Best Of Live

I like every track on this album and heard it 15 years ago which inspired me to buy the album .. Great album and a great band ..

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

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.

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.

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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.

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The vocals are good on most songs but there are a couple of songs that are rough, like Minute by Minute. The guys are a little old for hitting some of the notes, I guess. I admire them for not covering it up in a studio by punching in some overdubs like most artists do. The best part of the album are the musicians. They are tight and blend well together. Theres plenty of space in the songs for the musicians to just jam. This is not an essentials album, though it does have best of in the title. There are some great Doobie Bros songs absent from the album. If youre a true blooded Doobie fan, download your favorites from each studio album and make your own essentials album. This is easier than ever with digital downloads.

I love this live set from the Doobies. It is a little more acoustic sounding than some of the later live show. (IE extend plays which rocks hard). I picked this up recently for $5.00. My first thought was do I need another live set of Doobie brothers music. After giving it quite a few listens the answer is definitely yes. The vocals and musicianship are really tight on this set from 1996. It is very relaxed set from them. Relax and enjoy a live show the Doobies! Only the best songs from the band in the set and you get all this for $5.00 is what I would call a great deal! Pick it up you will not be disappointed.