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Who's that terrifying bloke with Daryl Hall?
Posted by David Hepworth on 7 April 2009 - 6:54am.
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Who's that terrifying bloke with John Oates?
What have they been doing?
Gentlemen you shouldn't have gone for that....
Isn't that
Carlos Tevez on the right?
Damn!
Beat me to it!
Live from Daryl's house...
...Fatima Whitbread.
Is Mr. Hall taking on the part of Vincent in the new Beauty and the Beast remake, by any chance.
Lionman
The one on the left is Andrew Collins' "Lion-Man"
Equilibrium is restored, world returns to its normal axis...
Daryl Kenobi
Suit jacket over hoodie - seldom a good idea.
I'm lost
like gilbert & George and ant & dec I've never known who was who they both look odd, one's ashort curly haired goblin the other oie is from the lion king?
which one of them used to brew his own London Pride bitter with Steven stills?
I quite like Hall & Oates
but I’m buggered if I know which is which. So I’m not sure who is meant to look terrifying in this photo. I think they both do: that’s teamwork.
The trick is...
they always stand with the taller one on the right so, in pictures you can tell that it's Daryl Hall and John Oates rather than vice versa.
Same with Ant and Dec
They always stand in that order. That said, I finally managed to tell which was which when someone pointed out that the one who looks like he's called Ant is Dec and the one who looks like he's called Dec is Ant.
i was forgetting
that other media couple no one can tell apart the you know tall one looks like Derek Nimo the shorter one.....
Daryl Hall and John Noakes...?
Down Shep!
Its Prince.
Is it not?
Er..
..no
Another...
...man-as-old-lesbian. In fact, lose Darryl's beard and you'd have a pair.
Cagney and Lacey the comeback
Not sure about that 'hoody under jacket' look either - very poor form.
i sort of agree
but sort of don't. You are, of course, right - but on the other hand...
I think a hoodie under a jacket can be worn but only and, here's the thing, only if you're Italian. If you are, then you can wear brogues without socks, or one sock, or watches on top of your shirt cuff. You can wear checks, stripes and spots in the same combo. Blue and green can be seen. Brown can be worn in town. There is one thing, however, that even an Italian cannot do and that is wear all the buttons of a two or three button jacket fastened. Cannot be done. It is plain wrong and an arrestable offence in certain districts.
Good point
As I read your post I was thinking about replying with the 3 button suit rule, but, of course, you already had that covered. You will never see an Italian man wearing his suit with all the buttons done up (at least not in the north). Barcelona is a stylish town, but I saw a lot of 3-buttoning going on there, and in Britain it's endemic. The Italians have got more important things to worry about just at the moment but when they're get back to normal they will do so with great style.
Time
is a mistress that ravages and gnaws away at our outer coating. Try and talk sweetly to this mistress and she will add more weight to your sagging jaw, and issue you with added wrinkles as if casting a spell. As you grasp, with the very tips of your fingers, at your youth, she will stamp on your hand.
Up in the morning look in the mirror, I'm worn as her tooth brush hanging in the stand, my face ain't looking any younger, now I can see love's taken her toll on me.
She's gone, and taken your perfect profile with her.
That...
...was rather beautiful. Thank you.
Never need much excuse
to post one of the freakiest videos ever (for one of the finest songs ever)...
Hall & Oates - She's Gone (video)
Scarier still
For some unexplained reason, the UK wing of RCA decided against using the inner sleeve design that came with the US copies of Daryl & John's self-titled 1975 album.
Good...
grief.
Altogether now... he's a maneater...
And were they chasing...
...a particular, er, demographic at this point in their careers?
I don't know who She was, but no wonder...
...She's Gone.
She?
It's Mr Hall in the leather jump suit...but you knew that...didn't you?
Yes, I did know that...
...it was just a (rather weak) play on words vis-a-vis one of their better known song titles, 'She's Gone'. That said, if it were a He, on the basis of that (or indeed, ANY) photo of this pair, I wouldn't hang around if I were him...
You know that thread
The one about bands who built an entire career on one song by another band?
Prince built an entire career on this one photograph.
That's the first thing I thought...
when I saw this as well!
Abandoned Luncheonette
...is the greatest album title ever. Hmm, I might start a new thread.
That Photo
Probably seemed like a good idea at the time.
I saw them in the mid -seventies and again in '97. One of the best live acts going, in my opinion. It's about time they got over here again.
Dare we even ask...
...what they 'do' in their live act? The mind boggles - if 'boggling' is the equivalent of hiding behind the sofa and hoping it'll all go away.
Actually, I'm reminded of that oft-quoted disparagement of the Moody Blues all 'looking like hairdressers' - if you see the Hall/Oates OGWT clip of 'She's Gone', there are none more 'hairdressery' than those guys. (And there's nothing
'-phobic' in that comment, by the way! Merely an observation on stereotypes)
Y'mean, THIS clip?
Yes, that...
...would be the one...
Oates 1 Hall 1
A truly terrifying shot of J. Hall - no doubt. But D.Hall as compere of the World Music Karaoke Night in the first series of 'Flight Of The Conchords' was equally as mortifying. Talk about going to seed!
In their defence
The guy from Star Wars and Carlos Tevez are a great live act and have produced some fantastic songs. Also, as someone else stated earlier 'Abandoned Luncheonette' is one of the best album titles ever.
I've been a fan since the early 80's and have gathered up all their 20 or 25 original albums to date plus more than a few best of's, solo albums and the like.
Over the last 30 or so years they have written and performed an amazing array of great songs, they have changed styles and adapted. Admittedly they don't sell as many albums as they used to - but neither does Tom Waits or Richard Thompson or a number of others.
They are a great live act. I saw Daryl Hall live in 93 in Dublin and it was great. I saw them both together on a greatest hits tour in 2000 in Hammersmith and it was amazing. They played a non stop medley of their hits and big songs for almost two hours.
If you want to dip your toe in the water try the Live by request DVD that came out in 2003. It is v. good. My wife who really only likes Pulp, Blur, Gorillaz and stuff like that actually likes it.
Rant over.