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ALBUM: Abandoned Luncheonette Lyrics
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Hall & Oates
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Abandoned Luncheonette
Everytime I Look At You
Had I Known You Better Then
I'm Just A Kid (do't Make Me Feel Like A Man)
Lady Rain
Las Vegas Turnaround (the Stewardess Song)
Laughing Boy
She's Gone
When The Morning Comes
Abandoned Luncheonette Reviews
A CLASSIC OF CLASSICS
Clearly the best Hall and Oates album in my collection of 13.While reading the reviews,Im glad im not the only one who thinks so.Also while reading i noticed that some people are a bit mis-informed.One writer said that "Daryl wrote all the songs on his own",thats not true.John wrote 3 all his own(Had i known you better then,Las vegas turnaround,Im just a kid)Lady rain and Shes gone by daryl and john.the rest were written by Daryl,out of the 9 songs total on the album.And actually this is there 3rd album together(Past times behind "70",Whole oates "72")Vocally John really shines throughout this album and blends perfectly with Daryls highs.Maybe thats why this album is considered by many to be there best album ever. (H&O FAN FROM PHILLY)
Best early Hall
"Abandoned Luncheonette" features the kind of music at which Daryl & John are most adept-Philly Soul. All the songs here are excellent, with the cream of the crop being "When The Morning Comes", "Las Vegas Turnaround", "I'm Just A Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like A Man)", the title track, "Lady Rain" and "Laughing Boy". "Everytime I Look At You" is the most soulful track on this CD, which has a "hillbilly" banjo and violin-laden instrumental at the end. This is probably as close to country that H & O ever got! This has to be the best CD in their entire catalog. Oh, and "Abandoned Luncheonette" also contains their first hit single, "She's Gone", which appeared on the Billboard charts on two separate occasions. If you are a fan of soul and/or pop music, you can't go wrong here. Please buy this CD!
This was the best album i heard in college back in 1973 and is still one of the top albums today.....your missing something if your never heard this or their previous album whole Oates!
Oates
Interview Hall & Oates, and they will tell you they feel like Voices is their first album!! While I agree that the period between WarBabies and Xstatic was not brilliant,there was some flourishes of brilliance such as Ennui On The Mountain from 75. ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE was undoubtedly their masterpiece!!!.This album is mostly acoustic, and takes some getting used to if you've only heard Private Eyes kind of stuff.This album sounds more like Cat Stevens , Dan Fogelberg,Carole King,etc . I had thought of H&O as kind of throwaway pop,the way I currently think of Britney,until I bought a used vinyl of this in the early 80's, I suddenly took them very seriously.My favorite is the title track simply because of the storyline and the constant time changes.There is a new DVD of them live in 1976 called Musikladen that has an outstanding version of this song where the ending kicks into hard rock.Buy this and you will find yourself humming "Will you survive,learn to drive,I know you cant describe the dreams-im just a kid dont make me feel like a man". Las Vegas turnaround is also a standout track.you should also get Whole Oates and the various collections of demos that cover the 69-71 years (Past Times,Really Smokin,Lot Of Changes comin,Backtraks).The songs on these are even better, just recorded poorly.If you like these early albums, seek out newer artists like Bernard Butler , Edwyn Collins, Five For Fighting,Train,Stereophonics.I guarantee you will like them. I personally thought the Voices album pulled the keys out of the ignition that was keeping them aflight-It's A Laugh-and the funny thing is everyone thought the Abandoned Luncheonette would be open forever!!! (pun intended)
#1 album
I remember my mother playing this album over and over again when I was a kid in the 1970's. I'm a casual Hall & Oates fan, have heard just about all their stuff and this is the best (although most of their stuff is great). Most folks know this duo for their great BIG 80's hits but this is much more. Just buy it and relax!
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