tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5647313350649110193..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: A salute to Karen CarpenterBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42347056653609126702018-11-30T08:42:26.281-08:002018-11-30T08:42:26.281-08:00Karen Carpenter is an oasis of purity in a world t...Karen Carpenter is an oasis of purity in a world that has gotten so over-the-top. It's kind of like taking a walk in nature after too much time spent in Times Square NYC. I go back to her time and time again and just float on her steady waves of silk. I can listen to her forever, just like Ella Fitzgerald. And, that's when I know I've found my blissful music.Pauline Yunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548215460307991434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50296297180044353662018-11-18T15:56:32.583-08:002018-11-18T15:56:32.583-08:00I would add Judith Durham to that listI would add Judith Durham to that listAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284027305649526981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30273893814362002082018-11-18T15:54:54.025-08:002018-11-18T15:54:54.025-08:00I would add the Seekers Judith Durham to that list...I would add the Seekers Judith Durham to that list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284027305649526981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1147299986540912172018-09-09T06:24:01.955-07:002018-09-09T06:24:01.955-07:00I agree. Wilson Phillips did a pretty good version...I agree. Wilson Phillips did a pretty good version, too.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463476309072004064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9091270314420042242018-09-09T06:21:07.089-07:002018-09-09T06:21:07.089-07:00Dionne is Whitney’s cousin, not aunt.Dionne is Whitney’s cousin, not aunt.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463476309072004064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8477740694524131062018-09-08T21:15:44.148-07:002018-09-08T21:15:44.148-07:00Linda is another of my "girlfriends." B...Linda is another of my "girlfriends." Both she and Karen are at the top of my list!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770977323750033378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68794484133349159472018-09-08T21:13:05.328-07:002018-09-08T21:13:05.328-07:00I first saw the Carpenters at their first concert ...I first saw the Carpenters at their first concert in the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (I think they had done two concerts before that in the LS area. I was so impressed!!! And then I listened to them for many more years!!! Thanks for promoting them on KMPC! David<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770977323750033378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90039117620579568212016-11-20T04:31:05.098-08:002016-11-20T04:31:05.098-08:00Judith Durham- perfection
Karen Carpenter- really ...Judith Durham- perfection<br />Karen Carpenter- really close<br />Linda Rondstadt-even closer<br /><br />These 3 are my all time favourites, nearly inseparable, all amazing voices and what they share is the fact that you can clearly hear what they are singing, no shouting, brilliant pitch and enunciation.<br /><br />nicolaasnicolaashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851718899943231562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44992628078912370052015-06-01T17:14:06.732-07:002015-06-01T17:14:06.732-07:00I've never noticed it.I've never noticed it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348902731619941382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30857381512003655082014-06-18T23:54:19.779-07:002014-06-18T23:54:19.779-07:00Saw Linda Rondstadt in concert a few years ago. Fi...Saw Linda Rondstadt in concert a few years ago. First half was all standards, drawn from the three albums she did with Nelson Riddle back in the '80s. The second half was her pop hits. Excellent show.<br /><br />Karen Carpenter -- meh. She was okay.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43685971848185820372014-06-18T12:06:26.045-07:002014-06-18T12:06:26.045-07:00Agree completely on Karen's great voice. Also,...Agree completely on Karen's great voice. Also, and even more so, with your call on the spate of power divas. Just sing the damn song and don't try and overwhelm us with your voice. Yuck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68076623594290342282014-06-17T14:56:33.120-07:002014-06-17T14:56:33.120-07:00Karen Carpenter and her brother were schlocky and ...Karen Carpenter and her brother were schlocky and schmaltzy. Actually change the channel when I hear them. Give me Ronstadt any day, any tune, any type of music. Linda's voice - especially live was so stunningly beautiful blessed with tenderness and power and she was a turn on. To each their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65637075290481313032014-06-17T11:49:20.033-07:002014-06-17T11:49:20.033-07:00In late 1969 I was just back in Charleston from pa...In late 1969 I was just back in Charleston from patrol on my first submarine. While driving home listening to A.M. radio, I heard "Ticket to Ride" by the Carpenters. My first thought was 'Wow, what a voice!' To this day, "Ticket to Ride" is to me the signature Carpenters song and one that has remained under appreciated over the years.Fred Tollisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64951037914805984032014-06-17T03:11:50.322-07:002014-06-17T03:11:50.322-07:00I've been doing a family musical group, alphab...I've been doing a family musical group, alphabetically, and of course, <a href="http://www.rogerogreen.com/2014/01/28/c-is-for-the-carpenters/" rel="nofollow">C is for Carpenters</a>. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38537813524678287902014-06-16T12:32:57.495-07:002014-06-16T12:32:57.495-07:00I'm sorry, but while I'll admit that Karen...I'm sorry, but while I'll admit that Karen Carpenter had a very nice, I could never take the Carpenters' records. Mind-numbing,.easy-listening drivel.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7159194152420362372014-06-16T10:44:31.084-07:002014-06-16T10:44:31.084-07:00Worked at a radio station in Washington Indiana, w...Worked at a radio station in Washington Indiana, where a DJ would track the Carpenters Greatist Hits album, I mean just put the needle on and let it spin.Pete medinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763401582050442813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5748264169544028882014-06-16T10:42:15.898-07:002014-06-16T10:42:15.898-07:00Great Stuff.Great Stuff.Pete medinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763401582050442813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-92035007356431213672014-06-16T09:37:19.252-07:002014-06-16T09:37:19.252-07:00Karen Carpenter's vocals on "Ticket to Ri...Karen Carpenter's vocals on "Ticket to Ride" and "Superstar" should be at the top of the list for today's reality show singers as examples of how to deliver lyrics and melody. She was one of a kind and sorely missed.CamrioKidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54774940709808511832014-06-16T07:48:20.156-07:002014-06-16T07:48:20.156-07:00Forgot to add the link to the track:
https://www....Forgot to add the link to the track:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhBrwCKHIFEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69825568640705432462014-06-16T07:45:55.999-07:002014-06-16T07:45:55.999-07:00Contrast recent reports that Britney Spears is lip...Contrast recent reports that Britney Spears is lip syncing all of her Las Vegas shows (shocking) with this live clip of Karen singing and playing drums of "Mr. Guder" (not a GREAT song, I admit, but really shows off her excellent drumming). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47509889589397980032014-06-15T18:50:30.312-07:002014-06-15T18:50:30.312-07:00Personally, I would rather have needles shoved in ...Personally, I would rather have needles shoved in my ears than listen to the Carpenters. <br /><br />But I love you reading you any way Ken. billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53902755165307325752014-06-15T18:08:59.068-07:002014-06-15T18:08:59.068-07:00Mark said...
"Second the emotion on Rumer. So...Mark said...<br />"Second the emotion on Rumer. Sounds just like the great Karen Carpenter. Check out her version of Goodbye Girl (yes, the David Gates movie soundtrack song). Uncanny."<br /><br />Holy cow she sure does sound like Karen!<br /><br />Karen's brother must have literally shit his pants when he heard her for the first time.<br /><br />I wonder if he's produced anything for her? I can't believe he would't approach her. If she wanted him to, he'd do it in a heartbeat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17628909881708498142014-06-15T13:41:10.738-07:002014-06-15T13:41:10.738-07:00The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a travesty. Thi...The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a travesty. This is an organization that's inducted Chic, the Beastie Boys, Grandmaster Flash and the Red Hot Chili Peppers while snubbing Jethro Tull, the Guess Who, the MC5, Chicago, the Moody Blues and the list goes on and on. They haven't even inducted Deep Purple, when I bet that the first thing 100% of today's rock guitarists pounded out when they first picked up an instrument was the riff from "Smoke on the Water." There are entire websites devoted to chronicling the HOF's stupidity and injustice (for example, http://www.notinhalloffame.com/rock-and-roll ) I sometimes think it only exists as an excuse for Jann Wenner to make himself still seem cool.<br /><br />While I love Karen Carpenter, I don't think she belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But I bet they put her in there before they do Deep Purple. Pat Reedernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29754285298320549992014-06-15T12:57:54.611-07:002014-06-15T12:57:54.611-07:00You post the most interesting things to me. I just...You post the most interesting things to me. I just love Karen. The Carpenters music is incredible.Robin Ravenhttp://www.100weeksofwonder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65394992566786930842014-06-15T11:47:02.268-07:002014-06-15T11:47:02.268-07:00As someone who has avidly studied nearly 140 years...As someone who has avidly studied nearly 140 years of recorded music (back to Edison's "Mary Had A Little Lamb" in 1877) I have come to the conclusion (amid very stiff competition) that Karen Carpenter was the finest female singer ever on record. (I know that would make her blush, but it's true.) Beyond the music, though, Karen was an extraordinarily delightful, charfming, humorous and down-to-earth woman who I am glad to say I got to spend some unforgettable time with and assemble a career-spanning CD box set honoring.Gary Therouxnoreply@blogger.com