Eaten Alive single

[Albator]

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.

[Ollie9]

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.

The joyous “Chain Reaction” is pure Diana Ross to me.

[Albator]

The joyous “Chain Reaction” is pure Diana Ross to me.

She doesn't sing it very well in concert, to my ears. She can sing and act at the same time her Supremes songs, but not this one.

[Ollie9]

She doesn't sing it very well in concert, to my ears. She can sing and act at the same time her Supremes songs, but not this one.

Sadly I agree. The sped up live version is way to Cabaret for my taste. Waste of a terrific song.