180 Gram Vinyl! Live Album From 2004 Performance On Double LP!
The third live album by The Doobie Brothers contains performances from their July 25, 2004 concert at Wolf Trap National Park in Virginia. Originally released in the fall of 2004, the album revived a handful of tracks the Doobies had not previously released live versions of from Tom Johnston's original stint with the band. The set also includes a cover of the rock and roll standard "Little Bitty Pretty One". The album also contains the final recordings of drummer and vocalist Keith Knudsen who died shortly after its release.
"Living once again in the carefree boogie days that are Michael McDonald-less, the Doobie Brothers are doing just fine touring the world and playing the tunes that have everyone lightly grooving. Live at Wolf Trap captures a July 2004 show, but it's really just the soundtrack to a DVD that's much longer... An especially bright horn section complements this edition of the Doobies well, since a bit of early Chicago suits them now more than ever. Be it overdubbing or not, the harmonies and powerful exuberance of the Doobies' voices are still spectacular, and Wolf Trap's crystal-clear recording does a mind-blowing job of capturing them. The emotion pulled out of "Another Park, Another Sunday" shows this band still puts genuine heart into its playing... While they've slipped a little too comfortably into their B-list role -- and putting lesser new songs next to the classics just points it out -- Wolf Trap is still 80 percent feel-good boogie music played by musicians who remember why they were so beloved, 100 percent." - allmusic.com
Features:
180 Gram Vinyl
Double LP
Musicians:
Michael Hossack, drums, percussion
Tom Johnston, guitars, vocals
Keith Knudsen, drums, percussion, vocals
John McFee, guitars, vocals, violin, dobro, pedal steel guitar
Pat Simmons, guitars, vocals
Guy Allison, additional personnel, keyboards, vocals
Marc Russo, additional personnel, saxophone
M.B. Gordy, additional personnel, percussion
Skylark, additional personnel, bass, vocals
Marvin McFadden, additional personnel, trumpet
Mick Gillette, additional personnel, trombone, trumpet
Selections:
LP1 - Side A:
1. Rockin' Down the Highway
2. Jesus Is Just Alright
3. Dangerous
4. Another Park, Another Sunday
LP1 - Side B:
1. Steamer Lane Breakdown
2. South City Midnight Lady
3. Snake Man
4. Five Corners
5. Rainy Day Crossroad Blues
LP2 - Side C:
1. Clear As the Driven Snow
2. Don't Start Me Talkin'
3. Take Me In Your Arms
4. Little Bitty Pretty One
LP2 - Side D:
1. Black Water
2. Long Train Runnin'
3. China Grove
4. Listen To the Music
The third live album by The Doobie Brothers contains performances from their July 25, 2004 concert at Wolf Trap National Park in Virginia. Originally released in the fall of 2004, the album revived a handful of tracks the Doobies had not previously released live versions of from Tom Johnston's original stint with the band. The set also includes a cover of the rock and roll standard "Little Bitty Pretty One". The album also contains the final recordings of drummer and vocalist Keith Knudsen who died shortly after its release.
"Living once again in the carefree boogie days that are Michael McDonald-less, the Doobie Brothers are doing just fine touring the world and playing the tunes that have everyone lightly grooving. Live at Wolf Trap captures a July 2004 show, but it's really just the soundtrack to a DVD that's much longer... An especially bright horn section complements this edition of the Doobies well, since a bit of early Chicago suits them now more than ever. Be it overdubbing or not, the harmonies and powerful exuberance of the Doobies' voices are still spectacular, and Wolf Trap's crystal-clear recording does a mind-blowing job of capturing them. The emotion pulled out of "Another Park, Another Sunday" shows this band still puts genuine heart into its playing... While they've slipped a little too comfortably into their B-list role -- and putting lesser new songs next to the classics just points it out -- Wolf Trap is still 80 percent feel-good boogie music played by musicians who remember why they were so beloved, 100 percent." - allmusic.com
Features:
180 Gram Vinyl
Double LP
Musicians:
Michael Hossack, drums, percussion
Tom Johnston, guitars, vocals
Keith Knudsen, drums, percussion, vocals
John McFee, guitars, vocals, violin, dobro, pedal steel guitar
Pat Simmons, guitars, vocals
Guy Allison, additional personnel, keyboards, vocals
Marc Russo, additional personnel, saxophone
M.B. Gordy, additional personnel, percussion
Skylark, additional personnel, bass, vocals
Marvin McFadden, additional personnel, trumpet
Mick Gillette, additional personnel, trombone, trumpet
Selections:
LP1 - Side A:
1. Rockin' Down the Highway
2. Jesus Is Just Alright
3. Dangerous
4. Another Park, Another Sunday
LP1 - Side B:
1. Steamer Lane Breakdown
2. South City Midnight Lady
3. Snake Man
4. Five Corners
5. Rainy Day Crossroad Blues
LP2 - Side C:
1. Clear As the Driven Snow
2. Don't Start Me Talkin'
3. Take Me In Your Arms
4. Little Bitty Pretty One
LP2 - Side D:
1. Black Water
2. Long Train Runnin'
3. China Grove
4. Listen To the Music
