GaryAlan
Well-Known Member
It is true that 30 years old is not "old"....but, you can hardly deny that they had "matured" !
Richard at 30 is not Richard at 23 (Offering). And, I for one feel that much of this album is "mature."
Horizon is awesome....lightning does not strike twice in exactly the same way,
so they were never going to be able to replicate Horizon, so I do NOT make that comparison.
Same with The Singles 1974-1978....no way could it meet the standard set by The Singles 1969-1973.
I too, will always be truthful in my opinion: this is hardly a failed album.
Karen is singinging beautifully, the arrangements are tasteful and "mature"
the background harmonies are fantastic, artwork is fine.
Perhaps, as one reviewer wrote (see Schmidt, Carpenters' Reader):
"it is an overdose of pretty"......
Hey, guess what, I like that !
P.S.: By the way, the fan base was shrinking by the time Horizon came out.
LP Hush did not usher that era in. I detailed the evidence for that a while back.
The 1976 People Mag article also substantiates that viewpoint.
Richard at 30 is not Richard at 23 (Offering). And, I for one feel that much of this album is "mature."
Horizon is awesome....lightning does not strike twice in exactly the same way,
so they were never going to be able to replicate Horizon, so I do NOT make that comparison.
Same with The Singles 1974-1978....no way could it meet the standard set by The Singles 1969-1973.
I too, will always be truthful in my opinion: this is hardly a failed album.
Karen is singinging beautifully, the arrangements are tasteful and "mature"
the background harmonies are fantastic, artwork is fine.
Perhaps, as one reviewer wrote (see Schmidt, Carpenters' Reader):
"it is an overdose of pretty"......
Hey, guess what, I like that !
P.S.: By the way, the fan base was shrinking by the time Horizon came out.
LP Hush did not usher that era in. I detailed the evidence for that a while back.
The 1976 People Mag article also substantiates that viewpoint.
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