The Doors: Live at the Hollywood Bowl [Region 2]
by Ray Manzarek

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Summary of The Doors: Live at the Hollywood Bowl [Region 2]

On stage Jim Morrison has the aura of an intense performance artist, whose dark, smoky voice forms only a part of his complex persona. Guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboard player Ray Manzarek, and drummer John Densmore complement Morrison's free-associative outpourings with improvisational, jazz-inspired interjections. They make music like no other band before or since. Who else could segue effortlessly from Kurt Weill's "Alabama Song" to Willie Dixon's "Back Door Man"? And just when they're in danger of becoming too pretentious, Morrison bursts any lurking self-importance with a wry smile, a jokey aside, or even a belch. But the seriousness remains, at least implicitly, throughout as Morrison's edgy lyrics (from "When the Music's Over" to "The Unknown Soldier" and "The End") constantly hint at disturbing social undercurrents outside the concert arena. Is it fanciful to imagine that in the minds of his audience the ghosts of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement are hovering just out of view? Such thoughts are what make the Doors so unique. Their music invites questions, positively dares the audience to ask them. That's why they remain so endlessly fascinating well over three decades later. And that's why this concert performance will find a home with any and every fan of the band. "The time to hesitate is through." --Mark Walker, Amazon.co.uk

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