Listening to a leak of the new album and I have to admit there's a couple great songs on it.
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Friday, 9 January 2009 22:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Gosh, after resisting, I've realized that I'm a Broken Heart is a great great song. What a chorus.
― Joe Bob 1 Tooth (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 27 January 2009 03:43 (fifteen years ago) link
the bird and the bee, the duo of singer Inara George and multi-instrumental/Grammy-nominated producer Greg Kurstin, are set to release "Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates," on EMI’s Blue Note Records on March 23. Following up 2009’s Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future, the acclaimed band’s third full-length album is a love letter to famed “rock and soul” duo Hall & Oates that features eight classic covers along with one new original song.
Tracklist: 1. Heard It On The Radio
2. I Can't Go For That
3. Rich Girl
4. Sarah Smile
5. Kiss On My List
6. Maneater
7. She's Gone
8. Private Eyes
9. One on One
― scott seward, Thursday, 28 January 2010 18:46 (fourteen years ago) link
looks maybe pretty good, although after the ode to David Lee Roth on the last album I think I'd be more interested in them doing a Van Halen tribute
― Dr. Algernod Goon (some dude), Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:34 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm still waiting for her to front Little Feat
― zaxxon25, Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:09 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
her singing "Trouble" on the Feat's 2008 album was what got me into her band, btw.
― Dr. Algernod Goon (some dude), Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:35 (fourteen years ago) link
I'd be more interested in them doing a Van Halen tribute
could do a brilliant cover of Why Can't This Be Love
― mdskltr (blueski), Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:10 (fourteen years ago) link
"Diamond Dave" is kind of about how Hagar ain't shit so
― Dr. Algernod Goon (some dude), Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:13 (fourteen years ago) link
I saw them live on a college campus and they did 'I Can't Go For That'...was pleasantly surprised
― iatee, Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:13 (fourteen years ago) link
This is called "Interpreting the Masters" and it's fucking awesome. I've been listening basically to it, H&O originals, repeat.
― More more more ass we are all addicted to ass (Whitey on the Moon), Monday, 24 May 2010 04:34 (thirteen years ago) link
And it's on BLUE NOTE, per Wikipedia, wtf?
― More more more ass we are all addicted to ass (Whitey on the Moon), Monday, 24 May 2010 04:35 (thirteen years ago) link
all their albums are on Blue Note. no idea why. funny to think people got up in arms about Norah Jones a few years ago.
― every night i tell myself i am the custos, i am the wind. (some dude), Monday, 24 May 2010 04:37 (thirteen years ago) link
can't work out whether i like or loath the hall and oates record. it's not as if they're making rock songs into pop or vice versa, or that there's some sort of real point to the re-interpretation. or improving them with better vocals (if anything the vocals are really lazy in comparison). and its very very greys anatomy. overall it just seems a bit...pointless. but i'm listening to it again for some reason.
― reallysmoothmusic (Jamie_ATP), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 12:16 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah it's definitely kind of an odd exercise (especially given that they're just doing the hits, not salvaging any deep cuts), but it's still a really enjoyable record.
― Prince SBanBan (some dude), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 12:44 (thirteen years ago) link
I keep revisiting this band and being pleasantly surprised. I think it's one of the few things I'm slightly embarrassed to admit I like.
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 20:47 (ten years ago) link
new album leaked. on first spin, very solid. don't love her voice, but some great tracks
― mingalaba, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 14:56 (eight years ago) link
ooh, I'll have to pick it up. I like this group though when I first heard them I thought they were going to be some kind of neat take on that Freezepop/Peaches electroclash sound, classed up a bit and with a singer who can actually sing, I'm kind of disappointed that they turned out doing more of a 60's noir revival thing. I relistened to the first album, "I am Camera" still sounds awesome to me, though the album takes a massive dive right after. Would've been an amazing 7-song EP!
― frogbs, Friday, 7 August 2015 20:48 (eight years ago) link
Listening to "Will You Dance?" To me this is boring adult contempo, but I do feel I'd enjoy hearing this band play some Hall and Oates.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 23 February 2016 21:29 (eight years ago) link
They just released an album of Van Halen covers and it's great!
― DT, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 23:16 (four years ago) link
But what does some dude think? Was the 9 years worth the wait?
(I like it, especially “Unchained”)
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 23:46 (four years ago) link
Love the 'Panama' cover
― nashwan, Thursday, 8 August 2019 10:36 (four years ago) link
― Dr. Algernod Goon (some dude), jueves 28 de enero de 2010
Some dude asked, they listened.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 8 August 2019 15:02 (four years ago) link
can someone please rate this on a scale of "doesn't sound anything like Pomplamoose" to "sounds like a lot like Pomplamoose"
― frogbs, Thursday, 8 August 2019 16:46 (four years ago) link
This is infinitely better than Pomplamoose.
― A. Begrand, Thursday, 8 August 2019 23:10 (four years ago) link
ok I'm listening now and I'm impressed by how not-gimmicky it sounds
except for the songs that sound gimmicky no matter who does them like "Hot For Teacher"
Inara George's voice is really something
― frogbs, Friday, 16 August 2019 15:17 (four years ago) link
like I don't think using her in place of DLR (who always sung "like a girl" anyway) is too big a deal, but doing these songs without guitar is pretty interesting
― frogbs, Friday, 16 August 2019 17:25 (four years ago) link
Van Halen cover album still really good, idk if it says more about the Bird and the Bee or how immortal Van Halen's songs are. I just can't believe it actually works
― frogbs, Tuesday, 16 April 2024 21:00 (three days ago) link