Originally Posted by
TheMotownManiac
1) Motown kept them touring all the time because they were making so much money off the tours. Gordy was an avoricious s.o.b. Of the highest order. Still, I’d gave cut back their touring schedule by 10-20% for fatigue and Ross’ voice.
2) I’m all for giving Mary and Flo each a solo in every show and maybe on albums if the quality is there. Not Cindy, however as her voice, to me, is ordinary and no one would pay to hear her solo by choice.
3) The duets were wildly successful with 2 platinum albums and two successful albums.
4) MY big change would be the focus on recording QUALITY tunes only when Ross’ voice was well rested - she sounds so hoarse on some cuts I can’t listen to them. It’s disgraceful. And absolutely no random track assignments just so producers could bill a session out. It’s shameless.
5) I can’t imagine making a movie with three women who cannot act. Diana was OK delivering her lines, that Mary and Cindy Would have needed major major major major major training and to what point? Who would want to go see them in a movie to begin with? The Harvey girls? Mary can’t even stay in character during your nobody till somebody loves you. Diana and Flo, perhaps but not M&C, JMC, or MSS.lynda could deliver lines so maybe something with her but not a film.
6) someone mentioned a special with the four tops which I think would’ve been a good idea, but I don’t think any network would have bought it so it would have to be syndicated… But with a lot of work it could’ve been a good show.
7) The specialty albums were quite popular except for funny girl. Liverpool alone probably sold more than all the marvel ads or Vandellas studio albums combined. Those albums helped make the group special and not just another pop group
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