ScottyB
Well-Known Member
I tried to look for a thread that focused on this subject, but couldn't find one.
So, I thought I would start one.
Since Karen's passing, numerous posthumous releases have been made available.
Most have been new compilations. But every now and then there would be a new release
with a "never before released" gem. The most recent of these releases, to my recollection,
was As Time Goes By, way back in 2004.
Richard has also stated, on multiple occasions, that everything releasable has been released.
Yet, he has also supplied the fans with a surprise at times.
In his latest interview, he firmly stated that all there was is out there.
However, with the latest release of The Complete Singles, it is clear that there is more.
I don't mean a new song. What I mean, is that there are still things out there for
hard core Carpenters fans. This set contains multiple variations to songs that were
difficult to acquire (for me anyway). For instance, clean versions of Maybe It's You
and Road Ode, two songs that rank among my favorite Carpenters songs, that I have been trying to
master onto a Favorites CD collection without the album segueing.
And, as time progresses, and learning through a lot of media, including this forum,
that there is, in fact, still a substantial amount of unreleased material; I find it very hard to accept that
we will never hear any "new" officially released material.
I have heard Karen's "leftover" recordings from her solo sessions. I agree that they are raw
and they need a lot of work, but I don't believe that they are impossible to improve upon. Most of them are quite good. Richard could always take the vocals, improve on the arrangements, add additional (if not, better) instruments, and actually make it an official Carpenters album (because he would have actually provided participation with Karen). He has the talent to actually accomplish this feat. Plus, all those so-called unreleased songs recorded during the Made In America sessions, along with "who-knows-what-else" that have not been made aware of.
I can not believe, in fact I refuse to believe, that this is it.
I still believe that we will see something spectacular, especially for the 50th. I have faith.
If I'm wrong...oh well, everyone can bash me in 2019.
But, if I'm right, which I believe I will be,
I expect to be exalted in everlasting glory. LOL!
Just kidding, folks. Only having some fun.
I just want it so bad. And I've often heard it said:
"If you want something bad enough, it is always obtainable."
So, I thought I would start one.
Since Karen's passing, numerous posthumous releases have been made available.
Most have been new compilations. But every now and then there would be a new release
with a "never before released" gem. The most recent of these releases, to my recollection,
was As Time Goes By, way back in 2004.
Richard has also stated, on multiple occasions, that everything releasable has been released.
Yet, he has also supplied the fans with a surprise at times.
In his latest interview, he firmly stated that all there was is out there.
However, with the latest release of The Complete Singles, it is clear that there is more.
I don't mean a new song. What I mean, is that there are still things out there for
hard core Carpenters fans. This set contains multiple variations to songs that were
difficult to acquire (for me anyway). For instance, clean versions of Maybe It's You
and Road Ode, two songs that rank among my favorite Carpenters songs, that I have been trying to
master onto a Favorites CD collection without the album segueing.
And, as time progresses, and learning through a lot of media, including this forum,
that there is, in fact, still a substantial amount of unreleased material; I find it very hard to accept that
we will never hear any "new" officially released material.
I have heard Karen's "leftover" recordings from her solo sessions. I agree that they are raw
and they need a lot of work, but I don't believe that they are impossible to improve upon. Most of them are quite good. Richard could always take the vocals, improve on the arrangements, add additional (if not, better) instruments, and actually make it an official Carpenters album (because he would have actually provided participation with Karen). He has the talent to actually accomplish this feat. Plus, all those so-called unreleased songs recorded during the Made In America sessions, along with "who-knows-what-else" that have not been made aware of.
I can not believe, in fact I refuse to believe, that this is it.
I still believe that we will see something spectacular, especially for the 50th. I have faith.
If I'm wrong...oh well, everyone can bash me in 2019.
But, if I'm right, which I believe I will be,
I expect to be exalted in everlasting glory. LOL!
Just kidding, folks. Only having some fun.
I just want it so bad. And I've often heard it said:
"If you want something bad enough, it is always obtainable."
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