The Carpenters
Okay, The Carpenters weren't on my first music
greats list, they weren't even on my second, but whilst thinking
about my favourite female vocalists, Karen Carpenter leapt
to mind. Whilst Janis Joplin is raw emotion, Karen Carpenter
is practised quality. Karen's voice is exquisite and you can't
really argue with Richard Carpenter's arrangements as their
many covers excelled the originals in very many cases. One
of the reasons I feel they deserve to be here is they were
rejected by the music industry at a time when Jimi Hendrix
and The Beatles were at the height of their popularity. The
reason was their image. They weren't hip and they weren't
sexy, but their music radiates stunning quality, a quality
defined by Karen's uniquely individual and very beautiful
voice... Just listen to the song below and you will see what
I mean... Close your eyes to the video, though, as the image
they present does not match up to the quality of the sound,
but I think you might agree that although they suffer a serious
lack of style, Karen's voice and Richard's arrangement do
more than compensate...
Tim Rees
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