Funnily enough, he has a pronounced LISP – as if the music couldn’t get any lamer. But when bands like Broadcast and Belle & Sebastian spend entire hip careers chasing the sonics and breeze of cutesy 60s pop, it’s hard to write off a album that nails it so naturally! One thing this album showcases is that this was ALWAYS Richard’s band, and he was just as much the lead singer as Karen in the early days. At the time of its release, this music probably sounded incredibly square and dopey to a rocker. Opposed to the clean AM schmaltz of the 70s that everybody associates ’em with, the band sounds here more like sunshine pop and bubblegum jazz groups a la The Free Design. On their debut, the band was still sonically tied to the groovy 60s. But a few of their singles are unrivaled in this genre, and in a post-modern music universe – where no genre is an inherently bad genre – some of their recordings sound like total classics. That isn’t to say there isn’t a ton of silly garbage on their later records. And they ARE edgier and weirder and more fun than basically ever other MOR adult-pop band that followed in their wake. The bizarre white-bread smiley suburban 70s photographs from their album sleeves, juxtaposed against the horror of Karen’s condition and Richard’s own addictions, create years later something that never existed when the band was in full swing: edge. It’s a shame she’s remembered as much for her anorexia as for being the best singing/drumming female in a famous band. I need not mention her tragic demise, and of course it’s impossible to hear this band without thinking about it. Her pathos-dripping vocals are of course her main asset, but her drumming and PRESENCE lends charm and gravity to Richard’s journeyman professionalism. Richard was a brilliant arranger from the Bacharach school, his tastes far removed from the rock world, and Karen was a bad-ass on multiple levels. It’s just that: I assumed they were lame beyond any rock fan’s genuine needs. It’s not as though I despised their hits, and it’s not as though I wasn’t aware of their retroactive reevaluation by the cool kids, along the lines of ABBA (albeit much less enthusiastic and relegated mainly to Kim Gordon and Todd Haynes). They’re the poster children of 70s schlock, and I grew up lampooning their bland pap. Typical order times are located within the product description.I was dead wrong about this brother sister duo. It is not guaranteed.Ī Special Order item is an item that we do not stock but can order from the manufacturer. When an item is Out Of Stock and we have an estimated date when our stock should arrive, we list that date on our website in the part's description. We do not have a specific date when it will be coming.Īwaiting repress titles are in the process of being repressed by the label. The Preorder can be released anywhere between weeks, months or years from its initial announcement.Īn Out Of Stock item is an item that we normally have available to ship but we are temporarily out of. Other Preorders are set to release 'TBA.' This means that release date is yet 'To Be Announced'. If a projected release date is known, we will include this in the description in red. Typically the label will set a projected release date (that is subject to change). An In Stock item is available to ship normally within 24 business hours.Ī Preorder is an item that has not yet been released.
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