Let's Talk About Hall & Oates...AGAIN

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These guys just have so many damned albums, periods, songs, stylus, haircuts, mustaches. I'm willing to say that "Wait For Me" is among the finest blue-eyed soul songs that Todd Rundgren never wrote.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

(er, that should have been "styles" -- guess I've got writing on the brain...)

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

If I could choose a singing voice to have, it would be Daryl Hall's. to quote the great Fripp, "The guy is capable of singing anything that is asked of him"

― bahtology, Tuesday, 9 September 2003 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

...that is, as long as Tommy Mottola doesn't have anything to say about it.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Over the past few months, I've slowly come to the realisation that Hall and Oates were the greatest band ever.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

As well you should, Dom. As well you should. Genius comes in many guises -- even one that has a mullet.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

heh, have wait for me on the ol musicmatch jukebox just this morning! saw adult education video on my new favorite channel the other day--vh1 classic--"bababooey" oates' earnestness and chest hair were awesome!

sean
groovesmag.com

― seanp (seanp), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"I Can't Go for That" sounds like partying in one of those bars you could use in a condo complex. Cool, icy harmonies...chillier than Ms. Kimberly Carnes. Perfect served from a coconut.

Oates could simply, easily take Andrew Ridgely.

― p.j. (Henry), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 03:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Oates was way more involved than Ridgely, particularly early on. He sings lead quite a bit on the first few albums - "i'm just a kid", "Had I known you better then" etc.

No doubt he was a better driver too.

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 09:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Does anyone remember this song called "65 Love Affair"? It was the most incredibly blatant H&O photocopy ever! Quite an achievement considering how difficult it is even now to pin down what their 'sound' actually was

― dave q, Wednesday, 10 September 2003 10:10 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

Dave, their "sound" was in the ensemble vocals -- that's what they nicked in "65 Love Affair", anyway.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Sunday, 17 April 2005 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

"Out Of Touch" rules!

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 17 April 2005 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Holy crap, "Wait For Me" DOES sound like Todd Rundgren...

― billstevejim, Sunday, 17 April 2005 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

And great Rundgren at that.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Sunday, 17 April 2005 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm listening to the "Big Bang Boom" reissue as I type, and I'm struck by how well H&O adapted to the modern studio. They use Arthur Baker even better than New Order did; the best tracks have the pizzazz of Baker's Springsteen remixes.

Favorite song: the Oates-sung "Cold, Dark, and Yesterday," which gives the lie to the haters who claim he's a mustachioed Andrew Ridgeley.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 17 April 2005 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Favorite song: the Oates-sung "Cold, Dark, and Yesterday," which gives the lie to the haters who claim he's a mustachioed Andrew Ridgeley.

As does "How Does It Feel To Be Back?".

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Sunday, 17 April 2005 21:00 (twenty-one years ago)

My love for Hall & Oates knows no bounds.

I have a giant "wall tapestry" of the H2O album cover. And I've been known to holler in excitement when Hall & Oates comes on the radio/over a PA.

I met a guy from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia who collected Hall & Oates stuff. He had multiple pressings of every album, from different countries, cassettes, CDs, etc.

― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Sunday, 17 April 2005 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

"One on One" is fucking electro. In 1983.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 00:38 (twenty-one years ago)

"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" places Darryl Hall in the upper pantheon of vocal greats, right next to Sinatra, George Jones and Dusty Springfield.

― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 01:07 (twenty-one years ago)

i have no idea what that song is about!

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 01:58 (twenty-one years ago)

is it finally now that people are noticing or have they always been secretly revered and kinda hipster? it certainly didnt' seem so 10 years ago (but that was close their worst hair/music period). and like a dream come true, one nite Phil Sherb. during a moment of audio sampling desperation grabbed one of my old H&O albums and made some bizarre and, i thought, heavenly techno track with D.H. vocal samples from it - but i think he ended up trashed it.

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 02:30 (twenty-one years ago)

most music in 1983 was electro! well, not most, but still, lots of it. (also, "One on One" is the fucking JAM.)

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 02:36 (twenty-one years ago)

The "Dreamtime" single from Hall's solo album is so goddamn great.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 02:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that solo album still out of print?

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 10:06 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

Should I start with a certain album or buy a greatest hits collection?

― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 16 January 2008 19:53 (eighteen years ago)

NO CAN DO

― am0n, Wednesday, 16 January 2008 20:21 (eighteen years ago)

you need everything from Voices through Big Bam Boom, then work your way backwards to Abandoned Luncheonette. Chuck or someone can advise you from there.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 16 January 2008 21:27 (eighteen years ago)

big bam boom is almost psychedelic in its 80'sness

― artdamages, Wednesday, 16 January 2008 22:35 (eighteen years ago)

don't ever tell David Crosby that you can get psychedelic with Fairlights and syndrums.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 16 January 2008 23:38 (eighteen years ago)

don't listen to these guys unless you have a lot of money... you should just get a big 2cd greatest hits.. the albums really aren't all that

― winston, Thursday, 17 January 2008 02:48 (eighteen years ago)

as much as i love them, the only 2 albums i actually enjoy the whole way through are H2O and Private Eyes. you're probably fine w/a greatest hits though.

― jaxon, Thursday, 17 January 2008 03:59 (eighteen years ago)

she was OPEN ALL NIGHT. when I WAS A-W-W-A-A-A-A-Y-Y.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 17 January 2008 04:08 (eighteen years ago)

Has anyone heard of this album Daryl Hall did in 1969 with a band called Gulliver?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315844TN9ML._AA240_.jpg

I've really flipped over this. Why? Because it's like this hybrid of what was popular blues-influenced British rock and roll in the late 60's turned into something more tuneful, i.e. it's like late era Beatles. Over half the songs were written without Hall's involvement, but they're great songs and to hear them sung by Hall with his fantastic voice, I just think it's incredible. Certainly a stylistic void not filled by any of the Hall & Oates releases.

― Bimble, Saturday, 19 January 2008 07:23 (eighteen years ago)

It look intersting.

― The Reverend, Saturday, 19 January 2008 07:26 (eighteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

http://www.nhpr.org/files/hall1.jpg http://repos-fs.matrix.msu.edu/cls/a0/a0/cls-a0a0r3-a.jpg

― Hurting 2, Thursday, 7 February 2008 06:45 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.furious.com/Perfect/graphics/tomthall.jpg http://www.nndb.com/people/243/000100940/warren-oates-2-sized.jpg

― henry s, Thursday, 7 February 2008 14:13 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_04_img1498.jpg http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/b/bf/QuakerOats.png

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Thursday, 7 February 2008 15:52 (eighteen years ago)

NO CAN DO!!!

― Hurting 2, Friday, 8 February 2008 04:34 (eighteen years ago)

Bimble I am buying that H/Gulliver thing now!

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 8 February 2008 04:44 (eighteen years ago)

NO CAN DO!!!
Was your Hall Connie Hall too?

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Friday, 8 February 2008 14:17 (eighteen years ago)

Donald Hall. I was imagining the two of them doing readings as a duo.

― Hurting 2, Friday, 8 February 2008 14:28 (eighteen years ago)

So then presumably your beef is with the Quaker Oats Pilgrim?

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Friday, 8 February 2008 14:32 (eighteen years ago)

no beef really. I was just listening to that song and got EXCITED

― Hurting 2, Friday, 8 February 2008 14:49 (eighteen years ago)

If you hadn't told me who the guy in the picture was I would have thought it was Rip Torn.

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Friday, 8 February 2008 14:57 (eighteen years ago)

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/77667946.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193E1B8CBC9EE11803D684CD0CC529454DB284831B75F48EF45
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/brian_cazeneuve/12/06/hull.notes/tx.hull.oates.jpg

― henry s, Friday, 8 February 2008 18:41 (eighteen years ago)

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/3252/71393989by4.jpg

― CaptainLorax, Saturday, 9 February 2008 10:08 (eighteen years ago)

dirty lorax

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 9 February 2008 10:11 (eighteen years ago)

Okay, I find it so hard to believe that Oates is the way he is. I watched all the music videos but for some reason he just comes off as a happy playful man with a big mustache and it makes no fucking sense. What the hell is going on. I thought I was part of the 80s but this just boggles my mind like no thing. Do people really act like that? And if the do, is it awesome? It's hard to tell. It's so strange to me with Mr. Mustache doing kartwheels while the coolest soul song is going on in the background. He just bobbles along and is suddenly is soul's greatest forefather... ug I don't understand, why, why, UG, he is teasing me with his mustache and great music, how is it fitting, why d

― CaptainLorax, Saturday, 9 February 2008 10:37 (eighteen years ago)

you have to admit that watching oates in any of the videos is like seeing an alternate universe.

― CaptainLorax, Saturday, 9 February 2008 10:38 (eighteen years ago)

shit, I don't get it. I'm watching maneater right now. how the fuck does he do that. what planet are they from?

― CaptainLorax, Saturday, 9 February 2008 10:50 (eighteen years ago)

maybe I'm just excited that they can spazz out like that when they dance and get away with it.

― CaptainLorax, Saturday, 9 February 2008 11:04 (eighteen years ago)

OK I need the whole discography. I didn't realize they had songs like Intravino. Not to mention Out of Touch is the best feeling in the world. I had an awesome dream and I found out why John Oates doesn't care if he acts stupid when he dances silly with his big mustache.

― CaptainLorax, Thursday, 21 February 2008 00:15 (eighteen years ago)

life changing...

― CaptainLorax, Thursday, 21 February 2008 00:16 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.musicroom.com/images/catalogue/productpage/AM969485.jpg

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 21 February 2008 00:22 (eighteen years ago)

NOOOOOOOO

― CaptainLorax, Thursday, 21 February 2008 00:26 (eighteen years ago)

two months pass...

The urge to listen to "I Can't Go For That" is overwhelming.

― The Reverend, Thursday, 24 April 2008 07:06 (eighteen years ago)

Best ever is the 12-inch mix of "Out of Touch."

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Thursday, 24 April 2008 09:00 (eighteen years ago)

Best ever is the 12-inch mix of "Possession Obsession." Or "Your Imagination."

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 24 April 2008 10:59 (eighteen years ago)

'las vegas turnaround' is my favorite song these days. by anybody. see also "back together again".

these dudes rule.

― m coleman, Thursday, 24 April 2008 12:22 (eighteen years ago)

two months pass...

http://www.billboard.com/billboard/photos/art/o/oates_john_01l.gif

Oates, Mustache Make Cartoon Crime-Fighting Team

― mookieproof, Friday, 27 June 2008 23:30 (seventeen years ago)

Henry S.'s photo of Hull and Oates = *applause*

― Myonga Vön Bontee, Saturday, 28 June 2008 00:55 (seventeen years ago)

two years pass...

punk rock Hall and Oates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5hy8gXNe98

― Stormy Davis, Saturday, 24 July 2010 05:47 (fifteen years ago)

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