Hall & Oates MusikLaden part 7 - Sara Smile

[fabulousgerro661]

Ah When Music Was Music.

[sarnic69]

Beautiful ... had this played by a friend in my presence today ... coincidence? I am called Sarah, hmmm, nice thought.

[kalkman1972]

I dunno bout you, I could really see a new album made by the two being absolutely great, wtf happened to good ol' blue eyed soul?

[tcpagatcave2011]

I LOVE THIS VERSION OF THIS SONG!! THE STYLE BACK THEN WAS TOO FLY....(;

[parkxi]

Why is this version so much longer?

[Tarragona1999]

Wow! Wow! Wow!

What an amazing cut!!!!

[KARFan]

This is fantastic!!!Thanks!

[ezyne]

@asmodeusix Thanks for you kind words. We are all still playing and Stephen and Charlie came down for my birthday and we had a great time playing together. I would think that since Daryl & John both had the same opinion as you did, when they commented in the liner notes of their recent 4 CD Box Set (there are 4 tracks of us playing live in London), that it would be a great idea to get this band together again, at least just to see what would happen, but someone else should suggest it besides me.

[maria689422]

@ezyne You are great, would love to hear you guys play! Sound fantastic, without Daryl and John!!!

[JHGOODFELLA]

You da man Eddie! How old were you there bro?

[zioband]

CREATIVITY ALIVE......greeting from italy

[low72]

back when musicians sounded just as good, if not better, live then on record. lol @ today's "musicians" 

[Jessica1044]

why they don have no one like Hall & Oates

[bonamaniac]

Loooooooove My Priscilla,Looooooooove My Priscilla,Loooooooove My Priscilla.

Oh the videos good as well,Love you Priscilla did i mention that?

oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox­oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

[TheBluesForPAR]

Loooooooove this song....Loooooooooove this video.......Loooooooooove Steven Antcliffe of Heanor! He makes me smile :D All my love, Your Priscilla xoxoxoxo

[CelticTigressNJ]

I think Daryl is an Angel fallen from heaven! That voice, that emotion, connection to the music.....ahhhhhhhhhh!! Why are all the best guys American!! I'm Irish, classical trained and honestly, I can't think of anything more perfect than this song......all of you guys in this are the best!!! Pity I was too young and too Irish to ever get to see you....Thank you EZYNE for posting....you are Hot too! LOL!!!!

[ainegs]

did hall wear make up?

[rzac1046]

I mixed this show for Radio Bremen in Germany.

[snidelywhiplash]

Outstanding. Hadn't caught this till just tonight. Always liked the drums in this song. And...is Daryl wearing eyeshadow here?

[wiredwezl]

Another version of "Sara Smile" Luv it!!

[ellosity]

Hall & Oats never go out of style, they really deserved to be in the R&R hall of fame, & should have ben long ago!

[JHGOODFELLA]

Roger ain't got shit on you brother! ! Let me know if you ever come out and play in Phx or Vegas! Take Care Eddie, Keep on Rockin'!

[misshair]

wow..five stars and a fave..

thank you!! :3

[breezyvibe]

Super fine drummin' . . and Eddie . . you were a rock fox! I was 14 in '76 . . and music was great back then!!

[ezyne]

Beth, Thank you!

I'm still playing in three bands (The Livesays - Dreaming In Stereo - Tony Stevens Slow Ride).

I downloaded your 10 MP3 songs and have put them on my iPod so that I can give them a listen when I'm on the plane heading for a show.

Eddie

[salome7580]

Wait let me get this straight. Ezyne you are the drummer in this clip? You are awesome brotha! I can't say much more. I *bows to you*

[ezyne]

Thank you!

If you like these clips, you'll like what you hear on Disc 1 of the new Hall & Oates 4 CD Box Set. There are 5 previously unreleased tracks at the end of that disc from a live concert in London from 1975 with this same band.

[salome7580]

MARRY ME DARYL! After hearing this, I'll be Sara!!!! LOL! Fanning myself!

[RockStarSoul]

I love the sound of live mics, live amps, live drums, combined with pure talent. This performance captures the sound I love so perfectly. I own the DVD.

I also love how more of a driving beat was used in Sara Smile and Rich Girl, compared to the studio versions. Its audibly delicious on so many levels!

Live performances nowadays sound so sterilized and sanitized compared to this. Who decided that the sound of live instrumentation was a bad thing, and felt compelled to change it forever?

[vgarambone]

Now that was sweeeeeet!

Everything from H&O is worth listening. Specially a classic like this.

[Dipso1985]

Many many thanks for posting this. Great to see such a high quality video of DH singing when he was young. He's go to be one of the best singers of this genre ever, and a brilliant performance here !!!

[Trookieness]

Smooth as silk... it doesn't get much better than this! I can't thank you enough, ezyne, for uploading these absolute treasures.

[tamarw1]

Daryl Love every thing you sing your awesome then and you awesome now!

[kimo1371]

this is the version i've been looking for.

most live versions i've seen the tempo has been a bit too fast for my taste.

this one was more along the lines of the recorded version.

[ezyne]

I agree, it's more heartfelt at this tempo. When they started playing it faster, it became more show piece. While I was in the band we played most of the songs at the tempos pretty close to the record. A great example of that was "Do What You Want". That was the only song I used a metronome to help me set the correct tempo when I counted it in and would rely on my own sense of timing after it began. The live MusikLaden version of it has Charlie and Todd doing an amazing solo trading bit.

[kimo1371]

thanks ezyne for putting this one out, much appreciated.

by the way is it just me or was John a little peeved towards the end because Daryl was riffing a bit too much?

[BipolarPics]

@kimo1371 yeah, he was kinda hamming it up a bit.

[TheElPajero]

Just amazing how good listening to great music like this makes you feel. By the way, I've got a question for you Eddie. What kind of snare drum were you using in this song/overall at this time? And did you use any special "tuning"? I'm not a drummer, but I know when I hear a really good snare! :) Thanks for these wonderful videos!

[ezyne]

This DVD combined the 1976 & 1977 MusikLaden shows. This song was from the '76 show where I was using a kit that I built myself from clear blue plexiglass. I used the standard metal snare that came with my first drum kit, a 1968 Ludwig kit. I usually take and old drum head and cut out the center leaving an inch wide circle that lays on top of my batter head on the snare drum. I'm now using the standard deep metal snare drum that came with my Pearl set that I used to tour with The Monkees.

[gabbygabby1]

Such a memorable perfomance... thanks for posting the clip. What do you remember about this gig? And why isn't Hall & Oates in the Hall of Fame?

[ezyne]

You may find this funny, but what I remember most about this show (the 1976 MusikLaden portion) was looking at those strange huge low mounted lights that looked like giant cans.

As far as the Hall of Fame, these two guys are and will be noted as the greatest in their category of the music world.

[gabbygabby1]

Great band, great sound, great songs... including Camellia... what a guitar solo!

[fukprc]

I guess they're not in the BS Hall of Fame because they're not Freemasons.

[TheElPajero]

Thanks for replying! Hope our drummer could get a tone half this sweet some day. :) All the best to you Eddie.

[2u9h]

thnx for posting this man. my mom just saw them recently. she loved it. thnx again bro.

[dianel42]

The way Daryl holds that long note is amazing.

[mudhens4ever]

@dianel42 I watched the timer, and he holds it for about 22 seconds.

[tamarw1]

The group gets better with time like somethings in life should. Thanks for the music.