I really like Michael McDonald his voice is distinctive and soulful.I notice theres a lot of criticism of the Jeff Bridges song I must admit the song is great the singing appalling!!:and Michael McDonald playing secong fiddle to Jeff PLEASE!!! Speaking of hosts who's the toots who comes on and introduces Jeff Bridges and James Ingram she's gorgeous but gets no credit on the DVD. Anyway I really like this DVD the Doobie Brothers are great, lovely to see Christopher Cross on stage too and I even liked Kenny Loggins even though I've never really forgiven him for telling Bill Champlin not to too join Chicago lucky Bill didn't listen because gee where's Kenny been lately? (who cares).Gee I do like that song 'This is it' though.

Anyway this DVD is highly recommended if your a Michael McDonald fan.

I am a major Michael McDonald fan. I've got most everything he's contributed to. So when I saw this DVD I was excited to get it. While I see what they were going for here, the ultimate product is pretty weak. It's basically concert footage of a "pay tribute to Michael" night. The show consists entirely of pairings of Michael with other singers. In most of these the other singer is the one featured, not Michael and oddly they pick tunes that Michael didn't write either.

Jeff Bridges is the MC and while he's a great actor, this guy should never, never sing in public. He's given the stage for an entire number and that's a sore spot for me because one of my complaints is that this DVD contains too few tracks.

The best part of the DVD is the two tunes that Michael does with the Doobie Brothers. Here, he is finally featured as is his songwriting. But the thing that's totally missing from the DVD is anything from his solo efforts, which to me is, along with his Doobie work, his best stuff. "You Belong To Me" a tune written by Michael and recorded by both Carly Simon and the Doobie Brothers is an exception, but he doesn't sing it!

He struggles through two tunes with Kenny Loggins, who again is a great artist, but the numbers are under-rehearsed.

Adding a final annoyance to the show is Soap-Star-Come-Sax-Player Dave Koz, who steps out in "You Belong To Me" doing his best, in typical Dave Koz fashion, to upstage the other musicians. His body language is as corny as his banal sax playing. Oh, and Dave, the song's over, you can stop playing now. The contrast of Koz's live performance and Dave Sanborn's original on that tune is sad.

Moreover, I'd spend your money on Michael's solo CD's. You'll get so much more Michael for your money.

PS. I'm remaining annoymous on this one because I know several of the musicians in this production.

This is a wonderful concert which features great musicians and of course, Michael McDonald. He sings Grammy winning hits with stellar musicians such as Patti LaBelle ("On My Own"), James Ingram ("Yah Mo Be There"), Christopher Cross ("Ride Like the Wind"), Kenny Loggins ("Heart to Heart" and "This is It"), Patti Austin ("You Belong to Me") and the Doobie Brothers ("Minute by Minute" and "Takin' It to the Streets"). He also sings with some lesser known musicians. The only bad song is the one sung by Jeff Bridges (!) -- I was wondering what's he doing singing here on this concert. Otherwise, this is a dream concert come true. If you are a fan of Michael McDonald, you will definitely love this DVD. The sound and picture quality are excellent and the DVD is very reasonably priced. Very highly recommended!

Michael Mc Donald with Kenny Loggins, Doobie Brothers, James Ingram, David Pack, Dave Koz... what else can you ask for? A gathering of great voices. Despite Michael's age, he can still sing as well as he did in the 70s... talk about staying power. Michael is one talent that can still do great back-up, duet or solo. The relatively unkown talents were great too, loved theri music which was enhanced with Michael's voice. I noticed Kim Carnes at the back-up... what humility! All for the love of Michael I'm sure.

Although this was a great show, there were some stuff to comment on... firstly, Jeff Bridges singing? He should stay in the acting arena. Patti LaBelle, although extremely talented.. was a tad annoying with all her upstaging. i was also expecting Michael singing What a Fool Believes with the Doobies and co-writer Kenny Loggins. But, those are very minor points and the show was still great... why? Michael of course. This guy should'nt retire!

Great concert... the guest were great, back up singers were wonderful... musicians were ultra talented... but, the star of that night was no other that Michael himseld. It was a great show - seeing great names and relatively unknown ones belting out with Michael.... Highlights were the trio with James Ingram and David Pack (Maria), duets with pal Kenny Loggins and the best part? Watchin Michael with bandmates - Doobie Brothers.