The Archive.
Last updtaed 11-26-2002
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Photo courtesy of Henry Cobbold , Knebworth House.
The
Doobie Brothers were
something of a mainstream band , at least if one judged them by their records,
but live they were another matter, on stage they were an extremely funky and
soulful outfit . They were billed above Van Morrison on
the strength of a few hits such as Listen to the Music
and Jesus is Just Alright . I never owned all that
many Doobies albums, but I had friends who were
real fans , and we spent a fair few hours laid back listening to their albums,
the best of which are probably Toulouse Street and
The Captain and Me.
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Photo courtesy of Joseph Kolmansky.
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Photograph courtesy of Bazza.
To view a close up of the band click the main photo
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I
was expecting to be mildly entertained , but the band were top notch . Not an
outfit who were going to go in any different directions on any given night,
but still a highly professional band of talented musos who were capable of stirring
up a crowd and giving them a good time, mainly driven by the twin guitars of
Pat Simmons
and Tom Johnston, their eminently soulful
vocals and a rhythm section that was as tight as a latex glove. They also had
more than a few damn good songs and the combination of the twin intermingled
guitars and spot on vocal harmonies was hard to resist. This show was hot and
featured most of their big hits. By the end of their set they had most of the
crowd on their feet and dancing madly to their music.
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Excellent photos of a Doobie
Brothers concert in Arizona in 1974 can be seen here
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Set list Listen To The Music Hear a small portion of the show, the rap from Without You , kindly donated by J K. |
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At
least one audience tape exists of this show . Big thanks to the intrepid J K
- who taped the show - for this set list . As he says " a
highlight of
this show was Tom
Johnston's
" put your
hand together "
routine which worked so well and still gives me a thrill after all this time"
Hopefully this tape will surface digitally sometime soon on the trading circuit.
If you have any more info , PHOTOS, especially :Contact
email
Contents .
or you can read the
individual
Band
reviews which also contain recording details,
set list and band line up info as well as links to each artist where available..
Knebworth Concerts 1974-79
Knebworth links
