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This is especially true for the Doobies, and “One Step Closer" shows that they are now Michael McDonald’s jazz-rock vehicle. Review Ever since “Livin’ on the Fault Line,” McDonald’s presence as the band’s focal point has been felt more and more. In the early to mid seventies, Tom Johnston was the head Doobie. But, since his depar ture, the Doobie Brothers have re lied heavily on McDonald. It’s almost as if the Doobie Brothers are a group of studio musicians who need a powerful frontman to lead them. Fear not, though, “One Step Closer” is not a step toward the “se rious” jazz of a Miles Davis or a Chick Corea. It’s more like the Doobies borrowed a page from the book of Walter Becker and Donald Fagan. The songs are more intri cate and complex than the heavyweight power chording of “China Grove” or “Listen to the Music." The Steely Dan-influenced cuts are the opener, “Dedicate this Heart,” “Just in Time” and "One by One.” McDonald’s electric piano al ways seemed to echo Fagan, but on these three songs the compari son goes deeper. Guitarists Patrick Simmons (who finally got a haircut — too bad) and John McFee have added the stuttering undertones that were done by Larry Coryell on Steely Dan’s “Aja” L.P. Don’t think this is a Steely Dan ripoff, though. The blend of the Doobies voices, especially with McDonald singing lead, has been their hallmark since “Takin’ It to the Streets.” They show no signs of chucking that. Speaking of McDonald’s singing, I still find it very difficult to under stand most of what he says without the lyric sheet. But that doesn’t seem to bother him, or the legions of Doobie Brothers fans. The reason is that Michael’s voice is so warm and so damn lik able that it really doesn’t matter what he’s singing, just that he is singing it. “Keep This Train A’Rollin’” is an excellent example of this. The song is great brandy and small talk music. Tiran Porter still proves that he is one of the best fusion bassists in the music world. His work on two of the cuts, “No Stoppin’ Us Now” and “Real Love” is a joy to listen to. “Thank You, Love” was written by recent addition reedman Corne lius Bumpus. With a name like that I really thought he couldn’t be for real, but he puts down some very steamy sax solos. “Thank You, Love” has a Latino feel about it, a cross between “Monogonucleosis” from Chicago’s seventh album and anything by the Chuck Mangione band. Bumpus sings a lot like Johnny Mathis. The other material on “One Step Closer” is more of the same. It’s all very listenable and also painstak ingly put together. Doobies music cannot be whipped out. Which is probably one of the reasons long-time producer Ted Templeman works so well with the Doobies; he gives them a free hand. The Doobie Brothers are a musi cian’s rather than a producer’s band. The Doobies are not pushing for ward by leaps and bounds; they’re too smart for that. What they are doing is making subtle changes in the music they produce. They are moving ever closer to full-blown, heavyweight jazz-rock fusion and they’re taking millions of loyal listen ers with them. Good for them. EVENING 6:30 HBO THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT The pop music group, which has spanned nearly two decades with tunes of romance and fun in the Cali fornia sun, performs such clas sics as “California Girls” and “Surfin’ U.S.A.” 7:000 (D THE GOLDIE HAWN SPECIAL George Burns, John Ritter, the Harlem Glo betrotters and Shaun Cassidy join Goldie Hawn for an hour of music, comedy and dance. (R) 9:00© THE INFORMATION SOCI ETY Marc Porat examines the opportunities, advantages and risks resulting from our bur geoning computer society. EVENING 8:00 0 © ffl NFL FOOTBALL Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers 11:00 60 WRESTLING 11:35 0 © COLLEGE FOOTBALL ’80 Weekly highlights of key contests scheduled during the 1980 NCAA season are pre sented. 12:35© COLLEGE FOOTBALL ‘80 Weekly highlights of key con tests scheduled during the 1980 NCAA season are pre sented. AFTERNOON 3:00© ★★ “Vendetta For The Saint” (1968) Roger Moore, Ian Hendry. An adventurer and two of his girlfriends attempt to destroy the Mafia. 5:00 HBO “Where Time Began” (1978) Documentary. The prehistoric age of man, when dinosaurs ran rampant and cavemen found themselves in a daily battle for survival, is dramatized. (G-1 hr., 26 min.) EVENING 7:30 HBO “Halloween” (1978) Don ald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis. On a rainy Halloween night, an uncontrollable mur derer escapes from an asylum and cuts a path of death, destruction and terror through a small town. (R-1 hr., 30 min.) 8:000 Q 03 "A Cry For Love” (Premiere) Susan Blakely, Pow ers Boothe. A divorced amphe tamine addict and a thrice-mar ried alcoholic fall in love and try to save each other from self- destruction. © ★ ★★ “The Chairman” (1969) Gregory Peck, Arthur Hill. When he is sent to Red China to obtain a secret formu la, a remote-control device is planted behind a spy’s ear. 9:00 HBO "Superman: The Movie” (1978) Christopher Reeve, Mar lon Brando. Mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent dons his red cape and uses his superhu man powers to thwart an arch criminal’s plot to destroy the West Coast with a giant earth quake. (PG-2 hrs., 22 min.) 11:00 0 ★★ 1 /2 “Killer With Two Faces” (1974) Donna Mills, Ian Hendry. An architect makes an appointment with a young woman to look over her new house but his mentally unbal anced twin shows up in his place. 11:30 HBO "Same Time, Next Year” (1978) Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn. Two people carry on an unusual extramarital affair by meeting at the same resort for one weekend each year over a peri od of several decades. (PG-1 hr., 57 min.) Early escalator. United Press International NEW YORK—The first escalator in a subway system was installed at the Bowery station in Delancey Street, New York City, in 1909. Dur ing its 25 years of service its manu facturer, the Otis Elevator Co., esti mates it carried more than 300 mil lion passengers over 150,000 miles. - GEOFF HACKETT