Incredible live performance from one of the greatest bands ever - and MM’s voice is a gift from the heavens.

@maralynfarber2068

6 күн бұрын

I am a trained vocalist, and I am picky as heck about voices. I LOVE MM’s voice! Indeed, MM is a very rare gift!🎵🎵🩵

I feel sorry for them 717 folk who gave this concert a thumbs down. Their lives must really suck.

People don't understand how hard is is to have this great a sound in an open venue like this. The greatness of the Doobies musicianship shines through. Phenomenal stuff. I was in elementary school but raised on great music like this! Long live the Doobie Brothers!

One of the greatest bands of the 70s/80s without a doubt

Ahhhh the 80s with the voice of Michael McDonald supplying the soundtrack. If I could go back in time...

Stumbled on this and realized I was there. Wow.. Mind Blown...

Michael McDonald is from my hometown of Ferguson and graduated from my high school about 14 years before me. We grew up listening to them on the radio. So proud of him. He's definitely my fave American singer of all time!!! The Doobie Bros were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 and my fave band,...most of the band members sing lead on a great song.

Ahh the 80's . Bring em' back please.

Michael McDonald is simply one of the greatest male singer's of all time. His singing is as good live as it is recorded.

@apseudonym

Жыл бұрын

sometimes it's even better live which is insane

@BanBanChi

Жыл бұрын

he is unique sounding for sure. to me, great background vocalist but sounded like he was constipated and trying to push one out when singing lead.

@apseudonym

Жыл бұрын

@@BanBanChi nobody asked you

@Ronie792

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed

@johndough247

Жыл бұрын

@David Brown No. Just No. You must be unfamiliar with the band. I play bass and guitar professionally...I've watched this video several times over the years and focused primarily on Willie Weeks (bass) and Patrick Simmons (guitarist with mustache) and everything matches up; what you hear is what they're playing. It might be a frame or two out of sync with the audio (maybe), but they're playing and singing live...they brought a mobile studio to record it and then sent that feed to the PA. They later mixed it and that's why it sounds so great. Everyone on that stage is a top level musician and they might make playing it with barely any mistakes look easy...but rest assured they were playing.

Freakin killin still in 2023. My god lol one of the tightest shows I’ve ever seen

I saw the Doobie Brothers on their farewell tour in 1982 at Carowinds Amusement Park just south of Charlotte, NC. It is located right on the state line between North Carolina and South Carolina. I had no idea that they would get back together anywhere 1987 to 1989. I got to see the Doobie Brothers again in concert at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans in 1989. It is 2024 and the Doobie Brothers are still in business. I am glad that they were finally inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.

It was the summer of 1982. I was not quite 16. On what seemed like a whim toward the summer's end, my parents packed my brother and I into the car and took us to Six Flags Over Georgia. While we were strolling through the park, trying to figure out what to ride next, I heard music coming from somewhere, and it sounded good! My parents gave me permission to follow it, and when I caught up with it, it was the Doobies on their first farewell tour. And it was free with admission to the park! I couldn't believe how lucky I was, and it was the first real rock concert I'd ever been to. In fact, wouldn't attend another big concert until about 1993. There were a few thousand people there already, but somehow I got pretty close to the stage anyway, and with a great view. Seeing the Doobies was AWESOME! What I loved about the band most was that, with the rise of punk rock, new wave, and right past the prime of Kiss, the Doobie Brothers were the antithesis of posturing and preening. There was no makeup, no theatre, no fireworks, no costumes, and no fake names. There wasn't an ounce of pretension in the band, and no hero worship in the audience. It was like an overblown backyard barbecue with friends over to jam with! In fact, at one point, Pat Simmons, with a wireless guitar connection on his hip, wandered right out into the crowd during a solo and stood right there, deep into the aisle, a hundred feet into the audience, tearing into the fretboard. Nobody rushed him or grabbed for him, because he was just Pat, our super cool friend who played guitar. In other words, there was only one reason to go to a Doobies concert. That was to listen to the music, and that was plenty good enough all by itself. It was inspiring, and I had such a good time, I bought the t-shirt and wore it like a badge of honor for ten years after --- the only concert merchandise I've ever bought, in fact. Today, when I perform, I strive to be that transparent and accessible, because it's not about me. It's about the shared experience and hope that live music can bring. If that's what we were all taking to the streets today, the world would be a lot better place. God bless the Doobie Brothers.

@brainrussell6811

Ай бұрын

Went to many concerts at that Six Flags during that era... don't know how I missed the Doobies!

@itgoestoeleven

18 күн бұрын

I love this comment! Well-written and evocative.

@americanparser

18 күн бұрын

@@itgoestoeleven Thank you so much. It was an milestone moment in my young life.

@Sergeant-Major

13 күн бұрын

Great story there Little Brother 👍

This is the best doobie brothers live concert ive found on KZread

What a fantastic day the audience had that day and with perfect Santa Barbara weather too.

I'm 63. Hubby and I belonged to the music clubs and played our record music from the 60's and 70's often. Our two boys grew up with it and they play it now on their CD's and their MP3. They tell us we had the best music ever. They don't have to tell us we already knew it! ✌

The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan with Michael McDonald are two of the tightest, coolest and most soulful bands live! I grew up listening to their music and I still get goosebumps forty years later.

@kevintownsend3840

18 күн бұрын

Absolutely 💯 % agree Steely Dan Donald Fagen

Michael's voice is still in top shape 40 years later, a fraction more bluesy grit but there's nothing wrong with that!

Whoever the sound man was at this concert, deserves a Gold medal!!!!!!!!!

@vidworxsfx

2 жыл бұрын

I agree the engineering and mix on this is amazing, this is so good I wonder if its been live recorded via sound truck full multi-track during and then re-mixed and mastered to perfection later as it sounds just so good.

@hydroalternation

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the day this would have been taken off the monitor engineers desk feed and yes this is long before in ear monitors and these guys in production were the best at that time

@gombarovits

2 жыл бұрын

@@vidworxsfx probably recorded multi-track through tape and then mixed and mastered on a studio desk.

@williambergman3840

2 жыл бұрын

U should check out Leonid n friends playing My old school 👍❤️sounds exactly like them👍

@76matthieu

2 жыл бұрын

re-recorded in the studio of course.. like Live and Dangerous from Thin Lizzy. good live albums though !

OMG this was wonderful! Each band member bursting with talent!

Oh Yes! I agree with everyone here about the sound quality of this show. Absolutely Fabulous!!!

I was there as an undergrad and yes the sound was amazing and experience unforgettable!

@gilmarsilva5539

Жыл бұрын

Deve ter sido loucura...anos de ouro da música.

@dgodrummer8110

2 ай бұрын

Right on Debra! that brings chills to me. I attended my first concert in '82, was a freshman in HS. The WHO, at the san Diego stadium. John Cougar opened and got "WHO'D" off the stage after two songs.

@peterolsen1129

Ай бұрын

Lucky you Deborah 👍

Good old days no cell phones. Just enjoying the concert. Living in the moment.

@trysometenderness7466

2 жыл бұрын

Great point.

@CuriousOne90

Ай бұрын

Yes ♥

Such great musicians! They just plugged in and played. No dancers, no video presentation, no lights no nothin‘ ‚cept really, really good music. Thanks Doobie Brothers for a great concert and thanks SpeedMerchants for a great upload.

@rm-cc4pm

2 ай бұрын

agree, imagine getting tickets to this gig, to help them party a little bit, classy

@WesleyWattley-xy4fg

2 ай бұрын

Off the highest order! 🫡 🌎 🎸 🎹 🥁 🪘 😅🎷

@maria-lena5919

Ай бұрын

Agree 👍 the way real music should be!

Born in 1976 here to listen in 2021. Who's coming back in another 45 years? Pure musical talent.

Perfect sound. Almost 40 years ago this great live concert of the Doobies. Incredible, even now end of 2023!

2023!!! I knew the 1st time I heard (70's Born) the Doobie Brothers & Michael McDonald They Would Both Stand the Test of Time, Period!!! Bravo!!

@brianoconnor7796

Ай бұрын

amen!!

Anybody else mention how Cornelius Bumpus killed the "Long Train Runnin'" vocals? What an amazing voice. Also, huge Michael McDonald and Doobie Brothers fan. I watch this concert at least once a year. One of the best live performances ever.

@jasonrezman9356

Жыл бұрын

The doobies are the best, its sad cleophus past away, he was a great asset to the band.he could play anything. The drummer ias also really tallented and michael is a great man of musical tallent

@craigedwards2940

3 ай бұрын

Cornelius killed it on the keys, Sax and the vocals. He's a massive loss to the music industry. But, we'll never hear about it because these days most music industry people wouldn't even know who he was. Some nice work by Patrick Simmons too.

Great fucking band, fantastic songs, superb sound production, beautiful setting, joy all around. Taking it to the streets!

Takin' It to the Streets 1:25 Jesus is just Alright 5:50 Keep This Train A-Rollin’ 9:55 Take Me in Your Arms 14:00 Real Love 18:00 Minute by Minute 22:20 Acoustic Jam (?) 26:55 Long Train Runnin' 29:05 What a Fool Believes 34:50 China Grove 41:10 Listen to the Music 45:56 John Way posted this 3 yrs ago, I'm re-posting to bring to the top. Thanks John!!!!

@kevin17m

Жыл бұрын

What is labelled as "Acoustic jam" is actually Slack Key Soquel Rag

@cessaly100

Жыл бұрын

Thx!

@archiebunker917

Жыл бұрын

@@kevin17m kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqdn2tmoh9mZdLQ.html Steamer Lane Breakdown

@camerondean6804

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@richardjohnson3665

Жыл бұрын

38:35 I Cheat the Hangman

Wow... What an amazing band... Man that drummer is kick ass... The percussion is top-notch all the way... Real music real musicians love this completely

My God, What happened to these days when music was really written from way deep down within. I hear nothing like this anymore coming from today's generation. Nothing. The Doobie Brothers were 1 of the best. I can remember this stuff coming out of the speakers when I was a kid with my dad and brother.

This concert STRAIGHT ROCKS, THE LITTLE SEGUES BETWEEN SONGS AND VOCALS ARE AWESOME, AND OF COURSE THE ENERGY, MUSICIANSHIP.. AWESOMENESS.. IN A LIVE OUTDOOR SETTING, THIS IS A TREASURE FOR SURE!!

Cornelius Bumpus is the MAN. Doobie Bros. AND Steely Dan. I wish that I could have been at this concert. What an amazing time...

@howardcampbell6796

2 жыл бұрын

Never knew that til just now and I heard that he also worked with Billy Joel and Ambrosia , too much talent to last , may he rest in peace , he owes us nothing !!

No Auto-tune, no overdubbing, no pre-recorded backing tracks, no sequencer, no sampler. This is musicianship at its best.

@TheGuitarrmann

6 жыл бұрын

Soooo, yes. You are absolutely right.

@isakdrougge522

5 жыл бұрын

Completely Agree! Most musicians don´t sound this good in studio and this is live!

@disco76

5 жыл бұрын

They play so smooth & tight! Nothing is off key!

@willritter4076

5 жыл бұрын

I'd be honored if some Doobies/Michael McDonald fans would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of HEART TO HEART and HOME AT LAST by Steely Dan on my channel in tribute to late 70s/early 80s groove. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and peace.

@ImaCaMan

5 жыл бұрын

And no Tom Johnston. China Grove and Long Train are pretty lame without him. I saw them several months ago and he can still rock it.

"Real Love" was worth the price of admission.

I love when we can ear the bass. Normally bands think that they can put the guitars really high but this is the way to do it.

That voice, that falsetto. Quite the performer, MM. The beard aint bad either. Not your average video production its something quite special. These days we expect this but this is quite the gem from 40 years ago.

Every guy here are first class musicians. I´m a musician and i would have given anything to play with these guys. Cornelius is a multimusic performer RIP. Thanks for all good music from the time music was real music. Now a days whoever gets a grammy with the autotune, i would be embarraced.

Michael MacDonald is unbelievably good here. The band is on fire too.

I have been a Michael McDonald fan since 1972 and was fortunate to move to Santa Barbara in 1981! Every chance I got I saw him! His voice made my heart ache! He wrote my love life with his songs!

It is so great to hear this iconic amazing band again!! God, how I miss those days.......

Michael McDonald - What a great song writer! Yes, I love his voice too.

This is one of the best things I've ever heard in my life.

This is the best concert I've never seen. And I've seen 'em all...

2020 - Can you believe Michael's voice, this is an open air live show and his vocals sounds absolutely like a studio session, simply one of the great vocalists of modern music.

@oliverreno4734

2 жыл бұрын

That's how you can tell how talented he really is. Most people sound nothing like they do in the studio...

@cwclifford

2 жыл бұрын

It's all recorded through the board and mixed with the PA.

@brianmcnally1578

2 жыл бұрын

I like them alot. Excited about the city I found out there from. San Jose. I was shocked. I love California's now. ❤

@Todd_plays_poker

2 жыл бұрын

Stoned cold facts

@ddbedguy

2 жыл бұрын

Perfectly mixed. Sound techs were on point this day

Cornelius is absolutely not edited. His playing is perfect. Watch his fingerings as he plays. Perfect right off the bat!

The drummer is relentless. Like having a cannon metronome, deep in your pocket.

@joywright7297

9 күн бұрын

Both drummers

I watch A LOT of concerts on KZread and this is definitely up there with the best. The sound, editing, musicianship is just perfect.

Michael McDonald is a national treasure. No one on this Earth could ever replicate his voice. Dooby Brothers RULE!

I sang with Michael back in the day when I was living in Seattle...Tom Johnson's sis was a friend of mine and she took me to see the Doobs at Key Arena...backstage ...and she had them all to her home in Bellevue, WA after...that is when I got to listen to their stories, laugh with them and sing with all of them....Patrick is a GEM and very humble and sweet...and incredibly GIFTED...and Michael...he stole my heart and I sang some songs with him (and the whole passel of the group)...that night...it was special and it is forever ingrained in my memory and heart... Michael...you are an angel...and thank you for coming off stage during a ZooTunes concert you gave up at that Seattle zoo when you recognized I was sitting on a blanket with my work friends by the stage... you pulled me up, gave me a hug and asked me to come on stage and sing with you... to which I said...HEY BUDDY...YOU ARE GETTING PAID TO DO THAT...not no but no....SMILING....I'm wayyyyyyy below YOUR PAY GRADE IN THE SINGING DEPARTMENT...but you are an angel for the hug and being so sweet.... the one song I want to sing with you sometime... and I HAVE TO HAVE FREE REIN while recording it... I'll do background and backup...smile... All In Love is Fair..... bless you honey...

@cbulljalyn

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing ! I’m sure yur reflecting and we’re glad you are 🫶🏽

@KaleidoscopeMagic

2 ай бұрын

I bet your friends were soooo jealous!

@fretfix1

Ай бұрын

You mean Tom Johnston??

Wow!! This performance- every song!- so tight!! The rhythm section is so in sync with each other! Pat Simmons just killing it - great versions of the Tom Johnstone songs, too! Truly one of America’s greatest bands!!

Without love was an absolutely incredible jam.....

I'm 19, and i cant express how jealous i am of the people who experienced concerts like these. Watching back the concerts of Michael Jackson, Earth wind and fire, Santana, Phil collins, The doobie brothers.. No iphones, no flashing cameras, just people living in the moment enjoying something together.

@deirdremarcrum7752

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, we didn't have computers or cell phones. Imagine that!

@ecarteringram

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@HiFiman4u

3 жыл бұрын

We didn't have cell phone pollution, we had tape running 30 inches per second and most of all we had soul, we had brotherly love.

@allenthorne2413

3 жыл бұрын

I am 53 and I was like 15 years old when this came on I can't believe how great it is and still and brings back great memories

@maxu8

3 жыл бұрын

20 year old here and i’ve been into this type of music forever cuz of my parents especially my dad and it’s hard to get my friends into it which is crazy cuz it’s insane how good this sounds

Still lovin this concert in 2019!! Anyone else??

@kaipeterson

5 жыл бұрын

u kiddin', right?!

@wendyfraser4301

5 жыл бұрын

?? Kidding??

@iamabeliever4life

5 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS. It's a day after Easter 2019. I have followed these guys since the '70s.

@scotabot7826

5 жыл бұрын

Right here!!!!!! Cornelius Bumpus is such a Cool Cool dude. He is so soulful, he makes my insides bleed. So sad that this fine fine brother was taken from us! Breaks my heart. And Michael, well there just are no words. And my boy John Mcfee, well its just not possible to be any more cool and talented that this cat. And Keith, and, Pat and Willie, I could keep going. There will never be another Doobie Brothers I'm so glad I was 15 in 1981 and born in the 60's. There will never be a MAGICAL EXPLOSION in music like there was in the 70 and 1980's. Thank God I was alive to experience it live.!!!!!!!!!!!!! .

@RickWright66

5 жыл бұрын

It's got to be one of the top 10 if not 5 best concerts ever. McDonald is dead on. The band is flawless here...RIP Cornelius! You were amazing here!

Increíble sounds, it feels like is inside the recording studio. Michael has such an amazing voice. He is great.

Real live music . No backup singers, musicians, electronics, auto tune, sampling, piped in BS. All real, all legit. Observe kiddies ! Oh and no silly smartphones.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls The Doobie Brothers!! Real music, real musicians!!

@pint6x

2 жыл бұрын

Amen brother!

Takin' It to the Streets 1:25 Jesus is just Alright 5:50 Keep This Train A-Rollin’ 9:55 Take Me in Your Arms 14:00 Real Love 18:00 Minute by Minute 22:20 Acoustic Jam (?) 26:55 Long Train Runnin' 29:05 What a Fool Believes 34:50 China Grove 41:10 Listen to the Music 45:56

@Mminoggi

5 жыл бұрын

Acoustic Jam aka Slack Key Soquel Rag

@jeffreyyounger5772

4 жыл бұрын

I miss this feel good/ old school music!!!!!!$$$🔠🏩▶🔤💾🎅🏰🇯🇵⬅🇬🇧🌵😜😒😔😁😚😜😞😝😛😛

@MrAitraining

4 жыл бұрын

You da man

@jeffreyyounger5772

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrAitraining god bless you!

@OspreyFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

👍

Man, what I'd give to go back in time to see this live. A band on top of their game and sounding so tight.

Wow, so perfect, so tight! Michael’s voice is so IN THE POCKET! Unbelievable!! New artists should set this as their standard for live performance! No autotune, yet every note is perfect! They all sing harmonies so f’*king amazingly! Quite a revelation!!

Ah the 80’s...no internet, no mobile phones, just good music , live concerts, LP’s

Michael McDonald was just gifted with the most unique and beautiful voice. Seriously, a thousand scientists couldn't recreate that voice in a laboratory.

@rlg222

2 жыл бұрын

Facts...

@djhines05

2 жыл бұрын

FACTS!!! 💯💯💯💯

@brianrott921

Жыл бұрын

If they clone anybody,they should start with McDonald just to see if the voice is cloned

Probably the best recorded live performance I've ever seen.

Only saw the Doobies once, about 4-5 years before this. One of those bands that is totally devoted to giving the audience their very best. A very good time.

Seen the Doobies more times then I can recall, they never dissapoint.

Santa Barbara 1982 , one of the best years of my life , what a great day , what wonderful music . How lucky we were . ❤️

@MurderMike41370

Жыл бұрын

Where in SB was this?

@JuliaGuliaRH04

9 ай бұрын

@@MurderMike41370it looks like UCSB

No Auto-tune, no overdubbing, no pre-recorded backing tracks, no sequencer, no sampler. Just cocaine.

I was at this show sitting down front on the grass!! Dave Mason played warm up for them!! the sound quality for this show was so spot on!!

@tonysexton8207

Жыл бұрын

I sure do envy you....To be front and center for such a masterpiece of a concert had to be an absolute blast.

@mmakshak

Ай бұрын

Dave Mason?!

This concert was absolutely perfect in every single detail, including the outsatnding mixing work of this recording. What an incredible moment it might had been for all those standing in the audience.

I would give up almost everything to go back in time to 80s .

@Lexington125

25 күн бұрын

Come in my Time Machine brother ! Let’s all fly back to the great times !

@garycarlson6859

20 күн бұрын

Solid...I hear ya!!!

Wow! Just.......WOW! Nothing fancy.....just a group of guys jamming.....and they sound good!

There is not another band that can play standard rock, southern-style melodies, R&B and even jazz as fluently as the Doobies. They float from genre to genre effortlessly. One of the finest bands of the rock era, no matter what the iteration.

@annetter0bison179

2 жыл бұрын

He is the greatest singer to me the best white man he could rock me day an nite

@annetter0bison179

2 жыл бұрын

He finally coming here to this town Fresno I con Dobbie Brothers an it going to be alot of fun an old school people there. It's going to be nice he no how to perform give it money worth best

@Seekimo

2 жыл бұрын

Steely Dan?

@williambergman3840

2 жыл бұрын

Yes there is😻I love the Doobies n I’ve just heard the Russian band Leonid and Friends cover my old school and they sound exactly like the Doobies😍unbelievable

@williambergman3840

2 жыл бұрын

@@annetter0bison179 watch Leonid and friends cover their song 👈🏻My old school!! They’re unbelievable and sound exactly like the Doobies. Voices n instruments

I was at this concert. It was amazing!

@jeshkam

Ай бұрын

Which venue was this performed at?

@carriek1271

Ай бұрын

@@jeshkam Santa Barbara County Bowl

@jeshkam

Ай бұрын

@@carriek1271 Thanks, Carrie! 😉

talk about a group of EXPERT musicians... amazing.

KZread truly has a great repository of free live music that emphasizes amazing talent like this

I was in Santa Barbara… went to college there … woo Hoo lots of fun 😍 I came from abuse and this music took me away. Abused no more … still listening 💕

@dm3144

2 жыл бұрын

Just went to the Doobie brothers 50th anniversary in Las Vegas and had a excellent time. 65 and still a hippi✌️

I remember in the beginning, like 1971-1972, there used to be a ton of biker types at the Doobie's concerts, along with all of us straight up rocker types, then when McDonald joined I noticed that the number of black folks going to see the Doobies, then when Tom came back, OMG, it was the damnest thing. The most diverse audience I ever saw outside of an Earth Wind and Fire concert. It was fantastic. This is when this band was absolutely at the top of the best live acts in the country. They could headline a Day on the Green and draw 50k people. They smoked, big time.

@gilmarsilva5539

Жыл бұрын

Excellent musicians, with or without travel, excelled in the musicality of their members, ethnicities were not relevant. Admirable. Abraços (hug)

Outdoor concert sounds this good??!!...This is out of this world. Now-a-day concerts are nothing compared to this. They're not even close. Viva classic rock.

I’d love to go back to 1982. So many things I would change.

The footage at the beginning just proves this is yacht rock.

Michael McDonald really did step up to the plate and jumped into the fire of keeping the Doobies afloat after Tom Johnston had his burn out and medical issues. Michaels voice is so strong and he can really hit those high notes so perfectly, just an amazing vocalist, a multimillion dollar voice. People don't realize how extremely difficult it is to play piano, guitar and sing well at the same time, it's only for the talented elites.

Michael with his velvet vocals! Fuck man...you can sing

Bring this into 2022 with me. Who's with me? 🎸🥁🎤

Nobody tops Pat Simmons and Tom Johnston .. The best lead singers they've had, both excellent guitarists also. One of my biggest disappointments in life was attending a concert in '76 and they'd been transformed into a pop band.

What a great time to be alive.

I was there. That was a great concert! Dave Mason was the opening act. Congrats for election to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Doobie Brothers Forever!!!

@franksmith6411

3 жыл бұрын

Very Cool 👍😎👌

@franksmith6411

3 жыл бұрын

Saw Dave Mason headline in summer of 1977. Amazing musician.

@camparsons8255

3 жыл бұрын

Was this at UCSB? Great concert!

@barbieandersen-oquinn9584

2 жыл бұрын

omg WOW! So awesome! Was listening to this and recognized the dining hall and the lagoon... was like, "I've been there!" :D

@1909video

2 жыл бұрын

@@camparsons8255 Did you ever get an answer to this? Where is SB? I live here, and I can't call it. ~ jH

Saw them on a summer night outdoors back then. We danced in front of the stage and I remember it like it was yesterday.

Incredible live recording in 1982, camera work and sound are simply exemplary!

Jesus this almost sounds like a studio recording. Insane talent.

@tigerlikeswater

9 жыл бұрын

Chris PLAYSley You can tell that they have added the harmony vox later in the studio. the rest is live tho

@gahloot

9 жыл бұрын

Chris PLAYSley Was thinking the same thing! Amazing!

@gahloot

9 жыл бұрын

Pete B What is a harmony vox?

@Smidget711

9 жыл бұрын

gahloot It took all of them to make that sound for one of Michael's songs. Look for yourselves.

@Smidget711

9 жыл бұрын

Sharon Moore Oops...Almost all of his songs.

I saw the Doobies at Lantz Gym at Eastern Illinois University back in the late 90's. They brought their 'A' game as usual. When everyone was leaving I told my girlfriend at the time that the bus has to be somewhere, so we walked around the other side. The bus was there and Tommy Johnson was standing by it and I said hello. He said hello and told us to go on in the side door and we could see the band and there were a few fan club members there. We ended up in one of the classrooms in the building visiting with the guys and a couple other fans. I remember enjoying talking with Pat Simmons and telling him how much I loved their music. It was a great and memorable night.

lol this is SOOOO 80's, but the soul of the 70's still remains!

What a show ... and a reminder of what music could become one day again ...

One of the greatest mysteries in life is Michael McDonald's voice. And the fact that in every concert, every record, his pitch was perfect and hardly ever missed a note. He sounded like the record every time. And yet, it is one of the hardest voices to imitate. I could never figure where that voice comes from. Is it something he worked on? Was this just the way it came out? Was it a machine? Incredible voice. His work with Steely Dan was just from another world.

@susanhepburn6040

4 жыл бұрын

JT Michaelson , oh yes, Michael McDonald is spectacular. His voice is just the best ever to my ears.

@Bootrosgali

4 жыл бұрын

It's a one in a generation voice. Sinatra is same.

@Umihime

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect pitch is inborn. He has perfect pitch and he is wonderful live! He needs no in ear monitors or other aids to sound like he does. He is amazing!

@Umihime

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bootrosgali There are some who have it and most do not. It is rare but not one of a kind.

@robbystafford8273

4 жыл бұрын

@@Umihime whether he has perfect pitch or not is irrelevant.. he just sings great.

This was the start of the best decade of my life.

Ah, the good ole days of no fancy lights or camera shots every half second.

The love of great music brought me here. Thanks poster.

Michael McDonald is one of the nicest musicians I've ever met. A genuine fellow of good and sweet nature.

@apseudonym

Жыл бұрын

he seems like a gentle man

@jvandoren69

Жыл бұрын

Born and raised in my hometown. The Lou!!!

If i had a time machine i would go back to 1976-1983 and never leave

@kbrewski1

3 жыл бұрын

Mine would be 1966-1982, but I here you.

@davidarmitage289

3 жыл бұрын

1970 to 1986 for me

@patdec2803

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but with actually mind ! When I was younger in this back years i don't had this passion for jazz rock. I was influenced by my parent's music... So since i'd dicovered most of beutiful musicians and learned to appreciate them !

There's no doubt, Michael is without a doubt one of the greatest vocalist I've ever heard. His unique voice is unmatchable, can never be duplicated and is one of the most recognized voices in music history. I can't stop listening to him. I can hear his singing over and over and over and never get tired of it.

The only top ten rock song in the Disco era