Tapestry

I think I should stop calling every second album "same-y". Looks like it is just a concept for 70-80s pop stuff. This sounds palatable, I could probably give a second listen to some tracks. The amount of devotion bordering on stalking in the lyrics is a bit alarming. However, in the titular track Carole sees a man turn into a toad, and then Gandalf shows up to take her for a walk. What the hell is a Natural Woman? Does an Artificial Woman exist?

Songwriting powerhouse. Mostly enjoyed it.

A classic (but not for me).

A little too samey. Great voice and often times great songs

So much feeling. So much soul. I knew so many more of these songs than I expected and I enjoyed learning about Carole King and her incredible influence on music history. Beautiful album.

nice

Really classic songs.

Listened Before? No Album Art: 3 / 5 (cat + woman; its a vibe) I've definitely heard I Feel the Earth Move, but can't say where or why. It's a jam for which the production does no benefit. Instrumentals rip with a meaty bassline and plunky keys with some guitar noodling. Song is soulful bordering on disco. Okay so I'll admit this wasn't one of my closer listens. I recognized a few songs and found the ones that I didn't know to be nice if not exactly the style I would go out of my way to listen to. I understand why many probably love this album, but ultimately it didn't move me in any specific way. Pretty instrumentals and vocal work in pop-folk arrangements. 3.5 / 5 for me on gut feel, rounding down. Added to Library? No Songs Added to Playlist:

Started off very strong for the first 2 or 3 songs I thought this was going to be a sneaky 4 album. But then slowed down and lost me after that. Still a very enjoyable album and Carole King is a great singer. 3.5 for sure but rounding down because of the progression of the album.

Love I Feel the Earth Move! Never knew who sang this one but it's great with some solid soft guitar in the background. Same with It's Too Late! Great chill song. She has a pretty beautiful voice. Kinda tapered off there in the middle but finished strong af 💪 with (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

carole from hr CAAAAAAAAROLE

I liked it.

Ok

This is an album in two halves. Some of the absolute best songs of the entire 1970s are on here. Also, some of the most forgettable. It’s a weird combination. Wildly inconsistent.

Nice authentic album, beautiful raw vocals

Carai, tava pensando “pff… lá vem, nunca ouvi falar…” e curti vibezinha. Adicionei a “It’s too late”, me lembra pop japones dos anos 80. Depois de um tempo foi ficando anos 80 genérico mesmo. Tava comentando com o gerente aqui, ele conhece ela e gosta. Vibe boa, vontade de dançar lentinho num baile anos 80 mesmo. No fim acabando 3 músicas, gostei do sentimento.

Já começou com uma estrela a mais por ter um gato na capa. A não ser que ele morda, aí é uma estrela a menos. Cara.. tem umas músicas legais sim, a primeira inclusive acho que foi a que eu mais gostei. Mas tem também várias músicas beem chatinhas, e apesar dessas legais alí e aqui, nenhuma delas é muito marcante. Nenhuma me fez pensar "caraca, que música animal". Nenhuma tem uma melodia marcante que te prende e fica na cabeça. Nenhuma tem aquele arranjo daóra, que tu pensa "pourrans, que bagulho bem feito, diferenciado". São músicas, em geral.. ok. Não são ruins, mas são meio genéricas. Queria dar 2 estrelas e meia, mas como o site não deixa, graças ao gato na capa, vou arredondar pra 3 então.

Liked the one song that I knew

Chillen carpwrteresque

Nice songs, good voice but would I sit there listening to it? Probably not

This is the first album to pop up on this site that I have never heard of before; but just from the album art I can tell this is going to have an extreme 70's melodramatic hippy vibe. oof, this is gonna be a long listen; I don't know what happened, but I used to have a much higher patience tolerance when it came to music. Now if the structure of the songs are super basic or predictable I become bored so quick. It's funny, the less I paid active attention to the music, the better it became. I kinda zoned out while working and it made me feel more relaxed than I was expecting. Definitely a lesson in judgement here I suppose. So it turns out I have for sure heard both "You make me feel" and "I feel the earth move", so now I know who attribute them to. Wanted to give this a 2 at the start but will probably bump to a 3. It's actually pretty peaceful honestly.

Really funky, not my favorite but I did enjoy listening. All in all a great album but not for me.

Didn't realize So Far Away was by her. I've only heard the Rod Stewart version before. What a beautiful song. I've heard It's Too Late on oldies stations growing up... not too big of a fan. Way Over Yonder is beautiful. Very soulful and demonstrates her great voice. I've heard you've got a friend before, pretty good song. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman is a classic.

- African American music influence evident from the beginning and consistently through - honestly really good to work through -because of the AA influences x it being during the 70s -> I have a hard time with musicians not being explicitly pro black because you know racism rampant - some songs you already know (You've got a Friend; Where You Lead)

Nice piano, pretty relaxed vibes with a couple bangers in there.

hmmm gud first song. brought up my mood

A record of the highest quality. The song writing is exceptional and it is easy to understand why it sold in bucketloads. Personally I find it all a little twee and rate it as such.

-CAROLE KING!!!!! oh my god what a week im having -start with MJ and now carole king -fun fact my mom HATES her music like fully can’t stand it -carole king is so right about feeling the earth move under her skin -i do like this song i have heard it before -these songs are very good, which honestly i was expecting -ngl her voice is a little boring but its nice -overall this album is good but a little boring for me tbh, giving it a 3 star rating

Gotta give it credit for being a major hit machine. Problem for me is I find these hits a bit boring for the most part. I’ve long appreciated this album but also have not gone back to it since I first heard it, until it came up on this list.

Piano voix, style jazzy/folk/soul. Alternance lent/rythmé, parfois répétitif. 3.5/5, aprèm tranquille bord de fenêtre avec un chat, comme la dame

awww selma bouvier

I knew more songs that what I originally thought I would. Nice chill music but not my go to.

This was OK. Most of the time these "singer-songwriter" types can't really sing, but she actually can. It's easy listening, just a bit boring. Not really my thing, but good enough to earn a 3/5.

Carole King has a beautiful voice, but on a lot of these songs I would prefer to hear the originals, I do like her version of natural woman but not as much as Aretha Franklin.

Really good melodies and vocals and harmonic cooperation between them. Does drop the intensity a bit in the second half of the album though. (69%)

Un clásico que escuché por primera vez en clases de inglés en el colegio

Gilmore girls banger

I'm usually not into this kind of stuff, but I enjoyed a decent amount of it. "It's Too Late" was easily my favorite track here.

Decent

Average

..3/5

Solid arrangements and versatile. I initially expected this to be repetitive, because the last few albums categorized as “ singer/songwriter” have definitely bored me. But the point of this entire website is the challenge myself to listen to albums that I might normally not, so I kept listening and almost immediately realized that each song was completely unique. It’s often beautiful though not necessarily always my genre preference. I’ll add it to my library.

Pretty solid. Had heard several of the songs

I've heard of the prolific songwriting partnership of Goffin/King, but I never realised one half was Carole King, she certainly knows how to write a tune! A product of its time in pop music, though, you can almost hear the Carpenters at work! I recognised the titles of half of the tracks and realised this migh be a bit special. Best tracks; I Feel the Earth Move (overshadowed in my mind by the Martika cover), It's Too Late, Beautiful, You've Got A Friend, Will You Love Me Tomorrow (covered by numerous artists too), (YMMFLA) Natural Woman (Originally written by G/King partnership for A Franklin). In fact I don't think there was a bad track on this LP. All in all, a very enjoyable listen, a very talented songwriter who wrote some famous songs for other artists as well as influenced a new generation of artists. Better than I expected - a high 3

Weird foot. I don't dislike it, just makes it harder to focus on everything else. (this was supposed to be about her voice but I changed it after seeing the cover again) The first song is upbeat, I liked it a lot and expected the rest of the album be more like it. Sadly, the rest has a completely different vibe. Not bad, but coud've been so much better

i agree, the first song set an upbeat mood that the rest of the album failed to deliver on but it was still all right

A couple of classics & a lovely voice but very much of it's time & not all of it's aged well.

Som en god varm klem. Ikke så spennende eldre pop/rock, men behagelig lytting.

it was objectively okay, all songs are fairly well made, but nothing struck me as a great song, and I am not a big fan of this genre anyways, a bit slow and boring

Not my thing that I could appreciate good songwriting

Wow, I knew a lot more of these songs than I expected. She wrote or cowrote all of them as well.

This album is cozy, you almost want to sing along on your first listen since a lot of the sound has been used elsewhere and a few tracks are still fairly regularly played (shout out Natural Woman and Where You Lead). It’s a very warm and soft feeling album.

Adequate. Perhaps a bit straightforward, but I'm not in the mood for something complicated right now.

liked the first few tracks, not bad overall

Pleasant.

3 - It's Too Late / 12 - Make Me Feel (Like a Natural Woman)

Sopii hyvin ameriikan halkomiseen rekalla. Eka kappale oli paras sitten meno vähän hiipui, mutta kuitenkin ihan miellyttävää blues rockia. Liian moni kappale ehkä liian hidas

Cat: Amazing songwriting and vocal talent! AJ: she just sounds so good. Vox and keys. So damn good.

I distinctly remember my parents had this LP when I was a kid. I don't particularly recall listening to it, though the big hits on it are familiar. Those hits are certainly iconic, but I didn't find a lot of depth in the rest of the tracks.

Average overall counting in the fact that I never have listened to the artist.

Like Nilsson I'd never heard of her but this album was full of classics. Not particularly my thing but good for one listen.

I liked the first track! Also didn't realize that she did the Gilmore Girls theme song (with her daughter in a duet! so sweet!!). Otherwise not really my thing

Short and sweet. Felt like it went by too fast. Folky. + It's Too Late + Beautiful

It was just okay. Probably caught me on the wrong day but I thought it was a bit boring. It was certainly quite soulful though, so I'll give it that. Favourite: I Feel The Earth Move

About half of this record is wallpaper music, the other half is very good. Favorite song: Home again

Tapestry by Carole King is like a warm hug from your grandma after she's spiked her coffee with a little somethin' somethin'. It's pure comfort in musical form. I mean, you can't listen to "You've Got a Friend" without feeling like you just got a group hug from the entire cast of Friends. And "Natural Woman"? I haven't felt that beautiful since I looked in the mirror this morning and realized I forgot to take off my sleep mask. So if you're feeling down and out, or just need a pick-me-up, throw on Tapestry and let Carole King and her keyboard whisk you away to a world of good vibes and groovy tunes. And maybe pour a little somethin' somethin' into your coffee too. Grandma would approve.

Not a fan, but recognise what an influential album this has been.

Nice tone to this original singer songwriter... but it is of a previous era, really not my cup of tea, and I would probably be controversial in saying the songs have been done better as covers by other artists.

- Quality soft rock/easy listening - nice voice - not a ton to say other than she makes quality music

Brill music peaked wit da gal Carole. Rating: 7/10

Mild album. Has some songs I know of. Three biggies? Not my style though. Three star.

Mau

Listened Before? N I have heard of her, and I knew a few songs but I hadn't ever done a deep-dive. She's good. Great voice and very mellow easy listening stuff. I enjoyed it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: It's Too Late

An all-time great album but still not my thing.

It was ok.mum liked the covers more than the originals.

Such a 70's album.

Poppy 70's wallpaper

Best: I Feel the Earth Move Worst: (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

1/26/2023 pretty good record, 'easy listening' is the best way to describe it. you'd hear your grandmother listening to this while cleaning "beautiful" really stood out to me, great lyrics and genuinely catchy

3.5

Some classic tunes in there, a bunch of them I heard before but didnt know who sang them. Overall a nice rock-pop mellow album, very late 60s vibe.

Strong songs. Not my Genre.

Done

Easy listening pop isn’t my jam but if you put a gun to my head and forced me to listen to this genre it would probably be this album. She certainly has a talent for writing songs with great hooks, as evidenced by the sheer number of monster hits here. The hit singles were solid, so this gets a solid 3

One of the great songwriters. Nice voice and another soothing listen. However, the songwriting lacks a little something to truly excite me. The production is great and some cool harmony work.

Enjoyable folk-pop with a good voice. Would give this 3,5 stars but ultimately falls just short of 4 for me

Fine

Gentle and folky, a decent background soundtrack but not much more interesting than that

As far as albums with that typical 70s sound go, this one is fine - no more, no less. I wouldn't neccessarily listen again, but wouldn't be annoyed if it was running somewhere I happened to be. First time, too, that I have heard the original version of Where You Lead, a.k.a. Ally McBeal title track. 3/5

oikein eheä ja hyvä kokonaisuus, kaunis. sopivasti silti rosoa olematta varsinaisesti rouhea. It's too late jotenkin sytyttää

Helemaal niet verkeerd! Prettige sfeer en mooie liedjes.

Ik heb hier niet zoveel over te melden.

On one level, this is impressive. Great voice - it always amazes me to go back and hear how strong some of these vocalists were before the days of autotune. Nowadays, you have no idea if your favorite artist can actually belt out a tune or not. But Carol, no problem there. But...this belongs firmly in that strain of 70s music that quickly makes me change the channel. The songs aren't bad - in fact they're kind of catchy - but they make me think of brown paneling and montage scenes in 70s TV shows. Although I did appreciate the Gilmore Girls throwback with "Where you lead". So as with many of my reviews - impressed, but not going to be pulling this one up again.

Man, this is Parents Music. Easy listening all the way! I wonder if back in the day Carol King, Karen Carpenter, and Carly Simon hung out together and talked junk about Joni Mitchell. I have to admit, I love that Too Late Baby song. But generally, this is an album full of your moms favorite shit, and its, honestly, kinda boring.

I’m kind of eating my words from earlier about singer songwriters. I enjoyed this album. Well, I guess I should say I really enjoyed I feel the earth move. It’s still stuck in my head after the first listen and after listening to all the other songs. The rest of the album was not bad either, but a bit too bland for me on first listen. I really like the message of beautiful: “You’ve got to get up every morning with a smile on your face and show the world all the love in your heart, then people gonna treat you better, you’re gonna find, yes you will, that you’re beautiful as you feel.” A bit cheesy, but I like it. But again with the split audio thing in Smackwater Jack I can’t even explain how much I hate that.

Pretty mid

Never heard before. Nice, not sure how I feel about the mastering - feels like it really wants to pop but the sound isn't there. Nice album 3 stars

Pretty chill piano vibes, reminds me of Charlie Brown

clearly very important, but it all sits in a very familiar lane and tone - two or three wonderful classics, the rest is just a bit indulgent

This is a classic that feels like a classic. It has this moment that it is stuck in but represents that moment well. Like a wonderfully constructed museum piece. It is about that timeframe but also expansive enough to the current audience to enlighten them. Even if they don't have the full experience of that moment.

R&B for the yt folks

Didn’t finish

Getting there. Keeping this in faves

Pretty good stuff

First few songs were the strong point of the album however I felt it dipped around mid way 6/10

A nice and sweet album to listen to. It doesn't reinvent anything, it's not hurtful or uplifting or breakthrough. In short, it does absolutely nothing other than being a good album. Cool!

Nicht schlecht, aber auch nicht sehr spannend. Fließt so vor sich hin, ohne weh zu tun.

I didn’t recognize her name or the album, but I recognized almost every song that played. Glad I know the artist and album now. Very enjoyable.

Classic sound good baselines excellent but kind of Boring.

Would re listen to

Slick piano rock. Great voice. 6/10

T'was okay. Nothing memorable.

3.5

Chock full of hits. The is the kind of Carpenters type music I can dig

In the context of 1001, this album justifies its inclusion in a few ways, the most obvious being Carole King. It would seem that in recent history, a female solo artist that is not confined to the pop genre is a rare happenstance. A quick thought of notables would include Winehouse, pre-pop Lady Gaga, and current singer Adele. Before either of these talents, Carole King was doing it and doing it well. While not as raspy as Adele, and perhaps not as consistent as Winehouse, Carole King's presence along with her vocal talent make her contribution of "Tapestry" a very strong, very enjoyed experience.

Agréablement surpris de cette écoute. Une voix intéressante. Un jeu de piano vraiment pas plate. Un bon mix. Vraiment bien comme album. Je ne vais pas courir chez mon disquaire me le procurer, mais si je tombe dessus en vinyle usagé, je vais fort probablement le prendre.

A sure highlight of 70s pop music. I might come back to this more. Favourites: "So Gar Away", "It's Too Late", "Way Over Yonder"

Well put together album. It’s stylistically very cohesive.

Three stars and a half An all-time classic for many A landmark album for many but I'm not sure I'm totally sold on this one. We can all be grateful that Carole King, a prolific writer for other artists before *Tapestry* came out, took this opportunity to write this album for herself. But would this record have been so praised or heavily promoted at the time if someone else, unknown to the "business", had released it instead ? Some sneaking suspicion in me says no. It's not that this album is lacking in terms of highlights, tough. "It's Too Late" (and its groovy guitar riff), "You've Got A Friend", "Beautiful" and the title track are killer songs, craftily arranged and recorded. The stereo effects on this album are well tought-out, for instance, like that glockenspiel chiming on the chorus of "It's Too Late", probably one of the first use of the instrument in the rock and pop idiom. And it's also quite moving to hear King performing in a far more subdued manner that old hit she once gave to Aretha Franklin, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman". But truth be told, most of the other songs feel just a little too generic 50 years later, with very predictable parts involving linear pop progression that could even border on muzak for today's ears. Admittedly, the line is very thin, and historical contextualization might help you hear those songs with more forgiving ears. Not every listener in 2022 is able to get the "feel" of those sorts of dated canvases. Carole King is an admirable weaver, no doubt about that. It's just that those old works of hers might just look a little quaint overall today. Even if the charm is still there if you pay attention to the details. Number of albums left to review or just listen to:  more than 900, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens:  approximately a half so far Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter

Iz super mi nekak prede u cringe

Very comforting.

Hits are great. Rest requires a deeper listen than I will do.

solid folky songwriting of the era, nothing in particular really hit me though.

Cet album a l'air de jouir d'une certaine popularité si l'on en croit le nombre d'écoutes sur les plateformes musicales. Problème : je ne le connais, ni lui, ni l'artiste qui l'a pondu. Solution : quand je ne connais pas, je n'ouvre pas la porte.

Au début j'aimais bien, mais très vite la voix de crecelle de Carole King, cette sous Joan Baez, a commencé à me taper sur le système. C'est donc tout naturellement que je lui accorde la note de 3/5. Vous vous demandez sûrement pourquoi mes reviews du moment ne proposent que le strict minimum, la raison est très simple: mon camarade d'écoute robbelvèdère est actuellement emprisonné dans une cellule du Bad Wuttemberg. Au delà des plus élémentaires questions de liberté que cela soulève, il y a plus grave: rob ne peut rédiger le moindre review. En guise de contestation, je décide donc de proposer le strict minimum, afin de peut-être attirer l'attention de Robert sur les mesures liberticides prises par les autorités du Bundesland.

Disco popero, sencillito de escuchar, de buena calidad y en general bien hecho. Lo mejor del disco son sus baladas. Sólido 3.

Didn't think I knew any of her songs, but knew most of them

Not really my cup of tea but I can tell it's really good

I found this album a little dreary. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mindset for it? 6/10.

A favourite once upon a time. It hasn't aged so well, but then who has?

It's alright. Pretty much every song is quite pretty, but they are all just so one-dimensional. Like each one could be summed up with a single sentence and you wouldn't be missing anything. 5/10

Buen álbum

Typical female folk album of the 70s, really. Have no idea why it's so big.

nah

There are some powerful tracks where the lyrics shine through here, but for most of the LP it seems King's vocals are mixed directly in the instrumentals. Everything just tends to blend together as a result, obscuring the singer half of this singer-songwriter album.

King's a songwriting titan. It's surprising how much of her stuff you know without knowing.

Sounds like broadway musical songs, not my favourite

So far away & It’s too late Dobar neki vibe, ženska patetika ali na neki feel-good način, rilejtam

The album is ok. I recognized You've Got Friend but not this version, You make me feel like a natural woman and a couple of others sounded familiar. There is no desire to listen to this album again.

Ganz nett. Schlechte 3.

very primary school choir. features one song in shrek

12/13/2021 Today's Album: "Tapestry" by Carole King - This album is really fun. So many songs that played during this album made me think, "oh I've heard this before!" And that's because of just how influential this album is. Songs like I feel the earth move and You've got a friend have been covered by other groups countless times and for good reason. These are soulful, bouncy, and well written singer songwriter tracks and the the band that backs her amazing voice are also extremely talented with great performances of great arrangements. I like a lot of the songs off of here despite how dated some parts feel and I think it deserves a listen from anyone that enjoys music. Score: 7/10 Extremely influential and very enjoyable Highlights: I feel the earth move, it's too late, beautiful, you've got a friend, smackwater jack

Good I suppose

chill vibes

Pleasant enough tunes for background noise.

Can appreciate that this is a good album but I would never listen again.

Sweet and lovely. Think that some of these song will stay in my folk playlist

Good songwriting and instrumentation not my favorite genre but solid

Listened a lot to this as a kid. Not my favorite to be honest.

A bit too soft at times, but overall great melodies.

Pretty solid

3 1/2

October 29, 2021 Obviously a great songwriter and I really wanted to like a monster album by a female artist, but just a little too chill for me and don't love her voice. But some great songs on here.

I'd imagine it's the kind of album Paul Scholes sucks on his family member's toes to. A glass of scotch and chewing your own daughter's toenails and Carole King, what a perfect evening.

Talented, pleasant listen, but not something I’m likely to come back to for repeat listens

Interesting to hear the songwriter herself do these huge hits which are best known by other artists. Polished Easy Listening.

I didn’t know she wrote those songs. That’s cool

In every baby boomer mom's top ten. Some big classics here but ultimately not my thing.

Definitely not the target audience for this one, not bad though. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman reminds me of that 80s/90s commercial, was it underwear?

Once I saw the track-list of this album I knew I was in for a surprise. Seeing tracks like 'I Feel the Earth Move' and '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman' which are absolutely iconic songs, of which I had no idea who originally sung them. Its a very relaxed pop/folksy album with acoustic guitars and piano playing that has an old world feel to it. Best: I Feel the Earth Move; (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Worst: Way Over Yonder

victim of its own success in a way? Everything felt like it had done before... even though she probably pioneered it. A few really great songs though

She sings pretty good for a white chick

good

"Tapestry still holds the record for most consecutive weeks at number one by a female solo artist." Interesting story about James Taylor recording HER song, "You've Got a Friend", at the same time she recorded it, with the same musicians, both winning Grammys.

Noic nice

Fav Tracks: I Feel the Earth Move; So Far Away; It's Too Late. Pretty good but it kinda falls short on the 2nd half of the album. It has good moments.

- Heard before but not for several years

Not bad

Carole King...who knew? hahaha. Are all the songs on this hits? Female light rock goodness. One lane, one really really good lane. Low key sound enough like each other to be everywhere without knowing it lolz

Pretty boring

Good voice, nice melodies, production mediocre.

dont think i was in the right mood for this album but it was nice

Carole King is one of those artists that I have heard several tracks from, and I know that they are talented and deserve praise. I know that this is a landmark album, but I started today's listen with a sense of resignation... "I guess I'm listening to this today". The music is good, a solid 3 stars. I know some of the lyrics to at least 4 or 5 of the tracks on this album. I just don't imagine a second listen of this album any time soon.

This was a pleasant enough 70s styled album. Of course it has a couple all star songs on here which definitely helped solidified this albums place on the list.

very nice album, very calming

Meh. The songs are so familiar, I understand why this is in the list, but I just don't like her voice. The production quality leaves something to be desired too.

3/5

I listened to this while I was pottering around tidying my room, fitted my mood well I think today. I knew a few of the songs as it went on and liked listening to them, but definitely ended on the biggest banger with 'natural woman'.

Some good singer-songwriter, with the emphasis on songwriter; Though her versions are great, I prefer a lot of other performances and arrangements, such as Taylor's "You've got a friend".

<3 but still 3 stars. a little overplayed in my childhood.

It was ok

The three lead tracks are instant pop classics, the songcraft throughout is unparalleled, the arrangements conform to Carole King's vocal style like a bespoke suit, and King's lyrics are intelligent and sensitive. So why don't I like Tapestry better? Part of the reason is that the style rubs me the wrong way. All of the edges have been sanded down. King's style is an amalgam of soul, pop, and rock n' roll, but here it's housebroken, with all the rude phone calls razored out. Drummer Russ Kunkel and guitarist Danny Kortchmar, the core of a group of session musicians who backed such Laurel Canyon luminaries as Jackson Brown, Linda Rondstadt, and Warren Zevon, give competent but toothless backing. And even though King's songcraft is impeccable, sometimes there seems to be more perspiration than inspiration involved in such songs as Beautiful, Way Over Yonder, and Where You Lead. Most damaging is the title track, which edges over into twee, with its nursery rhyme melody and imagery. And Smackwater Jack tries too hard to be edgy--King comes off like a little girl playing dress-up. I don't want to be too harsh. Carole King is a creditable performer. Her piano comping is simple but always tasteful and if her voice is homely, she wields it with great understanding and skill. Still, the final track on Tapestry shows her limitations. King's rendition of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, while competent enough, doesn't really bring out the song's potential, the way Aretha's did. Now, it may seem unfair to compare Carole King to the Queen of Soul, but I'm just trying to point out that King's talents were chiefly as a songwriter, not a performer. Some of these songs might have faired better with a gutsier, more powerful performer. So, how to rate? The first three songs are lightning in a bottle and the rest of the album is thoroughly professional, if not to my personal taste. I'm probably guilty of underrating this, but I'm going to give it 3.5/5 stars. 3.5/5

Mucho piano, setentero, rollo Elton John

Production: 9/20 Songwriting: 14/20 Innovation: 9/20 Bangers: 5/20 Emotional response: 14/20 =51 Perfectly pleasant (also really loved the cover of will you still love me tomorrow)

not that bad actually, some good tracks

she's a brilliant song writer and a few absolute classics but a full album is a stretch at once. 7/10

Some of the more boring selections from the Home Depot soundtrack on here. Not bad but a snooze fest 5/10

Bit boring. 5

Singles from Tapestry "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move" Released: April 1971 "So Far Away"/"Smackwater Jack" Released: March 1971

Classic album with some popular songs. Great piano work and bass line was excellent throughout.

Una version de James Taylor femenina

Better than I thought. Pretty classic.

Tranquilo, melódico. Bueno.

Definitely in many movies in those transitional driving scenes.

I liked the Gilmore Girls song. good album don't know if I would listen to it again

I liked the first half. The second half, I began to feel fatigue.

did not care for it, but that's a turning point of a record

This is the good shit. Great start with I feel the earth move. So far away is slower, but a great ballad. It’s too late is solid. Funky and soulful. Album is great so far. Home Again is a bit of a lull, but not bad. Beautiful is fun. Way over yonder is solid again. You’ve got a friend also slow ballad. Slow middle unfortunately letting down the side. Great album but will only revisit a number of the songs regularly.

Some decent tracks

What a songwriter: these are almost all eternal classics! 3.5

Some solid songwriting and excellent production. Turns out I knew half the record because it’s half hit songs. I would say 3.5 for me

Has some lovely moments, but the production isn't doing much for me. I'm struggling to grasp onto the emotional core of the songs. Some great choruses though, especially in the big hits. Also "Where you lead" makes me think of Gilmore Girls which is always nice.

That one album you always saw record hunting. Knew all the hits but enjoyed listening to the whole thing.

There are some really good songs like You've got a friend and (You make me feel like) A natural woman (even though this one is a cover), but overall it's too slow paced for me.

Reminds me of Fleetwood Mack, classic music from the 70s.

Full of classics

5

Muutama tuttu biisi. Voisin kuunnella helposti uudelleen ja taidan kuunnellakin...

good song writing, some boppers

Good, not great. Lot of good songs and liked the vocals but just wasn't feeling it.

Hyviä tuttuja biisejä löyty tältä levyltä. Muutenkin diggailin tunnelmasta. Hyvän mielen levy!

this is p cool, I know a few of the songs cause I think it's been on the radio liek a kazillion times. I guess it's "oldies" at this point but it's still catchy. 3/5.

Some nice moments... can see why it’s held in such high regard.

Heard it before. Re-listening to this album was a rollercoaster. My controversial opinion is just that I don't care about it too much? For the first couple of songs I thought maybe I was too mean about it before. But the longer it went on the more my opinion about it being meh overall solidified. Sorry 2/5

Didnt get through first four songs. Not my type.

Just found it a bit boring unfortunately I know it’s a classic and all that, and it’s pretty enough, but I don’t think I’m the audience for it. Thanks anyway.

4/10 biraz sıktı

okay

Meh

It was ok. A bit slow for my taste but I liked The Way The Earth Moves. Probably the best track on there

It’s a decent album. There’s not really a bad song, but there isn’t anything that jumps out at you. It can also start to blend together. A slow burn album that probably won’t be listened to again.

I wasn't a fan of the vocals much, drums and piano were alright.

It wasn’t offensive or anything, but this kind of thing just really isn’t for me, I get no enjoyment from it and just want to skip after a few min.

Meh

Ikkje heilt min vibe, følsomme tekster som e ok

Pretty but boring

prima, niet heel interessant

Not great

Seemed a bit uninspiring.

Rakkauslauluja naisen näkökulmasta koko levyllinen

It was pretty inspiring. Fave track was So Far Away.

Liked the first song, but the rest was kind of whiny

not my thing reallyy

2/5

Generally nice but not much that stood out to me

Not my bag, well made though

Хороший easy listening. Но скучно

Die Stimme von Carole King erinnert mich an eine nachdenkliche, gereifte Version von Dolly Parton und ein bisschen an meine Freundin Athene, die auch diese sehr folklorige Wärme in der Stimme hat. Carole King versteht es auf jeden Fall, mit ihrer Stimme ein Crescendo aufzubauen. Manchmal ist mir das fast etwas zu explosionsartig. Aber es zeigt auch, wie viel Emotion sie in ihre Songs legt… Die Texte sind eingängig, aber sie spiegeln leider auch den konservativeren Teil der 70er Jahre wider. Manchmal dachte ich mir beim hören: Fuck Carole, du hättest dich ruhig ein bisschen mehr trauen können! Besonders beim Song „Where You Lead“ wurd mir wirklich flau im Magen: „I always wanted a real home with flowers on the windowsill… but you wanna live in New York City, honey, you know that I will.“ Wirklich?!Kein Kompromiss möglich? Selbst ist doch die Frau. Gleichzeitig frage ich mich, ob diese Texte vielleicht auch aus echten Verletzungen entstanden sind. Viele der Songs klingen, als wäre ihr Herz mehr als einmal gebrochen worden. „Will You Love Me Tomorrow?“ bringt dieses Gefühl von Unsicherheit sehr gut auf den Punkt. Dieses Hoffen, dass jemand bleibt und einen nicht zweifeln lässt. Und genau hier liegt vielleicht auch die Stärke von Tapestry. Die Songs zeigen einen Konflikt, den viele Frauen kennen. Zwischen Sehnsucht nach Liebe, Selbstständigkeit und gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen. Obwohl die Texte teilweise aus einer anderen Zeit stammen, wirken sie erstaunlich aktuell. Gerade heute, wo wieder mehr über traditionelle Rollenbilder und sowas wie den Tradwife Trend gesprochen wird. Kings Texte sind empathisch, verletzlich und manchmal fast schmerzhaft ehrlich. Vielleicht funktionieren sie gerade deshalb bis heute so gut. Weil man sich in diese manchmal kläglichen, manchmal hoffnungsvollen Gefühle rund um Liebe und Beziehungen immer noch hineinversetzen kann. Und am Ende des Albums steht dann „(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman“. Ein Song, den fast jeder schon einmal gehört hat. Sehnsüchtig gesungen und vielleicht auch ein bisschen seiner Zeit voraus.

Am Anfang sehr nett aber sie hat mich in der zweiten hälfte verloren. Wie man nen eingängies Lied schreibt weiß sie aber. Keine Highlights keine Tiefen aber insgesamt nicht wirklich mein Sound.

Vorher schon gekannt: youve got a friend, where you lead, you make me feel Groovy Gute Melodien

So Far Away is a great tune, but I'm still not into Carole King.

I find it quite incredible that this album I don't remember ever hearing of that apparently is a huge success that has inspired many artists is so mediocrely performed (especially King's singing) and uninteresting to listen to

Por si solo no tiene nada de malo, pero me faltó esa conexión, ese algo para que pudiera disfrutarlo realmente, es muy tranquilo y las letras son muy básicas para mi gusto

No es de mi estilo musical favorito. Buena calidad musical y buena producción. Canción favorita: I feel the earth move.

2 sterne

Niet helemaal mijn ding, veel van het zelfde

This album was okay, I did like a few elements here and there but i ultimately was a little bored listening to this album. But i can definitely appreciate the time and effort that went into an album like this but unfortunately its just not for me as I dont see my self revisiting any of the songs on here.

meh, tranquilo, mucho piano, poco relevante 2/5

Huske kje så masse

Album cover is great but I’m sorry this holds absolutely no interest for me

I don't like this kind of thing. Sometimes there's something interesting, but mostly it's boring. 4/10

No esta mal, un bien ajustadito porque al final me dio pereza terminarlo

Although I can understand why it was and still is a popular album, on my first listen today it did not impress me. The lirycs felt a bit too plain, almost naive. I enjoyed "Smackwater Jack", a song with a more comical athmosphere, or the subtle "(You Make Me Feel...". I like the cat in the foreground of the cover.

ça va mais c'est redondant ptn

Heard lots of songs I know which is pretty cool. Pretty boring couldn’t get into it.

chato sorry

Aretha Franklin if she was Jewish. I don't know how to explain it but that's just what I feel

Listening to this while Rossin’s getting bitched by a 40 year old mom for his insurance money Enjoying this mucho Heard many of these, don’t always feel like giving a full review to something I don’t know much to say about. Did forget just quite how many bangers there are in this. At least 2 likely 3 legit bangers just in this album, including a top 10-15 Aretha song (the last track), this was a song king wrote (with input from her) for Aretha, who then made it famous.

Background music for late boomers

War nett. Passte, war aber auch nichts besonders tolles.

It a good album that composes really good songs for someone who would be into that mellow, 70s type of music. But generally it isn't for me. Rating: 4/10 Favorite songs: Beautiful & it took to long

0/12 bekannt 4/10 Beste Songs: Tapestry, so far away, a natural woman

Some classic songs, shame about the overwrought production.

Too boring and hippie for me. She has a good voice but still meh! “You make me feel…” is amazing song.

Eh

I enjoyed this. Felt soulful but in a frill way. Was suprised at how many I actually recognised, whether that was from covers or the original. Think I’d listen again but wouldn’t rush back.

This was alright but it's just not my thing. I wouldn't be offended by it if it was on but I wouldn't listen to it voluntarily

Some good songs, some patronising. Not a voice for me.

Lovely, pleasant, easy. Didn't enjoy it.

NO CAROLE YOU'RE ON A FAULT LINE, GET OUT OF THERE. OH GOD SHE'S FEELING THE EARTH MOVING. CAROLE! STOP SINGING! It's too late. She's gone. I think we can all remember Carole as the observant soul she was. She felt the earth move, under her feet. It wasn't the sky that tumbled, but the ceiling of her studio apartment. As of press time, I have learned that Carole King is indeed alive. This makes my tear-stained trudge through "Tapestry" sort of a waste of tears. Although, the soulful, gentle singer-songwriter ballads held some of my attention today. There is something warm about this album, and while friendly for radio play, there is no time where Carole King's voice doesn't carry the weight of an artist who cares about her work. With that said, I believe American Idol received half of its audition tapes featuring songs on this record. Yes, that is a criticism. Now is a guy like me (cynical, fat) really going to sit through a record like that for 45 minutes and slap a 5 on it? Sure you've got the sitting, but the listening. The listening!! I will leave the putting of 5 on things to Luniz. I for one will not be putting 5 on anything. I liked parts of this, but it's not for me. I can appreciate somebody who is clearly a talented songwriter, but I can also spurn it, in favour for Death Grips screaming about a schizophrenic episode or a cookie cutter death metal band ripping off Lovecraft. Also, will whoever Carole is talking about on this record just call her already. She clearly wants to be there for you. I can't listen to another song about her waiting by the phone. Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore? Wait until Carole hears about polyamory. Tapestry 2 is going quadruple platinum. Well, not in my house, but somewhere. Presumably. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: So Far Away, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

Not my cup of tea, unfortunately I'm allergic to cats :( but I loved the 70's sounds!

3/10

It felt like a lot of songs I knew from other performances, all done in a very boring, easy-listening kind of way.

A lot of people like this. I hate it. The Eagles came along, took some country music, sanded down all the edges, and made a popular manufactured version of the stuff that sold a million billion copies. Popular but watered down. I think Carol King did the exact same thing, but instead of country, she took that treatment to soul.

tyvärr lite för mycket hästtjej för mig.. men episkt när gilmore girls-introt kommer på. och sista spåret!

Taperterrible.

Probably the favorite album of your white middle-class mom who claimed to be a hippie for about two months in 1969. Sorry, it just doesn't do anything for me. Production is all right, there are a few nice melodies, and she is indeed a good songwriter. But I find her (slightly) nasal voice annoying, like a female Bob Dylan trying to impersonnate a classic soul singer. Then again, I've always loathed the alleged "singer-songwriter" genre, so I might not be the most impartial judge. I didn't hate it, but I was bored long before the end of the album. 4/10.

A touch tiresome, nothing original… pleasant enough, but instantly forgettable.

Tästä levystä huokuu että on luotu täysin ameriikan markkinoille. Ei vaan itelle kolahtanut mikään biisi tältä levyltä... Yritin jopa kuunnella pariin otteeseen. Onhan naikkosella hieno ääni, mutta ei lähde ollenkaan. Ykköstä en tällekään suostu antamaan, mutta laitetaan kakkoseen

Ei kyl jaksanu kokonaan kuunnella. Tietää ettei kovin merkittävä teos ole jos jää muutamaksi päiväksi "haaste" tauolle. Ei tämä kovin haitalliselta materiaalilta kuitenkaan kuulostanut, joten paiskataan kekkosella

Ääni on miksattu liian teräväksi, joten ärsyttää kuunnella biisien sanomaa, joka tässä taitaa pääasiassa olla. Ei oikeen lähde.

Tiene musica interesante, algunas canciones me suenan a pelicula de princesas de disney, nada impresionante para mi.

Middling. No tracks particulary of note

Absolute snoozefest.

Mostly good songs, though there is definitely some filler. The problem is twofold - the best songs have better versions by the people who originally recorded them, and King's voice is lackluster, not up to performing this material very well.

Nice voice and I like the old school production artifacts but it's just a bit "meh". The album floated past in a pleasant but boring waft and I never felt the depth or vulnerability I hope for in a singer/songwriter or folk revival era record. Some nice song writing but even then the best songs were better sung by other artists. All just a bit too much like the sort of thing your mate's art teacher mum listens to.

Quite boring and dated.

Some really nice songs in there but too many piano-lead ballads get me a bit bored before the runtime's over.

Booooooring. Snoozefest.

Ehhh not my vibe.

its not bad but not my thing. easy listening pop, soulful

Matige muziek, maar nog niet om bij te janken

Just couldn’t get into it.

First time hearing and it didn't disappoint. 2.5/5

Singer/song-writer. Okay album.

A couple were okay.

Niet echt mijn ding. Niet echt iets uitzonderlijks te horen. (You make me feel like) a natural woman heeft het nog bijna naar 3 sterren gepusht, maar ik vrees dat het er toch maar 2 worden.

Provavelmente o primeiro álbum feminino que quebrou diversos paradigmas de uma indústria até então extremamente machista. Aqui a gente sente o poder de composição de king e ao mesmo tempo sua habilidade junto a sua equipe de produção do álbum. Tudo é simples, mas sofisticado. Estabeleceu alicerce feminino na música.

Nah

This is one of those albums that was huge in the 70’s, but a tough listen for me…I get how how she was an influential person in the singer songwriter era….I couldn’t hang through it.