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Hall & Oates have long since topped Simon & Garfunkel and the Everly Brothers-they're the best-selling pop duo ever, and this is their first truly comprehensive anthology: 74 tracks from 1966-2009! You get 16 unissued cuts, pre-Hall & Oates stuff and tracks from their Atlantic, RCA, Arista and independent years. And then there's the hits: She's Gone; Sara Smile; Rich Girl; You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling; Kiss on My List; You Make My Dreams; Private Eyes; I Can't Go for That (No Can Do); Did It in a Minute; Maneater; One on One; Family Man; Say It Isn't So; Adult Education; Out of Touch; Method of Modern Love; Everything Your Heart Desires , and on and on!
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By Larry Davis
Format:Audio CD
I would say this set is almost a definitive career overview of H&O's 40-years plus in music. It covers every era, has most of the hits, choice rarities, fan faves, H&O faves, live tracks from over the years, and great commentary by H&O themselves, their producers and peers in music, old and new, from Smokey and David Foster, Rick Neilsen from Cheap Trick & Todd Rundgren, to Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie and Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy. The notes are well-written and the remastering is top notch, with release and label details.
The fact that not every chart single is here doesn't matter...for that, buy "The Essential 3.0"...sometimes, the liver versions are better. BUT certain albums and eras are not represented at all...no mention or tracks from Daryl's pre H&O group Gulliver, but there are Temptones and Masters rare singles...and nothing from "Beauty On A Back Street" or "Marigold Sky" or "Livetime" (no pics of those albums in the booklet either), no rare 12" versions or certain soundtrack cuts or Daryl's solo work...although Dave Stewart commented on his fun with Daryl producing that album. I am happy that a fave track "Head Above Water" from "Private Eyes" got its due tho.
All in all, well-done, but if you were to include everything, even with a DVD, it had to be 5 or 6 CDs, but for 4 full discs and the price, you can't beat the value and quality...well-manufactured too. Thumbs up from me, a longtime fan for 30+ years.
The fact that not every chart single is here doesn't matter...for that, buy "The Essential 3.0"...sometimes, the liver versions are better. BUT certain albums and eras are not represented at all...no mention or tracks from Daryl's pre H&O group Gulliver, but there are Temptones and Masters rare singles...and nothing from "Beauty On A Back Street" or "Marigold Sky" or "Livetime" (no pics of those albums in the booklet either), no rare 12" versions or certain soundtrack cuts or Daryl's solo work...although Dave Stewart commented on his fun with Daryl producing that album. I am happy that a fave track "Head Above Water" from "Private Eyes" got its due tho.
All in all, well-done, but if you were to include everything, even with a DVD, it had to be 5 or 6 CDs, but for 4 full discs and the price, you can't beat the value and quality...well-manufactured too. Thumbs up from me, a longtime fan for 30+ years.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I think this box set is the "Essential" Hall & Oates collection as the tracks were handpicked by them and not the record company. Some people are disappointed at some exclusions, but how can you put a 40 year music career on one box set?
Marigold Sky will be remixed and re-released next year (according to Daryl) and I can't wait to hear the end result as it is one of the most underrated Hall & Oates CDs, but at least I have the original until that happens.
As a fan, I feel privileged to be able to still follow Hall & Oates, through CDs and going to concerts and they never disappoint me, but living in the UK you are a bit out of it. I did buy the Box Set through Amazon UK, but the bonus disc was not included as it with the QVC US release, so had to order one from there as well, although the duty on ordering from the US is rather crippling.
Still, all worth it in them end!
DarylHall4Ever
Marigold Sky will be remixed and re-released next year (according to Daryl) and I can't wait to hear the end result as it is one of the most underrated Hall & Oates CDs, but at least I have the original until that happens.
As a fan, I feel privileged to be able to still follow Hall & Oates, through CDs and going to concerts and they never disappoint me, but living in the UK you are a bit out of it. I did buy the Box Set through Amazon UK, but the bonus disc was not included as it with the QVC US release, so had to order one from there as well, although the duty on ordering from the US is rather crippling.
Still, all worth it in them end!
DarylHall4Ever
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By ILikeClothes
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I followed Hall & Oates in their early days, long before the big breakthrough in the 1980s. This boxset is for the true devotee. There are clips on the first and second CDs from such early albums as the silver one, Abandoned Luncheonette, War Babies...a lot of great music that came before "Kiss on My List." I think fans from the 80s on may not enjoy this as much, or else they'll get a really good schooling on how deep the talent of these two men runs. It's a joy to hear those earlier songs, and now that I'm much older, I finally appreciate the intricacy of those lyrics! BTW I got my boxset about a week ago and have already played it about a dozen times. I cannot stop listening to it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hall & Oates
Whether you are a musician or just a fan, this collection will blow your mind!! There is something for everyone on here, and the book they include is a wealth of... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Kimberly Grover
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Gift!
This was a gift for a good friend. We had seen them in concert together a couple years ago. This is one of the better compilations by Hall & Oates! Highly recommend it! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Donna Caruso
4.0 out of 5 stars
White boy Philly soul
Outstanding compilation of one of the best examples of blue eyed soul since the Righteous Brothers. All the hits plus much, much more.
Published 3 months ago by Ed Stofko
5.0 out of 5 stars
Top Duo, Top Box Set.
This is a fine example of how a box set should be assembled.
Hall and Oates selected all tracks themselves and have gone for the well loved hits, concert favs,... Read more
Hall and Oates selected all tracks themselves and have gone for the well loved hits, concert favs,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by tony forehan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great deal that includes all the greatest hits
Purchases this as a gift for daughter who is a big Hall & Oates fan. She loves it! It has all the hits plus many more previously unreleased songs.
Published 4 months ago by P. Clifton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great collection
This is a great collection. I really like the catalog of their early recordings. A "must have" if you like any of the H & O stuff. It's great... Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. Brock
5.0 out of 5 stars
Collector's item
Great retrospective with songs from their early solo roots to later work. Some songs are live recordings. Can't go wrong with this one.
Published 5 months ago by Make Mine a Cab
3.0 out of 5 stars
Marigold Sky & Our Kind Of Soul?????
Has anyone else noticed that there are no songs included from the 1997 comeback album Marigold Sky and 2004's Our Kind Of Soul. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Rocky G
3.0 out of 5 stars
You have to LOVE Hall and Oates-otherwise just buy their greatest hits...
You can't find a more in depth voyage into the land of Hall and Oates. Most of the songs you've never heard, and all of their hits are included. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Seebach311
5.0 out of 5 stars
Everything My Heart Desires
I'll admit it up front, I'm an unabashed Hall and Oates fan, from Abandoned Luncheonette to Live From Daryl's House. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ted W. Rood
