Tapestry [Remaster] by Carole King

Pros: Beautiful.
Cons: none

On Rainy days one of my favorite thing to do is clean house and listen to music. The following is my addition to Spongebob_man1's Rai ny Day W/O ...

Pros: Carole King's poetry set to her music and performed by masters
Cons: None

The times they were achangin' back in 1971. They'd been changing for several years as a senseless war sent our young to die or be wounded physically or mentally for the rest of their lives. But back home there was some great music being written and...

Pros: In only 15 words? This is quite possibly my favourite album of all time.
Cons: You gotta be kidding me.

Carole King - Tapestry Ode Records/1971 Folk/Easy Listening/Pop Carole King isn't the prettiest singer you'll ever see, not by a long-shot. In addition, she doesn't have the best voice I've ever heard.. so why do I absolutely love this ...

Pros: Wonderfully organic, melodic songs sung with sincerity and emotion.
Cons: The minimalism in the arrangements means that some numbers sound too alike.

A year following the (undeserved) commercial flop of her solo debut “Writer”, Carole King returned unperturbed with her sophomore effort “Tapestry”, which finally established her as an independent musical force after years of writing hits ...

Pros: The fine songwriting, the organic sound
Cons: It's not as good as her debut album!!!!

(Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Album Overview" section. The section titled "Detailed Track Discussion" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of ...

Pros: Carole King as I remember her
Cons: If only there were a video

. . .or is it Queen?

Mid-way through the 20th century, Carole Klein was born in Brooklyn [as in New York]. By the 1960s she and her husband, Gerry Goffin, were writing hit songs for other recording artists. [The Beatles, Blood, Sweat...

Pros: The fine voice of Carole King
Cons: only if you don't like good music

Thirty years ago this year, a songwriter named Carol King came out with her first solo CD. People would know Carol King if they read the liner notes or songwriter credits on such songs as "The Loco Motion" "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" and "Natural...

Pros: A GREAT ALBUM
Cons: THEY DON'T MAKE ALBUMS ANYMORE

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue. An ever lasting vision of the ever changing view. A wonderous woven magic, in bits of blue and gold. A tapestry to feel and see, impossible to hold.
What can I say, I love Carol King. Her album...

Pros: everything
Cons: nothing

Widely considered to be one of the greatest albums ever recorded, Carole King's "Tapestry" is an icon. A long time songwriter (the Laraine Newman character in the film "American Hot Wax" was based on her), she finally started to...

Pros: Carole King's best work
Cons: None

I have been a Carole King fan since high school. A friend of mine had Tapestry on cassette and played it for me. I had heard "It's Too Late" on the radio growing up and always liked that song. I wasn't prepared for Tapestry. In my...

Pros: Songs that still bring tears to my eyes more than 20 years later.
Cons: Not one.

I'm a small town person. Our town isn't even on most maps. Neighbors know what neighbors did last night and what you had for dinner. Either because the neighbors joined your family for dinner or saw what you were buying at the grocer. But what does this...

Pros: Some of the prettiest songs of the 70's.
Cons: Some indistinct songs.

A few weeks ago, I needed this album; my other CD's were sounding cold to me, and I wanted to add some warmth to my collection. Tapestry did the trick. Carole King packs a lot of sincere emotion into her screechy voice, and her minor-key dabblings on...

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Cons: Read The Review

When I first heard about Tapestry and Carole King,for that matter(2 years ago,I'm only 14!) on some VH1 "Greatest Albums" countdown,I wanted to buy right when I finished hearing about it.As a matter of fact,Carole and Tapestry is the reason I listen to ...

Pros: timeless classic
Cons: none

Carole King is one of my favorite artists. Tapestry is the best collection. I'm a teenager and I find Carole King's music to be awsome. Carole King is an artist that composes easy listening with an upbeat tempo. Her music relaxes me and makes me feel good ...

Pros: Carole King!!
Cons: not a thing!

My original purpose in buying this album was two-fold: I always have liked Carole King, and I needed a copy of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman."

Not only did I find the songs I knew and loved, but I found new songs that...