Daryl Hall and John Oates aren't making any new music together in the
foreseeable future, but they're about to lay a load of their past
material on fans.
"Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall and John
Oates" comes out Oct. 13 on Legacy/RCA with 16 previously unreleased
songs on the 74-track, four-disc box set. Among the rarities are:
songs by pre-Hall and Oates groups the Temptones and the Masters;
outtakes from sessions for the "Private Eyes," "Change of Season" and
"Do It For Love" albums; the original demo version of "Have You Ever
Been in Love," which was recorded by Celine Dion in 2002; five
performances from an October 1975 concert in London; a 10-minute live
version of the Hall-written "Everytime You Go Away" in Tokyo; and live
takes of "Starting All Over Again," "So Close" and the box's title
track.

The collection does feature a pair of new Hall and Oates recordings -
a fresh version of "Dreamer," which was written but not used for
1972's "Whole Oats" album, and a version of the Mad Lads' "I Want
Someone" from Oates' 2008 appearance on Hall's
"LiveFromDarylsHouse.com" Internet series.
Hall tells Billboard.com that listening to the duo's history again
"was really bizarre. It was a real emotional journey as well as hard
work, because I don't listen to stuff once I'm done with it. For the
most part these songs just belong to my past, and to actually listen
to them and analyze them and evaluate them was really strange. It put
me back in touch with a lot of memories."

Oates adds that a box set was something he and Hall "have been talking
about doing for quite a while, but the time wasn't right or people
weren't in the right place to put it together." He calls the finished
product "a great overview of how we started and how we got to where we
are today. I think for the casual fan it's going to be eye-opening in
terms of the depth and the interesting material they probably know us
from."

While Hall and Oates continue to perform together, both men say there
are no plans for an album of new material in the near future. Hall is
continuing to record monthly "Live at Daryl's House" episodes with an
eye towards releasing some of those performances commercially, while
Oates is gearing up for a holiday tour in December with Jerry Douglas
and Maura O'Connell.

Both are also planning solo albums, most likely for 2010. Hall says
he's "just getting started...in the writing mode right now" and says
the box set has made a bit of an impact. "I was really sort of
impressed with what we did in that sort of 'Big Bam Boom' (mid-80's)
period... I think there may be some elements of that, some sort of
unusual 80's elements mixed in with the 'Live at Daryl's' sound."
Oates, meanwhile, plans to explore a rootsier direction. "It's gonna
be the stuff I grew up learning to lay -- Doc Watson, Sippie
(Wallace), (Mississippi) John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk...the blues and
finger-picking, with some solo guitar. We're just in the planning
stages right now."

Full Track Listing for the Box Set:


Disc: 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, 19
17. Beanie G. And the Rose Tattoo [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, L
18. Better Watch Your Back [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London,
19. Abandoned Luncheonette [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London,
20. When the Morning Comes [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London


Disc: 2
1. Camellia
2. Sara Smile
3. Alone Too Long
4. Gino (The Manager) [2009 Remix][#]
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. I Don't Wanna Lose You [7" Remix]
13. It's a Laugh
14. Wait for Me
15. Time's Up (Alone Tonight)
16. 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 1996]


Disc: 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 [#]
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. Nite at the Apollo Live!: The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl
18. Possession Obsession [Live at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York


Disc: 4
1. Everything Your Heart Desires [Video Mix]
2. Missed Opportunity
3. Keep on Pushin' Love
4. Storm Warning [#]
5. Change of Season
6. Starting All Over Again [Live in Tokyo 1995]
7. So Close [Live in Portland, Or 2006]
8. Do It for Love
9. Forever for You
10. Heartbreak Time
11. All the Way from Philadelphia [#]
12. Have You Ever Been in Love [#]
13. Me and Mrs. Jones [Live at John Jay College, New York, March 24, 2
14. I Want Someone [Live from Daryl's House]
15. Do What You Want, Be What You Are [Live 2007][#]
16. Dreamer ['72-'09 Redux]

Tantalizing. I've always loved them. The early work was groundbreaking and
original. H&O were one of the first 4 or 5 bands I saw live, and their
show was the first one that clued me in to the fact that a live show could
take music to a completely different level. Even when they got really
slick, they were capable of firing off the occasional pop gem. I don't
think they've gotten the recognition they deserve.




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Daryl Hall and John Oates aren't making any new music together in the
foreseeable future, but they're about to lay a load of their past
material on fans.
"Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall and John
Oates" comes out Oct. 13 on Legacy/RCA with 16 previously unreleased
songs on the 74-track, four-disc box set. Among the rarities are:
songs by pre-Hall and Oates groups the Temptones and the Masters;
outtakes from sessions for the "Private Eyes," "Change of Season" and
"Do It For Love" albums; the original demo version of "Have You Ever
Been in Love," which was recorded by Celine Dion in 2002; five
performances from an October 1975 concert in London; a 10-minute live
version of the Hall-written "Everytime You Go Away" in Tokyo; and live
takes of "Starting All Over Again," "So Close" and the box's title
track.

The collection does feature a pair of new Hall and Oates recordings -
a fresh version of "Dreamer," which was written but not used for
1972's "Whole Oats" album, and a version of the Mad Lads' "I Want
Someone" from Oates' 2008 appearance on Hall's
"LiveFromDarylsHouse.com" Internet series.
Hall tells Billboard.com that listening to the duo's history again
"was really bizarre. It was a real emotional journey as well as hard
work, because I don't listen to stuff once I'm done with it. For the
most part these songs just belong to my past, and to actually listen
to them and analyze them and evaluate them was really strange. It put
me back in touch with a lot of memories."

Oates adds that a box set was something he and Hall "have been talking
about doing for quite a while, but the time wasn't right or people
weren't in the right place to put it together." He calls the finished
product "a great overview of how we started and how we got to where we
are today. I think for the casual fan it's going to be eye-opening in
terms of the depth and the interesting material they probably know us
from."

While Hall and Oates continue to perform together, both men say there
are no plans for an album of new material in the near future. Hall is
continuing to record monthly "Live at Daryl's House" episodes with an
eye towards releasing some of those performances commercially, while
Oates is gearing up for a holiday tour in December with Jerry Douglas
and Maura O'Connell.

Both are also planning solo albums, most likely for 2010. Hall says
he's "just getting started...in the writing mode right now" and says
the box set has made a bit of an impact. "I was really sort of
impressed with what we did in that sort of 'Big Bam Boom' (mid-80's)
period... I think there may be some elements of that, some sort of
unusual 80's elements mixed in with the 'Live at Daryl's' sound."
Oates, meanwhile, plans to explore a rootsier direction. "It's gonna
be the stuff I grew up learning to lay -- Doc Watson, Sippie
(Wallace), (Mississippi) John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk...the blues and
finger-picking, with some solo guitar. We're just in the planning
stages right now."

Full Track Listing for the Box Set:


Disc: 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, 19
17. Beanie G. And the Rose Tattoo [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, L
18. Better Watch Your Back [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London,
19. Abandoned Luncheonette [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London,
20. When the Morning Comes [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London


Disc: 2
1. Camellia
2. Sara Smile
3. Alone Too Long
4. Gino (The Manager) [2009 Remix][#]
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. I Don't Wanna Lose You [7" Remix]
13. It's a Laugh
14. Wait for Me
15. Time's Up (Alone Tonight)
16. 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 1996]


Disc: 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 [#]
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. Nite at the Apollo Live!: The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl
18. Possession Obsession [Live at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York


Disc: 4
1. Everything Your Heart Desires [Video Mix]
2. Missed Opportunity
3. Keep on Pushin' Love
4. Storm Warning [#]
5. Change of Season
6. Starting All Over Again [Live in Tokyo 1995]
7. So Close [Live in Portland, Or 2006]
8. Do It for Love
9. Forever for You
10. Heartbreak Time
11. All the Way from Philadelphia [#]
12. Have You Ever Been in Love [#]
13. Me and Mrs. Jones [Live at John Jay College, New York, March 24, 2
14. I Want Someone [Live from Daryl's House]
15. Do What You Want, Be What You Are [Live 2007][#]
16. Dreamer ['72-'09 Redux]

They were a great pop group, and I always loved Hall's voice, especially
on ballads.

Robert, have you ever heard Hall's solo "Sacred Songs"? With Robert Fripp.
One of my all-time favorites. Fripp gives it a certain vibe that helps
make it very special, along with great writing and singing by Hall. One of
my favorite listens for the wee hours just before the sun comes up.

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Tantalizing. I've always loved them. The early work was groundbreaking
and original. H&O were one of the first 4 or 5 bands I saw live, and
their show was the first one that clued me in to the fact that a live
show could take music to a completely different level. Even when they got
really slick, they were capable of firing off the occasional pop gem. I
don't think they've gotten the recognition they deserve.




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Daryl Hall and John Oates aren't making any new music together in the
foreseeable future, but they're about to lay a load of their past
material on fans.
"Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall and John
Oates" comes out Oct. 13 on Legacy/RCA with 16 previously unreleased
songs on the 74-track, four-disc box set. Among the rarities are:
songs by pre-Hall and Oates groups the Temptones and the Masters;
outtakes from sessions for the "Private Eyes," "Change of Season" and
"Do It For Love" albums; the original demo version of "Have You Ever
Been in Love," which was recorded by Celine Dion in 2002; five
performances from an October 1975 concert in London; a 10-minute live
version of the Hall-written "Everytime You Go Away" in Tokyo; and live
takes of "Starting All Over Again," "So Close" and the box's title
track.

The collection does feature a pair of new Hall and Oates recordings -
a fresh version of "Dreamer," which was written but not used for
1972's "Whole Oats" album, and a version of the Mad Lads' "I Want
Someone" from Oates' 2008 appearance on Hall's
"LiveFromDarylsHouse.com" Internet series.
Hall tells Billboard.com that listening to the duo's history again
"was really bizarre. It was a real emotional journey as well as hard
work, because I don't listen to stuff once I'm done with it. For the
most part these songs just belong to my past, and to actually listen
to them and analyze them and evaluate them was really strange. It put
me back in touch with a lot of memories."

Oates adds that a box set was something he and Hall "have been talking
about doing for quite a while, but the time wasn't right or people
weren't in the right place to put it together." He calls the finished
product "a great overview of how we started and how we got to where we
are today. I think for the casual fan it's going to be eye-opening in
terms of the depth and the interesting material they probably know us
from."

While Hall and Oates continue to perform together, both men say there
are no plans for an album of new material in the near future. Hall is
continuing to record monthly "Live at Daryl's House" episodes with an
eye towards releasing some of those performances commercially, while
Oates is gearing up for a holiday tour in December with Jerry Douglas
and Maura O'Connell.

Both are also planning solo albums, most likely for 2010. Hall says
he's "just getting started...in the writing mode right now" and says
the box set has made a bit of an impact. "I was really sort of
impressed with what we did in that sort of 'Big Bam Boom' (mid-80's)
period... I think there may be some elements of that, some sort of
unusual 80's elements mixed in with the 'Live at Daryl's' sound."
Oates, meanwhile, plans to explore a rootsier direction. "It's gonna
be the stuff I grew up learning to lay -- Doc Watson, Sippie
(Wallace), (Mississippi) John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk...the blues and
finger-picking, with some solo guitar. We're just in the planning
stages right now."

Full Track Listing for the Box Set:


Disc: 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, 19
17. Beanie G. And the Rose Tattoo [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, L
18. Better Watch Your Back [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London,
19. Abandoned Luncheonette [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London,
20. When the Morning Comes [Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London


Disc: 2
1. Camellia
2. Sara Smile
3. Alone Too Long
4. Gino (The Manager) [2009 Remix][#]
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. I Don't Wanna Lose You [7" Remix]
13. It's a Laugh
14. Wait for Me
15. Time's Up (Alone Tonight)
16. 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 1996]


Disc: 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 [#]
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. Nite at the Apollo Live!: The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl
18. Possession Obsession [Live at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York


Disc: 4
1. Everything Your Heart Desires [Video Mix]
2. Missed Opportunity
3. Keep on Pushin' Love
4. Storm Warning [#]
5. Change of Season
6. Starting All Over Again [Live in Tokyo 1995]
7. So Close [Live in Portland, Or 2006]
8. Do It for Love
9. Forever for You
10. Heartbreak Time
11. All the Way from Philadelphia [#]
12. Have You Ever Been in Love [#]
13. Me and Mrs. Jones [Live at John Jay College, New York, March 24, 2
14. I Want Someone [Live from Daryl's House]
15. Do What You Want, Be What You Are [Live 2007][#]
16. Dreamer ['72-'09 Redux]

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They were a great pop group, and I always loved Hall's voice, especially
on ballads.

Sarah Smile!

Robert, have you ever heard Hall's solo "Sacred Songs"? With Robert
Fripp. One of my all-time favorites. Fripp gives it a certain vibe that
helps make it very special, along with great writing and singing by Hall.
One of my favorite listens for the wee hours just before the sun comes
up.

I haven't heard that one, but the combination sounds tantalizing. I'll go
and look for it.

Sarah Smile!
Ah, and we all knew a Sarah we wanted to sing that song to, didn't we.

It's a little-known gem. Not much Hall & Oates pop sound there, but there
are some rockers. And some killer ballads. Fripp gives it a very hypnotic
quality.
This album was actually part of a trilogy, I think conceived by Fripp ---
Peter Gabriel's second album, and Fripp's "Exposure" make up the other
two-thirds. I have them all on vinyl. The Gabriel album is an underrated
classic, and the Fripp album has a gorgeous Hall ballad and a Gabriel
vocal or two on it too. But to me the Hall album is far superior to
either.
Fripp also played with H & O, at least on the excellent "Along The Red
Ledge" album.

I like the first and third PG solo albums, the second one not so much.
Agreed on Fripp though. He's one of those players who can completely
transform a tune. He also does wonders on 'Fade Away and Radiate', a track
on Blondie's Parallel Lines, an album I adore.