We always have threads on here about who is the best girl group: Destiny's Child, The Supremes, EnVogue...etc.

But we never discuss the classic male R&B groups.....The Dells, The Dramatics, The Stylistics, The O'Jays, The Ohio Players...but my all time favorite group hands down is....





photos courtesy of: http://www.angelfire.com/...mptations/

and there you have it.....

u missed out the four tops. They were "better". No one in the temps can touch levi.


Its just 60's pop music done boyband style. I like new kids, they 80's boyband style.

thesexofit said:

naw i disagree, i love the four tops, but umm no....i don't think they compare to the Tempts, but we all have our opinions....

Smokie Robinson and the Miracles.

Top Twenty US and UK singles
1960: "Shop Around"
1963: "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"(b-side) "Who's Lovin' You",
1963: "Mickey's Monkey"
1965: "Ooo Baby Baby"
1965: "The Tracks of My Tears"
1965: "My Girl Has Gone"
1965: "Going to a Go-Go"
1966: "(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need"
1967: "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage"
1967: "I Second That Emotion" (US #4)
1968: "If You Can Want"
1968: "Baby, Baby Don't Cry"
1970: "The Tears of a Clown"
1971: "I Don't Blame You at All"
1974: "Do It Baby" (US #13)
1976: "Love Machine -

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all the above, and adding:

the Chi~lites
the Five Stairsteps
the Neville Brothers
little Anthony and the Imperials
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Jackson 5
New Edition

How do you leave out the Isleys?

It's hard to sya R&B group, their are different types of R&B. It would be eisier if you narrow it down.

The Moments
The O'Jays
The Jackson 5

they can all be canidates, but they did different R&B.

--The Moments were more slow jams and smooth grooves
--The Jackson 5 were bubblegum soul, doing lots of uptempo jams (also some call the Jackson 5 a band)
--The O'Jays were more of the political type group

I could list male R&B groups all day long because they consist of most of my favorite music:

The Isley Brothers
The Barkays
Lakeside
Cameo
The Ohio Players
Brick
Con-Funk-Shun
Zapp
War
The Stylistics
Blue Magic
The Delfonics
The Dramatics
Switch
Heatwave
GQ

Just to name a few.

from top to bottom--nobody was better than the Temps in their prime--paul, otis williams, eddie kendricks, david ruffin and then dennis edwards--although other groups had outstanding lead singers, you'd be hard pressed to name the rest of the group

the miracles--smokey and....?
the four tops-- levi and.....?
the chi lites-- eugene record and.....?
the spinners--phillippe wynn and....?

I would say it's a tie between Kool & the Gang and Mint Condition.

Wow!! To me the best R&B male group and to me theres a plenty of them.

L.T.D
Temptations
The Dells
The Dramatics
War
Parliment-Funkadelic
Stylistics
Kool & the Gang
The Ohio Players
Cameo
ConFunkShun
Maze feat Franki Beverly
Isely Brothers
Four Tops
The Barkays
The Ojays
Levert
Boyz to men
Jodeci
New Edition
The Spinners
Jacksons/Jacksons 5
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Toni Tone Tony
Mint Condition

Oh sh*t!! How can I forget Earth Wind & Fire

angela74 said:

Average White Band too

Dancelot said:

Awww.. Dancelot

angela74 said:

ahhwww.. you know I'm kidding

Dancelot said:

I know. I had that one coming that was cool how you post that up

Fatback ,The Time ,G.Q, Silk and Bloodstone are some more good ones too.

Heatwave and The Impressions also.

Guy/Blackstreet too.

Jackson 5, Boyz II Men, Take 6

The Temptations!!!!! Damn those guys can SANG!!

The Jackson 5 were good..The Jacksons were better.
Difference? Age
I like Michael's adult voice tons better then his child voice. Not to say both aren't great. I think it is just a matter of taste.
Either way..The Jacksons get my vote.

jasonstar said:

The Jackson 5/The Jacksons have got to be right up their as the best of all time.

jasonstar said:

The Jacksons are forever the bomb, to be sure (even if I get sick of hearing how great somewhat played-out stuff like "Blame It On The Boogie", "Can You Feel It", "Heartbreak Hotel", etc., etc. are when they had lesser hits or non-hits that are on the same level of excellency). I'm partial to the Jackson 5, though, because of that rich, timeless Motown sound and Michael's voice being at its peak (just listen to "Who's Lovin' You".. adult Mike couldn't feck with that).

Milli Vanilli.

ChristopherTracyParade said:

You gotta be kidding

The best? My favorite - The Delfonics.

angela74 said:

C'mon! Best vocals I've EVER heard!

My personal favorite is The Spinners.
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