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I noticed that immediately as well. Sounds to me like he pulled the 1973 VSOd remix.Every time the video played a Carpenters snippet, it sounds speeded up to me. He even does a segment on her "basement" range - and then played perhaps the highest pitch she sang in the song.
He probably confused A&M for UA when talking about 5th Dimension. I believe that only one lp was on UA for The 5th Dimension and that was an Anthology(2 record set). In my collection of 5th, the labels are Soul City and Bell and one on ABC. I think their only Arista release was one single until the CD release of Definitive Collection and Greatest Hits on Earth. I believe that all the Arista recordings are now the property of Sony.While I appreciate this person's turnaround to liking Carpenters, his claims to be "Professor Of Rock", well, he certainly has some things wrong.
- Every time the video played a Carpenters snippet, it sounds speeded up to me. He even does a segment on her "basement" range - and then played perhaps the highest pitch she sang in the song.
- He mentions the 5th Dimension as being associated with A&M Records. I don't believe that's true at all.
- He mentions the performance of Tommy Morris on harmonica? Pretty sure that should be Tommy Morgan.
I also don't think he gives enough credit to Roger Nichols' music-composing talents.
He also continues the urban myth started by the Karen Carpenter Story tv movie that Billboard Magazine called Karen "Richard's chubby Sister".While I appreciate this person's turnaround to liking Carpenters, his claims to be "Professor Of Rock", well, he certainly has some things wrong.
- Every time the video played a Carpenters snippet, it sounds speeded up to me. He even does a segment on her "basement" range - and then played perhaps the highest pitch she sang in the song.
- He mentions the 5th Dimension as being associated with A&M Records. I don't believe that's true at all.
- He mentions the performance of Tommy Morris on harmonica? Pretty sure that should be Tommy Morgan.
I also don't think he gives enough credit to Roger Nichols' music-composing talents.
Adam Reader (a.k.a. "Professor of Rock") and I spoke several times over a year ago about possibly doing a segment together with Richard. I'd suggested he do an analysis of "Goodbye to Love," as I felt it not only made a huge impact with regard to the Carpenters' crossover into the 'rock' territory (which would work well with the theme of Adam's YouTube channel), but was a strong single with some great backstory and trivia. Not sure why he decided to go the route he did ... other than the personal connection to "Rainy Days."He also continues the urban myth started by the Karen Carpenter Story tv movie that Billboard Magazine called Karen "Richard's chubby Sister".
Oh, definitely!I thought it was really brave of him to get so personal.
WOW…now that would have been cool.Adam Reader (a.k.a. "Professor of Rock") and I spoke several times over a year ago about possibly doing a segment together with Richard.
For as much as I appreciated the shout-out on our book, I do wish—at the very least—that he would have been a little more abbreviated with the overall presentation. And, of course, fact checked everything before putting it out there.WOW…now that would have been cool.
Noticed the same...and the oft repeated "myth" Karen recorded the song laying on her back.While I appreciate this person's turnaround to liking Carpenters, his claims to be "Professor Of Rock", well, he certainly has some things wrong.
- Every time the video played a Carpenters snippet, it sounds speeded up to me. He even does a segment on her "basement" range - and then played perhaps the highest pitch she sang in the song.
- He mentions the 5th Dimension as being associated with A&M Records. I don't believe that's true at all.
- He mentions the performance of Tommy Morris on harmonica? Pretty sure that should be Tommy Morgan.
I also don't think he gives enough credit to Roger Nichols' music-composing talents.