Quad LP/Tape Poll Doobie Brothers: The Captain And Me[CD-4/Q8/QR]

[EMB]

BS4 2694, from 1973. Also issued as a remixed DVD-Audio disc.

Side 1:

1. Natural Thing
2. Long Train Runnin'
3. China Grove
4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman
5. Clear As The Driven Snow

Side 2:

1. Without You
2. South City Midnight Lady
3. Evil Woman
4. Busted Down Around O'Connelly Corners
5. Ukiah
6. The Captain And Me

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[MIDIQ]

Great album, great quad mix. Super seperation between speakers. I like it just a bit better than the DVDA. I vote 10.:banana:

 

[Q-Eight]

Can't stand the Quad mix of China Grove. When I first heard it, I thought the right rear channel in my AMC Hornet had gone dead. Nothing but a tambourine in that channel for almost the entire song - then all of a sudden the lead solo comes springing from that channel?? and the drums shoved over to one channel on Long Train Runnin' just pisses me off. I have the multitrack to that song. My own personal remix made for some very nice, wide Quad while the classic quad mix has instruments lumped together.

For instance, drums were recorded to three tracks (kicker, snare & toms, high hat and cymbals) and believe it or not, the congas were done in two tracks.
There's also two unused acoustic guitar parts and an unused harmonic solo.

 

[Ge Someone]

Very OK Quad record, I give the DVD-A the nudge. Maybe because I'm more used to that mix and the cleaner sound.

 

[THX1136]

Weird mix choices aside I really like this album along with Stampede.