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re: Why aren't the Carpenters considered Seventies pop icons?
Posted on 11/17/22 at 11:05 pm to rebelrouser
Posted on 11/17/22 at 11:05 pm to rebelrouser
Your opinions are really bad. You must be unintelligent and untalented.
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Posted on 11/18/22 at 7:47 am to Havoc
Posted on 11/18/22 at 9:00 am to hogcard1964
quote:I watched the full documentary that Richard was heavily involved in, and I never detected this. He had a drug period, but lots of musicians did. Those who discount his contribution should really watch the documentaries. None of their stuff would have been possible without his arrangements.
The girl had a decent voice but her brother gave off a weird pedo vibe.
Posted on 11/19/22 at 7:57 pm to AlxTgr
Alice Cooper once said that Karen Carpenter had the best voice in pop music
Posted on 11/19/22 at 9:09 pm to Jim Rockford
We’ve Only Just Begun in In the Mouth of Madness is magic.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 11:39 pm to FightinTigersDammit
She was also a pretty good drummer
Posted on 11/20/22 at 11:44 pm to shutterspeed
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Their music is enough to put me in a depression.
Everyone in the 70s was depressed. The music reflected that. Especially from '74 on.
Posted on 11/21/22 at 7:26 am to Mizz-SEC
She had a low and smooth voice. She is a female version of Bing Crosby.
Posted on 11/21/22 at 10:08 am to Zappas Stache
The “70s sound” was a casting about for a successful white blues sound. Some worked very well, others were shite…I.e. disco. I hated, HATED disco. Disco existed to teach stupid people how and when to move to a beat and air-frick.
This post was edited on 11/21/22 at 10:11 am
Posted on 11/21/22 at 10:30 am to Havoc
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Your opinions are really bad. You must be unintelligent and untalented.
Because i don't like The Carpenters? Are you serious grandpa?
Posted on 11/21/22 at 10:57 am to Jim Rockford
I’ve found that their music has held up very well over the years. Excellent production with perfect arrangements for Karen’s voice.
Whenever I hear this song, I always stop and listen. Superstar
Whenever I hear this song, I always stop and listen. Superstar
Posted on 11/21/22 at 5:42 pm to FightinTigersDammit
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Alice Cooper once said that Karen Carpenter had the best voice in pop music
One of the dozens of reasons I love Alice.
He could also acknowledge Glen Campbell was a Top 5 guitar player of all-time.
Posted on 11/21/22 at 10:26 pm to Jim Rockford
Because it's the 70's and it's a long,long list.
Not a better decade for pop/rock icons and isn't close
Not a better decade for pop/rock icons and isn't close
Posted on 11/23/22 at 3:59 pm to Jim Rockford
They are to me. When their '72 single 'Goodbye To Love' came out, it turned some of their fans off due to the distorted guitar solo in the middle and outro. That and 'Solitaire' happen to be my favorite Carpenters singles
Posted on 11/23/22 at 5:06 pm to Jim Rockford
Whenever I hear “Close to You” it takes me back to me being a little kid following my mother around in the Houma mall in the early 70s.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 6:38 pm to Jim Rockford
I think they are. Way up there on the pop side. I mean, only 4 acts charted singles 300+ weeks for the decade - Sir Elton, the Brothers Gibb, OG Chicago and Maca. The Carpenters had the most without breaking 300 at 297, putting them at #5.
That's rarefied air right there.
That's rarefied air right there.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 9:02 pm to Ace Midnight
Nobody in their right mind would say they weren't.
Posted on 11/23/22 at 10:36 pm to Jim Rockford
They absolutely are pop icons because there had never been anything like them before, and there hasn't since. They are completely unique. And they have arguably the greatest voice in history singing songs arranged specifically for her to shine.
Their music isn't everybody's cup of tea, but the talent (both) is undeniable.
Their music isn't everybody's cup of tea, but the talent (both) is undeniable.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 11:11 am to ATCTx
Started the morning cooking off with There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays. That song makes a great holiday mix.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 1:04 pm to Jim Rockford
They’re the definition of 70s pop icons. 
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