Doobie Brothers, The - Toulouse Street: 50th Anniversary Edition [180G]

In the same league during the 1970s as the Eagles, Allman Brothers, and Little Feat, the Doobie Brothers became a torchbearer of the classic California rock sound that helped music fans make a smooth transition out of the rocky late '60s and into a mellower, laissez-faire era defined not by peacenik politics but alluring tunes. 

The Doobie Brothers' sophomore triumph Toulouse Street is all about kicking back and surrendering to the grooves. If you've ever flicked on an FM radio, you know the instantly gratifying harmonies of "Listen to the Music" and gospel rush of "Jesus Is Just Alright." Each Top 40 single has proved timeless by way of remaining radio staples that still receive regular airplay to this very day. 

The 1972 album's other eight songs are equally great as the group proceeds to dip their toes into the swamp on "Cotton Mouth," get the blues on a cover of Sonny Boy Williamson II's "Don't Start Me To Talkin'," and shake off the rock n' roll pneumonia and boogie-woogie flu on "Rockin' Down the Highway." This is the musical junction at which Southern, Appalachian, and Northern crossroads wonderfully intersect. Gatefold 180g vinyl LP mastered by Joe Reagoso.

Listen To The Music
Rockin' Down The Highway
Mamaloi
Toulouse Street
Cotton Mouth
Don't Start Me To Talkin'
Jesus Is Just Alright
White Sun
Disciple
Snake Man