Hall and oates are the biggest selling duo in rock history an probably one of the guiltiest pleasures in rock history as well. Their hits were pop masterpieces and they are as vibrant today as they were in 1982. in fact, most people confess to having some Hall and Oates on the Mp3 or Ipod players. More power to them. In case your player dies, you should have this CD as a backup!
May 8, 2008I have this CD and I love it. I always loved Hall and Oates and this is their best. I bought this copy from Amazon for my brother in law for Christmas.
January 10, 2008I normally don't listen to much music like them, yet they have a number of great songs on this Best of... LP.
September 12, 2007 |  | This is a Classic, if you are a fan of Hall and Oates |  |
It is interesting how the reviewers of this album seem to choose distinctly different favorites from this classic '80s album, at least as far down as I read. I have a total soft spot for Hall and Oates when they are singing their live version of "Wait for Me" on this album. That song is my absolute favorite. I prefer all their more romantic ballads in fact. However, because this song is live, it has an urgency and rhythmic energy which I think is part of what made them so popular. It is brought to the fore in this song. The response of the crowd and the guitar solo add to emotion of the song in a remarkable way. That is why I keep buying this album, in its various forms, from record to tape to CD. It strikes a really fine chord with me.
On the other hand, I do have some songs I am not crazy about. I skip right over "Maneater", for example, but I understand why people like it. It has a certain tempo and quality which actually pretty much sum up a lot of eighties songs. I mean I get it...It has a bop to it which is an eighties bop. I know--I was there. I just don't place it in my list of favorites from this excellent album. I don't like thinking of women as maneaters, either. Things have changed!
So ultimately, I would rather sway... give me the slow sweet songs that Hall and Oates deliver so well. Then give me my car, some privacy so that no one laughs at me as I sing along really loud, and let me listen to "Sara Smile", "One on One", and some of the other more sensuous songs the famous purveyors of blue-eyed soul served up back in the day. As Chef, in the cartoon South Park, once said, "Girls love Hall and Oates!"
And he's right. We do!
August 15, 2007I wore this album out when I had it on cassette in the 80's and in my experience, a lot of times the mastering from analogue recorded albums of the 80's don't transfer well across to a digital CD format, but they got it right with Big Bam Boom. Clean 80's sound with oomph! For those that don't know, always look for "remastered" old albums released on CD.
Hall and Oates really are great song writers and I think the songs on this album stand up today.
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