The Best of the Doors [Enhanced] [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Track Listings

1. Riders On The Storm

2. Light My Fire

3. Love Me Two Times

4. Roadhouse Blues (Live)

5. Strange Days

6. Break On Through

7. Five To One

8. Moonlight Drive

9. Alabama Song

10. Love Her Madly

11. People Are Strange

12. Touch Me

13. Backdoor Man

14. Unknown Soldier

15. L.A. Woman

16. Hello I Love You

17. End

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Asian reissue of 2000 'Best Of' compilation pressed onto a gold disc. 17 classic rock standards including, 'Riders Of The Storm', 'Light My Fire' and 'Love Me Two Times'. Standard jewel case.

Tracks:

Break On Through
Light My Fire
The Crystal Ship
People Are Strange
Strange Days
Love Me Two Times
Alabama Song
Five To One
Waiting For The Sun
Spanish Caravan
When The Music's Over

Tracks:

Hello, I Love You
Roadhouse Blues
L.A. Woman
Riders On The Storm
Touch Me
Love Her Madly
The Unknown Soldier
The End

Amazon.com

The Best of The Doors delivers exactly what it promises. Rather than relying solely on the hits, this collection also mines the darker, and often richer, recesses of The Doors material resulting in a fairly representative statement. The hits are here: "Light My Fire" with Ray Manzarek's keyboards on a dizzy, psychedelic spree; "People Are Strange," with Morrison's tortured psyche barely being held in check; "L.A. Woman," with its bluesy sexuality. More important, favorites of fans are here, like the controversially (at the time) explicit "The End," which was one of the first of Morrison's forays into narrative poetry. In hits like "Break on Through," "Hello I Love You," "Roadhouse Blues," and others, The Doors melded psychedelia, blues, hard-edged rock, and poetry from the edge like no other band before. The Best of The Doors is a trip in every sense of the word. --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

Good listening!.......2007-07-16

It's great to pop the CD into the car and sing with all the favorites that you've forgotten you knew the words to!

Simply The Best.......2007-07-01

By far, the greatest Rock and Roll band of all time. Technically, you shouldn't buy this greatest hits CD as you will be missing out on too many great songs. What you should do is go and buy all 6 studio CDs with Morrison on vocals, then buy the Russian Import of the 2 Doors CDs post Morrison as they are excellent as well.

the best hippie album ever.......2007-06-21

i cant say more then that im speechless

Open this Door.......2007-06-20

This is an awesome Doors compilation, must have for any fan. The Doors music was unique: funky synethiser sound, maybe the first major band to make heavy use of it; they used it well. The Doors' lyrics are weird and fantastic, but in a cool way, not at all stupid. All the hits are on this 2-disc collection. Definitely a good value. You'll see why the Doors are a lasting piece of 60s culture.

The Doors are the Greatest.......2007-06-04

I have to say The Doors "Greatest Hits" album is the best one yet! No fan can live without this amazing collection of songs. It included all of the most famous hits like "Break On Through", "Touch Me", and "Hello, I Love You". These are just few of the sixteen tracks put together on one CD. You have to buy this, its so amazing, just trust me. I love this album with a passion and I'm sure you'll be just as attached to it as I am. You won't regret it, and its even great as a gift!

Average customer rating:

uneven cd--when great, fabulous; when not so great--mediocre
great value for the money
Excellent album
Excellent collection and sound
Hello, I Love This!

Legacy: The Absolute Best
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Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B0000AINOJ
Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Back Door Man
Light My Fire
Twentieth Century Fox
The Crystal Ship
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)
Soul Kitchen
The End
Love Me Two Times
People Are Strange
When The Music's Over
My Eyes Have Seen You
Moonlight Drive
Strange Days
Hello, I Love You
The Unknown Soldier
Spanish Caravan
Five To One
Not To Touch The Earth

Tracks:

Touch Me
Wild Child
Tell All The People
Wishful Sinful
Roadhouse Blues
Waiting For The Sun
You Make Me Real
Peace Frog
Love Her Madly
L.A. Woman
Riders On The Storm
The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)
The Changeling
Gloria
Celebration Of The Lizard

Album Description

Packed with over 2 1/2 hours of groundbreaking and career-spanning cuts, all remastered for stellar sound. Features the previously unreleased studio version of 'Celebration Of The Lizard'. Slipcase. Elektra/Rhino. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

uneven cd--when great, fabulous; when not so great--mediocre.......2007-06-26

the doors have a great keyboardist in manzarek and a pretty great guitarist in krieger but it is morrisons lyrics and driving wild beat that makes it flow and makes it great. the early doors are the best; really tight. unfortunately, in later years morrison went a little overboard into excess and wildness and uncommunicativeness. but the doors are one of the great rock bands of their era.

great value for the money.......2007-03-24

if you like the doors, this is the one album to get. it contains ALL the great ones without breaking the pocketbook or having to listen to all their "filler" stuff.

Excellent album.......2007-03-19

This is the best compilation album put out by the Doors. Period. If you are a fan of the Doors who wants every album, or just wants the hits, this is the album for you. Legacy captures almost every hit put out by the Doors. Each song is crisp, clear, complete, and they are also in chronological order, which is cool too. Definitely a fantastic album to get. I recommended it to any fan of the Doors, or of classic rock in general.

Excellent collection and sound.......2007-02-17

This is the absolute best set to get. The song selection is awesome and the remasters job sounds excellent. Very crisp and clean.

Also, "Gloria" is a definite plus.

Hello, I Love This!.......2007-02-08

Great compilation. I love it that they are all full length studio versions. Also it's great having them in chronological order with great liner notes and info about each song. I wish they would have left off the 17 minute long "Celebration of the Lizard" -- this is a real dog. They could have replaced this with the nearly 9 minute title song from "The Soft Parade" which has an incredible funky middle section. Also could have included "Take It As It Comes" from their first album - a very overlooked song.

This is a band that had about 90-100 minutes of classic stuff - the best of rock, really - but the rest of their material was pretty marginal if not downright bad. So, all their best can't fit on one CD, yet 2 CD's can't help but contain a little filler. I'd rather have that than just 1 CD. But it would have been nice to have a remastered version of "The Soft Parade"

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LIGHT MY SENSES!!

The Very Best of the Doors
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Manufacturer: Wea International
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NDES9I
Release Date: 2007-04-02

Tracks:

Break on Through (To the Other Side)
Strange Days
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)
Love Me Two Times
Light My Fire
Spanish Caravan
Crystal Ship
Unknown Soldier
End [Full Version]
People Are Strange
Back Door Man
Moonlight Drive
End of the Night
Five to One
When the Music's Over

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Bird of Prey
Lover He Madly
Riders on the Storm
Orange Country Suite
Runnin' Blue
Hello, I Love You
W.A.S.P. (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
Stoned Immaculate
Soul Kitchen
Peace Frog
L.A. Woman
Waiting for the Sun
Touch Me
Changeling
Wishful, Sinful
Love Street
Ghost Song
Whiskey, Mystics and Men
Roadhouse Blues

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Hello, I Love You [DVD][Live][*]
Spanish Caravan [DVD][Live][*]
Unknown Soldier [DVD][Live][*]
Love Me Two Times [DVD][Live][*]

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Limited Edition Anthology of the 2007 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Honorees. Each of the 34 Audio Tracks in this Collection was Remixed and Remastered in 2006 for Re-release, Produced by Bruce Botnick and the Surviving Members of the Band. The Set also Includes a 60 Minute Dvd, "Live in Europe 68" that was Filmed During their European Tour that Year as the Band Swept Through London, Stockholm, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. The Band's Best Performances from that Historic Tour Make Up the Content of the Dvd (Ntsc/Region 0). The Dvd Sized Package Will Be Foil Stamped and Include a 32 Page Booklet with Rare Photos, Extended Liner Notes and Lyrics! Limited and Highly Collectable!

Customer Reviews:

LIGHT MY SENSES!!.......2007-04-23

I've buy this items last week and I've to say that it's FANTASTIC !! The sound is wonderfull !! Seems like The Doors plays into your room, I've got a lot records but the sound in this pack is the best. Buy it ya!!
El sonido es espectacular, mucho mejor que las anteriores ediciones en CD, vale la pena aun por el precio que cuesta. Los Doors parecen que están tocando dentro de tu habitación y el DVD no tiene desperdicio.

Average customer rating:

There Are things Known And There Are Things Unknown...
Once those DOORS open....
Uncensored Doors Album
Don't buy it for the interview
The one to have!

The Best of the Doors
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ASIN: B00004XMXK
Release Date: 2000-09-18

Tracks:

Light My Fire
Hello I Love You
People Are Strange
Love Me Two Times
Touch Me
Strange Days
Spanish Caravan
Moonlight Drive
We Could Be So Good Together
Unknown Soldier
Queen Of The Highway
Shaman's Blues
W.A.S.P. (Texas Radio)
L.A. Woman
Whiskeys Mystics & Men
Summer's Almost Gone
You Are Lost Little Girl
When The Music's Over
No Me Moleste Mosquito
Riders On The Storm
Break On Through
Roadhouse Blues
Soul Kitchen
Love Her Madly
Alabama Song
Peace Frog
Waiting For The Sun
Who Scared You
Crystal Ship
Wishful Sinful
Love Street
Wintertime Love
Spy
Back Door Man
My Eyes Have Seen You
Five To One
End
Exclusive Interview With Ray Manzarek

Tracks:

Riders on the Storm
Break on Through (To the Other Side)
Roadhouse Blues
Soul Kitchen
Love Her Madly
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)
Peace Frog
Waiting for the Sun
Who Scared You?
Crystal Ship
Wishful Sinful
Love Street
Wintertime Love
Spy
Back Door Man
My Eyes Have Seen You
Five to One
End

Album Description

Import only collection featuring 38 tracks, (four more than the forthcoming Absolute Doors - Best Of due in August). This International edition features 11 tracks that are not on the aforementioned US collection including, the tune 'The Mosquito' re-titled here as 'No Me Milestone Mosquito' from the three surviving band members' second & final post-Jim Morrison LP, 1972's 'Full Circle', as well as the amazing B-side 'Who Scared You' from the group's 1969 single for the song 'Wishful Sinful'. Other tracks include, 'We Could Be So Good Together', 'Queen Of The Highway', 'Shaman's Blues', 'Whiskeys, Mystics & Men', 'Summer's Almost Gone', 'You Are Lost Little Girl', 'Love Street', 'Wintertime Love', 'The Spy' & a CD-ROM track featuring the famous 'Road house Blues' footage (the live version that first appeared o n 1978's 'An American Prayer' minus Morrison's commentary about astrology, which subsequently

Album Details

2000 Digitally Remastered 33 Track Double CD with Artwork that features the Doors Logo in Silver Hot Foil, Clear Tray and Silver Hot Foil Credits Down the Spine. Also Includes a Bonus Krieger, Densmore and Manzarek Track 'no Me Moleste Mosquito' Fromtheir 1971 Post-morrison 'other Voices' Album. Also features Photo Gallery and CD-ROM Video Track of Live Footage of 'roadhouse Blues'.

Customer Reviews:

There Are things Known And There Are Things Unknown..........2007-04-06

...and in between them, are the doors.

I was in a drivers training car the first time I really heard Light My Fire. Oh, I heard it before, but for some reason, its "magic" worked on me that Spring morning. My foot just stayed on the accelerator pedal and my drivers ed teacher, himself a big, aging hippie, said rather casually from the backseat, "Whoa, bro...come back to earth..."

But there was no way I could return to this world the same way. Jim Morrison and the Doors had me and it was a good thing, a magical thing, a time in my life that will never ever be repeated again. I stayed up late listening to all their albums. This was in 1981 so CDs were still a few years away. I had my Realistic Radio Shack headphones on listening to my Fisher Stereo. Nag Champa incense was burning in the background and a dozen or so candles were lit strewn throughout my small room. My eyes were closed and the music took me to places/to spaces I never knew existed.

The Doors touched my "shadow side". Our shadow side is not something to be avoided or pushed down. In fact, the more it gets pushed down, the larger it becomes and it is the unexpressed shadow that becomes a negative force, but when it is faced and when it is embraced you begin to realize that all the monsters you're afraid of, all the demons you ever ran away from are in fact, your creations. And even though Jim Morrison was able to help me deal with my inner demons, Morrison succumbed to his own. Sad thing, really.

I eventually sold all my vinyl albums. Why? I dunno. Maybe I was going through a retarded period. I eventually did get them again but on CD. Like I said, that was a time that I could never return to. There was just something magical...something tangible about vinyl.

I got this CD because I am a Doors fan and I will always be, but it's different now. It's not something I really can listen to while just sitting there. Well, I guess it's because those days are over. There usually is something to tend to and maybe that's the biggest demon we have; forgetting what made us, US.

I haven't forgotten totally. I still listen to a few of my most favorite cuts while walking the dog or driving to the beach and sometimes that 15 year old kid will tap me on the shoulder and remind me of those things I used to love to do; paint, write poetry by candlelight, just allowing the unseen and the seen to merge and dance and creating something new and weird and beautiful.

This CD is full of "once upon a time" memories. Some painful and sad, some joyful and exhilirating but still never things to run away from, but run to, to be faced and embraced once again but in a different way.

Peace & Blessings,
john, "the Light Coach"

Once those DOORS open...........2005-02-24

I agree with all those reviewers saying that this is the set to have. For a 2cd package this has just about everything you'd need other than owning the individual cds themselves.

My only (small) quibbles are the track sequencing which is not chronological,and the ommission of 'The Soft Parade'and "Not to Touch the Earth'. But you know, there's not 1 track I would've removed from whats here.

I'd recommend this set along with the live Doors opus IN CONCERT. Short of buying all the single cds, this pair would do the job nicely, with the IN CONCERT version of 'Not to Touch the Earth' in its proper setting within 'Celebration of the Lizard'.
CD 1 is 77+ min, CD 2 71+ min...and need I add, stellar sound too.

Uncensored Doors Album.......2004-09-17

This is an amazing album. Like others have said all the studio albums are covered. Peace Frog, which on another Doors compilation album is not included is on this import. The obscure songs you don't hear on radio are easy to find on here. The best feature on this album (I think it is pretty cool) is that on "Break on Through" You can hear Jim say 'high'. It sounds like he is saying "she gets high". On ALL radio versions of this song 'high' is omitted. I am not sure why. There are a lot worse things in music!?!?

Don't buy it for the interview.......2004-09-14

I admit to being a rabid enough Doors fan that I would buy a collection like this just for the interview with Ray Manzarek (& I don't even like him that much). Word of warning to others like me: There Is No Interview! The cardboard sleeve surrounding the cd case says there is, but without that this European version is the same as the Canadian one - "Roadhouse Blues" footage but no interview. Other than that & the usual complaints about not including "Wild Child", or putting in "Mosquito" instead of "Tight Rope", this is about the best 2cd comp out there. "Legacy" has "Wild Child" but it wastes time on "The Celebration of the Lizard", which only people like me would really want. Eventually we'll be able to make our own custom comps in the store (if they still have music stores), or on the internet like the Beastie Boys Anthology, but until then, not everybody will be happy. The 4 star review is cause they keep releasing these things for no other reason than to make money, & I'm still mad about the interview. The music is all 5 stars of course.

The one to have!.......2004-09-10

The other reviewers said it but I'll say it again. If you want only DOORS album, this is the best. AND it is the best of the best ofs. AND it even beats out the boxed set IMHO. If you are new to the Doors, then this is the perfect primer.

One or two classic tracks are left out, but for what you get on this double CD offering you shouldn't complain. The remastering breathes new life into the songs and the (used) price can't be beat.

If you have every Doors album already, then I'd say save your money. If you want a handy best of for your car, burn these tracks yourself from your collection. The 2 post Morrison albums are good too, I got mine as a single CD set on eBay.

May the music of The Doors live on forever.

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best doors cd ever...

The Very Best of the Doors
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Release Date: 2007-04-02

Tracks:

Break On Through (To The Other Side) [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Strange Days [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Love Me Two Times [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Light My Fire [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Spanish Caravan [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
The Crystal Ship [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
The Unknown Soldier [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
The End [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
People Are Strange [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Back Door Man [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Moonlight Drive [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
End Of The Night [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Five To One [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
When The Music's Over [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)

Tracks:

Bird Of Prey ( LP Version )
Love Her Madly [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Riders On The Storm [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Orange County Suite [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Runnin' Blue [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Hello, I Love You [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
The WASP ( Texas Radio And The Big Beat ) [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Stoned Immaculate ( LP Version )
Soul Kitchen [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Peace Frog [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
L.A. Woman [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Waiting For The Sun [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Touch Me [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
The Changeling [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Wishful Sinful [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Love Street [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Ghost Song ( LP Version )
Whiskey, Mystics and Men [Version #1 - New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)
Roadhouse Blues [New Stereo Mix] (Advanced Resolution)

Album Description

Unavailable in the U.S.! The Very Best Of The Doors (Double disc/34 tracks ) cuts deeper into the band's studio albums with key songs that defined their sound including "Orange County Suite" "The W.A.S.P. (Texas Radio & The Big Beat)," "Five To One," "When The Music's Over," "Whiskey, Mystics And Men," plus the unedited version of "The End." Each track boasts a brand new mix supervised by The Doors and Bruce Botnick, the band's original engineer and producer. "We want our fans, both new and old, to hear what we discovered on listening to the actual multitrack recordings," says keyboard player Ray Manzarek. "There are background vocals by Jim Morrison, piano parts of mine that weren't used, and guitar stingers and solos by Robby Krieger that never made the original recordings that can now be heard for the first time. We used state-of-the-art techniques to bring these discs to the same sound quality we experienced in the studio when we initially recorded our songs. We invite all our fans to join us in this recreation of the legendary recording sessions of The Doors. And to be a part of our original conceptions." Also available as a 20 track single disc! Warner.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered 40th Anniversary Double Disc Edition Anthology of the 2007 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Honorees. Each of the 34 Tracks in this Collection was Remixed and Remastered in 2006 for Re-release, Produced by Bruce Botnick and the Surviving Members of the Band, Providing a Thorough, In-depth Overview of the Group that Helped Change the Face of Rock N Roll Forever.

Customer Reviews:

best doors cd ever..........2007-07-13

this is the best cd hits of the doors ever........every song that i would ask for.....orange county suite, ghost song.....the sound is awesome.....it is the best stereo mix that i have ever heard. iv'e been a big doors fan since 1991, and by far this cd has the best songs and the best sound........so glad i bought it.....so much joy....

Average customer rating:

Fine representation of The Doors' work
The Definitive Collection and Great Sound Quality!
Great, But Not As Good As The Best Of Album
Good Compilation
rethink this purchase

The Very Best of the Doors
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Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Light My Fire
People Are Strange
Riders On The Storm
L.A. Woman
Love Her Madly
Back Door Man
Touch Me
Hello, I Love You
Love Me Two Times
Twentieth Century Fox
The Crystal Ship
The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)
Peace Frog
The End
Roadhouse Blues (Live)

Customer Reviews:

Fine representation of The Doors' work.......2006-12-26

The Doors ceased being a functioning band many years ago. The combination of Jim Morrison (vocals), John Densmore (drums), Ray Manzarek (the signature keyboards), and Robby Krieger (guitar) made some wondrous music in their short time together, music that continues to live on. Albums such as "The Doors," "Morrison Hotel," and "LA Woman," among others, comprise a rich legacy.

This "greatest hits" CD is a nice compilation of their work. Of course, the sine qua non of Doors' music is the iconic "Light My Fire." However, no true fan of the group's music would stop there. Other memorable Doors' songs on this CD include: "The End" (listen to the words and the tortured family dynamics expressed!), "Break on Through to the Other Side," "Riders on the Storm," "LA Woman," "Back Door Man" (another song with great atmospherics), "Twentieth Century Fox," "The Crystal Ship," and so on. Any greatest hits work ought to portray a group's work in a way that illustrates its different sides and moods. And this CD does exactly that. The different sides of the Doors are well represented.

Of course, one could quibble over what is NOT presented. The weird but wondrous "Horse Latitudes" could easily have been represented on this CD. So, too, songs like "Maggie M'Gill" and "Soul Kitchen."

Nonetheless, all in all, this is a nice representation of the Doors' oeuvre. If a person wants a quick taste of The Doors, this is a good starting point.

The Definitive Collection and Great Sound Quality!.......2005-10-02

If you are looking for the best the Doors have ever done on one disc and with great sound quality then this is it. The folks at Rhino have done it again and made an old recording sound like it was mastered just yesterday. If you like what you hear, get a good remastered version of their first album and you basically have the best they have to offer. Recommended!

Great, But Not As Good As The Best Of Album.......2005-09-16

The Doors have 3 Best of Albums I know of and this is the second one I've listened too. The other one is the double disc set which is a lot better than this one. Not that this CD is bad, but it's missing such tracks as "Waiting for the Sun" and
"Spanish Caravan". While this CD is great, I would get the other one before this one. Here's the tracks:
1. Break on Through-5/5-One of their best!
2. Light My Fire-4/5-While one of their most popular songs this one is not my favorite
3. People Are Strange-5/5-Great lyrics.
4. Riders on the Storm-5/5-I had to watch the movie to figure out what he was talking about, great song.
5. L.A. Woman-5/5-A lot of metaphors used for a city, this is a fantastic song. Morrison says "Mr. Mojo Risin" in the song, rearrange that and you get Jim Morrison.
6. Love Her Madly-5/5-Very catchy song. I love it madly.
7. Back Door Man-5/5-I love the line "eat your pork & beans". Song written by Willie Dixon.
8. Touch Me-4/5-Not one of my favorites. One of their few songs not written by Morrison, this song was written solely by the guitarist Robby Krieger.
9. Hello, I Love You-4/5-It would be funny to see someone say this, lyrics are funny. It's a pretty good song.
10. Love Me Two Times-4/5-Just like "Hello, I Love You."
11. Twentieth Century Fox-4/5-This has never been a favorite Doors song, it's not bad but it's not great either.
12. The Crystal Ship-5/5-Some say "love song" others say "drug reference". Whatever this song is about, it's one of my favorite Doors songs.
13. The WASP (Texas Radio & The Big Beat)-3/5-Chorus is good, but I don't like Morrison's talking in the rest of the song.
14. Peace Frog-5/5-Awesome song, lyrics are fantastic.
15. The End-5/5-11+minute song is fantastic. Very haunting sounding, Morrison's voice sounds great on it.
16. Roadhouse Blues (Live)-5/5-This is the first track I've heard by The Doors that was recorded live and they sound great live. Very cool.
A-

Good Compilation.......2005-02-07

The Doors are one of my favorite bands. I like all the songs on this CD. However, a second CD should be made with more of their classic songs. Here's the songs I would put on a 2nd greatest hits album: (Length of song and album it is from are included)

1. Soul Kitchen-The Doors (Debut)-3:35
2. Alabama Song(Whiskey Bar)-The Doors (Debut)-3:20
3. Take It As It Comes-The Doors (Debut)-2:17
4. Strange Days (Strange Days)-3:09
5. Moonlight Drive (Strange Days)-3:05
6. When The Music's Over (Strange Days)-11:00
7. Love Street (Waiting For The Sun)-2:52
8. Not To Touch The Earth (Waiting For The Sun)-3:55
9. The Unknown Soldier (Waiting For The Sun)-3:25
10. Spanish Caravan (Waiting For The Sun)-3:00
11. Five To One (Waiting For The Sun)-4:25
12. Tell All The People (The Soft Parade)-3:21
13. Shaman's Blues (The Soft Parade)-4:48
14. Runnin' Blue (The Soft Parade)-2:29
15. Wishful Sinful (The Soft Parade)-2:58
16. The Soft Parade (The Soft Parade)-8:35
17. Roadhouse Blues[Studio Version](Morrison Hotel)-4:04
18. Waiting For The Sun (Morrison Hotel)-4:01
19. The Changeling (L.A. Woman)-4:21

The total length for the 19 songs is 78 minutes and 40 seconds. There is just enough space to fit all these songs on one CD.

rethink this purchase.......2005-01-06

The Doors is one of those bands that is the stuff of legends, but if you like the band don't buy this paticular album. Look into their original albums, there are some amazing songs on them that most people haven't heard. Most everyone has heard Light My Fire, and if you like it that's great, but my favorite Doors songs most people haven't heard. Do yourself a favor, get Morrison Hotel, or any of the band's original albums. You'll be pleasantly surprised from the amazing songs you haven't heard.
By the way...listen to Land Ho! I love it.

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incredible
AWSOME! ORIGNAL!
The best CD I've bought all year!
BUY THIS CD
AMAZING ALBUM!

Drawn To Revolving Doors
Averi
Manufacturer: Averi Music
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Direction of Motion
Wonderful Nothing

ASIN: B0007KL9B2
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

For Better Or Worse
Mouth Full Of Sand
Talk
The Brighter Side
Everything With You
When You Gracefully Creep In
This Time
Empty Pages
Attention To Details
Harwich
Hide Away
The Way We Go Out
Revealed
Goodnight, Goodbye

Album Description

In 2004, the Boston pop-rock band Averi was named the 'Best in Boston'. Now the band has emerged from a period of intense touring and creative incubation with its new release, "Drawn to Revolving Doors " -- produced by Scott Riebling (Letters to Cleo, American Hi-Fi). The CD is replete with anthem-driven rock tracks and introspective ballads. After working to the top of the Boston rock scene, Averi is now launching its national debut with this release.

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incredible.......2005-11-26

Slightly more mainstream folow up to "Direction of Motion" but still worth it. It stays in the the changer in the car. I saw these guys open up for Missing Joe a few years ago and was instantly hooked.

They've got this unique sound that I never get bored of. It's not overly rock, jazz, or funk, just a nice blend of all of them.

I'm not one for big reviews, so I'll just say, pick it up.

AWSOME! ORIGNAL!.......2005-11-09

I saw this band accidentally at a concert I went to and they had opened. Let me tell you I am soo glad I decided to go to the concert, these guys have talent, stage presence, and creative music. I love the lyrics, very real and easy to relate too, and how they incorporate a Saxophonist!! in the music is not an easy find. Which makes them more unique. Not often do you see that. MIGHT I ADD HE ROCKS AT IT! the lead singer has an awesome voice, the band plays together very well, The CD was produced very well....just all together good stuff. Very much worth the money!

The best CD I've bought all year!.......2005-08-07

I bought DTRD 3 months ago and it hasn't left my CD player since - except to be replaced by other Averi CDs!

The lyrics on this album are absolutely amazing: thoughtful, touching, and introspective - guaranteed to strike a chord. Chad, the lead singer, has a beautiful voice well suited to delivering those lyrics. In addition, the music is fabulous as well. While everyone in the band is clearly very musically talented, it's really their passion for the music that sets this band apart. That, and the well-placed saxaphone solos that help comprise the unique Averi sound.

Buy this CD today so that next time Averi plays a show near you, you can sing along and rock out!

BUY THIS CD.......2005-07-18

I absolutely LOVE this cd, I LOVE this band.. I have listened to it nonstop since purchasing it 4 months ago. Buy it!!! You will not regret it and you will be recommending it to all your friends...I promise.

AMAZING ALBUM!.......2005-03-17

i recently discovered this band, and they're incredible. every song on "Drawn To Revolving Doors" is unique, well produced, and heartfelt. Averi's music is rock with a sax, and its a combination that's unbeatable.

buy "Drawn To Revolving Doors", you won't regret it!!!

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CONFUSION WHEN WE SELECT THE DISC

The Very Best of the Doors
The Doors
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NDESA2
Release Date: 2007-04-02

Tracks:

Break on Through (To the Other Side)
Strange Days
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)
Love Me Two Times
Light My Fire
Spanish Caravan
Crystal Ship
Unknown Soldier
End [Full Version]
People Are Strange
Back Door Man
Moonlight Drive
End of the Night
Five to One
When the Music's Over

Tracks:

Bird of Prey
Lover He Madly
Riders on the Storm
Orange Country Suite
Runnin' Blue
Hello, I Love You
W.A.S.P. (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
Stoned Immaculate
Soul Kitchen
Peace Frog
L.A. Woman
Waiting for the Sun
Touch Me
Changeling
Wishful, Sinful
Love Street
Ghost Song
Whiskey, Mystics and Men
Roadhouse Blues

Tracks:

Light My Fire [DVD][Live][*]
Hello, I Love You [DVD][Live][*]
Spanish Caravan [DVD][Live][*]
Unknown Soldier [DVD][Live][*]
Love Me Two Times [DVD][Live][*]

Album Description

Unavailable in the U.S.! The Very Best Of The Doors (Single Disc/20 tracks) keeps its eyes on the road and its hands upon the wheel as it launches an unforgettable voyage through the band's esteemed legacy. Each track boasts a brand new mix supervised by The Doors and Bruce Botnick, the band's original engineer and producer. "We want our fans, both new and old, to hear what we discovered on listening to the actual multitrack recordings," says keyboard player Ray Manzarek. "There are background vocals by Jim Morrison, piano parts of mine that weren't used, and guitar stingers and solos by Robby Krieger that never made the original recordings that can now be heard for the first time. We used state-of-the-art techniques to bring these discs to the same sound quality we experienced in the studio when we initially recorded our songs. We invite all our fans to join us in this recreation of the legendary recording sessions of The Doors. And to be a part of our original conceptions." Also available as a 34 track two CD set! Warner. 2007.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Anthology of the 2007 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Honorees. Each of the 20 Tracks in this Collection was Remixed and Remastered in 2006 for Re-release, Produced by Bruce Botnick and the Surviving Members of the Band.

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CONFUSION WHEN WE SELECT THE DISC.......2007-06-24

THE WEB PAGE WHERE THE DISC APPEARS HAS ALSO SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THREE CD'S WHICH CONFUSED ME WHEN I ORDER THE CD. IN ONE PART OF THE AMAZON WEB PAGE APPEARS THAT IS ONLY ONE CD AND IN THE SAME PAGE APPEARS THREE CD'S: GREAT CONFUSION AT THE MOMENT OF THE SELECTION OR WHEN WE ORDER. AMAZON REMOVE THE DESCRIPTION OF THOSE THREE CD'S THAT ONLY CONFUSE TO ALL OF US. THE CD IS EXCELLENT. THE SELLER ALSO IS EXCELLENT. BUT THE WEB PAGE TO SELECT OR WHERE WE SEE THE DETAILS IS A MESS.

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Great selection, AMAZING master quality!
absolutely brilliant

Legacy: the Absolute Best of the Doors
Doors
Manufacturer: Wea/Rhino
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DBO33
Release Date: 2003-10-13

Tracks:

Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Back Door Man
Light My Fire
Twentieth Century Fox
Crystal Ship
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)
Riders On The Storm (Pnau Club Mix)
End
Love Me Two Times
People Are Strange
When The Music's Over
My Eyes Have Seen You
Moonlight Drive
Strange Days
Hello I Love You
Unknown Soldier
Spanish Caravan
Five To One
Not To Touch The Earth
Touch Me
Wild Child
Tell All The People
Wishful Sinful
Roadhouse Blues
Waiting For The Sun
You Make Me Real
Peace Frog
Love Her Madly
L.A. Woman
Riders On The Storm
Wasp (& The Texas Radio)
Changeling
Gloria (Live Version)
Celebration Of The Lizard (Previously Unreleased)

Album Details

This 34 Track, Double CD Set features a Previously Unrelased Version of "Celebration of the Lizard" and a Brand New Remix of "Riders on the Storm" from Australian Outfit Pnau. This Remix Replaces the Track "Soul Kitchen" on the International Version of the Album.

Customer Reviews:

Great selection, AMAZING master quality!.......2007-07-17

This is one of those albums that is a real find. The sound quality is stunning. Usually anything post mid 90's has a flat, consistently loud and obnoxious sound. Most reissues suffer too, good musical works from earlier years that have been recently released to the new "musical sound" of the late 90's and on. This is a real find, the sound quality is pristine, 3d, deep, and musical from front to back.

For song selection, I haven't had the chance to get in to The Doors album by album yet. I do have a few "Best Of's" by them (5 to be precise), and this one DESTROYS the rest. Honestly, this is a must have if you don't want to buy their individual albums.

Again, the sound quality is stellar, I never would have expected this sound quality from such a new release (youtube "loudness war" if you're curious to what I'm going on about)

absolutely brilliant.......2007-01-11

Let's be real, every compilation has his shortcomings, sometimes your favorite songs are missing, this is no exception. Even "The Doors Complete Studio Recordings" are far from complete. But this one comes close to what a musicfan has to have (Doors' fans own most of it already). Elektra issued in 2000 the also 2 CD "The Best of The Doors" with 37 songs and one wonders what a new compilation short thereafter has more or otherwise on offer. "Best of" has both the "Soft Parade"-album outtakes "Whiskey, Mystics and Men" and "Who Scared You" and a track from the second and final sans Morrison album "Full Circle" (i.e. "No Me Moleste Mosquito", otherwise hardly on any CD available). They are not presented here. Instead there is a unique recording of "Celebration of the Lizard", normally only on live-albums ("Absolutely Live" and "Live in New York", on the "The Doors Boxset"). The first album is almost complete, with 8 of the 11 songs. From the other 5 albums is a selection made of 4 or 5 songs each. Plus "Gloria" from "In Concert".
I think this will do for most of a part. If you're still not satisfied and want more (I can imagine that) you can broaden your view with any of the regular albums, or optain the now "Perception"-box [which strangely ommits the scarce "Woman is a Devil"]. Still this doesn't answer my question, why a new compilation and so soon. Well, it's the SOUND! That is big, huge and fat. Loud and Clear. Especially the bass is overwhelming, terrific. Also the drums have far more depth than on any other Doors CD I know. But what's more, I always thought that the Doors' musical landmark was, apart from the baritone vocals of Morisson, the shrill, high-pitched but overall somewhat uniform organ sound of Manzarek. Wrong! I am terrible mistaken. It is remarkable how he sounds in every song complete different with the use of a Vox Continental or some time later a Gibson Kalamazoo, with the occasional help of the Fender Bass Piano and also use of a Fender Rhodes Piano or a "normal" piano. He has an astounding and dazzling array of keyboardsounds, long before the synthesizer-era with the coming of the modular Moog and the giant Yamaha GX1. It is really amazing and astonishing what many different sounds he can create with those early instruments and the recordingtechniques in the mid sixties. Listen for instance to "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" with melodic bellrings. Kind of ringmodulator, I guess. On "The Changeling" and "The Wasp {Texas Radio and the Big Beat)", both on "L.A. Woman"-album, you can clearly hear the warm sound of a Hammond organ but before that he played solely on those earlier mentioned instruments and they have a sound of their own, not one but many. Incredible. Even Keith Emerson from The Nice and E.L.P. with his extensive use of the Moog, and around 1976 a GX1, had not so many sounds on offer and he was experimenting a lot. Many people say that he was his time far ahead but you can easly say the same of Ray Manzarek with his comparable primitive keyboards. Anyway, it is a delight to listen to this double-album which has 34 songs and they are a treat. Honestly recommended, more words fail short.

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The Very Best of the Doors
Doors
Manufacturer: Wea/Rhino
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NA2V5E
Release Date: 2007-04-09

Tracks:

Break On Through
Strange Days
Alabama Song
Love Me Two Times
Light My Fire
Spanish Caravan
Crystal Ship
Unknown Soldier
End (Full Version)
People Are Strange
Back Door Man
Moonlight Drive
End Of The Night
Five To One
When The Music's Over
Bird Of Prey
Love Her Madly
Riders On The Storm
Orange County Suite
Runnin' Blue
Hello I Love You
W.A.S.P. (Texas Radio & The Big Beat)
Stoned Immaculate
Soul Kitchen
Peace Frog
L.A. Woman
Waiting For The Sun
Touch Me
Changeling
Wishful, Sinful
Love Street
Ghost Song
Whiskey, Mystics And Men
Roadhouse Blues

Album Description

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Music Review

Music Review

1. Riders On The Storm
2. Light My Fire
3. Love Me Two Times
4. Roadhouse Blues (Live)
5. Strange Days
6. Break On Through
7. Five To One
8. Moonlight Drive
9. Alabama Song
10. Love Her Madly
11. People Are Strange
12. Touch Me
13. Backdoor Man
14. Unknown Soldier
15. L.A. Woman
16. Hello I Love You
17. End