CARPENTERS TICKET TO RIDE (LP) fuschia reggae-tinged pulse of "Cheap Thrills"

reggae-tinged pulse of "Cheap Thrills" echoes Major Lazer's "Lean On" (yet another Rihanna reject)

Marshalling their strength after the dark interlude of Presence -- a period that extended far after its 1976 release

OPENING MONTAGE (MEDLEY) - TOM'S PIANO INTRO - ONCE UPON A TOWN - THE WAGES OF LOVE 2

Focusing on the early years of the Doobie Brothers

CARPENTERS TICKET TO RIDE (LP) fuschia reggae-tinged pulse of "Cheap Thrills"TICKET TO RIDE was originally released on LP in 1969 under the title OFFERING. The Carpenters: Richard Carpenter (vocals, keyboards); Karen Carpenter (vocals, bass, drums). Additional personnel: Gary Sims (guitar); Joe Osborn, Bob Messinger (bass); Herb Alpert (shaker). Includes liner notes by Herb Alpert. Digitally remastered by Richard Carpenter. As strange as it may seem in light of their decades of commercial success, Karen and Richard Carpenter's