Black Water was the B-side of the single Another Park, Another Sunday. Somehow Black Water wound up taking off and became The Doobie Brothers first #1 hit. It’s a great record.
My thoughts exactly. The studio version is the first way most of us initially heard the song. If i remember correctly the studio version has fiddle on it instead of the pedal steel guitar which i really enjoyed.
Black Water was the B-side of the single Another Park, Another Sunday. Somehow Black Water wound up taking off and became The Doobie Brothers first #1 hit. It’s a great record. This was written by Patrick Simmons before Michael McDonald joined the group.
4:53 pedal steel guitar. (a more advanced version of a lap steel guitar with foot/leg activated levers for on-the-fly reconfiguration of the tuning relationships between the strings)
This song was released my freshman year of college. Between myself, roommates and friends we almost wore out my Doobie Brothers album playing this song. if 'enhanced' in one way ore more the song was at times played back to back to back, etc.. It got to where I never wanted to hear it again. After a decade or two had passed I went back to loving it.
That was also Michael McDonald on the piano in this performance, too. In the audio version, the play violins in lieu of the steel guitar. Thanks for a great reaction! ✌💙✌
The pedal steel guitar is played with a solid metal slide so it glides between notes instead of jumping from one note to another. Since the slide is straight across, the guitar is tuned to what they call an "open tuning" which is where the strings are tuned to a chord as opposed to a standard guitar which is usually tuned to notes that don't form a pleasant chord until you press some of the notes with your fingers. Foot pedals and knee levers allow the player to change the type of chord on a pedal steel (but not on a lap steel).
Patrick Simmons came up with the riff while waiting between takes. Producer Ted Templeman heard the riff while sitting at the recording console and hit the talk-back mic and told Simmons he should flesh the riff out into a full song. Dude on slide guitar is Jeff "Skunk" Baxter who had just joined in mid-tour as the third guitarist. Both he and singer Michael McDonald joined The Doobies after Donald Fagan and Walter Becker of Steely Dan decided to stop touring and concentrate solely on doing studio work. There is also a console type of pedal steel guitar which has two necks and foot pedals with a knee lever to get more sounds out of it. Your playing with one hand picking or strumming the strings, the other hand sliding a bar across the strings, your knees pushing a lever, and both feet pressing pedals.
I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure this is from an outstanding program that used to air on Chicago's PBS channel 11 back in the 70's and 80's, Soundstage. The "Chicago, Chicago" song reference on the slide guitar part and the mention of Chicago followed by audience reaction kind of seals the deal on that suspicion. Good stuff!
Love this song and I've never seen this performance. I had to do a double take because I realized that I own the same guitar. It's a 70s Ovation Balladeer and it is amazing despite the fact that most other guitarists hate them because they're round in the back.
this is one of my favorite songs all time and one of my fave Doobie Bros songs. Love the care free vibe----"well if it rains, I don't care , don't make no difference to me, just take that streetcar tha's going up town...like to hear some funky dixieland and dance a honky tonk, and I'll be buying everybody drinks all 'round..." Love it! But like others said, the studio version is great
Thanks, MMB - this is my favorite by the Doobies... (those harmonies, melodies and counter-melodies...!) I really didn't care as much for them when they brought in Michael McDonald.. I guess he's an okay singer.. but IMHO, really changed the "style".. that I've always loved.. appreciate your reaction... (p.s. this is a nice "live" version that I had not seen before!).. and NO, Michael McDonald had NOTHING to do with writing this song...
Good lord, the sound quality of this performance sucks out loud. Please listen to the studio version - better mix, more harmony, less Michael McDonald.
Black Water was the B-side of the single Another Park, Another Sunday. Somehow Black Water wound up taking off and became The Doobie Brothers first #1 hit.
It’s a great record.
A decent live version, but as with so many performances, the sonic quality of the studio version is much better.
My thoughts exactly. The studio version is the first way most of us initially heard the song. If i remember correctly the studio version has fiddle on it instead of the pedal steel guitar which i really enjoyed.
Love the Doobie Brothers. Never ever saw them before this video! They had some good hits!
Black Water was the B-side of the single Another Park, Another Sunday. Somehow Black Water wound up taking off and became The Doobie Brothers first #1 hit.
It’s a great record.
This was written by Patrick Simmons before Michael McDonald joined the group.
It's perfect Classic Rock Fusion.
I love this song! We call this Country Rock! This song "sounds like" a summer song to me, but I love it all year round!
4:53 pedal steel guitar. (a more advanced version of a lap steel guitar with foot/leg activated levers for on-the-fly reconfiguration of the tuning relationships between the strings)
I've been listening to the Doobie Brothers for over 50 years and this is the first I've ever seen them.
I saw them back in the 80s when they did a military tour with Kansas. I was standing in the front about 5 feet from the stage. They sound great live.
This song was released my freshman year of college. Between myself, roommates and friends we almost wore out my Doobie Brothers album playing this song. if 'enhanced' in one way ore more the song was at times played back to back to back, etc.. It got to where I never wanted to hear it again. After a decade or two had passed I went back to loving it.
That was also Michael McDonald on the piano in this performance, too. In the audio version, the play violins in lieu of the steel guitar. Thanks for a great reaction! ✌💙✌
The pedal steel guitar is played with a solid metal slide so it glides between notes instead of jumping from one note to another. Since the slide is straight across, the guitar is tuned to what they call an "open tuning" which is where the strings are tuned to a chord as opposed to a standard guitar which is usually tuned to notes that don't form a pleasant chord until you press some of the notes with your fingers. Foot pedals and knee levers allow the player to change the type of chord on a pedal steel (but not on a lap steel).
Patrick Simmons came up with the riff while waiting between takes. Producer Ted Templeman heard the riff while sitting at the recording console and hit the talk-back mic and told Simmons he should flesh the riff out into a full song.
Dude on slide guitar is Jeff "Skunk" Baxter who had just joined in mid-tour as the third guitarist. Both he and singer Michael McDonald joined The Doobies after Donald Fagan and Walter Becker of Steely Dan decided to stop touring and concentrate solely on doing studio work. There is also a console type of pedal steel guitar which has two necks and foot pedals with a knee lever to get more sounds out of it. Your playing with one hand picking or strumming the strings, the other hand sliding a bar across the strings, your knees pushing a lever, and both feet pressing pedals.
🌸 I'm so happy you're feeling better!!!
You have to listen to the record. It's much better sound.
Great reaction! Thanks! ☮️💙😎
Saw them in October of last year they still sounded amazing.
I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure this is from an outstanding program that used to air on Chicago's PBS channel 11 back in the 70's and 80's, Soundstage. The "Chicago, Chicago" song reference on the slide guitar part and the mention of Chicago followed by audience reaction kind of seals the deal on that suspicion. Good stuff!
The Doobies are the best just love 'em
Love this song and I've never seen this performance. I had to do a double take because I realized that I own the same guitar. It's a 70s Ovation Balladeer and it is amazing despite the fact that most other guitarists hate them because they're round in the back.
Such a young Michael McDonald in the background vox!
this is one of my favorite songs all time and one of my fave Doobie Bros songs. Love the care free vibe----"well if it rains, I don't care , don't make no difference to me, just take that streetcar tha's going up town...like to hear some funky dixieland and dance a honky tonk, and I'll be buying everybody drinks all 'round..." Love it! But like others said, the studio version is great
Glad you’re feeling better. Happy Thanksgiving
I predict you will have loved this song.
This was a fun and really good live version, but do yourselves a favour an listen to the studio version
oh, and get well soon, brother., there's def something going around. some relatives had to cancel coming over for Thanksgiving up cuz they got colds
Love your reactions!
Studio version is fire
Check the original studio version
Got to do the studio version, so much better
Be sure to check out the studio version. Something sounds a little off on this one, at least to me.
Thanks, MMB - this is my favorite by the Doobies... (those harmonies, melodies and counter-melodies...!) I really didn't care as much for them when they brought in Michael McDonald.. I guess he's an okay singer.. but IMHO, really changed the "style".. that I've always loved.. appreciate your reaction... (p.s. this is a nice "live" version that I had not seen before!).. and NO, Michael McDonald had NOTHING to do with writing this song...
The outro is Soo Good I'm dealing with same same. Hopefully this helps us both ❤
Good lord, the sound quality of this performance sucks out loud. Please listen to the studio version - better mix, more harmony, less Michael McDonald.
This is good but you need to do the studio version
pedal steel guitar.
No he looks like a black Che Guevara 😅
Dude you got to do something about your audio you have to turn it up real loud to hear the music than you start talking and you blow out my eardrums