Wednesday, May 14, 2008

The Supremes

Strangely, The Supremes really were at their best after Diana Ross left.

Oh, sure, the early years with Mary and Flo and "Stop in the Name of Love" and all that were just magic, but The Supremes as a group slowly faded into almost nothing while Diana was in the lead. Diana Ross and the Supremes was, quite frankly, not that good.

The later years, though, with Jean Terrell and Sherrie Payne? That was a good group. You actually felt like there was more than just a front-woman and a couple of backing singers.

Plus, "Up the Ladder to the Roof" and "Driving Wheel" rock. So does their cover of "Love Train". I feel like the "best of" stuff I have for the Diana era is more than enough, but I want more of the 70s Supremes...

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