Rick-An Ordinary Fool
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^^Good one James!!
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However I do think it should have been a bonus track. They missed an opportunity for additional sales. The UK could have had one bonus and Japan another and Target another. They should have designated 3 separate tracks recorded with the RPO exclusively for bonus tracks in different countries.
So now that we have heard the new songs, do you think “Those Good Old Dreams” would have had a place on the album? I don’t think it would have fit...even the opening line...as a child I was known for make believin’ would have seemed out of place.
However I do think it should have been a bonus track. They missed an opportunity for additional sales. The UK could have had one bonus and Japan another and Target another. They should have designated 3 separate tracks recorded with the RPO exclusively for bonus tracks in different countries.
So 1 more month for the LP’s..sure hope there the finalized digital versions.
Inspired ideas, Rick! The only downside is that most of us would have felt compelled to buy all the versions you mentioned in order to fulfill our roles as completists! I remain hopeful, especially given the success and critical acclaim given to this project, that a Volume II will be produced. At that point, we can (hopefully) have "Those Good Old Dreams" as well as some of my other favorites: "Solitaire," "Only Yesterday," "There's a Kind of Hush," and "All You Get From Love Is a Love Song," ...
Could be a problem isolating Hal Blaine’s drumming from Karen’s vocal?^^You are correct, Chris Mills.
Now, as much as I enjoy this new RPO version of Hurting Each Other,
that drum-beat (or, lack thereof, compared to the original) at roughly 2:11
really bugs me....sorry to say.....
I really, really wanted to like this. I'm not sure why I feel disappointed. One thing that really bothers me is the volume of the bass in the mix. It seems overwhelming. And honestly, I thought Top of the World really didn't benefit much from the orchestral arrangement. I would have preferred something like Only Yesterday instead. I'm probably in the minority here, and I love all things Carpenters, but this album just didn't do it for me.
It's probably a function of age. We all remember the first time we heard the originals, but there's no way to get that same thrill when we're hearing .... the same songs again, enhanced/improved or not. Yet we keep chasing the thrill.
I hear "new" music all the time that I really like, but it's relatively rare for a recent discovery to find its way onto my list of favorites that I keep returning to years or decades later. Let's check back in five years and see if you're still listening to the music of that new indie band. (I would say let's check back in 20 years, but I'll be 82 then and may not remember this conversation! LOL)I just discovered this indie band of young guys in there 20’s that I’m finding is so awesome and I’m connecting to their music.
I hear "new" music all the time that I really like, but it's relatively rare for a recent discovery to find its way onto my list of favorites that I keep returning to years or decades later. Let's check back in five years and see if you're still listening to the music of that new indie band. (I would say let's check back in 20 years, but I'll be 82 then and may not remember this conversation! LOL)