Doobie Brothers the Captain And Me, the ( HQ vinyl LP )

Release date 07-11-2007 (originally released in 1973)

2007 German reissue HQ 180g vinyl LP -

The Captain And Me Tom Johnston g hca synth voc Patrick Simmons g synth voc John Hartman perc dr voc Tiran Porter b voc Michael Hossack dr cga perc ao

The Doobie Brothers werent brothers nor were they called Doobie The band started life as Pud in 1969 in Chateau Libert a club in the mountains of California The group took on the slang name for marihuana cigarettes doobie one year later The Doobies music however never sounded like that of befuddled halfstoned junkies Heavy metal hard rock was their thing which made their record company Warner target the bikers of the rocker scene The idea backfired though because the band had far more to offer than explosive hard rock
The album The Captain And Me is considered to be the groups most concentrated and versatile production since it contrasts aggressive hard numbers with gentle ones full of melodiousness The very first number Natural Thing shows how winsome vocal folk music and electric guitar riffs can be amalgamated into rock music Amongst these titles decidedly angry numbers such as Without You and Evil Woman became real trailblazers Now and then an extensive harp solo or nonchalant licks from the acoustic guitar remind one of the pungent bluegrass style emanating from the South That even the sweet wailing of the steel guitar South City Midnight Lady finds room for expression seems quite logical in this wellthoughtout musical concept

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