Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 25, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday August 25, 2006 Winnipeg winnipegfreepress.coma9 will Hall & Oates fade away no can do soul duos endless list of hits has enduring Quality by Jill Wilson e Ven in their heyday when they were Selling millions of records and appearing on the cover of the rolling Stone Hall & Oates could it get much critical love. Time has thumbed its nose at those naysayers however As a hit packed show at the concert Hall last night proved. Those Chart Topping songs critics sneered at As throwaway Slick soul ditties Are now so much a part of the modern american pop songbook that even if you be never owned a Hall & Oates album you Likely know every word. The Philly duo know they Don to have to rely on pyrotechnics or flashy props to hold a crowds attention. Backed by a crack five piece band on a stage adorned Only with strips of Satin fabric lit by coloured lights they launched into the of so familiar Man eater with its whoa of Here she comes chorus and moved directly on to the equally memorable strains of say it in to so. Clad in a Black Long sleeved shirt and beat up jeans vocalist Darryl Hall Shook his feathered Blond mane As he reached the High notes while his smaller mop topped partner ? still minus his trademark moustache ? Sang backup. Both look remarkably ageless and Halls powerful Blue eyed soul vocals belie the fact that he turns 60 later this year. The two paid homage to their Musi concert review Hall & Oates ? Centennial concert Hall ? aug.24 ? attendance 1,600out of five Cal roots with ill be around a tune penned by Philly soul producer Tommy Bell and featuring supple work from their Tenor sax player. They reached Way Back into their catalogue for she a gone the show and played up the Sway in one on captured a one. Nice balance the show Cap Between time tured a Nice bal Ance Between machine and time machine and evolution evolution. Though it weighed heavy on the Side of nos Talgia ? there a no escaping chestnuts like the twosome a first big hit Sara smile ? the set did to sound like a museum piece or even worse a vegas revue. The band gave a Rock Edge to and trimmed most of the cheese from the Funky disco beats of i can to go for that no can do which gave the sax player another extended workout and the whole band a Chance to show off its collective chops. The audience let the familiarity Wash Over them like a warm Bath ? applause was enthusiastic and requests were called out with abandon ? but the mostly Middle aged crowd seemed Content to Bob their Heads to show approval. For their part the longtime partners seemed utterly Content with the familiar As Well chatting with the audience in Between spinning out the hit singles. I think this song should be played every night by every band in the world Hall said before a Heartfelt version of his Favourite song Marvin Gayes lament what a Goin on. It was the last song before they returned for an encore of out of touch that finally brought the crowd to its feet. They followed up with a sluggish cover of you be lost that Loving feel ing that clearly left the crowd wanting More ? More original material specifically. Luckily the hit Well was far from ? the duo delivered with a rollick ing version of the piano pop ditty Rich girl and a rapturous rendition of kiss on my list that segued into massive hit private eyes. Familiarity Breeds contempt not tonight. Portland ore., Singer songwriter Geoff Byrd opened the show with a Brief four song set. The affable six foot eight performers husky flexible falsetto overshadowed his Light soul material. Phil Hossack / Winnipeg free press Darryl Hall left and John Oates left the concert crowd wanting More. 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