Doobie Brothers/London,UK 1995

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS in 1995 was excited for a reunion tour with the return of Michael McDonald. The best soundboard album is now available. As of 2021, the 50th anniversary tour, which has been postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic, is about to start in July, and McDonald’s return has become a hot topic there as well. The last time he performed with THE DOOBIE BROTHERS was on the 1995/1996 tour. This work is a soundboard album that allows you to enjoy the show from 25 years ago in the highest quality. There are two types of London live performances included in this work. This is an FM stereo soundboard recording that focuses on the “March 16, 1995 Wembley Arena performance” and additionally includes the famous program “Johnny Walker Show” that appeared five days before. The reunion tour at this time is also included in the official live album “ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY: THE WILDLIFE CONCERT”, but of course this work is a separate performance. In order to sort out the positional relationship, let’s look back at the schedule at that time. 1995, January 20th-22nd: North America #1 (3 performances), March 8th-April 3rd: Europe (18 performances)←★Here★, April 22nd: Perth performance, May 21st Sunday – September 9th: North America #2 (42 performances) November 19th: Guam performance 1996 January 13th: Kelseyville performance January 31st – February 3rd: Hawaii (3 performances) 5 May 5th – August 25th: North America #3 (45 performances) ← *Official ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY [Summer: Michael McDonald leaves] September 6th – December 12th: North America #4 (7 performances) This is THE DOOBIE BROTHERS in 1995/1996. McDonald’s return is said to be in “early 1995,” and the timing of his departure is somewhat ambiguous, “summer 1996.” The above applies to the tour schedule. There is a possibility that the timing is wrong, so please don’t believe it too much, but I think you can understand the general scale and flow. The official live album “ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY” was produced in the final stage “North America #3”, but the London performance of this work was in the early stages. In particular, the main Wembley performance was a concert that was the 6th performance of the “European” leg. This work is recorded in chronological order as “March 11th Johnny Walker Show” → “March 16th Wembley Arena Performance”. [March 11th Johnny Walker Show (2 songs + interview)] First up is the FM soundboard of “Johnny Walker Show”. The quality is top-notch, no questions asked, and all you need is a sign that says “completely official grade.” The content depicted with that sound is two songs by Unplugged, “Long Train Runnin’” and “Black Water”, and an interview for the reunion tour. [March 16th Wembley Arena performance (11 songs + α)] After that, the Wembley performance, which is the main part of this work, begins. This is also a superb stereo sound board that was broadcast on FM, and is completely official. In fact, even if you listen to it side by side with the genuine official work “ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY”, it won’t give up even half a step. It is a perfect quality that can be a perfect sister work. However, even though the quality is the same as the official work, the show content is different (of course). Let’s organize the sets while comparing them here. Tom Johnston Era (7 songs) Toulouse Street: Jesus Is Just Alright/Listen to the Music Captain and Me: South City Midnight Lady/Long Train Runnin’/China Grove Doobie Heaven: Black Water Stampede: Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) Michael McDonald era (3 songs), Doobie Street: Takin’ It to the Streets, Minute by Minute: Dependin’ on You, One Step Closer: One Step Closer (★) After Reunion (1 song) Brotherhood; Dangerous *Note: Songs marked with “★” cannot be heard on the official version of “ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY”. …and it looks like this. Since it follows the broadcast time of about 1 hour, the number of songs is not far compared to “ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY”, but you can also enjoy “Dangerous”, a representative song from the reunion era that cannot be heard in the official work. . And above all, the passionate performance is amazing. As mentioned above, this work was released immediately after the start of the reunion tour. It was the 6th performance of the European tour, and the band’s ensemble had just gotten used to it and were in full swing. Of course, there is no trace of tour fatigue, and you can fully enjoy the fresh momentum of the reunion. The trend of the new coronavirus is unpredictable, and only God knows whether the 50th anniversary tour will actually begin in July. This work is an official-level superb live album that shines even more dazzlingly in these times. A superb live album from the reunion era in which Michael McDonald also returned. This is a stereo soundboard recording that mainly includes the “March 16, 1995 Wembley Arena Performance” and additionally includes the famous program “Johnny Walker Show.” Both are completely official FM sound sources that do not give up even half a step even when listened to side by side with “ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY”, and you can also enjoy “Dangerous”, a representative song from the reunion era that cannot be heard in the official work. Johnnie Walker Show, London, UK 11th March 1995 SBD Wembley Arena, London, UK, March 16th 1995 STEREO SBD Johnnie Walker Show, London, UK 11th March 1995 1. Chat I 2. Long Train Runnin’ (Acoustic) 3. Chat II 4. Black Water (Acoustic) Wembley Arena, London, England, March 16th 1995 5. Intro 6. Dangerous 7. Jesus Is Just Alright 8. Dependin’ On You 9. South City (Instrumental) 10. South City Midnight Lady 11. One Step Closer 12. Takin’ It To The Streets 13. Black Water 14. Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me) 15. Long Train Runnin’ 16. China Grove 17. Listen To The Music STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING Tom Johnston – lead vocals , guitar Patrick Simmons – lead vocals, guitar, banjo Michael McDonald – lead vocals, keyboards John McFee – guitar, violin, backing vocals Michael Hossack – drums, percussion Keith Knudsen – drums, percussion, vocals Cornelius Bumpus – saxophone, keyboards Skylark – bass , backing vocals Dale Ockerman – keyboards, vocals Danny Hull – saxophone, keyboards