Arts & Culture
TEST SPINS | Hall & Oates: ‘Bigger Than Both Of Us’
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It’s been all over the news: Daryl Hall is suing John Oates. As per the Associated Press, Hall claims that “Oates and his team engaged in the ‘ultimate partnership betrayal’ by pushing to sell his share [of Whole Oats Enterprises LLP] while telling Hall’s associates that he wanted to maintain his ownership.” It’s hard to believe that one of music’s most beloved duos is at war; songs like “Maneater,” “Rich Girl” and “Out of Touch” are woven into the very fabric of music history, so to think that Hall & Oates is now just Hall and Oates comes as a shock to the system. Regardless, this is reality, so in honor of the rift that has come between this iconic duo, I’ve decided to review their aptly named 1976 album, Bigger Than Both Of Us. “Back Together Again” starts the album out with a jazzy intro and a rare glimmer of John Oates at lead vocals. It sounds like something straight out of the ’60s, and although it’s a repetitive and relatively simple track, it’s catchy enough that it works.