I keep forgetting about how soulful this song is. Not bad for a bunch of redneck. oakey country bumpkins..lol

Michael McDonald is now a pathetic hack, but that's for another thread--one I will never start. I do have asthetics.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=COyPUWVwhXY

I ran up a big staircase yesterday. Good for the heart.

2freaky4church1 said:

Never thought of Doobies as rednecks; they always had a brother in the band. Dope Smokin' Bikers with a touch of hippie funk. Their trailer-park aura is confusin' you.

Nowadays their music is as tired as Chicago and EWF, but it makes county fairs more fun.

Only because McDonald introduced them to funk.

2freaky4church1 said:

Mike definitely solidified them with smooth r&b smellies, but they was always onto the stuff. WHAT WERE ONCE VICES... had a sweet taste of Louisiana boogie with "Black Water" and STAMPEDE had "Take Me in Your Arms" and off THE CAPTAIN & ME "China Grove" and "Long Train" had a potent beat that moved them over to many r&b collections. Even from the begining, TOULOUSE STREET birthed "Jesus Is Just Alright" and "Listen to the Music" which became a big Isleys throwdown on 3+3.

I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama, come and take me by the hand

Blackwater - Patrick Simmons '73

Then I was down south and I heard some funk with some main ingredients
Like Doobie Brothers, Blue Magic, David Bowie.
It was cool,
But can you imagine Doobiein' your funk? Ho!
P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) - {G Clinton, W Collins, B Worrell} '75

PFunkjazz said:

Yeah, back in the day I had them peg for hog riders who smoked pot. But never rednecks, country bumpkins, or hayseeds.

And I like this song.

That track is OK I guess, but the Doobies stuff that gets me really interested is the whole Minute By Minute album. I recently bought a gold CD remastered version of that album and the sound is really warm, like a really good LP but without the crackle and pops of course. My favourite from that album is "Open Your Eyes": http://youtube.com/watch?v=ansI1NlQ6FY That track is SMOOOOTH.

A few weeks ago,I bought their 1976 album 'Takin' It To The Streets' on CD.I've been enjoying it tremendously I was thinking that it was time for a Doobie Brothers thread.

purplehippieonthe1 said:

My favorite song from that album is "Dependin' On You".

What A Fool Believes - great song

It's a good song. Minute By Minute is also my favorite from them; "What a Fool Believes" and the title track are perfect.

They were 2 different bands, PM (prior to McDonald) and AM (after McDonald). My guess -- just my guess -- is that the label needed to find a vehicle for McDonald and the Doobies were the best fit. That being said, I like'em both for different reasons.

sosgemini said:

MsLegs said:

that's from 'The Brady Kids',right? I used to watch that cartoon when I was a kid.

SoulAlive said:

it is? who knew?

sosgemini said:

That's what I'm saying.

yeah,the Brady Kids had their own cartoon in the early 70s.Each episode concluded with a "music video",and they had these little animal friends who were dancing around in the videos.I'm pretty sure that this gif is from one of the episodes,lol.