John, why didn't you pick me up that night in 1973 and take me to the show ?? I think
my mom would have let me go even though I was only in 3rd grade. Well, maybe not! I
didn't discover the Doobs unit 1976 while watching a PBS special called Sound Stage.
Back then, we only got 3 channels in central PA, one was public television. (The good
days man ) Anyway, I thought these guys are cool, I heard some of there stuff on
radio, but never saw them before. Then, about a week later, a friend of mine joined
one of those record clubs (without his moms permission!! ) and as he was trying to
decide what groups to pick, I said, "hey, I saw these guys on TV, there great !" The
only trouble we had was trying to find a penny to stick on the card !! Well, a couple
weeks later his box of 8 TRACKS arrived and we listened to them all. I borrowed the
Doobie Brother tape (Captain and Me ) and never gave it back !! I think I gave him a
Styx album or something so he wouldn't kick my butt. My dad had an old guitar he
played in church so I asked him to teach me some chords, he did and I took his guitar
and never gave that back either. He didn't really mind though, I still have it too.
couple months later I got a paper route and took my first couple months pay and went
down to the hardware!! Remember when the drug stores and hardwares sold records and
tapes !! Wow ! Any ways, I bought every Doobie album I could find and my fascination
with their music has never died. I saw them 4 times during my teen years mostly down
in Columbia Maryland at the Pavilion. However, I never got to see my guitar hero Tom
Johnston until 2 weeks ago in New York City at the HMV record store. My wife and I
each called in sick that day and drove to the city, 400 miles round trip, to meet
them. What a great day !!! I not only got to meet them, I got my custom tele signed
and had pictures taken with Tommy and Pat. On the way home, my wife looked at me and
asked if it was worth it? I just smiled at her, thanked her for understanding and
making the trip with me, and turned up the cd player, Rockin Horse !!! Take me back in
time !! I'll never forget that day, ever !! Sorry for being long winded, take care
everybody, have a good day, Joel
>>> JR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/30/00 07:05PM >>>
OK, here's the scoop (not official, tho) and a story.
I first saw the band in the summer of '73; the Captain tour. Pat was playin his
335, (actually I was informed that it was a 350 w/veritone stereo which he
removed) and Tommy was playin' his SG w/ the upside down U.S. flag (see the LTR
box set booklet). Tommy had broken a string on the SG. This concert was at the
Celebrity Theatre, a small (3500) seat place that was "in the round". You can
see everything as the stage rotates. There was a roadie feverishly tuning a Les
Paul Gold Top. Pat notices Tommy standing back by the amps (Fender Twins miked
to the house speakers, for both Pat and Tommy) and sees that he's gotta keep the
middle finger-picking session going. He moves forward, bobbing his head like he
does and the center session keeps going and going. Man! What a version of the
song. Finally Tommy gets the Gold Top and the bells start and wham! That
Gibson just cranked! It was powerful. The crowd (which had been giving Pat a
standing ovation) went bonkers...just blown away. Myself included.
It was one of many magical moments that night and could not have been better.
Uh...wait...yep. It did get better...the encore had Without You!
Now, I can't say what setup and guitars were used for the recording of CATDS,
but the live version was something else. Many people ask why I am such a fan of
the Doobs...now you know.
John
Oh yeah...the sound was impeccable. Perfect.
"Adams, Steve" wrote:
> I would imagine your guess is reasonable. Perhaps he was using his handy
> dandy Les Paul goldtop (the one with the American flag decal) or even one of
> those big ole' Gibson semi-hollowbodies for that cool sustaining feedback.
>
> Cranked to 10? Absolutely!! And most assuredly, definitely a tube(s) driven
> amp. No dimestorephonybaloney solid state amplification, to be sure. My
> kinda tone!!
>
> Doobies Rule,
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Stover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 3:33 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Answer, Doobie Riddle
>
> Hey Steve, what kind of a set up do you think Tommy was using for that, I
> think it was a Gibson SG with either a Fender Twin or a Vibrolux cranked up
> to 10, no effects except for a little reverb, whaddya think ?? Joel
>
> >>> "Adams, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/30/00 03:40PM >>>
> Every time I here those sleigh bells I start poundin' my fist into the air
> like I was hearing Rage Against The Machine or some other head bangin'
> groove. Then Tom bursts in with the outro lead. What a monster guitar tone!!
>
> Doobies Rule,
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Stover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 1:52 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Answer, Doobie Riddle
>
> Right Steve, the answer was the sleigh bells. What a cool addition to this
> song. If you really listen to it, it really makes the groove of this song
> go. I wonder if they had it planned, or if they thought they needed
> something else and the producer said, "Hey lets try this"! Sometimes the
> groove of a song doesn't feel right and the smallest thing makes all the
> difference in the world. It's kinda like what we call a glue guitar part.
> It's not the wild lead, or a loud rhythm part, it's a little strum in the
> background that really makes the song move. Good job Steve !!
>
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