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are you refering to Michigan? LOL |
HEY!
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are you refering to Michigan? LOL |
re: Carpenters.
The open mike night at my local pub recently had a Carpenters theme night. It was amazing to see how many people were singing along Me and the wife did ‘top of the world’ and ‘weve only just begun’ with another couple of muso friends. We had 4 part harmony going and everything. It was good fun and got a great reaction, but I doubt I’ll ever pull those tunes out again Maybe for certain audiences…
It was real interesting to learn the Carpenters songs. People can learn a lot from arrangements like that. And I developed a huge appreciation for the quality of Karen Carpenters’ voice.
-see what i mean-to each his own.to me,American Beauty or Workingman’s Dead sound good,those Ampeg 8 tracks.or A Love Supreme.or Bitch’s Brew…What was great then is great now.Carpenters?Something for everyone,i suppose.
once again,thnx ntrack forum,the only place i get this stuff
Carpenters!
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-see what i mean-to each his own.to me,American Beauty or Workingman's Dead sound good,those Ampeg 8 tracks.or A Love Supreme.or Bitch's Brew...What was great then is great now.Carpenters?Something for everyone,i suppose. once again,thnx ntrack forum,the only place i get this stuff Carpenters! |
Hey Mark
"quality" is a very subjective call-i don’t see it.you say you like some of these songs,maybe that’s what you see as quality.i agree there’s something to be learned everywhere .i guess you could learn more about pop fluff or anorexic bubble gum or whatever it is…
i wonder,did you listen and like this music "in the day"ie when it was made?
Do you wish to make music like this?
If you want “quality”,ditch the top 40.There’s lots of great and important music being made,but not on the radio…(personally,i’m learning this week from MilesDavis “Kind of Blue”,(http://www.seedler.org/download.x?id=416800)one of the best examples of group improvisation ever recorded,and the re-issued ambient/electonic/sampling classic "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts"by Brian Eno & David Byrne)(http://www.mininova.org/get/243582)
But something for everyone is all we want and need!
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wait a minute,are the carpenters Canadian?? |
Mea culpa,Bill-this country is capable of anything(insert horrible music choice here)
interesting,another vote for Karen-
it seems to me the spectrum between Dion and Carpenter is fairly limited-
i don’t know… Dianne Shuur(SP?)Julie London,Flora Purim,m.i.a.?Devendra Behrnhard?Ima Sumak?Minnie Ripperton?
Angélique Kidjo!
turn off that(commercial) radio
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Well said,Mark
i do agree there’s something to learn everywhere…
if your looking to craft a catchy vanilla pop song that sounds like the carpenters you would have a model…
it is what it is…
i can’t put it in the same bin with whatever classical artists you’re thinking of…
But another stong vote for the carpenters!wow
i guess i’n just not looking in that direction,as far as harmony,voicing,etc i have been recently amazed by the singles of Curtis Mayfeild with the Impressions,like "keep On Pushin"
That’s good stuff,Maynard
But different stokes-
i just think this kind of pop is LCD(lowest common denominator)
but i see what you are saying
The Impressions were incredible. “The Young Mod’s Forgotton Story”, “People Get Ready” - on and on…
yes,TomS-i
don’t know what studio or producer or engineer,but they are great recordings,too…mmmm tubes(sorry fellas,valves)