She has the most beautiful, smooth low range of any female singer I know. I love her range and the fact that she never seems to strain on highs or lows. She is my all time favorite female singer.
Her voice is so smooth and comfortable and lovely. It's just timeless. Around the holidays check out their Christmas music. It's beautiful. She was gone way too soon. I am so glad people can still hear her. Technology is wonderful in that way.
When they toured in England, Paul McCartney invited them to meet him in his studio. He told Karen she was his favorite female singer. Later that day during a press conference, an interviewer asked her about a review where the reviewer claimed Karen had “big hips”. Tragic story.
Karen was a very talented drummer. She was the drummer for her brother Richard's band before they asked to be lead singer. Richard is a talented songwriter/singer/musician. Their harmonies are beautiful. There is a video of Karen doing a drumming solo performance which is brilliant. Well worth watching.
I like a lot of female vocalists, but Karen had no peers then or now. She was masterful at singing the songs and squeezing every bit of emotion out of them. Her brother Richard arranged all the records, which elevated the procuctione even more. Props to him.
The amazing thing about Karen Carepenter was that even after learning she also played the drums, it wasn't until you actually saw her doing that, that you could fully comprehend she acutally did both so well. They once had a variety show, and in one segment she went around solo playing about 6 different sets of drums. It is an incredible performance by Karen.
I confess. I assumed that Wolf HunterZ were just fans of heavy metal and hard rock. Thanks for commenting on the legendary Carpenters whose extraordinary talents and performances stand the test of time across all musical genres.
You two are always so much fun!! Susie you look Spectacular!! You guys are great together.. Carpenters were pretty awesome. I was in a Special Choir that was supposed to sing with them when I was in Middle School back in the early 80s, but Karen had gotten sick and they cancelled the performance last minute... talk about a heart broken kid.. Wish I could have met her as I probably would have that day..
I am a massive prog rock fan but I have always listerned to the carpenters karen what a beautiful silky voice you had every time I listen to the carpenters which is a lot i get very nostalgic tearful karen you are a genius legend you are so sadly missed
Kaysee here ... this is one of my favourite Carpenters songs. Can I possibly suggest two others for you to react to in the future ... "Yesterday Once More" and "Superstar". I grew up listing to the Carpenters and Karen's voice was one of a kind. We lost her way to soon 😔
She started out as a drummer. Her brother, Richard, had to push her into singing at first. She always thought of herself as a drummer who sang. Try "Help, Mr. Guder" if you want more drums by Karen...
I like a sad song when I’m sad because I feel like someone else gets it too. Makes me feel better , does that make sense? Great reaction, the Carpenters were amazing❤❤
She is known as One Take Karen meaning she did not need rehearsal she got it first try. I read that one time she had lyrics written on a napkin and just read and sang it just once. Love them
This is not a sad song. Try listening beyond the first verse. Its a song about how she knows smeone loves and comforts her when she is feeling down. Its about comfort not sadness.
Im 69 and remember Carpenters well. Herb Alpert heard Karen's voice on a demo in 1969 and signed her brother, Richard, and her to A&M records. Karen received 3 or 4 Grammys in the 70s and sold over 80 million records by 1982. She was 1975 rock drummer of the year according to Playboy. KC had the most beautiful voice-ever, and perhaps THE best female vocalist-ever, because she compels you to listen as she sings in perfect pitch to you, not at you, with emotion and enunciation. No auto-tune or gimmicks. No professional voice or drum instruction. She was known by the studios as 'one take'. She rarely, if ever, did more than one take of any song. She was also the ONLY female harmony/background voice in all her songs. She was truly born with an incredible singing talent. Documentaries point out the accolades to her voice, such as, Paul McCartney said she had the most angelic voice after hearing her sing 'Ticket To Ride'. John Lennon ran into her at an LA restaurant and told her "you have a fabulous voice, luv". Supposedly Frank Sinatra stated that Karen was the only singer he'd pay to hear. I recommend songs such as, Yesterday Once More, Solitaire, This Masquerade, Need To Be In Love, Hurting Each Other, Only Yesterday, I Can Dream Cant I, Crescent Noon, Ordinary Fool, Close To You, We've Only Just Begun, A Place To Hideaway, Goodbye To Love, and A Song For You. KC never knew true love. One of her few friends included Dionne Warwick. 5'3" KC really lost weight, due to anorexia, in earnest beginning in 1975. She died in Feb 1983 at age 32 due to heart complications from anorexia
Karen's voice was unbelievable. IMHO, the best ever. However, she did not have a 7 octave range. I believe it was closer to three octaves. That's plenty for the great majority of vocal music, and Richard certainly knew how to write and arrange for her. What a phenomenal talent!
Just for fun... at Christmas... try the album, A Christmas Portrait from beginning to end. It's a total holiday package, undoubtedly arranged by Richard, which melds some of her/their Yuletide numbers with other favorites, either choral, orchestra, or piano. My favorite!
Googled: Throughout the 1970s, Karen and Richard were nominated numerous times for Grammy Awards. They won three Grammy Awards, and had two songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The two Carpenters' songs: “Close to You” and “We've Only Just Begun”. The Carpenters won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group or Chorus for "(They Long To Be) Close To You".
Not sure if you guys look at any other reactors, but "Wings of Pegasus" did three or four of Karen's tunes and he puts them on a pitch analyzer and breaks down the vocals on a technical level - if you're ever curious about Karen Carpenter's natural pitch, you might check out his reaction library and watch the pitch returns as she moves through the songs.... amazing....
When they toured England in 1972 Paul McCartney invited her and her brother to his studios where Paul was recording an Album for his brother( I had no idea PM had a brother). Paul told her she was his favorite female singer…..4 hours later Karen was doing press for their tour and was asked by reporter to respond to reviewers saying she had big hips. Yea, she had some pain.
Beautiful. Elton John once said that Karen, Eva Cassidy and Judith Durham (Australia's "The Seekers") were the female vocalists with the purest voices he'd ever heard.
"Judith Durham, like Karen Carpenter and Eva Cassidy, possesses the purest voice in popular music. When she recorded one of my songs I was so flattered and love her version. She made the song her own - a very enviable talent.’ Nothing about the best he'd ever heard.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon, Prince, Elton John, Luther Vandross, MJ among others were huge fans of The Carpenters and Karens voice and drumming. Paul McCartney said she had the best female voice in the world…great tone, melodic, distinctive. She’s an award winning jazz drummer. Paul Williams wrote this song. ❤❤
Thanks for the reaction. Karen not only had a great voice. She could convey the emotion of the song better than anyone. Talent layered upon talent. Yet, she never could find enduring happiness in her life. Is sad.
Karen was an award-winning jazz drummer as a teenager...before she started singing. Voted Best Drummer in the World, I believe, by Playboy Magazine in the 1970s. You simply must react to "This Masquerade!" Karen's gorgeous voice and fabulous jazz piano and flute solos by Richard Carpenter and Bob Messenger will amaze you!!
The Carpenters were a class act in the late 60's and 70's, Karen's voice is like liquid gold and Richard is a genius managing their group. My childhood wouldn't have been the same, lots of great memories. Believe it or not, Karen was very shy and didn't want to be upfront singing, she wanted to just play the drums. Glad they talked her out of that one, it would have been a big loss for all of us.
Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drummer, but she gradually took the role of frontwoman as her drumming was reduced to a handful of live showcases or tracks on albums. In 1975, Carpenter started exhibiting symptoms of anorexia nervosa due to the severe pressures of fame and her complicated family dynamics.She was never able to recover and died at the age of 32 in 1983 from complications of the disease, which was little-known outside celebrity circles at the time; Carpenter's death launched widespread attention and research into eating disorders and body dysmorphia
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Thank you for playing my request. Karen perhaps arguably had the best voice of all time.
I would 100% put Karen at the number 1 spot for a female vocalist of all time! I've been saying it for years!
Great pick, thank you. She is on my Rushmore for sure.
She would get my vote.
@@Ted-FitzGerald I tend to agree.
Yes, she did. I melt when I listen to her.
One of the most beautiful voices to ever grace this planet. ❣❣
one of the greatest singers ever to wak tis Earth! RIP Karen
The best female voice
Go see the Karen Carpenter story film made in 1989
She has the most beautiful, smooth low range of any female singer I know. I love her range and the fact that she never seems to strain on highs or lows. She is my all time favorite female singer.
I am 60 years old and To this day, Karens beautiful voice brings happy tears to my eyes . There is no vocalist who can compare.
1964?
That angelic voice! It simple gets no better than that.
She was an incredible drummer too.
some big magazine rated drummers one year and placed Karen higher than John Bonahm...Bonzo was drunk an PISSED
She was good. Not incredible.
@@daveheesen9174 Proving that those contests are more popularity than talent. Never read anywhere wher John as pissed. Not his style.
Voice of the Century
Last century also!
Easily.
Now you need to do The Carpenters' signature song "We've Only Just Begun". "Superstar" is another must listen!
Ooooooh yes to both of these!!!! Please!!!!
PLEASE Play more Carpenters....THEY are incredible,and should NOT be overlooked!! And,Ty for reacting to this one! UP Vote!
i absolutely loved her! truly missed!
Absolutely love Karen Carpenter.
Her voice is so smooth and comfortable and lovely. It's just timeless. Around the holidays check out their Christmas music. It's beautiful. She was gone way too soon. I am so glad people can still hear her. Technology is wonderful in that way.
They say Karen's voice was pitch perfect!
The GOAT!!! John Lennon told her she had the most beautiful voice he had ever heard. She thought he was kidding. Gone WAAY too soon. RIP Karen.
It was Paul McCartney who described Karen as "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive."
When they toured in England, Paul McCartney invited them to meet him in his studio. He told Karen she was his favorite female singer. Later that day during a press conference, an interviewer asked her about a review where the reviewer claimed Karen had “big hips”. Tragic story.
He sure wasn't talking about Yoko Ono
That voice❤
There are good singers, great singers and then there is Karen Carpenter. So good.
This is exquisite! As is all the Carpenters songs
Back when talent was everything.
As a teenager Karen’s voice was the first one I fell in love with. Her tone is like liquid gold.
She has the most amazing tone.
Karen was a very talented drummer. She was the drummer for her brother Richard's band before they asked to be lead singer. Richard is a talented songwriter/singer/musician. Their harmonies are beautiful. There is a video of Karen doing a drumming solo performance which is brilliant. Well worth watching.
#1 on my top 10 fave female singers.
Karen said that "the money is in the basement", so she knew ppl enjoyed her lower register 💚🎶🎵
IMO Karen is the greatest female vocalist ever !! EVER !! Her voice was flawless and effortless !! Rest easy Karen we will never forget you 🙏🙏🙏
Her voice is like velvet, so incredibly smooth ❤
Aww sweet Karen , always could hear her sadness in her songs😢RIP , you never knew it, but you were loved
I like a lot of female vocalists, but Karen had no peers then or now. She was masterful at singing the songs and squeezing every bit of emotion out of them. Her brother Richard arranged all the records, which elevated the procuctione even more. Props to him.
Totally agree.
The amazing thing about Karen Carepenter was that even after learning she also played the drums, it wasn't until you actually saw her doing that, that you could fully comprehend she acutally did both so well.
They once had a variety show, and in one segment she went around solo playing about 6 different sets of drums. It is an incredible performance by Karen.
Smiling through the tears,
Karen Carpenter has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard
She had one of the most gorgeous voices
One of the few singers with perfect pitch now that youn heard her sing now watch her drum solo's
Beautiful lady, gorgeous voice! If only she saw herself as the amazing person her fans did. She was truly one of a kind.😢
One of the best voices ever, and she was a good drummer too. RIP
solitaire by the carpenters is exceptional... love for you to react to it..... thank you..
I confess. I assumed that Wolf HunterZ were just fans of heavy metal and hard rock. Thanks for commenting on the legendary Carpenters whose extraordinary talents and performances stand the test of time across all musical genres.
You two are always so much fun!! Susie you look Spectacular!! You guys are great together.. Carpenters were pretty awesome. I was in a Special Choir that was supposed to sing with them when I was in Middle School back in the early 80s, but Karen had gotten sick and they cancelled the performance last minute... talk about a heart broken kid.. Wish I could have met her as I probably would have that day..
Karen had THE most beautiful voice ❤❤❤
Karen is just so smooth when she sits there and plays the drums and sings she has the most beautiful voice it should hear some of her other songs
GOSH - Karen's vocals are JUST UNMATCHED! Richard's compositions and arrangements, as well!! So SAD that she's no longer with us. RIP, KAREN!
FABULOUS
In case you ever wondered what a Contralto sounds like, now you know.
Thank you 🙏🏻 for your reaction to this Carpenters song.🎉
I agree with you Karen's low vocals were amazing!!
the tone of the voice is just fire
One of the modest natural voices ever. Check out there other songs. Beautiful !!!! X
Paul Williams and Roger Nichols wrote it. Hal Blaine played drums on the studio hit. Richard sang backup and played keyboards.
I am a massive prog rock fan but I have always listerned to the carpenters karen what a beautiful silky voice you had every time I listen to the carpenters which is a lot i get very nostalgic tearful karen you are a genius legend you are so sadly missed
You got it right. Karen's vocals are perfection from top to bottom but it's her lower register that is truly special.
Most soothing voice ever
Legendary. Nobody did melancholy like Karen.
Guys, she does a great Drum solo.
Any time it rains on Monday I say it's a "Karen Carpenter" day. Some people get it. Nice review.
Often overlooked because of her vocals is the amazing arrangement work on these songs by her brother Richard. He was awesome doing these arrangements.
One of the purest & melancholic voices from the 1970s. Loved their songs especially Karen’s heartfelt singing. ❤
one of the best songs ever
Kaysee here ... this is one of my favourite Carpenters songs. Can I possibly suggest two others for you to react to in the future ... "Yesterday Once More" and "Superstar". I grew up listing to the Carpenters and Karen's voice was one of a kind. We lost her way to soon 😔
She started out as a drummer. Her brother, Richard, had to push her into singing at first. She always thought of herself as a drummer who sang. Try "Help, Mr. Guder" if you want more drums by Karen...
Cant believe you two hvnt done so much if this #1 female singer!!😢😢
Minha cantora favorita. A qais me emociona. A q me faz chorar. E alem disso, uma excelente baterista
She was a great drummer
I like a sad song when I’m sad because I feel like someone else gets it too. Makes me feel better , does that make sense? Great reaction, the Carpenters were amazing❤❤
She is known as One Take Karen meaning she did not need rehearsal she got it first try. I read that one time she had lyrics written on a napkin and just read and sang it just once. Love them
coming from a lifelong metal head; for me Karen has the best voice of all, hauntingly beautiful. silk
Paul Williams wrote this, and We've only Just Begin for the Carpenters and several others.
Superstar is another great song. Karen's voice has the perfect emotional longing and sadness on that one.
This is not a sad song. Try listening beyond the first verse. Its a song about how she knows smeone loves and comforts her when she is feeling down. Its about comfort not sadness.
Amazing video love it Enjoy your day off Love you both Stay safe
Her brother on the piano and singing.
They also sang their own backup vocals.
She's been gone for 42 years and she's still the best and most talented female "pop" vocalist and drummer in the world.
need to react to her drum solos !
I am not comprehending what i am comprehending 😅❤
Sublime, exquisite,Need I say more .
Im 69 and remember Carpenters well. Herb Alpert heard Karen's voice on a demo in 1969 and signed her brother, Richard, and her to A&M records. Karen received 3 or 4 Grammys in the 70s and sold over 80 million records by 1982. She was 1975 rock drummer of the year according to Playboy. KC had the most beautiful voice-ever, and perhaps THE best female vocalist-ever, because she compels you to listen as she sings in perfect pitch to you, not at you, with emotion and enunciation. No auto-tune or gimmicks. No professional voice or drum instruction. She was known by the studios as 'one take'. She rarely, if ever, did more than one take of any song. She was also the ONLY female harmony/background voice in all her songs. She was truly born with an incredible singing talent. Documentaries point out the accolades to her voice, such as, Paul McCartney said she had the most angelic voice after hearing her sing 'Ticket To Ride'. John Lennon ran into her at an LA restaurant and told her "you have a fabulous voice, luv". Supposedly Frank Sinatra stated that Karen was the only singer he'd pay to hear. I recommend songs such as, Yesterday Once More, Solitaire, This Masquerade, Need To Be In Love, Hurting Each Other, Only Yesterday, I Can Dream Cant I, Crescent Noon, Ordinary Fool, Close To You, We've Only Just Begun, A Place To Hideaway, Goodbye To Love, and A Song For You. KC never knew true love. One of her few friends included Dionne Warwick. 5'3" KC really lost weight, due to anorexia, in earnest beginning in 1975. She died in Feb 1983 at age 32 due to heart complications from anorexia
5 Grammys; Top 10 1975 drummers, ahead of Jon Bonham
This song is one of my favourites from them, alongside This Masquerade and I Need To Be In Love.
7 octave range.
From nearly bass baritone, to nearly soprano tenor.
Most unique and pure female voice of all time.
Karen's voice was unbelievable. IMHO, the best ever. However, she did not have a 7 octave range. I believe it was closer to three octaves. That's plenty for the great majority of vocal music, and Richard certainly knew how to write and arrange for her. What a phenomenal talent!
Just for fun... at Christmas... try the album, A Christmas Portrait from beginning to end. It's a total holiday package, undoubtedly arranged by Richard, which melds some of her/their Yuletide numbers with other favorites, either choral, orchestra, or piano. My favorite!
Rich has said that it should have been Karens solo album, 'it was all her magic'.
It is the only Christmas Album that I own, I purchased it in the 80's.
Best Christmas album ever!! No contest.
Enjoying your reactions guys. You gotta check out the studio version of “Close to You”. Keep up the good work.
Her brother is the gentleman on the piano back vocals. Beginning
Googled: Throughout the 1970s, Karen and Richard were nominated numerous times for Grammy Awards. They won three Grammy Awards, and had two songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The two Carpenters' songs: “Close to You” and “We've Only Just Begun”. The Carpenters won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group or Chorus for "(They Long To Be) Close To You".
Not sure if you guys look at any other reactors, but "Wings of Pegasus" did three or four of Karen's tunes and he puts them on a pitch analyzer and breaks down the vocals on a technical level - if you're ever curious about Karen Carpenter's natural pitch, you might check out his reaction library and watch the pitch returns as she moves through the songs.... amazing....
The person on the keyboard is her brother who i think wrote most of the songs. Very talented family in all.
Richard wrote a few songs but many more were written by Paul Williams….Leon Russel wrote ….superstar….a song for you …and masquerade
@@eggy1962Actually he wrote or co-wrote 22 of their songs.
@ no argument on songs but major hits i think williams/ nicholls name appears a lot
@ My source shows John Bettis/Richard Carpenter.
@ just looked on wiki it’s 50 song credits of which 7 were big hits imo
Such a tragic story…….and such a beautiful and unique voice! You always knew it was Kar3n singing!
It was said that Karen had perfect pitch. A very rare talent and sure shows it in every song she sings.
Karen & Richard actually did the background vocals too. Karen thought of herself as a drummer who sang. Her voice was unwordly...may she RIP 🙏 🕊🌹
When they toured England in 1972 Paul McCartney invited her and her brother to his studios where Paul was recording an Album for his brother( I had no idea PM had a brother). Paul told her she was his favorite female singer…..4 hours later Karen was doing press for their tour and was asked by reporter to respond to reviewers saying she had big hips. Yea, she had some pain.
Beautiful. Elton John once said that Karen, Eva Cassidy and Judith Durham (Australia's "The Seekers") were the female vocalists with the purest voices he'd ever heard.
"Judith Durham, like Karen Carpenter and Eva Cassidy, possesses the purest voice in popular music. When she recorded one of my songs I was so flattered and love her version. She made the song her own - a very enviable talent.’
Nothing about the best he'd ever heard.
@@Coowallsky Sorry I've obviously taken a liberty by interpreting the purest voices to mean the best
A must listen to is Superstar
Paul McCartney and John Lennon, Prince, Elton John, Luther Vandross, MJ among others were huge fans of The Carpenters and Karens voice and drumming. Paul McCartney said she had the best female voice in the world…great tone, melodic, distinctive.
She’s an award winning jazz drummer. Paul Williams wrote this song.
❤❤
Thanks for the reaction. Karen not only had a great voice. She could convey the emotion of the song better than anyone. Talent layered upon talent. Yet, she never could find enduring happiness in her life. Is sad.
Karen was an award-winning jazz drummer as a teenager...before she started singing. Voted Best Drummer in the World, I believe, by Playboy Magazine in the 1970s. You simply must react to "This Masquerade!" Karen's gorgeous voice and fabulous jazz piano and flute solos by Richard Carpenter and Bob Messenger will amaze you!!
Sweet memories ❤️
It's the voice of God
The Carpenters were a class act in the late 60's and 70's, Karen's voice is like liquid gold and Richard is a genius managing their group. My childhood wouldn't have been the same, lots of great memories. Believe it or not, Karen was very shy and didn't want to be upfront singing, she wanted to just play the drums. Glad they talked her out of that one, it would have been a big loss for all of us.
Good
You're hearing the studio version in this video. All the backing vocals are her and her brother Richard multitracked.
Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drummer, but she gradually took the role of frontwoman as her drumming was reduced to a handful of live showcases or tracks on albums.
In 1975, Carpenter started exhibiting symptoms of anorexia nervosa due to the severe pressures of fame and her complicated family dynamics.She was never able to recover and died at the age of 32 in 1983 from complications of the disease, which was little-known outside celebrity circles at the time; Carpenter's death launched widespread attention and research into eating disorders and body dysmorphia
Big hit. Reached #2.
This song was written by Paul Williams and and his writing partner about his sister