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Post by Rick Henry on Jun 12, 2004 21:08:15 GMT -5
I was just on Amazon.com reading reviews on recent releases and new groups. I was reading one on a new group called the Thrills. In the amazon.com Editorial Review they list the Carpenters as an influence to the band's sound. Unfortunately unlike the other groups they listed there is no link to the Carpenters page on Amazon.com - perhaps we should send an email to amazon.com to let them know a link to the C's page should be included in their editorial. Anyway here is a link to the Thrills page: www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009AQM9/populasongsmu-20The editorial is about one quarter of the way down the page.
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Post by Sammy on Jun 13, 2004 12:40:42 GMT -5
Great info thanks Rick. It's good to see that Carpenters influence modern day groups.
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Post by Rick Henry on Jun 28, 2004 23:34:47 GMT -5
I was just on Amazon.com reading reviews on recent releases and new groups. I was reading one on a new group called the Thrills. In the amazon.com Editorial Review they list the Carpenters as an influence to the band's sound. Unfortunately unlike the other groups they listed there is no link to the Carpenters page on Amazon.com - perhaps we should send an email to amazon.com to let them know a link to the C's page should be included in their editorial. Anyway here is a link to the Thrills page: www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009AQM9/populasongsmu-20The editorial is about one quarter of the way down the page. Just out of curiousity I purchased the Thrills album. I give it a 2 1/2 star rating. It's just very average, with no real compelling components in the music, but at the same point it isn't all that bad. As for the band somehow oddly sounding the like the Carpenters, I would say this is only in a very vague manner. The male lead singer does sing in a pitch somewhat similar to Karen's and his voice is slightly sweet. But his voice is lightweight it lacks any real depth or richness. The music is mellow, but the arrangements are not complex and intricate and fine tuned like Richard Carpenter's. In "Deckchairs and Cigarettes" there is a portion of a keyboard progression which sounds similar to a portion of a progression used in "Close to you". But the similarities are very vague. Even the references to the Eagles, Neil Young and the Jayhawks are only vague. The Thrills are a b rate group, while Carpenters, Eagles, Neil Young and even the Jayhawks are A rate.
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