CD Reviews

When I first met Nana Mex some months ago she told me that Australia has the best music in the world but most people were as clueless as a tacky 1990s Alicia Silverstone film. After listening to Doobie Whitehorn’s latest album Touché I fully realised what she meant, and also realised that she is dead right. How I had never heard of Doobie before this is still a mystery that is a cluster fudge to unravel.

There is no subtle introduction to Touché. I probably love that trait more than anything on the album. Straight after that play button is pressed Doobie Whitehorn shows the world what he is all about – straight forward, no frills rock with a touch of class and a dab of originality. It is something Doobie has gotten down to a fine art.

All instruments, production and vocals on the album are done by the man himself, which clearly and blatantly goes to show that there really is no such thing as impossible. That, combined with lucid and deep messages is what makes Touché a special piece of work.

Comfort Zone, the third song on the album epitomizes the sort of experience and gifts we are looking at. It is hard for most musicians to pull off a song with a couple of repetitive lyrics throughout the entire song, but for Doobie Whitehorn it is a synch. ‘Get out of that comfort zone; get out of that boring routine’ - That catchcry is emphatically and routinely delivered in that song in a way that leaves the listener nodding their head and singing along by the end. It gives a positive message too, considering the often mundane lives most people only too easily find themselves in nowadays.

So do yourself a fine favour and do something not part of your usual routine; grab a copy of Touché by Doobie Whitehorn and have a listen.

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