Originally Posted by
sup_fan
i think we need to subdivide the time periods even more.
the Jean era seems to mostly have the same approach of 1 lead and 2 additional singers. but at least M and C [[and later L) weren't relegated quite as much to the background. they aren't literally 5 feet behind the lead mic position on stage
there's a clip of MJC on stage, in the round. if you got to youtube and search for Supremes All I Want live, you'll find it. there's no audio from the show and so the poster used AIW from the jimmy webb set. upon inspection you can recognize some of the choreography as Up The Ladder and Stop. And at one point, mary is at the "lead" mic singing something and then jean returns to it. obviously the settings for this mic were such that it was at the appropriate audio levels for the lead vocals. you'll also see M and C at their mics with Jean taking the lead mic in hand and doing more movement around the stage
Also if you listen to the audio bootlegs of live shows, like Central Park, you'll hear much more group interaction in the dialogs. Jean definitely speaks the most but mary is much more involved and Cindy also has segments in the script. so it's much more of a group effort
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