Saturday Night Music
BY Herschel Smith
3 years, 2 months ago
In light of all the heavy things we have to discuss, it’s good to relax a bit and engross yourself in something other than trouble. This is a Doobie Brothers classic, “Clear as the driven snow.”
It has all the marks of Doobie Brothers music: vocal harmonies, guitar counterpoint and contrapuntal, polyphonic arrangements, roaming bass line, multiple guitars, keyboard, and at least three percussionists.
The video is a bit grainy, but the music is the best of most of the videos of this piece out there. Enjoy.
On October 24, 2021 at 5:08 am, Wes said:
Thanks for that, one of my favorites. The genius of Pat Simmons, a collection of some of the best bandmates, and done after Tom Johnston got clean. Good stuff.
On October 24, 2021 at 8:36 am, Mike Austin said:
I still have an original pressing of “The Captain and Me” that I bought while stationed at Webb Air Force base in the 1970s. I have only played it on audiophile turntables, so the sound is still magnificent.
On October 24, 2021 at 9:37 am, JoeFour said:
Thanks Capt’n Smith! Enjoyed that!
On October 24, 2021 at 9:49 am, George 1 said:
Saw them live in San Francisco in the 70s. Brings back some memories.
On October 25, 2021 at 7:40 pm, X said:
Here’s one a bit less hippie-oriented… a snapshot of the old Real ‘Murica:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KITZHP60IWw