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⭐ Official Review [Album]: "TIME" (SP 5117/CD 5117/DX 1687)
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See? I wish I'd have thought of "feeble." Maybe I really am running out of adjectives. Take over for me, won't you?
JohnFB
She was born to belong to the lines of a song...
See? I wish I'd have thought of "feeble." Maybe I really am running out of adjectives. Take over for me, won't you?
I haven't noticed any slouching off in either the quality or quantity of your "adjective stockpile" lately - you're doing just fine and, in fact, it's hard for me to keep up sometimes...carry on.
Geographer
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What I learned from this (and totally agreeing with Harry's assessment, here) is that neither Karen's solo effort and Richard's solo effort would never match the "magic" of them together. Karen's solo album is okay...completely wrong material for the best voice of the modern era unfortunately. But I have to say that TIME is the better of the two, in my opinion. Made In America is one of my favorite Carpenters albums, too, which goes counter to most voices here so I don't expect anyone to agree.Matthew, I agree with much of what you said, and am one of the people that really like most of TIME. I can do without Scott Grimes. The rest is quite good as far as I'm concerned.
As for Ed, well he is, (to use a phrase from the very last episode of STAR TREK: TNG), "anti-TIME". I respect Ed's opinions, but fear he may run out of negative adjectives some day!
Matthew S
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I agree. MIA is also one of my favorites. I think both solo albums were done for different reasons, and both missed the mark as having as much hit potential as their duo efforts. But I enjoy listening to them both for what they are.
newvillefan
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I know it will only be a small thing for most but I was really pleased to discover this morning that 'Time' is now finally available on Spotify in the UK for the first time ever.
Happy Friday everyone
Happy Friday everyone
Without A Song
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Wonderful news!
newvillefan
I Know My First Name Is Stephen
Could well be! Friday is the day when new content is uploaded to the Spotify platform and I've looked every week for well over a year now, in the vain hope it might one day appear. And this morning, there it was
I'm listening to TIME as ripped to my computer from the original CD and am noticing just how good it sounds. This album was well-recorded and well-mastered. Say what you will about being "dated", but you can crank this one up without ear-bleeding. All in my humble opinion, of course.
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Mark-T
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There are many cuts I like on the disc. I wish he'd maintained this direction rather than going the instrumental route.
newvillefan
I Know My First Name Is Stephen
I love it - always have. I love the arrangements (maybe not the electronic drums so much), and the harmonies are very reminiscent of his and Karen's on songs like 'Love Is Surrender', where they'd hold a note in one overdub and go down a note or two with another overdub. There's a lot of that on this album, probably most notably on 'That's What I Believe'.
newvillefan
I Know My First Name Is Stephen
Anyone else ever noticed that the font used for his name on the cover is designed to look like the name badge on a classic car?
Rick-An Ordinary Fool
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“Don't let them steal my chrome”Anyone else ever noticed that the font used for his name on the cover is designed to look like the name badge on a classic car?
I am honestly thrilled I can finally listen to it on Spotify. I love this album on so many levels and wish we had more albums from Richard with leads mixed in with the Carpenter releases, like he did with old fashion Christmas, Just in Love. I liked that Richard tried something different for his solo effort as did Karen. I really do enjoy that I don’t have to dig out my CD and can listen to it at the gym. 10/10
Remember how synths and 80 pop elements are littered over dance, rock, retro, pop in today music scene. So I embrace those 80’s elements with Time. Yet the title track Time, is just an amazing blend of vocals and music!
I will always be grateful we have this record as we do Karen’s solo album. I hope one day we could have a special edition with any additional tracks that didn’t make the cut for Time. I love Richard’s vocals and solo leads, just look at the now and then album. He totally knocked those leads out the park in the oldies.
I honestly would have loved Richard to of sung the leads for his solo Christmas project. Yet I know he views have changed but I cannot help but express my gratitude and appreciation for his singing.
Remember how synths and 80 pop elements are littered over dance, rock, retro, pop in today music scene. So I embrace those 80’s elements with Time. Yet the title track Time, is just an amazing blend of vocals and music!
I will always be grateful we have this record as we do Karen’s solo album. I hope one day we could have a special edition with any additional tracks that didn’t make the cut for Time. I love Richard’s vocals and solo leads, just look at the now and then album. He totally knocked those leads out the park in the oldies.
I honestly would have loved Richard to of sung the leads for his solo Christmas project. Yet I know he views have changed but I cannot help but express my gratitude and appreciation for his singing.
Hands down agree with you! I wish Richard would have sung more leads on his solo work. I know Karen is regarded as one of the greatest singers of all time. Yet there is still plenty of opportunities for Richard to sing leads and create music. I just wish he followed up Time, again with solo leads and guest artists. I think he’d eventually would have had more success, possibly not on a colossal scale initially in the US yet the UK, Japan, Europe and then hopefully the US at some point. Enough success for him to continue to make albums and playing live.
If we look at the Carpenter albums 1976 onwards. They were having more success internationally than in the US and that’s where Karen and Richard could have focussed on, till the US radio came back around. With so much success continuing in the UK, Japan…still till this day. I think US radio were coming back around especially with Touch Me from MIA.
newvillefan
I Know My First Name Is Stephen
The title track is one of the very best things on the entire album. It could easily have found its way onto a TV series or movie as a theme tune (and I mean that as a compliment not an insult). It sounds so majestic and soaring.
newvillefan
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goodjeans
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I was doing some Interior design work for a radio station in Bala Cynwyd when "Time" was released. An employee handed me the vinyl promo album telling me that they would never play it. I was really disappointed to hear it and wished that I had charged them a higher hourly rate. 
Love to know which radio station.I was doing some Interior design work for a radio station in Bala Cynwyd when "Time" was released. An employee handed me the vinyl promo album telling me that they would never play it. I was really disappointed to hear it and wished that I had charged them a higher hourly rate.
newvillefan
I Know My First Name Is Stephen
So the stigma from the Made In America days was still alive and well six years later.
No, I think the 'stigma' began when "Sing" was a big hit. Then stations 'reluctantly' played "Postman". A few lingerers stuck with "Need To Be In Love", and that was pretty much it. Carpenters were perceived as poison - the dreaded tune-out - if played. So they were dropped from rotations where stations were in competition for ratings.
Little mom and pop stations could and did play anything as ratings in these smaller markets were not nearly as important.
I, myself, have two tossed vinyl copies of TIME, even though we played "Something In Your Eyes" for a week or so.
Little mom and pop stations could and did play anything as ratings in these smaller markets were not nearly as important.
I, myself, have two tossed vinyl copies of TIME, even though we played "Something In Your Eyes" for a week or so.
Rick-An Ordinary Fool
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Wow when you put it that way...they were doomed from radio play, no wonder they had such a hard time getting radio to play tracks from MIA. Didn’t even Harold Carpenter contact the radio stations asking why they were not playing there latest album. I read that somewhere. It’s all so sad.
Far and away my favorite song from the 'Time' album, too. I've always said Richard should be scoring movies, performing instrumental soundtracks to films, etc. He certainly has always had the talent to do so.
newvillefan
I Know My First Name Is Stephen
Currently enjoying 'Time' on my 75" TV and sound system. In the UK, this is how Richard's profile is displayed on Spotify. The photo doesn't do it justice - the jukebox to the left is 1.5m tall.
There was a certain face
That filled a thousand screens...
There was a certain face
That filled a thousand screens...
goodjeans
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I will try hard to remember Harry.
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