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― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 20:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 09:46 (nineteen years ago) link
'Love Hangover' (godlike)'I'm Still Waiting' (expert mawkishness, especially the 'i've got the groove' chorus)'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' (which puts to bed the lie that she can't sing)'Chain Reaction' (Bee Gees = Motown = genius; the last chorus, where it zips up an octave (what's the technical word for this?) is just ecstatic)
― stevie (stevie), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 10:07 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 19:15 (nineteen years ago) link
Modulation?
― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 19:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 19:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― donut christ (donut), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 19:28 (nineteen years ago) link
I mean, I just don't get the appeal.
i'm not a fan of the supremes, but at least a handful of diana ross' solo songs are truly perfect:
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 9 January 2011 18:56 (thirteen years ago) link
I think that her first solo album might be one of the best things to come out on the Motown label, there isn't a bad cut on there. I think The Boss might be my other favourite from her, other than that, it's pretty hit and miss. Some tracks off the 1976 album self titled are nice, a couple off Surrender(1971) are great - (I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel for You,Didn't You Know You'd Have to Cry Some Time and I'll Settle for You). Really like the first two tracks from Baby It's Me (1976.
Voice is smooth like butter.
― historyyy (prettylikealaindelon), Sunday, 9 January 2011 19:42 (thirteen years ago) link
I think I can agree with some of what's been said on the thread here, in that she doesn't really have all that much of a voice, but the materal given to her by Holland/Dozier/Holland was so classic anyone could make a great single out of it. Also for her solo stuff she has been very dependent on the quality of the material given to her to sing - the Chic organization stuff was obviously great, and I really liked the two Michael Jackson penned singles she did in the 80s as well.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 9 January 2011 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link
really? she hits some notes on touch me in the morning, and does it with grace and power, and so much sorrow in her voice.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 9 January 2011 22:23 (thirteen years ago) link
. . . like, some high and sustained notes, i mean.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 9 January 2011 22:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Yep, OK, she can sing, but she's not extraordinary the way a lot of soul singers from that era were.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Monday, 10 January 2011 00:30 (thirteen years ago) link
On the other hand, this is extraordinary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMJDjLsmKGM
― Dans la Bot (seandalai), Monday, 10 January 2011 01:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh, I very much DO think she is an extraordinary singer! The Supremes were not one of the biggest acts of the twentieth century primarily because they had great songwriters!
― timellison, Monday, 10 January 2011 01:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I'd rate a dozen girl groups over the Supremes, and I'd rate at least a dozen female soul artists over Diana Ross, but each incarnation has a couple of all-time classics.
― Dans la Bot (seandalai), Monday, 10 January 2011 01:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Love this one, co-written and produced by Daryl Hall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8w7CCq036o
― Gus Van Sotosyn (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 10 January 2011 02:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Let's also not forget that Diana Ross oozes "superstar" once she enters the stage. Few singers have more of that very obvious temptation that she does, and that is also something that plays an important part in having made here, exactly, a superstar.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Monday, 10 January 2011 02:29 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvW18DDkFrU
― historyyy (prettylikealaindelon), Monday, 10 January 2011 13:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Besides, the best Supremes stuff is the late 60's stuff, just after she left.
I own a "Supreme's Greatest Hits" which was contemporaneous for the lineup at the time, ie no Diana on it. It's great.
― Mark G, Monday, 10 January 2011 13:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Isn't Supremes without Diana Ross early 70s rather than late 60s though?
Not like I would consider it their best, but among their post-Holland/Dozier/Holland output, songs like "Up The Ladder To The Roof", "Floy Joy" and "Nathan Jones" are in no way inferior to the Diana Ross-led material they released after they parted with Holland/Dozier/Holland.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Monday, 10 January 2011 15:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Not like I would consider it their best
I would, but then that's just me.
― Mark G, Monday, 10 January 2011 15:40 (thirteen years ago) link
someone needs to do a "hauntology" reworking of ross' singles, pronto.
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 10 January 2011 15:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Really, really enjoying Ross eighties work, some excellent dance singles like "Swept Away" (with Daryl Hall) and "Eaten Alive" (with Michael Jackson!). Some good funky post-disco noir that makes excellent use of her instrument. She worked with Barry Gibb, too - another dance genius.
http://thefunkshow.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=231:cd-of-the-month-diana-ross-six-times-a-diva-&catid=42:cd-of-the-month&Itemid=57
Her records were always strong on atmosphere.
― NO CLOO (I M Losted), Monday, 16 March 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9EkvjLI9a4
― calstars, Friday, 27 January 2017 03:13 (seven years ago) link
she is one of the great artists of her time and there is a giant truckload of rong on this thread, what the hell. every track on the Boss went to #1 on the dance charts. every one of them. hugely important figure to dance culture imo, timeless classics throughout her career.
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Friday, 27 January 2017 03:19 (seven years ago) link
Yeah and her voice is pretty important in the Supremes. She might not be among the greatest singers of all times (clearly) but she as her own personality and her voice has something very different from other soul/rnb singers. It's very metallic and sharp. Not sweet or powerful, for instance.Anyway, the idea that anyone could have made these fantastic songs as great seems quite wrong to me.For her stuff with the Supremes alone, totally classic.Then the Boss album and some other late 70s/80s tracks are also great.and I'm not even particularly a fan of hers !
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 January 2017 10:12 (seven years ago) link
She really is....supreme.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 02:17 (six years ago) link
any love for the (rehabilitated by vaporwave) cool glide of "it's your move" from swept away?
― brimstead, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 02:22 (six years ago) link
ah yes! do you prefer D's version or V's?
― calstars, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 02:38 (six years ago) link
IT DOESN'T MATTERNO IT DOESN'T MATTER
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 02:51 (six years ago) link
WTF at the premise for this thread?
Her vocals on "Someday We'll be Together" are masterfully tender. "Say it, say it, say it, say it again"
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Friday, 8 November 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
ya lol @ avg vocals comments
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 8 November 2019 17:11 (four years ago) link