Album
Big Bam Boom
1984 · Rock, Funk / Soul
38 collectors on Gatefold own this
Big Bam Boom is a Soul & Funk album by Daryl Hall John Oates, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 100 pressings tracked, owned by 38 collectors.
About
<i>Big Bam Boom</i> is the last in a series of Hall & Oates albums that starts with 1980’s <i>Voices</i>. Over the course of four albums, the blue-eyed soul duo from Philly perfected a recipe that represented a convergence of the era’s most popular styles: synth-pop, new wave, lite rock, and modern R&B. One can trace the evolution of musical styles in the early ‘80s through Hall & Oates’ albums, and <i>Big Bam Boom</i> presents the dawning of a new age. The synth sounds on “Dance On Your Knees” and “Going Thru the Motions” are mechanical and jagged, signaling the dawn of an era that would belong to Prince and Huey Lewis. Despite the shifting sands, the duo could still craft some of its signature featherweight pop: “Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid” and “Possession Obsession” are two of the band’s dreamiest confections. At the same time, the sublimely hook-laden but guitar-driven “Out of Touch” shares some ground with the seminal British band New Order, who were just beginning its rise to fame in 1984. Although Hall & Oates would be successful for years to come, <i>Big Bam Boom</i> brings to a close an era that they helped define.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Dance On Your Knees1:27
- A2Out Of Touch4:24
- A3Method Of Modern Love5:27
- A4Bank On Your Love4:37
- A5Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid5:23
Side B
- B1Going Thru The Motions5:39
- B2Cold Dark And Yesterday4:41
- B3All American Girl4:25
- B4Possession Obsession4:34
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Contemporary R&B
- polished
- swaggering
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bashiri JohnsonMUSICIAN , TIMBALES TIMBALES
- Charlie DechantBAND, SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Clive SmithMUSICIAN , SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER
- Coati MundiVOCALS
- Daryl HallARRANGED BY, SYNTHESIZER, GUITAR BAND, VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER , GUITAR BAND, VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER, GUITAR
- Daryl Hall & John OatesVOCALS
- G.E. SmithBAND, LEAD GUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Jay BurnettMUSICIAN , PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
- Jimmy BralowerDRUM DRUM MACHINE DRUMS
- John OatesARRANGED BY, SYNTHESIZER, GUITAR BAND, VOCALS, GUITAR, GUITAR SYNTHESIZER , SYNTHESIZER BAND, VOCALS, GUITAR, GUITAR SYNTHESIZER, SYNTHESIZER
- Mickey CurryBAND, DRUMS DRUM DRUMS
- Robbie KilgoreKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, PROGRAMMED BY KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER
- T-Bone WolkARRANGED BY, BASS, SYNTHESIZER, GUITAR ARRANGED BY, SYNTHESIZER, GUITAR BAND, BASS, GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER
- Wells ChristieMUSICIAN , SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER
- Arthur BakerFEATURING
38 collectors on Gatefold own this · 100 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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