The Four Tops - Reach Out

The last Motown record to be crafted by the legendary trio of Holland, Dozier & Holland before they hit it and quit, Reach Out was a crossover smash racially by blending Levi Stubbs’ terse soulful howl with white pop covers like If I Were A Carpenter and I’m A Believer. With titanic slabs of perfect emo anguish like Standing In The Shadow Of Love, Bernadette and the title track - as well as the absolutely class haunted house proto-goth nonsense of 7-Rooms Of Gloom - the Four Tops proved they were the perfect soundtrack to any true heartbreak. It’s also the 429th Greatest Album Of All Time according to Rolling Stone magazine, so this week Christopher and Liam listened to it and now they’re going to talk about it. Featuring digressions and embellishments on everything from Billy Bragg to the 2011 Bannerman High School version of the musical Little Shop Of Horrors. All that plus Secret Posho and YouTube Comment of the Week. Enjoy An Album! Enjoy.