Largest Arts Center crowd in 2 years cheers Doobie Brothers
by Robert Ward, The Knickerbocker News, July 21, 1980
The Doobie Brothers mixed selections from their soon-to-be-released album. “One Step Closer,” with big hits such as “Long Train Running,” before a crowd of 23,563 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday night.
The Doobies’ professional harmonies and mostly tight musicianship overcame some problems, such as the lead microphone failing on “China Grove” and amplifier feedback at several points in the concert. to draw long applause from the crowd. biggest at the center in two years.
The new songs included the title song from the new album, to be released later this summer. “One Step Closer” featured keyboardist Michael McDonald on vocal in a medium-paced rock song that was well-received by the crowd.
Two encores included several minutes of enjoyable acoustic picking by Simmons and McPhee and a rousing finale, “Listen to the Music,” with the Dixie Dregs.
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