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)

Tiller opted to employ an almost entirely new and slightly larger cast of collaborators -- a little over two dozen in number

he vocalizes with a gentle tone just above a sigh

Sometimes the thing that didn't work the first time works better the second time

Steve Douglas

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