Hall and Oates

Always up for a beer.

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I like your style, econo. We gotta chop it up over some drinks and compare iPods or concert tales, etc. They are the epitome of Blue-Eyed Soul at its finest . . .

Originally posted by nkotb:
I've always thought of Michael Bolton as the epitome of Brown-Eye Soul.

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
They are the epitome of Blue-Eyed Soul at its finest . . .

Michael Bolton, not so much.

If Brown-Eye Soul is a pseudonym for Shitty Soul, then yes. I whole-heartedly agree.

I've always thought of Michael Bolton as the epitome of Brown-Eye Soul.

Hahahahaha.

Just when I thought making fun of Michael Bolton was getting old…

Anybody hear Daryl Hall's "Sacred Songs"? It was produced by Robert Fripp and was intended to be part of a trilogy comprised of Hall, Peter Gabriel's second album (scratch cover) and Fripp's "Exposure." Last year, Fripp released a two-disc "definitive" edition of "Exposure" with two versions of the album, alternative versions and outtakes, many sung by Hall. Hall's great on the songs from the original release but not as good as Peter Hammill on the Hammill songs.

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Van Morrison is the epitome of Blue-Eyed Soul at its finest . . .

there you go, i fixed it

Originally posted by econo:
Always up for a beer.

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I like your style, econo. We gotta chop it up over some drinks and compare iPods or concert tales, etc. They are the epitome of Blue-Eyed Soul at its finest . . .

Most def. We'll do it up one of these days . . . :D

In the meantime, here's a lil' somethin' from my iVault.

Hall & Oates - Everytime You Go Away (Live @ The Apollo)

They're live at The World Famous Apollo doing a cover of the Paul Young joint, "Everytime You Go Away." Nice stuff. It's all good. Y'all download it & turn it up real loud when no one's around. I won't tell nobody . . . . :p

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Van Morrison is the epitome of Blue-Eyed Soul at its finest . . .

there you go, i fixed it

I can't really argue too hard on that, but Van had kinda a folk-ish vibe to his music. Soulful, but kinda folkish. (For straight Blue-Eyed Soul, I'd nominate Joe Cocker. But I digress.) Time for a story . . .

Riding back from work with my man from high school/work one day. He's a casual music listener, so I try to turn him onto the classics every so often. Anywho, I played him "Rich Girl." He's lovin' the joint (vaguely remembers it), tapping on the steering wheel, singing along and what not. He says:
"Damn, music would suck without black people." (He's white, by the way. Before someone "Dupek"s me, race is only relevant to this story. But I digress . . . )

I simply proceed to laugh my ass off and pull out the CD cover to Rock 'N Soul Part I and respond:
;)

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Van Morrison is the epitome of Blue-Eyed Soul at its finest . . .

there you go, i fixed it

did nobody get RICKROLL'D?!?!

Neva gonna give neva gonna give

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
did nobody get RICKROLL'D?!?!

I put Hall and Oates in the same category as Pabst Blue Ribbon – Things of horrible taste that hipsters latch onto for some inexplicable reason.

Originally posted by econo:
Neva gonna give neva gonna give

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
did nobody get RICKROLL'D?!?!

I will neither confirm nor deny the presence of that song in my collection.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I put Hall and Oates in the same category as Pabst Blue Ribbon – Things of horrible taste that hipsters latch onto for some inexplicable reason.

I hate hipsters my damn self, and I can't sit here and say Hall & Oates are the pinnacle of popular music & what not. But with that being said, they are pretty solid songwriters (please see "She's Gone", "Sara Smile", etc.) with an undeniable back catalog. I think their cheesy label comes from their more or less wack ass videos which inexplicably got mad airplay when MTV actually mattered.

You won't admit it in public, fam, but you dig the Hall & Oates . . . . . ;)

Don't fight it. Resistance is futile . . . .

No way did I latch onto this shit. There's no way I could have avoided it. All over the adult contemporary stations growing up. That's all my parents listened to. IT HAS AN EFFECT!!!

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I put Hall and Oates in the same category as Pabst Blue Ribbon – Things of horrible taste that hipsters latch onto for some inexplicable reason.

You need not explain it. Simply embrace it. Now there's Hall & Oates songs stuck in about 30 posters head's for the next 24 hours. I fuckin' love it . . . . Music's all about balance. Everyone can't be brooding, intellectual, and poetic. You need a couple of Ricky Martins for every Santana. There's always a couple MC Hammers & Nelly(s) to every Jay-Z & Rakim. Sexy girls usually have at least one fat/ugly friend. It's just the way of the world . . .

Originally posted by econo:
No way did I latch onto this shit. There's no way I could have avoided it. All over the adult contemporary stations growing up. That's all my parents listened to. IT HAS AN EFFECT!!!

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I put Hall and Oates in the same category as Pabst Blue Ribbon – Things of horrible taste that hipsters latch onto for some inexplicable reason.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I put Hall and Oates in the same category as Pabst Blue Ribbon – Things of horrible taste that hipsters latch onto for some inexplicable reason.

I like H&O and PBR in a can, but don't ever call me a hipster again.

listening to them now :)

My name is Random Citizen PDX and I have Rock & Soul Pt. 1 on vinyl. :D

Jefitoblog, which is an awesome blog if you haven't checked it out previously, re-posted the Idiot's Guide to Hall & Oates last week. There are a bunch of Mp3s within the article.

I hate all this post-irony/hipster BS about bands that are so cheesy you love them or a record that's so awful that it's one of your favorites.

I love Hall & Oates. They wrote a lot of great pop/soul songs.

Two of my favorites are the ones that Ben Gibbard thought were horrible: "Adult Education" and "Family Man."

Brian

Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
I hate all this post-irony/hipster BS about bands that are so cheesy you love them or a record that's so awful that it's one of your favorites.

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