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The Doobie Brothers - Live at Wolf Trap Audio CD

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The Doobie Brothers Band: The Doobie Brothers
Title: Live at Wolf Trap
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Release Date: 2004-11-09
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Rockin' Down the Highway 2: Jesus Is Just Alright 3: Dangerous 4: Another Park, Another Sunday 5: Steamer Lane [Instrumental] 6: South City Midnight Lady 7: Snake Man 8: Five Corners 9: Rainy Day Crossroad Blues 10: Clear as the Driven Snow 11: Don't Start Me Talkin' 12: Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me) 13: Little Bitty Pretty One 14: Black Water 15: Long Train Runnin' 16: China Grove 17: Listen to the Music

Great vintage Doobies

How can anyone find anything at fault with this release?
The songwriting is amazing as is the playing and singing
and the pacing is marvelous. I just want to add my two cents to the negative reviews. This is an out and out bargain.


I don't usually like "redundant" live albums, but...
Because of this I waited a long time to check out LIVE AT WOLF TRAP. I generally don't care for it much when a favorite artist releases multiple live albums that feature many of the same songs. Big mistake! While a majority of the songs are repeats from one or both of the previous Doobie Brothers live albums, each and every one manages to sound fresh; most of them have some little twist that makes them different from before. The whole album sounds very alive and electric.

There are a few songs that haven't appeared on live albums before - some real setlist surprises. I mean, who expected a live version of "Snake Man"? It still doesn't really sound like a complete song, but it's great what they've added to it! And "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues" here sounds much better than the original; it's been expanded, and *does* sound like a complete song now.

The only (minor) complaint is about Pat Simmons' vocals on a couple tracks. He sounds strained on "Jesus Is Just Alright" and inappropriately un-intense on "Clear As The Driven Snow. "

Overall, if you only get one Doobie live album, it should be this one. Then get FAREWELL TOUR (just recently made easily available on CD), and WILDLIFE CONCERT if you just want to have all the Doobie albums.
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Great Live Doobie Brothers CD
This is a wonderful disc which belongs in any serious rock collection, and the Doobies' advocacies of sanctions against Indonesia in retaliation for that country's trumped-up 2005 drug-smuggling conviction of a young Australian tourist, high-school community-service requirements, and increased funding for law enforcement/community policing, make LIVE AT WOLF TRAP an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience. LIVE AT WOLF TRAP is a great live CD by the Doobie Brothers, featuring little material from their revival period, and lots of great 70s classics, with John McFee filling in for Jeff Baxter on third guitar.


Bring it back!
This CD brings back some great memories. I grew up when the Doobie's were in their prime. However, I did buy this CD more for the jams and energy of the live show. Steamer Lane (instrumental) caught my ear and I knew I had to have it.


Doobies Lite
This is almost a big band Doobies, or the Doobies Play Vegas. I like both incarnations of the Doobies, the original line-up and the Michael McDonald line-up. The musicianship is fine, but none of these versions are anywhere near as good as the originals. I would rather hear a live album from the 70's before they had McDonald. These guys can still play and sing, don't get me wrong. One other note: The cd cover says this release includes "Takin' It To The Streets", which it does not--the DVD does. Very homogenized release, even my favorite Doobie tune "Jesus Is Just Alright" didn't rock. Not a bad cd by any means, but not one track stands out to my ears.


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