Those icons of the ’70s, James Taylor and Carole King, are hitting the road, and have just released a live concert album. They’re chatting up their tour in Monday’s New York Times. But you can see the results for yourself below.
After nearly 40 years, they sound almost exactly the same — and Carole King, nearing her 70th birthday, is just plain amazing. There is sweetness here, and poignancy, and a genuine love for this piece of music that helped to define them both, way back when.
And I’ll only add something my parents would have said when they were my age, listening to songs from their youth: they don’t write them like this anymore. (I feel like such an old fogey.)
Enjoy.
posted June 7, 2010 at 11:24 am
thank you Deacon Greg
posted June 7, 2010 at 11:35 am
How sweet that they should reunite with music.
posted June 8, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Deacon Greg
Wow a couple of survivors for sure…and what great music making.
Before we classify ourselves as out of touch fuddy duddies – you should see my 14 year old son’s ipod playlist:
Boston
Beatles
Led Zepplin
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Journey
you get the picture…
kinda helps me thing my wife and I just might be raising him right after-all
posted June 10, 2010 at 2:26 pm
I am seeing them this evening in Philadelphia.
Can’t wait!
posted June 18, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Here’s a great opportunity to see James Taylor and Carole King live!
Congressman John Hall invites you to enter a raffle to win 2 VIP Side-stage seats for the June 23rd DC show and be his special guest to a VIP Pre-show reception! Check out how to enter by visiting our website:
http://www.johnhallforcongress.com/raffle
Must be 18 and a U.S. citizen.
posted January 18, 2011 at 12:28 pm
I’m more than an ordinary fan of James Taylor. I’m a crazy, huge fan! I can’t wait to see him when he comes to Memphis next month. It’s Sunday, and the sun of James is going to shine over Orpheum Theatre. GO JAMES WE ARE WAITING FOR U!