Long Train Running 1971

[groundhog713]

This is great version of the song with Dave Shogren (The Pete Best of the Doobies) on bass!

[Eriniya]

Great version!

[slayerT75]

come on guys, caldeltaman should get a lot more than just 26 likes....keep it coming guys

[Houseinvest]

c00L

[veniceleroy]

Thank you for posting this song brings back memories.

[aaqaaqaaqaaqaaqaaqaa]

Before they made it my dad told Pat to cut his hair and that they would "never make it". The band used to chill and my grandpa's eatery "Jacks Place" in the South bay. My dad is obviously no musician, actually, he was kind of a warped american dream chasing drone at the time. Pretty sad. My uncle, his bro, was different and is a musician and knew and still stays in touch with the doobs.

[kennethrobinson11231]

But, like, adults, man. Totally pointless, fight, classic rock, confuses, old geezers, peace man. Like love, rock me all over, got the green light baby. get back jack, born to boogie, mac the jack. Hold on I'm coming. shake but don't brake, roll over rover. Kool stool man. Got it now don't you.

[7188181]

Hey, moron, you misspelled San Francisco.

[55102]

classical rock

[neohip]

@55102

Not Classical Rock,.or even Boogie Rock, perhaps. I hate these labels,but I shall list them because they exist.

I love "Classical Rock","Progressive Rock""Heavy Rock","Punk Rock,Folk Rock""Emo","Grunge",Psycidelic­"Alternative",any Rock you wish really,but Billy Joel said it best 30 years ago!..

"It's still Rock n Roll to me".

[7188181]

@neohip dumbass, it's "classic rock", not "classical rock".

[neohip]

@7188181

I'm so sorry for coming from a time before "Classic Rock".

In my day,it was simply called "Rock".

Or even, OMG Dude! Rock n Roll.

My illusion to "Classical Rock" was a to popular style of music from the early 70's. King Crimson,early ELO and Genesis, Queen,Mike Oldfield,some Deep Purple,James Last...

I'm sorry if I confused you,but you should really understand that the term "Classic" Rock is a relatively new idea that confuses some old geezers like myself even more.

[AylesProductions]

@neohip

man, why both you guys got a be fighting 'bout what this fantastic shite is call. Seriously, it's great music no matter what you call it. I'm 14, I didn't have the grace to be born during the time when this music was mainstream. So, I call it rock, s'what it is man, so listen, enjoy, and keep the peace man...

Peace...

[neohip]

@AylesProductions

You are right, of course,and you have humbled me.

But when you get a little older,you too will want to label it, and everthing else you see and hear.

It is an adults way of making sense of the world,although some of us do try and fight it.

[AylesProductions]

@neohip

But like, man, what I'm sayin' is that you don't need to fight over what something is called! Adults do that too, they fight over pointless things. Why don't you just sit back and listen to the great music....

People think teenagers don't know anything, but somethings we know more about than adults do, they forget how to just relax and have fun!

Peace

[AylesProductions]

@7188181

And yeah, man, I was talking to you too.

Peace

[norah44]

quanti ricordi e quanti balli uffffffffffff

[DiverseProduction]

i love this raw, original version!

[chuckshuldiner84]

se non è legenda poco ci manca.

[roadyrider]

Back then, I bummed from city to city looking for adventure and trying to "find myself', and there was no better traveling music than the Doobie Bro's music! Every time I hear thier songs, I get flashbacks to my "hippy" days (daze was more like it, Lol).

[58spur]

great post! i fist saw them at st francis high school in mountain view ca say around 70-71 then winterland with steve miller and dr hook (doobies played second) they smoked! 50+ times since. i think they used to call this tune "parliment" back then and tommy would make up the words as they played,LOUD way cool

[wheelinthesky300]

This is astounding musical maturity from guys who are between 20-23 years of age.

[GreenDaveDefoeSt]

smokin

[eternalcrumpet]

this is a great song, i would rape it if i had the chance

[00Mj000]

the music owns

[buzzardbuttmetal]

one of the greatest songs ever written

[jahellaspartan]

OH! .... if some of you are still wondering .... Dave Shogren is pictured on the album cover as the last person (far right) in the back.

pictured as follows:(left to right)

John Hartman: Drums

Tom Johnston: Guitars

Pat Simmons: Guitars

Dave Shogren: Bass

(they're other instruments they played as well)

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[jahellaspartan]

Some of you commenting on wheres the black guy? well, the black guy is Tiran Porter & he joined the Doobie Brothers in 1972 & has remained with the band primarily through the 70s & some in the 80s.

The picture on this album cover was the bands first release in 1971 & the bass player was the original & co-founder of the band (the late) Dave Shogren (passed in 1999 49 yrs. old pneumonia) He was planning on a comeback with some former members before his unfortunate death. (SAD)

[guitarcynic]

Wow - what a great version of this song, and wonderful piece of rock history!

[chrisclerk1]

the guitar part is different from the radio version and so are the words in the second verse,check out the young patrick simmons in the picture dude,that is the doobie brothers w/out tyrone!

[calisoldier414]

Awesome yeah Awesome

[ffairlane57]

skibbity-skibbity-bop

[meirakira]

いいですね～、ｽﾏｽﾏで聞いてファンになっちゃった。これを期­にアルバム集めようかな。

[doudoui52]

ドゥービー・ブラザーズいいですなぁｗ

[PAMAROSHOUSE]

these are not them wheres the mexican guy at?

[45garbanzo]

what about the asian lady, these guys are phony ones, or they did not want to show non-whites in those days?

[CUPanacea]

Never was a woman in the Brother's band. Only studio.

Novi on viola and Maria Mauldar on vocals.

[CUPanacea]

@45garbanzo What Asian Lady?? I've seen them 8 times, have had all the Vinyl's; all their CD's; and read all the jackets/ and seen and read many interviews. I've never heard of a musician that what Asian!? Are you sure their eyes weren't squinting because of the sunlight, or maybe they were stoned on a doobie??

[45garbanzo]

these are not the doobies, whete is the black guy

[Marckymarc71]

Tiran Porter ("Black guy" to you) was not in the original Doobie Brothers. He joined the group in 1972.

[kingofengles]

the album came out in 73 didnt it?

[45garbanzo]

hey! what's goning on? i would not know that. they year

[superjackhamm3]

my friends are all into gangster rap lol, there missing out :D

[skaterocknroll]

yeah whatever the hell that is anyway

[malehawk]

Thanks for posting this, is rare. One of the first song i danced in rock clubs at the age of 14...thanks m8!

[chutchybo]

brill thanx 4 posting.... keep on pushing mamma

[ignovitka]

Best music for driving in the night!!! :D

[CUPanacea]

It can make you speed up on the highway!!!

[timobolzen]

realy nice song but i never heard this ago!!!!! :))))))

[ClocktowerGuardian]

....ah, what....

[TheJOliver]

wasnt even born when this was wrote.. and still one of my fav songs!

[boulopouce]

Sa c'est de la musique

j'adord cette chançons!!!

elle est tout s'implement ENORME!

[guitarskate92]

omg 2:02 guitar just sounds sweet

[CxTownxHustlaz]

omg...shredding my ears this is mind blowing

[hayli711225]

recorded the year i was born lol

[caldeltaman2]

Dave Shogren died in December 1999. I shared a studio with him in San Jose and unfortunately I was the one to find him dead. He died from congenital heart defect during a bout of flu. Great guy, musician, and engineer/producer. At the time he left the Doobies he was suffering from clinical depression which he struggled with for years. He played on some of the songs on Toulouse Street eg White Sun.

[wlh1us]

i as a teen in 1977 saw them in toledo ohio at the sports arena, ( now torn down ) i will always remember that concert, they has a group from england called ( charlie ) album was called no second chance ) wish i could find it somewhewre

[Gilla1ness]

Thanks for the knowledge,and history!

[IceTeaEdwin]

That so wasn't you.

[mkl62]

@caldeltaman2 Sad to hear that. That means that 4 Doobs are no longer with us. The others are Bobby LaKind, Cornelius "Corny" Bumpus, and Keith Knudsen.

[Taatiz573tpt]

massive song massive band

[Shiftyeyes516]

who were the original members?

[CUPanacea]

L-R John Hartman-Drums, Tommy Johnston-Lead Guitar and Lead Singer, David? Schroger-Bass(Deceased), Pat Simmons-Guitar, Vocals. The 1st album in the photo didn't contain Long Train Runnin', but more Folky/Bluezy/Gospel-Type cuts like Travelin' Man and Slippery St.Paul. Good and underrated 1st Album from 1971.

[2hansome]

Dave Shogren is his name...

[jwmellott]

I didn't know the song had early versions.