(DIR) Return Create A Forum - Home --------------------------------------------------------- Motown Treasures (HTM) https://motowntreasures.createaforum.com --------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** (DIR) Return to: Four Tops ***************************************************** #Post#: 12359-------------------------------------------------- The American Four Tops! By: humboldt Date: March 30, 2024, 2:06 pm --------------------------------------------------------- Today I happened to see a theatre poster for a forthcoming concert by The American Four Tops! They have nothing to do with current Motown group of 1 Top + 3! It's just a tribute group. So does that mean we will get The American Supremes or The American Martha Reeves & The Vandellas or The American Marvelettes or The American Temptations? It's false advertising as I'm sure that most people at these shows will think they are the real thing! I have no problem with tribute groups as long as they are advertised as such. (HTM) https://youtu.be/oRIVobsyLXY?si=uNc9fKKDcc_ilaR2 [attachimg=1] #Post#: 12365-------------------------------------------------- Re: The American Four Tops! By: Paul Nixon Date: March 31, 2024, 7:17 am --------------------------------------------------------- A friend of mine went to see them locally to me convinced they were the real deal. How do you explain to someone that because they don't Tour Tops songs they aren't the Four Tops? And what would the real Tops be doing in a small town in Suffolk? Mind you the real Four Tops aren't really the real Four Tops anymore either. What's going to happen when the last members of these groups pass? Already we have the breakaway group Dennis Edwards Temptations still performing without Dennis so that's an almost tribute group carrying on without its lead singer....and don't get me started on Get Ready for here they come...they obvs don't know their Tops from Tempts. #Post#: 12372-------------------------------------------------- Re: The American Four Tops! By: humboldt Date: March 31, 2024, 3:36 pm --------------------------------------------------------- Back in 2001 I was in Las Vegas. I was delighted to find that Martha was appearing at NY NY along with the Platters & Coasters who were support to Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. Whether those groups had any original members I had no idea nor did I care. In any case they were very good. On came MR&TV who were as good as expected. Lois was well up to standard the other lady was good to. As they were leaving the stage I overheard the lady next to me saying that of course that was not the original Martha as she died years ago! I did indeed set her right on the matter. *****************************************************