Best Of Live

Coming of age along with the Doobies, Im a disciple of the TJ era...nuff said! We all have our exceptions and no better example is Pat Simmons Dependin on You. Setting aside all biases, it just does not get any better than that and is worth the purchase for that alone.

I am writing this because I see no place where I can go to replace an item I purchased from Amazon over 6 months ago. I ordered the EAGLES GERATEST HITS CD package in November of 2017 as a Christmas gift, shortly after having purchased tickets for an upcoming Eagles concert (June). The recipient of the gift did not attempt to play the CDs until shortly before the concert and was very disappointed when the Volume 1 CD suddenly stopped playing. Upon examining the CD, she discovered that half-way through, the CD is blank. There must have been some issue in the recording to create this problem. When I learned about the flawed CD, I checked online to see where to go to return the CD but could find nothing. I assume it is because the item was purchased more than six months ago. As the one who purchased the item, I had not examined the CDs, never thinking one might be half blank. I would like to return the CD at this point. The Volume 2 CD in the package is fine.

Great live cd.

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To my knowledge, this is the Doobies earliest live album, surprising for such a concert-oriented band. The trouble is that they should have recorded it 10 to 15 years earlier, when the band was at its peak. There is just too much grey hair, tired rhythms and worn-out vocal cords. But while time has clearly taken its toll of Mike McDonalds voice, Tom Johnstons has held up remarkably well. Another high spot on the album is Pat Simmons Slat Key Soquel Rag, now bizarrely called Slack Key Soquel Rag. The tone of Simmons guitar is gorgeous. But isnt that an uncredited flute in the background? And surely thats a violin playing on Black Water? Although a number of extra musicians are credited on the CD sleeve, the violin and flute dont get a mention. Its good to hear McDonald and Johnston playing on the same podium, but a slight shame that the band couldnt persuade drummer John Hartman away from the veterinary surgery and guitarist Skunk Baxter away from the production desk for a night. Sounds like it was a good concert.

Great Cd and well worth the money

Good collection of songs. Recordings are good. I like this album - brings back a lot of memories of their early years in the Santa Cruz mountains.

Purchased to have new music for our beach trip. We are enjoying the songs reliving days gone by!!

Great original Dobbie Brother hits- mostly without Michel McDonald - yeah!!

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