Doobie Brothers (Page 2 of 2)

Michael McDonald can do no wrong in my eyes....... but thats just me! 

Well since the Doob's have been through a few different phases musically what's your favorite disc of theirs? I would have to weigh in with What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits featuring their first number 1 hit Black Water, not to mention Road Angel, Eyes Of Silver, Tell Me What You Want, and Down In The Track. A classic album. What's yours?

                                                                                  Another Lonely Park
                                                                                  Another Sunday,

                                                                                 J Dawg

I agree a hundred per cent that Michael McDonald was exactly what the doctor ordered when Tommy left the band.  Originally MM was supposed to provide keyboards and background vocals and Pat was to take over lead-vocals.  That didn't last long though when the band heard his voice and found he had alot of great songs he had written.
I'm ashamed to admit that I lost touch with the Doobies for large periods and never actually heard the first self-titled album that includes the original "Nobody".  The recording quality of that version pales next to the new one imo.  After listening to the album I think I'd rate it their second best behind The Captain and Me.
On the new album there's quite a few good songs.  The deluxe edition offers two bonus tracks - An acoustic version of "Nobody" and a fine version of "Black Water".  I'm in the process of putting together a Doobies playlist to give to somebody here in the forum.
I'm moving kind of slow this morning due to being on a pleasant cocktail of meds for a car accident I had yesterday.  I T-boned a Ram Truck that made an illegal turn in front of me.  I think I was doing around 40 mph when I hit.  There were seven adults and a baby in the truck being driven by a seventeen year-old.  Nobody got hurt but me, but I consider myself extremely lucky I didn't get killed.

I should not have sounded so critical of MM. I actually do enjoy his vocals and contributions to the band, I just was not in a place where I was willing to give up the TJ Doobies for the MM Doobies back in the day. I was (and am) a die-hard DB fan, and when Takin It To The Streets came out, as good as it was, it just didn't satisfy the DB needs in me.

As time has passed and I've gotten older I have come to appreciate MM even more, but I still much prefer the TJ Doobies. Toulouse, Captain and Vices were brilliant.

No disrespect to MM intended.

100% agreement on all counts, Stu.  Takin' It the Streets wasn't just hard to give up the old on and hard to give acceptance to.  It was also the fact that it was SO hard NOT to give acceptance to, regarding not the enjoyment of, but the absolute inability to not have it shoved down my throat by radio stations back then.  The WB promotion was SO HUGE, it produced a gag effect on me.  I do appreciate Michael very much these days.   Although I have a hard time looking at him and thinking Jay Leno gave up cars and jokes, grew a little facial and took up singin'......

Rock ON Down The Faithful Freeway Of Lovin' It, Sort Of McDonald's Style, Your Doobie US Friend,
Rocket

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
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"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”

Something that I've always enjoyed about the Doobs is the fact that they always included 1 very tasty finger pickin' acoustic song on each album. Their very first eponymous album had a lot of great acoustic stuff on it and I'm not choosin' between the new & the original version of Nobody. The first time I heard that song back in '71 or '72 it knocked me out especially TJ's lead part.

                                                                              Love Them Doobies,

                                                                              J Dawg

THAT sounds reeeeeaaaaaalllllll GOOOOOOOOOD!!!!

J Dawg,

You get a 10 minute documentary with the new album (downloaded) and on it Tommy Johnston says the the new version of "Nobody" is much better than the original mainly for the recording quality.  He said you can barely hear the bass and drums.  I got the original and it's pretty good, but it sounds like a demo compared to its modern version.  After Toulouse Street the band re-released it as a single and it peaked at #58.  The fact that the Doobies did two versions of "Nobody" on World Gone Crazy tells me that they want it heard.