Quote Originally Posted by RanRan79 View Post
That's the frustrating thing when talking Mary, Flo and even Jean. With Diana there is a ton of music to discuss within her solo career. We get to weed through the good and the bad. The worst that Diana's career has offered us does not define her career because the good often outweigh the bad. Mary and Flo in particular get shitted on as singers when most of what we have was nowhere near the quality of what Diana was given, even if we just compare debut albums. While I find both Mary and Flo's solo debut work to have legit pros and cons, legit winners and losers, there isn't much follow up work. So sure, in regards to Mary, the debut might very well be comparable to Silk Electric or the RCA debut or EA, had she recorded a ton more albums. Unfortunately this is all we get and it's used as evidence that Mary was best as a supporting actress, which is completely opposite my opinion. [[Of course Mary did go on to release another two or three albums decades apart, right?)
very valid point. especially with Flo. there's such a limited amount of material and much of it was when she was quite young. while gifted at the age of 18, she [[like pretty much anyone) still needed coach and learning and experiences. she didn't get those