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Talk about greatness -- the Doobie Brothers, with Jeff "Skunk" Baxter added to their lineup, delivered their best album to date helped by a fairly big hit, though "Take Me in Your Arms" never did anything close to its predecessors despite some chords and modulations that recalled "Black Water" ever so slightly. Stampede's virtue was its musicianship, which, in addition to new member Baxter, was also showcased in the guises of some impressive guests. The Doobie Brothers' rootsiest album to date, Stampede was virtuoso soulful countrified rock of a gritty nature, crossing over into blues as well as reaching back to a raw, traditional rock & roll sound that wouldn't have sounded too out of place 20 years earlier. That was the opener, the searing "Sweet Maxine," which just might've made a good single with an edit or two to bring it down to three and a half minutes; the record gets better with the bouncing "Neal's Fandango," which is highlighted by lyrical as well as instrumental acrobatics on the verses and a delicious guitar and piano break. "Texas Lullaby" is one of the prettiest pieces of country rock (though it's a little more "Western rock") to come out of the genre since the Byrds and the Beau Brummels had treaded into it eight years earlier, and gets a magnificently soulful performance from Tom Johnston. And speaking of soul, Curtis Mayfield is the arranger on Johnston's hard-driving "Music Man." The group strips down to its acoustic basics for "Slat Key Soquel Rag," which could have been an outtake from the group's self-titled debut album; Maria Muldaur is the guest vocalist on "I Cheat the Hangman," representing Patrick Simmons' songwriting at its most ethereal. Baxter's "Précis" was the group's nod to classical and Spanish guitar technique, and "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues" provides guest artist Ry Cooder with a gorgeous canvas on which to paint his slide guitar licks. And the album lands with its feet firmly in 1970s-style roots rock on "I've Been Workin' on You" and "Double Dealin' Four Flusher."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Paul Riser, Horn - Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - John Hartman, Drums - Donn Landee, Engineer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Victor Feldman, Percussion, Marimba - Keith Knudsen, Drums, Vocals - Bobbye Hall, Percussion - Travis Turk, Engineer
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Riser, Horn - Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - John Hartman, Drums - Donn Landee, Engineer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Victor Feldman, Marimba - Keith Knudsen, Drums, Vocals - Bobbye Hall, Percussion - Travis Turk, Engineer
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - John Hartman, Drums - Nick DeCaro, Arranger - Donn Landee, Engineer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals - Victor Feldman, Percussion, Marimba
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Riser, Horn - Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Michael Hossack, Drums - John Hartman, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tufo, Orchestra - Donn Landee, Engineer - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards, Organ - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals - Victor Feldman, Percussion, Marimba - Curtis Mayfield, Horn, Strings - Jerry Jumonville, Trumpet - Joe Lane Davis, Trumpet - Jon Robert Smith, Trumpet - Bobbye Hall, Percussion
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Riser, Horn - Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - John Hartman, Drums - Donn Landee, Engineer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Victor Feldman, Percussion, Marimba - Keith Knudsen, Drums, Vocals - Bobbye Hall, Percussion - Travis Turk, Engineer
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Riser, Horn, Strings - Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - John Hartman, Drums - Donn Landee, Engineer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals - Victor Feldman, Percussion, Marimba - Keith Knudsen, Drums, Vocals - Bobbye Porter, Congas - Jessica Smith, Vocals - Venetta Fields, Vocals - Bobbye Hall, Percussion - Sherlie Matthews, Vocals - Lamont Dozier, Writer - Eddie Holland, Writer - Brian Holland, Writer - Travis Turk, Engineer
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Riser, Horn - Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - John Hartman, Drums - Donn Landee, Engineer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Victor Feldman, Percussion, Marimba - Maria Muldaur, Vocals - Keith Knudsen, Drums, Vocals - Conte Condoli, Trumpet - Pete Condoli, Trumpet - Bobbye Hall, Percussion - Travis Turk, Engineer
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Riser, Horn - Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - John Hartman, Drums - Donn Landee, Engineer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals - Victor Feldman, Percussion, Marimba - Keith Knudsen, Drums, Vocals - Bobbye Hall, Percussion - JEFF BAXTER, Writer - Travis Turk, Engineer
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Riser, Horn - Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - John Hartman, Drums - Nick DeCaro, Strings - Donn Landee, Engineer - Ry Cooder, Guitar - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals - Victor Feldman, Percussion, Marimba - Keith Knudsen, Drums, Vocals - Bobbye Hall, Percussion - Travis Turk, Engineer
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Riser, Horn - Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - John Hartman, Drums - Donn Landee, Engineer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals - Victor Feldman, Percussion, Marimba - Keith Knudsen, Drums, Vocals - Jessica Smith, Vocals - Venetta Fields, Vocals - Bobbye Hall, Percussion - Sherlie Matthews, Vocals - Carl Himmle, Drums, Percussion - Turk Travis, Engineer
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Riser, Horn - Tom Johnston, Guitar, Vocals - Tiran Porter, Bass Guitar, Vocals - John Hartman, Drums - Donn Landee, Engineer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ted Templeman, Producer - The Doobie Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Pat Simmons, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Victor Feldman, Percussion, Marimba - Keith Knudsen, Drums, Vocals - Bobbye Hall, Percussion - Travis Turk, Engineer
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Talk about greatness -- the Doobie Brothers, with Jeff "Skunk" Baxter added to their lineup, delivered their best album to date helped by a fairly big hit, though "Take Me in Your Arms" never did anything close to its predecessors despite some chords and modulations that recalled "Black Water" ever so slightly. Stampede's virtue was its musicianship, which, in addition to new member Baxter, was also showcased in the guises of some impressive guests. The Doobie Brothers' rootsiest album to date, Stampede was virtuoso soulful countrified rock of a gritty nature, crossing over into blues as well as reaching back to a raw, traditional rock & roll sound that wouldn't have sounded too out of place 20 years earlier. That was the opener, the searing "Sweet Maxine," which just might've made a good single with an edit or two to bring it down to three and a half minutes; the record gets better with the bouncing "Neal's Fandango," which is highlighted by lyrical as well as instrumental acrobatics on the verses and a delicious guitar and piano break. "Texas Lullaby" is one of the prettiest pieces of country rock (though it's a little more "Western rock") to come out of the genre since the Byrds and the Beau Brummels had treaded into it eight years earlier, and gets a magnificently soulful performance from Tom Johnston. And speaking of soul, Curtis Mayfield is the arranger on Johnston's hard-driving "Music Man." The group strips down to its acoustic basics for "Slat Key Soquel Rag," which could have been an outtake from the group's self-titled debut album; Maria Muldaur is the guest vocalist on "I Cheat the Hangman," representing Patrick Simmons' songwriting at its most ethereal. Baxter's "Précis" was the group's nod to classical and Spanish guitar technique, and "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues" provides guest artist Ry Cooder with a gorgeous canvas on which to paint his slide guitar licks. And the album lands with its feet firmly in 1970s-style roots rock on "I've Been Workin' on You" and "Double Dealin' Four Flusher."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:41
- Main artists: The Doobie Brothers
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1975 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
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