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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is Daryl Hall and John Oates' second album (their first is the completely unacknowledged Whole Oates). Abandoned Luncheonette continues some of the folk sounds that its predecessor had but with much more success, especially on the charming songs "When the Morning Comes," "Had I Known You Better Then," "Las Vegas Turnaround," and the rugged "I'm Just a Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like a Man)." The rest of this album, though, is something of an encyclopedia of the sounds Hall and Oates would cover in their later years, from the wonderful R&B cut "She's Gone," to the hard-rock of "Lady Rain," and the funk/hillbilly sounds of "Everytime I Look At You." Particularly impressive is the phenomenal title cut, covering light jazz and rock with stirring vocal performances. A terrific, terrific listen.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'm always suspicious when reviewers profess to love the early albums of big mainstream acts, as being somehow more authentic, and artistically untainted by commercial considerations. But that is emphatically the case with Abandoned Luncheonette, as strange an album as ever rode out of the early 1970s and compared with the duo's later pop machine ghastliness, a real revelation. The pair sing with genuine warmth and expression, and on the standout tracks - of course "She's Gone", but also charming fragments like opener "When The Morning Comes" and "I'm Just A Kid Don't Make me Feel Like A Man" - with an engaging sort of wide-eyed, Philly soul enthusiasm. Subsequent events managed to knock all that nonsense out of them, and make them into proper chart-toppers; nevertheless, "Abandoned Luncheonette" - which boasts an abolutely stellar musical line-up, fact fans - remains the album by which they must be judged, and which shows up awfulness like "Maneater" for the rubbish it so patently was.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Brilliant collection of songs from before Hall and Oates went global later in the decade. I had read the positive reviews after hearing "She's Gone" on the radio one day. Although I was familiar with the H2O era stuff, this had been described by other reviewers as a "folk" sounding album, which piqued my curiosity.
I think to understand that description you need to realise that when most Americans refer to folk music they use it as a catch-all for any acoustic based stuff. To me this is no more folk than Jackson Browne (an obvious influence on here) or Bruce Hornsby.
So if you like Jackson Browne with a Soul influence you can't go wrong with this. I've been playing it non-stop for the past week, which is VERY unusual for me. Really great tunes, lyrics and hooks. Can't recommend highly enough.
I think to understand that description you need to realise that when most Americans refer to folk music they use it as a catch-all for any acoustic based stuff. To me this is no more folk than Jackson Browne (an obvious influence on here) or Bruce Hornsby.
So if you like Jackson Browne with a Soul influence you can't go wrong with this. I've been playing it non-stop for the past week, which is VERY unusual for me. Really great tunes, lyrics and hooks. Can't recommend highly enough.
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Back in the Day
I bought this album on vinyl in the 70's when it was released. Of course as time plods by and new types of media format are exploited, some of your favourite albums get forgotton... Read more
Published 8 days ago by The Groaner.
A Suggestion
This is my favourite Hall and Oates LP/CD.
But may I point you in the drection of the Edsel edition? Read more
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Published 2 months ago by Mr. Glenn Cook
Abandoned Luncheonette
Bought this to replace my vinyl version. The best Hall & Oates album in my opinion, although the silver coloured album which has their names as the title comes close. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Chil
Favourite Hall And Oates Album
Any album that contains the classic "She's Gone" can't be bad. This album opens With the marvellous "When the morning comes" and the marvellous tunes keep coming all the ay through... Read more
Published 19 months ago by machinca
Never to be left alone
One of those albums that every collection should contain. Classsic side 1 with all great listening tracks - She's Gone, Stewardess Song etc with a rockier second side. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ewen McLean
Brilliant Side 1
On the original vinyl LP that is. Side 2 was not much good really bur what an achievement side 1 was - worth five stars in itself. Read more
Published 22 months ago by CG
Lovely drifty lyrical light soul
Wonderful second album from a unique act who created almost a new genre for themselves with their wispy, light soul melodies. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Lou Knee
Brilliant
Hall and Oates at their very best. I have waited so very long to find this on CD. A must for all Hall and Oates fan's
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Published on 22 Dec 2009 by Dixie Dog
Daryl Hall and John Oates - early days
This is a brilliant album and is far better than the more recent sound of Hall and Oates - used to be played in a local bar i went to - every song has it's own distinctive sound... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2009 by Ms. T. C. Brown
One of my favourite albums
I bought this album in vinyl when it first came out in the 70's. The young guy who worked in our local record store told me he had this import in that he thought would be just up... Read more
Published on 25 May 2009 by Mrs. M. F. Piggott
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