Daryl Hall & John Oates - Video Collection: 7 Big Ones [DVD]

Features

• Type: DVD
• Studio: Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE)
• Language(s): english
• Director(s): Image Entertainment
• Actor(s): Daryl Hall; John Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates present a music video collection of their greatest hits from their many multi-platinum albums. The trademark Hall & Oates sound--that special blending of rock and soul--is made even more irresistible by the accompanying visuals. This video collection delivers 7 smash hits including three number ones: "Maneater", "Private Eyes" and "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)." "7 Big Ones" lets you see the biggest selling pop duo of all time like you've only heard them before. Songs: Say It Isn't So, Family Man, One On One, Maneater, Private Eyes, Adult Education, I Can't Go For That (No Can Do). While Michael Jackson's Thriller was making pop-music history, Daryl Hall and John Oates were topping the pop and R&B charts with the best blue-eyed soul since the Righteous Brothers. Culled from the pioneer days of MTV, this seven-hit video collection offers timeless proof that H&O's music endures, even if their microbudget videos now seem like flotsam from a bygone era. Poorly remastered, with a 5.1 Dolby remix that muddies up the original recordings (better to choose the PCM stereo option), these simple performance videos reveal all the strengths and weaknesses of '80s pop's most dynamic duo: Hall's vocals are the essence of soulful perfection, while Oates mugs it up with all the charisma of a toy poodle. The musicianship is superb (guitarist G.E. Smith would soon be fronting the Saturday Night Live band), but the videos are silly and crudely produced. Needless to say, this too-brief collection is for die-hard fans with a desire to stroll down memory lane. --Jeff Shannon