- Record Label: Blue Note
- Release Date: Mar 23, 2010
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The duo has never abandoned the cool reserve of music nerds, but their sound on this tribute has a different sort of ease and confidence; they've learned something from studying their pop music history books.
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MojoIt all slides down nicely--great bachelorette party music that sounds good on headphones. [Sep 2010, p.104]
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For now, the musicianship is there, and I can't fault them their enthusiasm in the Hall & Oates back catalogue. It's just that Sara's smile gets lost in the interpretation.
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No, Kurstin and George's tribute is not bad. It's not offensive. Nor, thankfully, is it kitschy. It's just a bit bland and pointless. Or, if it does have a point or two, they're incidental.
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They've delivered faithful, appreciative renditions, but the elephant-in-the-room question is why anyone would cop this disc instead of an H&O best-of.