Originally Posted by
RanRan79
That lead competition is irritating, especially when remembering that the three women were such great singers on their own and should have been able to come together beautifully. I've always gotten the feeling that one of them wasn't much of a group person anyway and was more or less using the group as a stepping stone. And not that I'm knocking that. I think it's a logical step for some. But I think that some of the competition, even when singing background, had a lot to do with future plans. Just my opinion.
As for favorite groupings, Roberta we're on the same page. It doesn't get any better than Florence, Diana and Mary for me, be it live or on record. Record wise my second favorite lineup is a tie between DRATS and JMC. I just love most of the recorded music the two lineups put out. But live, my second fav lineup is JML. They sound like a group that could vocally compete with the other female groups out at the time. IMO single worst decision made regarding the 70s Supremes was Mary's refusal to leave Motown with Jean and Lynda and become another group. The Supremes were always going to be Diana Ross and the three ladies she sang with, while everyone else would be just as Supreme but constantly in the 60's shadow. JML were three gifted and gorgeous, brown skinned women. Their look [[when they weren't wearing DRATS hand me downs and going for the 60s glamour) was as seventies as the Supremes would ever get. They could sing their asses off and dance too. There's was no GOOD reason why the three of them shouldn't have left Motown and the Supremes name behind and joined another record company. Several high profile artists had already left and went on to great success elsewhere. These ladies were good enough to do it too.
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