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On December 5, the documentary 'Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters' will air on PBS and public television. Terry spoke with Richard Carpenter in 2009 with the release of The Carpenters' collection titled '40/40.' It features 40 Carpenters songs and marked the 40th anniversary of The Carpenters signing with A&M Records. Karen died in 1983 from complications of anorexia. Richard chose the songs, co-wrote some of them, did the arrangements and sang backup vocals. The other half was his sister, Karen Carpenter. They were played so much they were part of the soundtrack of the decade, songs like 'Close To You,' 'We've Only Just Begun,' 'Rainy Days And Mondays,' 'Superstar,' 'Goodbye To Love' and 'Yesterday Once More.' Our guest, Richard Carpenter, was half of the duo.

If you were alive in the '70s, you probably know a lot of The Carpenters' records. ^ 'Sonic Youth: Smart Bar Chicago 1985 | Music Review'.'Smart Bar Chicago 1985 | Album Reviews'. ^ a b Sheffield, Rob (November 13, 2012).^ 'Smart Bar: Chicago 1985 - Record Collector Magazine'.^ 'Sonic Youth: Smart Bar – Chicago 1985'.'Sonic Youth – Smart Bar Chicago 1985 / Releases'. 'Smart Bar: Chicago 1985 – Sonic Youth: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards'. ^ a b 'Sonic Youth – Smart Bar Chicago 1985'.'First Track from Sonic Youth's Smart Bar – Chicago 1985 Released: Music: News'. ^ 'Intro/Brave Men Run (in My Family) – Sonic Youth Smart Bar Chicago 1985'.'Sonic Youth Announce New Live Album | News'. Lee Ranaldo – guitar, layout, photography.'Making the Nature Scene' (from Confusion is Sex, 1983)Īll personnel credits adapted from Smart Bar Chicago 1985 's liner notes. 'Expressway to Yr Skull' (from EVOL, 1986) 'The Burning Spear' (from Sonic Youth, 1982) 'Kill Yr Idols' (from Kill Yr Idols, 1983) 'Brother James' (from Kill Yr Idols, 1983) 'I'm Insane' (from Bad Moon Rising, 1985) 'Ghost Bitch' (from Bad Moon Rising, 1985) 'I Love Her All the Time' (from Bad Moon Rising, 1985) 'Intro'/'Brave Men Run (In My Family)' (from Bad Moon Rising, 1985) ' Death Valley '69' (from Bad Moon Rising, 1985) ' Hallowe'en' (from Bad Moon Rising, 1985) AllMusic reviewer Fred Thomas awarded it 4.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, 'The band sounds locked into a collective meditation for much of the set, stringing together the long and discordant segments of songs into a mostly uninterrupted hour and change of sound.' Thomas later added, 'Without besting the album versions, almost every song here offers a more vivid, more extreme counterpoint to its better-known studio side' and summarized the album as 'unpolished, tormented, hungry, and constantly threatening to crumble into godless noise.' Writing for Drowned in Sound, Noel Gardner said, 'On 'Brave Men Run (In My Family)', Shelley elevates it with a near-classic rock fluidity to his playing 'I Love Her All the Time' feels like a Moore vehicle, much like on record, but has great gobs of anti-rock no wave atmos 'Ghost Bitch' is considerably more abrasive here, Gordon sounding less like a coffee house poet than an untamed punk vocalist- Penelope Houston, say.' Gardner rated the album 7 out of 10 and summarized: ' Smart Bar – Chicago 1985 is not going to change perceptions of either Sonic Youth or live albums: it's a decent recording strictly for fans.' Describing the album as 'a taste of glories to come', Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield awarded the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and noted 'Expressway to Yr Skull' and 'Secret Girl' as highlights, adding, 'The peak is the early ballad 'I Love Her All the Time'-noisy, emotionally alive, jittery with excitement for the future.' In his review in Smart Bar Chicago 1985 's liner notes, Aaron Mullan referred to the album as 'brilliant' and the show itself as 'a killer show.' He added, 'The material is also so visceral and improvisatory that it greatly benefits from the additional perspective offered by a live recording.' Track listing Upon its release, Smart Bar Chicago 1985 received positive acclaim from critics.

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The album was issued on CD, double LP and as a digital download from online retailers. It was announced for release on September 10 on the band's official web site and 'Intro'/'Brave Men Run' was made available for streaming on YouTube on October 15. Smart Bar Chicago 1985 was released on November 13, 2012, on Goofin' Records. It features a live 4-track recording of the band's performance at the Smart Bar in Chicago, Illinois, on August 11, 1985, during the tour in support of Sonic Youth's second studio album, Bad Moon Rising (1985). Smart Bar Chicago 1985 is a live album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released on November 13, 2012, on Goofin' Records.