Originally Posted by
jobucats
Can someone break down what was each of the members of HDH's expertise? Who specialized at what?
Along with the actual final production sound, I was always amazed at the chord combinations of the compositions. They [[or one of them) were able to arrange basic chords in unique progressions which served as a canvas for those melodies. I find, as a composer, that coming up with a chord pattern is first. Some writers have a melody first. Some have a rhythmic pattern first.
To the original question. I feel HDH were musically going in a more creative and innovative direction than what the general public was expecting from Motown. As mentioned before, songs like "7 Rooms of Gloom," "Reflections" [[which did well), "I'm in a Different World, "Forever Came Today," "You Keep Running Away,", etc. were all excellent productions musically; however, it was not what the public wanted to hear. It was too sophisticated. In my opinion, their quality of musical output with Invictus was a step back production wise. There was not a freshness about it. But I do salute HDH for inspiring me and others over the years.
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