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Brotherhood

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Capitalizing on the success of 1989's "Cycles," the Doobies followed with this set. While "Dangerous" made the only real inroads on radio. There are enough worthwhile tracks here to justify this as a completion to your Doobies collection. It may take a couple of listens before you're fully into this one, but take the time, it's well worth it.

Capitalizing on the success of 1989's "Cycles," the Doobies followed with this set. While "Dangerous" made the only real inroads on radio. There are enough worthwhile tracks here to justify this as a completion to your Doobies collection. It may take a couple of listens before you're fully into this one, but take the time, it's well worth it.

This CD finds the Doobie Brothers in 1991 and a rock scene that was much diffrent from what they had played in the past!! Most of the songs have a harder edge to them, like the single "Dangerous." By 1991, hard rock and metal were on their last legs and alternative was getting ready to kick in. Some were between those two music formant lies this CD. I do think it is worth a listen for "Dangerous" and "Excited" alone.

Before this year, the last album I bought from the Doobie Brothers was Minute By Minute. I was very skeptical to buy anything new because I thought the band was defunct. Imagine my surprise to find that since their breakup, they have put out three new albums! OK, I was still skeptical. Was this another band with a few new people thrown at it to keep the name alive to sell more albums? Well, I am happy to report that the answer is NO! This is the Doobies! An excellent new album by an everlasting band! The sound first caught me off guard because it is different than the original Doobies sound. However, after listening closely, I would rank Brotherhood with any other Doobie Brothers album. I love it! There is a lot of variety in the music on this album. From the pulse pounding beat of `Dangerous' to the very soulful `Rollin' On'. If you are a Doobie Brothers fan, you will love this album. Just don't expect to find the old Doobie's sound.

BROTHERHOOD proves that the Doobie Brothers' reunion was definitely worth the effort. This album includes the hard-rocking "Divided Highway", arguably the band's best song since the STAMPEDE album, as well as the crunching "Dangerous." This CD proves that, despite years of Michael McDonald, the band could successfully recapture the gritty ambience of the early days. The surviving members' belief that the young Auistralian tourist jailed in Indonesia since 2005 for drug-smuggling was unjustly convicted makes BROTHERHOOD an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience.

The latest trio from the Doobies: Cycles, Brotherhood, and Sibling Rivalry are good albums but lack something from the earlier Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons days. Toulouse Street, Captain & Me, Vices, & Stampede are still their best work. Maybe it's the early creativeness or originality of youth that I appreciate the most. Once the Doobie's went to a formula they regressed a little. There is no reason why they shouldn't be in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame though. They play from the heart and help many less fortunate. Many! You have to wonder why the establishment doesn't give them their due.

This is my personal favorite Doobie studio album along with "Stampede". You may feel differently but at least give it a try. Making new music after all those years is very difficult but I think they did great with this one. It has been greatly underrated.

Many of the tracks on this album seem more Stevie Ray Vaughn than Doobies. There are none of the ballads like South City Midnight Lady or Another Park and no dreamy rocking numbers like Tell Me What You Want and no blue grass infused numbers. Just driving rock. And definitely not MM crooning.

When you compare the recordings/new songs done after the Eagles' comeback against that of the Doobies, it's hands down to the Doobs. With "Cycles", "Sibling Rivalry" and this one, they brought back their amazing rock 'n roll licks and vocals with fervor, updating their songs to fit the era, but maintaining the distinctive Doobies feel. This album continues their tradition of never recording any "throwaway" tunes...they're all really top-notch stuff...well-crafted and well-produced. Even the mildest of Doobies fans will appreciate "Brotherhood". Get it if ye ain't ba-now.

As a thirty year fan of the Doobies I'd been a bit dissapointed by "Brotherhood" and "Cycles" from years back. I pretty much figured that the Doobies had run their course. Boy was I wrong. Sibling Rivalry is one of their best efforts ever. Crisp acoustic guitar, sweet fiddle, perfect percussion and overall groove remind me of the DB synergy of old. The grey hair may have slowed their tempo a bit but they have put down some great tracks on this one. As an added bonus for those audio snobs out there... this is absolutely the best recorded Doobies album and ever, probably one of best sound recordings so far this decade. They've got me looking forward to their next record. Safe to say... the Doobies are aging well.