http://anwanore.com/2007/08/16/vinyl-revival Anar Caluva Tielyanna Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://anwanore.com/2007/08/16/vinyl-revival#comment-2144 Captain Scarlet Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:13:33 +0000 http://anwanore.com/2007/08/16/vinyl-revival#comment-2144 The Carpenters rock... and they're from CT, too (as in 'like me'). Some of the finest songcrafting from brilliant pop composers Burt Bacharach ("Close To You") and Paul Williams ("Rainy Days and Mondays," "We've Only Just Begun") is on this LP, which almost no one didn't own in the 70s. These songs are worth listening to closely for the gentle nuances in the arrangements and much, much more. Be sure to seek out the tribute CD, "If I Were A Carpenter" (c. 1995) for some faithful, some innovative takes on some of these same songs. You'll never listen to "Top Of The World" the same again after you've rocked out to Shonen Knife's rendition. (A news personality I know was going to perform that song at an Asian festival a few years ago. Try as I might to get her to switch to the SK version, she stuck to the original.) The Carpenters rock… and they’re from CT, too (as in ‘like me’). Some of the finest songcrafting from brilliant pop composers Burt Bacharach (”Close To You”) and Paul Williams (”Rainy Days and Mondays,” “We’ve Only Just Begun”) is on this LP, which almost no one didn’t own in the 70s. These songs are worth listening to closely for the gentle nuances in the arrangements and much, much more. Be sure to seek out the tribute CD, “If I Were A Carpenter” (c. 1995) for some faithful, some innovative takes on some of these same songs. You’ll never listen to “Top Of The World” the same again after you’ve rocked out to Shonen Knife’s rendition. (A news personality I know was going to perform that song at an Asian festival a few years ago. Try as I might to get her to switch to the SK version, she stuck to the original.)

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