newvillefan
I Know My First Name Is Stephen
I came across these two clips on youtube that really make me relate to the Carpenters and how much they attribute their sound to Les Paul and Mary Ford.
This first clip showcases the harmony vocal sound years before overdubbing became well known in the music industry. More importantly, it's also on the list of Carpenters songs rumoured to be still in the vaults - debatable whether complete with vocals, but I'd LOVE to hear Karen's interpretation of this, which I'd envisage would have been done with the same amount of vocal layering as we heard on 'Without A Song', as it was also recorded in 1980. Where Les plays the guitar solo, I can hear Richard doing a piano instrumental similar to 'Dizzy Fingers'.
This next song is memorable to me as it was featured (albeit a different appearance) in the Carpenters documentary 'Only Yesterday', where Richard recounted hearing overdubbing for the first time. Les Paul's guitar playing in this is just wow!
These songs are such a joy to hear and for me are inextricably linked to the Carpenters sound that would emerge in later years. Anyone else agree?
This first clip showcases the harmony vocal sound years before overdubbing became well known in the music industry. More importantly, it's also on the list of Carpenters songs rumoured to be still in the vaults - debatable whether complete with vocals, but I'd LOVE to hear Karen's interpretation of this, which I'd envisage would have been done with the same amount of vocal layering as we heard on 'Without A Song', as it was also recorded in 1980. Where Les plays the guitar solo, I can hear Richard doing a piano instrumental similar to 'Dizzy Fingers'.
This next song is memorable to me as it was featured (albeit a different appearance) in the Carpenters documentary 'Only Yesterday', where Richard recounted hearing overdubbing for the first time. Les Paul's guitar playing in this is just wow!
These songs are such a joy to hear and for me are inextricably linked to the Carpenters sound that would emerge in later years. Anyone else agree?