Do What You Want, Be What You Are:The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates

Hall & Oates - Do What You Want, Be What You Are:The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates

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Artist: Hall & Oates
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2009-10-13
Music Label: Sony Legacy
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Girl I Love You - The Temptones
  2. I Need Your Love - The Masters
  3. Say These Words Of Love - The Temptones
  4. Perkiomen
  5. I'm Sorry
  6. Fall In Philadelphia
  7. Waterwheel
  8. Lilly (Are You Happy)
  9. Had I Known You Better Then
  10. Las Vegas Turnaround
  11. She's Gone
  12. You're Much Too Soon
  13. Is It A Star
  14. It's Uncanny
  15. Love You Like A Brother
  16. Lady Rain (Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975, Previously Unreleased)
  17. Beanie G. And The Rose Tattoo (Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975, Previously Unreleased)
  18. Better Watch Your Back (Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975, Previously Unreleased)
  19. Abandoned Luncheonette (Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975, Previously Unreleased)
  20. When The Morning Comes (Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975, Previously Unreleased)
Music CD 2
  1. Camellia
  2. Sara Smile
  3. Alone Too Long
  4. Gino (The Manager) 2009 Remix (Previously Unreleased)
  5. Ennui On The Mountain
  6. Out Of Me, Out Of You
  7. Back Together Again
  8. Rich Girl
  9. Crazy Eyes
  10. Have I Been Away Too Long
  11. August Day
  12. It's A Laugh
  13. I Don't Wanna Lose You (7" Remix)
  14. Wait For Me
  15. Time's Up (Alone Tonight)
  16. The Woman Comes And Goes
  17. How Does It Feel To Be Back
  18. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
  19. Kiss On My List
  20. Everytime You Go Away (Live in Tokyo, Japan, 1996, Previously Unreleased)
Music CD 3
  1. You Make My Dreams
  2. Private Eyes
  3. Head Above Water
  4. Did It In A Minute
  5. Your Imagination
  6. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
  7. Don't Go Out (Previously Unreleased)
  8. Maneater
  9. Family Man
  10. One On One
  11. Go Solo
  12. Say It Isn't So
  13. Adult Education
  14. Out Of Touch
  15. Method Of Modern Love
  16. Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
  17. Possession Obsession (Live at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, May 23, 1985)
  18. A Nite At The Apollo Live! The Way You Do The Things You Do/My Girl (Live at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, May 23, 1985) with David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick
Music CD 4
  1. Everything Your Heart Desires (Video Mix)
  2. Missed Opportunity
  3. Keep On Pushin' Love
  4. Storm Warning (Previously Unreleased)
  5. Change Of Season
  6. Starting All Over Again (Live in Tokyo, Japan, 1995, Previously Unreleased)
  7. So Close (Live in Portland, OR, 2006, Previously Unreleased)
  8. Do It For Love
  9. Forever For You
  10. Heartbreak Time
  11. All The Way From Philadelphia (Previously Unreleased)
  12. Have You Ever Been In Love (Demo, Previously Unreleased)
  13. Me And Mrs. Jones (Live at John Jay College, New York, March 24, 2003)
  14. I Want Someone (Live From Daryl's House, Previously Unreleased)
  15. Do What You Want, Be What You Are (Live 2007, Previously Unreleased)
  16. Dreamer ('72-'09 Redux, Previously Unreleased)

Free Music Notes for Do What You Want, Be What You Are:The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates

Free Music Review: "...When You Pull Them All Together...You Make My Dreams Come True..."
Hit: 5 Stars

Across the last 3 decades, Hall & Oates fans have had to put up with the occasional half-assed "Best Of" CD with so-so sound and a slew of very expensive Japanese imports for their huge canon of albums and 40-years-plus career. All of that piecemeal approach ends with this superlatively musical and beautiful sounding 4CD retrospective.

There's so much on here, so let's detail the nuts and bolts first - USA released 13 October 2009, RCA/Legacy 88697 36974 2 breaks down as follows:

Disc 1, 1966 to 1977, 20 tracks, 78:12 minutes - features 11 album cuts, 3 rare USA-only 7 singles and 6 Previously Unreleased tracks
Disc 2, 1975 to 1980. 20 tracks, 78:59 minutes - features 16 album cuts, 1 rare 7" Mix and 3 Previously Unreleased tracks
Disc 3, 1980 to 1985, 18 tracks, 80:00 minutes - features 14 album cuts, 2 rare 7" single versions, 1 rare 12" Mix and 1 Previously Unreleased Track
Disc 4, 1988 to 2009, 16 tracks, 78:17 minutes - features 6 album cuts, 1 rare CD single mix, 1 old song reworking and 8 Previously Unreleased versions
(I've provided a full track list breakdown in the 'comment' section attached to this review).

The first thing that hits you (apart from the superlatively annotated booklet with reminiscences on every song by the duo) is the SOUND. I've raved about VIC ANESINI remasters before (The Jayhawks, Stevie Ray Vaughan) and his transfers here are fabulous - warm, clear and never too pushed on the treble front. Every track is a revelation to me. The sonic hit off "She's Gone" is just amazing - it'll put chills on your arms. Then there's the parade of hit-after-hit that is shockingly impressive - "Wait For Me", "Out Of Touch" and "Do It For Love".

But better than that are the albums cuts that finally get to shine - "August Day", "You Make My Dreams" (lyrics above), "Your Imagination", "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid" and "Keep On Pushin' Love" - gems that deserve rediscovery. The unreleased stuff is admittedly not exactly bulging at the seams, but what they've chosen is actually worth inclusion. The "Have You Ever Been In Love" demo is superb - while their molecular-level love of Soul Music shines through with their inclusion of classy covers by The O'Jays ("Me And Mrs. Jones") and The Mad Lads ("I Want Someone"). And the box set's title song "Do What You Want, Be What You Are" is given an awesome 2007 live going over that show these white Philly dudes have more soul in their little fingers than most people do in their entire bodies. Pretty impressive stuff...

Niggles - fans will immediately notice that two huge favourites "When The Morning Comes" and "Everytime You Go Away" are represented here by 'live' versions and not their beloved studio originals - but I'd defend the choices. The 1975 version of "When The Morning Comes" features a rare 'duo-only' live setting and its intimacy is just lovely - while the 9:30 minutes version of "Everytime You Go Away" features a churchy organ feel and is fabulously fleshed out with Acapella passages that elicit a genuinely thrilled response from the Japanese audience. I can see why they were chosen. The same applies to the beautiful Phillip Mitchell song "Starting All Over Again" - Hall has chosen a live version, but he's done so because it somehow has the depth it deserves this way.

Omissions - there's a great soulful exclusive on the 1999 soundtrack to "Runaway Bride" called "And That's What Hurts" - and it really should be on here (perfect box set material). There's nothing from the "Marigold Sky" album (1997) and 2005's covers set "Our Kind Of Soul" had 3 new songs, one of which was the blindingly good "Don't Turn Your Back On Me" - again a no-show. There's not enough from the wonderful "Change Of Season" album either and of course no solo stuff. Still - and I must stress this - what's on here is the business.

Since 2009 Daryl Hall has become something of an Internet hero with his stunning "Live From Daryl's House" broadcasts - they feature him and invited musical pals going through Hall & Oates back catalogue with sidesteps into other favourite songs too. It features a band professionally set up in his living room with chitty-chatty clips in between. Check out soulful YouTube clips of "Pick Up The Pieces" with Alan Gorrie from the Average White Band, "Can We Still Be Friends" with Todd Rundgren, "Something To Talk About" (a Bonnie Raitt cover) and "Black Horse And A Cherry Tree" with KT Tunstall and "Cruel To Be Kind" with Nick Lowe. And prepare yourself to be quietly blown away.

To sum up - for most people a simple "Best Of" would probably suffice, but I'd urge to dig deeper into your pocket. This Box Set is an impressive body of work - superbly presented, well thought out and beautifully mastered. This 'kiss' from the most successful pop duo of all time (like the best things in life) deserves to be put high on your 'list'. And don't let those Eighties clothing choices put you off either.

Honestly - sometimes you just need a shoulder-pad and a big hairdo. Way to go boys...
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Do What You Want, Be What You Are:The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates Poster

They are the most successful pop music duo of all time. Daryl Hall and John Oates have long since surpassed Simon and Garfunkel and the Everly Brothers in the annals of pop pairings, having scored no less than 22 Billboard Top 20 singles, including six number ones, six platinum albums (sales of more than one million copies) plus another six gold LPs (sales of more than 500,000 units). Spanning the years 1966-2009, DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE: THE MUSIC OF DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES, the definitive Hall & Oates anthology, collects 74 sublime tracks, culled from seven different labels on its four discs. The set showcases 16 previously unreleased cuts including a host of wonderful live performances, as well as never before heard studio tracks and remixes. This set is enhanced with an eloquent introductory essay penned by pop critic Roy Trakin, plus invaluable track-by-track annotation and commentary regarding each track by Daryl Hall and John Oates, drawn from extensive interviews by Ken Sharp.

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