Ep8: Synth Sounds of Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" | Reverb
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- Hall & Oates' "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" figures heavily in our collective life soundtrack, and, unsurprisingly, it's equally consequential as a turning point for the insurgence of synthesizers in popular music. Here, William Kurk breaks down the sounds and techniques that make the #SynthSounds of this pop classic an ephemeral favorite.
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William Kirk is 100% legit. Please keep him as the host. I think you guys should get a little darker and show us synth sounds NIN closer.
Agree, you can't do a synth series and not have NIN tunes detailed.
I completely agree.
I absolutely agree and I hope that William comes back for another season of his tutorials! I did a little bit of resarch on Mr. Kurk (yes, it's indeed "Kurk"), aided by williamkurk.com/ He's released several solo albums in the last 15 years (all are available on streaming services, e.g. Spotify) and there's at least one podcast interview with William: It's at makingmoneyinthemusicbiz.com/podcast-52-interview-with-pianist-composer-singer-william-kurk/
@@drumtravelfun break out the emu emax sampler!
czcams.com/video/zxRpZGQnXcI/video.html Watch this video, and you'll understand why im shocked to read your comment :D an actual mashup of I cant go for that and Closer!
The drum pattern is ROCK AND ROLL 1 combined with another one of the presets which you can hear on the original. It was them recorded via a microphone in the room - coming out of the studio speakers.
The bass part and the organ style pads are indeed a Korg CX3.
The bells and strings are all Prophet5.
There is no rhodes or any other keyboards on this track.
The multitrack stems are pretty easy to hunt down - there is not much too this song at all, which makes it so amazing.
i would really appreciate a synth sounds of Zapp & Roger - More Bounce to the Ounce, love to see how it was arranged.
Love this! Keep it coming. Thanks Reverb
Have you guys done Cars by Gary Numan? If not, I'm sure that would be a fun song to dissect
How about the More Synth song same Album called Metal?
Ditto Cars Gary Newman
P.S. I did a cover (ALL INSTRUMENTS and vocals) of the CARS “Let the Good Times Roll” By Giant 1 Available iTunes, Spotify etc. (might be on CZcams)
Any Gary Numan song would be awesome!!
Need to do a Gary Numan song, master of synths.
Thank you Mr. Kirk for this wonderful series! I've enjoyed them all so far, and I'm looking forward to your next installment!
2 of my favourite songs ever so far from this series. Keep it coming!
Definitely keep doing this. Great study in how fantastic music featuring synths gets made.
Awww man, you're a real treasure with your knowledge. No one can watch these videos of yours and not be blown away by your skill. It's a real joy for me listening to the layers. Thanks so much!
I just stumbled across this upload, not even looking for music but here I am. I love love love, taking a song from my childhood (I'm 43) and breaking it down piece by piece. Great video! Gonna check out what else is here now. Thanx!
This series is incredible and William is god damn awesome. Please keep doing these these are the best thing on YT right now.
Excellent ! Really enjoyed seeing and hearing your analysis of this and other songs. Looking forward to more.
Really really good, thanks William!
i've been waiting for this forever. thank you.
I’ve been looking for a breakdown of this song like this for ages
Thank you! My fave beat/song all time
This is easily one of my favorite series to watch right now! Great job, super fun
WIlliam Kirk! I like your presentation, very light and entertaining. Well done!
This is great and really helpful. Please keep doing lots more of this series!
I’m addicted to watching these. Please keep them going!
Great series! So much to learn from analyzing the parts and sounds!
Please keep these coming, this is so great!
Fantastic video, guys. Keep up with this series
Damn, William Kirk! This is the best instruction I've found from Reverb, keep it up homie!
I've listened to this song so many times in the last few days, your timing is perfect for me.
Every time is the right time for Hall & Oates.
Sorry, but you're out of touch, I'm out of time.
These clips are so entertaining to watch. Well done!
This is brilliant!! Love love love this kind of stuff
This was super rad! Excellent song choice.
This is so dope exactly what i needed in my life rn
Awesome video, thanks for sharing!
Hall & Oates made my life better!! ❤
I love these videos! Thanks so much for making them!
Really enjoying this series! Keep it up!
BEAUTIFUL
What a great song choice!!!!!!!!!
Awesome! This is great! Thanks and keep them coming.
i really enjoy the video man, keep it up
More more, for sure! Loving these!
beautiful! so cool
Loved it. Great sounds
I really love these keep em coming
love this show!
Every video of yours I watch I feel like I'm getting a history lesson on music. A+
I remember listening to this track back in '81. As I recall there were no fewer than 9 separate synth patches in the intro. Still a great groove nearly 40 years later.
"...but we can go for that" This guy kills me
Great video! Keep these coming!
Bass in yo face here we go 👌🏽🎶😜
tdrum21 Haha, this guy is awesome.
Man, I don't even play the keyboard but I love this song and that's how I got here... But I stayed for your hosting. Great sense of humor! That vintage gear jokes were actually fun!
Dude.....you are a genius wrapped in a Master!!!
Reverb is rockin it with this series
Yes. More of these videos!
Beautiful
Aw yeah this was smile time! I had that style jacket in grey back in the day.
Loving this series! The tones are really spot on!
Would love to see Depeche Modes ”Behind the Wheel” or a-Ha’s ”Take On Me”.
Or just some wonderful DX7 songs!
would love to see this series continue!!! (perhaps exploring synth sounds of THE THE)
also further videos into ableton etc :)
i love his deconstructing of famous tunes. it's like watching how a magician does a trick. infinitely interesting. thanks.
Excellent video! More of these would definitely be great! :)
Can you make a Synth sounds video every day til the end of time thanks
What good is it if Bob Fossil isn't there to dance to it? I mean, the guy merges with this song in a way that they make each other better. Bob Fossil IS this Song. This song IS Bob Fossil. And he can't go for that.
Late to comment, but yes I love these 80’s production breakdowns! Great track selection so instead of suggesting a song, keep going in the vein you are, and it will inspire me to go back and listen to old vinyl.
William Kurk you are a treasure!
Very nice. It's almost there. That Rhodes arpeggio is missing a note at the bottom of the run, though. I think it's a G in one bar, then F on the next.
clinke2007, I think you're correct. The "Rhodes" arpeggio ends with "G" the first time, and "F" every other time. In fact, it's pretty easy to confirm this by watching the original Hall and Oates video. That part is played on a Prophet 5 in the video, and the alternating G and F are clearly seen.
Correct.
Except it's not a Rhodes sound. Prophet 5 all the way.
@@UnionThugg the prophet 5 he played sounded alot more like the original minus the aftertouch at the end
New favourite CZcams show.
What a great song...just great
Love it!
this channel is so awesome
These videos are the best. MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!
Love these! More Please!!!
Love this!
These are awesome
Now that was dope
Love this
Love this guy
These have been great so far. I would love to see some Oingo Boingo please!
These are the best
Love it.
Great video, very well done. The Safety Dance, please!
Your descriptions for the sound adjustments you’re cool like that bounce for the 40 ounce I like that.
This is awesom
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I am astonished at how Daryl Hall came up with that magical Rhodes arpeggiated line. Magical...
Liked this style of video and Loved the host
Greetings earthlings. Such a great series.
this series has been fuckin dope. thanks dude.
Another 🔥 jam
William Kirk is the best! Keep him!
Thanks for all these videos guys; you had me at "It's My Life!" I thought they might've used a Yamaha CP30 on this. I heard they used that on "You Make My Dreams Come True" and it had an organ-ish piano sound. "Take On Me" would be a good tune to examine for synths used!
This video is so fire
Really cool.
Gonna go ahead and LIKE before we start 🙌 👏🏻 👍🏿
Great video! Definitely want to hear more. It doesn't even need to be an entire song, maybe you could just pick a really iconic synth part, like a lead or a pad, and show how to regenerate it on real analog hardware from scratch? For example maybe the pad from Brian Eno's "An Ending" or the lead from "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter Group?
love what you do you should make a tv show
Good job.
What an interesting video!! I'm a guitarist, they never break down guitar recordings like this
You're a terrific musician too!!
I LOVE THIS SERIES! Please do an episode on Talk Talk.
Yes!!! Talk talk and then Naked Eyes
You rock!
This my favorite song ever
I don't play keys, but you are one of my favorite Reverb guys!
Killer track
I want to hear more songs picked apart like this
That was really cool to see. I was hoping you’d tak a little about all the adjustments he makes in the music vice to the keyboard. But very cool. Thanks.
man i never watch these videos ,but i opened this one to see if they replicated that bass line to the fullest! I guess i should always trust my gut! Thanks though! :)
I know nothing about all that, but I love the song. That's what brought me here. Interesting.
Thank You