Track Listing

1. People Gotta Love Again
2. Leave My Heartache Behind
3. Ordinary Man
4. Jericho
5. On Every Corner
6. Angels of Madness
7. 45th Floor
8. Can't Stand to Lose
9. Higher Ground
10. Gates of Eden
11. Don't Be Afraid
12. Rocking Horse
13. Five Corners

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41280 in Music
• Released on: 2000-10-03
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Customer Reviews

How long did YOU have to wait?
Made in CAN in 2000, Serial# KOC-CD-8821, Playing Time 59:12

The last time I bought a DB album was in 1991, when they released "Brotherhood" (I don't count the live set nor the box set).

First of all, the disc contains a multimedia track full of features (lyrics to the album, a DB skin for Windows Media Player, some freeware), but most interesting is the 7-minute video of "Long Train Runnin'" filmed in Las Vegas in June 2000. And it rocks! The band is having a great time, and the rendition is very exciting, with the addition of Marc Russo on sax, along with a brief but funky bass solo, as well as a little drum duet, viewed through the DB's skin that you can download.

The album in itself is, in my opinion, a drastic departure for their previous efforts: the compositions are a lot more mature: don't expect anything to even vaguely resemble "Listen To The Music" or "China Grove". The sounds are of course very DB, but the melodies are generally without commercial hooks, so there's no million-seller here.

Like most of their albums, the diversity of sound textures between melodies is strong: sometimes they somewhat rock, sometimes they somewhat relax. It's been almost 10 years since their previous albums, and the guys are older. That's not a bad thing, because I think there's been A LOT more effort in the arrangements than in the past.

If you pick this up, think of DB in the new millennium as a new band. Keep your musical mind open: this CD deserves an intensive listen, not something you put on while you vacuum the house or unclog the drain; it's not spectacular, but it's well made, elaborate, and probably more serious than the rest of their albums.

Which Doobie You Be?
Who are you people who gave this CD bad reviews? Did we listen to the same CD? The Doobies struck gold with this one, in my opinion. I go a long way's back with the Doobie Brothers - the beginning of their rise to fame in the 70s with hits like "Long Train Running" and "China Grove." Granted, nothing on this new disc compares to those classics, but it is certainly a breath of fresh air in this day and age of mindless hip hop, musicless rap and Creed sound-alike bands filled with angst. It is just a shame this CD did not do any better on the charts than it did. But, that is because VH1, MTV, and the tone-deaf radio gurus won't play the "good stuff" anymore. "Sibling Rivalry" is laden with the Patrick Simmons and Tom Johnston touches we loved so many years ago. If you love the Doobies, you'll love this one. Forget the bad reviews! This is meaningful, feel-good pop & rock with talented musicians who actually play real musical instruments. There is no rivalry with these siblings - just musical harmony! I love this one!!!!

ATTACK OF THE KILLER DOOBS
Seeing Tom, Pat and the boys in concert on my birthday, 10/16/2000 here in Kansas City may have added to my enthusiasm at wanting to get SIBLING RIVALRY...but the buying of a new CD heretofore unheard always gives me pause to say a prayer that it will be worth the $$ plunked down for it. I needn't have worried. I find it hard to believe that any true fan of the classic Doobie Brothers line-up could be disappointed in a CD of this quality. This long-time fan, ever since "Listen to the Music" hit the airwaves during the summer of '72, found this CD to be invigorating & rocking, immaculately executed. The standout rockers like "People Gotta Love Again" and "Rocking Horse", laid out in stark contrast to heartbreakingly beautiful ballads such as "Can't Stand To Lose" and "Gates of Eden", only prove that these war horses of the 70's still have it, and have brought it back to the streets with a vengeance. We're even treated to one of their trademark acoustic instrumentals again, a gem of a CD closer called "Five Corners." I offer this in closing: There is, for me, not one dead dog track on this CD, and the boys from San Jose have every reason to be very proud of this latest addition to their catalog of pure, straight-ahead American rock classics. And if you hear of them coming to your city on their current tour, run (don't walk) to get tickets. May their renewed success continue unabated.