Originally Posted by
bradsupremes
I think when they started Invictus HDH were trying to reestablish themselves. Their flow was stopped when they left the studios at Motown. Songs like "Band Of Gold" and "Give Me Just A Little More Time" fit with the time but they weren't truly evolutionary like their last year at Motown. I think it was HDH getting back into the groove. Songs like "Reflections," "Forever Came Today," and "I'm In A Different World" that were written and recorded during their last year at Motown were ahead of their time. Those songs were far more sophisticated in lyrics, chord progressions, style, and arrangements. It's a clear direction of where HDH were heading and where they would have taken the Supremes and Four Tops. The one question remains is how successful the sophiscated style would have been for the groups. "I'm In A Different World" and "Forever Came Today" were poor charting singles despite them being incredible songs. I don't know if HDH having just left Motown may have caused the labels to not give the singles the extra push. Almost as a way of Motown "punishing" HDH. Starting up Invictus, HDH went back to what made them successful but adapted to the times.
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