Carole King - The Ode Collection CD 2 of 2 (1968-1976) [Rock Pop][mp3 320][h33t][schon55]

Carole King - The Ode Collection CD 2 of 2 Original Release Date: September 13, 1994 Audio CD: February 24, 1998 Number of Discs: 2 Format: Box set, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered Label: Sony Bitrate: 320 kbps Editorial Reviews Amazon.com essential recording It's astonishing how quickly Carole King slipped into relative obscurity. Tapestry has sold in excess of 22 million copies and was the biggest selling album of all time until Frampton Comes Alive surpassed it in 1977, yet while the latter remains at the very least an archetypal cultural kitsch, Tapestry has become a troublesome trivial question: "What's the bestselling album by a woman?" Part of the problem is that the singer-songwriter era she (and James Taylor and Carly Simon) came to represent hasn't aroused a whole lot of critical favor. Still, the restrained soul of King's best stuff (for instance, Tapestry, which is included here in its entirety) has it's own appeal, as do a few of the preblockbuster inclusions. ~ Steve Stolder I love these 2 CDs. Not only is this a magical collection but it embodies everything wonderful about the potential of pop music to be uplifting, delightful, and meaningful. The first CD has the full orginial Tapestry (minus the additional tracks on a recent re-relase) embeded in it around some very enjoyable extra tracks such as child of mine. Carole is a true poet. Yes the tracks are sentimental but they are also pure, honest, joyful, soulful, and sad. Unless you have gone completly over to the 'dark side' how could you not love that? And I truly feel sorry for people that confuse sentiment with shmultz. The lyrics are gorgeous without ever being over sentimental, just as the best of Rogers and Hammerstein's lyrics are. In fact, this collection shows why Carole is one of the premire songwriters of the 20th century. Sure her voice is not perfect, but it is never annoying and I find it quite enjoyable to listen to. No way is she Bob Dylan, she has a fine, complex, enjoyable voice just not one of the best. Big deal, The Music as a whole, is still wondeful. The second CD is every bit as enjoyable as the first CD. I was bouncing around my room with the first track, Sweet Seasons. Which I really needed to do as I was in the middle of writing a term paper. Corazin is funky. There are 2 live versions on the second CD, both with quite good audio. One is from a mid 1970s free concert in Central Park called 'Believe in Humanity'. It sums up Carole perfectly, 'maybe I am wrong but I want to believe in humanity'. Perhaps that is why the previous reviewer gave these CDs one star. If you have given up on humanity then don't buy these CDs. The joy and beauty of them will probably just annoy you. For the rest of you, buy them and prepare to enjoy some of the most honest and rewarding music recorded in the last 30 plus years. Go jazzman, go Carole! ~ Larry Diamond Carole King - The Ode Collection CD 2 of 2 Tracks: 01 Sweet Seasons 02 Pocket Money 03 It's Going To Take Some Time 04 Bitter With The Sweet 05 Goodbye Don't Mean I'm Gone 06 At This Time In My Life 07 Been To Canaan 08 Ties That Bind 09 Corazon 10 Believe In Humanity 11 Jazzman 12 Wrap Around Joy 13 Nightingale 14 Really Rosie 15 Alligators All Around 16 There's A Space Between Us 17 Only Love Is Real 18 You've Got A Friend

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