Now you have to do Minute by Minute, another Micheal McDonald song with the Doobie Bros. This version of the Doobies is much different than the earlier version, but I like both equally.
My guess is that Michael McDonald did all of the background vocals as well. Next you should check out “It Keeps You Runnin’.” Talk about vocal perfection!
I remember hearing this on the radio a lot and also "Black Water", which you haven't reacted to yet. Hopefully it is your next Doobie Brothers reaction: ruclips.net/video/m4oZCtfmh44/видео.html
I have heard that song probably 50 thousand times in my life, but listening to Chod makes me feel like I, too, am listening to it for the first time... through HIS ears. Beautiful! (Chef's kiss!)
I see where @Ponyboy Curtis is going. Ambrosia's second album Somewhere I've Never Travelled is a masterpiece. I'm wondering if @Scurvy Bro has heard it.
@@scurvybro8850 As a Dan fan, I politely disagree. Lirically no-one can touch SD, but Ambrosia's musicianship, perfectionism and love of soul/RnB was top tier. I think of them as a cross between Steely Dan and the Bee Gees. Besides, both SD and Ambrosia shared sax god Cornelius Bumpus at some point.
The Doobies was my first concert, 1976/77. Pre Michael McDonald. My second was Doobies with Michael McDonald, takin' to the streets tour...ya, I'm old.
Glad I never saw them without Tommy though. Stampede is as far as I went with this group album wise. They got to top 40 popish for me when MM replaced Billy Paine, who did all of their studio keyboard work on every album, and Tommy Johnson as front man. mooc
The "crazy octave" is falsetto - that's what the Bee Gees are masters of too. And they really were that good. There was no autotune back then, just pure talent.
A lot of die hard Doobie fans don’t like the Michael McDonald years, but it’s a lot like Journey.. there were changes and each iteration was different but it’s still Journey. The greatness is always there. I love it all.
As a person who bought both the 45 single and the extended 12-inch single back in 1979 I can attest that this sounds exactly the way it did back then the only exception of maybe being digitally remastered or enhanced. There was no Auto-Tune or A.I. stuff going on back then. This was pure vocal talent at its best.
The chord progressions the doobies we’re doing at the beginning of the song and continued thru the song as they changed chords was the start of the genre new wave and that went into punk. Many of the artist in one form or other used that chord progression, but there you hear it the first time. Michael played the keyboards for the band then.
> The chord progressions the doobies we’re doing at the beginning of the song and continued thru the song as they changed chords was the start of the genre new wave Eh, Jimmy Webb was doing that stuff in the 1960's.
I totally agree with you, when i hear this song i immediately think that wow the background singers are killing it, you can hear at least 3 or 4 singers harmonizing on their part including Micheal McDonald, because he too is a background session singer, so we he began singing lead, he didn’t forget where he came from. I’am so glad that sometimes the background singers are allowed to shine on a record. It’s pretty rare but when it happens you know it’s done well.
I dunno about that BeeGees comparison. Made me bust out laughing, but I know it's your opinion. You should do Minute By Minute, which is my favorite Doobie Bro's piece. Has a kick ass groovin keyboard intro and smooooth funky vibe. I think you'd really love that one.
@@Citizenesse8 I have relative pitch. Never once considered any parallels between the two groups as far as style or sound. Not saying you (or anyone else) hasn't. It's JMO.
This song ruled the radio back in 1978. The sound of the second keyboard that comes in at the fifth bar defined the times. Pop perfection, yes. One of my music teachers hated anything to do with pop music. But she had to relent a little bit when we played Yes for her...
I really thought you'd already reacted to this? This is Doobie with Michael McDonald as lead singer from 1975. Taking it to the streets live in concert please?
The band Little Feat. The song "Spanish Moon" from the live Waiting for Columbus album. You'll hate yourself for waiting so long. It has everything you love.
Check out Michael's solo stuff and duets with Patti Labelle, James Ingram, and Aretha Franklin. He also did some background with Kenny Loggins on "This is it"
The Doobs are very interesting. They started out as a 4-piece rock band playing for biker parties in the Bay Area. Then they did get a record contract but didn't really have a hit with their first album, although the song Nobody is pretty good. Their 2nd album onward began to get airplay and they had hits. But lead singer and guitarist Tom Johnson became very, very sick and had to quit the band. At that point they got Michael McDonald to come in for piano and vocals and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on guitar--Baxter was the role model for the famous Jimmy Thudpucker in the Doonesbury comic strip. After a few years, Johnson was ready to come back into the band. Baxter had long left and McDonald was ready to go out on his own. Johnson came back and that's pretty much been the band for the past couple of decades, although they did bring in Bill Payne of Little Feat in on keyboards for a year or two awhile back. That's basically the reason their sound has changed over the years. I wish a music vlog would react to Takin' It To The Streets, my favorite Doobie Brothers song of the McDonald era.
'China Grove' one of the first records I bought. Upbeat track with lots of changes throughout and 'Black Water' a complete contrast with great harmonies, ending with the acapella section...true talent without the tweaking!
Michael always played keyboards and he has backed up or played with so many other bands it's ridiculous! It is so awesome how Michael can sing in the lower range and then raise his voice into a falsetto in the same line.. Please react to: "On My Own" with Michael & Patti LaBelle and "Yo My Be There" with Michael McDonald & James Ingram.
Michael McDonald redefined the Doobie Bros sound, but any version of the Doobies is "Just Alright" with me. Michael was not a new flash in the pan. He joined what he said at the time "was the best band in the land" at the time, Steely Dan, giving them memorable backing vocals on several albums. Noticing his talent, they told Michael (Gary Katz) it was time to fly on his own. The rest is musical genius from one of the best rock vocals of all time, including R&B.
Love to hear "I Keep Forgettin" by Michael McDonald, the lead singer on this Doobie Brothers song. Very distinctive voice. You can pick it out from his contributions as a background singer in Steely Dan songs and others.
The Kenny Loggins/Michael McDonald version of this from the Outside from the Redwoods concert is even better than this in my opinion if such a thing is possible. That is a MUST listen and probably a must react too.
I notice you have a great sense of music talent. Something worth checking out is a pete townshend, from the who, solo song entitled “give blood”. It features david gilmour, from pink floyd on guitar and simon phillips, former member of toto on drums. I totally believe that you as a drummer would hear how great simon phillips is.
I love the lyrics and Michael’s voice. Production is so much cleaner and smoother with Michael but the raw power of the original lineup is compelling. They get equal billing for me but most people have their favourite.
I like the fact that you don't pause the video but save your commentary until after the video is done. You can always do a separate video where you do a stop and pause analysis of the song and post it as a separate video or edit it together with the first video. Stopping and pausing the video is annoying to me and I am glad to find this video where someone doesn't do that.I don't mind listening to running commentary during the video as long as it kept at a minimum and not too intrusive to the music that is playing.This is the way to do a reaction video. 👏
You gotta go back to Three Dog Night. One, An Old Fashioned Love Song, and Never Been to Spain you haven't done yet.
I feel like Steely Dan is the college kids playing Doobie Bros, and the Doobie Bros are the hippies playing Steely Dan.
😂
Now you have to do Minute by Minute, another Micheal McDonald song with the Doobie Bros. This version of the Doobies is much different than the earlier version, but I like both equally.
Yes! Minute By Minute was my suggestion also.
Early Doobies were Rock and Roll,
Latter Doobies were commercial based pop music controlled by the music producers and executives.
@@rudedogmat wholly wrong. Later Doobies was r/b inspired pop rock, written by Michael and Pat Simmons
SUCH a great song- and really, nothing sounds like this song. You hear this start and you know you'll be singing along!
My guess is that Michael McDonald did all of the background vocals as well. Next you should check out “It Keeps You Runnin’.” Talk about vocal perfection!
I agree with you. I think they looped his voice as a background vocal, or at least one of the background vocals to hit the high notes.
But they can do it live!
@@TheDivayenta Exactly.
Agreed
There was a rumour at that time that Michael Jackson would have sung on backing vocals but it was unfounded.
So many hits from the Doobie Brothers. They can groove, be smooth, and Rock. Check out China Grove when you're ready to hear them Rock.
Da doobie bounce...does ya right every time...
Doobie Brothers are among the gods of Rock n' Roll!!!! The reason why??? Perfection!!!!!
Ya because of Tommy Johnson. Not this pop vocalist
Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgetting" should be next from his solo career.
I remember hearing this on the radio a lot and also "Black Water", which you haven't reacted to yet. Hopefully it is your next Doobie Brothers reaction: ruclips.net/video/m4oZCtfmh44/видео.html
Anything with Tommy PLEASE. BW is a must as is Another Park Another Sunday, Eyes of Silver, and Road Angel off that album
You’re right, I hadn’t he hadn’t done that one. A Classic! I really prefer the audio on this one though.
One of my favorite singalong songs of all time!
I have heard that song probably 50 thousand times in my life, but listening to Chod makes me feel like I, too, am listening to it for the first time... through HIS ears. Beautiful! (Chef's kiss!)
Such an Iconic Voice! One of my favorite male voices of the 70's
'What seems to be is always better than nothing'
-Technocracy
Amen
They sound this perfect in person! I went to high school with the guy with super long hair on guitar- Pat Simmons. He wrote Black Water back then.
From His Solo Career,, MICHAEL MCDONALD
"I KEEP FORGETTIN'"..A MUST HEAR.
I could never be a songwriter, because there's no way I could come up with the following line: "He came from somewhere back in her long ago".
other groups that have this type of soul Ambrosia and Steely Dan
If you like Ambrosia, good for you. But they and Steely Dan are nothing alike.
@@scurvybro8850 They are both like the Doobies in that they are awesome groups with music that never goes out of style.
@@evilvolts To each his own.
I see where @Ponyboy Curtis is going. Ambrosia's second album Somewhere I've Never Travelled is a masterpiece. I'm wondering if @Scurvy Bro has heard it.
@@scurvybro8850 As a Dan fan, I politely disagree. Lirically no-one can touch SD, but Ambrosia's musicianship, perfectionism and love of soul/RnB was top tier. I think of them as a cross between Steely Dan and the Bee Gees. Besides, both SD and Ambrosia shared sax god Cornelius Bumpus at some point.
The Doobies was my first concert, 1976/77. Pre Michael McDonald. My second was Doobies with Michael McDonald, takin' to the streets tour...ya, I'm old.
My 1st concert, too - 1975…I’m old, too 😂👋🏼
@@lynnhoffman247 old ain't bad. We had good music!
@@jeffjones6221 The best! 👍🏼🎶🔥
Glad I never saw them without Tommy though. Stampede is as far as I went with this group album wise. They got to top 40 popish for me when MM replaced Billy Paine, who did all of their studio keyboard work on every album, and Tommy Johnson as front man. mooc
@@jeffjones6221 we still HAVE it😉
The Doobie Brothers- Takin It To The Streets
I saw the Doobies several times. They are incredible in concert. Their voices are so unique and fabulous.
Way back in my youth, Audio stores used to love putting the Best of the Doobie Brothers album on to demonstrate the better quality stereo systems.
One of the greatest grooves from a legendary band. Great reaction brother!
The "crazy octave" is falsetto - that's what the Bee Gees are masters of too. And they really were that good. There was no autotune back then, just pure talent.
Michael's great voice is backing vocals to Peg from Steely Dan. You'll love it!
So many great songs
Always loved the play of keys, strings, harmony and percussion in this song... Oh, and then there were the falsetto's :)
This is what we call "Blue Eyed Soul"! So many of my Caucasian brothers and sisters from the 60s to 90s could sing with so much soul!
The ultimate unrequited love song.
1979 song of the year.
This song has a interesting story to it. A guy having unrequited love for a woman.
Also guess who Undone it’s a great song
A lot of die hard Doobie fans don’t like the Michael McDonald years, but it’s a lot like Journey.. there were changes and each iteration was different but it’s still Journey. The greatness is always there. I love it all.
I concur with your first part. They're two totally different bands. One I greatly like...the other is like vanilla.
It's like Chicago. Different band without Terry Kath.
My second favorite Brothers band!
REMEMBER Duane ALLMAN ✌️
As a person who bought both the 45 single and the extended 12-inch single back in 1979 I can attest that this sounds exactly the way it did back then the only exception of maybe being digitally remastered or enhanced. There was no Auto-Tune or A.I. stuff going on back then. This was pure vocal talent at its best.
One of my very favorite Doobie Brothers songs. Another favorite is "Taking it to the Streets"
The Smoothie Brothers!
The chord progressions the doobies we’re doing at the beginning of the song and continued thru the song as they changed chords was the start of the genre new wave and that went into punk. Many of the artist in one form or other used that chord progression, but there you hear it the first time. Michael played the keyboards for the band then.
> The chord progressions the doobies we’re doing at the beginning of the song and continued thru the song as they changed chords was the start of the genre new wave
Eh, Jimmy Webb was doing that stuff in the 1960's.
Fond memories of going roller skating to this song....GREAT song and one of, if not, my favorite by them
absolute perfection.
Written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins !
Chod- Mike’s Civil Rights classic “ Takin’ It to the Streets” is a MUST!!!!!
It Keeps You Running, Minute by Minute
Michael McDonald does sing that well, for reals.
Commodores are up there too...check them out!..Lionel is BAD...Smooth harmonies....Sail On..Night Shift, ....Still...
I totally agree with you, when i hear this song i immediately think that wow the background singers are killing it, you can hear at least 3 or 4 singers harmonizing on their part including Micheal McDonald, because he too is a background session singer, so we he began singing lead, he didn’t forget where he came from. I’am so glad that sometimes the background singers are allowed to shine on a record. It’s pretty rare but when it happens you know it’s done well.
What cool lyrics…. What a fool believes, a wise man has the power to reason away!!
"Keep Forgetting" by the Doobies, "You belong to me" by Michael McDonald. Both awesome songs. Great reaction as always!
Cousin Mike ! yeah we adopted him.
I dunno about that BeeGees comparison. Made me bust out laughing, but I know it's your opinion. You should do Minute By Minute, which is my favorite Doobie Bro's piece. Has a kick ass groovin keyboard intro and smooooth funky vibe. I think you'd really love that one.
You have to realize The Bee Gees had a whole career before Disco. A lot of great folk/folk-rock/pop-rock before Saturday Night Fever.
He probably is getting the feels because of the falsetto
Oh you can definitely make parallels for the artistry because of the harmonies. The Bee Gees and the Doobie Brothers know how to put together sound.
@@magicbrownie1357 I lived it.
@@Citizenesse8 I have relative pitch. Never once considered any parallels between the two groups as far as style or sound. Not saying you (or anyone else) hasn't. It's JMO.
Love Michael McDonald, especially with the group in this particular song, just genious!!!!
You gotta hit "Clear as the Driven Snow." It'll take you on a JOURNEY.
This song ruled the radio back in 1978. The sound of the second keyboard that comes in at the fifth bar defined the times. Pop perfection, yes. One of my music teachers hated anything to do with pop music. But she had to relent a little bit when we played Yes for her...
Deep cut for Doobies? Echos of Love please.
I really thought you'd already reacted to this? This is Doobie with Michael McDonald as lead singer from 1975. Taking it to the streets live in concert please?
The band Little Feat. The song "Spanish Moon" from the live Waiting for Columbus album. You'll hate yourself for waiting so long. It has everything you love.
Check out Michael's solo stuff and duets with Patti Labelle, James Ingram, and Aretha Franklin. He also did some background with Kenny Loggins on "This is it"
"You think I'm your fool, well you may just be right" We'll all be "holding on" waiting for the next song.
The Doobs are very interesting. They started out as a 4-piece rock band playing for biker parties in the Bay Area. Then they did get a record contract but didn't really have a hit with their first album, although the song Nobody is pretty good. Their 2nd album onward began to get airplay and they had hits. But lead singer and guitarist Tom Johnson became very, very sick and had to quit the band. At that point they got Michael McDonald to come in for piano and vocals and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on guitar--Baxter was the role model for the famous Jimmy Thudpucker in the Doonesbury comic strip. After a few years, Johnson was ready to come back into the band. Baxter had long left and McDonald was ready to go out on his own. Johnson came back and that's pretty much been the band for the past couple of decades, although they did bring in Bill Payne of Little Feat in on keyboards for a year or two awhile back. That's basically the reason their sound has changed over the years. I wish a music vlog would react to Takin' It To The Streets, my favorite Doobie Brothers song of the McDonald era.
Yup- Château Liberte in the Santa Cruz mountains!
'China Grove' one of the first records I bought. Upbeat track with lots of changes throughout and 'Black Water' a complete contrast with great harmonies, ending with the acapella section...true talent without the tweaking!
You need to check out Michael McDonald solo now that's some really smooth stuff!
Love your reaction!
Absolutely brilliant band. Lots suggestions below...
The only competition in my ears would be Chicago.
And Bread... :)
Michael always played keyboards and he has backed up or played with so many other bands it's ridiculous! It is so awesome how Michael can sing in the lower range and then raise his voice into a falsetto in the same line.. Please react to: "On My Own" with Michael & Patti LaBelle and "Yo My Be There" with Michael McDonald & James Ingram.
They're the second tightest band that ever took the stage.
Here are other groups that have this kind of soul......... Hall and Oates, The Bee Gees, Jamiroquai, George Michael, Steely Dan
Brother excellent job with the review
Michael McDonald redefined the Doobie Bros sound, but any version of the Doobies is "Just Alright" with me. Michael was not a new flash in the pan. He joined what he said at the time "was the best band in the land" at the time, Steely Dan, giving them memorable backing vocals on several albums. Noticing his talent, they told Michael (Gary Katz) it was time to fly on his own. The rest is musical genius from one of the best rock vocals of all time, including R&B.
Still love this after 42 years of listening to it. Doobies won 2 Grammys for this - song of the year and record of the year in 1980.
Check out Matt Bianco's cover of this, it has a cool Latin feel.
Listen to this live version. Won’t disappoint.
Chod, Bro when u gonna check out "Goin Down" live by Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Mind blowing jam !!!
You have to listen to "Don't Cross the River" by America for more great harmonies and vocals
you should listen to Blood Sweat and Tears , you've made me so very happy is a good song to start with. they are your kind of band
"Real Love" by Michael McDonald and the Doobies is a must react to next.
Love that one too
My volume cant get high enough,,,,, pass the doobie. ; )))
Google Skunk Baxter.
They didn't have auto-tune back then. They had to actually learn to sing.
Chk out Black Water, Takin' it to the Streets and Minute to Minute by the Doobies - classic, groovy and meaningful!
Doobs just put out a new video with them singing Black Water via remote- it’s incredible!
Chod!!! MORE APRIL WINE!!!! PLEASE
Phil Collins "Don't lose my number"
Love to hear "I Keep Forgettin" by Michael McDonald, the lead singer on this Doobie Brothers song. Very distinctive voice. You can pick it out from his contributions as a background singer in Steely Dan songs and others.
Astonishing music however few people know M.Mc Donald said it's a stalker song about dude who loves the yumyum
Check out "south city midnight lady" and...for something different..."larry the logger two step". Enjoy
The Kenny Loggins/Michael McDonald version of this from the Outside from the Redwoods concert is even better than this in my opinion if such a thing is possible. That is a MUST listen and probably a must react too.
I notice you have a great sense of music talent. Something worth checking out is a pete townshend, from the who, solo song entitled “give blood”. It features david gilmour, from pink floyd on guitar and simon phillips, former member of toto on drums. I totally believe that you as a drummer would hear how great simon phillips is.
I love the lyrics and Michael’s voice. Production is so much cleaner and smoother with Michael but the raw power of the original lineup is compelling. They get equal billing for me but most people have their favourite.
Fun fact: Michael Jackson is one of the background vocalist in this song!!❤️❤️❤️
I checked to see if Micheal Jackson was on the record, and it didn’t list him as one of the background singers.
At least 'near perfection... You'd get a little closer with Dire Straits 'Wild West End'... :)
Takin it to the streets
I like the fact that you don't pause the video but save your commentary until after the video is done. You can always do a separate video where you do a stop and pause analysis of the song and post it as a separate video or edit it together with the first video. Stopping and pausing the video is annoying to me and I am glad to find this video where someone doesn't do that.I don't mind listening to running commentary during the video as long as it kept at a minimum and not too intrusive to the music that is playing.This is the way to do a reaction video. 👏
Check out "Another Park Another Sunday". You'll like it, I'm sure. Thanks for this one.
Deep dive Title song Living On The Fault Line album..awsome drum shuffles and a freaking xylophone. solo
I love the song, but I could never make out the lyrics until recently.
No Auto-Tune Here!
Love the Doobie Brothers. This song is one of my favs.
The only honourary black, blue-eyed white singer... Michael McDonald.
Chod, love you!!!
Would you please consider reacting to "Who Are You" by The Who? Pretty please?!😙
There’s a live performance of this tune on RUclips, Check it out it’s pretty good
React Request by Michael MacDonald solo...' I Keep Forgetting'.....(and many others).
Try this Japanese rock band LOUDNESS song CRAZY NIGHTS
Take a listen to Miss America by Styx. James Young sings it, pretty different from most of their songs.