Doolittle had a much cleaner sound, largely due to Norton and the production budget of US$40,000, which was quadruple that of Surfer Rosa.
"Doolittle'il" on palju puhtam kõla, seda peamiselt tänu Nortonile ja 40 000 USA dollari suurusele eelarvele, mis on võrreldes "Surfer Rosaga" neljakordne.