 "Flawless classic rock art" | 2008-07-18 |
| - Reviewed By ospidillo |
It's difficult for me to speculate how many hundreds of times I've played this double CD set but I'll just say "often, for many years". "The Best of The Doors" represents the very essence of Classic Rock music of the turbulent 60s.
The Doors generated a unique, incredibly palatable sound, apart from all others. While this caveat probably exuded from "theater" as much as it did from musical innovation, the band's keyboard player, Ray Manzarek, was clearly as responsible for the brilliance of these compositions as was Jim Morrison himself.
Here's the lineup of these great old rock tunes:
CD No. 1
Break on Through
Light My Fire (7:05 version)
The Crystal Ship
People Are Strange
Strange Days
Love Me Two Times
Alabama Song (bonus track -- CD only)
Five to One
Waiting for the Sun
Spanish Caravan
When the Music's Over
CD No. 2
Hello, I Love You
Roadhouse Blues
L.A. Woman
Riders on the Storm
Touch Me
Love Her Madly
The Unknown Soldier
The End
For those who savor such information, this CD is from Elektra, No. 9 60345-2. This "best of" album lives up to its assertion. If you want to hear all the Morrison greats, seize on this one, my friends. |
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 "Oozing The Morrison" | 2008-06-26 |
| - Reviewed By punkboy81 |
I live just down the street from the Whiskey and I swear when you walk in that place you still feel Jim's presence, I also take everyone who ever comes to visit to Venice Beach where there is a giant mural of Jim painted on the side of an apartment building and I drink Strongbow's at Barney's Beanery where Jim planted his hot bootie night after night - to me Jim and the Doors represent a very interesting part of LA history, but for some reason this is the first time I've actually owned a Doors CD - and I can't not even fathom what I was thinking.
The strangest part is I owe it to Wal Mart(sorry Amazon) who had this double disc remastered version for only $9.72 I picked it up immediately and can't stop listening to it. 2 full discs of ballsiness, organs, long guitar interludes and oozing sexuality. This disc has it all - the full 6 minute "Light My Fire," "Break On Through", "Hello I Love You", "Love Me Two Times", "LA Woman", the oozy appeal of "Riders On The Storm," "Touch Me" - all of it. One of the best $10 spots I ever spent. If there's a used version buy it - buy it now.
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| "The Best Of The Doors right here!" | 2008-04-06 |
| - Reviewed By Anonymous |
This album has to probaly be the best doors hits cd you can find(besides the legacy CD) anyways this 2 disc set has all the great doors songs, light my fire, break on through, when the musics over ETC... the only song missing is soul kitchen but besides that this album is great! Everything about it is just perfect all the songs are good just a great great album, buy this and like a few other doors albums and your set!
5/5 stars
THE DOORS RULE! |
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| "The Doors still ROCK!" | 2008-04-06 |
| - Reviewed By chad-rap |
| A friend of mine told me about this band and how good there music was. So, I went out and bought this 2 disc cd, and boy was I amazed at the music. I can't seem to stop playing it. |
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| "A classic collection" | 2008-01-20 |
| - Reviewed By cjwynes |
This product is the same greatest hits collection that has been available for a decade, but now packaged in a slimline case rather than the old bulky double-CD case. The tracklist is identical, and I don't notice much audio quality difference between the two.
The tracklist is as good now as it was 1o+ years ago. Sure, there's a little fluff in here. "Touch Me" has never sounded at home in this tracklist. I've never really liked "Roadhouse Blues" or "LA Woman", but they were hits and I guess it's nearly obligatory that they be included. Still, the rest of the tracklist is outstanding. In the iTunes-era, we aren't really bound by a pre-selected "greatest hits" lineup anyways. For the current price of $10 for this product you'll get 19 great tracks, and you can then supplement it with a few singles here and there from iTunes or Zune marketplace to build the essential Doors collection. This product contains the two long tracks, "The End" and my favorite "When the Music's Over", that cannot be purchased as single mp3's because of their length, so this collection is probably the best way to get those songs.
When you're building a collection of psychedelic rock, you have to include these songs. What Donovan was to psychedelic folk, what the Zombies were to psychedelic pop, so the Doors are to psychedelic blues. This is a great value for a great record. |
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 "They Could Have Fit On 1 CD" | 2007-11-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A21R8U7HPZJ6LU |
| I felt just 19 songs could have fit on 1 CD, didn't need 2. I've seen 20 and more songs fit on 1 CD in other "Best Of" collections. I'd rather have "The Very Best Of The Doors", because it has 29 songs for less money. |
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| "A terrific compilation" | 2007-09-14 |
| - Reviewed By irritatedreviewer |
| This is one of the finest compilations from one of the greatest rock bands of all time,although i would recommend the very best of the Doors which is a better compilation instead. |
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| "Great Compilation" | 2007-09-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3OP6PQTAOA2OK |
| You know most people try to write a reiview and tell how much they love the doors and this album. Well I'll tell you what I'm not going to this is one of those albums that speaks for yourself, seriously get this and you'll know what I mean |
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| "mr. mojo, riders of the storm drugs, sex," | 2007-09-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1W16J9R4DOBEC |
| you wanna hear sex, drugs, liquor, homicide, and demon refrences stop right here jim morrison was a shaman pocessed by the devil if anybody was on la woman I love how he summons up the devil and riders of the storm is my personal favorite gangster rap before its time don't mess with jim he'll kill you you know him and his wife had a witchews ceremony the end was crazy the lyrics are crazy behold the oedipus syndrome you know kill the father rape the mother kinbd of thing you can't go wrong here break on through was jim getting ready to depart this world you know drugs is the gateway to the spirit world after all rest in peasce jim you devil. |
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| "Love It" | 2007-08-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1G7KF6ANBTKWR |
| I am relly impressed with this product. Can't be happier. This is a product that I would recommend for any Doors fan! |
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