Best Of The Doobie Brothers Live CD

BEST OF THE DOOBIE BROTHERS LIVE is an Enhanced CD containing both a full audio program as well as multimedia computer files, including free unlimited Internet access.

The Best of the Doobie Brothers Live distills the 1996 double-disc set Rockin' Down the Highway into a budget-priced single disc. Rockin' Down the Highway was culled from three 1996 concerts, all of which featured all three of the band's lead vocalists: Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and Michael McDonald. Where that set contained a bunch of fan favorites, this pretty much concentrates on the hits ("Jesus Is Just Alright" through "What a Fool Believes" through "The Doctor"), adding "Without You," which didn't appear on the previous set. It's a fairly entertaining nostalgia trip. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Best of the Doobie Brothers Live distills the 1996 double-disc set Rockin' Down the Highway into a budget-priced single disc. Rockin' Down the Highway was culled from three 1996 concerts, all of which featured all three of the band's lead vocalists: Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and Michael McDonald. Where that set contained a bunch of fan favorites, this pretty much concentrates on the hits ("Jesus Is Just Alright" through "What a Fool Believes" through "The Doctor"), adding "Without You," which didn't appear on the previous set. It's a fairly entertaining nostalgia trip but it's not essential. In fact, it's hard to know who it's for: hardcore fans will want the complete set, while casual fans will rather pick up a hits collection. Either way, this isn't a bad listen, it's just not very memorable. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Doobie Brothers: Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, John McFee (vocals, guitar); Danny Hull (vocals, harmonica, saxophone, keyboards); Michael McDonald (vocals, keyboards); Keith Knudsen (vocals, drums); Skylark (bass); Mike Hossack (drums).

Producers: The Doobie Brothers, Charlie Midnight.

Additional personnel: Cornelius Bumpus (saxophone, keyboards); Guy Allison (keyboards); Carlos Guaico, Buck Johnson (background vocals).

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.