The Doors | ||
| Allmusic Biography : The Doors, one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of the 1960s, were formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by UCLA film students Ray Manzarek, keyboards, and Jim Morrison, vocals; with drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger. The group never added a bass player, and their sound was dominated by Manzareks electric organ work and Morrisons deep, sonorous voice, with which he sang and intoned his highly poetic lyrics. The group signed to Elektra Records in 1966 and released its first album, The Doors, featuring the hit "Light My Fire," in 1967. Like "Light My Fire," the debut album was a massive hit, and endures as one of the most exciting, groundbreaking recordings of the psychedelic era. Blending blues, classical, Eastern music, and pop into sinister but beguiling melodies, the band sounded like no other. With his rich, chilling vocals and somber poetic visions, Morrison explored the depths of the darkest and most thrilling aspects of the psychedelic experience. Their first effort was so stellar, in fact, that the Doors were hard-pressed to match it, and although their next few albums contained a wealth of first-rate material, the group also began running up against the limitations of their recklessly disturbing visions. By their third album, they had exhausted their initial reservoir of compositions, and some of the tracks they hurriedly devised to meet public demand were clearly inferior to, and imitative of, their best early work. On The Soft Parade, the group experimented with brass sections, with mixed results. Accused (without much merit) by much of the rock underground as pop sellouts, the group charged back hard with the final two albums they recorded with Morrison, on which they drew upon stone-cold blues for much of their inspiration, especially on 1971s L.A. Woman. From the start, the Doors focus was the charismatic Morrison, who proved increasingly unstable over the groups brief career. In 1969, Morrison was arrested for indecent exposure during a concert in Miami, an incident that nearly derailed the band. Nevertheless, the Doors managed to turn out a series of successful albums and singles through 1971, when, upon the completion of L.A. Woman, Morrison decamped for Paris. He died there, apparently of a drug overdose. The three surviving Doors tried to carry on without him, but ultimately disbanded. Yet the Doors music and Morrisons legend continued to fascinate succeeding generations of rock fans: in the mid-80s, Morrison was as big a star as hed been in the mid-60s, and Elektra has sold numerous quantities of the Doors original albums plus reissues and releases of live material over the years, while publishers have flooded bookstores with Doors and Morrison biographies. In 1991, director Oliver Stone made The Doors, a feature film about the group starring Val Kilmer as Morrison. The remaining three members of the Doors -- Manzarek, Densmore, and Krieger -- were involved in various musical activities in the decades following Morrisons death but never saw successes approaching the levels of the original Doors. After the turn of the millennium, Manzarek and Krieger performed live under the name Doors of the 21st Century with singer Ian Astbury of the Cult handling vocals; a legal battle ensued when Densmore filed suit against his former bandmates over use of the Doors name. Ray Manzarek died in May 2013 in Rosenheim, Germany after battling bile duct cancer; he was 74 years old. On February 12, 2016, Krieger and Densmore reunited as a tribute to Manzarek at the benefit concert Stand Up to Cancer. Later that year, the earliest known live tapes of the Doors were released as London Fog 1966, and early in 2017 the Doors celebrated their 50th anniversary with deluxe reissues of their debut album and Strange Days, along with a new compilation called Singles. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 34 Title: The Doors Released: 1967-01-04 Tracks: 11 Duration: 44:28 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:29) 2 Soul Kitchen (03:35) 3 The Crystal Ship (02:34) 4 Twentieth Century Fox (02:34) 5 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (03:20) 6 Light My Fire (07:07) 7 Back Door Man (03:34) 8 I Looked at You (02:22) 9 End of the Night (02:53) 10 Take It as It Comes (02:17) 11 The End (11:42) |
| The Doors : Allmusic album Review : A tremendous debut album, and indeed one of the best first-time outings in rock history, introducing the bands fusion of rock, blues, classical, jazz, and poetry with a knockout punch. The lean, spidery guitar and organ riffs interweave with a hypnotic menace, providing a seductive backdrop for Jim Morrisons captivating vocals and probing prose. "Light My Fire" was the cut that topped the charts and established the group as stars, but most of the rest of the album is just as impressive, including some of their best songs: the propulsive "Break on Through" (their first single), the beguiling mystery of "The Crystal Ship," the mysterious "End of the Night," "Take It as It Comes" (one of several tunes besides "Light My Fire" that also had hit potential), and the stomping rock of "Soul Kitchen" and "Twentieth Century Fox." The 11-minute Oedipal drama "The End" was the group at its most daring and, some would contend, overambitious. It was nonetheless a haunting cap to an album whose nonstop melodicism and dynamic tension would never be equaled by the group again, let alone bettered. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 34 Title: Strange Days Released: 1967-10 Tracks: 10 Duration: 35:12 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Strange Days (03:08) 2 You’re Lost Little Girl (03:04) 3 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 4 Unhappy Girl (02:00) 5 Horse Latitudes (01:35) 6 Moonlight Drive (03:02) 7 People Are Strange (02:12) 8 My Eyes Have Seen You (02:29) 9 I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind (03:26) 10 When the Music’s Over (10:58) |
| Strange Days : Allmusic album Review : Many of the songs on Strange Days had been written around the same time as the ones that appeared on The Doors, and with hindsight one has the sense that the best of the batch had already been cherry-picked for the debut album. For that reason, the bands second effort isnt as consistently stunning as their debut, though overall its a very successful continuation of the themes of their classic album. Besides the hit "Strange Days," highlights included the funky "Moonlight Drive," the eerie "Youre Lost Little Girl," and the jerkily rhythmic "Love Me Two Times," which gave the band a small chart single. "My Eyes Have Seen You" and "I Cant See Your Face in My Mind" are minor but pleasing entries in the groups repertoire that share a subdued Eastern psychedelic air. The 11-minute "When the Musics Over" would often be featured as a live showstopper, yet it also illustrated their tendency to occasionally slip into drawn-out bombast. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 34 Title: Waiting for the Sun Released: 1968-07 Tracks: 11 Duration: 32:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Hello, I Love You (02:16) 2 Love Street (02:50) 3 Not to Touch the Earth (03:55) 4 Summer’s Almost Gone (03:21) 5 Wintertime Love (01:53) 6 The Unknown Soldier (03:23) 7 Spanish Caravan (02:59) 8 My Wild Love (02:52) 9 We Could Be So Good Together (02:09) 10 Yes, the River Knows (02:38) 11 Five to One (04:26) |
| Waiting for the Sun : Allmusic album Review : The Doors 1967 albums had raised expectations so high that their third effort was greeted as a major disappointment. With a few exceptions, the material was much mellower, and while this yielded some fine melodic ballad rock in "Love Street," "Wintertime Love," "Summers Almost Gone," and "Yes, the River Knows," there was no denying that the songwriting was not as impressive as it had been on the first two records. On the other hand, there were first-rate tunes such as the spooky "The Unknown Soldier," with antiwar lyrics as uncompromisingly forceful as anything the band did, and the compulsively riff-driven "Hello, I Love You," which nonetheless bore an uncomfortably close resemblance to the Kinks "All Day and All of the Night." The flamenco guitar of "Spanish Caravan," the all-out weirdness of "Not to Touch the Earth" (which was a snippet of a legendary abandoned opus, "The Celebration of the Lizard"), and the menacing closer "Five to One" were also interesting. In fact, times been fairly kind to the record, which is quite enjoyable and diverse, just not as powerful a full-length statement as the groups best albums. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 34 Title: The Soft Parade Released: 1969-07 Tracks: 9 Duration: 34:57 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Tell All the People (03:21) 2 Touch Me (03:12) 3 Shaman’s Blues (04:48) 4 Do It (03:08) 5 Easy Ride (02:41) 6 Wild Child (02:37) 7 Runnin’ Blue (02:28) 8 Wishful Sinful (02:58) 9 The Soft Parade (09:41) |
| The Soft Parade : Allmusic album Review : The weakest studio album recorded with Jim Morrison in the group, partially because their experiments with brass and strings on about half the tracks werent entirely successful. More to the point, though, this was their weakest set of material, low lights including filler like "Do It" and "Runnin Blue," a strange bluegrass-soul blend that was a small hit. On the other hand, about half the record is quite good, especially the huge hit "Touch Me" (their most successful integration of orchestration), the vicious hard rock riffs of "Wild Child," the overlooked "Shamans Blues," and the lengthy title track, a multi-part suite that was one of the bands best attempts to mix rock with poetry. "Tell All the People" and "Wishful Sinful," both penned by Robbie Krieger, were uncharacteristically wistful tunes that became small hits but were not all that good, and not sung very convincingly by Morrison. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 34 Title: Morrison Hotel Released: 1970-02 Tracks: 11 Duration: 37:24 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Roadhouse Blues (04:04) 2 Waiting for the Sun (03:59) 3 You Make Me Real (02:52) 4 Peace Frog (02:49) 5 Blue Sunday (02:12) 6 Ship of Fools (03:10) 7 Land Ho! (04:10) 8 The Spy (04:17) 9 Queen of the Highway (02:47) 10 Indian Summer (02:35) 11 Maggie M’Gill (04:23) |
| Morrison Hotel : Allmusic album Review : The Doors returned to crunching, straightforward hard rock on Morrison Hotel, an album that, despite yielding no major hit singles, returned them to critical favor with hip listeners. An increasingly bluesy flavor began to color the songwriting and arrangements, especially on the partynbooze anthem "Roadhouse Blues." Airy mysticism was still present on "Waiting for the Sun," "Queen of the Highway," and "Indian Summer"; "Ship of Fools" and "Land Ho!" struck effective balances between the hard rock arrangements and the narrative reach of the lyrics. "Peace Frog" was the most political and controversial track, documenting the domestic unrest of late-60s America before unexpectedly segueing into the restful ballad "Blue Sunday." "The Spy," by contrast, was a slow blues that pointed to the direction that would fully blossom on L.A. Woman. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 34 Title: 13 Released: 1970-11 Tracks: 13 Duration: 44:12 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Light My Fire (06:50) 2 People Are Strange (02:12) 3 Back Door Man (03:34) 4 Moonlight Drive (03:00) 5 The Crystal Ship (02:34) 6 Roadhouse Blues (04:04) 7 Touch Me (03:15) 8 Love Me Two Times (03:23) 9 Youre Lost Little Girl (03:01) 10 Hello, I Love You (02:22) 11 Land Ho! (04:10) 12 Wild Child (02:37) 13 The Unknown Soldier (03:10) |
| 13 : Allmusic album Review : The success and continued popularity of 13 over the years was a perfect illustration of the way in which the Doors (and their record label) successfully manipulated the groups image in two distinctly different directions. 13 presented the Doors most accessible, AM radio-friendly music, even bypassing their rather daring debut single, "Break On Through," in favor of the much more popular "Light My Fire" -- anyone hearing this stuff would perceive the band as an edgy pop/rock outfit with the most intensely brooding vocals this side of Elvis Presley and lots of great tunes and better playing. The reality was a lot more complicated -- the Doors were a challenging, often disturbing, and very serious musical entity, and a big chunk of their work, especially in concert (which was arguably what they were really about), was much more R-rated than the material on 13 would lead you to expect, trading in fierce sexual imagery, sophisticated philosophical ideas, and coarse, even ribald sensibilities worthy of the best bluesmen, all wrapped around a unique blend of poetry and blues, R&B;, and jazz-inspired rock. Indeed, one begins to fully appreciate, listening to what almost amounts to the "Doors-lite" sensibilities of this collection, just how much of the groups success, commercial and artistic, was predicated on this split, with a certain percentage of those millions of listeners of the singles making the leap, crossing over to the more serious side of their work and taking in those albums as well as the concerts. Subsequent compilations would mix the two sides more freely, and, ironically enough, later in the same year as the release of 13, Elektra offered the first formal glimpse of that more serious side of the Doors music with the concert album Absolutely Live; the latter, even with its carefully airbrushed cover shot of lead singer Jim Morrison -- by then very scruffy looking with his beard -- would totally miss the mass appeal enjoyed by 13, with its focus on blues pieces and decidedly adult works such as "Build Me a Woman." The latter quickly started turning up in cutout bins, while 13 remained popular for almost two decades, and became -- along with the groups self-titled debut album -- the most common first Doors album purchased by fans, this despite the fact that it was released too early to contain their last two singles, "Love Her Madly" and "Riders on the Storm" (which made it onto the more FM-oriented Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine two years later). | ||
 | Album: 7 of 34 Title: L.A. Woman Released: 1971-04 Tracks: 10 Duration: 48:42 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Changeling (04:21) 2 Love Her Madly (03:19) 3 Been Down So Long (04:41) 4 Cars Hiss by My Window (04:12) 5 L.A. Woman (07:51) 6 L’America (04:37) 7 Hyacinth House (03:11) 8 Crawling King Snake (05:00) 9 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) (04:15) 10 Riders on the Storm (07:11) |
| L.A. Woman : Allmusic album Review : The final album with Jim Morrison in the lineup is by far their most blues-oriented, and the singers poetic ardor is undiminished, though his voice sounds increasingly worn and craggy on some numbers. Actually, some of the straight blues items sound kind of turgid, but thats more than made up for by several cuts that rate among their finest and most disturbing work. The seven-minute title track was a car-cruising classic that celebrated both the glamour and seediness of Los Angeles; the other long cut, the brooding, jazzy "Riders on the Storm," was the group at its most melodic and ominous. It and the far bouncier "Love Her Madly" were hit singles, and "The Changeling" and "LAmerica" count as some of their better little-heeded album tracks. An uneven but worthy finale from the original quartet. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 34 Title: Other Voices Released: 1971-10 Tracks: 8 Duration: 40:33 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 In the Eye of the Sun (04:48) 2 Variety Is the Spice of Life (02:52) 3 Ships w/ Sails (07:41) 4 Tightrope Ride (04:20) 5 Down on the Farm (04:49) 6 I’m Horny, I’m Stoned (03:57) 7 Wandering Musician (06:21) 8 Hang On to Your Life (05:45) |
| Other Voices : Allmusic album Review : To many enthusiasts, the loss of Jim Morrison (vocals/lyrics) likewise meant the passing of the Doors. Certainly the bands focal point changed on the two long-players that the trio of John Densmore (drums/vocals), Ray Manzarek (keyboards/bass pedals/vocals), and Robbie Krieger (guitar/vocals) issued in the immediate post-Morrison era. As the "surviving" Doors had been working on ideas to present to Morrison -- if and when he returned from a sabbatical in Paris, France -- there is an organic flow that had spilled over from the L.A. Woman (1970) album. Another undeniable plus to Other Voices (1971) is that after being relegated as sidemen, each of the players is given an outlet for their songs and underutilized talents. Manzareks bluesy opener "In the Eye of the Sun" has hints of "Down So Long" and "The Changeling." However, its true earmarks are the greasy slide guitar licks proffered by Krieger during the solo, and in response to Manzareks lead vocal. Speaking of the guitarist, he is credited with the bulk of the material, beginning with the whimsical ode to monogamy "Variety Is the Spice of Life." Particularly suitable here is Kriegers nod to the Lovin Spoonfuls "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind." The ethereal Densmore/Krieger composition "Ships w/ Sails" adopts the languid vibe of "Riders on the Storm," especially throughout the instrumental jam. Reaching back to the raw and ready sound of "Roadhouse Blues" is the semi-biographical and definitely metaphoric "Tightrope Ride" with direct references to the recently deceased Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones and seemingly implied about Morrison. The band charge forward in pure power trio mode with plenty of interaction between the primary participants -- most notably Kriegers fiery fretwork and Manzareks authoritative vocals. "Down on the Farm" is one of the less stylistically cohesive numbers, vacillating from the serene and slightly Polynesian section that breaks out into a rural hoedown before reverting back again. Yet the gorgeous melody and arrangement defy any of the other (slightly dated) incongruities. The upbeat "Im Horny, Im Stoned" is undoubtedly a reflection of both where Krieger -- the songs author -- as well as the survivors of the emotionally frazzled 60s collective heads were at. The mixing of ennui with an underlying paranoia provides a fascinating contrast. There is a soulful everyman quality to Manzareks embodiment of the "Wandering Musician" that reiterates his considerable range as a performer. While not an overt homage or tribute to Morrison, there are a few obvious parallels within "Hang on to Your Life." The tune progresses through several distinct musical sections as the tempo incrementally accelerates to double time before concluding in an ultimate cacophony. No subtlety needed here. Although theyd never regain their former acclaim, the Doors would take this platter into the Top 40 and pull off a successful tour behind the project. The three-person lineup wasnt done yet as Full Circle (1972) followed the next year, after which Densmore, Krieger, and Manzarek laid the Doors to rest. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 34 Title: Star‐Collection Released: 1972 Tracks: 10 Duration: 39:12 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Waiting for the Sun (03:58) 2 Roadhouse Blues (04:04) 3 My Wild Love (02:50) 4 Unhappy Girl (02:00) 5 Light My Fire (06:30) 6 Maggy M’Gill (04:24) 7 Back Door Man (03:30) 8 Land Ho (06:08) 9 Peace Frog (02:52) 10 Wishful Sinful (02:56) |
 | Album: 10 of 34 Title: Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine Released: 1972-01 Tracks: 22 Duration: 1:39:33 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:29) 2 Strange Days (03:08) 3 Shaman’s Blues (04:48) 4 Love Street (02:50) 5 Peace Frog/Blue Sunday (05:00) 6 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) (04:15) 7 End of the Night (02:53) 8 Love Her Madly (03:19) 9 Spanish Caravan (02:59) 10 Ship of Fools (03:10) 11 The Spy (04:17) 12 The End (11:42) 1 Take It as It Comes (02:17) 2 Runnin’ Blue (02:28) 3 L.A. Woman (07:49) 4 Five to One (04:22) 5 Who Scared You (03:55) 6 You Need Meat (03:37) 7 Riders on the Storm (07:14) 8 Maggie M’Gill (04:23) 9 Horse Latitudes (01:35) 10 When the Music’s Over (10:58) |
| Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine : Allmusic album Review : Originally released in 1972, Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine was one of the earliest "best-of" Doors collections, compiling 22 tracks from the band not just limited to their many ubiquitous hits but including some more experimental tunes and a few obscure B-sides. This strange and sprawling playlist is heavy on material from L.A. Woman, and seems particularly invested in the darker, more sinister side of the band. Lesser-known songs here include "Who Scared You" and the goofy, awkward blues run "(You Need Meat) Dont Go No Further" sung by keyboardist Ray Manzarek. With the exception of a few pop moments, this lengthy collection sets a heavy and sometimes menacing mood, highlighting the Doors most depraved, shamanistic moments in tracks like the brooding "The End," "Maggie McGill," and the absolutely evil groove of "When the Musics Over." | ||
 | Album: 11 of 34 Title: Full Circle Released: 1972-07 Tracks: 9 Duration: 40:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Get Up and Dance (02:32) 2 4 Billion Souls (03:16) 3 Verdilac (05:48) 4 Hardwood Floor (03:27) 5 Good Rockin’ (04:39) 6 The Mosquito (05:17) 7 The Piano Bird (05:40) 8 It Slipped My Mind (03:11) 9 The Peking King and the New York Queen (06:30) |
| Full Circle : Allmusic album Review : Full Circle (1972) is definitely an appropriate name for this last project of original material to be issued under the Doors moniker. After the loss of Jim Morrison the previous year, the remaining trio culled their respective ideas -- some of which had been gathering dust in anticipation of Morrisons reappearance. Once that wasnt an option, John Densmore (drums/vocals), Ray Manzarek (keyboards/bass pedals/vocals), and Robbie Krieger (guitar/vocals) completed Other Voices (1971). Ultimately, the album made it into the Top 40 rock survey less than six months after L.A. Woman (1971) -- the Doors final studio release with Morrison. While there are a handful of undeniably remarkable cuts scattered throughout, Full Circle is increasingly sporadic and less focused than its predecessor. Case in point is the somewhat dated Age of Aquarius anthem "Get Up and Dance" that kicks off the platter. Kriegers "4 Billion Souls" is a happy little ditty about global survival and ecology, proclaiming "Dont cha see that we could be the first in history/leaving all that we dont need behind." Among the highlights is the slinky blues "Verdilac" with Manzarek conjuring up voodoo and Charles Lloyd (flute/tenor sax) making his first of two guest appearances on Full Circle during the tasty jazz-fusion informed instrumental section between the verses. The whimsical "Hardwood Floor" is sonically stamped by Manzareks jangle piano. Instead of being a psychedelic anachronism as heard on "Love Her Madly" and "You Make Me Real," it comes off as comparatively lightweight. A similar fate befalls the cover of Roy Browns R&B jump classic "Good Rocking Tonight" -- titled simply "Good Rocking." While there is nothing ostensibly wrong with the performance, it fails to catch fire and the lack of inspiration gives the track a sense of being little more than filler. "The Mosquito" is an undeniably peculiar recording and it is difficult to conceive what Jim Morrison could or would have been able to bring to lyrics such as "No me moleste mosquito/just let me eat my burrito." The centerpiece of the number is the nearly four-minute jam tacked on at the end. Manzareks impassioned electric organ, Densmores tricky timekeeping, and Kriegers transcendent string work are all worth mentioning as the intensity of their interplay hearkens back to former glories. "The Piano Bird" was co-penned by Manzarek and Jack Conrad (bass) and is the second selection to include contributions by Charles Lloyd (flute). The laid-back and Zen "It Slipped My Mind" is fairly lackluster with the exception of the quirky melody and very tasty and trippy runs from Krieger. Manzareks musical multi-cultural fairytale of "The Peking King and the New York Queen" concludes the disc with an ode to the Aquarian Age of racial harmony and a touch of "We are the World" thrown in for good measure. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 34 Title: The Best Of Released: 1973 Tracks: 11 Duration: 44:13 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Who Do You Love (live) (06:43) 2 Soul Kitchen (03:35) 3 Hello, I Love You (02:16) 4 People Are Strange (02:12) 5 Riders on the Storm (07:11) 6 Touch Me (03:12) 7 Love Her Madly (03:19) 8 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 9 Take It as It Comes (02:17) 10 Moonlight Drive (03:02) 11 Light My Fire (07:07) |
 | Album: 13 of 34 Title: Star‐Collection Vol. 2 Released: 1974 Tracks: 11 Duration: 39:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Hello I Love You (02:22) 2 Soul Kitchen (03:30) 3 My Eyes Have Seen You (02:22) 4 Runnin Blue (02:27) 5 The Soft Parade (08:40) 6 Touch Me (03:13) 7 The Crystal Ship (02:30) 8 Wild Child (02:36) 9 Love Street (03:06) 10 Horse Latitudes (01:30) 11 Riders on the Storm (07:14) |
 | Album: 14 of 34 Title: An American Prayer Released: 1978-11-17 Tracks: 23 Duration: 46:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Awake (00:35) 2 Ghost Song (02:50) 3 Dawns Highway (01:21) 4 Newborn Awakening (02:26) 5 To Come of Age (01:01) 6 Black Polished Chrome (01:07) 7 Latino Chrome (02:14) 8 Angels and Sailors (02:46) 9 Stoned Immaculate (01:33) 10 The Movie (01:35) 11 Curses, Invocations (01:57) 12 American Night (00:28) 13 Roadhouse Blues (05:53) 14 The World on Fire (01:06) 15 Lament (02:18) 16 The Hitchhiker (02:15) 17 An American Prayer (03:04) 18 Hour for Magic (01:17) 19 Freedom Exists (00:20) 20 A Feast of Friends (02:10) 21 Babylon Fading (01:40) 22 Bird of Prey (01:03) 23 The Ghost Song (05:15) |
| An American Prayer : Allmusic album Review : Moody and mesmerizing, An American Prayer is an interesting album of Jim Morrison reading his poetry over the Doors music. An American Prayer was finished by the remaining members of the Doors after Morrisons death and finally released in 1978 (it was remastered and re-released in 1995 with bonus tracks). Those familiar with the lyrics of the Doors will not be surprised, but others may be put off because Morrison is unafraid to use crude imagery and talk unabashedly about taboo topics such as sex and religion. Although many dismiss his poetry as simplistic random musings, Morrison is a gifted lyricist with a vivid imagination. The album also demonstrates how the other musicians in the band create a mood that breathes life into Morrisons dark, twisted visions. The music excerpts of "Peace Frog" and "Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" provide a welcome air of familiarity, and the definitive live version of "Roadhouse Blues" in the middle of the album provides a nice respite from the barrage of stories and metaphors. However, An American Prayer must be listened to in one sitting to be fully appreciated, preferably at nighttime when one is alone and can devote full attention to the listening experience. This album is not for everyone, but is a must-own for Doors completists and fans of Jim Morrisons poetry. | ||
 | Album: 15 of 34 Title: Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Released: 1991 Tracks: 16 Duration: 46:10 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Hello, I Love You (02:16) 2 People Are Strange (02:12) 3 The Unknown Soldier (03:23) 4 My Wild Love (02:52) 5 Summer’s Almost Gone (03:21) 6 Five to One (04:26) 7 Strange Days (03:08) 8 Horse Latitudes (01:35) 9 Love Me Two Times (03:15) 10 Moonlight Drive (03:02) 11 My Eyes Have Seen You (02:29) 12 Wintertime Love (01:52) 13 Spanish Caravan (02:59) 14 You’re Lost Little Girl (02:57) 15 Not to Touch the Earth (03:55) 16 We Could Be So Good Together (02:23) |
 | Album: 16 of 34 Title: Special Collection Released: 1991 Tracks: 11 Duration: 42:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Light My Fire (07:07) 2 People Are Strange (02:12) 3 My Eyes Have Seen You (02:27) 4 Youre Lost Little Girl (03:00) 5 Horse Latitudes (01:35) 6 Moonlight Drive (03:01) 7 Love Me Two Times (03:17) 8 Break on Through (02:27) 9 I Looked at You (02:21) 10 Back Door Man (03:33) 11 The End (11:44) |
 | Album: 17 of 34 Title: Greatest Hits Released: 1995 Tracks: 12 Duration: 55:52 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Hello, I Love You (02:16) 2 Light My Fire (07:07) 3 People Are Strange (02:12) 4 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 5 Riders on the Storm (07:11) 6 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:29) 7 Roadhouse Blues (live) (06:14) 8 Touch Me (03:12) 9 L.A. Woman (07:51) 10 Love Her Madly (03:19) 11 The Ghost Song (04:13) 12 The End (From Apocalypse Now) (06:28) |
| Greatest Hits : Allmusic album Review : Originally released in 1980 to coincide with the Jim Morrison biography No One Here Gets Out Alive, the life of Greatest Hits began as a ten-track release on vinyl that acted as a very succinct introduction to the Doors, with several of the bands most enduring songs -- "Light My Fire," "Break on Through," "Touch Me," "Hello, I Love You," "Riders on the Storm" -- included. The only poor choice was "Not to Touch the Earth," which could have been replaced with any number of more significant songs in the bands catalog. When Elektra reissued the title on CD in the mid-90s, the label removed "Not to Touch the Earth" and added a couple additional tracks to the program. This time, the extended version of "The Ghost Song," which had surfaced on the reissue of An American Prayer (the original version is a couple minutes shorter), was the poor choice -- it too is not the kind of thing a casual fan needs on an overview. As of 2006, a better choice for a single-disc Doors compilation remained Rhinos The Very Best of the Doors. The two-disc Legacy: The Absolute Best, released in 2003, is truly the best place to begin. [The Japanese edition of Greatest Hits adds "Wintertime Love."] | ||
 | Album: 18 of 34 Title: Other Voices / Full Circle Released: 1995 Tracks: 18 Duration: 1:24:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 In the Eye of the Sun (04:50) 2 Variety Is the Spice of Life (02:55) 3 Ships w/ Sails (07:41) 4 Tightrope Ride (04:19) 5 Down on the Farm (04:20) 6 I’m Horny, I’m Stoned (03:58) 7 Wandering Musician (06:25) 8 Hang On to Your Life (05:48) 1 Get Up and Dance (02:36) 2 4 Billion Souls (03:19) 3 Verdilac (05:49) 4 Hardwood Floor (03:35) 5 Good Rockin’ (04:42) 6 The Mosquito (05:19) 7 The Piano Bird (05:47) 8 It Slipped My Mind (03:11) 9 The Peking King and the New York Queen (06:30) 10 Treetrunk (03:00) |
| Other Voices / Full Circle : Allmusic album Review : This European import CD contains both Doors LPs Other Voices (1971) and Full Circle (1972). John Densmore (drums/vocals), Ray Manzarek (keyboards/bass pedals/vocals) and Robbie Krieger (guitar/vocals) anticipated having new material readied once Jim Morrison returned from his sabbatical in Paris, France. As his vocals would not be forthcoming, the remaining three-piece lineup forged ahead to complete the tracks. With stylistic continuity bleeding over from L.A. Woman, Other Voices is considered the most cohesive of the pair with primary entries including the blues-fueled opener "In the Eye of the Sun" and the esoteric love song "Ships w/ Sails." Listen for guest musicians Ray Neapolitan (electric bass), Willie Ruff (standup acoustic bass), and Francisco Aguabellas unmistakable conga and percussion. The Doors prove their capabilities as a no-nonsense rock & roll trio on the raucous "Tightrope Ride." Manzarek does a tremendous job on Kriegers humbling "Wandering Musician," exemplifying a versatility that was often overshadowed in the Doors earlier configuration. Like the aforementioned "Tightrope Ride," the concluding cut "Hang on to Your Life" bears philosophical queries that could be rooted in Morrisons conspicuous absence. Other Voices made it into the Top 40 pop album charts, although Full Circle (1972) -- the last full-length effort from Densmore, Krieger and Manzarek -- did not. One reason commonly cited when contrasting the two post-Morrison platters is Full Circle s comparatively shorter and less productive maturation process. There are a couple of excellent cuts, such as "Verdilac." It is one of two selections with guest Charles Lloyd (flute/tenor sax) who also contributes to "The Piano Bird." The latter was written by Manzarek and bassist Jack Conrad. One incidental side note, still unissued in the digital domain is the Full Circle era B-side title "Tree Trunk" -- which could only be found on U.K. editions of the "Get Up and Dance" 45 rpm. | ||
 | Album: 19 of 34 Title: Alabama Song Released: 1997 Tracks: 10 Duration: 53:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Light My Fire (07:07) 2 Riders on the Storm (07:11) 3 People Are Strange (02:12) 4 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) (04:15) 5 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:29) 6 Roadhouse Blues (04:04) 7 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (03:20) 8 L.A. Woman (07:51) 9 The End (11:42) 10 The Unknown Soldier (03:23) |
 | Album: 20 of 34 Title: The Doors Box Set Released: 1997-10-28 Tracks: 53 Duration: 4:23:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Five to One (live) (07:29) 2 Queen of the Highway (alternate version) (03:32) 3 Hyacinth House (demo version) (02:41) 4 My Eyes Have Seen You (demo version) (02:03) 5 Who Scared You (03:18) 6 Black Train Song (live) (12:25) 7 End of the Night (demo version) (03:02) 8 Whiskey, Mystics and Men (02:22) 9 I Will Never Be Untrue (live) (03:58) 10 Moonlight Drive (demo version) (02:32) 11 Moonlight Drive (Sunset Sound) (02:43) 12 Rock Is Dead (16:38) 13 Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor (04:38) 1 Roadhouse Blues (04:18) 2 Ship of Fools (05:20) 3 Peace Frog (03:14) 4 Blue Sunday (02:32) 5 The Celebration of the Lizard (17:18) 6 Gloria (07:13) 7 Crawling King Snake (06:12) 8 Money (02:48) 9 Poontang Blues / Build Me a Woman / Sunday Trucker (03:34) 10 The End (17:58) 1 Hello to the Cities (live) (00:55) 2 Break On Through (live) (04:44) 3 Rock Me (live) (06:34) 4 Money (live) (02:59) 5 Someday Soon (live) (03:44) 6 Go Insane (demo version) (02:30) 7 Mental Floss (live) (03:39) 8 Summer’s Almost Gone (demo version) (02:16) 9 Adolph Hitler (live) (00:12) 10 Hello, I Love You (demo version) (02:30) 11 The Crystal Ship (live) (02:55) 12 I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind (live) (03:18) 13 The Soft Parade (live) (10:06) 14 Tightrope Ride (04:18) 15 Orange County Suite (05:42) 1 Light My Fire (07:07) 2 Peace Frog (02:58) 3 Wishful Sinful (02:58) 4 Take It as It Comes (02:17) 5 L.A. Woman (07:51) 6 I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind (03:26) 7 Land Ho! (04:10) 8 Yes, the River Knows (02:38) 9 Shaman’s Blues (04:48) 10 You’re Lost Little Girl (03:04) 11 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 12 When the Music’s Over (10:58) 13 The Unknown Soldier (03:23) 14 Wild Child (02:37) 15 Riders on the Storm (07:11) |
| The Doors Box Set : Allmusic album Review : For those under 17 or for those whose knowledge or impressions of the Doors were formed by AM radio play of the bands singles, early hits compilations (especially 13), or the shorter and poppier songs from the bands albums, this four-CD set is probably not something they want to own, or a place that they should go -- not yet, anyway. The Doors Box Set was a long time in coming, promised for years by the surviving bandmembers and Elektra Records, and when it finally arrived in the fall of 1997, it left all but the most serious devotees at something of a loss. As it turned out, this box -- which could be subtitled "The Ultimate Adult Guide to the Doors" (complete with a warning sticker for content) -- was the groups gift not to the tens of millions who knew "Light My Fire" or "Touch Me," but to those more rarefied dedicated fans, the listeners whod looked beyond the most popular hits and behind the music and the poetry, hung on the stories and the histories, and had usually worn out one or more copies of No One Here Gets Out Alive. In essence, this was the groups own musical story told the bandmembers way, without regard to technical perfection or record label (or corporate, or middle-brow) sensibilities with regard to taste or mass appeal, a perfect sweep-away-all-the-bullsh*t audio account of who and what they were. In the process, in the sheer power of the music and the presentation here, they not only leaped far beyond the boundaries of any of the video documentaries dealing with their history (aimed, as those were, at the widest possible audience) but also reduced the Oliver Stone movie to a piece of self-indulgent fiction. Where their singles depicted them as an edgy, aggressive band that sometimes pushed the envelope of what was acceptable pop radio fare, The Doors Box Set has them crossing the line of social acceptability on virtually the first note of its opening track on disc one ("Without a Safety Net"), the raw and raucous version of "Five to One" from the notorious 1969 Miami concert where lead singer Jim Morrison was later arrested and charged with indecent exposure. From the singers exhortations to the crowd about rebellion and sex (which tells you how on edge he mustve had the Miami cops at that show from the get-go), the disc moves on through tracks that cover various components of their sound and songs that reflect aspects of their musical and personal lives: "Queen of the Highway" and amazing demos of "Hyacinth House" and "My Eyes Have Seen You," the Soft Parade outtake "Who Scared You?," and an amazing live cut of "Black Train Song" that takes "Mystery Train" into wholly new psychedelic territory. The latter is almost worth the price of admission by itself, and listeners havent even gotten to the juxtaposing of the demo and finished versions of "Moonlight Drive" or the 16-and-half-minute jam/rap (including a reference to "Mystery Train") from the Morrison Hotel sessions, entitled "Rock Is Dead," where, fueled on wine and good food, they let the tape roll on this astonishing extended musical moment. Here, Morrisons singing, two years beforehand, gets fully at the raw, bluesy sound it would acquire for the subsequent L.A. Woman album. Disc two, designated "Live in New York," contains a complete show from New Yorks Madison Square Garden from 1970 that has to be the best concert document left behind by the group. Despite some technical flaws, the performance and content are the best of any complete show released, with spellbinding renditions of "The Celebration of the Lizard" and "The End," "Roadhouse Blues," "Peace Frog," "Crawling King Snake," and "Money," and performances of "Gloria" and the complete "Build Me a Woman," all containing a few sonic moments that would earn an R or X rating in a movie. Indeed, anyone who might have seen an installment of Donahue circa 1984 (with Tipper Gore a guest on the program) in which a mother unknowingly referred, horror-stricken, to hearing a radio broadcast of the then recently released Doors rendition of "Gloria," complete with Morrisons exhortations to "wrap your legs around my neck," would have to laugh listening to the "Gloria" version here -- he goes a lot further, so much so that the same woman might have blasted her radio with a shotgun on hearing what he says (except that the Congress, run by those God-fearing Republicans, sort of blew any pretensions to censurable material when it held the Clinton impeachment hearings...which then calls to mind the image of Jim Morrison and Bill Clinton high-fiving each other when they meet in the Great Beyond, while the tormented souls of Henry Hyde et al. cringe from their vantage point way, way below). Put simply, this show blows Absolutely Live, Alive, She Cried, etc., right out of the water for relevancy and intensity, and is essential listening. Disc three, designated "The Future Aint What It Used to Be," assembles various live performances and demos dating between 1967 and 1970, essentially giving listeners a composite of their best and most honest moments on stage and television (including "The Soft Parade" from WNET-TV in New York in May of 1970); its the perfect companion to the single live show from the prior disc. The blues numbers, especially Muddy Waters "Rock Me," are worth the price of the disc, and the authorized tracks from the 1967 Matrix show speak for themselves. What makes all of these live performances vital listening, incidentally, is not just that Morrison is so often "on" and on target with he does, but that the band is amazing -- Robbie Kriegers slide work on "Money" is exceptional, and thats just one place out of two dozen where he shines, and Ray Manzarek and John Densmore are never far behind, if behind at all. Even Manzareks keyboard bass work deserves at least grudging respect. Disc four is the one concession to a slightly wider array of fans, on which the surviving members each choose their five favorite Doors tracks for a kind of personal best-of array -- what you end up with is the perfect FM radio profile of the group, with numbers like "Peace Frog" and "Shamans Blues" replacing pieces like "Touch Me." The mastering was state of the art for 1997 and holds up in the 2000s -- the volume is good and loud, the textures rich and close, and the accompanying booklet, with comments by Manzarek, Densmore, and Krieger, plus essays by Tom Robbins, Michael Ventura, and late producer Paul A. Rothchild, is one of the best of its kind in the box set format, with enough content to be the start of a legitimate freestanding book. And as for the stuff that isnt here, like "People Are Strange" and "Touch Me," theyre included on other, somewhat wider-focused collections for those who miss them. That said, this isnt the only Doors release that anyone should own, but it may be the most challenging that can be purchased, and the one essential collection beyond the groups original albums or one of the truly comprehensive best-ofs out there. | ||
 | Album: 21 of 34 Title: The Doors Box Set ⁓ Part 2 Released: 1998 Tracks: 30 Duration: 2:05:16 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Hello to the Cities (live) (00:55) 2 Break On Through (live) (04:44) 3 Rock Me (live) (06:34) 4 Money (live) (02:59) 5 Someday Soon (live) (03:44) 6 Go Insane (demo version) (02:30) 7 Mental Floss (live) (03:39) 8 Summer’s Almost Gone (demo version) (02:16) 9 Adolph Hitler (live) (00:12) 10 Hello, I Love You (demo version) (02:30) 11 The Crystal Ship (live) (02:55) 12 I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind (live) (03:18) 13 The Soft Parade (live) (10:06) 14 Tightrope Ride (04:18) 15 Orange County Suite (05:42) 1 Light My Fire (07:07) 2 Peace Frog (02:58) 3 Wishful Sinful (02:58) 4 Take It as It Comes (02:17) 5 L.A. Woman (07:51) 6 I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind (03:26) 7 Land Ho! (04:10) 8 Yes, the River Knows (02:38) 9 Shaman’s Blues (04:48) 10 You’re Lost Little Girl (03:04) 11 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 12 When the Music’s Over (10:58) 13 The Unknown Soldier (03:23) 14 Wild Child (02:37) 15 Riders on the Storm (07:11) |
 | Album: 22 of 34 Title: The Doors Box Set - Part 1 Released: 1998 Tracks: 23 Duration: 2:18:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Five to One (live) (07:29) 2 Queen of the Highway (alternate version) (03:32) 3 Hyacinth House (demo version) (02:41) 4 My Eyes Have Seen You (demo version) (02:03) 5 Who Scared You (03:18) 6 Black Train Song (live) (12:25) 7 End of the Night (demo version) (03:02) 8 Whiskey, Mystics and Men (02:22) 9 I Will Never Be Untrue (live) (03:58) 10 Moonlight Drive (demo version) (02:32) 11 Moonlight Drive (Sunset Sound) (02:43) 12 Rock Is Dead (16:38) 13 Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor (04:38) 1 Roadhouse Blues (04:18) 2 Ship of Fools (05:20) 3 Peace Frog (03:14) 4 Blue Sunday (02:32) 5 The Celebration of the Lizard (17:18) 6 Gloria (07:13) 7 Crawling King Snake (06:12) 8 Money (02:48) 9 Poontang Blues / Build Me a Woman / Sunday Trucker (03:34) 10 The End (17:58) |
 | Album: 23 of 34 Title: Waiting for the Sun / L.A. Woman Released: 1999 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:20:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 The Changeling (04:16) 2 Love Her Madly (03:19) 3 Been Down So Long (04:41) 4 Cars Hiss by My Window (04:12) 5 L.A. Woman (07:51) 6 L’America (04:37) 7 Hyacinth House (03:11) 8 Crawling King Snake (05:00) 9 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) (04:15) 10 Riders on the Storm (07:11) 11 Hello, I Love You (02:04) 12 Love Street (02:50) 13 Not to Touch the Earth (03:55) 14 Summers Almost Gone (03:17) 15 Wintertime Love (01:49) 16 The Unknown Soldier (03:08) 17 Spanish Caravan (02:59) 18 My Wild Love (02:50) 19 We Could Be So Good Together (02:21) 20 Yes, the River Knows (02:38) 21 Five to One (04:18) |
 | Album: 24 of 34 Title: Essential Rarities Released: 1999 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:13:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Hello to the Cities (live) (00:55) 2 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (live) (04:44) 3 Roadhouse Blues (live) (04:32) 4 Hyacinth House (demo) (02:38) 5 Who Scared You (demo) (03:55) 6 Whiskey, Mystics and Men (demo) (02:23) 7 I Will Never Be Untrue (live) (03:58) 8 Moonlight Drive (demo) (02:31) 9 Queen of the Highway (alternate version) (03:35) 10 Someday Soon (live) (03:49) 11 Hello, I Love You (demo) (02:31) 12 Orange County Suite (demo) (05:44) 13 The Soft Parade (live) (10:06) 14 The End (live) (17:46) 15 Woman Is a Devil (outtake) (04:08) |
| Essential Rarities : Allmusic album Review : Originally released as part of the box set The Complete Studio Recordings, The Essential Rarities essentially gathers a bunch of odds and ends, not just previously unreleased studio cuts, but also live cuts, composites, stage chatter, alternate takes, and demos. In other words, its a bunch of stuff that only hardcore fans need, and theyve likely already purchased it as part of the box set or as bootlegs. If not, this is a good way to get a bunch of pretty good cuts, highlighted by the 1969 outtakes "Woman Is a Devil" and "Who Scared You" and the 1965 demo "Moonlight Drive." It must be said, however, that this is really just for the hardcore fans since there just isnt anything (apart from possibly those three previously mentioned tracks, yet those still are specialized items) that is noteworthy for the casual listener. As a way of tying up loose ends, The Essential Rarities is necessary for collectors, but for everybody else, its hardly essential. [By the way, there are almost no liner notes to speak of, only four photos (not counting the cover shot) and two track listings, only one with the sources. The rest of the information details the reissue producers, but there are no liner notes to explain the origins of these cuts.] | ||
 | Album: 25 of 34 Title: The Complete Studio Recordings Released: 1999-11-09 Tracks: 77 Duration: 5:06:13 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:29) 2 Soul Kitchen (03:35) 3 The Crystal Ship (02:34) 4 Twentieth Century Fox (02:34) 5 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (03:20) 6 Light My Fire (07:07) 7 Back Door Man (03:34) 8 I Looked at You (02:22) 9 End of the Night (02:53) 10 Take It as It Comes (02:17) 11 The End (11:42) 1 Strange Days (03:08) 2 You’re Lost Little Girl (03:04) 3 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 4 Unhappy Girl (02:00) 5 Horse Latitudes (01:35) 6 Moonlight Drive (03:02) 7 People Are Strange (02:12) 8 My Eyes Have Seen You (02:29) 9 I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind (03:26) 10 When the Music’s Over (10:58) 1 Hello, I Love You (02:16) 2 Love Street (02:50) 3 Not to Touch the Earth (03:55) 4 Summer’s Almost Gone (03:21) 5 Wintertime Love (01:53) 6 The Unknown Soldier (03:23) 7 Spanish Caravan (02:59) 8 My Wild Love (03:01) 9 We Could Be So Good Together (02:24) 10 Yes, the River Knows (02:38) 11 Five to One (04:26) 1 Tell All the People (03:21) 2 Touch Me (03:12) 3 Shaman’s Blues (04:48) 4 Do It (03:08) 5 Easy Ride (02:41) 6 Wild Child (02:37) 7 Runnin’ Blue (02:28) 8 Wishful Sinful (02:58) 9 The Soft Parade (08:36) 1 Roadhouse Blues (04:04) 2 Waiting for the Sun (03:59) 3 You Make Me Real (02:52) 4 Peace Frog (02:49) 5 Blue Sunday (02:12) 6 Ship of Fools (03:10) 7 Land Ho! (04:10) 8 The Spy (04:17) 9 Queen of the Highway (02:47) 10 Indian Summer (02:35) 11 Maggie M’Gill (04:23) 1 The Changeling (04:21) 2 Love Her Madly (03:19) 3 Been Down So Long (04:41) 4 Cars Hiss by My Window (04:12) 5 L.A. Woman (07:51) 6 L’America (04:37) 7 Hyacinth House (03:11) 8 Crawling King Snake (05:00) 9 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) (04:15) 10 Riders on the Storm (07:11) 1 Hello to the Cities (live) (00:55) 2 Break On Through (live) (04:44) 3 Roadhouse Blues (live) (04:32) 4 Hyacinth House (demo) (02:38) 5 Who Scared You (demo) (03:55) 6 Whiskey, Mystics and Men (02:22) 7 I Will Never Be Untrue (live) (03:58) 8 Moonlight Drive (demo) (02:31) 9 Queen of the Highway (alternate) (03:35) 10 Someday Soon (live) (03:49) 11 Hello, I Love You (demo) (02:31) 12 Orange County Suite (05:42) 13 The Soft Parade (live) (10:06) 14 The End (live) (17:46) 15 Woman Is a Devil (04:10) |
| The Complete Studio Recordings : Allmusic album Review : As the title says, The Complete Studio Recordings contains all of the Doors studio recordings in one convenient box set. All six of the bands studio albums have been given 24-bit remasters, and the lyrics for all the albums are included for the first time. Also, a couple of minor edits on The Doors have been fixed -- Jim Morrisons vocals at the end of "The End" are brought up in the mix, and his exclamation of "she gets high!" on "Break on Through" has been restored. The box set includes a seventh disc comprised of nothing but rarities, including some live cuts. Most of these rarities were debuted on The Doors Box Set, but there is one previously unreleased outtake, "Woman is a Devil," which isnt great but isnt bad, and it will certainly be worth the time of collectors. Then again, this whole set is basically for collectors only, since its lavish and expensive. But, it may be worth it, since the booklet is nice and the sound is very, very good. However, hardcore fans who want the rarities and the remastered sound but dont want to spend the money -- or want the discs available in jewel boxes instead of the sturdy cardboard sleeves designed to look like little records (complete with replicas of the inner paper sleeves) -- are advised to wait, since the individual albums, plus the Essential Rarities disc, will be released separately sometime in 2000. | ||
 | Album: 26 of 34 Title: Hit Collection 2000 Released: 2000 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:11:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Take It as It Comes (02:17) 2 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (03:20) 3 I Looked at You (02:26) 4 Light My Fire (07:13) 5 The Crystal Ship (02:39) 6 Ghost Song (02:55) 7 Strange Days (03:13) 8 Unhappy Girl (02:00) 9 Moonlight Drive (03:07) 10 Woman Is a Devil (06:20) 11 People Are Strange (02:17) 12 My Eyes Have Seen You (02:29) 13 Hello, I Love You (02:15) 14 Newborn Awakening (02:30) 15 Waiting for the Sun (03:59) 16 Spanish Caravan (02:59) 17 The Unknown Soldier (03:27) 18 Orange Country Suite (05:47) 19 Love Her Madly (03:25) 20 Riders on the Storm (07:10) |
 | Album: 27 of 34 Title: The Best of The Doors Released: 2000-09-12 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:46:38 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Riders on the Storm (07:11) 2 Light My Fire (07:07) 3 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 4 Roadhouse Blues (live) (04:32) 5 Strange Days (03:08) 6 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:29) 7 Five to One (04:26) 8 Moonlight Drive (03:02) 9 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (03:20) 10 Love Her Madly (03:19) 11 People Are Strange (02:12) 12 Touch Me (03:12) 13 Back Door Man (03:34) 14 The Unknown Soldier (03:23) 15 L.A. Woman (07:51) 16 Hello, I Love You (02:16) 17 The End (11:42) 1 Riders on the Storm (Baez & Cornell Tunnel Club mix) (07:48) 2 Riders on the Storm (N.O.W. mix) (08:42) 3 Riders on the Storm (Ibizarre mix) (05:40) 4 Riders on the Storm (SpaceBats remix) (08:21) |
| The Best of The Doors : Allmusic album Review : Not to be confused with the two-disc compilation of the same name (the one that displays Jim Morrisons Jesus Christ pose), and not to be confused with the identically designed The Very Best of the Doors, this particular Best of the Doors was distributed in various territories in 2000. The Very Best of the Doors, released in 2001, is a preferable single-disc anthology since its easier to find and is a little smarter with its selections, but this disc does cover a lot of fertile ground, including "Riders on the Storm," "Light My Fire," "Touch Me," "The End," and "Five to One." For whatever reason, a live version of "Roadhouse Blues" gets the nod over the studio version. | ||
 | Album: 28 of 34 Title: The Very Best of The Doors Released: 2001-09-08 Tracks: 16 Duration: 1:11:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:29) 2 Light My Fire (07:07) 3 People Are Strange (02:12) 4 Riders on the Storm (07:11) 5 L.A. Woman (07:51) 6 Love Her Madly (03:19) 7 Back Door Man (03:34) 8 Touch Me (03:12) 9 Hello, I Love You (02:16) 10 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 11 Twentieth Century Fox (02:34) 12 The Crystal Ship (02:34) 13 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) (04:15) 14 Peace Frog (02:58) 15 The End (11:42) 16 Roadhouse Blues (live) (04:32) |
| The Very Best of The Doors : Allmusic album Review : The various releases of The Very Best of the Doors during 2001 and 2007 in the U.S. and the U.K. are very similar, both in their single-disc and double-disc permutations -- as well as a limited edition that adds a DVD to the two-CD version -- so its very easy to get all three compilations confused. That said, there are notable differences between all three U.K. comps and the original U.S. set. The American disc from 2007 weighs in at 16 tracks while the single-disc U.K. set is longer at 20 tracks and, in fact, boasts a stronger overall selection of songs, making this arguably the best single-disc introduction to the band yet assembled. The double-disc U.K. set doesnt just add a second disc, it has a different sequencing as well and consequently feels like a very different beast than the original set. Its a compilation that digs deeper into album tracks and radio favorites, sometimes getting songs that maybe should have been on the U.K. single disc -- such as "Five to One," for instance, a Doors standard thats on the U.S. single disc but not the U.K. -- but its real strength is how it paints a richer portrait of the band. Its for the listener who wants a bigger picture of the Doors without investing in the actual albums or a box set and, in that sense, this Very Best of the Doors (along with the version with the DVD) does its job well. So, choose wisely: if youre looking for an introduction or just the hits, take either of the 2001 or 2007 single discs; if youre looking for most of the best, pick the double-disc set, either with or without the DVD; if you know you love the band already, go for Perception. | ||
 | Album: 29 of 34 Title: Legendary Master Pieces Released: 2002-06-03 Tracks: 10 Duration: 53:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Riders on the Storm (07:08) 2 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (03:20) 3 Light My Fire (07:07) 4 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) (04:15) 5 Break on Through (To the Other Side) (02:31) 6 Roadhouse Blues (04:04) 7 People Are Strange (02:12) 8 L.A. Woman (07:50) 9 The Unknown Soldier (03:24) 10 The End (11:45) |
 | Album: 30 of 34 Title: Love Me Two Times Released: 2003 Tracks: 25 Duration: 1:21:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Touch Me (03:12) 2 Waiting for the Sun (03:59) 3 Soul Kitchen (03:35) 4 The Crystal Ship (02:34) 5 Twentieth Century Fox (02:34) 6 Love Her Madly (03:17) 7 Back Door Man (03:34) 8 I Look at You (02:22) 9 End of the Night (02:53) 10 Take It as It Comes (02:17) 11 When the Music’s Over (10:58) 1 Hello, I Love You (02:14) 2 My Wild Love (02:54) 3 Summers Almost Gone (03:22) 4 Five to One (04:28) 5 Strange Days (03:07) 6 Horse Latitudes (01:35) 7 Love Me Two Times (03:14) 8 Moonlight Drive (03:02) 9 My Eyes Have Seen You (02:29) 10 Wintertime Love (01:52) 11 Spanish Caravan (02:59) 12 Youre Lost Little Girl (02:59) 13 Not to Touch the Earth (03:55) 14 We Could Be So Good Together (02:23) |
 | Album: 31 of 34 Title: Legacy: The Absolute Best Released: 2003-08-12 Tracks: 34 Duration: 2:35:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:29) 2 Back Door Man (03:34) 3 Light My Fire (07:07) 4 Twentieth Century Fox (02:34) 5 The Crystal Ship (02:34) 6 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (03:20) 7 Soul Kitchen (03:35) 8 The End (11:42) 9 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 10 People Are Strange (02:12) 11 When the Music’s Over (10:58) 12 My Eyes Have Seen You (02:29) 13 Moonlight Drive (03:02) 14 Strange Days (03:08) 15 Hello, I Love You (02:16) 16 The Unknown Soldier (03:23) 17 Spanish Caravan (02:59) 18 Five to One (04:26) 19 Not to Touch the Earth (03:55) 1 Touch Me (03:12) 2 Wild Child (02:37) 3 Tell All the People (03:21) 4 Wishful Sinful (02:58) 5 Roadhouse Blues (04:04) 6 Waiting for the Sun (03:59) 7 You Make Me Real (02:52) 8 Peace Frog (02:58) 9 Love Her Madly (03:19) 10 L.A. Woman (07:51) 11 Riders on the Storm (07:11) 12 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) (04:15) 13 The Changeling (04:21) 14 Gloria (06:18) 15 Celebration of the Lizard (17:01) |
| Legacy: The Absolute Best : Allmusic album Review : Truth be told, most casual Doors fans only need a well-assembled single-disc collection, containing all the hits and radio staples. Since that doesnt exist -- Rhinos 2001 collection The Very Best of the Doors missed too many key songs to suit the bill -- theyll have to settle for the comprehensive 2003 Rhino compilation Legacy: The Absolute Best, a double-disc set that replaces the previous double-disc Doors comp, the 1985 set The Best of the Doors. That collection contained 19 tracks, the number of songs that are on the first disc of this exhaustive 34-track overview. Every one of the tunes from The Best of the Doors is on Legacy, but not in the same order, since the songs on this compilation are put in roughly chronological order. Legacy also tries to give equal weight to each of the Doors albums, pulling anywhere from four to eight tracks from all the studio albums, adding "Gloria" from Alive, She Cried and a previously unissued "Celebration of the Lizard" to the end of the record. This winds up giving a thorough overview of the bands peak, whether its on the familiar hits or on strong album cuts like "My Eyes Have Seen You" or "The Changeling." There are a couple of omissions -- most notably "Love Street" and "Summers Almost Gone" from Waiting for the Sun and also "Ship of Fools" and "Land Ho!" from Morrison Hotel -- but overall, this draws as complete a picture as possible. It still may be a little bit much for those who just want the hits (theyre all here, plus a whole lot more), but theres little question that Legacy is the best Doors compilation yet assembled. | ||
 | Album: 32 of 34 Title: Perception Released: 2006-11-21 Tracks: 90 Duration: 5:47:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:29) 2 Soul Kitchen (03:35) 3 The Crystal Ship (02:34) 4 Twentieth Century Fox (02:34) 5 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (03:20) 6 Light My Fire (07:07) 7 Back Door Man (03:34) 8 I Looked at You (02:22) 9 End of the Night (02:53) 10 Take It as It Comes (02:17) 11 The End (11:45) 12 Moonlight Drive (version 1) (02:42) 13 Moonlight Drive (version 2) (02:31) 14 Indian Summer (1966-08-19 vocal) (02:37) 1 Strange Days (03:08) 2 You’re Lost Little Girl (03:04) 3 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 4 Unhappy Girl (02:00) 5 Horse Latitudes (01:35) 6 Moonlight Drive (03:02) 7 People Are Strange (02:12) 8 My Eyes Have Seen You (02:29) 9 I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind (03:26) 10 When the Music’s Over (10:58) 11 People Are Strange (false starts & dialogue) (01:58) 12 Love Me Two Times (take 3) (03:19) 1 Hello, I Love You (02:16) 2 Love Street (02:51) 3 Not to Touch the Earth (03:55) 4 Summer’s Almost Gone (03:21) 5 Wintertime Love (01:53) 6 The Unknown Soldier (03:23) 7 Spanish Caravan (02:59) 8 My Wild Love (02:52) 9 We Could Be So Good Together (02:24) 10 Yes, the River Knows (02:37) 11 Five to One (04:26) 12 Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor (04:32) 13 Not to Touch the Earth (dialogue) (00:39) 14 Not to Touch the Earth (take 1) (04:03) 15 Not to Touch the Earth (take 2) (04:17) 16 Celebration of the Lizard (An Experiment/Work in Progress) (17:06) 1 Tell All the People (03:21) 2 Touch Me (03:12) 3 Shaman’s Blues (04:48) 4 Do It (03:08) 5 Easy Ride (02:42) 6 Wild Child (02:37) 7 Runnin’ Blue (02:28) 8 Wishful Sinful (02:58) 9 The Soft Parade (08:35) 10 Who Scared You (03:58) 11 Whiskey, Mystics and Men (version 1) (02:28) 12 Whiskey, Mystics and Men (version 2) (03:04) 13 Push Push (06:06) 14 Touch Me (dialogue) (00:31) 15 Touch Me (take 3) (03:36) 1 Roadhouse Blues (04:04) 2 Waiting for the Sun (03:59) 3 You Make Me Real (02:52) 4 Peace Frog (02:49) 5 Blue Sunday (02:12) 6 Ship of Fools (03:10) 7 Land Ho! (04:10) 8 The Spy (04:17) 9 Queen of the Highway (02:47) 10 Indian Summer (02:35) 11 Maggie M’Gill (04:23) 12 Talking Blues (00:59) 13 Roadhouse Blues (1969-11-04, takes 1-3) (08:47) 14 Roadhouse Blues (1969-11-04, take 6) (09:27) 15 Carol (1969-11-04) (00:56) 16 Roadhouse Blues (1969-11-05, take 1) (04:32) 17 “Money Beats Soul” (1969-11-05) (01:04) 18 Roadhouse Blues (1969-11-05, takes 13-15) (06:20) 19 Peace Frog (false starts & dialogue) (02:00) 20 The Spy (version 2) (03:48) 21 Queen of the Highway (jazz version) (03:36) 1 The Changeling (04:21) 2 Love Her Madly (03:19) 3 Been Down So Long (04:41) 4 Cars Hiss by My Window (04:12) 5 L.A. Woman (07:51) 6 L’America (04:37) 7 Hyacinth House (03:11) 8 Crawling King Snake (05:00) 9 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) (04:15) 10 Riders on the Storm (07:11) 11 Orange County Suite (05:45) 12 (You Need Meat) Don’t Go No Further (03:41) |
 | Album: 33 of 34 Title: Scattered Sun Released: 2007 Tracks: 18 Duration: 1:14:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 People Are Strange (02:12) 2 Soul Kitchen (03:35) 3 The Crystal Ship (02:34) 4 Light My Fire (07:07) 5 Moonlight Drive (03:01) 6 Horse Latitudes (01:35) 7 Riders on the Storm (07:11) 8 Spanish Caravan (02:59) 9 L.A. Woman (07:51) 10 You’re Lost Little Girl (03:04) 11 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:29) 12 Waiting for the Sun (03:59) 13 Take It as It Comes (02:17) 14 Roadhouse Blues (04:04) 15 The End (11:42) 16 Not to Touch the Earth (03:55) 17 Indian Summer (1966-08-19 vocal) (02:37) 18 A Feast of Friends (02:11) |
 | Album: 34 of 34 Title: The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits Released: 2008-01-29 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:18:52 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Break On Through (to the Other Side) (02:28) 2 Light My Fire (07:00) 3 Love Me Two Times (03:16) 4 Hello, I Love You (02:41) 5 People Are Strange (02:12) 6 Strange Days (03:09) 7 Riders on the Storm (07:09) 8 L.A. Woman (07:59) 9 Touch Me (03:12) 10 Roadhouse Blues (04:08) 11 Peace Frog (02:58) 12 Love Street (02:57) 13 The Crystal Ship (02:35) 14 Soul Kitchen (03:33) 15 Love Her Madly (03:39) 16 Back Door Man (03:33) 17 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (03:17) 18 Moonlight Drive (03:05) 19 The Unknown Soldier (03:26) 20 The End (From Apocalypse Now) (06:28) |