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Post by Rick Henry on Feb 12, 2005 0:04:58 GMT -5
$% The Carpenters band was excellent with the finest musicans around. Each of them has come to be well known in their own right. some who joined after the fact were already well known. Who are your favorites. Here's a short list of band members: Doug Strawn Tony Peluso Joe Osborn Gary Sims Danny Woodhams Cubby O'Brien etc. I'd say my favorite of the group is Tony Peluso. He seems like he's a really kind and easy going sort of person. and he's an excellent guitarist. Of course I love his solo on "Goodbye To Love" and I especially love the work he did on "Horizon" - most predominantly "Please Mr. Postman", "Only Yesterday" and "Happy".  |
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Post by enigma on Feb 12, 2005 8:56:22 GMT -5
 I'd say my favorite of the group is Tony Peluso. He seems like he's a really kind and easy going sort of person. and he's an excellent guitarist. Of course I love his solo on "Goodbye To Love" and I especially love the work he did on "Horizon" - most predominantly "Please Mr. Postman", "Only Yesterday" and "Happy". I agree with you there Tony Peluso is a great guitarist and I do like his work especially on Horizon as well. He also wrote Happy and Sailing With The Tide which are among my favorite Carpenters songs.  I must however also go with Bob Messenger I like his unique and distinct look and he did some of the best sax and fliute solos I have ever heard especially on the Song For You album he really rose to the occasion there. |
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Post by karen69roland on Feb 12, 2005 9:35:32 GMT -5
 I go with Tony Peluso and Bob Messenger, also.
After seeing him on many Carpenters documentaries, I really think that Tony Peluso loved Karen..., he's very sensitive when he talks about her.
Bob Messenger is just and awesome musician. [glow=red,2,300][/glow][shadow=red,left,300]  [/shadow][shadow=red,left,300]Roland Chayer[/shadow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow]
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Post by Rick Henry on Feb 12, 2005 11:14:26 GMT -5
Thank you Enigma and Roland for mentioning Bob Messenger. I knew I was forgetting someone in my list of band members in my previous post. Yes, bob Messenger did some excellent sax work - especially on "A Song For You". I also love his sax solo on "Rainy Days And Mondays" - he really helped to take that song to another level.
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Post by karen69roland on Feb 12, 2005 12:22:34 GMT -5
Yes, Rick..., I, also, like his flute work on *It's Going To Take Some Time* and *This Masquerade*. [glow=red,2,300][/glow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow][shadow=red,left,300]Roland Chayer[/shadow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow]
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Post by cam83 on Feb 12, 2005 16:19:21 GMT -5
Hello,
I would have to choose DOUG STRAWN. I think he is a great singer. He sang a mini solo in SLEIGH RIDE. He also dueted with Karen on CINDERELLA ROCKAFELLA. He did a great job on that, and you can tell he loves Karen. To be able to sing with THAT voice was amazing! He had a voice that was a smooth cross between Karen and Richard...
Cameron
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Post by Rick Henry on Feb 12, 2005 22:29:44 GMT -5
*$ Yes, definitely Cam, Doug Strawn has a great voice. I really enjoy his performance on "Cinderella Rockafella". |
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Post by smoothie2 on Feb 13, 2005 1:12:00 GMT -5
???hey everybody...their band was (is) so awesome...I listened quite a bit yesterday and today to A Song For you cd and Now and Then...there is a lot of the sax and electric flute... and so I agree with you Roland when you mention "It's Going to Take Some Time This Time" and This Masquerade and Song for You... When I first heard Tony Peluso on the Now and Then and Live in Japan cd 's ...his voice..(when he does the radio narration parts...) I thought he was Richard talking, because they sure sounded alike. Anyway, he and Bob Messanger really added a great deal. Joe Osborne...I know worked with John Denver...too so that tells a lot...Richard and Karen could certainly stand alone with their own fantastic talents...but they had a great band too. ;D  Doug Strawn is out of this world too with his voice. Hard to say who the favorite is of course.... |
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Post by Moe on Feb 13, 2005 15:19:21 GMT -5
 I was going to say Tony Peluso, but since so many other have, I will choose Cubby O'Brien. I am a major Disney fan and love his connection with Disney. I remember many years ago watching reruns of the Mickey Mouse Club after school. There was also a reunion show, if I remember correctly. Many if not all of the original members were there telling what they have been doing. Cubby stated that he was currently on the road with the Carpenters!
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Post by karen69roland on Feb 13, 2005 15:59:11 GMT -5
Yes, Moe..., Cubby O'Brien is fast and powerful on the drums..., and seems to be a very nice guy too. [glow=red,2,300][/glow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow][shadow=red,left,300]Roland Chayer[/shadow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow]
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Feb 16, 2005 10:36:28 GMT -5
$% Tony Peluso's my favorite, but I met Dan Woodhams, and he's a very nice guy. I chose Tony because of the song "Sailin' on the Tide." I just love that song...I know he wrote the music, and John Bettis wrote the lyrics, but the tune is wonderful, and I have always felt as though I got a distinct clear message that Karen was okay after her death with her singing the lyrics "takin my time tryin to find time to unwind....nothin's gonna worry me....nothin's gonna hurry me....." ~All the best, Tim $? $% |
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Post by karen69roland on Feb 17, 2005 19:31:38 GMT -5
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Post by Rick Henry on Feb 18, 2005 0:15:54 GMT -5
Thank you Roland. I love the Tony Peluso picture. I also like the new picture of Karen that you have in your signature. |
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Post by karen69roland on Feb 18, 2005 1:06:07 GMT -5
Yes..., she's so beautiful. [glow=red,2,300][/glow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow][shadow=red,left,300]Roland Chayer[/shadow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow]
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Post by karen69roland on Feb 18, 2005 1:14:32 GMT -5
By the way, Rick..., two more post of you and you're in *1969*..., well, don't mind the *666* that I just had... [glow=red,2,300][/glow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow][shadow=red,left,300]Roland Chayer[/shadow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow]
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