thinking, while large parts of side two revert to impeccably crafted romantic singles. Rather than weakening the album, that split becomes the story. You can hear a 45rpm institution adapting, slightly awkwardly but very intelligently, to a 33⅓rpm world. The title track still feels genuinely radical because it reframes psychedelia away from art-school exploration and toward social pressure and psychological escape. The lyrics sketch poverty, exhaustion and instability, while the music somehow combines tightness and sprawl at the same time. That becomes the defining sensation of the album as a whole. Whitfield’s productions are dense, busy and atmospheric, yet never remotely loose. The grooves stretch outward while remaining locked to the floor. A lot of psychedelic music of the period embraced collapse or drift. This feels engineered. The use of the voices is extraordinary throughout. On tracks like “Run Away Child, Running Wild”, the group stops functioning as a simple lead-and-harmony unit and becomes a field of overlapping signals - warning, pleading, narrating, panicking. The arrangements can feel frenetic without ever losing clarity. That tension between emotional disorder and technical control gives the album much of its force. The bass playing deserves separate mention because it increasingly behaves like a lead instrument. By this point, the rhythm section is no longer simply supporting the songs but actively defining their emotional and physical identity. Several tracks have an outright strut to them - not just groove, but body language. Even the more traditional romantic material feels heavier, more urban and more rhythmically assertive than earlier Temptations records. What keeps the album alive is that it never fully resolves its contradictions. It is neither a fully unified psychedelic-soul statement nor simply a collection of singles. Instead it documents transition itself. You can hear Motown’s old craftsmanship and new ambitions coexisting uneasily but productively inside the same record. The seams are visible, and the album is stronger for it.
Motown on niin että harvoin pettää
A solid start with Cloud Nine and Heard it Through the Grapevine but then while it is still pretty good it becomes less funky and loses a bit of its interest. Favorite Songs: Cloud Nine ; Heard it Through the Grapevine
Favorite track(s): Cloud Nine, Runaway Child, Running Wild
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excelente álbum saludos!
Personally one of my favorite genres. Big fan of I Heard It Through The Grapevine. Gonna Keep On Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love hit a prime spot as well. If I could give it a 3.5 I would but just a tad too repetitive for me to give it a 4.
Pretty dang good. I liked keep gonna tryin…
Some old solid classics.
I enjoyed this for what it is.
I I like the album. A good album to tie early 60s Motown and Gaye and wonder of the 70s
Enjoy the energy, fun album
The Temptations are iconic. Never sat down and listened to a full album before though. This one is very well done, with only a few misses. But also, none of the hits they're known for. On balance, it's a 3
Mid.
Nice chill out
two albums from the temptations within 2 weeks of each other made this feel a bit repetitive.
There's something so cringe about every post-motown album. They're all trying to pivot to the next big thing, to remain relevant, and it always comes off as inauthentic.
Don’t know if they have mummy or daddy issues tbh
are we going to pretend this isnt about drugs? great vibe, some tracks are legit bops but i cant say something that really stands out here not really soul not really funk, i can see the influence this had at the time but for a modern day listener falls a bit flat 2.5
Somedays you just really need The Temptations! Reading up on this album, it seems this Grammy winner pissed off a lot of their original fan base by funkin it up a little. I say good for them. One of the most annoying things, to me, in music is when "expert" listeners get angry when their artists take their art in another direction. Like, they're personally attacked or something. Switching things up to remain relevant or reach more people is a wonderful thing if done correctly (of course it can backfire). But in this case, it did not backfire, and it was very enjoyable.
Decent listen.
Excellent album and a wonderful display of a soulful Motown work. Gives me a starting point to further explore The Temptations.
Pretty solid all round
I love the funk and variety of voices. When I hear I Heard it Through the Grapevine I can't help but see the animated dancing grapes from the commercial in the '80s.
Psychedelic soul and funk built on deep bass grooves, sharp brass, layered percussion, and dynamic, multi-part vocals moves with vibrant, restless momentum. Listening feels like riding through a neon-lit city where rhythms constantly shift beneath swirling colors and social tension. The result is energetic and engaging and its dense arrangements are simultaneously over- and underwhelming.
i like it relaxing and has tension
Blue, country, and what wikipedia tells me is "roots rock". This feels like a slimmed-down version of the Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers" album; a reviewer apparently once called them minimalist and I agree.
great music! impossible not love
Solid album. Bunch of great tracks. Sounds a little dated in the production, but overall it's a very enjoyable listening experience.
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Really weird but great
Muy buen disco, sobretodo muy buena banda!
The Temptations' first album that goes beyond the group's typical Motown sound does so with mixed results. The opening track is the clear highlight, a funky-yet-depressing soul cut that makes good use of the group's vocals. The nine-minute "Run Away Child, Running Wild" is the clear attempt to try something psychedelic, with the varied production and long instrumental breaks. It ends up feeling weirdly empty though and is only sometimes interesting. The second side is fairly straightforward Motown soul that is good but not great. The group went onto move adventurous things than this, and while it doesn't really stand out from the 60s soul pack it's at least a pleasant listen.
Soul.
Me gustó, estuvo bueno el paso por el soul. Es divertido y creo que eso es lo que más le destaco. Ahora, no lo volví a escuchar, como dije antes estoy con esto de ponerme al día y mucha atención no le di. Sin embargo, lo disfruté.
Fun enough. ★★★
That soothing old soul R&B that puts your soul on cloud nine
Not for me, which is thought was strange because I love soul and rnb
Unlike most albums, I felt this started weak and ended strong.
The first couple of tracks on here were decent, and I was able to appreciate the more expansive, fuzzed out production which made itself well-known on occasion. The album often feels like it's pulling in different directions, contributing to the disorientating psychedelic-meets-soul sound. However, a significant portion of the rest either grated or blurred into royalty-free YouTube background music, and I mean that disrespectfully. Ultimately it's not really my bag.
Psych tinged soul. The 60s, man.
nice
Crying child on 3rd track very disturbing.
6.0/10 Thought this was pretty groovy.
Bien, bien setentoso.
very cool acutualli
i don’t like motown
I heard it through the grapevine didn't sound like the version I'm used to; the overall album was pretty mellow, not quite the upbeat Temptations I'm used to.
The Temptations are one of those groups I assumed I knew because I’d heard a handful of their hits. This is a much heavier, funkier album than I expected. Vocals are great. I find it loses steam a little as it goes on, but a very solid album.
Really like the sound, the album was solid.
Meh meh meh wop
Oh my god flawless from front to back. The perfect Sunday album. Not a single skip - would happily sit and relisten to this in full again and again and again.
Quick and groovy! The ol five piece sang songers.This is just a hunch, but albums always hit harder on Fridays as I phase out of the corporate hellhole I exist in for a glorious weekend respite!
A fun album with some good funky jams.
Surprisingly Rounded. I expected lots of those catchy pop hits, vocal focused, motown chart stuff. There are some fine examples of that stuff, but then there is some fuzzy guitary rocky funky soul too. Full of unexpected musical credibility!
It was a'ight
Wish I liked this a little more.
I've never gotten down so hard to the sounds of a pained child calling out for his mother
lovely, funky stuff, really just a flawless sound. i oughta learn more about this Norman Whitfield fella
es como el bringing it all back home de dylan pero del funk y soul
Calm album. It's decent, a bit boring.
The album is alright not really my sort of music but can be appreciated just nothing that stood out for me
This is just music that makes you feel good.
That can't decide whether they want to be gritty or sweet. There's a couple good tracks here and some generic second tier Motown
Bien.
Just felt right when listening to it.
Are ALL of these dudes having a hard time getting a girlfriend or something??
I like ‘Cloud Nine’ better overall than the Temptations’ other album in the book, ‘All Directions’. The title track and ‘Runaway Child, Running Wild’, are probably the standout tracks here, really leaning into the psychedelic soul aesthetic. I prefer other versions of ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ (Marvin’s is the definitive version), and ‘Love Is A Hurting Thing’ ( Gloria Ann Taylor’s version is a mesmerizing and emotionally devastating, sprawling, psychedelic soul epic). The rest is your above average but fairly conventional Motown fare.
Decent soulful harmonies. I enjoyed it as much as I can for Motown music.
Never heard their version of I Heard it Through the Grapevine — kinda interesting. Only one hit here, Cloud Nine. The rest was just OK. Great Motown house band. Not available on streaming, their Greatest Hits Vol. 2 was a fave album when it came out in 1970. Bangers all around.
Interesting piece of stylistic transition. The Temptations are one of our great cultural institutions.
Funky wah wah sound….different from their rather formal early smooth love songs. Lovely voice. Fave track…Runaway Child. Enjoyed.
filled with utter joy and whimsy
Weird album it’s like the temptations trying out different genres to see what sticks to the wall. I love soul music listen really hit for me.
waffling between 2 and 3. I think thats the difference for me, I prefer bands for vocalist groups. And here the band feels like an accessory to prop up the vocal performance....for the whole album. Not my cup of tea. That said, its too competant for a 2.
right band; wrong album
Leuk. Begon sterk, later wel wat saaiig
Maybe too much funk for me, sounded all the same
just feel good music. Its so nice and cheers me up
Super stylish music, really cool sound. The best Soul/R'n'B album I have come across in this project so far.
Not my style. Rating is purely personal, this does zero for me.
One thing that you’ll learn in this life, is that there’s two kinds of psychedelic soul. There’s the kind that happened before Neo-soul, and there’s the kind that happened after it. The former is sly and the family stone, and the latter is thundercat. Ya dig? Now let’s get into this album, which is obviously the former. I wasn't too confident in this one after hearing the pretty disappointing "Heard It Though The Grapevine" cover, but then was promptly proved wrong with the next song, "Runaway Child Running Wild" and can I just say that I was not aware of the ball that these brothers had. A funky, frantic exploration of a child's journey through running away from home... holy shit it's incredible. More than incredible, it's one of the most perfect songs I've ever heard. Every part of it moves perfectly together, in such an interesting way! It rivals the great funk and soul songs of the 60s and 70s perfectly. It's SO good. And the rest of the project just rides that afterglow, with some pleasant shorter songs. The big problem the entire time is... I'm sorry. Mr. Eddie Kendricks, your falsetto is not at all your strong suit. And you sing falsetto on most of these songs. However "Hey Girl" is positively beautiful, and "Why Did She Have To..." is a beautiful number as well, with some genuinely crushing lyrics for the time. The entire B-side is just really consistent soul numbers, and honestly that combined with “Runaway Child” makes this album a standout in the journey. Hell, without the falsetto in a couple of these songs, this is an easy 10. 9.5/10
I'm usually a big Temptaions fan, but this album didn't really do it for me. A couple good tracks, but was not a fan of their version of "Heard It Through the Grapevine" Highlights: "I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back)"
Groovy psychedelic soul
I thought these guys only had one song, and that it was 'My Girl'. To hear otherwise is, to put it bluntly, earth-shattering. Favorite Track: Cloud Nine
Title song definitely declares a new sound for the Temptations who were already too eager to follow the sound that Sly and the Family Stone had established. Soulful but psychedelic, multi-vocal, layered beats, taking on the proud Black sound without apology. I Heard It Through The Grapevine is almost as good as Marvin Gaye's but the arrangement is still very very cool. Oh mama! This next track Runaway Child Running Wild is on fire. Expansive, epic, all the singers dialoguing with each other. Otis is growling his rage through every note! The band is jamming so good. The album is practically done after this urgent track. Goes scary with the shrieking "I want my mamma!" This music takes me back to my multi-colored wide-flared bell-bottoms! An almost forgotten sound of the late-60s soul and funk. Then things slow down for the luscious love ballad, Love is a Hurtin' Thing." I used to slow-dance to this with girls too young to know what I didn't know... which is that we were on the threshold of something new. That what the Temptations ushered us through... they started with My Girl and all those amazing happy 60s soul songs... but now they were taking us into new territory, a more complicated territory. But hold on... we're not entirely done with the old Temptations. There's still Hey Girl... which pairs really well with My Girl. Carole King/Gerry Goffin penned this track, and producer Norman Whitfield knew what he was doing passing this to the Temptations. It captures the perfect Motown sound, which isn't giving up its original vibe without a proper tribute. And Eddie Kendricks is warbling that beautiful distinctive falsetto of his on I Need Your Lovin'. Gotta rate that high as high as he sings it. And the three final tracks are made for dancing, so be prepared to have everyone at your party bounce around the floor with verve and abandon. The fine gents etched a classic here, no doubt.
The acapella was great Liked how the first few songs had a instrumental intro They sounded all unique in intro but somehow in the middle of the song its hard to find out what makes each story stand out I liked why did she have to leave me, Cloud nine, i need ur lovin' Need more listens to properly judge
Notables: - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Why Did She Have To Leave Me
Cool and funky, with those classic choppy guitar riffs and bubbling bass lines from the Funk Brothers. Smooth harmonies and lead vocals delivered with conviction. 'Runaway Child Running Wild' is epic.
Not gonna listen
Groovin on cloud9
Solid.
it’s hard to hate the temptations
When I looked at the song titles on today's album I was a bit concerned as the only one I knew was I Heard it Through the Grapevine, but not their version. I am a fan of their music, and very much enjoyed All Directions which I got from the generator a while back, but I was still uncertain how I'd feel about this record. I liked the opening track, Cloud Nine, but didn't really care for their version of Grapevine. When I saw the runtime of Runaway Child, Running Wild I wasn't sure what to think, but I absolutely loved it. And then every song after just felt like what I want The Temptations sound to be. While I knew none of the songs, they all made me feel how I feel when I'm listening to their greatest hits. I smiled throughout and ate it all up. Standouts were every song aside from the first two.
Funk and soul, good vibes!
A solid entry—it just gets rather monotonous for me. The best element is all the backing vocals. The writer is how they rely on the same tricks over and over again. Also: is “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” the song that appears the most throughout the entire list? I think I’ve heard it 3 times during this project.
Supremely easy to listen to but nothing really jumped out as me as incredibly memorable. Very much a background listen for me.
Pretty damn cool! Funky vibe to this. 3 for me. Glad I’ve listened to this one.
listened while cleaning my room. enjoyed.
me ha alegrado una mañana de puta mierda en Vértice
Bonne découverte
Très bon album, très jazzy Content de la découverte !
Nah
Loved the A side. B side dropped a bit but still solid.
I was expecting "My Girl" and the band that all the 90's boy bands tried to be as cool as. I got more than that with some social commentary and very funky beats. Sure lots of songs about boys with girl issues (second side of the album) but the first few tracks (A side) was much more than I was expecting. I nearly gave it a 5.
The album that marked the pivot towards funk, spear headed by the prescient Norman Whitfield. Some great tracks here, and some dusty warmed over Motown tracks as well. Also, this is the first post David Ruffin record, and I think Dennis Edwards is a great singer but he's no Ruffin
Oh wow I've never heard this version of I Heard it Through the Grapevine...
Na początku dobrze buja, ale w drugiej połowie energia trochę klapnie. Nie lubię, jak w utworach są dźwięki płaczącego dziecka (zamknij ryj). Słaba wersja "I heard it through the grapevine", bez charyzmy, koniecznie posłuchajcie sobie wersji w wykonaniu The Slits. Należałoby dodać, że mimo tej krytyki to solidna płyta, zajebisty groove.
Es un lindo album, no me sorprendió tanto como los anteriores que me tocaron. Aun asi lo volvería a escuchar
decent enough Motown, very repetitive lyrics
Très fan de Love is a hurting thing, le reste plus basique j'ai trouvé. Dans le genre, l'album Makings of you de Curtis Mayfield est vraiment bien même si c'est plus symphonique
7/10
It's good. Fine, even. Not really my vibe, but it's hard to go against the Temptations.
3 - decent
Mogla bih sve prepisati što sam rekla za njihov prošli samo se bas manje ističe pa je ovaj ipak malo lošiji.
Rather enjoyable. The child crying on Runaway Child was a bit uncomfortable to hear.
Side A is pretty great but side B is pretty standard. They average out in my book.
They took me to cloud nine alright.
This started off very promisingly even despite my pet peeve of a cover song. Track 3 was good. However, it trailed off into derivative soul/motown. One of the better of this style I’ve had though.
overall feel good album!
i heard it through the grapevine!!!! GREAT album.....reminded me why this project is so cool :) woooo
love these baddies
Júst as funky as the last album, kinda the same vibe
This one’s okay. I liked I Need Your Lovin and Runaway Child. All the songs about getting the girl back were kinda samey.
Cozy soul music. The B side is clearly stronger. 6/10
How to ruin a good song: step 1) add the vocals of a screaming child.
easy listen
Funky and soulful all in one. Great addition to this list.
Me gustó pero tampoco me pareció tan destacable.
Fun and soulful, I especially liked "Hey Girl"
Bonitas vozes, estilo bonito, tranquilinho. Me lembrou uma vibe alegre dos Jacksons 5 que eu curto. Trabalhei na mó paz aqui. Nada mais o que falar, só achei bãozinho mesmo.
Good but I feel like there are better Temptations songs?
A beautiful marriage of jazz and blues. The chaotic limitless jazz instrumentals with lovesick vocals filled with yearning. Very fun album.
5 singers at their peak strength, drawing on what they do best while also pushing the boundaries of psychedelic soul. What more could you want? An outrageously good album and solid proof there should be more Motown on this list. (Although, most of the iconic 60s Motown recordings were released as singles, yet again revealing a problem with the album-focused list.)
I love the Temptations but this album didn’t do it for me
Now this is romance
Past their prime?
Cool
I love how they can be a Motown pop group one minute, and funky, psychy, experimentalists the next - they seem to cover both ends of the spectrum on this record. I found it a bit meandering and aimless in places, but the world’s a better place for them.
I was looking forward to this for a change of tempo and sound, but found it a bit lacking. I wanted to be thrilled by that motown popness, but it seemed to lack sparkle somehow. Not helped by the slightly lacklustre version of Heard it through the grapevine (which I know was a Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong penned tiune) but I don't think this was the first version?? A fine album just not what I hoped for.
Title track was stronger than the rest
Thoroughly enjoyable.
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album #21 every track name on this made me giggle because of how it reads as more and more desperate as the tracks go on LOL. 3/5 because it's the temptations and they have a very clear influence on music and also their bass lines fuck. ꩜ album rating: ★★★☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,068 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 10 (+1 Cloud Nine) ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 3 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 14