Product Details
Artist : Carpenters (Tribute)
Format : Compilation
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0731454025829
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1994-09-14
UPC : 731454025829
ASIN : B000005IL6
Track Listings for
Disc-1
1. Goodbye to Love - American Music Club
2. Top of the World - Shonen Knife
3. Superstar - Sonic Youth
4. (They Long to Be) Close to You - The Cranberries
5. For All We Know - Bettie Serveert
6. It's Going to Take Some Time - Dishwalla
7. Solitaire - Sheryl Crow
8. Hurting Each Other - Marc Moreland, Johnette Napolitano
9. Yesterday Once More - Redd Kross
10. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Babes in Toyland
11. Rainy Days and Mondays - Cracker
12. Let Me Be the One - Matthew Sweet
13. Bless the Beasts and Children - 4 Non Blondes
14. We've Only Just Begun - Grant Lee Buffalo
Customer Reviews
One song justifies this purchase - Superstar (2007-06-09)  Please. A great cover redefines the song or why bother. On this disc, some failed miserably, others managed to apply some of their own affectations, but one band here completely rips the throat out of the song and constructs a masterpiece. The very definition of a cover song - Sonic Youth's version of Superstar. In no small way do they pay tribute to Karen and her brother's efforts. It is a promethian effort, with crunch and verve - the overt deadpan to a dead singer is the point not the downfall. And why would you care if this track offended your precious sensibilities, it is haunting and entertaining. Clear your minds. Floozyflapper understands - but is possibly the only one, (well maybe a couple others.)
I THINK I'M GONNA BE SICK (2004-05-20)  This album is without a doubt the most repulsive thing I have ever heard. These poorly executed renditions of Carpenters songs blatantly spit on the memory of one of the greatest singers who ever lived. Shame on anyone who had anything to do with this travesty that calls itself a tribute! If you loved The Carpenters and were thinking of buying this album because you thought it would do justice to their legacy, don't bother. Hearing the butchery of their music will only break your heart, or make you so angry you can't see straight. If you've always hated The Carpenters and enjoy making fun of them, then, by all means, buy this album and revel in its awfulness, get out your guitar or your kazoo or whatever, learn the songs, and see if you can possibly perform them any worse than the artists on this album do. (Odds are pretty good you can't.) And, if you have an eating disorder and wish to get better, don't buy this album; once you hear it you'll probably never eat again. The only place this album belongs is in a landfill.
Not a sorry attempt to "copy" Karen's unique sound (2003-12-04)  This album is what a tribute album should be. Most tribute albums are just newer artists singing a "copy" of the original. This album is a pleasant surprise because it is 90's bands performing the songs in a new style. Sure, there are some weak covers (I did not care for Cracker's version of "Rainy Days and Mondays") but most are AWESOME! My personal favorite is Dishwalla's version of "It's Going To Take Some Time", Sheryl Crow's "Solitaire", and Redd Kross's "Yesterday Once More". The other songs are well done as well. Shonen Knife's cover of "Top of The World" is a lot of fun. To be honest I do not see any other way a tribute to the Carpenters could have been done. There is no way to copy Karen's unique and haunting voice so the best way to honor her memory (besides listening to her recordings) is to bring her's and Richard's music to the younger generation.I do not think the artists that participated meant any disrespect to the Carpenters music. They simply wanted to show that The Carpenters music doesn't have to be for our parents' ears!
The Only Covers cd I would ever talk about (2003-07-30) Amazing Cd... Not all songs are great, but the ones that are make up for it. Great job by all though. Who would have known I would become a fan of the carpenters. I highly recomend this disc. Sonic Youth, Mathew Sweet, Sheryl Crown, The Cranberries, Redd Kross, Grant Lee Buffalo, and many more. Such a good Cd.
Superstars. (2003-07-13) This should appeal to those who either enjoy "The Carpenters", or the mid-90's alternative scene, and especially to those who like both. I'm one of those people. While I'm not a "Carpenters" fanatic, I do know all the originals enough to really like the covers. Almost all of these are good, but the covers by "Shonen Knife", "Sonic Youth", and "Grant Lee Buffalo" are great. My favorite might actually be from "Sheryl Crow". Her rendition of "Solitaire" is excellent. So basically, it's just a great "Carpenters" flavored alterna-sampler that most anyone should love playing on "Rainy Days and Mondays".
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