Doobie Brothers - 'Minute By Minute' Reaction! Smooth Vocals on top of a Harmonically Rich Sound!

[@MaryannTurton]

Michael’s voice is gold, but Early Doobies is equally amazing! All there songs are great, period!

[@rroman6405]

Also, check out -It Keeps You Running and -Taking it to the Streets.

[@stuBdoc]

And Living on the Fault Line. And in case no one remembers, "doobie" was a California nickname for a marijuana joint.

[@FalconzFan123]

Agree with all 3 of these. It Keeps You Running and Livin on the Fault Line have been heavy in the rotation for me 🫡

[@BDUBZ49]

@@stuBdoc Pretty sure most everyone knows what a doobie is.

[@richardconnolly4835]

You need to check out Black Water which is a Southern Rock, Blues trip.

[@958298bordeaux]

Mike McDonald has a VOICE!

[@markvanderstelt8999]

he has a weak voice

[@sharonchaput9705]

I think the Michael McDonald era of the Doobie Brothers is fantastic!

[@pixelrancher]

Guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter was a founding member of Steely Dan until they stopped touring and he joined The Doobies. He's also been a defense consultant and advisor to the U.S. members of Congress on Missile defense. Baxter was the one who suggested that Michael McDonald sit in for the ill Tom Johnston, and was asked to join Steely full time. McDonald would end up joining The Doobies in '75. As a studio musician, Skunk has played with and for the best.

[@brentgindelberger8851]

Was that Skunk sitting in the chair next to Michael McDonald?

[@pixelrancher]

@@brentgindelberger8851 Sure was. That 'stache is a giveaway! Rumour has it, he prefers sitting while playing.

[@brentgindelberger8851]

@@pixelrancher Supposedly, the guitarist in the Leonid and Friends video for "My Old School" was extremely close to Skunk's original rendition...kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpCbko2QbsmSe6M

[@marybill1429]

I love the Doobie Bros with and without Micheal but his voice does add something special

[@TeresaMount-t9o]

My favorite band , and Michael is my favorite male vocalist thanks for the review

[@TexasMagnolia]

Got to go to 70’s Doobie’s !

[@deweyl3260]

“Another Park Another Sunday “

[@Debcatawba]

Yes! That’s my favorite Doobie Bros song.

[@rosemarywatson1231]

I really like Jesus Is Alright With Me. This one is good. Listen to The Music, another one but they have many.

[@loisrogers9042]

I'd love to see you react to "Blackwater"

[@sassycatz4470]

Love that song.

[@kimberlee9858]

I’m seeing the Doobies w/Michael on the 6th of September. Can’t wait!

[@thisisitreactions]

Jealousy! Have fun!

[@ChampagneRayn]

Just saw them in Indy on the 17th….Phenomenal show!!! (Even brought my husband to tears😆…but no jk) Have a great time!!! 💯🔥🔥🎶🙂

[@leepopaz253]

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[@tjrivers]

Great music isn’t all about how high you can sing, how loud you can play, how fast you can keep rhythm. This song was nuanced, excellent and lovely. My humble opinion!

[@kurtadams3021]

Classic blue eyed soul 💙

[@958298bordeaux]

Love the Doobie Brothers

[@325Bertie]

Dubie Brothers always great.

[@scottbrown4429]

Studio version is crisp!

[@siemonebeach4083]

One of my favorite songs, when I was a kid…love his voice!

[@BDUBZ49]

Echoes of Love, Little Darling, Takin' It To The Streets, One Step Closer, Long Train Runnin', Spirit.... keep digging Brothers!

[@sarahdixon1943]

Takin' it th the Streets" is one of their best songs!!! ❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@livingandriding]

I've seen The Doobie Brothers several time. I was raised in the best music era of all time...Will See the Doobies in Concert September 10 at Wheatland. Outdoor concert....California....Saw them a couple years ago, same place and they were fantastic...........Love the Doobies!!

[@kathybwell]

I'm seeing them in Concord on sept. 8th!

[@livingandriding]

@@kathybwell Woo Hoo! Have a GREAT time!! It will be awesome. I can't wait!!

[@Flower-kg5uj]

Can’t wait to see your reaction to Harfang’s Billions. It’s fire!

[@bigred7983]

❤ michael mcdonald classic I love this album

[@mikemurphy1700]

The time signatures of this song are stunning !!!

[@jamesconnolly1201]

DAMN TURN YOUR SOUND UP BOYS !!!

[@rozm8235]

Never made a bad song.❤

[@Irockthere4]

That’s live baby!!!

[@keithroberts4952]

I love the keyboard intro to this song. It catches me off guard every single time! The shift in time signature is incredible.

[@jeffmodlin4195]

Gotta chek out Black Water by the Doobs!!

[@philward9093]

He brings the vibe down everytime! Wtf

[@darlanilsen879]

No he doesn’t! He carries it many times. He is just being honest. Want him to lie? I don’t care for this version particularly, the studio way better.

[@philward9093]

@@darlanilsen879 I agree studio version is better

[@livingandriding]

You want to hear a super song by Doobies? Watch "South City Midnight Lady",,,This song is fire!

[@kierstenridgway4634]

I am how I am also because of the doobie! But, it's a good thing! ❤️✌️

[@reynagarza1]

"Echoes of Love" which they originally wanted Al Green to sing. Patrick Simmons one of the writers and group member takes the lead.

[@MIGUEL_MORALES768]

Harfang’s new video is out now. Your reaction would be great.

[@alchemy-oi8xf]

Even though I'm laughin', (partly because I didn't see it coming), I've got to say that Corey Roy did a very decent Michael McDonald impression. 👍

[@brooksboyd1959]

Reminds me of my college years.

[@stuBdoc]

While Michael McDonald is known mostly for his voice, his real talent was his songwriting and piano. All of those great Doobie Bros songs he sang, he wrote, and he wrote for others, as well, most famously, You Belong to Me, sung by Carly Simon.

[@denisetowe895]

The Doobies were so versatile! Before and after Michael….its ALL good! ❤. Have you done “Long Train Running”? One of my favs!

[@ellerootz6702]

Flashback that wuz needed 2day! ❤💔

[@Ssophia-fr8gm]

The latest track by Harfang is out now. Perfect for your channel.

[@cog4life]

One of my favorite Doobie Brothers songs. You should check out Long Train Runnin. 😊

[@jacqueline4514]

Next Doobie song: “IT KEEPS YOU RUNNING” 🔥

[@roadkill7314]

The Mike Doobie era was very good but I preferred early Doobies for sure!

[@dp67dl93]

Best Michael Macdonald impersonation Corey Roy.😂😂

[@debbiejohnson1484]

Got to see them on the 15th. They all are still amazing! One of my best concerts to date!

[@patriciadavis1393]

I've been a fan and had a crush on Michael McDonald since the beginning and he is smooth as silk and is definitely a swaggy motherfuker😅😅😅

[@Мартиненко-о4й]

Harfang’s new video is epic. Your reaction would be awesome.

[@billc.5861]

Random fact. The guitarist in the chair is Jeff “ the skunk” Baxter - besides being a hell of a guitar player he’s also a Defense Dept Specialist working with the Pentagon on missile defense programs and working on counter terrorism - no bull shit

[@joeyrogers7017]

It might not be the place for a request, but listen to "Stargazer" by Rainbow released in 1976. One of the greatest songs ever, not just rock. Ronnie James Dio on vocals, he also sang for Black Sabbath, Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple on guitar and Cozy Powell on drums.

[@WyattIamrolling]

You guys will love this one. Minute by minute and What a Fool Believes were the two absolute bangers off this album. Again, thank you gentlemen for transporting this old ass man back to his younger days, if only for 3 to 5 minutes.

[@davidmaholchic6146]

Pure gold here love you

[@ORagnar]

Love their song "Black Water"....🎶🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶🎸🎸 0-) h_dh p

[@NikKolay-wo4sb]

Harfang just dropped a new video. Would love to see your reaction.

[@toddg7150]

I'm here for Corey's Michael Macdonald Impression.

[@michaelnicholas2417]

Corey...those Michael M. Impersonations crack me the hell up!

[@wesalker3479]

Sometimes a performer make it "sound too easy" and that can affect your perception. Michael's sing is always effortless.

[@debbiechang5781]

You can never smoke too many doobies! 😂😂

[@chrisjamieson3452]

It was a good dance song, for certain.

[@KC-gy5xw]

Ah, Doobies - such a great group, with all the changes in band members, you need to go a bit before Michael came and did his amazing stuff.. and I LOVE Cornelius Bumpus just for that name!!

[@susanmurray7654]

Their journey reminds me of Chicago. Hard instrumentals uptempo some slow But Peter Cetera takes over vocals and writing snd they did lot of power and movie ballads. Which people associated with the band.

[@WyattIamrolling]

Another one....South City Midnight Lady. Thats all Pat Simmons, and yes, dude can sing.

[@JamesJohnson-ig6of]

"BETTER THAN AVERAGE!!", STILL BETTER, "Taking It To The Streets" and my favorite, "Slow Train Running!"

[@Roxolyana-nm3yi]

You should definitely react to Harfang’s Billions. It’s intense!

[@Debcatawba]

If you guys get the chance, read Michael McDonald’s book titled What A Fool Believes. What an amazing career. He hit the highest of highs and the lowest of lows and he is an American icon. Great reaction. I subscribed.

[@JamesJohnson-ig6of]

"OLLIE IS HILARIOUS MAN!!!"

[@kierstenridgway4634]

The best! 😂❤✌️

[@TheDivayenta]

This recording is strangely fuzzy. There are much better ones out there- with crisp clear sound! This song is beloved- pity you couldn’t hear it. 😢 “ Takin It to the Streets”, “ It Keeps You Running”.

[@donm3986]

I think the audio playback on this particular music video perhaps was not the best quality which probably explains why it sounded a little lackluster. But this track on the album is a great recording and worth listening to. All the tracks on that album are worth listening to.

[@scottstewart5784]

This was live and uncorrected.

[@brewswillis9783]

Love the Doobies! While MM is great, he's my 3rd fave Doobie Bros lead vocalist.

[@eemanuel4655]

Great Song.. That was maybe the worst recording of it though.. Still good stuff..

[@SteveHomola]

Oh, Big, Big fan of your channel. Would love to see and hear your reaction to The Rolling Stones song off their Sticky Fingers Album titled “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking “!!! Appreciate you guys. Keep up the great work!

[@philward9093]

Why does bollywood bring it down every time. Still fun

[@raulcastro925]

Ollie is the anchor of this channel and by that, I mean he drags the rest down.

[@darlanilsen879]

I disagree wholeheartedly. He is just being honest. It’s a reaction video. You’re just being mean. ☮️

[@reynagarza1]

The Doobie Brothers made an appearance on the tv show What's Happening in the 70's, and the show was about bootlegging.

[@nancyskomars1230]

We old boomers had the best music ever!! You two keep digging into your "wayback" machine!! Or go forward and check out Gabriel Henrique of Brazil. Have you heard him sing anything? He is known for his covers of the divas but is so much more than that. He should take his amazing voice into your wayback machine and let loose like this!! Check out Gabriel on a rooftop, in Brazil singing "Stand up", Cynthia Erivo's powerful anthem. Buckle up! And keep cruisin'.

[@bradsense7431]

There are two periods of this band. Sound did change with addition of Michael. I like both but some only favor the early sound.

[@paullacroix527]

Great tune. I think MM was watching Donald Fagen when he sang backup for Steely Dan because this sounds an awful lot like SD. Not the voice the music.

[@deegomez2089]

Which Doobie you be??? 🎶🎵💚

[@pegajense]

Please please check out Journey Wheel in the Sky live in Osaka ❤❤❤

[@958298bordeaux]

Do me a favor PLEASE do a reaction to Jeff Beck "When we ended now as lovers" A rock guitar genius and legend. That song is so soulful and sexy OMG

[@billc.5861]

Remember Michael McDonald isn’t there original vocalist , that’s guitarist Tom Johnston & guitarist Pat Simmons - Tom was definitely more rock in his style but very good Michael came in because of Tom’s medical issues & exhaustion. Anyway, Minute by Minute is a good song

[@markfichera7580]

After a while, the band members began to dislike McDonald's contribution to the band, because they wanted to get back to the rock and style.

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

McDonald replaced Tom Johnston, but they are both with the band now.

[@christianmarler2253]

Hey olli maybe they shouldn't have used electric shavers for microphones.

[@chrisostneberg1817]

Smoothest song ever?

[@sherrelwilson7354]

Michael McDonald has a fantastic voice but not the Doobie Brothers, to me, without Tom Johnston. Prefer the early Doobies! Black Water, Long train runnin, Listen to the music just to name a few. Love you guys❤️

[@R777-RLM]

I thought, Michael McDonald, sounded like he off, or sick.

[@GGLee315]

Do you know the deal that was giving you trouble with this version of this song is that the tempo is actually a little tiny bit too slow. I remember turning my friends onto this on late night TV and it was this little bit slow down version and they were not wowwed. Listen to the studio version…

[@martymcghee3742]

❤😊❤❤❤THIS MESSAGE IS “MELLOW IN❤WITH❤OUT❤😅❤😊.”.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

Imo, the older stuff is better. M.M. made them more commercial. And no shade, but....

[@buddystewart2020]

Look, the Doobie Brothers were good before Michael McDonald, they were good with him. The Doobie Brothers were just fucking good, that's just the way it is. You don't add an iconic singer and get worse. Ya know, Ollie is being honest, so props for that. Since he's gonna be honest, I will too. Ollie is an idiot sometimes. Sometimes, the only thing he knows about taste, is what's in his mouth, ya know, since we're being all honest an shit.

[@bigred7983]

Try boz scaggs

[@patriciadavis1393]

Why is Ollie being a hater to Michael McDonald the man has the vocals😢

[@katiemanning3761]

You would have been better off listening to the studio version.I had this album and there wasn't a bad song on it.

[@SubterraneanVisions]

To be honest, I think this particular recording was a little flat compared to a CD version. Sounds like a KZbin version that wasn't that pristine.

[@soapytiger]

It would have been better if you had just had the record cover as the visual and been able to listen solely to the music. That live video left a lot to be desired. It didn't serve the song at all. It was like it was shot in an Olan Mills.

[@SK-lk3iu]

Scrolling through the comments, and as always there are the same old politics of the Old Doobies versus the New (McDonald) Doobies. The fact is that there were essentially 2 different sounds, the older group more of a laid back, country-type rock, and the newer sound with Michael bringing in the soul. Prefer whoever you want, I'm just tired of hearing who is better, or that MM "ruined" the group, gimme a break!

[@thisisitreactions]

Super Top Tier Comment!!! He addressed this in the Yacht Rock Dockumentary!

[@markvanderstelt8999]

i agree his singing was weak sounds like he is Muffled.

[@TheDivayenta]

That’s the quality of this particular recording’s horrid acoustics. Check out the studio version.

[@SEG1200S]

Jesus is just alright