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I've still been enjoying the two-fer CD I bought a couple of months ago, with two of his earliest albums. Qobuz only had the first album , but the second has a few more I am familiar with ("Tema Teimoso," "Tim Dom Dom," "Minha Saudade").I'm going a little Donato crazy tonight.
I've sampled the first few tracks--it's great to hear them again! From the cover photo, they seem to be down to a trio of "original" members (as John McFee joined for one of the later albums in the Michael McDonald years).I have been checking out the new Doobie Brothers album today.... it's called Liberte, named for one of the biker bars they used to play in, the Chateau Liberte in California (San Jose maybe?) Anyway, it's good driving music, Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons still sound as good as ever.
I've still been enjoying the two-fer CD I bought a couple of months ago, with two of his earliest albums. Qobuz only had the first album , but the second has a few more I am familiar with ("Tema Teimoso," "Tim Dom Dom," "Minha Saudade").
Donato also was integral to Cal Tjader's The Prophet, playing keys on the album and contributing three or four tracks.
I've sampled the first few tracks--it's great to hear them again! From the cover photo, they seem to be down to a trio of "original" members (as John McFee joined for one of the later albums in the Michael McDonald years).
I just remembered the Patrick Simmons hit "So Wrong" from 1983...and found that Qobuz has his album Arcade, which I believe is one of his few (or his only?) solo record. It's about as un-Doobies as he'd get, although the album hops through all sorts of styles.
I never owned the album (hearing it now), but did find the promo 12" single of "So Wrong" at one of my favorite hangouts in the 80s, who used to get in a lot of these promo singles. Looks as though the fellas from Huey Lewis & The News penned one of the tracks (and the style is very much in the News style), and Michael McDonald assisted on another more bluesy track, also singing backup vocals and contributing keyboards (so apparently, not all that much bad blood between them).
I Totally agree and many of the tracks Got plenty of Radio airplay here in my part of theThat is ZZ Top's best album in their catalog!!
"Madagascar" certainly was an unusual tune! Almost sounds like an outtake from a 60s film soundtrack. Also one of the rare BMB tunes with a sax.
I don't know if you saw it a while back, but I posted Cal Tjader's version of "Fresh Air" that improves on the Baja version quite a bit (opens it up a bit for solos, and less cluttered IMHO).
Adding to the list! So It must have been my mood. I bought it along with Theme from "Ironside" and "The Streets of San Francisco".
I've sampled the first few tracks--it's great to hear them again! From the cover photo, they seem to be down to a trio of "original" members (as John McFee joined for one of the later albums in the Michael McDonald years).
I just remembered the Patrick Simmons hit "So Wrong" from 1983...and found that Qobuz has his album Arcade, which I believe is one of his few (or his only?) solo record. It's about as un-Doobies as he'd get, although the album hops through all sorts of styles.
I never owned the album (hearing it now), but did find the promo 12" single of "So Wrong" at one of my favorite hangouts in the 80s, who used to get in a lot of these promo singles. Looks as though the fellas from Huey Lewis & The News penned one of the tracks (and the style is very much in the News style), and Michael McDonald assisted on another more bluesy track, also singing backup vocals and contributing keyboards (so apparently, not all that much bad blood between them).
One of "those" days. Needed some Texas boogie...
Eliminator is probably the best of their albums from that era, and that has always been my favorite album track. Eliminator had these two tunes, "Sharp Dressed Man," "Legs" and "TV Dinners." Classic videos, especially "Sharp Dressed Man." The albums after this kind of went too far into synthesizers (Afterburner, Recycler) and it took a few records before they got back to their original sound. Deguello is another good one I've liked. Although the Greatest Hits is a good starting point (even if a couple of the earlier tracks like "La Grange" and "Tush" are slightly remixed).I only know "Gimme all your lovin'" by ZZ Top, but I think I like this one better