Hall and Oates vs Simon and Garfunkel

[megoapesnut]

Karen was everything

And didn't she have the sweetest voice in the known universe!

[Adam West]

Richard Carpenter was pretty wild on the piano. I don't remember seeing another musician who had 7 or 8 pianos/keyboard/organs around them at once going from one to another. I guess one keyboard today can duplicate all of the sounds in one.

[Adam West]

And I ask this seriously.. Did John Oates ever do vocals? Both he and Richard Carpenter were pretty much the music men of the duos.

I like each of the duos mentioned. Maybe not the Thompson Twins, though

My daughter is really into music and whenever I play "You Make My Dreams" I always ask her how she would like do John Oates vocals....basically just singing "0oooh, oooh" in the background the entire time.

[megocrazy]

Hall & Oates. They still tour and sound great. Seen them 5 times. Love Simon & Garfunkel seen them live as well and they were great. Their short tenure as a duo and constant compatibility issues remove them from the argument IMO. H&O have a much larger catalogue of music and were far more of a force when they were on top than S&G were when they were popular.

S&G had 3 #1's and 7 total top 10's. H&O had 8 #1's alone, arguably at a time when there were far more bands in the mix. Think about how many of VH1's "One hit Wonders" came from the time frame that H&O were at their peak. It was a flood of bands trying to make a name on the growing pop scene.

I saw S&G on their last tour and sat in seats that were $125.00 each. I got them for free so I went, but would never have paid that to see them. It was a total let's make some money tour. That turned me off. They were great BTW. Expensive but great.

I've seen a bunch of acts that sound nothing like their albums, live. These duos can both sing and put on a fantastic live shows.

[kingdom warrior]

Karen was everything

Every time i hear her voice i get all misty eyed her voice was beautiful...

[Mikey]

For Karen Carpenter fans, did anyone every hear this woman ?

She don't even speak English and sings Karens songs by memory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwqAf...eature=related

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[HumanWolfman]

S&G without a doubt. Hall and Oats was pure bubble gum music.

[MIB41]

Apples and oranges. The music was worlds apart stylistically speaking as was the singing approach. S&G harmonized more than H&O did. H&O may have been on the same songs all the time, but not necessarily singing in two part harmony. S&G worked more towards a vocal quality out of the two part harmony. Whereas Darryl Hall was more the front man, while Oates supplied back harmonies. Not in all cases, but in most.

[Hector]

For Karen Carpenter fans, did anyone every hear this woman ?

She don't even speak English and sings Karens songs by memory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwqAf...eature=related

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmDwT...eature=related




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[J.B.]

Always hated H & O's music. It's all about Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme.