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NO Stars for Karaoke Flos Phonies

MarkeN | Portland, Oregon United States | 06/21/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Too bad "no stars" isn't an option. What an unforgivable insult. Amazon as seller, let alone "American Legends" label as distributor should be ashamed.



None of the semi-legendary ladies featured on the photo are inside. To make matters worse, they sing (if you can call it that) to what sounds, at best, like a cheap karaoke track of old Supremes classics that I doubt would get very far in "those" clubs.



I wouldn't even line a litter box or birdcage with this travesty. Didn't The Flos learn anything from the failed "Return to Love" tour of 2000? Apparently not. At the very least, the estate of Florence Ballard should glean some financial reward for the use of her name in their stupid acronym."

BEWARE!!!! THIS IS FAKE!!!!

C. Martinez | NJ | 07/14/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"If you are looking to buy music from the original "Dream Girls", the original SUPREMES, avoid this one! These ARE NOT the real Supremes on this CD. The REAL Supremes on the REAL ORIGINAL hits, are: Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard, and then Cindy Birdsong. These low budget sounding recordings were made by replacement Supremes hired by Mary Wilson in the 70's, and a few NEVER-WERE's!!!!! Don't buy this, don't be stupid. If you want to hear THE REAL THING, make sure Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard and Diana Ross are singing on them. Don't be fooled by these fakers!"

Definitely not Supreme

Skip | Baltimore, MD United States | 07/17/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"The cover shows Mary Wilson, Jean Terrell & Cindy Birdsong, the Supremes lineup from 1970 until 1972. The track listing are song titles from Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, & Florence, the lineup from 1961 until 1967. The recordings include none of the above named (except for Jean Terrell). The vocalists are Scherrie Payne, Lynda Laurence, Jean Terrell, and probably Sundray Tucker & Freddie Poole. The last were never Supremes under contract with Motown. Nevertheless, these latter day ex- & pseudo Supremes are capable vocalists, though it's not so evident here. There is no defending this set - the recordings themselves are substandard. There are better karaoke tracks available. The whole ethics revolving around the FLOs will be a source of constant debate among Supremes fans, probably until the end of time. But objectively speaking, this is substandard and an insult to a legacy that has taken enough abuse as it is.



As stated by other reviewers, this one gets one star because zero is not an option. Shame on everyone involved in this farce."