Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers 5/22 Smoothie King

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I hope they’re worth it.

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Just wah ha hooooooooo listen to the music.

I’ll be there.

I saw them in Nashville last night. Great show

Doobies are really tight now. They're actually back to being a more rock n roll band. Tom Johnson's really good.

Current members

Tom Johnston – guitars, vocals, harmonica (1970-1977, 1987-present)
Patrick Simmons – guitars, vocals (1970-1982, 1987-present)
John McFee – guitars, pedal steel, violin, harmonica, vocals (1979-1982, 1987, 1993-1995, 1996-present)

Current touring members

John Cowan – bass guitars, vocals (1993-1995, 2010-present)
Bill Payne – keyboards, backing vocals (2015-present)
Marc Russo – saxophones (1998-present)
Ed Toth - drums, percussion (2005-present)

the one that I wish were still with them, when I saw them... Michael McDonald. Dude is for real

Both acts were great. I wish Steely Dan would have played Reeling in the Years, Do it Again and Deacon Blues.

I thought it was interesting that they kept an extra music stand and lamp on the stage. I saw Fagen use it once, but it seemed more like a tribute to Becker.

I was definitely in the lowest age bracket there, and I’m not that young.

I went for Steely Dan, but the Doobies were great too; didn't realize they have such depth of sound (4 guitarists, 2 percussionists). They didn't play much, if any, Michael McDonald era, but Johnston hasn't lost hasn't lost his voice at all.
Steely Dan was great, but not at their best I thought. And ya gotta play Deacon Blues.
We had great seats. 4 from the aisle around row 25 on the floor.

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If you left before the encore you missed it.

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I seriously don’t get this. You see it every concert. People bail before the encore like are y’all doing bitch

Do they even attempt to do any of the Michael McDonald era stuff?

McDonald in the Doobies = Hagar in Van Halen.

All concerned were better off without each other.