I don't see why Carpenters would have to be a guilty pleasure. Actually I don't buy this concept of guilty pleasure and it is borne out of elitism/snobbery. If you like it, you like it. Karen Carpenter's incredible phrasing was beyond the grasp of most prog vocalists and both she and Richard were well versed in the American songbook. Annie Haslam said she liked Carpenters and was delighted when in some interview back in the day the Carpenters named Renaissance as one of their favourites. The groups never met, though.
I agree with you 100%. Back in the day when we fell into peer pressure in grade school, admitting that one liked the Carpenters would be an offense of a punch to the face. So I would play a Carpenters song and follow it up with Zeppelin or Rush before I went back to it ;-)
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Posted: November 07 2016 at 21:19
I don't see why Carpenters would have to be a guilty pleasure. Actually I don't buy this concept of guilty pleasure and it is borne out of elitism/snobbery. If you like it, you like it. Karen Carpenter's incredible phrasing was beyond the grasp of most prog vocalists and both she and Richard were well versed in the American songbook. Annie Haslam said she liked Carpenters and was delighted when in some interview back in the day the Carpenters named Renaissance as one of their favourites. The groups never met, though.
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Posted: November 07 2016 at 21:18
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Umm.... No Barry for me :-) I remember Barry Manillow had a root canal done about 10 years ago and he said in an interview "Having the procedure was not so bad. The worst part was having to sit in the chair and listen to my crappy music on the speaker while it was being done".
Umm.... No Barry for me :-) I remember Barry Manillow had a root canal done about 10 years ago and he said in an interview "Having the procedure was not so bad. The worst part was having to sit in the chair and listen to my crappy music on the speaker while it was being done".
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Posted: November 07 2016 at 21:05
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yeah I'm 50 now. The Carpenters don't seem so "uncool" anymore
Frankly I'm surprised that they got such a "bad rep". Karen Carpenter was actually a jazz drummer who received high praise from Buddy Rich
this is a brilliant video of her drumming on a show and it may surprise people who did not realize just how good of a drummer she really was. Really worth a watch despite the low picture quality.
Don't even know her but really had a respect/admiration for her and her brother.
I never thought the Carpenters were uncool. Karen had a great voice and the music was killa. Maybe a little cheesy but i loooooove cheese!
yeah I'm 50 now. The Carpenters don't seem so "uncool" anymore
Frankly I'm surprised that they got such a "bad rep". Karen Carpenter was actually a jazz drummer who received high praise from Buddy Rich
this is a brilliant video of her drumming on a show and it may surprise people who did not realize just how good of a drummer she really was. Really worth a watch despite the low picture quality.
Don't even know her but really had a respect/admiration for her and her brother.
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