Cycles

Doobie Brothers - Cycles

Cycles
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Artist: Doobie Brothers
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-06-11
Music Label: One Way Records Inc
Soundtracks:
  1. Doctor
  2. One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)
  3. Take Me to the Highway
  4. South of the Border
  5. Time Is Here and Gone
  6. Need a Little Taste of Love
  7. I Can Read Your Mind
  8. Tonight I'm Coming Through (The Border)
  9. Wrong Number
  10. Too High a Price
  11. Anything for Love [#][*]
  12. Need a Little Taste of Love [Remix][#][*]

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Free Music Review: Could Be The Best Doobs Album Ever!!!
Hit: 5 Stars

Now, don't get me wrong, most Doobies purists will cite "Toulouse Street" or "What Were Once Vices" or "The Captain and Me" as THE essential offerings from these American music legends. "Cycles", the first Tom Johnston album since 1975's "Stampede". Johnston left in '76 for "health" reasons. It was later revealed that TJ may have had a substance abuse problem of sorts. He made a minor contribution to "Takin' It To The Streets", but was abruptly upstaged by former Steely Dan session-man Michael McDonald. McDonald's unusual baritone? made for a day-night takeover of the once southern propelled boogie of the Johnston era. Original Doobie Pat Simmons seemed quite isolated by the McDonald takeover. His impact was almost non existent during MM's reign. But what happened was a bit of music history. "Minute By Minute" made the Doobies millions of dollars and earned them album of the year and a few grammies in the process. But Doobie purists were appauled by the change in direction and the loss of one of rock's most recognizable voices in Tom Johnston.

Cycles restores all that was lost and does more. The band ends up making a seemless collection of well honed Doobie material with Johnston making an amazing comeback. "The Doctor" may be nothing more than a recycled "China Grove", but man that's some good recycling! And if the record company (Capitol) was hungry for a "single", they got a beauty. But this album is so much more. "One Chain" immediately refocuses the old fans on the legendary DB harmonies and the band-ly brotherhood that went south during the McDonald era. What's nice is whether its Simmons or Johnston, the philosophy is similar; acoustic guitars, layered electrics and a fierce backing vocal brigade. "Take The Highway" is a great example of this. But it continues on "South of The Border" and the Isley remake of "Need A Little Taste of Love". There's richness to this music that recalls the band's past while moving them forward. Rodney Mills does a nice job maintaining the Doobie sound while updating the production values all at the same time. Gone is rawness of their earlier work. The result is a lean to an R&B sound that works wonders with these mostly TJ compositions. I challange any Doobie fan to find a DB album that is this good from start to finish. The one that comes closest is 1991's "Dangerous". Another forgotten gem produced by Rodney Mills and featuring the biker anthem title track. Get these two in tandem and enjoy a great musical comeback by America's best band, according to me.
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