Originally Posted by
Quinn
I guess i'll add my two cents here.While I do agree that "Show Me" was a quality song I can see why QC decided not to release it.Considering that it was tried on four different acts with Smokey Robinson laying the best and most passionate vocal,it still lacked something.First of all let's discuss what we know as the "Motown Sound" and how this song fit or didn't fit that concept.I'll use SR&TM version to lead the example.
That particular version was completed on Nov.25,1964,which in my estimation means that it would've been scheduled to come out in early 1965.Now imagine that it was released and you bought "The Complete Motown Singles Vol.5" and heard it among all the other songs on the box.That record wouldn't stand out or feel funny?.Listen to the songs that were actually released,which I think were rejected only B.G. wanted to give the guys a chance with songs he kinda liked.The company sound is largely absent from their recordings.
The mixes are the second thing."Motown Mixes" as I call them were fashioned to put great emphasis on the beat and the bass.Even though their songs had great clarity,the understated mixing makes the tunes sound less energetic.They don't jump out and demand attention like most of the company's tunes.
The Two Bobby's recorded about 30 songs while at hitsville and it would be nice to hear one version of the 20 or so tracks still languishing in the archive.They just didn't understand the creative requirements to realize the success their contemporaries were.
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