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| Carpenters, The - Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters - 30th Anniversary |
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The Complete And Full Story
This documentary is an amazing step back into an innocent period of music in 1970s America. Told through various interviews and snippets of some of their greatest songs, one truly gets a feeling for who Karen and Richard Carpenter really were. The hair and the clothing styles are shockingly laughable (but what were you wearing then?) and the wholesomeness is just too much. However, the film is quick to point out that these visuals were a product of bad marketing on A&Ms account and not on the Carpenters themselves. Actually Karen was a true hip fun spirit whos first love was the drums with singing coming later - and what a voice it was!
Starting with Richards early 60s bands, the film goes on to explain how Karen got into the picture and turned the group into the biggest selling American group of the period. Over 100 million records were sold!Sure, there are those progressive scenes where Karen gets thinner and thinner and it can be tough to watch, but the whole idea is to understand that Karen Carpenter was the first celebrity to put a face on anorexia. It was a terrible lesson and the documentary leaves you wondering what incredible things would have been had she survived it all. Richard Carpenter is shown to be a worthy and talented arranger, but his pomposity can be grating, leaving the viewer wishing for more of Karen, but alas, there are no vocal interviews with her here. A moving film filled with great anecdotes, history and music; youll enjoy it. Extras include several Japanese pop-commericals and a great segment on the Carpenters visiting the Nixon White House and performing there. That alone is worth the price!
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Outstanding DVD tells the whole Carpenters story.
This is a great DVD for those curious about the Carpenters history as well as their music.
It has interviews with Richard Carpenter,Herb Alpert,Burt Bacharach,Les Paul,Petula Clark and many others.It features many TV performances and even a live at the Whitehouse concert as a bonus.
It tells the whole story,from their early struggles to being signed by Herb Alperts A & M records after being rejected by all the others.It tells of their chart success,the recording sessions,Karens solo album,the tours and Karens anorexia and eventual death.It does tell the whole story.
The DVD has some interesting stats on their records and music as well as some bonus songs.Well worth buying.
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F A N T A S T I C! A must for all fans!
THE best of the Carpenters Videos to date. Goes through everything, and without being morbid even has rare funeral footage - had me in tears for ages. THE gift for all Cs fans.
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