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DISCID=b30cb40e
DTITLE=Various / If I Were A Carpenter
DYEAR=1994
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=American Music Club / Goodbye To Love
TTITLE1=Shonen Knife / Top Of The World
TTITLE2=Sonic Youth / Superstar
TTITLE3=Cranberries / (They Long To Be) Close To You
TTITLE4=Bettie Serveert / For All We Know
TTITLE5=Dishwalla / It's Going To Take Some Time
TTITLE6=Sheryl Crow / Solitaire
TTITLE7=Johnette Napolitano with Marc Moreland / Hurting Each Other
TTITLE8=Redd Kross / Yesterday Once More
TTITLE9=Babes In Toyland / Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft
TTITLE10=Cracker / Rainy Days And Mondays
TTITLE11=Matthew Sweet / Let Me Be The One
TTITLE12=4 Non Blondes / Bless The Beasts And The Children
TTITLE13=Grant Lee Buffalo / We've Only Just Begun
EXTD=Originally Released September 13, 1994\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Released amon
EXTD=g a bevy of tribute albums toasting the likes of Charles Mingus and Neil Y
EXTD=oung, If I Were a Carpenter registers as one of the best of the lot, with 
EXTD=spot-on performances of Carpenters classics from the '70s. Unlike many tri
EXTD=bute collections, this CD gets it right most of the time, thanks to a line
EXTD=up of artists suited to the duo's wide-screen pop mix. Matthew Sweet, the 
EXTD=Cranberries, Sheryl Crow, Grant Lee Buffalo, and Cracker deliver the most 
EXTD=straightforward interpretations here, informing the likes of "Solitaire" a
EXTD=nd "We've Only Just Begun" with the same amount of moody tenderness that m
EXTD=ade the originals so effective. On the other end of the spectrum, Sonic Yo
EXTD=uth gives "Superstar" a nicely claustrophobic and feedback-addled turn, wh
EXTD=ile Bettie Severt brings its Neil Young-inspired guitar attack to bear on 
EXTD="For All We Know." On other fronts, Shonen Knife and Babes in Toyland cont
EXTD=ribute giddy lo-fi readings and Dishwalla and 4 Non Blondes go in for broo
EXTD=ding swagger. Finally, American Music Club and Redd Kross get special ment
EXTD=ion for their tailored-made and respective helpings of despair and dreamy 
EXTD='70s sensibility on "Goodbye to Love" and "Yesterday Once More." And, whil
EXTD=e being impressed by the sheer range and originality of these interpretati
EXTD=ons, listeners will also discover the overlooked songwriting talents of Pa
EXTD=ul Williams, Roger Nichols, Leon Russell, Neil Sedaka, and Richard Carpent
EXTD=er. A must for the post-punk-savvy Carpenters fan.  -- Stephen Cook\n\nAma
EXTD=zon.com Customer Review\nAudio arsenic, January 12, 2005 \nReviewer: Carpe
EXTD=nters fan (the left coast)\nCalling this mess a tribute to the Carpenters 
EXTD=is like calling pop wines a tribute to grapes. What a sick joke. It plays 
EXTD=far more like a parody than anything else and should be avoided like the p
EXTD=lague. \n\nTrust me -- those giving it high scores in here are those who s
EXTD=witched the radio station whenever Karen's voice graced the speakers. \n\n
EXTD=Amazon.com Customer Review\n10 years old and still goin' strong!, December
EXTD= 17, 2004 \nReviewer: Bonnie Gee "reading is hot" (Brookline, MA United St
EXTD=ates)\nThere was a rush of tribute albums in the 90s-after all the "altern
EXTD=ative" sound was a money-maker; kitsch was in full glory; and the 70s were
EXTD= BACK. \n\nHowever, as an actual fan of the Carpenters, I truly enjoy this
EXTD= compilation. I agree with other reviewers that it should be listened to a
EXTD=s an album. There are, without a doubt, some weak songs here, but the intr
EXTD=o song "Goodbye to Love" flows beautifully into the ending song "We've Onl
EXTD=y Just Begun"-despair to hope-the very opposite of Karen Carpenter's life!
EXTD= \n\nI bought this CD in my teens (like when it ACTUALLY came out) and I j
EXTD=ust pulled out tonight to listen to during some painful exam studying. Its
EXTD= hard for me to describe what it is I like so much about this CD, so I'll 
EXTD=take it song by song. \n\nAmerican Music Club "Goodbye to Love" With its h
EXTD=eavy organ, almost church-like ambience, a very somber take on a pop melod
EXTD=y. The male singer almost intones the lyrics rather than sings, adding to 
EXTD=the spiritual despair of the track. \n\nShonen Knife "Top of the World" Th
EXTD=en BAM! Next song by the Japanese lady trio Knife takes on the world! Such
EXTD= incredible energy with a bizaree almost country guitar twang, it has a ri
EXTD=ot mosh pit feel mixed with Beach Boys California vibrations. \n\nSonic Yo
EXTD=uth "Superstar" I really prefer this Alt-Gods' take on this song. They ext
EXTD=ended the song to over 4 minutes (the original sounds like Chipmunks compa
EXTD=red to this version). The atmospheric feedback and sonic layers add to the
EXTD= grand feeling of fanaticism and extreme lonliness. One of their best song
EXTD=s. \n\nThe Cranberries "Close to You" The Crans play it safe with their ve
EXTD=rsion-very light, fluffy, with an almost folk-like vocal thanks to the non
EXTD=-American female lead singer. The crashing drums add some urgency. A tie b
EXTD=etween this version and the original. \n\nBettie Serveet "For All We Know"
EXTD= Bettie plays it a little TOO safe on this track. Rather bland, without th
EXTD=e change ups and revving guitars she's known for on her own material. \n\n
EXTD=Diswalla "It's going to Take Some Time" UGH! Lets say that I burned this C
EXTD=D-this track would never EVER make it. But other reviewers seem to enjoy i
EXTD=t! So to each their own. Yuck. \n\nSheryl Crow "Solitaire" Crow has a more
EXTD= alto range like Karen did, and her expert guitar playing and re-arrangeme
EXTD=nt is amazing. Crow somehow makes it totally her song-a real sun-soaked We
EXTD=stern feel permeates this song-but totally stays true to the melancholy Ka
EXTD=ren portrayed in the original. Amazing. \n\nJohnette Napoliton "Hurting Ea
EXTD=ch Other" This is probably one of the songs that you are most likely to si
EXTD=ng out in cheesy way while driving to a concert. A deep raspy voiced duet,
EXTD= it is almost earnest (like early Dolly Parton), but somehow... it works? 
EXTD=\n\nRed Kross "Yesterday Once More" The use of trumpets and vinyl sound ef
EXTD=fects truly echoes the super-pop feeling of the 70s. I alternate between t
EXTD=his one being my favorite...and not. The piano makes the sugary sweetness 
EXTD=go down with ease. \n\nBabes in Toyland "Calling Occupants" WOW. It is fit
EXTD=ting that an alto voiced female singer that also plays the drum while sing
EXTD=ing would do this OUT of this world track (no pun intended). I have no ide
EXTD=a why the Carpenters did this song in the first place. It is truly unique 
EXTD=and bizarre song complete with alien and human dialouge. The heavy drums a
EXTD=nd creepy wailing guitars flesh out this track-you may find this on repeat
EXTD= for a while to try to understand it. Awesome. \n\nCracker "Rainy Days and
EXTD= Mondays" Now, Cracker is bland. And so 90s. But here he does good. Nice s
EXTD=weet, swelling arrangements and a beautiful mix of melancholy and fragile 
EXTD=hope in his vocals. I find myself singing this while doing dishes? \n\nMat
EXTD=thew Sweet "Let Me Be the One" Now, this song was absolutely perfect for M
EXTD=atthew to perform. He is the epitomy of 90s alterna-rock infused and direc
EXTD=tly influenced by 70s power pop (like what Lenny Kravitz is to 70s guitar 
EXTD=rock). His incredibly sweet smooth voice has an urgency in it with some gr
EXTD=eat guitar change-ups. A great little melody. \n\n4 Non Blondes "Bless the
EXTD= Beasts ..." I really REALLY don't care for this song. BUt I also don't li
EXTD=ke the original song either and I don't think 4 Non Blondes do anything in
EXTD=teresting with it. Blah. \n\nGrant Lee Buffalo "We've ONly Just Begun" Thi
EXTD=s is the kind of song that you wish Elliot Smith could have covered. Or Lo
EXTD=u Reed. Either post-modern heartache or tounge-in-cheek earnesty would hav
EXTD=e been great. BUT this version does the original a GREAT justice. His voic
EXTD=e is perfect-and he avoids the wedding/lounge singer potential with grace.
EXTD= A popular wedding song, it is so earnest and beautiful and yet still has 
EXTD=that finger snapping 70s swing. Its hope is so overwhelming that my cold h
EXTD=eart melts. All I can thing of are happy couples smiling running into a su
EXTD=nset after leaving a ski lodge-yet it works~truly respectful cover. \n\nAm
EXTD=azon.com Customer Review\nLike the Carpenters, Love the Compilation, Novem
EXTD=ber 17, 2004 \nReviewer: Mark Gurley (Davidson, NC USA)\nA fairly original
EXTD= concept when conceived (1994), catchy Carpenters tunes covered by alterna
EXTD=tive bands (I like both). A few tracks here are misses ---- "Goodbye to Lo
EXTD=ve" by American Music Club,(a disappointing cover of a great song) and the
EXTD= worst by far is Cracker doing "Rainy Days and Mondays". THE BEST OF THE B
EXTD=UNCH: "Top of the World" by Shonen Knife (hated the original), "Solitaire"
EXTD= by Sheryl Crow, Red Kross, Grant Lee Buffalo and Sonic Youth. MY FAVORITE
EXTD=: "Hurting Each Other" featuring the powerful vocals of Concrete Blonde's 
EXTD=Johnette Napilitano!!! Take these tunes for what they are and you'll enjoy
EXTD= this collection. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nI THINK I'M GONNA BE SIC
EXTD=K, May 20, 2004\nReviewer: Mary M. Petrelli (Lake Stevens, WA USA)\nThis a
EXTD=lbum is without a doubt the most repulsive thing I have ever heard. These 
EXTD=poorly executed renditions of Carpenters songs blatantly spit on the memor
EXTD=y of one of the greatest singers who ever lived. Shame on anyone who had a
EXTD=nything to do with this travesty that calls itself a tribute! If you loved
EXTD= The Carpenters and were thinking of buying this album because you thought
EXTD= it would do justice to their legacy, don't bother. Hearing the butchery o
EXTD=f their music will only break your heart, or make you so angry you can't s
EXTD=ee straight. If you've always hated The Carpenters and enjoy making fun of
EXTD= them, then, by all means, buy this album and revel in its awfulness, get 
EXTD=out your guitar or your kazoo or whatever, learn the songs, and see if you
EXTD= can possibly perform them any worse than the artists on this album do. (O
EXTD=dds are pretty good you can't.) And, if you have an eating disorder and wi
EXTD=sh to get better, don't buy this album; once you hear it you'll probably n
EXTD=ever eat again. The only place this album belongs is in a landfill.\n\nAma
EXTD=zon.com Customer Review\nNot a sorry attempt to "copy" Karen's unique soun
EXTD=d, December 4, 2003\nReviewer: "pattynrobh" (San Antonio, TX)\nThis album 
EXTD=is what a tribute album should be. Most tribute albums are just newer arti
EXTD=sts singing a "copy" of the original. This album is a pleasant surprise be
EXTD=cause it is 90's bands performing the songs in a new style. Sure, there ar
EXTD=e some weak covers (I did not care for Cracker's version of "Rainy Days an
EXTD=d Mondays") but most are AWESOME! My personal favorite is Dishwalla's vers
EXTD=ion of "It's Going To Take Some Time", Sheryl Crow's "Solitaire", and Redd
EXTD= Kross's "Yesterday Once More". The other songs are well done as well. Sho
EXTD=nen Knife's cover of "Top of The World" is a lot of fun. \nTo be honest I 
EXTD=do not see any other way a tribute to the Carpenters could have been done.
EXTD= There is no way to copy Karen's unique and haunting voice so the best way
EXTD= to honor her memory (besides listening to her recordings) is to bring her
EXTD='s and Richard's music to the younger generation.\nI do not think the arti
EXTD=sts that participated meant any disrespect to the Carpenters music. They s
EXTD=imply wanted to show that The Carpenters music doesn't have to be for our 
EXTD=parents' ears!\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nWhy do flies suddenly appear
EXTD= every time this album's near?, August 25, 2000\nReviewer: Steven K. Smith
EXTD= (Lake Stevens, WA)\nI'll tell you why...because the thing is a fetid piec
EXTD=e of garbage! It's hard to believe that Richard Carpenter and A&M Records 
EXTD=gave this mess the green light, or that such a parody of his and his late 
EXTD=sister's work would be put out as a TRIBUTE! The thing starts off badly wi
EXTD=th "Goodbye to Love" sung like an acid trip dirge, then gets worse with an
EXTD= Asian pidgin-English sendup of "Top of the World" that sounds like the se
EXTD=venties flop group "Pink Lady" attempting a comeback. The rest of the albu
EXTD=m is as bad or nearly so, with only the Michael Sweet rendition of "Let Me
EXTD= Be the One" earning a passing grade. Only those who hated The Carpenters 
EXTD=will find this thing worth the effort (as a sick joke), while their fans w
EXTD=ill be begging the used-CD store to take it off their hands for a buck. Av
EXTD=oid this travesty at all costs!\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nProducers include
EXTD=: Joe Chiccarelli, American Music Club, Page Porrazzo, Sonic Youth, Stephe
EXTD=n Street.\n\nEngineers include: Tracy Chisolm, Noriya Maekawa, Wataru Saka
EXTD=moto.\n\nThe luxury of being a pop act in the 1990s is in retreading the p
EXTD=aths of history until all seems new again. A perfect example is the Carpen
EXTD=ters' tribute, IF I WERE A CARPENTER, which gives bands more likely to suc
EXTD=ceed on the college charts a chance to revel in their pop leanings, but st
EXTD=ill seem alternative.When Sonic Youth paid their respects to Karen Carpent
EXTD=er on GOO, the reverence side-stepped all urges to be tongue-in-cheek. Now
EXTD= a full Carpenters' tribute album shows that the Carpenters' success was n
EXTD=ot only on the Billboard charts, but in the hearts of closet pop fans ever
EXTD=ywhere.An unlikely gathering of current rockers pay homage to these sevent
EXTD=ies heroes. Sonic Youth's acoustic yet warped rendition of "Superstar" and
EXTD= Shonen Knife's manic "Top Of The World" stray the furthest from the origi
EXTD=nals, but still bring fond memories to anyone who listened to pop radio du
EXTD=ring the 70s. Not all self-indulgent and redundant, IF I WERE A CARPENTER 
EXTD=plays like this generations's Show And Tell, with today's alternative star
EXTD=s showing off their childhood record collections with youthful glee.
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