Originally Posted by
WaitingWatchingLookingForAChance
That's exactly the thing that I feel derailed the albums after "Sing HDH"- the need to constantly record music that was groundbreaking or a newer sound than the last hit. I get it, don't get me wrong, the Supremes and Diana in particular, were in an echelon far apart from nearly everyone else on the planet besides the Beatles. They couldn't just record good music. Everything, EVERYTHING had to be better than the last thing. One reason why I enjoy many of the other Motown albums from the mid-to-lower level groups post '67. With them, they didn't have to craft cutting edge material constantly, so you got to hear some fundamentally good music. "I'll Set You Free" may have been considered a very good single for most anyone else, but not progressive enough at this point for a Supremes single.
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