Quote Originally Posted by sup_fan View Post
Part of the power of Diana Ross though, IMO, was her amazing way to convey emotion and the story of a song through lyric. part of her talent is her storytelling. the way she combines her musical phrasing with lyric. Also her vocal tone was always "the sound." from the early Sup days until later solo work, the timber of her voice was always able to penetrate even big heavy tracks like Lovelight or It's My Turn.
All this is true and that's why I said that "for a Diana Ross fan" it's frustrating. But if you don't look for her sound, it's quite a good song. Your remarks apply to the whole Eaten Alive album. Her distinctive tone is missing or elusive or intermittent.
Even "Chain Reaction" is on the razor.