The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin': 1970-2000
Our Price: $59.98
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $18.50 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more new music releases
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Music CD Cover
Artist: The Doobie BrothersEdition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 1999-09-28
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Nobody (Single Version)
- Slippery St. Paul
- Listen To The Music (Single Version)
- Rockin' Down The Highway (Single Version)
- Toulouse Street
- Cotton Mouth
- Jesus Is Just Alright
- White Sun
- Natural Thing
- Long Train Runnin'
- China Grove
- Dark Eyed Cajun Woman
- Clear As The Driven Snow
- South City Midnight Lady
- You Just Can't Stop It
- Spirit
- Pursuit On 53rd St.
- Black Water
- Eyes Of Silver
- Down In The Track
- Another Park, Another Sunday
- Sweet Maxine (Single Version)
- Neal's Fandango
- Music Man
- Slack Key Soquel Rag
- Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)
- Texas Lullaby
- I Cheat The Hangman
- Wheels Of Fortune (Single Version)
- Losin' End
- Takin' It To The Streets
- It Keeps You Runnin'
- Echoes Of Love
- Nothin' But A Heartache
- Chinatown
- There's A Light
- Little Darling (I Need You)
- You Belong To Me
- Open Your Eyes
- Minute By Minute
- Dependin' On You
- Don't Stop To Watch The Wheels
- What A Fool Believes
- Here To Love You (Single Version)
- Dedicate This Heart
- Real Love
- No Stoppin' Us Now
- One Step Closer
- Keep This Train A-Rollin'
- South Bay Strut
- One By One
- Wynken, Blynken And Nod
- The Doctor
- South Of The Border
- Time Is Here And Gone
- Need A Little Taste Of Love
- Dangerous
- Excited
- This Train I'm On
- Rollin' On
- Little Pretty One (New Recording)
- Daughters Of The Sea (Demo)
- Armadillo Death Chant
- Osborne (Long Train Runnin')
- Four Days Gone
- Spiel
- Lovin' My Way Back Home
- Pat's Song
- Bluejay
- Peace In The Valley
- Mambo Waltz
- Outside Of Barstow
- Argentine Grape (Sweet Maxine)
- Shuffle (Double Dealin' Four Flusher)
- Takin' It To The Streets (Demo)
- We Would Sail Away (St. Paul)
- Jesus Is Just Alright (Unissued Live Version, 1982)
- Olana (Studio Version)
Free Music Notes for Long Train Runnin': 1970-2000
Free Music Review: Who is this for?
Hit: 3 Stars
The first 3 discs are sort of a "best-of" collection, with a little too much stuff (and not necessarily the best-chosen songs) for the casual fan. The 4th disc, with the rarities, is definitely for the hardcore fan. I own pretty much everything else by the Doobies, so I would have liked to have been able to just get the rarities. I guess that kind of thing wouldn't be expected to sell well enough on its own, though. (BTW, disc 3 also features a couple of "rarities" as well: "Wynken, Blynken & Nod," which was the only decent track on a various-artists kids' songs LP, and the awesomely fun, brand-new cover of "Little Bitty Pretty One.")
Since my interest lies in the rarities, I haven't concerned myself with the other tracks (except for the fact that this set frustratingly misses the opportunity to restore "Neal's Fandango" to the full length version that was on the original STAMPEDE LP but not the CD).
The rarities are often fascinating, and worthwhile beyond their historical interest. Between Disc 4 here and the various unauthorized editions of a set of early demos that exist (EXCITEMENT, ON OUR WAY UP, etc.), it's clear that the Doobies' debut album did not include the best material they had available. Songs like "Four Days Gone" and "Bluejay" are not just good by reject standards -- they're good, period.
Another interesting rarity is the studio version of "Olana." I would have thought the band was breaking up before this would have been recorded. It falls short of the FAREWELL TOUR version (where's that keyboard riff that drives the chorus?), but it almost makes it possible to imagine the Doobies continuing post-Pat Simmons. (Note that I say "almost.")
My only issue with what is and isn't included on the rarities disc is that the so-called "unissued live version" of "Jesus Is Just Alright" is actually the version from the FAREWELL TOUR album. (Not that many people are going to get the chance to find that out for themselves!)
Long Train Runnin': 1970-2000 Poster
One would be hard-pressed to find a band more perfectly symbolic of the good-times politics-be-damned esprit de cannabis that symbolized a good chunk of 70's rock. While the Beach Boys were busy becoming an anachronism, the Doobs effectively took their mantle, fusing an array of musical Americana--be it blues, country, folk, or gospel (they saved jazz and funk for their Michael McDonald-fronted incarnation)--into a remarkably popular string of albums and radio hits by simply asking not much more of us than to "Listen to the Music." And if they didn't get much more controversial than to declare "Jesus Is Just Alright," well, that was kind of the point. This Rhino anthology is typically exhaustive. All the familiar radio hits are here, as well as a good sampling of deep catalog from the band's various line-ups, not to mention a few standout Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons solo outings. Hardcore Doobie Bros. fans should be especially pleased by the fourth disc, which contains a wealth of outtakes and demos from the band's early '70s and '80s prime. --Jerry McCulleyPop Music CDs
Music Genres
Top music charts in The Box that Roxx
Black Sabbath - Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978)Release date: 2004-04-27; Music CD
Best price: $61.98
Price in other shops:
Kiss - KissRelease date: 2001-11-20; Published: 2001; Music CD
Best price: $38.99
Price in other shops:
Megadeth - WarchestRelease date: 2007-10-09; Music CD
Best price: $37.14
Price in other shops:
Genesis - 1983-1998 Box Set 5CD/ 5DVDRelease date: 2007-11-20; Music CD
Best price: $79.49
Price in other shops:
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater RevivalRelease date: 2001-11-01; Music CD
Best price: $35.95
Price in other shops:
The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin': 1970-2000Release date: 1999-09-28; Music CD
Best price: $28.50
Price in other shops:
Steely Dan - Citizen Steely Dan: 1972-1980STEELY DAN; Release date: 1993-12-14; Music CD
Best price: $37.59
Price in other shops:
The Who - Thirty Years of Maximum R&BRelease date: 1994-07-05; Music CD
Best price: $41.97
Price in other shops:
Aerosmith - Pandora's Box (Dlx)Release date: 2002-08-06; Music CD
Best price: $16.87
Price in other shops:
Judas Priest - MetalogyRelease date: 2004-05-11; Music CD
Best price: $29.95
Price in other shops:
Top Rated Albums
Doobie Brothers: Live at the Wolf TrapRelease date: 2004-11-09; DVD
Best price: $8.04
Price in other shops:
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleRelease date: 2000-11-21; Music CD
Best price: $24.95
Price in other shops:
The Doobie Brothers - StampedeRelease date: 1990-10-25; Music CD
Best price: $6.41
Price in other shops:
The Marshall Tucker Band - Anthology: The First 30 YearsRelease date: 2005-02-01; Music CD
Best price: $13.28
Price in other shops:
ZZ Top - Chrome, Smoke & BBQ: The ZZ Top BoxRelease date: 2003-10-14; Music CD
Best price: $34.97
Price in other shops:
Chicago - Chicago Box (Bonus DVD)Release date: 2003-07-22; Music CD
Best price: $48.99
Price in other shops:
Led Zeppelin - Complete Studio RecordingsLED ZEPPELIN; Release date: 1993-09-24; Published: 1993; Music CD
Best price: $89.98
Price in other shops:
The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and MeRelease date: 1990-10-25; Music CD
Best price: $5.35
Price in other shops:
Steely Dan - Citizen Steely Dan: 1972-1980STEELY DAN; Release date: 1993-12-14; Music CD
Best price: $41.64
Price in other shops:
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater RevivalRelease date: 2001-11-01; Music CD
Best price: $35.95
Price in other shops: