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This album always reminds me of the Deep South of America ------ The good things that is, not the slavery or corruption.... but the hot weather, beautiful Southern ladies and twanging metallic guitars played by blokes with stetsons. I always surprise myself that I like this CD, I'm no great fan of American music, Americans sing about things I have no knowledge of, but this work is a different entity altogether. It's a very gentle, understated piece, very tender and sensitive portrayal of romance mostly, and beautiful things. What were once Vices appeared first in 1974 and is a combination ofmore… faster rock cuts and laid back guitar pieces. This is Doobies pre-synthesized drum machines and Michael McDonald singing as if he's been given six weeks to live. Instead we're treated to honest to goodness Boss Hogg driving guitar and drums with high class vocals, then poignant, doleful accoustic melodies conjuring up gladed clearings and those bridges with roofs on.......if you can imagine that. One of the best tunes is Black Water exemplifying the vocal harmonies the Doobies were famous for at the time. This is no idle, self indulgent rock parody of an album, but USA work ethic folk-rock which is carefully crafted solely for tthe listeners pleasure, not for the inflated aesthhetic aspirations of the band members. It's a very honest, sincere tour de force, but with a little of the Yankee rebel about it, swimming against the current of sophisticated West Coast music and espousing simpler more timeless virtues of affection and easy delight in beauty and nature. There's a marvellously homely feel of kinship and togetherness here. Being laid back and being at one with yourself. But be warned, the music is sophisticated in itself, featuring a surprisingly great number of key and tempo changes played with equally great technical assurance by these refreshingly unassuming down-home Southern boys..... For those who like to dig deep in search for nice tunes and good songs this album offers a rich insight into country living and fine Southern hospitality......

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CD

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Retail

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Title:

Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974) Retail CD

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Front

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