Track 4:-->"Music Man" - Doobie Brothers - Stampede (1975)

"Eyes open wide...
doin' the midnight creep.
Well, it’s just a holiday
for a circus dream...
'cause I’m a music man, baby...
hangin' from a wire with no net below."
Doobie Brothers


Music by the Doobie Brothers will go down as some of the best Americana Rock of all time. Oozing with good vibes and made for rolled down windows and long highway summer drives.

Obviously, underrated...and perhaps that is because the band, for the most part, were faceless. Ya kinda know what they look like...but...no one really stands out.

It is the first five CDs by the Doobs I enjoy the most. (the pre-McDonald era, if you will) And "Stampede" (1975) was their last one before evolving into another great sounding band of the same name.

The CD "Stampede" is often forgotten...though, from beginning to end, is as solid a record as their obvious must-own... "The Captain And Me" (1973). And I like "Stampede" better.

No big hits generated from this disc, however, "Stampede" is filled with good stuff. "Sweet Maxine" and "Take Me in Your Arms" are terrific. "Neal's Fandango" is a great...play on the highway.

The Doobs..."I Cheated The Hangman" over beautiful canyon shots.

And, of course, the FM classic..."I Cheat The Hangman" is one of my all-time favorite songs...with its haunting strings and verse...and with an instrumental break that most bands would kill.

Track 4..."Music Man"...is another lost gem. Arranged by "Chef-Of-Coolness" Curtis Mayfield, this number is another great driving song. "Music Man" burns with a nice Southern rock feel. I especially like the way it finishes...with a 3-way guitar pile-up...each axe-mate looking to wear the yellow jacket. Very smile friendly!

Sadly, "Stampede" was band founder, Tom Johnston's last complete effort. But with a ballsy three guitar tour-de-force lineup, and a diamond rhythm section...along with peer approved studio guest musicians...nearly every song rings up three cherries.
Good stuff!

Casey

Doobie Brothers:-->"Music Man" (Stampede) (1975) (Must Own)

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