This Is The Story (The 70's Album Vol.1 1970-1973: The Jean Terrell Years) - Supremes (The)

Advantages: These are two of their greatest studio albums
Disadvantages: None!

...band known as The Funk Brothers, great lyrics from Holland-Dozier-Holland, a soulful, sexually-charged tour de force vocal performance from Diana Ross to some strong and highly effective backing vocals from Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson make this yet another perfect Supremes classic and was scores ahead of the light Pop/R&B ballads of their earlier phenomenon. All the more surprisingly Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart only got as far as No.9 on the U.S billboard charts and didn't even chart in the U.K though it certainly had all the momentum and fire to have cracked the top spot. (Incidentally Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart went on to become a big Northern Soul hit in the 1970's) The remainder of The Supremes A Go Go (1966) were crammed with impressive, dynamic cover versions of familiar hits of the day all of which were... Read review

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Advantages: Wide ranges of styles expertly covered
Disadvantages: One duff track out of 19!

...of the Beatles' Ob-la-di Ob-la-da! Joe's vocals are spot on as usual and they music is exceptionally well-played, it's just that it's quite annoying! The weakest track here. **12. Death Or Glory (3:57)** The bassy intro sounds like the beginning of Australia by the Manic Street Preachers. Which, bearing in mind this album is 25 years old is a compliment to the Clash. A guitars rock agreeably and Joe comes in and sings his lungs out: "death or glory becomes just another story". This songs attains God-like status for the immortal line: I believe in this and it's been tested by research That he who fucks nuns will later join the church **13. Koka Kola (1:49)** A song rallying against the advertising policies of multi-nationals. It starts with a "ding" of an elevator and the opening line: "in the gleaming corridor of the 51st floor/the... Read review

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Advantages: Sumptuous sound, great production, typically offbeat
Disadvantages: An overdone electro beat, corny in places

...new sound it was. The last vestiges of the thundering 70s had been shed by La Folie and now the band was immersing itself in mellow electronica and moody posturing. Where once the Stranglers had spat furious contempt from the front of the stage, they now turned up their collars and smouldered haughtily in the ultra-chic Parisienne shadows (happily, they were still very much their old abrasive selves during live performances). Feline was all about synthesizers and more synthesizers, breathy vocals, Spanish-style guitars and electronic drums. It was a very European album, a very un-Stranglers album. It was also, for the most part, a very good album. The Tracks 1) Midnight Summer Dream - The album starts as it means to go on with a song that highlights all the main instrumental players: sumptuous multi-layered synth, raspy... Read review

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