One of the biggest rock acts of the s, Hall and Oates teamed up in Philadelphia. Biography Daryl Hall was born on October 11, , in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he was raised there until he enrolled at Temple University in the late s.
Selected Works: Whole Oates. Atlantic, Abandoned Luncheonette. War Babies. Bigger Than the Both of US. RCA, Private Eyes. The duo did re-team to record again and again. This time, they had "made it an open-ended sort of separation. Despite the number of times either member has attempted to go it alone, the reception has not been anything approaching that of their combined efforts.
As Billboard 's Melinda Newman observed in a March 30, concert review, it is "obvious why the whole is often greater than the sum of its parts. Together, they offer a textbook case of near-perfect pop songwriting and delivery; alone, their weaknesses are glaringly apparent.
In , the duo released Marigold Sky, their first album since , to fairly tepid praise. The project generated a single hit, "Promise Ain't Enough," that snuck onto the adult contemporary music charts. Hall said audiences seemed to accept the new material as part of their live performance setlist. Entertainment Weekly was not as kind, calling it "over-echoed and old" and "competent, professional dross.
It would be another six years until their next release. During that period, the pair signed a deal with Columbia Records and began working on a new studio album between touring obligations. They also continued working on solo projects. Oates relased his first solo album Phunk Shui in In , he announced he was re-releasing it with three new tracks on his own PS Records label. Critics seemed to regard it as a curiosity more than anything. Do It for Love was on shelves in February of Erlewine called it "their best album in 20 years," adding that it "hearkens [sic] back to the sensibility of both Abandoned Luncheonette and 's eponymous debut for RCA.
A really fine, surprising comeback effort. The award is given to those deemed "outstanding individuals whose creative talents and accomplishments cross all musical boundaries and who are integral to the vitality of the music community," according to the Associated Press. Duo formed c. I was, in that respect, sort of a mentor. Being at college, I think that's the time when you really start searching for things outside yourself.
I grew up pretty much on the streets, in a black neighbourhood, so my perception of music was really formed from living in that area. All I knew was soul music, gos- pel music, and I wanted to learn about other things. John had experience of folk music and bluegrass and blues, and I didn't know any of that stuff. I admire the things about him that I'm lacking.
He's a dedicated person, and when he makes up his mind about something, he sticks to it. He's meticulous, and I'm not. I look at the whole picture, and I'm a little slack at the details. He looks at the details - sometimes to the detriment of the whole picture.
I think that's where the complementary thing happens. He has a very strong sense of loyalty and honour, all those things which are old-fashioned but necessary. He's a good person. We've grown apart in the sense that it's a working relationship now, whereas it used to be much more personal.
There was a proximity, where John was sitting there working on a song on the guitar and I was sitting here working on a song on the piano, and you'd hear the other person's ideas. It's a little more formalised now. But underneath all that is the sort of relationship that doesn't change. I think the things that I saw in him when he was 17 years old are pretty much the same things that I see in him now. Those are the things that I like, and when I see them come out, that makes me happy.
It's when they get buried for one reason or another that I get disappointed. I think that the only person I could say knows me as well as John would be Sara. Apart from her, John and I know each other as well as anyone does.
And why not? In popular memory, which is forever determined to turn everything to kitsch, the Decade of Reagan is now reduced to pastel colors, overworked synthesizers and parachute pants. A tall guy with feathered blond locks, a short guy with a fat mustache and the ever-present beat of "Maneater" on MTV. Fellow musicians have been some of the first to pay tribute. CNN caught up with Hall, just turned 63, and Oates on separate calls and asked them about their first meeting, the stories behind some of their songs and what they've been up to recently.
Herewith a few answers; supply your own beat. Oates: "We were waiting backstage to go on and a big gang fight broke out and we went down the service elevator and we left. And as we were going down we kind of met. Gang fight? Gunfire and clubs and dog chains? Hall: "Typical Philadelphia scene.
We didn't even blink an eye.
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