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Topic: Meg White (White Stripes) vs Karen Carpenters
Posted: July 30 2017 at 23:14

Just curious

And also to remember Karen for not only a good voice but also a drummer

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Posted: July 31 2017 at 01:41

Karen Carpenter each and every single possible time.

Just take a look at any of the stack of live performances of Karen on YouTube, she displays such incredible skill, range and versatility...even if a lot of the music is kind of daggy and gentle. And just look how happy she is when she plays...damn breaks my heart!

And as a singer? Karen had a subtle and effortless tone to her voice, really gave a lot of the Carpenters songs a gentle melancholic touch in many instances...although a lot of that might be in retrospect because of the way she passed away and the kind of things we found out later that troubled her in her adult life.

As someone who's suffered a lot of low self-worth and constant self-sabotage in my life, I've always connected with Karen and her voice. And even looking past that, she just created classy and smart pop music perfection with her brother...if only all pop music today was made so well and with such genuine heart.

Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - July 31 2017 at 04:55

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Posted: July 31 2017 at 11:53

I regard Karen Carpenter in the same cattegory of inportance of female vocies in rock and music-buisness, as i put Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell, whom skulpted the female aspects of rock and pop singer ( not forgetting Tina Turner of course and Cher)

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Posted: July 31 2017 at 14:45

I like the Carpenters very much (wife got me into it). I like her as a singer, but I wasn't that aware of her drumming. As for Meg White, I think that I've heard a White Stripes song, I know the name, but I'm too ignorant to have an opinion about her abilities.

Edited by Logan - July 31 2017 at 14:46

Just a fanboy passin' through.

Poll Question: Whos your favoured drummer
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Meg White	0	[0.00%]
Karen Carpenter	2	[100.00%]
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Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34050	Topic: Meg White (White Stripes) vs Karen Carpenters Posted: July 30 2017 at 23:14
	Just curious And also to remember Karen for not only a good voice but also a drummer


Aussie-Byrd-Brother Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 12 2011 Location: Melb, Australia Status: Offline Points: 7951	Posted: July 31 2017 at 01:41
	Karen Carpenter each and every single possible time. Just take a look at any of the stack of live performances of Karen on YouTube, she displays such incredible skill, range and versatility...even if a lot of the music is kind of daggy and gentle. And just look how happy she is when she plays...damn breaks my heart! And as a singer? Karen had a subtle and effortless tone to her voice, really gave a lot of the Carpenters songs a gentle melancholic touch in many instances...although a lot of that might be in retrospect because of the way she passed away and the kind of things we found out later that troubled her in her adult life. As someone who's suffered a lot of low self-worth and constant self-sabotage in my life, I've always connected with Karen and her voice. And even looking past that, she just created classy and smart pop music perfection with her brother...if only all pop music today was made so well and with such genuine heart. Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - July 31 2017 at 04:55

Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34050	Posted: July 31 2017 at 11:53
	I regard Karen Carpenter in the same cattegory of inportance of female vocies in rock and music-buisness, as i put Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell, whom skulpted the female aspects of rock and pop singer ( not forgetting Tina Turner of course and Cher)


Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: @ wicker man Status: Offline Points: 32690	Posted: July 31 2017 at 14:45
	I like the Carpenters very much (wife got me into it). I like her as a singer, but I wasn't that aware of her drumming. As for Meg White, I think that I've heard a White Stripes song, I know the name, but I'm too ignorant to have an opinion about her abilities. Edited by Logan - July 31 2017 at 14:46
	Just a fanboy passin' through.