^^Jim , your summation seems spot on^^
^^Jim , your summation seems spot on^^
I didn't say I dislike it but to my ears the screeching of Owww was probably something that the general public was not used to hearing Ross do. She certainly had a distinctive voice that was very pliable in various genres. I am guessing she used to the owws to sound more in tune with the sound of the song-more psychedelic and rock oriented.Just that the public was probably used to hearing her oooh like she started Baby Love with rather than the owwws that punctuated this song. Her vocals here are probably the most full after Love is like an Itchin' in My Heart. The public is very fickle they want you to change after you have had success with one sound but then will criticize you that you don't sound like you used to.
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There's much about it that's annoying [and some not) ..... the drumming???
Last edited by Boogiedown; 05-16-2021 at 03:57 PM.
Jay Leno was a massive fan of Diana’s owww. He even asked her to recreate the owww from “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” when he interviewed her in 95.
I truly believe no one does an owww quite as good as M’s Ross. They sound rather sexy.
Ow! This was definitely not where I was wanting this to go. I was just noting the change in Ross' vocals and the hurried, rush tempos of the songs without the crafting of HDH may have contributed to sales not being as stellar as during the Supremes' era. Ross' vocals changed as she was exploring, I mean listen to her breathless hiccup during the TCB era when singing live. As far as Mary's vocals on Red Hot, the song was clearly influenced by James Brown and that is who I think she was influenced by.
I just was pointing out the differences in these songs from their HDH era previously.I think the hurried rush sound on some of these songs are really the glaring difference and I wonder what Motown was thinking with some of this, what type of new sound were they trying to give DRATS.
Hey. You have not said or done anything wrong. You merely voiced your opinion. Personally i disagree with it but you have every right to have an opinion.
Not many fans have a high opinion of nmwsya but i have always enjoyed it, but i don't care for The Composer.
Different strokes.......
No fowl. Its all harmless dissecting of songs and their nuances. The owwws in NMWSYA , really don't add or subtract to the song's overall quality. They're just kinda there. Not sure why Diana goes 'ooowww' as the 'Supremes' rattle off the horoscope signs ....but she does ....
I'm not a fan of the 'owww' screech, particularly at the start of the song. The whole intro is annoying, actually. I think the song should have just started with the lyrics: "The moon shines bright above..." Rattling off the zodiac signs along with the 'owww' in the middle of the song is less jarring, and adds a little excitement.
I feel the same about "Some Things". The background shouting the title of the song at the start is annoying. Saving it for the middle would have been a nice surprise.
NMWSYA is a so-so song for DRATS, even if it was just an album cut. I think BG should have saved it for the J5. Not sure which song between Composer or Sign I think is better, or worse. When Ed introduced them my jaw dropped when he said the new single was Sign when I expected him to say The Composer. I thought they looked silly, overall. I was more than ready for Diana to leave the group, and real soon, although I hadn't heard anything about that at this point in 1969.
Diana Ross' "Ows" are alright, but other singers do it better. Diana Ross is top of the class with "oooh-oooh" and "Boy" and "hey".
I think a lot of people felt this way including the Supremes themselves and Motown. Looking back if I were Gordy I would have had Diana go solo after Love Child. Maybe have her do a few final gigs with Mary and Cindy around when TCB aired and then have her be on her way. Have Mary and Cindy chill out for a little and take a long vacation if they still haven't found Diana's replacement.
Ha did you mean this to read funny Ollie, owww owww owww.
So, what other songs does Diana go ooow on?? We need a Diana Ross owww song list !!
funny, I agree . Her 'boys' are excellent.
Spreadinglove21
Diana Ross' "Ows" are alright, but other singers do it better. Diana Ross is top of the class with "oooh-oooh" and "Boy" and "hey".
Last edited by Boogiedown; 05-18-2021 at 01:53 AM.
I never attempt to be funny Boogie.
Oh my goodness, songs that Diana goes owww on. It’s a little early in the morning for such esoteric conversation, but i will have a go.
“Happy To See You Again”, and “Surrender for sure. Erm..” I’m A Winner” possibly. Songs with the Temptations?.
“Happy To See You” has a very different style of owww then “NMWSYA”. It’s more of a growled owww then your straight forward, no holes barred owww..
Having said that i still find it equally as enjoyable. It would be fun to have a recording of every owww Diana has ever made.....Perhaps one day.
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