Face to Face With the Truth

The debut 1971 album from Norman Whitfield’s musical vehicle The Undisputed Truth is psychedelia meets soul and funk via layers of funky guitars, big, memorable basslines, plenty of studio experimentation from Whitfield and a mood that is, throughout the first half of the album, dark and oppressive. The last three tracks in contrast sweeten the mood with more traditional Motown soul fair including a vamp-filled take on Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On.’