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I think we have an interview in the making!
I want to hear an interview with Itchie every bit as much as I did those with John Bettis and Richard. Each of them offered a unique perspective of their time with Karen and I'm 110% sure Itchie would do the same, whilst being respectful of the memory of her best friend.
Okey dokey Barry howza bout ALL BECAUSE OF YOU? Lead single,reading, intimacy deeper than Rainy Days and sonically mesmorized at the ease of delivery, style and ummm sh** the whole thang!!!
I've ended the program as far as the radio broadcast side is concerned, but I am currently working on securing an interview with Itchie and will keep you posted
It might be considered "mature" by today's standards,but things were still fairly conservative in 1980-and several tracksI'm very excited to hear of possible interview with Itchie. Itchie has always spoke her mind in her interviews and tells it like it is so this should be very interesting to hear. I hope she agrees and Chris May can set it up soon.
Regarding Karens solo album, I've never considered her album explicit...for me that's the wrong word to use, some of the lyric are mature but not explicit.
Suggestive, yes. But she wasn't singing "More, More, More" or "Love to Love You, Baby." No moanin' and groanin.'It might be considered "mature" by today's standards,but things were still fairly conservative in 1980-and several tracks
would've been deemed sexually explicit back then(this is a no-brainer-listen to those lyrics carefully).
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Is this part two of the Richard Carpenter Interview thread?
I think the fascination with Karen's album(among some people) has more to do with the politics of the album-rather than the music itself. Some people like the idea of Karen being on her own-independent of Richard.And,they like the idea of Karen receiving complete recognition for her work-rather than having to acknowledge Richard's vast contributions.
I remember how big "Physical" was back in 1982-it turned out to be the biggest hit single of all time.Ironicly,within two years,that song completely disappeared from radio airplay.(By 1984,that punk-rock sound was totally gone.)By the end of the 80's,"Physical" was a source of ridicule in the music industry and among radio programmers.
Olivia had her fifteen minutes of fame with Physical-she got her big hit-single.But,what good is that today? That songs is now a faded memory-a dated product of it's time,and totally forgotten by top-40 radio.Her Physical album has been out-of-print for twenty years.Today,Olivia's music career is over.
Karen,by contrast,is a legend in the music industry today-regarded as one of the world's greatest vocalists.Many of her albums are classics today-and perennial bestsellers.
This is why the decision to shelve Karen's album was best for everyone involved.What if Karen turned out like Olivia?
So, Richard Carpenter was no fan of Disco music.
But, who--or,what--compelled him to partake in the
robot dance Disco Medley in 1978 Space Encounters?
(Go to 5:20):
Agreed. I know some fans are keen to see the specials given an official release, but by and large I think they do Karen and Richard absolutely no favours. Richard rarely looks comfortable performing in them and I'm sure that's why he has no desire to see them released. The disco medley is so bad it's almost compelling to watch in a strange way.This only served to remind me what utter drivel most of these specials were. Dreadful. Richard looks as stiff as a board.
The disco medley is so bad it's almost compelling to watch in a strange way.
When Richard told Karen (to her face) that her album was "nice", I wish she would have kicked the "nice" out of him!I had forgotten this, as quoted from Richard Carpenter, by Paul Grein, 1991:
" I probably said it was very nice. It certainly is well-produced and well-assembled.
But, some of it was disco and I'm not a disco fan, and I thought she was singing a little bit too
high on some of the songs."
Newton-John thought the footage, shot for her album of the same name, would ruin her reputation.
“I told my manager, ‘Let's not put it out,’ ” she said, "but he said it was too late; it had already gone to radio and was 10 weeks at No. 1.”
What is more certain....1981's Made In America.....was a relative disaster..... the status quo was going nowhere--at the time.
That is my understanding also. I think someone with access to the fan club newsletters can verify that. And no, Those Good Old Dreams did not air.And, wasn't Those Good Old Dreams edited out of the entire
Merv Griffin (syndicated?) program?
Of course, after a lengthy hiatus, brother looked quite fit.
If memory serves, this was an Olivia Newton-John invitation,
as Merv Griffin had her invite any guests she wanted for the episode.
In other words, this performance did not occur simply because
Made In America was being 'plugged'---Olivia Newton-John was being
touted on the program and invited the duo to be there.
Please correct me if I am misinformed on this issue.
If memory serves, this was an Olivia Newton-John invitation,
as Merv Griffin had her invite any guests she wanted for the episode.
In other words, this performance did not occur simply because
Made In America was being 'plugged'---Olivia Newton-John was being
touted on the program and invited the duo to be there.