Originally Posted by
thisoldheart
seems like the beatles and rolling stones managed from early on to make cohesive albums. they didn't throw in fiiler material. that wasn't motown's method. the singles were their bread and butter. some complain about the repetition. i don't see it that way. each single compliments the prior release and create mini suites or symphonies with complimentary movements. think of this almost 20 minute sound suite: reach out, standing in the shadows, bernadette, & 7 rooms. or going to a-go-go, whole lotta shakin', & come round here. so, although motown is frequently weak in the album department - what in the heck is "these boots are made for walking" doing on the otherwise very passable "supremes a go-go" lp? Motown more than makes up for it with their bread and butter singles. i just charted out all od h/d/h's singles by recording date. what a perfectly sublime set of singles without hardly a miss. that is the motown magic in a nutshell for me. i get so frustrated with the album that will throw in a song by different producer, sound, and usually a from a few years earlier. it is so dang jarring to my testy ears! it's all in the singles!
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