![]() ![]() Dog albums that’ve followed are enjoyable but at times sound like caricatures of classic Dr. With all the band members singing either lead or harmonies and most songs impressively fitting together like a puzzle, those three long-plays dazzled critics and music geeks alike, whereas the three Dr. ![]() Dog’s songwriting - according to most fans - peaked on its lighthearted, lo-fi first few albums (notably Easy Beat and We All Belong, both on Park the Van) and the flawless Fate (-Anti), which saw the group’s popularity skyrocket. We love the songs, and I think that comes through on stage.”ĭr. “It was exciting to be introduced to their world, where everyone was in a great band and really good friends together,” Miller says. Dog in 1999, and that bond - enhanced by a vow to never play covers - no doubt carried over. McMicken and Leaman had been playing together since junior high before starting Dr. Dog has always seemingly kept drama to a minimum and maintained an extremely high energy level in concert, whether at Red Rocks or the tiny inside stage at Santa Fe Brewing, where I saw the band in 2010. “I think we are all pretty laid-back people and ultimately put the band ahead of our own ambitions,” Miller replies when asked how Dr. Dog’s famous camaraderie - reminiscent of how Neil Young & Crazy Horse always seem to huddle together during performances even on the kind of giant stages that seem to separate most arena-rock acts and their comparably giant egos - came up in a recent conversation with keyboardist (and founding member) Zach Miller recently. ![]() Dog’s co-frontmen Scott McMicken and Toby Leaman rollicked around the wide stage - with the sun setting over Denver in the background - like teenagers who’d just started a band in their garage and were getting the chance to prove themselves by smiling and hollering until their allotted time ran out. Dog - which, at its best, brilliantly juxtaposes The Band and The Beatles with a smidgen of indie irreverence - is the clear, strong friendship that comes through, even on the biggest stages.Īt Red Rocks two years ago, opening for Wilco, Dr. The band got its start about 15 years ago playing parties in Philadelphia before becoming the beloved underground band that rock stars (including Jim James) longed to be in, and then a national touring phenomenon, after the Abbey Road-esque 2008 breakthrough Fate. But what’s struck me, continually, about Dr. DOG’S LONGEVITY OWES TO THE BOND BETWEEN BAND MEMBERS ![]()
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