Another uplifting songs has any other artist had so many incredible songs
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Another uplifting songs has any other artist had so many incredible songs
I still prefer Martha & The Vandellas version of this song.
Martha's is the ultimate but I do think the DRATS version is really very nice and had Martha NOT done it, it would have been an excellent recording. probably not a single release but makes a great album track
I just listened to the Martha version after enjoying her singing this song Diana Ross comes up on top there’s a beauty in Diana Ross’s voice that cannot be matched The forcefulness and the soulfulness is heaven
Has Diana Ross ever recorded a version of any song at any time over the past 60 years that you have found to be inferior to a recording by any other artist dead or alive?Quote:
Originally Posted by after you
Not really because she has that voice from the heavens one of the only songs I disliked was I’m me
That is indeed a truly awful song, but to the best of my knowledge we have not had any other versions of that crime to humanity. I cannot even comprehend why anyone would wish to cover that song. One listen to Ms Ross's version should be enough to last a lifetime.Quote:
Originally Posted by after you
NOT on my watch!!!!!! 😂🤣😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂. I love I Am Me. That was a biggie for me when I had turned 18 😀Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebrock
Another not so great one was girls
Sorry if i have upset you Lamar but i have always hated I am me. If it is any consolation to you Ms Ross herself quite likes the song and insisted it be included on the Voice of love compilation album much to my horror!Quote:
Originally Posted by JLoveLamar
Agree with you on this one too. Spoiled an otherwise decent album.Quote:
Originally Posted by after you
I prefer Martha and the Vandellas version. But Diana Ross and the Supremes did do a nice version.
Thank you for saying what everyone else is thinking, LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebrock
Although I prefer Martha's version I think Diana does a great job and her vocals suit the song. Never been a huge fan of the song, no matter who sang it. The problem for me is the backing track on the Supremes' version. It just feels heavy to the ears compared to Martha and the Vandellas' version. Maybe we'll get another version or mix in the future.
lolol i like it too!! i agree it's not her penultimate moment on vinyl but i've never understood the vast hatred of it lol. Same with GirlsQuote:
Originally Posted by JLoveLamar
I especially enjoy needling Bluebrock on these two!!! lolol I'm sure he's long since just written off to bizarre American taste lol
oh i would LOVE to have been a fly on the wall at the meeting where she stated this and watch you attempt to hold your composure lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Bluebrock
btw i'm sitting here at my desk humming along in my head to I Am Me lol
"i'm not carbon copy of no one else. right or wrong..."
lol
I like the lyrics, it’s Diana’s voice that i find grating on this one. She never seems to alter pitch making her voice sound rather manufactured. I also find her backing vocals quite harsh.Quote:
Originally Posted by sup_fan
A simpler, more laid back approach as in “It’s My House” might have worked wonders.
It was a case of obeying "she who must be obeyed"! No one else wanted that damn song to be included, but she said it was her album and if we wanted her to promote it she insisted upon it's inclusion.Quote:
Originally Posted by sup_fan
To rub salt in my already deep wound she later told she wouldn't have minded had we left it off the album! I could have screamed, and almost did!
I can laugh about it now, but it was much less amusing back in the day.
I did get very frustrated when i didn't get my way, but it was never ever dull.
hahaha oh that's great that she later told you she was bluffing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebrock
how about the flip side? where there songs that you all really wanted and she was like "meh"
i hear you on that one. it's a very mechanical vocal performance but i don't know that that isn't too bad here. she's also this way on Lovin Livin Givin. and it sort of works. i don't know if that was really an artistic decision - might be giving her too much credit and she really was just being lazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ollie9
I definitely agree with overall fan opinion that her production of her own vocals typically was lacking. and on SE she really got carried away with the echo effects, as if that was going to hide the fact that she really wasn't giving her all
I see SE as her saying "hey - i've been under the thumb of a manager and company for decades and always been told what to sing and how to sing it. i was to experiment and try a little of everything on this lp"
so the connective thread is interpreting each song in a different style and genre. i get it - that's not a very strong unifying concept. but you have 50s doo wop, disco, heavy metal, reggae, soap opera soul, pop, power ballad, novelty.
I never thought of Silk electric that way--a concept album exploring a variety of vocal approaches. Not one of my favorite albums by her, but now will have to give it a re-listen with this in mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by sup_fan
As for Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things, it's Martha all the way. The Supremes' version is more of another album filler cut they recorded. It's alright. Martha and the Vandellas' version has passion and deep soul.
I wanted It's hard for me to say or cross my heart. I wanted something from her rca years that she sung with passion and committment rather than half hearted wishy washy froth.Quote:
Originally Posted by sup_fan
And as the old saying goes too many cooks spoil the broth!Quote:
Originally Posted by sup_fan
oh Blue - you're such a Debbie Downer lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Bluebrock