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Music : If I Were a Carpenter
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Rating: 
- Neither love nor hate it
OK these reviews are fairly polarised but somewhere in between lies the truth. Its not consistent but most of the versions are great and stand as a real tribute to the Carpenters. Plenty of irony here (sense of humor anyone?)and a bit of subversion maybe but the songs shine through. Highlights are American Music Club (Mark Eitzel's whole career has been informed by a modern slant on 70s sad songs) and Sonic Youth being as reverent as I've ever heard them. Worth a listen
Rating:
- Those who rated this album one star don't understand it . .
If you grew up on the Carpenters and like alternative music, this album is a blast. All of the bands on here, particularly Shonen Knife and Sonic Youth cite to the Carpenters as influences. Sonic Youth's version of Superstar perfectly captures the essence of what that song is really about. Shonen Knife's cover of Top of the World rocks. If you are expecting Karen Carpenter revived from the dead, you will be disappointed, however. The bands here have taken a modern spin on the old Carpenter classics.
Rating:
- Why do flies suddenly appear every time this album's near?
I'll tell you why...because the thing is a fetid piece of garbage! It's hard to believe that Richard Carpenter and A&M Records gave this mess the green light, or that such a parody of his and his late sister's work would be put out as a TRIBUTE! The thing starts off badly with "Goodbye to Love" sung like an acid trip dirge, then gets worse with an Asian pidgin-English sendup of "Top of the World" that sounds like the seventies flop group "Pink Lady" attempting a comeback. The rest of the album is as bad or nearly so, with only the Michael Sweet rendition of "Let Me Be the One" earning a passing grade. Only those who hated The Carpenters will find this thing worth the effort (as a sick joke), while their fans will be begging the used-CD store to take it off their hands for a buck. Avoid this travesty at all costs!
Rating: - Very disappointing
One has to wonder whether this album just sounds bad or whether it was deliberately meant to sound that way. The sound is awful; so harsh, it is difficult to take in even small doses. Much of it sounds like a record running at the wrong speed. I strongely advise that you don't make the same mistake I made; don't purchase it without first listening to it. If you are a Carpenters fan, this is one you, no doubt, can do without.
Rating: - It's OK
While this album does have some high-points, particularly the Cranberries and Sonic Youth's little ditties. This is a good album to listen to in small dosages, but is just not interesting enough to sustain extended listening. If you're a Carpenters fan, you may want to buy this album. If you have never heard of the Carpenters, you should definitely buy one of their own albums.
- Neither love nor hate itOK these reviews are fairly polarised but somewhere in between lies the truth. Its not consistent but most of the versions are great and stand as a real tribute to the Carpenters. Plenty of irony here (sense of humor anyone?)and a bit of subversion maybe but the songs shine through. Highlights are American Music Club (Mark Eitzel's whole career has been informed by a modern slant on 70s sad songs) and Sonic Youth being as reverent as I've ever heard them. Worth a listen
Rating:
- Those who rated this album one star don't understand it . .If you grew up on the Carpenters and like alternative music, this album is a blast. All of the bands on here, particularly Shonen Knife and Sonic Youth cite to the Carpenters as influences. Sonic Youth's version of Superstar perfectly captures the essence of what that song is really about. Shonen Knife's cover of Top of the World rocks. If you are expecting Karen Carpenter revived from the dead, you will be disappointed, however. The bands here have taken a modern spin on the old Carpenter classics.
Rating:
- Why do flies suddenly appear every time this album's near?I'll tell you why...because the thing is a fetid piece of garbage! It's hard to believe that Richard Carpenter and A&M Records gave this mess the green light, or that such a parody of his and his late sister's work would be put out as a TRIBUTE! The thing starts off badly with "Goodbye to Love" sung like an acid trip dirge, then gets worse with an Asian pidgin-English sendup of "Top of the World" that sounds like the seventies flop group "Pink Lady" attempting a comeback. The rest of the album is as bad or nearly so, with only the Michael Sweet rendition of "Let Me Be the One" earning a passing grade. Only those who hated The Carpenters will find this thing worth the effort (as a sick joke), while their fans will be begging the used-CD store to take it off their hands for a buck. Avoid this travesty at all costs!
Rating:
- Very disappointingOne has to wonder whether this album just sounds bad or whether it was deliberately meant to sound that way. The sound is awful; so harsh, it is difficult to take in even small doses. Much of it sounds like a record running at the wrong speed. I strongely advise that you don't make the same mistake I made; don't purchase it without first listening to it. If you are a Carpenters fan, this is one you, no doubt, can do without.
Rating:
- It's OKWhile this album does have some high-points, particularly the Cranberries and Sonic Youth's little ditties. This is a good album to listen to in small dosages, but is just not interesting enough to sustain extended listening. If you're a Carpenters fan, you may want to buy this album. If you have never heard of the Carpenters, you should definitely buy one of their own albums.