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Post by JIM on Sept 4, 2005 14:28:28 GMT -5
When the album If I Were A Carpenter was released back in 88(?) the cover art seemed as though the album was making fun of the C's feeling offended, I put the album back and left the store with my feathers flyin! Yesterday a friend gave me a copy of this album and I must say I found the album to be fantastic tribute to the Carpenters. Like they say don't judge a book by its cover.
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Post by BethMosior on Sept 4, 2005 16:59:07 GMT -5
I heard some of the songs, it was coooooool that even today new music is influenced by Karen & Richard, truely they are timeless
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Post by smoothie2 on Sept 5, 2005 13:02:07 GMT -5
???I haven't heard the record you speak of, but I have seen it listed as I've browsed different sites looking through the C's music. I think when I first saw this, which was only a few yrs. ago, since I've had my computer, that I had the same first impression of the art work...I really didn't care for it....but I've heard it actually is a good tribute. I think the animated cover of them....maybe kinda grows on you...i like it some better the more I've come across it here and there. ???Yes, definitely it's amazing just how much of current music of today is influenced by the Carpenters.
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Sept 5, 2005 15:00:23 GMT -5
I got the CD immediately - a gift for me the Carpenters collector from one of my kids, I think. I listened to it a time or two. I'm flattered for Karen and Rich that today's artists (then) would have done such a wonderful tribute. It just loses something (a lot) in the translation for me. I'm not a fan of this style of music, and no matter what they do to Carpenters music, it just isn't the same without the beautiful harmonies that only K and R could lend to a true CArpenter selection. I will keep it for my collection, but rarely do I listen to it. Tim
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Post by JIM on Sept 5, 2005 19:53:03 GMT -5
Hey Tim I hear where your coming from and since I have loved the Carpenters and missed all of the flash 80's groups due to the fact I didn't know where they were coming from, even when I tried. I was mainly trying to point out that I was suprised that it was a serious tribute album and not a collection of bands mocking the C's as the cover suggests. The only song I really find note worthy is the Cranberries version of Close to You if they can find you. Jim
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 5, 2005 21:04:38 GMT -5
I agree with you Tim. Without the beautiful and smooth vocal harmonies something is missing. I bouht the disc in 1991 and was very happy to see groups of the late 80's and early 90's paying tribute to Carpenters.
The songs I like particularly from the tribute disc are "it's Going To Take Sometime" - they actually turned that song into a very solid and driving rock song - and it's done quite well. I also like Sonic Youth's "Superstar" they capture a different angle of the darkness in this song.
Would be interesting if a new tribute album with current artists on it would be made. A variety of artists from Coldplay to Norah Jones to Maroon5 and Diana Krall would be nice just to show that Carpenters are liked by more than just one type genre of musician or listener.
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Post by cam83 on Sept 5, 2005 21:50:43 GMT -5
and with SANDI PATTY on it as well...CARNIE WILSON...
My thoughts, Cam
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Post by Moe on Sept 5, 2005 23:55:27 GMT -5
I didn't buy the album. I had heard some of the songs and didn't care them, for the same reasons already posted. I do remember that the CD did get very good reviews from some critics, though. Something Karen and Richard didn't seem to get until after her passing. I never did get the cover art, though. It still seems a little disrespectful. ...my 2 cents
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 6, 2005 19:07:28 GMT -5
I don't find the cover disrespectful. But I do feel that they could have done a better job with it. I feel the current cover is just a bit to kistch. Some people want to say Carpenters were kitsch. But truly if you listen to their music it just is not kitsch. Carpenters' took their music seriously. and it shows with songs like "Road Ode", "Desperado", "Rainy Days And Mondays", "This Masquerade", "A Song For You" - nothing kitschy about these songs.
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Post by JIM on Sept 6, 2005 23:36:50 GMT -5
If a new tribute album were produced I think it would be a great project for McKinsie Wilson Philips. They have fantastic harmonies. While looking for another album I ran across a collection of covers titled Our Kind of Soul by Hall and Oats which to me is really cool.1.Let Love Take Control 2. Standing In The Shadows of Love 3. I'll Be Around 4.Used To Be My Girl 5. Soul Violins 6.I Can Dream About You 7. Dont't Turn Your Back On Me 8. Fading Away 9. Neither One Of Us 10. Love TKO 11. What you See Is What You Get 12. Can't Get Enough of Your Love 13. You are Everything 14. I'm Still In Love With You 15. Ohh Child 16. Me And Mrs Jones My Fav! Just a Wow for me. Jim
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Post by Carps1000 on Sept 13, 2005 17:17:49 GMT -5
Got the Cd. Dont like it. I am flattered that all those "new wave" groups thought enough of the Cs to put their voices on a track each...Wonder if they would have done that in the 70s tho? ? I do think the cover album is VERY disrepectful.....Some people just cant give up havin a little pop no matter how harmless their intentions were/are. Ken carps1000
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 13, 2005 20:49:44 GMT -5
I am flattered that all those "new wave" groups thought enough of the Cs to put their voices on a track each...Wonder if they would have done that in the 70s tho? ? Ken carps1000 The recording of "Yesterday Once More" by Redd Kross was actually done in 1983 or 84. It was done as a tribute to Karen when she passed away. A friend of mine had the single and played it for me in 1985.
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