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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 21, 2004 8:33:00 GMT -5
My song of the day is a morning song "Aurora". I love the lyrics; "morning opens quietly, a shadow vision over me".
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Post by beaner on Sept 21, 2004 8:56:00 GMT -5
Hi Beth,
You are so right with "Where Do I Go From Here". Looking back on when this album came out, I remember this song relating so well with me at the time.
I know you spoke of how this song Karen sings as if her pain is real (and may have been) and I think you're absolutely right. That's how it affected me personally too.
I was just going through a breakup and so much of the time I would find myself singing this song as if I was directing it right to the person who broke up with me. It was a devastating time but Karen seems to always get me through it.
Keep going with "The Uninvited Guest" and "If We Try" too. Gosh, this whole album came out at the right time for me.
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Post by BethMosior on Sept 22, 2004 0:20:33 GMT -5
Today my song is Medley 1980, which is on the From The Top CD set I love how each song goes into the next song, and when Karen ends the song ' Breaking Up Is Hard To Do ' with the last word, how she was in her low note then goes up to a high note right on pich :oWOW what a CHILL FACTOR, then when Karen got her wish to re-make Someday then watching the video of the ' Medley' on the TV special ' Music, Music, Music ' :oWOW its just so wonderful and I can't think of any words but BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO then I get teary eyed, knowing that this was the last special and knowing Karens last wish came true to re-record ' Someday' , I'm glad that one dream came true
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Post by enigma on Sept 22, 2004 8:27:07 GMT -5
My song of the day today is This Masquerade I love the somber mood of this song and the crooner like style Karen uses when she sings it. Like Karen herself this song has a sense of mystery to it I love it. BethMosior "knowing Karens last wish came true to re-record ' Someday' , I'm glad that one dream came true" This brings up an interesting point. This statement and the fact that Karen rerecorded the vocals for Ticket To Ride for the singles compelation indicates to me that Karen was not satisfied with her vocals on the Offering album. I do not understand this because I absolutely loved her vocals on this record and especially enjoyed Someday. I understand she lacked vocal confidence and her vocal style was still developing at this time but I found nothing wrong wtih any of the songs she sang lead on on Offering I loved them all! I do like the medley as well Beth Karen did a great job on it and I loved her performance of it on Music Music Music TV special. ;D
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Post by beaner on Sept 22, 2004 8:44:26 GMT -5
My song of the day today is "A Place To Hideaway" . I've been listening to some songs from the tan album and songs like "One Love", "Let Me Be The One" and "Superstar" are all favorites of mine.
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 22, 2004 18:54:01 GMT -5
Song of the day for Wednesday September 22nd has been "This Masquerade" - once again enigma you and I match up.
"This Masquerade" is certainly by all means one of my ultimate favorites by the Carpenters. Karen's voice is deep and rich and just everything you could ever want from a great singer. At the young age of 23 she was so advanced in her vocal ability and style. Karen was born to sing mellow jazz, she was a natural and more of this style should have been explored. What a classic. And even more is the fact that Karen played drums on this song. Once again she displays her natural born ability in this genre.
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Post by karen69roland on Sept 23, 2004 13:45:14 GMT -5
Because of the new pool..., today I had to do some comparisons, so...Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again is my song of the day. [glow=red,2,300][/glow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow][shadow=red,left,300]Roland C.[/shadow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow]
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Post by Rob813 on Sept 23, 2004 18:39:05 GMT -5
Ok Enigma and Rick I'm playing copy cat. "This Masqerade" is MY song of the day. If only Karen had recorded more jazz songs. This was a big mistake on Karen and Richard's part. Karen and jazz go together like a hand and a glove. And her drumming....perfection!!! I absolutely LOVE this song!
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 24, 2004 10:19:04 GMT -5
Hello all...
My song of the day:
"Goofus". I chose this song because I really think there's more to this song than meets the eye. It really is a fantastic musical arrangement. I also like the fact that the song became a big circus music favorite in the 1940's - 50's and to the current day.
I was thinking about the "A Kind Of Hush" album. My memory is a bit foggy as this was near 30 years ago. But I remember when the album came out. I was so very excited about it's release. I knew it's release date, as only 5 months earlier I had joined the fan club and was receiving the newsletters. As a matter of fact the first newsletter I received was #47 which was dated February 1976 and mentioned release of the new single "There's A Kind Of Hush". It also made mention that Karen had made a full recovery from her recent illness. The next newsletter #48 dated May 1976 gave us a June 11, 1976 release date of the new album "A Kind Of Hush", boy was I excited.
In newsletter #49, (August 1976) they mention the song "Goofus", here's a direct quote from the newsletter:
Your comments on the new album "A KIND OF HUSH" have been calculated and it seems that the favorite song is "GOOFUS". So look for it as the next single in your favorite music store soon.
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Post by enigma on Sept 24, 2004 11:58:04 GMT -5
My pick for song of the day is When He Smiles I like the instrumentation in this song especially the banjo in the background and the vocal noise Karen makes during the solo. Sounds like she was having fun recording this one and it shows. A nice fun little song.
Rick Can't say I agree On Goofus or AKOH album. This was a highly anticipated release on my part because Horizon was so great I couldn't wait for the next record to hit the stores. When I brought AKOH home and listened to it it was a let down after the effort they put into Horizon. AKOH was a good album but unfortunately followed a great one. To this day I rate AKOH near the bottom of my Carpenters album list and Goofus is a decent song but again wont likely make my favorites list. I realise there are some who like or even love AKOH and I admit it has some real gems but overall the Carpenters have alot better records out than this one.
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Post by Rob813 on Sept 24, 2004 19:59:15 GMT -5
I agree with you Enigma. AKOH is a lesser effort than Horizon for K and R. Richard's Qualude addiction was beginning to take its' toll at this point. He has readily admitted this in print so it's not something new or speculative. He has said that the music was kind of "draggy" because he was kind of draggy at this point. Actually Passage which followed the following year was an improvement for them. Richard pulled out the stops with the huge orchestra assembled for "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". Still, his addiction was taking it's toll on all fronts by then. Anyway, I'm not a huge fan of "Goofus". I think the Carpenters were not at their usual level of perfection at this point. Too much touring and trying to please everyone was taking its' toll on both of them.
Anyway, my song of the day is "I Need To Be In Love". It was recorded during this difficult period, but is such a beautiful song. It amazes me that Karen and Richard, despite all their problems, were able to produce such a phenomenal song. I totally understand Karen's love of this particular song. I listened to it twice today and still love it beyond words!
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 24, 2004 20:41:07 GMT -5
Anyway, I'm not a huge fan of "Goofus". I think the Carpenters were not at their usual level of perfection at this point. I must speak on behalf of "Goofus". You have to look at this song on it's own individual merit. You can't really compare it to other Carpenters songs. I like it for many facts. One is that the song dates back to the 30's, and it's somewhat obscure. I also like the fact that it's not your typical Carpenters song. It was somewhat experimental same with "Boat To Sail". I really enjoy Richard's clean and precise musical arrangement of "Goofus", the music is done with a slight vaudevilian style combined with the technoglogy and instruments of the late 70's. The arrangement is progressive in it's own way. With musical highlights being Wes Jacobs' tuba and Tony Peluso's classic guitar chords. Karen proves here that she has more than that dark side to her voice. She approaches this song with a dry yet cheerful sort of humor. I agree "A Kind Of Hush" is not by any means the Carpenters' strongest effort, but the album does manage to have a few gems on it and Karen's voice is great as always.
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 25, 2004 20:31:10 GMT -5
Song of The Day:
"Two Sides".
It's hard for me to pick a favorite from "Passage". I go back and forth with "Sweet Sweet Smile", "B'wana She No Home" and "Two Sides". Right now my favorite is "Two Sides". The song is great all the way through, and then you get to that climatic ending. It just leaves you awe struck. Once agian the Carpenters prove they were (are) more than your average pop group.
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Post by beaner on Sept 29, 2004 8:43:54 GMT -5
My song of the day today is "Love Makin Love To You". I have two CD's now that I play continuously in the car with favorites of mine. Obviously, I will need a 3rd and 4th, etc. because I have soooo many favorites.
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Post by enigma on Sept 29, 2004 13:07:45 GMT -5
My pick for song of the day is You're Just In Love another song from the ATGB CD. I love the duet nature of this song between Karen and Richard and when Karen sings her part and Richard sings his at the same time that is so cool. This song reminds me alot of Those Good Old Dreams almost identical guitar and flute parts. When Karen and John Davidson do this "live" on Music Music Music I especially love it! I do however wish they kept Johns vocal in the CD version. ;D
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Post by beaner on Sept 29, 2004 20:06:54 GMT -5
I don't understand why they took John Davidson's part out and replaced it with Richard doing it. It would have reminded me more of their special. I'm glad that they kept Karen's duet with Ella Fitzgerald. That is so memorable and what an honor for Karen that was to sing with the great Ella Fitzgerald!!
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 29, 2004 20:08:21 GMT -5
Hi all. Song of the day time. But before I reveal my song of the day, I just like to comment on enigma's song of the day, "You're Just In Love", I also really like this song a lot, though agree the recording with John Davidson would have been a bit better.
And with that my song of the day is "Those Good Old Dreams", what a wonderful sunshiny kind of song. I love the guitar and flute parts, which were yes taken from Richard's arrangement of "You're Just In Love".
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Post by BethMosior on Sept 30, 2004 2:08:54 GMT -5
Yes Rick I also REALLY, REALLY love that song " Those Good Old Dreams" I always like to try and snap my fingures when Karen does LOL but my song for today is " I Know I Need To Be In Love " alot more dreamy with a touch of saddness, but with some hope in it its just such a beautiful song, I love the way the music makes it sound like a dream, like Karen is thinking far off in thought, add Karen's interpretation in the way she sings this song :oWOW what a song, I really give it a 6 smiley faces- I just found out that there are 6 not 5 smiley faces LOL- BRAVO
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