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Post by Motown Honey on Jun 1, 2005 14:17:35 GMT -5
She sounds better or more at home with New Birth rather than the Marvelous ladies I guess I'm so used to Gladys' fire and Wanda's huskiness; those ladies' voices were the absolute best! Imagine if Flo had stayed with the Marvelettes instead of the group that was founded for her
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Post by Emerald City on Jun 1, 2005 17:44:32 GMT -5
She sounds better or more at home with New Birth rather than the Marvelous ladies I guess I'm so used to Gladys' fire and Wanda's huskiness; those ladies' voices were the absolute best! Imagine if Flo had stayed with the Marvelettes instead of the group that was founded for her Much love to Anne but I agree with you, I missed Gladys being there. And let's be real here, The Marvelettes were the best female group on Motown and Flo was the best singer in the Supremes....You do the math Not to mention the Marvelous ones were the best looking overall :girlgroup:
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Post by Motown Honey on Jun 2, 2005 19:12:09 GMT -5
She sounds better or more at home with New Birth rather than the Marvelous ladies I guess I'm so used to Gladys' fire and Wanda's huskiness; those ladies' voices were the absolute best! Imagine if Flo had stayed with the Marvelettes instead of the group that was founded for her Much love to Anne but I agree with you, I missed Gladys being there. And let's be real here, The Marvelettes were the best female group on Motown and Flo was the best singer in the Supremes....You do the math Not to mention the Marvelous ones were the best looking overall I knew there was a reason I liked you ((Hits)) :friends:
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Post by rainymourning on Nov 2, 2005 16:16:57 GMT -5
She sounds better or more at home with New Birth rather than the Marvelous ladies I guess I'm so used to Gladys' fire and Wanda's huskiness; those ladies' voices were the absolute best! Imagine if Flo had stayed with the Marvelettes instead of the group that was founded for her Now this is something I have also wondered about. I think that even though Florence was great in the Supremes she would have been more comfortable with the Marvelettes. With the Supremes I get the feeling that in a way she was left behind but had she been with the Marvelettes, Gladys would have always looked out for her seeing as their friendship was very special. IMO more special than the friendships she had with diana and mary.
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Post by Diamond Girl on Nov 2, 2005 16:53:27 GMT -5
She sounds better or more at home with New Birth rather than the Marvelous ladies I guess I'm so used to Gladys' fire and Wanda's huskiness; those ladies' voices were the absolute best! Imagine if Flo had stayed with the Marvelettes instead of the group that was founded for her Now this is something I have also wondered about. I think that even though Florence was great in the Supremes she would have been more comfortable with the Marvelettes. With the Supremes I get the feeling that in a way she was left behind but had she been with the Marvelettes, Gladys would have always looked out for her seeing as their friendship was very special. IMO more special than the friendships she had with diana and mary. Not only would she have looked out for her, their voices and Wanda's would have been fabulous! Those ladies would have been the 'it' female group. They were tight and that makes a world of difference.
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Post by Emerald City on Nov 2, 2005 17:39:28 GMT -5
Some very interesting points here
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Post by Motown Honey on Nov 4, 2005 1:50:02 GMT -5
I'll try and post up a song from Anne on lead as a Marvelette and my fav from the collabo with New Birth So, y'all can see what I mean :boogie:
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Post by Diamond Girl on Nov 11, 2006 14:32:16 GMT -5
Well, I'm rediscovering the ladies, once again, and there's a song I didn't even remember hearing (Amazing what you find while going through older cds, cassettes and lps)
Ann sounds incredible on Everybody Knows (But You)
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Post by Diamond Girl on Nov 11, 2006 14:34:56 GMT -5
To piggie back off of something you said Hits, Florence would have fit anywhere, and she would have been at home with the Marvels, but I'm thinking she would have been an excellent fit in Martha & the Vandellas also
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Post by Diamond Girl on Nov 11, 2006 14:36:55 GMT -5
And Mo, whereever you are, I think the song I just listed will make you think twice about her fit with the Marvels, no Gladys H, of course not. But this one was built around her voice I think and a bit different from the Marvels norm, a foray into the sound of the times
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Post by rainymourning on Nov 12, 2006 21:30:57 GMT -5
To piggie back off of something you said Hits, Florence would have fit anywhere, and she would have been at home with the Marvels, but I'm thinking she would have been an excellent fit in Martha & the Vandellas also Never in a million years would I come up with that combination lol
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Post by Diamond Girl on Nov 13, 2006 19:18:08 GMT -5
Really, I actually never thought about it, but it struck me this weekend listening to old records, and Martha & all the Vandellas would have added something special with Florence's voice and personality
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Post by Emerald City on Nov 15, 2006 22:01:00 GMT -5
Okay ((Playgirl)) you know you have to come back and paint that picture for me ....Flo could have easily fit on Dancing In The Streets and Heatwave come to think of it ...maybe a new thread over in the Vandella's hangout
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Post by Diamond Girl on Nov 16, 2006 19:19:03 GMT -5
See, I'm thinking not only the big hits, but with M & the V's soulful pop, she would have fit in well also, and the group could have been more like the Marvels, when both Gladys and Wanda shared leads
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Post by Motown Honey on Apr 6, 2007 9:48:32 GMT -5
And Mo, whereever you are, I think the song I just listed will make you think twice about her fit with the Marvels, no Gladys H, of course not. But this one was built around her voice I think and a bit different from the Marvels norm, a foray into the sound of the times I always admit when I was premature in my opinions or statements ... So Jazz ... You're right ... The song you listed ^ there is more of a fit for her voice, I think ... She really let's go on that one ... Not like she did with the New Birth (whole other type of music though)
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