# 70's/ Soft Rockers Underrated. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416 "2016-02-18T04:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/21 "2016-02-19T00:12:57Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > If they hit SoCal, I just might. If that was a typical show, it would be worth it. Pssst! [They’re playing the Bowl in September!](http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B005041DB144AFA?c=LN_NAC_SEM_NAT_Google_LosAngelesOrangeCounty_HollywoodBowlLNHS_HallOates_NONE_Standard_O_91467_20160202_20160202&GCID=36081&keyword=hall%2520and%2520oates) ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/22 "2016-02-19T00:45:14Z")
My wife, before we were married, saw that Rick Springfield was going to play the casino I worked for. She got all excited about it. I have never been a Rick Springfield fan but got tickets. So we went to the show. I was pleasantly surprised. Rick Springfield was much heavier than I thought and it was a pretty good show. The backing band was awesome. My soon to be wife was a bit disappointed though. She saw the ad for Rick Springfield and apparently her brain heard Bruce Springsteen. Slee ---
**Author:** ![SantaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@SantaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SantaMan)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/23 "2016-02-19T00:50:41Z")
[Not the first time:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW1Frr4OcRc) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/24 "2016-02-19T00:53:04Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > When it was announced that Hall and Oates would be performing at Red Rocks this summer, my two millennial sons were among the first to buy tickets. Say What??? I never saw that one coming, but apparently they have found an audience with the millenials. Kids today have a far larger set of music to choose from than we did - my daughter (14yo) has albums by Frank Sinatra, One Direction, Celtic music, and Led Zep IV. With youtube and snapchat and etc, any act and style is ripe to be “discovered” and immediately shared with a “what do y’all guys think of this?” message. This has lead to some rather odd trends and styles… ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/25 "2016-02-19T00:58:06Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Daryl Hall is a fucking amazing vocalist. He got started in Philly soul groups and earned his chops, and the H20 songs are extremely well crafted and hold up today, even if some sound a bit dated given the 80’s sounds used. > > As for Pablo Cruise, Seals & Crofts, England Dan and John Ford Coley, that Wildfire song, etc. - a big Meh. That song “Sometimes When We Touch” - Argh! I would prefer a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, thanks. Those songs are part of the soundtrack of my life, but I usually change the channel when they come on in my brain 😉 > > Some soft stuff was wonderful - **Windy** by the Association comes to mind. Some good Dan Fogelberg and John Denver. But hearing a few hairy guys singing strummy songs about trying to get a girl to hook up with them? Pass. Windy was 1967. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/26 "2016-02-19T01:00:33Z")
> [@Truman\_Burbank](#): > > Windy was 1967. Rick Springfield was surprisingly better than one had a right to expect (he also acted on a daytime soap). His lead guitarist was Neal Geraldo (yeah, I prolly mis-spelled it), at Benetar’s guitarist (and husband). ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/27 "2016-02-19T01:05:13Z")
[Daryl Hall And Grace Potter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypwcitHSEQo) ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/28 "2016-02-19T01:49:19Z")
Hall is superb. Anyone intrigued in hearing him outside the H&O framework should pick up his solo album Sacred Songs, recorded in collaboration with Robert Fripp. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/29 "2016-02-19T16:28:18Z")
[J.D. Souther](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdC-zOMuVw) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/30 "2016-02-19T17:04:06Z")
When I saw the thread title, I never would have thought it would reference Hall and Oates. Never considered them one of the soft rock groups. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/31 "2016-02-19T17:06:27Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > When I saw the thread title, I never would have thought it would reference Hall and Oates. Never considered them one of the soft rock groups. Yep, 80’s new wave. Although you could argue that their gorgeous first single, Sara Smile, was in that late 70’s soft-rock category. But it is a great song. Great chords. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/32 "2016-02-20T00:10:04Z")
> [@sleestak](#): > > …My soon to be wife was a bit disappointed though. She saw the ad for Rick Springfield and apparently her brain heard Bruce Springsteen. That reminds me of [Ryan Adams often slipping](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni_-e5Mb3hU) a [Bryan Adams song into his set](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_rEUtI1dZM) (one time dedicating it to an audience member: “This goes out to you, soccer mom who evidently just realized she’s at the wrong concert!”) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/33 "2016-02-20T00:36:52Z")
Thanks for mentioning J. D. Souther. Reminds me of my “in a band” phase … though mine wasn’t headbangin’, it was “light folkie rock”. Like [Poco](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnqOSO_SL6E), [Fool’s Gold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeJ4MPDmwL0) (Fogelberg’s band), and Karla Bonoff [(Oh, here she is live with Mr. Souther).](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UyXioR547o) ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416/34 "2016-02-20T15:59:20Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > Pssst! [They’re playing the Bowl in September!](http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B005041DB144AFA?c=LN_NAC_SEM_NAT_Google_LosAngelesOrangeCounty_HollywoodBowlLNHS_HallOates_NONE_Standard_O_91467_20160202_20160202&GCID=36081&keyword=hall%2520and%2520oates) Now I have something to do this fall 🙂 * * * I was a kid when Hall & Oates became famous all I knew about them were a couple of pop-ish songs heard on the radio. My sister, who lives in Philly turned me on to them later. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416.md?page=1)