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"Now I can see loves taken her toll on me"

2008-07-01
She's gone. This song got worn out by commercial radio in the late 70's. It sort of faded away from the radio. There was a time that I said "if I hear this f#@$ing song one more time"... Now it seems to have a new meaning or new life to me. Daryl Hall has one of music's most distinctive and soulful voices. When he hits those high notes, it still gives me goose bumps.

Daryl Hall & John Oates

2008-05-12
It made me fall in love all over again with Hall & Oates. The CD came sooner than I expected.

Hall and Oates CD

2008-04-28
Shipment was recieved at a reasonable rate. In great condition, brand new. This product consisted of 2 CD's. The first CD had great classic Hall and Oates songs but the second CD wasn't that impressive. Could have gotten the one CD and been satisfied. Description was accurate and helpful.

Hall and Oates at their best

2008-04-19
This compilation album by Hall and Oates not only has their most famous hits but it opens your eyes to their less well known songs of equal quality and fervor. I can listen to this album over and over again and because of this i give it five stars.

Not quite enough to fill 2 discs

2008-03-26
Loved Hall & Oates ever since I was a kid. They were actually my first concert. As I got older and got into more progressive types of music, they sort of fell by the wayside in my collection, and I lost most of the early to mid 80s CDs I had. But recently I became nostalgic for their hits again (In the midst of a larger 80s nostalgia trip), so I decided to get this disc. I debated getting the older single-disc Hits cd, but opted for this instead as it was only a few bucks more. This was the only CD that had all the songs I wanted, but on two discs. Unfortunately, to get everything I wanted, I also had to deal with some of their less quality tunes, which is not a problem, but I think they could really make an excellent H&O greatest hits to fit on a single CD. In fact, I think I'm gonna rip the two CDs and pare them down to a single 80 minute perfect compilation.

Also, the CD case shipped completely cracked. Thanks Amazon!

Oldy CD but a Goody!

2008-02-15
I actually bought this CD for my secret pal at work and she LOVED it!! It is a good CD and I love all their older songs!

Essential indeed

2008-01-31
As the title of this CD says, this is Essential. To me Hall & Oates were as big in the 1980's as The A-Team, Michael Jackson's brilliant "Bad" and WWF's Ultimate Warrior. Of course they started out in the '70s and produced some great songs (especially in my opinion their definitive version of You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling) but as a kid growing up in the 1980's it was their prolific string of Top Ten singles I loved then and still do all these years later.

One small gripe with these two discs of great material which sounds as new as ever after Remastering, is the lack of Daryl Hall's solo hit Dreamtime. Another classic 80's song that I presume was left off for contractual reasons. But otherwise a brilliant overview of their career and highly recommended to pop, rock, soul, r&b fans and all music lovers with taste.

Awesome!

2008-01-29
I just love this compilation.
All my favorites finally together in one package!

Daryl and John are amazing!!

Love all of Hall & Oates music

2008-01-21
This collection of Hall & Oates hits is a must have for music lovers! From the hits: "Maneater", "Rich Girl", "Private Eyes", "I Can't Go for That" and "Out of Touch", to the slow jams: " Sara Smile" and "One on One", this two CD set contains all of the favorites that true Hall & Oates fans love. It's a constant player in my CD. Purchase it--you will enjoy it.

Daryl Hall & John Oates: The Essential

2007-10-31
I like this double album just fine. I really do like some of the songs okay.