George Winston - Night Divides the Day: The Music of the Doors
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Artist: George WinstonEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2002-10-08
Music Label: Windham Hill Records
Soundtracks:
- Spanish Caravan
- The Crystal Ship
- People Are Strange
- Love Street
- Love Me Two Times
- Love Her Madly
- Wishful, Sinful
- Light My Fire
- My Wild Love
- Summer's Almost Gone
- I Can't See Your Face In My Mind
- Riders On the Storm
- Bird of Prey
Music reviews of Night Divides the Day: The Music of the Doors
Music Review: Wonderful And Brilliantly Played.
Rating: 5 Stars
George Winston has provided one of the most melodic and enrapturing homages to The Doors with "Night Divides The Day," a beautifully done album that conveys the musical intricacies of the band. Like "Riders On The Storm: The Doors Concerto," "Night Divides The Day" works for Doors fans who truly love and appreciate the MUSIC and for those fans of classical tastes. The opening, "Spanish Caravan," is a great experience of what good piano playing is. Winston masterfully adapts the melody to his keys, creating a great collage of notes and sound. "The Crystal Ship" is one of the more beautiful tracks on the album, emotional, hypnotic and completely enrapturing. One of the most fun tracks on the CD is "People Are Strange," it sounds like a perfect piano copy of the original but with Winston adding special flavors to it that give it a nice jazz feel. "Love Street" is a neat delight, really nice and sweet would be the best word to describe it. What you really get out of the album is an appreciation for just how classical-based The Doors' music was and how wonderfully melodic, a sense you sorta lose when listening to versions performed by bands like Aerosmith and Creed, which simply bring out the rock aspects The Doors influenced. A lot of people forget they were a band that were probably more avant-garde than most rock bands ever have been. Jim Morrison obviously influenced more in musicians than just the desire to act like madmen on stage or wear black leather pants. And yet eventhough we think of Morrison during this great album, these classical tributes bring out a true appreciation for the other musicians, especially keyboardist Ray Manzarek, we realize how intricate the playing of Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore really was. "Light My Fire" is wonderfully executed and plays like a roller-coaster, culminating in a beautiful rendition of a part from "The End." "Love Me Two Times" is a mixed bag, it works as a great, hard-thumping blues-like tune, but the feeling of the original is really lost. "My Wild Love" is as atmospheric as the original and conveys a threatening mood. One thing that should be appreciated is that Winston doesn't stick to just hits, in fact, tunes like "Hello I Love You" and "Strange Days" are missing. He does a great job with songs mostly Doors fans are familiar with like "Summer's Almost Gone," which can be beautiful and haunting. "I Can't See Your Face In My Mind" is very emotional, sometimes sounding like a melody you would hear in some kind of strange dream. "Riders On The Storm" is epic, heavy filled with some excellent craftsmanship. "Bird Of Prey" is one of the more simple songs, like the original, but it's an enjoyable listen. Winston has done a great thing here, it should be cherished by those who were really touched by Doors music when they first heard one of their albums. Winston himself is a professed Doors fanatic and the booklet in the CD case expresses this with him confessing that the band's first album is what inspired him to take up the keys. "Night Divides The Day" is real music for those who have real ears.
Description of Night Divides the Day: The Music of the Doors
All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.George Winston cites the Doors as a seminal influence on his music in the liner notes for the 20th anniversary edition of Autumn. Winston is a voracious musical explorer, and the Doors are among several musical tributes Winston has rolling around in his head. He's already paid homage to pianist Vince Guaraldi with Linus and Lucy. Winston's take on the acid-rock shamans is sometimes magical, sometimes regretful. It's no secret that George isn't a great technician, and you can hear the flaws whenever he remains true to the melody, especially replicating Robbie Krieger's guitar lines. But some songs are just perfect for Winston, notably "Crystal Ship," which he expands into a gorgeous meditation. Winston mixes the hits, including "Light My Fire," with some eccentric personal choices like "Spanish Caravan" and "My Wild Love." Ardent Doors devotees may cringe, but Winston fans will find a home here. --John Diliberto
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