Listen to how perfect this Doobie Brothers concert is

[Deleted member 11985]

I stumbled across this video a few years ago and still think about it every once in a while. I don't listen to the Doobie Brothers. As a matter of fact, watching parts of this video a handful of times is the only time I've intentionally listened to them. But I just can't get over how perfectly all of them are playing.

I figured it would be a good Friday night thing to share here. It's one of those videos that doesn't play in the embedded YouTube player, so here's the plain link:

DOOBIE BROTHERS - Santa Barbara, California, 1982 - FULL CONCERT

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[HomokHarcos]

I really like their music, even though I don't like the band name. I wish they came up with something better.

 

[darz1]

I feel like there is a joke here but I'm not sure what it is

 

[CloseTalker]

that's a really well done recording for that era, every instrument is captured quite well

 

[Kensation]

WHAT A FOOL BELEEEEEEEEEEEEVEEEEES

 

[Deleted member 11985]

WHAT A FOOL BELEEEEEEEEEEEEVEEEEES

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They play that at 34:50.

 

[Akainu]

Saw the doobie brothers years ago at hard rock they were pretty good.

 

[darz1]

I really like their music, even though I don't like the band name. I wish they came up with something better.

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They were originally known as Black Sabbath but had to change it due to the other Black Sabbath

 

[Poppy]

does this have long train runnin

 

[Deleted member 11985]

does this have long train runnin

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29:05

One of the top comments has timestamps for all the songs.

 

[Raccoon]

god I love Michael McDonald

fun fact, he was gonna be the singer for Toto but he joined the Doobies days before they asked

imagine the chorus of Africa with McDonald

 

[Poppy]

29:05

One of the top comments has timestamps for all the songs.

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i figured it would but i decided to test how dedicated you were instead

thank you very much

 

[Hoa]

Michael Mcdonald will always be a favorite. The album he dropped in 2017 was pretty great too, still got it.

 

[Deleted member 11985]

i figured it would but i decided to test how dedicated you were instead

thank you very much

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Haha, np. I don't think I ever made it to that song before. It has a pretty sick bongo solo in it.

 

[Raccoon]

Michael Mcdonald will always be a favorite. The album he dropped in 2017 was pretty great too, still got it.

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YES I never see people talk about Wide Open, fantastic album

his voice has aged incredibly well and the material is all great

 

[iareharSon]

what the fuck

i was just talking about the doobie brothers with someone 15 minutes ago, due to being shocked that they were from San Jose, CA

 

[Fat4all]

i think ive watched this specific concert on youtube like 5 times now

 

[LProtagonist]

This can't be their best performance, because it's missing Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. Guitar virtuoso who moonlights as a missile defense expert and military contractor.

 

[Deleted member 35987]

Minute by minute 😎

 

[Kasey]

I really like their music, even though I don't like the band name. I wish they came up with something better.

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[Deleted member 1627]

Fantastic, thanks for sharing.

 

[Betelgeuse]

That's funny - I had the same reaction to the same video only a few weeks ago. As you said, it's almost surreal how perfect it sounds, from their playing to the fidelity of the mix.

 

[Poppy]

listened to almost all of this, stunning quality, a really great bite sized concert

doobie brothers are like music that i probably would rarely say no to; i dont love them necessarily but there are songs i really like and the rest is very listenable

 

[Deleted member 42055]

Holyyyy shit never seen that before. They get all the credit in the world from me for playing next to the UCSB
lagoon because oh my goodness does it smell. Shout out to my fellow Gauchos out there :)

also ,obligatory:



*And if you are a student there right now, and I say this with the deepest deepest sincerity from the bottom of my heart: I'm so sorry you never got to experience Isla Vista Halloween as it once was

 

[Sordid Plebeian]

how did I know there would be a time stamp for long train runnin lol

 

[Stranger Things]

I just listened to the whole thing... amazing performance. That "progressive metal guitar solo" jam replacing the saxophone from I Cheat The Hangman at 39 minutes is badass and totally unexpected. The recording is CRYSTAL CLEAR! Those sound/mix engineers responsible for the show and doing all the magic behind the scenes were the real deal!

Oh, and this reminds me... My sister got a used Volkswagen Beetle a few years ago and there was Doobie Brothers mixtape in the CD player the original owner left (or forgot about lol) and we NEVER took it out haha. It had all the classics and I got hooked on the jams for sure.

 

[StrangeRoboMemory]

 

[Streetcleaner]

The smoothest summer camp.

 

[JuicyPlayer]

I really like their music, even though I don't like the band name. I wish they came up with something better.

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Isn't doobie another name for blunt?

 

[Dreavus]

Watched the whole thing kinda on a whim, thank you! Such great musicians.