Carole King - Living Room Tour (Dig)
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Artist: Carole KingBrand: PBS
Edition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 2005-07-12
Music Label: Concord
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Welcome To My Living Room
- Peace In The Valley
- Love Makes The World
- Now And Forever
- Where You Lead I Will Follow (with Louise Goffin)
- Lay Down My Life
- Jazzman
- Smackwater Jack
- Wishful Thinking
- Medley: Take Good Care Of My Baby / It Might As Well Rain Until September / Go Away Little Girl / I'm Into Something Good / Hey Girl / One Fine Day / Will You Love Me Tomorrow
- Loving You Forever (with Gary Burr)
- It's Too Late
- So Far Away
- Sweet Seasons
- Chains
- Pleasant Valley Sunday
- Being At War With Each Other
- I Feel The Earth Move
- (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman
- You've Got A Friend
- Locomotion
Free Music Notes for Living Room Tour (Dig)
Free Music Review: All the World's a Living Room: Carole King Delivers Intimate Live Set
Hit: 5 Stars
Carole King's new double-CD chronicle of her hugely successful 2004 Living Room Tour finds the singer-songwriter at the top of her performing game: after one listen it would be hard for anyone to believe that this is a person who back in 1970 when she first stepped out into the spotlight as a performer was reticent about giving live concerts due to stage fright.
For over forty years, Carole has been comfortable behind the scenes, first as one of pop music's most celebrated songwriters. Since her 1971 classic Tapestry and its many successful follow ups, she has proven herself, over and over again, in the recording studio. With the Living Room Tour, she proves herself to be one of the most natural, relaxed, entertainers of her generation. Some believe her infrequent concert tours over the years is why those curmudgeons who control the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction process have yet to induct her as a performer [she was inducted as songwriting partner of Gerry Goffin in 1990), well, they should give this live album a close listen and then try to justify not including King, the performer, into to their hall of fame.
Yes, most of her male peers tour year after year, rarely taking a break, yet, without all those years of practice-King who last toured over 12 years ago, steps front and center, into the spotlight and is so at ease and in touch with her audience that you would swear she toured every year too.
And whether it's after attending one of her 2004-05 live concerts, or after a listen to this deluxe new career retrospective, you too will feel like you are right there in the living room of one of America's most treasured composers/performers. This woman blows the whole fourth wall concept to smithereens!
Over the years, I've often envied those people who were lucky enough to call themselves friends of Ms. King-could you imagine hanging out in Carole's living room as she played those melodies? Film director Hal Ashby, a former Laurel Canyon neighbor of Carole's back in the 70s, told a reporter that he would sit in his home contemplating his next film project as the sound of Carole King playing her songs would waft through the air. How wild! This new cd gives the listener the same "up close and personal" experience.
From the whimsical opening number, "Welcome to My Living Room"-in which she warns the audience that she might forget some her lyrics since "I'm 62"-you can sense that something once in a lifetime is about to take place. She takes chances throughout the show, some of which, are captured here on record, for example, when she reaches for a high note that is out of reach, or as you can hear her tired breaths during the very emotional rendering of "Lay Down My Life" -one of the best songs she's written since the 70s, but, that's all part of the charm.
Carole's followers have long admired her honesty and lack of pretensions - both personal and musical--she became a superstar back in 1971 in spite of herself- and with some of these recordings, you get to hear her singing, strained at times, but, she's giving the song her all and that, more than any vocal pirouettes you might get from a Celine or Shania, makes the performance of the song soar - the aforementioned "Lay Down My Life" and "Wishful Thinking"-are examples.
My biggest thrill listening to the album is hearing how Carole makes her piano take on the role of other instruments. On "Peace in the Valley"-recorded in '72 and revered by fans like me for its subtle back and forth interplay/arrangement of piano vs. percussion (Ms. Bobbye Hall), she manages to suggest the interplay of both piano and congas. How could "Jazzman" work without Tom Scott's sax solo from the 1974 #1 hit single - no need to worry - Carole's scatting takes the place of the horns. Hard to describe: you'll just have to listen. How could Carole perform "Being at War With Each Other" solo - the 1973 recording is literally a swirling symphony suite of strings - well, once again, you won't even notice that she's not being backed by an orchestra - her piano playing and vocals are so versatile that she can intimate just about any instrument.
Of course, she does get strong musical support from her long-time musical director Rudy Guess (who co-produced this album), and co-writer/guitarist Gary Burr. To their credit, they give "Smackwater Jack" new life and Carole has an easier time of conjuring the Monkees on "Pleasant Valley Sunday" thanks to their backup. Gary Burr duets beautifully with her on "Loving You Forever"-a simply stated, but, heartily delivered country-tinged love song.
And regardless of how many times, you've heard "It's Too Late," "Natural Woman." Or "You've Got a Friend"-you haven't really heard them, until you've heard them on this album... how anyone could make you feel like you're hearing the '67 classic "Natural Woman" for the first time, is what old fans have always known as the magic of Carole King. Judging by its pre-orders on Amazon.com where it's been hovering at #2 for the week before its release, a lot of new fans are about to discover it as well. (Rockingale/Concord/Hear Music)
Living Room Tour (Dig) Poster
No one performs Carole King's classic songs better than she does. King draws from her entire, 40-plus year career, from her early hits with Gerry Goffin to her Tapestry-era masterworks, from recent recordings to overlooked gems. Disc one of The Living Room Tour ends with a show-stopping medley of songs King wrote with Goffin, songs that became the soundtrack of a generation in the 1960s. The album offers two new tunes: the opening "Welcome To My Living Room" and the tender "Loving You Forever," a duet co-written with guitarist / vocalist Gary Burr, which opens the second set. She is also joined by album co-producer and guitarist Rudy Guess, who together with Burr, add vocals and textured acoustic touches on many of the album's songs.The Living Room Tour, a live double disc named for its spare instrumentation, arrives so well coated in the Hall of Famer's particular brand of populist, listener-loving pixie dust you half expect it to leave a glowing, sticky residue on your fingers. Radiating the maternal warmth and honesty that translated Tapestry into a 25-million seller, King sprawls comfortably (aided, probably, by the couches and coffee tables hauled onstage for these shows) into favorites like "Jazzman," "So Far Away," and "I Feel the Earth Move." Older songs made famous by other artists, including "Take Good Care of My Baby," "One Fine Day," and "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," get an unfortunate, yet effective, slice-and-dice medley treatment. Carole King devotees won't find a lot of reviews that overlook the minor vocal flaws on this latest outing, but a barrel of bum notes couldn't keep the 63-year-old legend from connecting with an audience. The intimacy-to-the-masses approach of this tour suits the early-'70s earth mother material best, and intermingled with a few recent songs, the mix soothes, reassures, and satisfies. If you haven't listened to King in a while, it's not too late, baby. --Tammy La Gorce
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