THE DOOBIE BROTHERS FIRST REACTION to I Cheat The Hangman 😍😍😍

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This is from the album Stampede ( 1975 ) by The Doobie Brothers
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[@richardanderson3322]

Early Doobies MUCH better than the Michael McDonald version. Listen to Toulouse Street next.

[@scotto.4832]

This tune hits the soul so very. very hard. Without a doubt -- the very best Doobies recording ever ... & that's sayin somethin, they've got so many great ones. Pat Simmons struck gold on this one!

[@rubicon-oh9km]

The Doobies are a deep well of musical greatness. Pat Simmons and Tom Johnston are the masterminds behind this band.

[@sln104]

This is a hauntingly beautiful song. Total masterpiece!

[@scotto.4832]

The strings & backup vocals by Maria Mulduar are magnificent & the trumpet players were 50 years old when this was recorded. What a monster effort!

[@ronpotter9810]

I have to agree that the old Doobies were the best Doobies. I also agree with the person that suggested Clear as the Driven Snow.

[@bothyrat]

Texas lullaby from a Scottish council house window gave me a warm summer breeze even in winter. Thank you all of the Brothers.

[@johnhoerl7326]

The Doobies have an amazing, deep catalog. So many incredible songs beyond the big hits that always get played. Pat Simmons was a master of atmospheric, complex songs like this one. Clear as the Driven Snow has to be the best, in my opinion

[@ljsites]

You are so spot on! I bought DB’s albums for the song on the radio. I fell in love with the songs Par Simmons was involved with, Clear as the Driven Snow is my favorite, and I wish more ppl could hear it.

[@Jessica_Roth]

Clear as the Driven Snow Daughters of the Sea Closer Every Day Toulouse Street and this, just for starters. Pat makes it possible to smile through Tom Johnston's formulaic hits and imagine a world where Michael MacDonald never joined.

[@janicez2630]

I love that you go so deep in these awesome old tracks! Love this song, haven't listened to this in years. Thank you. And YES! The older Doobies is the BEST!

[@scottanderson8420]

Great song written and sung by Patrick Simmons the other original Doobie singer. This was on my shortlist of Doobies song for you to react to. Now I’ll have to suggest Clear as the Driven Snow. Nice guitar playing intro Nick. I can’t wait to get a chance to support some more reactions soon. 👍👍👍👍

[@niged]

Fabulous track. Doobies are so talented. The production is emense for 48 years ago!

[@dumdumbush]

One of my favorite Doobie tracks. Lesser known but I love it.

[@davidbyrd26]

I love this song. The idea for the song came from the Ambrose Bierce short story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" about a hanging on a railroad bridge during the US Civil War. The short story is great, and this song is brilliant musically.

[@bigd718]

Don't know if you realized it, but the "old doobies" used 2 drummers AND a percussion section, which I always felt helped to "drive" their their songs and really made you "feel" their music.....

[@davidmolina3520]

Killer song .

[@ememnicholas565]

I think Nick is finally understanding what we have been telling him about the Doobies and the split personality that they had. I love MM's voice but I hated what he did to the Doobies during those years. I had the biggest fan girl crush on Pat Simmons. This is a great, great song, thanks for reviewing! You need to do "Clear as the Driven Snow" to finish your understanding of how great a band this was and is.

[@Larrymh07]

I more or less agree. But I blame Ted Templeman. I think he got real lazy after Taking it to the Streets...all MM, all the time.

[@Damiano54]

I'm one of those who months ago recommended this song. Been Loving it for decades now. Probably my favorite late night track to listen to.

[@rk41gator]

thanks. I do not remember hearing this! (guess I was out of college - lol)

[@kevlar_t4echo]

As stated, from The Captain and Me album, the tune Clear As the Driven Snow would be a track you would really get into as well. I'm always going for the lesser commercial tracks myself. With regard to the Michael McDonald/Doobie recordings, there are a lot of great tracks on the Takin' It To the Streets album....a lot of diversity on that one. Really though, all of their stuff up to and including Minute By Minute from '78 are great. My two favs would be The Captain and Me and What Were Once Vices albums.

[@junglejim5785]

Have not heard this in years. Thanks for the memories NicknLex. God Bless.

[@midnightfury9001]

I remember the Doobies doing a short version of this song on the 70's show "What's Happening" where Rerun gets black mailed into secretly recording a bootleg version of the Doobies concert, and well the fun and comedy ensue. When the band performed the instrumental last part of this song the late drummer of the Doobies John Hartman had a setup with a gong which he played with a flaming gong stick which was super cool. On a bit of a sad note, the Doobies had two drummers at the same time, John Hartman and Michael Hossack who have both passed away RIP

[@bradhill1099]

Read " An occurence at Owl Creek " You will know what the lyrics about. Pat Simmons wrote the lyrics based on that event. When you know the story you will be stirred by it.

[@gomogo2000]

I'm 60, and I'm sure I heard this song decades ago, but The Drive in Chicago played it a year ago...and stopped me in my tracks. It was vaguely familiar...and hauntingly beautiful!! Thankfully I Shazamed it, and have been shamelessly indulging in it ever since. So my point is, I can definitely relate to your reaction since I was just there a year ago myself. I'm so grateful that 97.1 still plays some amazing classics! And Paul from Engineering is my 7:45 a.m. Friday weekly indulgence too. 😉

[@jayjames7646]

Great song, great ZIA symbol on the Tee.

[@DaleBrotherton]

This is what is truly classified as a Deep Cut. I haven't heard this in so many years. Beautiful ❤️👍 Nick, you are right about the early Bros, so much better, soulful ....

[@donkunes8630]

the band was trying different directions. Their weekend parties were special with many musicians showing up. 😊

[@jkovac7]

Easily my favourite song of theirs. Their Major Work. This and IN- A-GADDA-DA-VIDA I never tire of listening to!

[@JamesCormier]

They were smoking some serious weed and the creativity was through the roof! This is an incredible tune, and I agree with you Nick, the older DB is the great stuff!

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

Love your channel. You keep playing great music that others just don't play and there is skill much great music out there. Thanks!

[@ljw5768]

Clear as the Driven Snow is the logical follow up reaction to this.

[@JonQuist]

This is my favorite Doobie Brothers song. And I really wish they made more music like this…. Which isn’t to say I don’t like their other pieces because I do. And I guess it would have been hard in those days to release more than they already were doing. Nowadays bands probably could do so much more. It’s a pity that with all the creation tools and distribution channels available today the musicians are not making more music on this level. I think to make THIS requires a lot of collaboration, and people with this level of talent use tools to do everything practically alone because they don’t have to collaborate…. Anyway, something leaves us in a kind of desert these days and makes “the old days” very special indeed.

[@robertcussins2807]

Neal's Fandango from the same album is a banger. Doobs don't have bad songs.

[@glenndespres5317]

OMG, how did I miss this gem? Thank you! Better late than never, eh?

[@MrSmartAlec]

So used to hearing this song followed immediately by Precis then Rainy Day Crossroads Blues. Such great tracks.

[@rk41gator]

Is this not a 1975 prog tune? The lyrics and the big change in the middle. Layers of sound with a little jazz thrown in. Absolutely.

[@Mike-ky9jz]

Thanks for listening to a song that the other reactors havent touched...great job This is the Doobies going very progressive...superb.

[@sgt.blkdog3840]

One of the few songs that I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard it. Playing pool in a friend’s basement. Now you need to check out Disciple and Road Angel

[@davecummings2424]

I so much appreciate this really deep into The Doobies, their catalog is full of overlooked gems. I, too, 😊agree that their earlier stuff is more to my taste than the McDonald era pop (but thats not all bad, either). 3 frontmen who can all write, sing and play killer guitar backed by a seriously underappreciated bass player, Tiran Porter. Toulouse Street is a great album for you to explore. And yes, their direction changed on "Takin' It To The Streets" with the addition of McDonald, it was still a VERY good album. Porter's bass drives every song.

[@alansmith7626]

I have been hoping you would check out more of "pre-McDonald" Doobie Brothers! I love ALL of them but the early years are really worth checking out, such a variety of styles

[@user-jz6to8md3c]

I love this song.

[@danielthompson9509]

Great reaction to this wonderful masterpiece. I saw them 4 times in concert in the Seattle area. Not the MM years though. I see you now understand why the hard core Doobie Fans preferred them over the MM years. I agree that the MM years they created POP music and I just missed the original Doobies so much.

[@ignatzmuskrat3000]

Don't sweat the lyrics. In my day, we had the album covers to look at while absorbing the music. Ironically, my copy of the LP is a radio give away test pressing which only came in a plain white cover, so didn't help me out back then.

[@jayutterback386]

you have to do South City Midnight Lady from The Captain and Me. there is so much going on it will break your mind

[@hog7203]

That whole Stampede album is great. Check out the song Toulouse Street from the album Toulouse Street. It sort of has that spooky, mysterious sound like Hangman. The original Doobies are the best. Nothing against McDonald. That guy has an amazing voice. I've been relistening to an album I had from the '70s, that you would like. I forgot how great it was. It's the Watch album from Mannfred Mann's Earth Band. Good from start to finish.

[@mackymintle7806]

I think Lx needs to hear this too! Along with the War, Free… songs! All classics. ❤ LX…lol

[@michaelsmith5021]

Just such a great Band! Been a fan since I heard their first album. Less the Michael Mcdonald years!

[@jimbobgreasemonkey]

Thank You Nick for reviewing this song. I too, think it is Awesome. You guys are Great..!!!

[@bobbyd79903ify]

I've been playing guitar since 1956. And u just discovered one of my all-time DB Favs. Glad u did this react. Try Tx Lullaby. V well done track

[@rudolfbecker4313]

Another great track of the Doobies. When they sang the "oooooh oooh s", I all of a sudden remembered a similar part on Steven Wilson's Raven ... CD 🤘

[@jossoaktree]

Wow. Doobie Prog Rock - Epic !!

[@MrSmartAlec]

I always thought the singer was a ghost returning to his home.

[@125southernnh2]

I used to request ICTH every evening back when it was getting radio play on KSJO in San Jose. I must have driven the night DJ nuts.

[@danielthompson6880]

Thanks for doing this song. It's one of my favorite Doobie Brothers songs. I've seen them 4 times in concert here in the Seattle area. Please share it with Lex.

[@timothybush9633]

Hi Nick, I've been liking the Doobie Brothers for years. I first saw them in 1976 in Milwaukee at a big festival and I was hooked. Now I still listen to them but their Guitar Tech is a friend of mine😁

[@tomhill9445]

Ok. Now do Texas Lulaby and Neal's Fandango from Stampede too !!

[@michaelmulherin9952]

yes u get it, early doobies,yes

[@jimled50jl49]

Hi Nick, another great early Doobie Brothers track. There are plenty more surprises in store with their early material. This one with the chaotic orchestral fade out, reminds me of The Beatles doing that on "A Day in the Life" and makes me wonder, just how much "Sgt Pepper" really influenced groups that followed, after hearing that album ? After a lifetime of listening to music, all I can say is, the musical journey you are on, is a joy to look forward to, what you will discover, and an even greater joy, looking back later in life, remembering the past. Byee Jim X

[@Damiano54]

This recording reminds me of 992 Arguments by the O"Jays. It seems like you do few soul tracks. This song includes the brilliant arrangments of the late, great Thom Bell. From '72 whose Philly Soul sound let to the popular sound of mid 70s disco.

[@Damiano54]

When I said "This recording" I was referrring to ICTH. When I said "this song" I meant 992 Arguments.

[@bmac1205]

Thanks Micky-D!

[@markcosenza3274]

I remember my first and only Doobie Brothers concert in 1974 at the ripe old age of 16. Boy,they will always be one of my favorites!

[@tomwrobel7280]

Dang! I was going to recommend this during the last marathon. But I thought you had already done it! "I Cheat the Hangman" is the best!!!

[@TheSaleen786]

Check out Doobie Brothers ALBUM "What Were What Vices Are Now Habits" SONG:'" DAUGHTERS OF THE SEA"

[@redzone77p]

In my opinion their best....

[@blbtube]

Nick glad you got to this one. Easily the most beautiful Doobie song. And the outro piece at the end sounds like ELO or Blue Oyster Cult. The song is so rich and jazzy and belongs in a movie soundtrack. I think after this album MM came on and TJ faded. Old Doobies at their zenith. Now do Neal’s Fandango! The KZbin video is fun to watch.

[@mickeyd6444]

Thanks Nick!! I really appreciate you doubling back to do this one. Such an amazing tune, one of my Doobs favorites. The best part is there's still so much more for you and Lex to uncover on your Doobs journey!

[@murdockreviews]

Great!!

[@vipergg9159]

This was the last excellent album before Tommy had to drop out due to illness .

[@bmac1205]

Nice playing!

[@flash1660]

Another killer tune is Jesus is just alright with me

[@DaleBrotherton]

Play it again!!! 😁

[@astrosjer822]

Such a great song….they should have done it on their 50th anniversary tour. Was a single that should have done better than it did.

[@ignatzmuskrat3000]

In my high school art class, our cool teacher allowed a phonograph in the secondary room where I heard 73-76 era albums. Too much Kiss and America and not enuff Genesis, though.

[@bremtremont2027]

When will you react the song I requested months ago and payed for called enneagram?

[@Lightmane]

#nicknlexrequest Thirty Years by U.K.

[@mvunit3]

My fave UK track :). But Nick needs to hear the 2nd album too!

[@Lightmane]

@@mvunit3 yep

[@michaelmulherin9952]

quit making those faces you're freakin me out! now the song is excellant

[@robertwalker1803]

A great one much like this one( genius song to me) is “ Clear As the Driven Snow.”Just too long to be a hit.

[@darrenangyal7190]

Norm mcdonald cant make shit like this

[@Jessica_Roth]

Tom Johnston's rockers are decent enough, if IMO a bit generic for all the airplay they get. And I pretty much loathe Michael McDonald with every fibre of my being. But now I'm actually angry. Because all those Johnston and McDonald songs kept me from buying their albums and finding all the great Patrick Simmons songs. I mean, "Black Water" was nice enough, but I had no idea there was stuff like this in the back catalogue. Jiminy Cree.

[@Jessica_Roth]

LMAO, watching Nick trying to find.a more polite way to say "Michael McDonald sucks" (because he doesn't want to lose the MMcD fans, after all). Don't worry, Nick, I'll say it for you: Michael McDonald sucks. (If you need me to say it again, let me know.)

[@michaelkiriakidis8809]

Don't take this wrong I like Michael Mcdonald but they were better without him.

[@NicknLex]

I love the old Doobies. I can see what happened. Living on the fault line made me a believer.

[@jimled50jl49]

Hi Nick, another great early Doobie Brothers track. There are plenty more surprises in store with their early material. This one with the chaotic orchestral fade out, reminds me of The Beatles doing that on "A Day in the Life" and makes me wonder, just how much "Sgt Pepper" really influenced groups that followed, after hearing that album ? After a lifetime of listening to music, all I can say is, the musical journey you are on, is a joy to look forward to, what you will discover, and an even greater joy, looking back later in life, remembering the past. Byee Jim X