One thing that stands out when watching this, is for all the commercial success they had, and for as broad as they’ve often been criticized for being over the years, you get a sense that it’s still really all about the music for them. They’re really excited about the arrangements and musicianship, and you can see that it’s what drives them. Not the money or the success. That’s more than can be said about many modern and past acts, for whom it’s all about the image. It’s a bit ironic how so many acts are more about the sex and controversy than the music, yet these musical geniuses were criticized back in the day for being “too wholesome”. I miss wholesome, and I miss music.
Nice comment. And I have to emphasize “missing the music.” The Carpenters gave us the best music in every sense. They were consummate professionals. Music of today is absolute noise. I would say that it’s devolved. Rhythm and harmony is replaced with pounding monotonous bass. _And by the way, Karen has the most beautiful big brown eyes ever!_
I totally agree with you, I was just a kid in the 70's and while I'm watching this, I'm starting to cry. Don't know why, it just brings back memories of better times.
Same for me. I'm a hard rock loving guy. Led Zeppelin and Van Halen to name a few. But I always loved the Carpenters too. Karen's voice just kinda grabbed me and pulled me in at a very young age.
I absolutely love Kaen and The Carpenters, I have enjoyed listening to a few of their songs over the years but I'm seeing them really for the first time after watching the movie last night and a few of the recorded concerts here on the tube. I turn 50 next year and I can't believe it's taken this long for me to switch and tune into their music Gheee Whiz they were absolutely fabulous artists.
This is a gem! Karen on drums and singing in 1972. Her voice is so melodic and smooth. The band is also fantastic, and Richard's and the bands harmonies make that Carpenter's sound. 2023 and still digging it. 🙂
Absolutely love it when she sings and plays drums at the same time. Badass musicianship. Such a shame that they kind of pushed her away from the kit as their fame grew!
Best female voice ever! Her tone, intonation & pacing were perfect. It all happened so fast. Must have been God given. She was a real sweetheart! Her feeling & interpretation of the songs was great! Such a tragedy what happened to her later. If only she had realized how beautiful she really was -- there was no need to lose any weight. I think she was a wonderful girl!
Ha! Imagine me in 9th grade in 1991 when I liked The Carpenters and the rest of my peers were more into Nirvana 😅 I just knew quality music back then, when it was uncool.
Same here. It's magical. Till this day I miss her too. This was a great show. Wish it was longer. 1 hr. Would have been better. Great quality from 1972.
+Sheena Colbourne 16 is correct Sheena; she also had very little voice training; her teacher told her i won't touch that voice, the only part he trained her on was her high register.
Karen always gave her best, 120% in performing. Unlike Whitney & Barbra, also two of the Finest, they felt they needed to "change it up" in each performance, never the same. Why? Their first recordings were the BEST. Karen was consistent & they had nothing on her.
Chris Jones Be careful!!! That is a very big call there!! Though I don’t disagree, you still have to consider Whitney Houston, Judy Garland and others!
Of course I adore the heavenly voice of Karen Carpenter, but she was also a very talented drummer, and a very funny person to boot ! Not to mention absolutely beautiful ! A once in a lifetime talent to be sure.
And on the day that you were born the angels got together....always mesmerized by the carpetenters even at 7 years of age I'd sit and listen intently. I wanted to be a drummer and that sealed the deal.
Hearing Karen sing Close To You on this video just gave me massive chills all over my entire body. I've loved her singing this and so many other songs since I was ten-years-old. I've often said that when I die, if I am fortunate enough to make it into heaven, I hope the first angel's voice I hear singing belongs to her.
SUBLIME. They were still almost just kids at 22 and 25 and they were total professionals and on top of the world. You can't practice your way to being what they were. Richard is often overlooked - but he was/is a brilliant composer/arranger/musician. And Karen - oh, Karen - the PRECISION, the EASE, the TIMBRE and musicality. They are doing, live on stage, with the analog tech of 50 years ago, a dozen back-to-back performances of highly produced album songs. And they are NAILING IT! It's bordering on superhuman. Boy, that Australian audience got a show to remember...
This concert shows the Carpenters at their best. Karen's performance is full of passion. She could express the deepest feelings in her voice as well as in her countenance and gestures as we see in this video. She is completely absorbed in the music. She is able to articulate and demonstrate in the music and lyrics what it is to love.
I’m always overjoyed when I find live performances from their early albums. My late wife and I saw them live 3 times, and this brings back memories of the first time ❤. Her angelic voice was such a loss. There will never be another like her.
She knew it all about rithym, thats all about a drummer, its not all about play hard, its about timing and sincronized , she have it , naturally !!! She is one of the best percusionists of all time, period !
She really had a tight rhythm. Her hit on the snare was fast and she pulled rolls out of her pocket. I hear very much a jazz influence in her playing. If all she ever played was the drums I would say she was extremely talented. Singing at the same time like that? Mind blowing.
Sheila E says Karen was "the best ... especially for her age ...". She's amazing to watch ... All Around ~ Singing ~ Drumming~Being Beautiful and not Knowing She was gorgeous!~Kind~Truly One of a Kind ...😇
I listen and enjoy so many varieties of music from Pat Boone-Elvis-Hendrix-Beatles-Stones-Santana-Sabbath-to modern musics. Yet I feel so blessed to have been able to listen to the Carpenters, such a masterpiece of musical harmony, The Carpenters stands in a class of its own where nobody can match.
Karen put so much feeling into every song she sang, as though she were living in that moment. True talent to be a lead singer and play the drums and do it so well. Her voice like an "Angel". I applaud her on the early years, she didn't wear makeup. None that can be seen until the later years. She was a natural beauty and taken much too soon. I feel for her brother, talented too and great piano player. I can't imagine the pain of losing Karen had on him. Her parents also. I'll never forget the time and place I was when I heard the News she had died. A life cut short when it should have been a high point in her & Richard's lives. The " CARPENTERS " and Karen will forever live in my heart. R.I.P. KAREN. You will never be forgotten.
One of the most amazing videos I have seen of this magical group.....Karen’s vocals are simply beautiful.....such a natural talent. One of the best vocalists EVER!!!!
Props to the clarinetist for covering parts originally played by oboe (Superstar) and trumpet (Close to You solo) and making his instrument sound like all of them.
WOW!! What a concert! Cool that their vocal coach was there directing the orchestra. SO MUCH MUSICAL expertise! You can see how much Karen loved the drums. I didn't even know she played until recently though I was a teen in the 70s. So young at 22 & 26 and already international superstars! Much more talented than I ever realized!
Every generation has a very high bar to follow if they're gonna follow The Carpenters! They were undeniably the Tops in performance & dedication to their craft. They touched the heart strings of the masses with every song and when Karen died we all wept as if she was our sister. 😢 That's what music & musicianship can do. It personalizes us and tells us that we all have the same hardships, joy and love! 😊
Karen will always be my top crush on any human I’ve been exposed to. Angel voice, radiant smile, sweet personality and funny sense of humour. She was just perfect and always will be.
This is such a Great Concert!! It must have been something special and you can tell how much they love the music!! Karen sings with such a heart and she is only 22! The keyboards & arrangements & harmonies are amazing and the other musicians! I love seeing Karen's joy while drumming and singing.
I've been a fan for 50 years - and watch a lot of vids - but have never seen this until tonight- on the 38th anniversary of her passing. How very wonderful to see this live performance and energy on these beloved songs.
The majestic force that is Karen Carpenter. Man how I absolutely adore this women. Coming from an avant-garde-Frank Zappa-prog rock-jazz fusion- Bill Evans loving music fan.
+mstrunn I was trying to figure out who the conductor with his back to the band was conducting, there must have been an orchestra pit behind the stage. I'm with you on Karen's glorious voice, it's never been duplicated and likely never will. A tragic loss of an amazing talent, the world is diminished by her absence.
This must be one of the best concerts I've seen in my life: I can't stop crying seeing Karen playing those drums like a master and singing beyond incredible. She has become a guide for me as a musician and I'm so grateful she existed, that I can't even express it with words that will be fair enough. And what a great band The Carpenters were. Right after The Beatles in time: they came in the exact moment.
Noone will see this, but I'm an Aussie, Karen's heartbreaking death saved my life - and I was nowhere near how devastatingly sick that poor woman became. Karen, you saved so many of us. 😔
I love Karen Carpenter more than the air that I breathe. She is so in touch with her spirit that it's unbelievable. Thank you brother Richard for building the pedestal for the perfect Angel 🎉 ❤ You two are the Yin and Yang of music history. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Karen❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Karen was so beautiful! Thank you. Wish she was still with us. Her music still lives so strong with us still to this day!!! :-) Her music will never go out of style because it's pure, meaningful. Classic!
What makes one suspect she really didn't know how good she was. She and her brother brought hours of enjoyment into the life of me and mine. We thank you for all of it.
Wow! I am freaking blown away at how good they are live this is outstanding musicianship she is the best singer/drummer I have ever seen …great vocal articulations the while holding down the drum beat that’s like doing five performances at once.
That you realize that fact is unique. Many musicians in the drummers own group don't realize that along with initiation of a given sound they are also responsible for its cessation! Quite a load to carry sometimes. Many musicians are very lucky that most drummers, especially those that read music, and are multi instrumentalists have a good sense of humor.
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That glorious Bacharach medley. So brilliantly arranged (Richard) and performed. They made it seem so effortless.
All talent! Beautiful songs, great arrangements, and Karen Carpenter. My father liked the Carpenters. One of the few singers he had mentioned. WWll Vet.
Personnel: Karen Carpenter: lead vocals, drums Richard Carpenter: keyboards, vocals, arrangements Doug Strawn: electric clarinet, vocals Jim Anthony: percussion, drums Bob Messenger: electric bass, tenor sax Gary Sims: electric guitar, vocals Danny Woodhams: vocals, percussion, electric bass Frank Pooler: orchestra conductor Unknown orchestral players Directed for television by Graeme Arthur for Channel 7, Australia Festival Hall, Melbourne, 24 May 1972
The Carpenters take me back to my late teen years. There music was fresh and different back then. I fell in love with Karens voice, she and Olive Newton-John were the voices I loved most in those years. I miss the days of good music.
She'll be around for generations to come. Sheila E and others also marvel at her work on the drums ... she said Karen was the BEST she'd seen ... just one beautiful surprise after another ~ like a flower opening ~ petal after petal she was just magical ... gorgeous ... angelic ... never another haunting voice whispering just to you!
I was lucky enough to see the carpenters in Las Vegas in about 1978 or 79. I recently brought one of their tunes to my music jam group and the younger ones didn’t even know who the Carpenters were! Watching this reminds me that these were one of the great talents of the 20th century and deserve a lot more Recollection respect and replay than they get today.
What a great show. The performers exceptional, the picture and sound quality simply amazing. It's hard to believe it's over 50 years ago we watched this on our Tvs. It was three years before we had colour TV in Australia. When the talent is this good, lack of colour is not an issue.
I have never seen this performance of The Carpenters in Australia in 1972 before in which Richard explains the technicalities of how they created their beautiful sound both on their phenomenal records and on stage! He has, as did Karen have, a great sense of humor!😄
Huh? Audio is horrible. Way to hollow, too much PA feedback amd hall echo. Eating a mic means lots of popping and cracking, wrong choice of mics for sure.
Karen and Richard might be the most purely talented duo in modern music history. Her voice is exquisite, she is a more than capable drummer, and Richard is an expert arranger/writer/producer/keyboardist. I wish we could've heard them in the 80s & 90s.
Not only was her singing magic, she absolutely redelivered that feeling & soul during live performances. This is where she's above Whitney 4me. All I yearned for in a Whitney Concert was to witness her beautiful voice LIVE, as she performed in her Recordings, the way my brain expected to hear them. Though she delivered hints here & there, dodging many of the parts vocally, it wasn't as pleasing to my ears. Karen didn't understand how unbelievably talented she was. Her gift came naturally, like breathing for everyone else 👼👰😍😇
i saw whitney around the time she was deep into the drugs, and she was horrible live. i wanted to go because she was one the the greatest singers of all time, but was terrible at that time. even when karen was very sick, her voice was perfect. karen was the greatest singer that ever lived
Amazing Richard had to educate the audience on overdubbing harmonies ... so many people judge live talent on how close they replicate studio sound ... well these two and the band for that matter were as talented as musicians come. Karen was looking so healthy and her voice was so mature and strong here. The music oozes out of their souls and runs through their veins. Richard essentially a composer behind the piano and keys with the non verbal cues and motions to the band. Watch the small details .. Karen at 22 doing that swing set (Cinderella)... she looked like a highly trained theatrical performer. Her drumming and ability to sing always flew too far under the radar. Watch her during the medley sets - all the little details She’s also as classy as they come When she’s standing and singing and there’s a solo from an instrument she steps to the side of the stage and yields the spotlight In 2020, the ego of anyone with half her talent would consume the entire spotlight 100% of the time. I can go on forever so I’ll leave it at that
Oh yes everybody should know because you say so lol.. mayb someone in the audience could educate Richard on how to fix a motor ? Such an arrogant comment
Man oh Man how I love(ed) Karen Carpenter. My heart so ached as a young man when I saw Karen and heard her angelic voice on TV. And it still does as much as an older fella now. Karen's voice will remain second to none forever
Is there any other female vocalist whose live performances sound almost exactly like the studio recordings? I certainly can’t think of any - which is a testament to Karen’s pure, raw, natural talent. Thank you for sharing this video. I enjoy watching Karen in the early years, behind her drums, singing and playing as part of a band. She seemed happiest there. Rest in peace, Karen! See you soon!
Growing up, my mom would always play The Carpenters in the house or in the car. I couldn't stand it. Now, through adult eyes and ears, I can truly appreciate their music. They were so good!!!
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One thing that stands out when watching this, is for all the commercial success they had, and for as broad as they’ve often been criticized for being over the years, you get a sense that it’s still really all about the music for them. They’re really excited about the arrangements and musicianship, and you can see that it’s what drives them. Not the money or the success. That’s more than can be said about many modern and past acts, for whom it’s all about the image. It’s a bit ironic how so many acts are more about the sex and controversy than the music, yet these musical geniuses were criticized back in the day for being “too wholesome”. I miss wholesome, and I miss music.
Nice comment. And I have to emphasize “missing the music.” The Carpenters gave us the best music in every sense. They were consummate professionals. Music of today is absolute noise. I would say that it’s devolved. Rhythm and harmony is replaced with pounding monotonous bass.
_And by the way, Karen has the most beautiful big brown eyes ever!_
I miss music, too. The Carpenters whoop the bejeezus out of today's narcissistic crap ass musician wannabes. True extraordinary talent. 🤘
Much of what’s out there today isn’t music.
@@danielsccrmom16
You're being generous when you say "much."
There might be something good in today's music, but I can't find anything.
I totally agree with you, I was just a kid in the 70's and while I'm watching this, I'm starting to cry. Don't know why, it just brings back memories of better times.
I’ll never ever be ashamed or embarrassed to say I love this band.
Same for me. I'm a hard rock loving guy. Led Zeppelin and Van Halen to name a few. But I always loved the Carpenters too. Karen's voice just kinda grabbed me and pulled me in at a very young age.
People should be ashamed to say they don't like this.
Karen Carpenter, completely untouchable in her talent and style. The definition of a class act
Peeeeeee Pazow!
Absolutely for sure... Magical Voice! Sounds like an Angel......
And she looks so happy while playing drums.
That's the real reason why do i like about Karen Carpenter since Shrek and the Final Chapter
@@Diomede-Lefort that’s what I’ve noticed too. I wish they’d have let her stay on drums
The world truly misses Karen Carpenter.
2023 thumbs up if your still watching this kind of concert ❤
this is what we call real live show no hocus-pocus so amazing she sing like an angel❤
I’m here STILL DIGGIN KAREN 💔❤️
Watching now and thinking wow this is really cool.
I absolutely love Kaen and The Carpenters, I have enjoyed listening to a few of their songs over the years but I'm seeing them really for the first time after watching the movie last night and a few of the recorded concerts here on the tube. I turn 50 next year and I can't believe it's taken this long for me to switch and tune into their music Gheee Whiz they were absolutely fabulous artists.
And still watching in 2024 ❤
No “Auto-Tune” on any voice has been used! And as you heard them say, they sing 4 part harmony!! 👍👍👍
Karen will never be matched. Heart, soul, beauty, and she kept time better than a wrist watch.
Never❤
This is a gem! Karen on drums and singing in 1972. Her voice is so melodic and smooth. The band is also fantastic, and Richard's and the bands harmonies make that Carpenter's sound. 2023 and still digging it. 🙂
It's my favroite live Carpenters concert out of them all. The Bachrach/David medley is 12 minutes of pure magic.
@@zigman8550 And it could as well be 15 minutes, had they not played it that fast. Karen rules this planet!
Absolutely love it when she sings and plays drums at the same time. Badass musicianship. Such a shame that they kind of pushed her away from the kit as their fame grew!
Best female voice ever! Her tone, intonation & pacing were perfect. It all happened so fast. Must have been God given. She was a real sweetheart! Her feeling & interpretation of the songs was great! Such a tragedy what happened to her later. If only she had realized how beautiful she really was -- there was no need to lose any weight. I think she was a wonderful girl!
Maybe Patsy gives her a run...but yeah...Karen is a Goddess!
Beautifully said!! Agreed!! ❤️
She also incorporated a beautiful vibrado in her voice.
Best Ever!!!
Elton John has said that his perfect female voices are Karen, Eva Cassidy and Judy Dunham
When I was a teenager it was so uncool to like the Carpenters. Now I am older, I can see and feel the beauty in their music. Karen is mesmeric.
yes, today music is noise
Those who weren't afraid to love her also found her beautiful, angelic, graceful & mesmerizing. Fortunately you haven't missed out 😶
AMAZING TALENT ❤❤❤❤
Ha! Imagine me in 9th grade in 1991 when I liked The Carpenters and the rest of my peers were more into Nirvana 😅 I just knew quality music back then, when it was uncool.
Yes haha they thought we were ghey
Karen Carpenter
Number 1 Female Vocalist.
Number 1 Female Drummer.
That’s a global rarity indeed.
Yeah, when you put it that way...I know they're out there but I honestly can not name another female drummer
Don't forget number 1 sister.
Just your biased opinion
🤣
Karen Carpenter is an absolute joy to watch. Not only was she a natural talent she was a pure class act. Miss her so much.
Same here. It's magical. Till this day I miss her too. This was a great show. Wish it was longer. 1 hr. Would have been better. Great quality from 1972.
She bestows magnetic presence and beauty as well.
No lip syncing. No auto-tune, and every note is absolutely perfect. God they were talented!
Amazing how perfect her voice was live.
Gator Man Even better than on record. She added little exaggerations like extending a note which just made it better.
Gator Man She must have started singing at around 5 years old to have such a perfect voice.
+Sheena Colbourne 16 is correct Sheena; she also had very little voice training; her teacher told her i won't touch that voice, the only part he trained her on was her high register.
Karen always gave her best, 120% in performing. Unlike Whitney & Barbra, also two of the Finest, they felt they needed to "change it up" in each performance, never the same. Why? Their first recordings were the BEST. Karen was consistent & they had nothing on her.
This
She was the best female singer of the 20th century.
i agree even today 2018... no one comes close to her
even today, no one comes close
and drummer
Chris Jones Be careful!!! That is a very big call there!! Though I don’t disagree, you still have to consider Whitney Houston, Judy Garland and others!
And so far the 21st too.
Greatest female vocalist of all time. Period. Loved her in the early 70's and still love her today.
It's impossible to say that, each great singer is great to welcoming ears. Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, so many more.
Of course I adore the heavenly voice of Karen Carpenter, but she was also a very talented drummer, and a very funny person to boot ! Not to mention absolutely beautiful ! A once in a lifetime talent to be sure.
And on the day that you were born the angels got together....always mesmerized by the carpetenters even at 7 years of age I'd sit and listen intently. I wanted to be a drummer and that sealed the deal.
Man what talent LIVE! Even explaining how it’s done! No machines no auto tune! Pure RAW TALENT!
they were victims of the sexual revolution
Unbelievable ❤❤
I would not call it raw talent. I would call it being a professional musician... because most popular music is made by amateurs.
No. Lol..
@@greendeane1 but of course real musicians song writers ! But live n Raw!
Watching her sing and play drums at the same time, made one realize they were in the presence of true musical genius.
Hearing Karen sing Close To You on this video just gave me massive chills all over my entire body. I've loved her singing this and so many other songs since I was ten-years-old. I've often said that when I die, if I am fortunate enough to make it into heaven, I hope the first angel's voice I hear singing belongs to her.
We agree 😇...💖...👸..🤩...💥...💫
I agree with you 100%. I’ve often said too that I hope to see her in heaven.
Karen Carpenter had the voice of an angel. “Superstar” brings me to tears every time.
What amazing Stage Presence. Everyone there couldn't keep their eyes off her..& ohh how they loved her!!!
OMG! That exquisite voice of hers! It can break a heart, or heal one!
Yes!
So true brother...she helped me recover from my own anorexia. Just so sad she couldn't get over her own...
She sounds most amazing in this particular concert.
Wow! First time watching a Karen Carpenter performance. “We’ve Only Just Begun” just made me break down in tears!
To this day, no one can match Karen Carpenter's beauty and talent. RIP, Karen.
My heart still breaks for the loss of her beautiful voice. I'm thankful to have lived during her time.
She was 22 years old with all this talent
I was only thinking the same thing! 😮
Máravilhosa ❤
SUBLIME. They were still almost just kids at 22 and 25 and they were total professionals and on top of the world. You can't practice your way to being what they were. Richard is often overlooked - but he was/is a brilliant composer/arranger/musician. And Karen - oh, Karen - the PRECISION, the EASE, the TIMBRE and musicality.
They are doing, live on stage, with the analog tech of 50 years ago, a dozen back-to-back performances of highly produced album songs. And they are NAILING IT! It's bordering on superhuman.
Boy, that Australian audience got a show to remember...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I can’t believe it’s actually live, these are spectacular performances
This concert shows the Carpenters at their best. Karen's performance is full of passion. She could express the deepest feelings in her voice as well as in her countenance and gestures as we see in this video. She is completely absorbed in the music. She is able to articulate and demonstrate in the music and lyrics what it is to love.
@@adf8382038 That's really out of bounds.
When talent was a real thing, when real singers and musicians play concerts... amazing show, simply amazing.
It still is real. Look harder.
Simply the best female pop singer of all time.......
I’m always overjoyed when I find live performances from their early albums. My late wife and I saw them live 3 times, and this brings back memories of the first time ❤. Her angelic voice was such a loss. There will never be another like her.
Best female rock drummer ever!!!
She knew it all about rithym, thats all about a drummer, its not all about play hard, its about timing and sincronized , she have it , naturally !!! She is one of the best percusionists of all time, period !
That would be Alice de Buhr of Fanny
She really had a tight rhythm. Her hit on the snare was fast and she pulled rolls out of her pocket. I hear very much a jazz influence in her playing. If all she ever played was the drums I would say she was extremely talented. Singing at the same time like that? Mind blowing.
Sheila E says Karen was "the best ... especially for her age ...". She's amazing to watch ... All Around ~ Singing ~ Drumming~Being Beautiful and not Knowing She was gorgeous!~Kind~Truly One of a Kind ...😇
Not even close. You can't even name the other thousands you have not heard.
Voice from my childhood, such a tragic loss.
I imagine Karen in the 90s producing, singing lead for a Disney film?
What a voice ❤
Hard to believe Richard is 77 years old now. Karen left us far too early, she had the most amazing voice, one of the best of all time.
I listen and enjoy so many varieties of music from Pat Boone-Elvis-Hendrix-Beatles-Stones-Santana-Sabbath-to modern musics. Yet I feel so blessed to have been able to listen to the Carpenters, such a masterpiece of musical harmony, The Carpenters stands in a class of its own where nobody can match.
Would have loved to have seen them. Karen had truly one of the best voices ever. Miss her terribly
Karen put so much feeling into every song she sang, as though she were living in that moment. True talent to be a lead singer and play the drums and do it so well. Her voice like an "Angel". I applaud her on the early years, she didn't wear makeup. None that can be seen until the later years. She was a natural beauty and taken much too soon. I feel for her brother, talented too and great piano player. I can't imagine the pain of losing Karen had on him. Her parents also. I'll never forget the time and place I was when I heard the News she had died. A life cut short when it should have been a high point in her & Richard's lives. The " CARPENTERS " and Karen will forever live in my heart. R.I.P. KAREN. You will never be forgotten.
BevG181 Unfortunately, the good don't last!'😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
One of the most amazing videos I have seen of this magical group.....Karen’s vocals are simply beautiful.....such a natural talent. One of the best vocalists EVER!!!!
Pllp
The best for me.
She's a fatty
Props to the clarinetist for covering parts originally played by oboe (Superstar) and trumpet (Close to You solo) and making his instrument sound like all of them.
Richard at an early age showed himself to be a great arranger himself. He drove the Carpenters. Pure class.
But his need for control was detrimental to Karen's mental health
He was gifted, Karen was a phenomenon.
Those low tones she does really blast out the room I love it
That lower register of hers is so beautiful and soothing.
When people talk about her voice as special, it's the low tones.
I cry from the beauty of the most perfect voice
This is her happy place...
WOW!! What a concert! Cool that their vocal coach was there directing the orchestra. SO MUCH MUSICAL expertise! You can see how much Karen loved the drums. I didn't even know she played until recently though I was a teen in the 70s.
So young at 22 & 26 and already international superstars! Much more talented than I ever realized!
Every generation has a very high bar to follow if they're gonna follow The Carpenters! They were undeniably the Tops in performance & dedication to their craft. They touched the heart strings of the masses with every song and when Karen died we all wept as if she was our sister. 😢 That's what music & musicianship can do. It personalizes us and tells us that we all have the same hardships, joy and love! 😊
Karen will always be my top crush on any human I’ve been exposed to. Angel voice, radiant smile, sweet personality and funny sense of humour. She was just perfect and always will be.
Truly a talented singer and drummer,gone but not forgotten.
This is such a Great Concert!! It must have been something special and you can tell how much they love the music!! Karen sings with such a heart and she is only 22! The keyboards & arrangements & harmonies are amazing and the other musicians! I love seeing Karen's joy while drumming and singing.
I've been a fan for 50 years - and watch a lot of vids - but have never seen this until tonight- on the 38th anniversary of her passing. How very wonderful to see this live performance and energy on these beloved songs.
The majestic force that is Karen Carpenter. Man how I absolutely adore this women. Coming from an avant-garde-Frank Zappa-prog rock-jazz fusion- Bill Evans loving music fan.
+Lime24hr Amen, brother! Real men love Karen Carpenter.
+Lime24hr No matter your musical background, Karen was a special person!
+James She sure was James!
+mstrunn I was trying to figure out who the conductor with his back to the band was conducting, there must have been an orchestra pit behind the stage. I'm with you on Karen's glorious voice, it's never been duplicated and likely never will. A tragic loss of an amazing talent, the world is diminished by her absence.
It's Frank Pooler conducting; orchestra was in the back, Pooler was @ Long Beach State when Karen was there in the choir.
This must be one of the best concerts I've seen in my life: I can't stop crying seeing Karen playing those drums like a master and singing beyond incredible. She has become a guide for me as a musician and I'm so grateful she existed, that I can't even express it with words that will be fair enough. And what a great band The Carpenters were. Right after The Beatles in time: they came in the exact moment.
it blows me away....carpenters performing in australia 1972....unreal
Noone will see this, but I'm an Aussie, Karen's heartbreaking death saved my life - and I was nowhere near how devastatingly sick that poor woman became. Karen, you saved so many of us. 😔
im still struggling with anorexia, 7 years on
@@katiegrundle9900 Saying a prayer for you to gain strength in battling this disease. Hang in there...
Thank you
I see it.
What a beautiful thing to say and a lovely tribute!
So young and full of life her voice at this time was at the top.
I love Karen Carpenter more than the air that I breathe. She is so in touch with her spirit that it's unbelievable. Thank you brother Richard for building the pedestal for the perfect Angel 🎉 ❤ You two are the Yin and Yang of music history. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Karen❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Karen has to have one of the top voices ever and do mean EVER
totally agree
A Star in Heaven, God's Lead Singer in Heaven.
I have no words to talk about her... just unbelieveble!!!
Karen was so beautiful! Thank you. Wish she was still with us. Her music still lives so strong with us still to this day!!! :-) Her music will never go out of style because it's pure, meaningful. Classic!
Todavia a mi edad sigo siendo un fan de los Carpenter. Todos los dias escucho su musica. Saludos desde Viña del Mar, Chile.
Chile has great produce and wne. I buy it all the time!
Thank you, northern California.
@@doodlepops707 SOY DE MÉXICO Y DIARIO LOS ESCUCHO!!!
@@victorcastillo2877 no intendo
@@victorcastillo2877 I don't care
♥️The Carpenters are the soundtrack to my life growing up in the 1970’s. Forever grateful 🕊✨🕯✨♥️
What makes one suspect she really didn't know how good she was. She and her brother brought hours of enjoyment into the life of me and mine. We thank you for all of it.
Wow! I am freaking blown away at how good they are live this is outstanding musicianship she is the best singer/drummer I have ever seen …great vocal articulations the while holding down the drum beat that’s like doing five performances at once.
That you realize that fact is unique. Many musicians in the drummers own group don't realize that along with initiation of a given sound they are also responsible for its cessation! Quite a load to carry sometimes. Many musicians are very lucky that most drummers, especially those that read music, and are multi instrumentalists have a good sense of humor.
That glorious Bacharach medley. So brilliantly arranged (Richard) and performed. They made it seem so effortless.
If I could “like” this 1000 times, I would ❤️❤️
The sweetest voice I've ver heard. A true gift of God !
God? Yours? No. He givenher the sickness.
This is totally raw, live. ❤ her voice.
All talent! Beautiful songs, great arrangements, and Karen Carpenter. My father liked the Carpenters. One of the few singers he had mentioned. WWll Vet.
Personnel:
Karen Carpenter: lead vocals, drums
Richard Carpenter: keyboards, vocals, arrangements
Doug Strawn: electric clarinet, vocals
Jim Anthony: percussion, drums
Bob Messenger: electric bass, tenor sax
Gary Sims: electric guitar, vocals
Danny Woodhams: vocals, percussion, electric bass
Frank Pooler: orchestra conductor
Unknown orchestral players
Directed for television by Graeme Arthur for Channel 7, Australia
Festival Hall, Melbourne, 24 May 1972
The Carpenters take me back to my late teen years. There music was fresh and different back then. I fell in love with Karens voice, she and Olive Newton-John were the voices I loved most in those years. I miss the days of good music.
I had never really paid attention to this group but now that I have seen and heard their ability I have realized how great they were.
She'll be around for generations to come. Sheila E and others also marvel at her work on the drums ... she said Karen was the BEST she'd seen ... just one beautiful surprise after another ~ like a flower opening ~ petal after petal she was just magical ... gorgeous ... angelic ... never another haunting voice whispering just to you!
I so loved watching this. So beautiful to see the whole crew and the timeless voice of Karen Carpenter. :)
It’s amazing how perfect and beautiful her voice was .. a true legend that’s sorely missed.🥰
Stunning and superb, in every facet of music. A legend gone way too soon.
Perfect vocal and music sound live in 1971. True quality. Voice of angel indeed Karen!
Rip
Karen you and your brother are amazing
I was lucky enough to see the carpenters in Las Vegas in about 1978 or 79. I recently brought one of their tunes to my music jam group and the younger ones didn’t even know who the Carpenters were! Watching this reminds me that these were one of the great talents of the 20th century and deserve a lot more Recollection respect and replay than they get today.
What a great show. The performers exceptional, the picture and sound quality simply amazing. It's hard to believe it's over 50 years ago we watched this on our Tvs. It was three years before we had colour TV in Australia. When the talent is this good, lack of colour is not an issue.
I have never seen this performance of The Carpenters in Australia in 1972 before in which Richard explains the technicalities of how they created their beautiful sound both on their phenomenal records and on stage! He has, as did Karen have, a great sense of humor!😄
Wow, this is really sophisticated music. Great concert.
Amazing audio quality for a live performance given this was nearly 50 years ago. Testament to the musicianship and of course Karen's wonderful voice.
Huh? Audio is horrible. Way to hollow, too much PA feedback amd hall echo.
Eating a mic means lots of popping and cracking, wrong choice of mics for sure.
Singing live sounded exactly like the records…just an amazing voice…no singer could ever do that live👍👏
Karen and Richard might be the most purely talented duo in modern music history. Her voice is exquisite, she is a more than capable drummer, and Richard is an expert arranger/writer/producer/keyboardist. I wish we could've heard them in the 80s & 90s.
Not only was her singing magic, she absolutely redelivered that feeling & soul during live performances. This is where she's above Whitney 4me. All I yearned for in a Whitney Concert was to witness her beautiful voice LIVE, as she performed in her Recordings, the way my brain expected to hear them. Though she delivered hints here & there, dodging many of the parts vocally, it wasn't as pleasing to my ears. Karen didn't understand how unbelievably talented she was. Her gift came naturally, like breathing for everyone else 👼👰😍😇
Yep.
i saw whitney around the time she was deep into the drugs, and she was horrible live. i wanted to go because she was one the the greatest singers of all time, but was terrible at that time. even when karen was very sick, her voice was perfect. karen was the greatest singer that ever lived
When perfection and heartbreak come together 💜
Amazing Richard had to educate the audience on overdubbing harmonies ... so many people judge live talent on how close they replicate studio sound ... well these two and the band for that matter were as talented as musicians come. Karen was looking so healthy and her voice was so mature and strong here.
The music oozes out of their souls and runs through their veins. Richard essentially a composer behind the piano and keys with the non verbal cues and motions to the band. Watch the small details .. Karen at 22 doing that swing set (Cinderella)... she looked like a highly trained theatrical performer.
Her drumming and ability to sing always flew too far under the radar. Watch her during the medley sets - all the little details
She’s also as classy as they come
When she’s standing and singing and there’s a solo from an instrument she steps to the side of the stage and yields the spotlight
In 2020, the ego of anyone with half her talent would consume the entire spotlight 100% of the time.
I can go on forever so I’ll leave it at that
They were perfectionists and it shows. The talent level is off the charts
Oh yes everybody should know because you say so lol.. mayb someone in the audience could educate Richard on how to fix a motor ? Such an arrogant comment
Man oh Man how I love(ed) Karen Carpenter. My heart so ached as a young man when I saw Karen and heard her angelic voice on TV. And it still does as much as an older fella now. Karen's voice will remain second to none forever
amazing performance... 22 years old.... wow....
Barry T UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Yes. Wasn't she amazing? And only 22 yrs old here. Just stunning!
Brought years to my eyes 😥
Fantastic duo and band too.
she was so talented..
What a wonderful moment in time. I wish I could have been there to see them. I was but a young boy back in 1972.
+eugene endres Amen.
We have ourselves a code Eugene
Well, was born in 1972! :-D
Is there any other female vocalist whose live performances sound almost exactly like the studio recordings? I certainly can’t think of any - which is a testament to Karen’s pure, raw, natural talent. Thank you for sharing this video. I enjoy watching Karen in the early years, behind her drums, singing and playing as part of a band. She seemed happiest there. Rest in peace, Karen! See you soon!
ann wilson
KD Lange, and believe it or not at 84, Darlene Love is still as awesome as ever!
There are lots.. but why would you want that. You heard that already. Better if it's different each time.
London Grammar.
Linda Ronsdadt
Beautiful voice can't be beat!
Incredible document here of their abilities. Like it or not, it's simply amazing.
I love her hairdo in this video.She is so damn pretty!
absolutely 100 percent perfect performance.
So dissapointed i missed her concert in my home country, Oh thats right i was 1. I hope the tv was on. I love the carpenters music.
she rocks those drums....lol
Karen is just mesmerizing in 'For all we know'. Just amazing. I wish I saw them perform live.
Her beautiful singing always brings in the tears 😢😭
Growing up, my mom would always play The Carpenters in the house or in the car. I couldn't stand it. Now, through adult eyes and ears, I can truly appreciate their music. They were so good!!!
Every time I hear Karen Carpenter sing I fall in love with her. Again. And again.