Doobie Brothers preferrence (1 Viewer)

[JuniorNB]

Many old-time Doobie Brother fans despise the Michael McDonald era. Others didn't care for their rootsy classic rock style but became fans when McDonald lent them a west coast pop sound.

Personally, I liked both incarnations of the band. If I had to list my top ten Doobie songs, I'd probably have a nice mix from both eras.

Which version did you prefer?

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

A huge, gigantic not.

 

[Socrates11]

Liked both.

 

[zamboni]

I like both eras, but much prefer their early sound with Tom Johnston.

McDonald does get props for being on What's Happening though.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Captain and me

Toulouse street

That is doobies. The mcdonald stuff became something else.

 

[ericttspikes]

YES

 

[Jutz]

Personally, I liked both incarnations of the band. If I had to list my top ten Doobie songs, I'd probably have a nice mix from both eras.

I agree with this. And to add... I think this is very rare. They kind of sound like 2 different bands... but I like both.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

A huge, gigantic not.

If I have to hear "Yamo Be There" one more time, I'm going to "Yamo" burn this place to the ground.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

A huge, gigantic not.

If I have to hear "Yamo Be There" one more time, I'm going to "Yamo" burn this place to the ground.

I giggle at those references every time. Especially when Rudd is filming his ### and, as soon as they wrestle him to the ground and cut the camera, that DVD comes back on.

 

[LHUCKS]

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Aren't many things you could have posted in English to make me want to click a link less.

 

[LHUCKS]

YES

Top 10 Yacht Rock

 

[LHUCKS]

Did you click it?

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

 

[Lehigh98]

Doesn't matter, either way I'm dressing up as Rerun and bringing a giant old school tape recorder.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Both versions were good.

 

[timschochet]

Personally, I liked both incarnations of the band. If I had to list my top ten Doobie songs, I'd probably have a nice mix from both eras.

I agree with this. And to add... I think this is very rare. They kind of sound like 2 different bands... but I like both.

It's been done. The Peter Green Fleetwood Mac is a blues band, very different from the famous version. I like both.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Personally, I liked both incarnations of the band. If I had to list my top ten Doobie songs, I'd probably have a nice mix from both eras.

I agree with this. And to add... I think this is very rare. They kind of sound like 2 different bands... but I like both.

It's been done. The Peter Green Fleetwood Mac is a blues band, very different from the famous version. I like both.

That early version of FM wasn't anywhere near as popular as Doobies Mark I was. There are lots of bands who changed their sounds radically but very few who were as popular in both versions as the Doobies were (at least 1/2 dozen big hits on both ends including #1s in each era).Blood, Sweat, & Tears was another that - like Fleetwood Mac - doesn't even sound like the same band later on. But their early incarnation wasn't very popular either. Also, the Doobies essentially replaced only one guy - most of these other bands had multiple personnel changes.

I think both versions of the Doobies were fantastic and that they were probably the most underrated (by rock critics & music snobs) popular band of the 70s (though Three Dog Night is a very close 2nd). Musicianship wasn't great but it was plenty good, they had distinctive (& multiple) lead singers, and were pretty versitile in their sound even on the same album. The records are impeccably produced so that they still sound good today.

 

[saintsfan]

What A Fool Believes is genius.

I like both

 

[Parrothead]

I celebrate their entire catalogue, so I voted "both"

 

[kupcho1]

A huge, gigantic not.

I hate the doobie brothers

 

[ericttspikes]

YES

Sailing is a good #1, but Loggins got robbed with This Is It. Should've been higher.

 

[spodog]

pre and post MM really are almost like two entirely different bands. Like them both.

On a 1,500 mile bus trip, a group of us once played Black Water 30 straight times on a small cassette player and sang the chorus every time until the bus driver finally made us shut it off since it was about 2 AM.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Personally, I liked both incarnations of the band. If I had to list my top ten Doobie songs, I'd probably have a nice mix from both eras.

I agree with this. And to add... I think this is very rare. They kind of sound like 2 different bands... but I like both.

It's been done. The Peter Green Fleetwood Mac is a blues band, very different from the famous version. I like both.

Way to go. It's still rare.

 

[Postradamus]

LHUCKS:internet::Michael McDonald:Music

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

I think both versions of the Doobies were fantastic and that they were probably the most underrated (by rock critics & music snobs) popular band of the 70s (though Three Dog Night is a very close 2nd). Musicianship wasn't great but it was plenty good, they had distinctive (& multiple) lead singers, and were pretty versitile in their sound even on the same album. The records are impeccably produced so that they still sound good today.

Agree totally. Although, Michael McDonald's voice took the band higher than they had ever been before.

 

[Fariq]

I feel this is an important thread and I am glad it was bumped.

 

[bigbottom]

I think both versions of the Doobies were fantastic and that they were probably the most underrated (by rock critics & music snobs) popular band of the 70s (though Three Dog Night is a very close 2nd). Musicianship wasn't great but it was plenty good, they had distinctive (& multiple) lead singers, and were pretty versitile in their sound even on the same album. The records are impeccably produced so that they still sound good today.

Agree totally. Although, Michael McDonald's voice took the band higher than they had ever been before.

I thought he took them to the streets.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

I think both versions of the Doobies were fantastic and that they were probably the most underrated (by rock critics & music snobs) popular band of the 70s (though Three Dog Night is a very close 2nd). Musicianship wasn't great but it was plenty good, they had distinctive (& multiple) lead singers, and were pretty versitile in their sound even on the same album. The records are impeccably produced so that they still sound good today.

Agree totally. Although, Michael McDonald's voice took the band higher than they had ever been before.

I thought he took them to the streets.

He kept them runnin', so maybe both of you are right.