The one hundred fifty-ninth album: #159 The Temptations - Cloud Nine
While rock still seems to be dominating the list, a break for something else is always welcome and the soul from the Temptations is a welcome change.The vocals are strong throughout the album, the five leads working well together through the record. What pushses the soul further here is the soundtrack - while at times rather standard for soul, from time to time it moves further with its sounds and creates what's called psychedelic soul. It means we get some good, strong soul songs with the occasional oddity, which works well as the more psychedelic sounds blend well.