Search - Allman Brothers Band :: Brothers of the Road (24bt) (Mlps)

Allman Brothers become Doobie Brothers -- yech!

Francis King | Calgary, AB, Canada | 09/23/1999

(1 out of 5 stars)

"With this album, Arista had what it wanted -- it's own version of the Doobie Brothers. But to this day, the band HATES this album, and so do most of its fans. The songs are bland, there are no guitar workouts (and what's an Allman album without long solos?) and you'll have to block your ears every time a dreaded synthesizer is heard. The Brothers broke up after this, and that's no surprise."

The ABB are incredible, but pass on this one

Francis King | 04/20/1999

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This is from a 2 album run in the early 1980's that represents the only bad period of the ABB. A few of the songs would be good had they been recorded by the current band or an earlier addition, but 90% of these are embarrasingly bad. I do however like the song Brothers of the Road even though it isn't very much like the ABB (atleast it doesn't have the dreaded synth that actually appear on this album). But overall this is a real dud. If you are interested in something from their 1st reunion try the excellent Enlightened Rouges (1979). Or you can get something from their 1990s reunion years, all of which are top notch (4 or 5 stars each)."