The Doobie Brothers - Rockin Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert (1996) Review

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(More customer reviews)I had to revise my review after reading the "Lame Audience Ruins the Show" review. While I agree the audience is lame, I don't believe this fact by itself ruins the show. While the overall energy level of the musicians is definately affected by the (mostly seated) stuffed shirt audience, I still highly recommend this DVD to anyone who likes the Doobies. The bottom line is that the positives far outweigh the one negative in this otherwise excellent performance.
This DVD is a Wildlife Preservation Society benefit concert originally recorded for a television broadcast in 1996. The Doobies have had many different lineups through the years. But with Tom Johnson, Pat Simmons, and Michael McDonald appearing together in this concert - all the songs are sung by the original recording vocalists! The one exception to this is that Tiran Porter was not there to sing the "Jesus, he's my friend" break in Jesus Is Just Alright. However, Corneius Bumpus does an excellent job filling in for him.
There is a menu option to bypass the musician interviews that occur between some of the songs. When played this way the transition from one song to the next is a bit abrupt. But that's just a minor annoyance, I'm really glad they included this option. And when played with interview segments included, they don't actually cut into the middle of songs like I've seen happen on other concert videos (Allman Brothers at Great Woods, for instance).
Sound quality is excellent and video quality is excellent too.
Doobie Brothers lineup: Tom Johnson, Pat Simmons, Micheal McDonald, Keith Knudsen, Mike Hossack, John McFee, Skylark, Dale Ockerman, Danny Hill.
Additional musicians: Corneius Bumpus, Carlos Guaico, Buck Johnson, Guy Allison.
Tracklist:
Dangerous
Jesus Is Just Alright
Rockin' Down The Highway
Slack Key Soquel Rag
South City Midnight Lady
Clear As The Driven Snow
Excited
Takin' It To The Streets
Minute By Minute
What A Fool Believes
Black Water
Neal's Fandango
Wild Ride
The Doctor
Slow Burn
Take Me In Your Arms
Without You
Long Train Runnin'
China Grove
Listen To The Music

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