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the official KAREN CARPENTER thread :)

Re: Karen Carpenter

I loved the Carpenters. Karen's voice was perfection. Definitely my two favorite songs are "Superstar" and "Goodbye To Love". For something different, though, check out their album "Passage". It's odd to think of them doing songs by Klaatu, Michael Franks and Andrew Lloyd Webber, but it just clicks.
 
Re: Karen Carpenter

Yeah.

That voice of hers was just amazing...

It makes me sad beyond sad how her life ended, and WAY, way too early...

As mentioned above, 'This Masquerade' (written by Leon Russell) was one of her best performances....

Plus, their Christmas album is pretty much the best one there is....

I miss you, Karen, I wish you hadn't died because you were worried that you were too fat..... :(
 
Re: Karen Carpenter

scrapple said:
check out their album "Passage". It's odd to think of them doing songs by Klaatu, Michael Franks and Andrew Lloyd Webber, but it just clicks.
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Agreed. Karen did one of the better versions of "Dont Cry For Me Argentina"..|
 
Re: Karen Carpenter

More of that wondrous voice .....

Ave Maria ...



Superstar ....



Goodbye to Love ....



For All We Know ....



Only Yesterday .....

 
Re: Karen Carpenter

She was a master at "one take" recording- anyone working w/ her said she would record a perfect track 1st time, every time, but she wanted to keep going until it was perfect in her own mind. She was hella talented and I wish performers today would strive to be as good a she was. Today, half the singers out there can't sing w/out synthesizers-yes-I'm talking about Britney!
 
Re: Karen Carpenter

Thanks for the videos ozguy, they are great. I consider Karen Carpenter to be of equal footing with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan & Dinah Washington when it comes to the beauty and clarifty of their vocals. She was taken from us way too soon.

My all time favorite Carpenters song: A Song for You

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Re: Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter was breathtaking. Her talent was simply amazing. I got into the Carpenters when I was in 9th grade. There were several documentaries on TV at the time about her life and the Carpenters music. There was something about her voice that just lured me in immediately. It had a very pristine, timeless quality to it. And so expressive. She was gone too soon. Her spirit continues to shine in the great music her and her brother made.
 
Re: Karen Carpenter

kellyd669 said:
She was a master at "one take" recording- anyone working w/ her said she would record a perfect track 1st time, every time, but she wanted to keep going until it was perfect in her own mind. She was hella talented and I wish performers today would strive to be as good a she was. Today, half the singers out there can't sing w/out synthesizers-yes-I'm talking about Britney!
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Their single "Superstar" includes a perfect example of Karen's "got it in one take" perfection.

And she was reading the lyric off a paper napkin!

There will never be anyone else like her.
 
Re: Karen Carpenter

She had a very specific voice. Very "clean", very controlled. She wasn't great at conveying much emotion beyond "happy" and "sad" (more "melancholy" in her case), but she was fantastic at getting those two across. They did a good job at picking songs that worked with her voice. "Superstar" is probably my favorite Carpenters tunes.

Lex
 
Re: Karen Carpenter

"Lovelines" was released well after her death, and none of ths songs on it charted as singles. I believe "If I Had You" was released as a single, but didn't have much success; also, "If I Had You" was one of the tracks on "Lovelines" that was originally recorded for Karen's solo project, not a true "Carpenters" release. That's why you won't find any tracks from that project on "Gold."
 
Re: Karen Carpenter

"If I Had You" was released many years after her death. If it had been released in her prime, I think it would've been big. It had a very unusual arrangement, and played to Karen's talent with overdubbing her voice.
 
Re: Karen Carpenter

scrapple said:
"If I Had You" was released many years after her death. If it had been released in her prime, I think it would've been big. It had a very unusual arrangement, and played to Karen's talent with overdubbing her voice.
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The intricacy of the vocal arrangement on "IIHY" absolutely puts me away!
 
Re: Karen Carpenter

Now that girl has a voice on her. Her style reminds me of Dionne Warwicks'. They both can sing a sad song and have you in tears til tomorrow!
 
Was My Biggest Idol Karen Carpenter Gay Friendly?

Everyone knows I like Madonna, Cher, Stevie Nicks, Journey, Fleetwood, Mariah, D Summer, Etc. But one person I haven't mentioned much is my TRUE favorite artist.. Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters. I love Richard too but Karen had a personality that just SHINED!

She is my biggest idol. She was a kind person who was not a bitch nor was she judgmental based on what I've read. She was smart, talented, gorgeous, and just amazing overall.

But I wanna know if she was homophobic or gay friendly.. or did it never occur to her? I own everything on vinyl and cds... posters.. tour books... autographs.. etc. But if she knew one of her biggest fans was a gay male.. would she care? Would she preach to me that I was going to hell? I need to know. Thanks!
 
Re: Was My Biggest Idol Karen Carpenter Gay Friendly?

Starbuck said:
Don't flatter yourself.
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omg it was a general statement. You didn't come in this thread to contribute.. you came in here to find a flaw in a post of mine.. and you put me on the spot to look bad to feel better about yourself because you must have low-self esteem issues. I don't run into threads and look for errors to put others down. GROW UP. If you have nothing nice to say or no constructive criticism to give for this topic.. please leave. Be a big boy. If I disagree with a post I say why I feel the way I do and give my statement. I don't go in a thread to put someone down. Why should you
 
Re: Was My Biggest Idol Karen Carpenter Gay Friendly?

Karen Carpenter?

Geeez, Madonna, you are truly, perfectly hopeless.
 
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