Livin' On the Fault Line

Doobie Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KGX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,327 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: DOOBIE BROTHERS
Title: LIVIN' ON THE FAULT LINE
Street Release Date: 03/08/1988
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REMASTERED!, July 16, 2006

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BOB (LOS ANGELES, CA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Livin on the Fault Line (Audio CD)

I purchased a Japanese import of one of the Doobie titles in error. When I received the disc, I decided that returning it would be too much of a hassle.

However, when I played the CD, I got a pleasant surprise: It is remastered and sounds fantastic.

The only title in the domestic Doobie catalog that has any sonic improvement is the Rhino "Long Train Runnin'" box set.

I A/B'd this disc against the set and they sound identical.

I picked up the remainder of the Japanese import Doobie albums, and they're all upgraded.

So, FINALLY, the Doobie catalog has been properly brought into the digital world. Leave it to the Japanese to finally get it right, because there's nobody at Warner Brothers who gives a damn.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Completely Underrated!, October 25, 2004

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Music Lover "greatlandini" (Annapolis, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Livin' On the Fault Line (Audio CD)

Critics seem to always be a little lukewarm about this album. I really don't understand why. It stood head and shoulders above many other albums coming out of the late 70s. This album has a jazzy, laidback r&b feel to it. Just about all of the songs are flawless. "Larry the Logger" & "Need A Lady" are probably the only flawed songs on the album & they aren't that bad.

The title track is a very jazzy sounding song. The breezy "Echoes of Love" was a single that should have been a major hit. Their remake of Marvin Gaye's "Little Darling I Need You" surpasses the original. Even back then, Michael McDonald knew his Motown.

The music on this album has a nice, tight feel to it with great harmonies popping up all over the place. No offense to the Bee Gees or KC & the Sunshine Band, but I feel like the Doobie Bros. with this album and "Minute by Minute" really had the blue eyed soul thing down pat - way beyond what those other groups had ( & the other groups did do some good songs).

If you like smooth jazz, this album will fit very well in your collection. In a way, this album was probably Smooth Jazz before there was even the term.

One caution - to some the album may appear to be just a little too rich & creamy, but you may still want to give it a try, especially if you are a Steely Dan fan.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT LITE ROCK ALBUM, February 15, 2005

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Mike S (Front Royal,Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Livin' On the Fault Line (Audio CD)

LIVIN' ON THE FAULT WAS RELEASED BY THE DOOBIE BROTHERS IN 1977 AND WAS ONE OF THE BEST LITE ROCK ALBUMS OF THAT YEAR. I'VE OWNED THIS OVER THE YEARS ON 8 TRACK,CASSETTE,AND NOW CD. THIS WAS THERE SECOND ALBUM WITH MICHAEL MCDONALD. I LOVE THE HIT SINGLES "ECHOES OF LOVE" AND "LITTLE DARLING(I NEED YOU)" AND "YOU BELONG TO ME" WHICH BECAME A BIG HIT FOR CARLY SIMON IN 1978. THE MUSIC IS KEYBOARD DRIVEN AND SMOOTH AND SOLID,WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SHORT COUNTRY ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTAL SONG "LARRY THE LOGGER TWO STEP" WHICH SEEMS TO BE AN ALBUM FILLER SONG AT THE END OF THE CD.