Ron Tyson, Otis Williams, Bruce Williamson, Terry Weeks and Joe Herndon of The Temptations (main) and Lawrence Roquel Payton, Harold Spike DeLeon, Ronnie McNeir and Abdul Duke Fakir of The Four Tops (inset) perform on stage on April 1, 2014 in Leeds, United Kingdom. Photo: Andrew Benge/Redferns via Getty Images
Back in their respective heydays, the Four Tops and the Temptations both occupied spots near the summit of the Motown hierarchy, and that competition was renewed Monday on Broadway, where the two groups kicked off a weeklong residency.
While the Tops sang some of the same old songs, it was the Temps who dished out some old showbiz schooling. Following an opening salvo of trash-talking, the Tops went first but faltered quickly. Only Abdul "Duke" Fakir is left from the original lineup, and newer members Lawrence Payton Jr. and Harold Bonhart lack the vocal power of the late, great lead singer Levi Stubbs.
The Temptations always had better songs, slicker moves, flashier threads and more charisma — and it's the same more than 50 years on. Like the Four Tops, the quintet has only one original member, Otis Williams. But the full-bodied bellow of Bruce Williamson and the falsetto of Ron Tyson nearly make up for the sorely missed David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks.
The Temps delivered with the rousing soul of "Get Ready," the dreamy R&B of "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)," and even the streetwise funk of "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone."
Although this friendly match-up continues till Sunday, the fight for bragging rights is already looking remarkably one-sided.
"The Temptations & the Four Tops" continues Thursday through Sunday at the Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway; 212-730-8200.
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