Daryl Hall & John Oates - Daryl Hall & John Oates FLAC download

Yeah, Daryl Hall and John Oates were just about to slip over the edge when this record came out. Never the less, the cover does not speak for the material held within. This songs, from what would be call The Silver Album, are as strong as any found on Abandoned Luncheonette, and in no way resembles the material found on War Babies.This is the album that put them over the top with the song, “Sara Smile,” a song about John’s girlfriend. The album also marked the return to the roots of their Philadelphia style of music, known as Rock N’ Soul. Writing and sing smooth pop songs with an edge to them, and gaining a cult following has to be more then difficult ... and would prove difficult for John and Daryl to sustain.My only regret for Hall and Oates was MTV, the boys just gathered so much over exposure, that they began to think they could walk on water, that anything they did would be accepted by their fans. And while they did gain a huge fan base, they lost their core fans, and collapse of the core can only mean the fall of the house, which is just what happened.You can still catch Hall and Oates today, they play small clubs again, it’s intimate, responsive and just what it always should have been.Forget the cover, enjoy the music.Review by Jenell Kesler

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