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This type of measure takes screaming, falsetto, growling, hissing, and any other utterance (farting) as a pitch. Now, is there a measurement for control of pitch? Is Julie Andrews on the list? This is another way for the "Rock Establishment" to validate itself. Laughable.Hmm. I'm surprised by this. Presumably this doesn't take into account some of her backing vocals?
Reader's Digest Liner Notes
October 30,1978 Interview:
Karen: "..And another thing. When you mention the Carpenters, people automatically zero in on just me.
Even when our records are just loaded with voices, people only notice the lead voice. They never stop to
hear all the other stuff that's going on. On our records, it's Richard who handles production. He arranges
all the voices and instruments, conducts the orchestra, mixes and even follows through into mastering.
No one seems to notice what he does."
Then, with Richard Carpenter as producer, Karen Carpenter was 'associate producer'.
This is excellent!Reviews of Madonna's Latest Album:
"but what’s most impressive is Madonna’s singing, which for the most part eschews the excessive vocal treatments
of R&B in favour of a simple clarity, which, on “Ghosttown” and “Joan of Arc”, recalls the purity of Karen Carpenter."
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...nas-sustained-musical-relevance-10090878.html
"The way the producers recorded Madonna both bolsters the melodies and lends her depth.
They’ve honeyed her voice: Madonna hasn’t sounded this rich since the sumptuous “Evita” soundtrack.
In “Ghosttown,” her deep tone has some of the autumnal ache of Karen Carpenter."
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...a-latest-intensely-personal-article-1.2131124
"Better yet, her expressive singing reveals touching vulnerability and the vocal training she underwent for Evita 20 years ago.
On Ghosttown, in particular, her rich, warm phrasing in her lower range recalls the much-missed Karen Carpenter."
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/article13124297.html#storylink=cpy
Yes, but hindsight is 20/20. In the pre Internet generation, that's how the records were promoted and sold. No blogs, youtube or websites to learn about new singers. Just good old Kasey Kasem on American Top 40. So if you didn’t actively read Billboard or listen to the radio, you wouldn't know. And honestly, how many of us as fans couldn't wait for them to come to our town on tour. It's amazing how much touring they accomplished in those early years. They really were troopers for their fans.Karen and Richard were not stage performers. Their concerts were about listening to their music not WATCHING a floor show. They should have toured less and recorded more!
Yes, but hindsight is 20/20. In the pre Internet generation, that's how the records were promoted and sold. No blogs, youtube or websites to learn about new singers. Just good old Kasey Kasem on American Top 40. So if you didn’t actively read Billboard or listen to the radio, you wouldn't know. And honestly, how many of us as fans couldn't wait for them to come to our town on tour. It's amazing how much touring they accomplished in those early years. They really were troopers for their fans.
I didn't realize that a CD single was made for Karen's Theme? Has anyone seen one before??
That is odd, isn't it, about 1974. By the second half of the 70's, with Management 3, they focused on TV more. Perhaps that was more to appease their loyal fan base.That's certainly true, although radio play was also a big driver in pushing record sales - hence why radio's resistance to their product caused such problems for them from 1975 onwards.
However, from a financial point of view, it wasn't a very wise move as they didn't make much back from the touring itself, even if it may have had a beneficial effect on record sales, and they didn't always tour when they had a new product to promote in order to maximise the knock-on record sales effect. 1974 was I think their heaviest touring year and yet there was no studio album to accompany it, only the Singles album which had been out for a few months and probably didn't need a tour to support it.
That show sold out so quick, the ticket touts made a fortune, another week of shows would have sold out, they were really in demand in the UK in 1976.Billboard issued Dec 18, 1976 London Palladium review