Originally Posted by
thisoldheart
i do thank all of you for your suggestions for post motown work by hdh. i liked some of them ... but not a single song had the depth of sound, a melody, or lyrics that were even close to what hdh were doing at motown. i am not saying that i believe they should have replicated their motown sound, but quite honestly, i think work done by stax or hi records was much better than hdh's output on inviticus/hotwax. they seem to be trying for a grittier sound, but it comes off sounding so much less sophisticated than the motown work that i wouldn't even believe they were the writers & producers of this work. listening to this work makes me realize how much motown was a team because very few managed to have a better artistic career post motown.
... and whatsup with whoever was dissin' "third finger, left hand"? that's a "b" side mini masterpiece! thanks again ... but i remain unconvinced ....
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