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Post by Will on Dec 16, 2004 21:00:27 GMT -5
While driving to work this morning I tuned into a radio station that was pondering the question: 'Which is the cheesiest musical group of all time?' I guess you know where this is headed so read on especially if you need to raise your blood pressure ....
I wondered at the time, exactly what does 'cheesy' mean?
Dictionary.com defines 'cheesy' as 'Of poor quality. Shoddy.' Based on that definition you probably think you can relax -- not so.
Three fellows on the radio of various ages discussed the question. One asked the others, "Which group was cheesier -- The Monkeys or the The Osmonds? Their answer -- The Osmonds. Then the question was repeated for Journey and The Carpenters. Two of the three chose The Carpenters while one defended them. The defender stated that The Carpenters weren't fake -- they were as they appeared to be.
Unfortunately they weren't taking calls to discuss the matter or they would have gotten a phone call from me to explain why they have no idea what they're talking about!
We all know that based on the definition shown above that the C's are just the opposite of 'cheesy.'
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Post by Rick Henry on Dec 16, 2004 22:08:13 GMT -5
 Excellent story Will. I see this as a triumph for Carpenters. Yes two of the three said the Carpenters' music was cheesier than Journey's music. But one of them fought for the Carpenters. In the 70's all three would have said the Carpenters were deifinitely cheesier. It just takes one person to state their argument and the others may somewhere along the line think maybe there is something worth checking out. Anyway I think it's great this one guy defended the Carpenters. I think if they were to have taken phone calls they most likely would have received a 50-50 repsonse on who's cheesier. Now if they were to have taken calls on the Monkees or the Osmonds, I think the Osmonds would have won the cheese crown. 
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Post by karen69roland on Dec 17, 2004 1:48:37 GMT -5
***********  *********** **************************************** It just takes one person to state their argument and the others may somewhere along the line think maybe there is something worth checking out. 
Something I'm very proud of The Carpenters is that they've made Merry Christmas Darling a Christmas Classic.
It's quite an achievement to have a composition that will live for centuries to come(if the world doesn't change too much).
A good friend of mine at the Van Halen forum(the #1 poster, he as 3000 posts since May..., I have 1200 posts since the end of June) said to me once, something like... : *I'm looking for the song Merry Christmas Darling and I think that The Carpenters made a nice version of that song.*
YESSSSS...
You see..., Merry Christmas Darling is becoming a Christmas classic like all the other great stardards. [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 Dec 17, 2004 2:22:56 GMT -5
*********** *********** **************************************** By the way..., at the Van Halen forum my nickname is *KarenCarpenter*(people call me KC) and to all those 1200 posts there's my avatar and my signature attached to them...
This is my avatar...
..., and this is my signature...
It's the friend I was talking about who made those with his Photoshop software. [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 smoothie2 on Dec 18, 2004 14:34:42 GMT -5
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Post by Rick Henry on Dec 18, 2004 22:25:37 GMT -5
?* David Lee Roth and Karen Carpenter duetting. What an interesting and unlikely odd pairing. But hey it could work on something like a good Beach Boys song (which by the way both artists have covered BB's). Makes me wonder if David Lee would get as much from Karen as Gene Simmons did. Which was a good hour or so of intelligent and humor tinged conversation. Dave, I feel the same way. The Carpenters have a great year coming up. I think 2005 and will be their biggest year since 1998. In 1998 VH1, E!TV and PBS all produced a Carpenters biography. "Love Songs" remianed on the charts for 25 weeks. 1998 was a banner year for Carpenters. Since then they have remained very consistent. But for some reason I think 2005 will be the year that the Carpenters make a huge impact once again. It started a few months ago with the Aquafina commercial which actually brought forth a good amount of attention to the Carpenters. There was even an ever so slight increase in the sales of "Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition" after the commercial hit the airwaves. There was also a swell of internet searches done for; the Aquafina song "Top Of The World", which led people directly to Carpenters websites such as this one. Now there is the VH1 ad. This is VH1, I mean VH1 is only for the "in" crowd. With the "Sing" promo it's almost as if Carpenters are being celebrated by the "in" crowd, this is very good.  |
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Post by smoothie2 on Dec 19, 2004 0:53:22 GMT -5
that is interesting to know about the VH1 ad...I haven't caught it yet. It really is wonderful that more and more people are getting to know more about the Carpenters and -or just getting to know them.
It does sound like it will be another landmark year for Richard and the Carpenters legacy! Fans remain true to good music!
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Post by Rob813 on Dec 21, 2004 20:57:27 GMT -5
Wow, what started as the cheesiest group (which is ridiculous) and shows just how unsophisticated those DJ's are, turned into an exciting intro for a resurgence of Carpenters is 2005. I've seen pictures of Richard and three of his children on his website and it looks like the musical talent has been passed down. I can't wait to hear his children sing. His son has the most amazing look of passion on his face while he's singing. He definitely looks like his dad. I know Karen must be smiling down on all of them!
Anyway, I hope 2005 sees a tremendous new interest in our duo. It's just a matter of time. The world needs this music.
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I always liked the bubble gum groups to some extent, I don't think the Osmonds nor Monkees were cheesy...
