Bright Midnight [Import]

Track Listings

1. Light My Fire (Philidelphia)

2. Been Down So Long (Detroit)

3. Back Door Man (Pittsburgh)

4. Love Hides (Pittsburgh)

5. Five To One (Pittsburgh)

6. Touch Me (Hollywood)

7. The Crystal Ship (Hollywood)

8. Break On Through (To The Other Side) (New York)

9. Bellowing (Boston)

10. Roadhouse Blues (Boston)

11. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (New York)

12. Love Me Two Times Baby Please Dont Go St James Infirmary

13. The End (Detroit)

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Exclusive version of this title which is now deleted domestically. This 13 track CD is a sampler of the current 'Internet Only' releases from the 'Bright Midnight' label. All 13 tracks were recorded live at various venues across the USA & are previously unreleased. Collector's take note, the import edition carries a completely different sleeve (and much cooler) to the US internet edition! Warner. 2001.

Tracks:

Tuning
Roadhouse Vamp
Hello To The Cities
Dead Cats, Dead Rats
Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
Back Door Man
Five To One
Roadhouse Blues
You Make Me Real
Ship Of Fools
When The Music's Over
People Get Ready
Mystery Train
Away In India
Crossroads

Tracks:

Tuning
Carol
Light My Fire
Been Down So Long
Love Hides
Mean Mustard Blues
Carol (Reprise)
Close To You
I'm A King Bee
Rock Me Baby/Heartbreak Hotel
The End

Customer Reviews:

is everobody in .......2007-06-22

well lets this cd was truly there best live cd im so glad that the doors are reldsing the concert series this cd has everthing the doors are ine of my favorite bands out there this truly a great set dont spend youre money on bright midnight live in america just by the whole cd i mean u get more out of it all in all this cd was great u should check out live at the aquerous shows there pretty good to

People Get Ready this is the real deal!.......2007-05-26

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" I have always enjoyed the way the Doors and Airplane could make any moment a great one and any night legendary.

The Doors show in Detroit may be their best performance ever. It is for the real fan because the set list gives you a myriad of non studio tracks. The band is on, the crowd is in, and Jim has shut out the outside world.

To hear the bits of Carol, I'm a King Bee, and Rock Me Baby will have you a believer in minutes. Another cool track is Crossroads (Not the Robert Johnson song that Cream made famous).

A perfect way to close is with "The End" but unlike those in Cobo Hall on a warm night in May, you can relive the memories time and time again.

If you have decided to only purchase 1 Doors live release Detroit 1970 is a blowtorch. In your face rock and roll, from polished to raw it needed to be 2 CD's.

Better to be part of a ship of fools than the excuse for music that is being presented today.

Be well always,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

objective review from a huge fan.......2007-03-24

Not the best release for casual fans, but if you need more material to digest from the Doors then you will want this. About 3/4ths of this is outstanding, they play their standards excellently w/a lot of energy; Krieger in particular, shreds on the 1st 10 tracks. The covers are interesting and range from great to kind of meandering. The sound quality is very good and the packaging and liner notes are well put together.

Cons:

Too expensive.

I was a tad disappointed w/Been Down So Long - sounds like the musical arrangement hadn't been quite worked out yet and there's no great slide guitar like on LA Woman.

There are a few missteps on some of the improvisation, e.g. awkward or late chord changes.

In closing, I love this and I'm glad The Doors are releasing stuff like this on their Bright Midnight Archives label. I do appreciate hearing the whole performance in its entirety. So why only 3 stars? I'd give it 3.5 if I could and I'm just trying to be objective with this review.

Amazingly, only the first release of the complete show.......2007-03-02

Here is 'new' Doors product that's actually worth buying. To correct an earlier reviewer, this has not been released 1,000 times. The 1970 Detroit show was one of the many concerts recorded for the Absolutely Live album, so there are portions of this performance on that release, but it's light years from a re-release in the traditional Doors sense. However, the earlier official live albums were all cut-and-pasted to create the illusion of a single show. In fact, some songs are taken from two concerts, seamlessly edited together.

Since 2000 or so, The Doors started releasing material on Bright Midnight Records, a small sub-label of Rhino. It's an outlet for the (many) unreleased live shows recorded for Absolutely Live, among other goodies (rehearsals, interviews, etc). Of course, for years they claimed these shows didn't exist, though die-hards knew better. And since then, they've begun to trickle out this excellent material. (Both Aquarius shows plus the 1970 Philadelphia show have appeared, among others).

This is basically Absolutely Live-type quality; it's the complete show from Cobo Hall, Detroit during the band's 1970 'comeback' tour, after a rocky 1969 saw them cancel many shows following the 'Miami incident'. Suffice to say, if you love the band and have been yearning for more professional, soundboard-quality live shows--complete shows--then this is a great place to start. Great energy from the band, the tour saw them return to the music without so much antics, and it shows. Check the track listing on these for your favorites, or if you're obsessive, just get them all.

Of course, The Doors continue to release the same material (how many verisons of the original albums can they possibly release?) And while there's a link on their website to Bright Midnight Records, it's not too prominent these days since they're busy promoting the 15th release of the same albums, plus the inevitable Very-Bestest-Greatestest-Hits album.

Highly recommended for Doors fans, new, old, casual, or die-hard, this is still in print and well worth it. Even if you have In Concert, Absolutely Live, or whatever other compilation, this is a complete show (important for purists) and sounds great (important for everyone).

stop rereleasing the same stuff over and over with a diferent title and cover art...........2007-02-26

jeese i love the doors and have all their stuff, but this is getting stupid...

so 5 stars for the music, and 1 star for it being released for the 100th time.

Average customer rating:

only for true fans
Decent performance, good CD's
When The Music's Over you still have a great show to enjoy
A different Morrison
Doors sound chilly in Philly.....

Live in Philadelphia
The Doors
Manufacturer: Bright Midnight/Hepcat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CQQGPA
Release Date: 2006-01-31

Tracks:

Announcer "Sit Down"
Tuning
Roadhouse Blues
Break On Through (To The Other Side)/Back Door Man-Love Hides
Ship Of Fools
Universal Mind
When The Music's Over
Mystery Train
Wake Up!
Light My Fire
The Concert Continues
Maggie M'Gill
Roadhouse Blues (Reprise)
Been Down So Long-Rock Me Baby
The Music Capital Of The World, Philadelphia
Carol
Soul Kitchen

Album Description

Another unreleased Doors concert courtesy of the band's own Bright Midnight label! And it comes from the Morrison Hotel tour, when the band got back to basics and ROCKED! Live from the Philadelphia Spectrum in 1970 Two CDs of unreleased live Doors!

Customer Reviews:

only for true fans .......2007-06-28

well this is only for true fans it could have been soo much better if it wasent for that five minuets of telling the croud to sit back in there sets yes it is a double cd ive only seen this cd at the amazon and or doors website all in all the sound is good good songs to short of a concert though pick it up if u are old doors fan if u are new pick up absloute best of thats were u should start then make youre way

Decent performance, good CD's.......2007-06-26

This performance, as stated by other reviewers is definatly not the best available on the Bright Midnight label. It's not even the entire recorded concert; i.e. it's missing the dialogue parts that were used from that show in Absolutely Live. It's missing the first part of the announcer's intro (which can be found as the first track on A.L.) and it's also missing Jim's "Hey Philadelphia... do you feel alright?" rant that came after Mystery Train (found at the end of track 1 on A.L.). I'm not sure why these pieces of dialogue were not included, especially because the opening part of the announcer's commentary is probably the most famous thing from this show "The fire marshall won't let this show go on unless you make isles." But, on the whole, it's not a bad show if you are into straight renditions of the songs. Would recommend the Detroit and Aquarius shows first.

When The Music's Over you still have a great show to enjoy.......2007-05-26

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" it has always impressed me the energy and the mystery a Doors live gig held.

The Philadelphia show is a great journey to the past. The Doors never got the credit for the musicianship they showed both in the live environments and in studio. This performance will give you a taste of what I mean.

Whenever you could get them doing a version of "Carol" you'll never go wrong.

It has been often said when a fan leaves a Doors show they are as tired as those on stage. It will be no different here. Get plenty of rest and listen up the celebration is about to begin!

Be well always,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

A different Morrison.......2007-03-10

I liked it very much,principally because I'm a Doors' fan but being a little more severe we can hear a more quiet Morrison,for example,he never talks to the audience like he used to do before,I think he is aware of the troubles he had had before,specially in the Miami concert.So,the result is great music but something is missing,all the fuzz that Jim used to do in other concerts before.But,on the other hand,the musicians,Ray,John and Robby,can concentrate more on the music and we can appreciate this along the whole concert.Also,I think that Jim's voice is a little bit tired,probably due to all the "excess" in life he had before.However,if you are a Doors' fan you must buy it.And if you are not,you can enjoy good music but I would recommend better other live records like for example "Absolutely live" or "Alive she cried" or "Live in Stockholm"(it is difficult to obtain).One thing is certain:Doors is one of the best rock'n'roll bands of the sixties....

Doors sound chilly in Philly............2007-02-16

If you are truly interested in expanding on your Doors collection with some of their live recordings you should probably begin elsewhere. This album should only be seen as a last resort to those who might be experiencing some sort of Doors withdrawal, as the vast majority of listeners will find little use for it. It's the Doors on an off-night. It even says so on the liner notes. They are sloppy and tired and uninspired. They sound like they could nod-off at anytime, and the listener will feel the same way after sitting through it. You're better off sticking with the Earth-shatteringly great Aquarius Theater shows or the life-altering Cabo Hall show. Those were really electrifying performances that deserved to be heard, and they were released via the Doors' `Bright Midnight' label, and I applaud the Doors and their organization for delivering these shows in an honest, unaltered way so we fans can get a taste of what the shows were really like at the time. I can understand that with the limited number of professionally recorded live Doors material in existence that there should be an attempt to get this historic material into the hands of the diehard fans. But honestly, for entertainment value, this show from Philly is lackluster and dull, even for someone who is a Doors-fanatic. It's a complete disappointment, except for the sound quality, which is top notch.

Of course, it is a concert of much historic value. I suppose it's important to see the Doors at both their best and at their "not-so-best". Take my word for it. There are better officially-released Doors shows to choose from out there. Save this one for last, if at all.

I'll break down and still give it 3 stars based on presentation, sound quality, and historical value, but as a concert performance it's probably more like a 2. Check out the other 'Bright Midnight' releases to hear the Doors at a 5 star level.

Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The First Performance

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Great Concerts !!!

Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The First Performance
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Tracks:

Tuning
Jim's Introduction
Back Door Man
Break On Through (To The Other Side)
What Do We Do Next?
Soul Kitchen
You Make Me Real
Tuning
I Will Never Be Untrue
The Crowd Humbly Requests
When The Music's Over
Universal Mind
The Crowd Requests Their Favorites And Tuning
Mystery Train/Crossroads
Build Me A Woman

Tracks:

Tuning
Who Do You Love (False Start)
Who Do You Love
Light My Fire
The Crowd Requests More
The Celebration Of The Lizard

Customer Reviews:

Great Concerts !!!.......2004-11-05

I bought both of these live shows on the official BM website they are great. Excellent sound quality I would Highly Recommend!!! Also check out "Live In Detroit"

Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The Second Performance

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Good music, wrong label
The Doors At The Top Of Their Game
Doors live at a small venue

Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The Second Performance
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Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

Concert Introduction And Tuning
Jim's Introduction
Back Door Man
Break On Through (To The Other Side)
When The Music's Over
Tuning
You Make Me Real
Tuning
Universal Mind
The Crowd Humbly Requests
Mystery Train/Crossroads
The Crowd Again Requests
Little Red Rooster
Tuning
Gloria
Tuning
Touch Me
The Crystal Ship

Tracks:

Tuning
Light My Fire
The Crowd Requests Their Favorites
The Celebration Of The Lizard
A Request Of The Management
Soul Kitchen
Jim Introduces Ray
Close To You
A Conversation With The Crowd
Peace Frog (Instrumental)
Blue Sunday
Five To One
The Crowd Again Requests Their Favorites
Jim Introduces The Movie
Rock Me Baby

Customer Reviews:

Good music, wrong label.......2007-03-20

As usual with Doors' records, the performance is superb, the music excellent, the emotion is high. BUT there is something wrong with the caption on the cover, which can be seen when you enlarge the 2nd picture in the images, which says that this is the 'FIRST" performance, when all the other titles label this as the "SECOND".

The Doors At The Top Of Their Game.......2005-11-25

If you have ever wondered what it was like to hear the Doors in a live concert setting on a very good night... look no further because this is it. The Doors recorded this amazing live set on July 21, 1969, four months after their infamous and notorious concert in Miami. What you get here is the Doors at their very best: pure, raw, unpredictable and musically perfect. The music was beautifully recorded and the sound quality is absolutely fantastic. Jim Morrison is in top form vocally on this show and Robby, Ray and John are equally in sinc backing Jim's alluring and appealing voice.

This is the second performance that I am reviewing as I have not listen to the first but I truly believe that the first performance is equally as great as this one (I will be getting it soon). Their is lots of great music on this double album and the renditions of "When The Music's Over", "Light My Fire" and "Little Red Rooster" are unlike I've never heard them before.
All three of these tracks are standouts but in reality the entire album stands on its own as a superb live album. There is also lots of great poetry which speaks for itself as in "The Celebration Of The Lizard" which is nice and long and Jim's speaking voice is as smooth and crystal clear as when he is singing.

The Doors Live At The Aquarius Theatre (both performances) are a must have if you're a fan of the Doors and even if you're not fan you will become one after you listen to this amazing album. The music recorded here is a testament of what Jim Morrison was capable of achieving as the lead singer of the Doors on a very good night when he had not been drinking or stoned. If you like the blues you will love this album specially as I said earlier in their amazing rendition of "Little Red Rooster" and another great blues song is "Mystery Train/Crossroads" which again Morrison sounds impeccably good.

This is the Doors at their very best live and you owe it to yourself to hear this legendary band at the peak of their musical powers. It's a shame that both of these concerts were not filmed. It would of been something to see Jim and the rest of the Doors performing so relaxed and comfortable as you can obviously hear from listening to the both CD's. This CD is pretty expensive almost $40 plus shipping but believe me is worth every penny as you will not be disappointed. Rhino records online is selling this album as well as the first performance for a lesser amount which is where I bought my copy. You can try Ebay as I have seen copies sell for less but make sure that they are the original pressing and not a bootleg copy in which the sound would not be very clear.

You must get this album now. As I said you will not be disappointed. This would make a great Christmas present to any fans of the Doors or to anyone who appreciates great, classic rock and blues music from one of the greatest and most legendary bands of all times THE DOORS.

Doors live at a small venue.......2005-09-15

In preparation for what would become "absolutely live', the doors recorded some shows at their hometown. They were beautifully recorded, professionally and they sound absolutely great. Plus, these wre not recorded in a big stadium, but a small club in California. So you really get the felling of being right there, in front of the band. This concert is issued as it was, no overdubs, no edits, just like it was. The Doors was one of the best live bands in the 60's, not because they were polished, but the opposite, because you never knew what to expect, the band itself didnt know what Jim was going to do on stage. Forget about live Doors compilations, this is the real thing.

Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal

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Take this for what it is...
Loose Jam Session
The Doors Don't deliver
Just serious fans only please
Morrison having fun and not much else

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Tracks:

We're Rolling [#]
I Will Never Be Untrue [#]
Peace Frog [#][Instrumental]
Blue Sunday [#]
Maggie McGill [#]
Arranging (You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further [#]
(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further [#]
Arranging Close to You [#]
Close to You [#]
Arranging Gloria [#]
Gloria [#]
Mystery Train Rehearsal [#]
Mystery Train/Crossroads [#]

Tracks:

Continued [#]
Thousands of Dollars Rest Upon This Day [#]
I'm Your Doctor [#]
Hyper Yachting [#]
Build Me a Woman [#]
Yachting [#]
Cars Hiss by My Window [#]
Money Beats Soul [#]
Mental Floss
Jazzy Maggie McGill [#][Instrumental]
Jazzy Maggie McGill [#]

Customer Reviews:

Take this for what it is..........2006-12-01

This 2-disc live performance is nothing more than the Doors during a rehearsal for the Aquarius Theatre (Hollywood, 1969). Without a doubt, this release is strictly FOR DIEHARD FANS ONLY. Having said that, the Doors put forth an electric performance of "Gloria" on Disc One. This version is one of the BEST ever recorded by the band! It completely smokes other live versions released in the past! You also get the benefit of some beautifully improvised vulgarities, which add to this version's jacked-up mojo!!

In addition, "I Will Never Be Untrue" is a live tune that never appeared on a studio release - it is a slow, bluesy number that is well-suited to Morrison's voice. "Build Me A Woman," another non-studio song, is, once again, pumped up with even more vulgarities - it has the feel of a band having fun while rehearsing, which is precisely the terrain this live release covers. It is NOT for the casual fan...Take it for what it is...

Loose Jam Session.......2006-05-22

I am not sure if the previous reviewer was looking for a greatest hits type cd. This live session is for REAL fans only. They don't play a single hit. It was recorded the day after the other two Aquarius shows (with no audience). The band sounds loose and is in a good mood. It is Jim that definitely does not want to be there. He really just says what he feels and sticks it to the record company that is paying for this session (there is a track called "there are 1000's of dollars riding on this day"). It is very funny and I just love it. Again, they don't play any of their hits... so if that is what you are looking for look elsewhere. If you are a die-hard fan looking for a unique recording of one of your favorite bands, buy this cd. Very good sound quality as well.

The Doors Don't deliver.......2006-05-17

Sadly, this rather expensive 2 CD set is a severe disappointment. It is more of an instrument tune-up session rather than a work of musical substance. Don't waste your money on this one !! If it were possible to give less than zero stars this one deserves a negative 5 ....

Just serious fans only please.......2005-08-13

This is not for the casual fan, this is only for those of us who already own all official albums and more than a couple live bootlegs. This is the Doors, preety much rehearsing and a little bored at times, specially Jim. Is it tight? No. Does it rock? On a few moments it does. Am I happy I bought this? Yes; it is another missing link in discovering one of the greatest bands of all time, and one of the greatest talents in rock: jim morrison. I deducted one star, because it is a little pricey, and being now out of print, most likely will only continue to increase in price.

Morrison having fun and not much else.......2005-08-10

This doesn't do much for Jim Morrison's reputation as a poet that's for sure! This is like one step back for Jim. I'm not sure if this should have been released. These are blues and jazzy renditions of some released and un-released songs and some of these songs sound like the Doors had nothing to do one afternoon and decided to jam and let Jim ramble into a mike because that's exactly what he does. On top of that he is pretty well lit during most of these recordings. He sounds like he just stumbled into the studio from a long day at the bar, especially on "Build me a Woman". He is boisterous and he makes up lyrics as he goes along during the bluesy stuff, the words sometimes are absolutely laughable and they're hardly up to Jim Morrison standard. This definitely isn't poetry.

He revels in four-letter words and he delights in entertaining himself in "Mental Floss" as he goes through a less-than inspired scatter-brained monologue: "I'm tired of being a freaky musician, I want to be Napolean!" and "do you know women wear underpants? They do! How does a musician make the sound of a woman's underpants?" Meanwhile the band is playing free-form and are totally lost (Robby is playing slide licks which are going nowhere, and Ray is trying to come up with some solid chords to no avail) as they wait for Jim to get on with things. Continues "I wasn't doing a damn thing when I was standing there in front of a delicatessen and a bunch of rabbis and Indians came running up". This song is like the complete antithesis of the stanzas in "When the Music is Over" and "The End". It's an absolute embarrassment. During "Build me a Woman": "I don't know what I'm talking about and either do you. I'm a stupid m-f- and so are you! So take that little riddle and and stuff it up your a-!" and "this song makes me sick to my stomach and if it ever gets played you're all a bunch of dumb c-sckrs!" This almost sounds like a Jim Morrison impersonator, that's how off-the-wall it sounds. On Blue Sunday, Jim is so slow he sounds like he's falling asleep. I don't know how John Densmore sat through these sessions. Ray sings on "I'm your Doctor" and is quite vulgar: "you need a polish sausage". He also sings on "Close to You". "Car Hiss by my Window" ("Whiskey is like a woman-she's good when she's cheap") is not the same song which was recorded on LA Woman. "Gloria" is well done.

The quality of these recordings are fantastic and the songs are pretty tight (the instrumental parts). But most of the songs here are like the Doors getting caught doing mediocre to bad music. I'm sure some of their gigs were just like this if not worse. There's not much musically going on here but this will round out your Doors collection if you're a fan and Jim Morrison will give you an excellent laugh.

The Lost Interview Tapes Featuring Jim Morrison, Vol. 1

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Insightful

The Lost Interview Tapes Featuring Jim Morrison, Vol. 1
The Doors
Manufacturer: Bright Midnight
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Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

1970 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Interview [#]
1967 University of New York at Oswego Interview [#]

Customer Reviews:

Insightful.......2007-03-09

Wow at long last I have both volumes of these long lost interviews thanks to Bright midnight records and Amazon, Jimbo sure was an intelligent young man, even though I'm 21 years older than he was at his death I still can't get over how insightful and mature he was,and he was only about 22 in the first interview.
Also just as important is the fact that I paid a hell of a lot less for it through Amazon, compared to some of the so called import record stores in Australia, and lets not mention the wait for them to get it in, even after you have ordered it, Amazon was fast as!!! Love it!

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Pretty Neat , Pretty Neat, Pretty Good, Awright

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Light My Fire [Philadelphia]
Been Down So Long [Detroit]
Back Door Man [Pittsburgh]
Love Hides [Pittsburgh]
Five to One [Pittsburgh]
Touch Me [Hollywood]
Crystal Ship [Hollywood]
Break on Through (To the Other Side) [New York]
Bellowing [Boston]
Roadhouse Blues [Boston]
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) [New York]
Love Me Two Times/Baby Please Don't Go/St. James Infirmary [Bakersfield
End [Detroit]

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Exclusive version of this title which is now deleted domestically. This 13 track CD is a sampler of the current 'Internet Only' releases from the 'Bright Midnight' label. All 13 tracks were recorded live at various venues across the USA & are previously unreleased. Collector's take note, the import edition carries a completely different sleeve (and much cooler) to the US internet edition! Warner. 2001.

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pretty great.......2006-10-25

No, Jim is generally not as "hungry" or as vocally flexible range-wise here as in the first couple years of the Doors' existence, perhaps (check out the Soundstage DVD for sheer perfection). But to dismiss these performances as drunken poetry recitals is just plain false--but then, similar criticisms were launched even in 1968 by those who had a set notion of what goods the Lizard King should be expected to deliver. Not only is the sound quality superb, but to these ears there's plenty of energy and magic. I mean, how much more inspired of a performance of "Been Down So Long" could you want from Jim? Or how much more beautifully sung a "Crystal Ship?" "The End" also--though the beginning lines are less than ideal with the band & Jim getting out of synch, some serious mojo is stirred up in the middle, with Jim in a deep poetic space. No, you don't get "the killer awoke before dawn;" why should Jim have to always visit that particular room (fans were singing along to those lines by 1968, for crying out loud) when he had so many others to choose from. The beauty is that, like the Grateful Dead exploring Dark Star, Jim is free to wander wherever he wants each time out so that each is unique & special, for both audience, and just as importantly, for him & the band.
"Touch Me" is a big treat, with Robbie jamming instead of a saxophone--nice to hear this with just the band filling all the space. Really like the "St. James Infirmary" back into "Love Me Two Times," too.
Perhaps this isn't the hottest Doors ever played, but it's pretty damned great--I know I'd have counted myself lucky to have attended one of these shows. And I'm very happy to have this document as consolation.

Past Their Prime.......2005-12-14

Its too bad because there are great live recordings out there (HELLO, will someone officially release the 1967 Matrix Club appearences) but this ain't it. The reason is not the sound quality (which is excellent) or the song choices (wisely focusing on earlier more solid albums) but the performances. By this time Jim Morrison had turned into a bloated, Charles Bukowski-ish parody of his former self. The songs meander and jam unwisely and Morrison mutters some lyrics here and there. This is not to say that the Doors were not good live (consider the official 1968 Roundhouse performance dvd- a solid concert right there) but that due to personal reasons as well as the band kind of running out of steam the live shows had declined into an impromptu poetry recital with musical back up. There is quality material out there. Wait until they release it.

Excellent Live Album.......2005-10-10

I picked this album up several years ago while in Spain, and was blown away. Simply a great collection of live performances by the Doors. Being a big fan, but far too young to have seen them live, I have to settle for tidbits like this to get a taste for their live performances. The variety of different venues is nice as well, and I believe it is certainly a pick of the best live performances. I highly recommend this collection for any Doors fan, especially if you're not quite ready to put out big bucks for the more expensive Bright Midnight Label releases.

BOOOO!!!!.......2005-06-19

this cd not only had horrible quality
but jim morrison is so drunk he cannot even stay in key
this is a waste of time and money
do not buy this

Pretty Neat , Pretty Neat, Pretty Good, Awright.......2001-09-14

These new releases from Bright Midnight Records are very exciting. The Doors recorded numerous concerts during their career and now, with the authority and supervision of the remaining Doors, these concerts are now being released. This particular CD is a sampler of some eight shows throughout 1969-1970. The performances rate from amazing (Touch Me from the Aquarius Theater, 1969) to unusual (Love Me Two Times w/Baby, Please Don't Go/St. James Infirmary medley from Boston, MA 1970). When these guys were on, they were an unbelievable performers. For the most part, the three remaining Doors were always on. The question was Jim. Did he want to put on a great show, or did he want to just have himself a good time. When he wanted to do a great a show, it was just that. These releases are a treasure trove of music just waiting to be enjoyed by true Doors fans. This particular CD gets 4 stars due to the fact that it is a sampler and therefore the lack of continuity detracts from the CD as you get various songs from various shows. However the full concerts recordings are impeccable. It is as if you are there from start to finish. You should seek out the new CD entitled "The Doors at the Aquarius Theater, Second Performance" This is the second show from their 1969 performance which was partially released in 1983 on the Alive, She Cried album. If you recall, the track, "Gloria" this was a rehearsal that was recorded in the venue prior to that evening's performance. Great Stuff and you should check it out. Let's Roll!

Lost Interview Tapes Featuring Jim Morrison, Vol. 2: The Circus Magazine Interview

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Lost Interview Tapes Featuring Jim Morrison, Vol. 2: The Circus Magazine Interview
The Doors
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About Absolutely Live
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How Did Your Fame Affect Your Family?
Have Your Earlier Visualizations for the Group Become a Realization?
Restart the Cassette Machine
Jim: I Like Interviews
Stooges and Other Groups
Jim: About Love
Jim: John Got Married Sunday
Jim: The Group's at a Critical Point
Jim: About Interviews
Have You Seen the Company Theatre Play?
How Do You Feel About Plays Written About You?

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LSD, booze, madness, and full moons
FOR REAL DOORS FANS ONLY

No One Here Gets Out Alive
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LSD, booze, madness, and full moons.......2007-07-07

Throughout most of the 1970s and 1980s, a syndicated radio show called "Innerview" was a Monday night favorite across America. Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana, Pink Floyd, and many other legendary artists were the feature of the music interview series that was hosted by legendary Los Angeles disc jockey Jim Ladd. Perhaps no other "Innerview" was as intriguing, though, as the first ever four-part special that was devoted to The Doors.

After taking two years to produce, the shows aired around the same time the bestselling book "No One Here Gets Out Alive" was released. They were originally broadcast for one hour each week for four weeks in the summer of 1979 (eight years after the death of Jim Morrison). The radio special assumed the same name as the book when it was made into an LP boxed set. This vinyl release was limited to just 150 copies and many ended up in the personal record collections of radio station employees. But before long, bootleg versions began circulating on cassette tape.

The audio of this four cd set was taken from the original vinyl, and as a result, the background crackling that is associated with vinyl is ever-present. It never really causes much of an annoyance, though. All commercials and have been edited out, reducing each episode to about 45 minutes. (One episode is on each disc.)

The shows are very well produced. About as much time is devoted to The Doors' music as to interviews, and the music highlights the topics well. Song segments range from a few seconds to a few minutes and are often played as background music to the conversations. The three remaining Doors members, Robbie Krieger, John Densmore, and Ray Manzarek, were interviewed separately. It would have been great if they had been interviewed together, in the same room, but as is, they each seem to have opened up to Jim Ladd like they would an old friend. Also interviewed are original manager of The Doors, Bill Siddons; founder of The Fillmore, Bill Graham; The Doors' concert promoter, Rich Linnell; and The Doors' second manager and author of the book "No One Here Gets Out Alive," Danny Sugerman. Singer Alice Cooper also makes a brief appearance.

This cd set makes for fascinating listening for any fan of The Doors or for any FM radio fan who longs for the days when radio was great. Of course, drug references are prevalent. Ray Manzarek mentions that when The Doors were first beginning, marijuana and The Rolling Stones blew their minds. It seems the list would eventually include LSD, booze, "madness," and "the full moon."

There are some stories included here that only the members of The Doors could tell. On the first disc, one of those stories is John Densmore telling how he and the other two musicians in The Doors could control Morrison on stage. Referring to Jim, John reveals that the band could "steer him around at times." They could "rile him up" or "make him go into some dance" by playing a certain way. The three talked about this to one another, but never to Jim. "He was so open," John explains as the reason Jim Morrison could be controlled in such a way. "He lived in the subconscious, it seemed like."

The four-disc set takes many somewhat shallow excursions into obvious topics. Oliver Stone recreated many of these stories after he was given a copy of the radio special to use as a source for his movie about the band. There are some little gems, however, that can undoubtedly be found nowhere else. The end of disc two has Ray telling us about one such gem, the quick story of "Cigar Pain." "Cigar Pain" was the nickname given to a hard-to-get-rid-of guy who occasionally hung around the band. He apparently burned his throat with a cigar to make his voice sound more like Morrison's. "Cigar Pain," according to what Ray had heard, eventually killed his mother and then himself. Man, these guys have some stories to tell!

On disc three, actual audio of the infamous Miami show is included. What can be heard is Jim Morrison yelling at the audience. What, of course, can't be heard ...and what probably never actually happened... was Jim "exposing" himself to that audience. Regardless, Morrison was charged with the crime and The Doors' single, "Love Me Two Times," was pulled off top-40 stations around the country. Robbie Krieger talks openly about that incident. "It ruined our career for at least a year," he laments. "It probably was one of the contributing factors to the demise of The Doors." It's incredible to hear both actual audio and first-hand accounts of such a pivotal moment in the life of the band and of their ill-fated singer.

In the episode on the final disc, we hear Jim Morrison recite his poems "Hitler" and "Cemetery Poem," both of which, as of 1979, were never before aired or published. (In 1983, a loose performance of "Cemetery Poem," called "Graveyard Poem," was released. It's part of the version of "Light My Fire" heard on the album "Alive She Cried." "Adolph Hitler" is the poem where Jim, uh, tells us what he did with a female Hitler last night.)

One of the most fascinating segments revisits the persisting idea that Jim Morrison may still be alive. Ray and John both agree that the possibility of Morrison still living (and, it's mentioned, living in Africa) does exist. When Robbie Krieger is interviewed on the topic, he mentions that, after Jim's death, there was no autopsy performed and practically no one saw the body. Morrison's girlfriend Pam, who was with the singer when he died, never really cleared up many of the mysteries surrounding his death before her own death a few years later. Robbie inquires suddenly, "is this on tape?" When Jim Ladd asks Robbie if he would rather it not be, Robbie responds, "turn it off for a second." We are then left to finish the conversation only in our imaginations.

In 1978, not long before these interviews were conducted, the three remaining members of The Doors were listening to tapes recorded for the album "An American Prayer." During the listening session, Ray Manzarek recalls, a tiny bird flew in through an open window. He describes it as fluttering around the studio a bit over everyone's heads before flying out and away. According to Ray, the band looked at each other and said, "Here he is. He was here, fluttered over us, and gave us his little blessing." They had all somehow felt Jim Morrison's presence. It is undeniable that in important ways, "The Lizard King" will always be alive. The stories and music contained on "No One Here Gets Out Alive" are unarguably a significant part of that.

FOR REAL DOORS FANS ONLY.......2005-02-23

THIS IS A DOCUMENTARY OF THE DOORS WITH FANTASTIC INTERVIEWS THAT EXPLAIN HOW,WHEN AND WHY THE BAND DID WHAT THEY DID.IF YOU LOVE THE DOORS,THIS WILL BE A VERY SPECIAL ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION.

SIGNED,
THE LIZARD KINGS FAN!
PEACE

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Bright and Guilty

Manufacturer: Midnight Music Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000CRZ380

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17 Tracks

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INFO.......2006-09-17

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Track Title
1. Non-Specific Song
2. Charterhouse
3. Happy Shopper
4. Useless Second Cousin
5. Ex-Cable Street
6. Tomorrow Attacking
7. Son Of Nothing
8. Ropeswing
9. Rent Act
10. Invisible People
11. A Mess Of Paradise
12. Cottonmouth
13. Second Son
14. Torture
15. No Soap In A Dirty War
16. Red Tape, Red Light
17. Natural

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1. Light My Fire (Philidelphia)
2. Been Down So Long (Detroit)
3. Back Door Man (Pittsburgh)
4. Love Hides (Pittsburgh)
5. Five To One (Pittsburgh)
6. Touch Me (Hollywood)
7. The Crystal Ship (Hollywood)
8. Break On Through (To The Other Side) (New York)
9. Bellowing (Boston)
10. Roadhouse Blues (Boston)
11. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (New York)
12. Love Me Two Times Baby Please Dont Go St James Infirmary
13. The End (Detroit)