Carly Simon - Bedroom Tapes (CD)

Carly Simon's Masterpiece...THE BEDROOM

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 8, 2000

THE BEDROOM TAPES is CARLY SIMON'S masterpiece. Experiencing writer's block and then depression,as a result of chemotherapy, Ms. Simon turned to her Muse for healing. The result is THE BEDROOM TAPES. She stowed away in her grown daughters's bedroom/turned recording studio and delved into her pain, joy and history to record her most CARLY SIMON collection ever. This is a must for all CARLY fans. And it is this reviewers belief that it will draw to her new fans of all ages.

CARLY, insightfully, entertains with the humourous and senusous BIG DUMB GUY, a sendup of our 'cybered' world. The song has a rock-sexy-bluesy feel. With creative, thoughtful support from ARISTA, this song could put Ms Simon back on the charts.

Healing is a major theme in THE BEDROOM TAPES. 'SCAR', 'I’M REALLY THE KIND', 'CROSS THE RIVER', 'IN HONOR OF YOU, GEORGE' and 'I FORGET' all have healing themes. It is no small gift that an artist can translate their healing and experience through their music so beautifully as Ms. Simon. I challenge any listener to go unmoved after listening to these songs.

Carly does not disappoint her fans with the song 'OUR AFFAIR’. A sexy, adult look at the erotic moments when the flirting and fire are still fresh....No one does this better!

In ACTRESS, Carly paints a sly, revealing picture of those of us who wish to be the center of all things. Her vocal performance here is again stellar.

In, WE YOUR DEAREST FRIENDS, Carly, passionately, tells the story of betrayal in friendship. In her words, ‘’I haven't made anything up here--it's all true. I wrote it about one specific friend who behaved like that towards me--it felt very good to write it, it was a cathartic experience to be able to say what I feared.’’ It is all too infrequently that Carly fans hear her sing like this.

Finally, there is SO MANY STARS a song that grows and grows on the listener. After repeated listenings, I was reminded of the effect of Aretha Franklin's “You Make Me Feel (like a natural woman).” Those initial notes, the immediate soothing, the soul refreshed.............So Many Stars...but only one CARLY!

Bill Faure
San Francisco