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― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 17 August 2013 18:00 (ten years ago) link
is that Bob Mould Jr. behind Oates?
― President Keyes, Saturday, 17 August 2013 18:43 (ten years ago) link
Coming to the UK in July for the first time in a decade.
Now if only I could find someone else who actually likes H&O...
― president of the people's republic of antarctica (Arctic Mindbath), Friday, 31 January 2014 02:23 (ten years ago) link
How can you even hate Hall & Oates
― DDD, Friday, 31 January 2014 10:33 (ten years ago) link
http://www.diynetwork.com/daryls-restoration-over-hall/show/index.html
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Sunday, 10 August 2014 18:38 (nine years ago) link
!
― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 10 August 2014 18:48 (nine years ago) link
First I thought title meant he was wiping and replacing vocal tracks laid down by his erstwhile buddy.
― Dedekind Cut Creator (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 August 2014 18:52 (nine years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_University
And the last photo on the page is Hall & Oates.
― _Rudipherous_, Sunday, 11 June 2017 13:55 (six years ago) link
I saw them live last night for the first time and sweet merciful jezus they were fantastic. I had heard they were great live but I guess I needed to see it with my own two eyes. The band is so tight and hearing all those 80's synth hits with a full band turns hearing them live into a new experience somehow, still equally as enjoyable.
Set list is pretty short on paper but they extended a lot of these songs into 10 min+ or more with sax and guitar etc, I Can't Go For That was easily 20 minutes iirc
Family ManManeaterOut of TouchSay It Isn't SoYou've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'One on OneShe's GoneSara SmileIs It a StarI Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
Encore:Rich GirlKiss on My ListPrivate EyesYou Make My Dreams But they just had such a warm, relaxed vibe, and the audience was eating out of their hand from the first note of the first song.
It's funny because it was a double-bill with Tears For Fears, who were good. (Roland still sounds terrific. Kirk seemed to be having a bad night and sounded quite flat on a couple of the songs he sings solo.) But once the whole show was over it was hard not to compare the two, and the difference between the performances were pretty stark. Tears for Fears held a concert, and Daryl Hall and John Oates put on A Show.
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 24 July 2017 16:40 (six years ago) link
how's Hall's voice holding up?
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 24 July 2017 16:41 (six years ago) link
great! he doesn't hit as many of the high notes anymore - he saves those for one or two big moments, and kind of reworks his vocals to sing a little lower on a few songs, I think he still sounds really good.
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 24 July 2017 16:51 (six years ago) link
this is from last month and pretty close to how he sounded last night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXVa52MAdtY
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 24 July 2017 17:32 (six years ago) link
also i gotta confess - i was crushing p hard on him by the end of the show. no explanation for it other than it's totally the voice. even with the indoor sunglasses and the corny hair-tossing, after they did 'one on one' i was like, 'welp I'm pregnant now'
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 24 July 2017 17:35 (six years ago) link
leave him alone! he's a family man!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 24 July 2017 17:37 (six years ago) link
awww. yeah i'd actually dig seeing them live, which is something i rarely think about acts of their stature and generation.
― ﴿→ ☺ (Doctor Casino), Monday, 24 July 2017 17:38 (six years ago) link
totally. and they still seem to enjoy performing, or at least they are good at giving the audience that impression; that for me goes a really long way. they don't seem to be sleepwalking through the hits to get a paycheck; and having such a tight, talented band behind them creates a really warm fun vibe, much more of a 'shared' experience between the stage and the audience
in a way, it reminded me of seeing Kool and the Gang. like they care enough to perform WELL.
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 24 July 2017 17:59 (six years ago) link
Hall will always get a pass from me because unlike some of his peers he is clearly a music nerd that just loves playing (and listening) to music, he's enthusiastic and committed and has a sense of humor about himself, and that goes a long way.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 24 July 2017 18:01 (six years ago) link
agree
they opened with Family Man and started his 'hey how ya doin' spiel to the audience and suddenly stopped and looked at Oates and was like, 'fuck, you know what? I think i sang the same verse twice. I did didn't i' *shrugs**laughs*
I mean the audience is eating out of his hand just with that.
after they did Sara Smile he looked out at the audience with this huge grin and slapped his hand on the top of the piano like 'goddamn man that was a good time'
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 24 July 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
My brother saw this same tour and had a similar reaction to you, VG, regarding the stark difference between H&O and TFF. I was pleasantly surprised by how well Roland still sang and performed a few years back; I would love to see H&O top that so soundly
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 01:36 (six years ago) link
i was admittedly kinda bored during Tears for Fears anyway though... i think a bigger fan would have come away with a more enthusiastic review
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 July 2017 02:06 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_6GrnhUzzw
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 25 July 2017 12:31 (six years ago) link
omg <3
that was awesome! i just discovered that song yesterday when i got the album. gorgeous
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 July 2017 16:00 (six years ago) link
ugh that is perfection. live from daryls house is the best thing. think ive seen every episode.
― down that brown path (Spottie), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:43 (six years ago) link
and that single bombed in 1987
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:45 (six years ago) link
this live performance sounds better than the og
― down that brown path (Spottie), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:51 (six years ago) link
yeah I don't religiously watch it or anything but live from daryls house is a good show, it's great to see him shoot the shit with randos and enthuse about songs/albums/artists
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:57 (six years ago) link
i just watched the Cheap Trick episode
daryl sings this strange high harmony on the Surrender chorus & you can tell Robyn wants to just go "DUDE. WTF"
i love how loose he is, no fussing, let's play!
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
Is he into surprising?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
xp yeah daryl def has to put his imprint on the track, he rarely hangs back. works way more often than not.
― down that brown path (Spottie), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:30 (six years ago) link
Dude's a studio pro. He should've done more session work.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:33 (six years ago) link
The episode with the O'Jays coming in all skeptical and then just jamming as the penny drops is excellent.
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
the Chromeo episode is one of my favs, i cant go for that with a talk box >>>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOE1-2Fza5Q
― Spottie, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:47 (six years ago) link
One of my colleagues looks like a female 0ates
― calstars, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 21:57 (six years ago) link
ow can you even hate Hall & Oates― DDD, Friday, January 31, 2014 10:33 AM (three years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― DDD, Friday, January 31, 2014 10:33 AM (three years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Pretty fucken easily.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 22:05 (six years ago) link
What kind of person clicks on a thread about an artist they hate?
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 22:19 (six years ago) link
fun haterscommunists
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 22:25 (six years ago) link
It's personal, I'm sure
― calstars, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 22:43 (six years ago) link
I was thinking 'asshole' but the other suggestions are good too.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link
I've never seen them in person but I've probably seen almost all LfDH (web, pre-restaurant, and post-restaurant); a few taped shows, the Darryl Big Interview, and a thing where he was on Fallon and Jimmy sang little snippets of all his favorite H&O choonz.
There are times when Darryl's Darrylness gets to be a bit cornball. But on balance the music, and commitment to connoisseurship, makes it okay.
There was one show where someone was like, "He was going all over the place and I thought it was because he didn't know the melody, so I sat down and tried to teach it to him, and he was like 'Naw, man, I know the song - I'm just takin' it to Philadelphia.'"
H&O classic 4evs. What I heard of John solo acoustic I Did Not Love. But due to their classicness I forgive everything, including John shaving his lip.
― okapi paste (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 23:08 (six years ago) link
"Radio" ftw
― calstars, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 23:45 (six years ago) link
omg that Chromeo clip was fkn awesome :D
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 27 July 2017 04:11 (six years ago) link
hot shit
― calstars, Friday, 28 July 2017 01:21 (six years ago) link
anyone hear what happened that caused the postponement of the rest of the tour? there was a 'family emergency' in Tears for Fears camp; rumors they have cancelled; Roland Orzabal deleted his twitter account, and no one saying anything.
― akm, Saturday, 29 July 2017 17:35 (six years ago) link
yeah idk
backup singer carina round was super-duper pregnant when i saw them the other night & i initially wondered if it was something to do with that but yeah, no idea
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 29 July 2017 17:46 (six years ago) link
she's fine, she's still on FB. she's due in a month or something I believe. it was something to do with curt or roland. curt posted on twitter
https://twitter.com/curtsmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
If i had to morbidly guess, it would be that something happened to Orzabal's wife or children.
― akm, Saturday, 29 July 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
oh that link didn't do anything
I am home. I know there are many questions, but I ask that you respect the privacy of those affected at this time. Much love ❤️ pic.twitter.com/5kWTVJbZDy— Curt Smith (@curtsmith) July 26, 2017
― akm, Saturday, 29 July 2017 18:26 (six years ago) link
:(
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 29 July 2017 18:27 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc0Gp-jX-Wk
― kolakube (Ross), Friday, 19 January 2018 03:39 (six years ago) link
hah i just watched that. wish there were more than 3 examples with a title like "every hit song".
saw the Behind the Music on them recently and it was pretty good. they seem like real down to Earth dudes, maybe even a little embarassed at the kitsch, but all about the music. seeing Daryl Hall plink away funky lines on his home keyboard kinda brings these larger than life pop hits down to Earth. and lol at John Oates being like "I'm not regrowing a mustache because of some stupid internet cartoon"
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 21 January 2018 18:59 (six years ago) link
lol @ 'indefensible.' i know this thread was started 14 years ago, but still- got one of their 2xLP greatest hits comps for my birthday late last year, and it's just unimpeachable. Speaks for itself. a funny memory- just a month earlier, my cousin got married, and after they exchanged vows & kissed, a Hall & Oates song came over the PA, and my dad and I looked at each other like "what the fuck?" because we were sure it was "Rich Girl." I forgot how similar the intros of that song and "You Make My Dreams Come True" are.
the first minute of "I Can't Go For That" is pop alchemy, stands in rarefied air
― flappy bird, Sunday, 21 January 2018 23:14 (six years ago) link