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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1981)
|L AND OATES iJates ignite foot-stompin’, Isjn’ crowd during concert ■most recent album, released |le weeks ago. I of continuing to plug that Iplaying its new tunes. Hall lies led the band through five Hs, including their first hit, nnc. Huitarist and vocalist John relatively sedate onstage itht concert, Daryl Hall proved Ho be a dynamic performer ■ unstrapped his guitar and Bp and down and rocked back Ir an electric piano during ■ilight of the evening, howey- [th ; band’s powerhouse rendi- an old Marvin Gave tune from ■ax player Charlie DeChamp ■ Cool to the hilt as he strolled Hie audience playing a funky Bhamp wore a cool blue suit ■ sunglasses, and drew hun- Bniles as he be-bopped down the side aisles with his specially ■■saxophone that enabled him Bat will on the coliseum floor. Hall showed his wide range of music al talent, playing slide trombone along with DeChamp’s sax. Bass player Tom Wolk, guitarist G.E. Smith, and drum mer Mickey Curry showed their stuff as well during that showcase tune, a nod to Motown soul music, which was one of the band’s early influences. Hall again commanded attention with his vocal solo during “Sara Smile.” He soared into the high notes of the song, and then took an a capelin ad-lib solo. He fell to his knees during the emotion- packed solo, tearing the simple word “please” from his throat, and collapsing onto the stage. MSG Town Hall sold only 5,000 of 8,000 available tickets to the concert, James Randolph, associate director of the MSG, said. Those who did attend, though, were treated to an exuberant performance when Hall and Oates cut loose with three hits from the “Voices” album. The crowd stood and clapped all through “Kiss On My List, “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling,” and “You Make My Dreams Come True.” Hall and Oates left the stage only an hour after they first appeared, but came back when the crowd demanded an en core. The band’s fans would not settle for just one encore, though. Twice more the band left the stage, only to be called back for second and third encores, in cluding another song from the “Private Eyes” album, “Head Above Water. The Cate Brothers Band from Fayet teville, Arkansas, opened the concert with a clean, forty-five minute set of efficient rhythm and blues tunes built around their only hit from four years ago, “Union Man.” The audience obviously was impa tient for Hall and Oates to appear, and the Cates did their best to keep their set rolling. Texas A&M was the fifth performance by Hall and Oates during their current tour, which will last ten weeks, promot ing the “Private Eyes” album. Daryl Hall, top left, pauses after a crowd pleasing solo in G. Rollie White Coliseum Sunday. John Oates, top right, though not as showy as his counterpart, made his own contribution of melodic harmonies and guitar playing during the Town Hall concert. The 5,000-member Aggie crowd, center, called the band back for three en cores. Saxophone player Charlie De- Champ, bottom left, took a stroll through the crowd during a song. The band played songs from its newest album as well as older hits. Fan Lisa Kueck, bottom right, finds the music so infectious that she can’t help but dance along with the band. Photos by Gammon