The Doors - Absolutely Live
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Canadian Music Store CD DetailsArtist: The DoorsEdition: Music CD Format: Live CD Release Date: 1996-10-15 Music Label: Elektra / Wea Soundtracks:
Music reviews of Absolutely LiveMusic Review: Close to essential The Doors' live performances are, of course, legendary. I have found that this is more for Morrison's antics - inciting riots, indecently exposing himself, etc, then the music. But the music itself is pretty good, displaying the Doors as a loose blues band - much like on LP's such as Morrison Hotel and L.A. Woman. If nothing else, fans should have this for the amount of otherwise hard-to-get material, including the worthwhile blues "Close to You" and the moody psychedelia of "Universal Mind", which quotes "My Favorite Things". There is also an electrifying performance of "Break on Through" - along with an even more intense "Five to One" and the lengthy finale "Soul Kitchen", it's the only real hit they play. Don't be fooled by the "No. 2" subtitle (which I believe was applied because "Dead Cats, Dead Rats" uses the organ part) and the fact that it's about twice as long as the studio version, it's still "Break on Through". As for the blues songs, they rule: a funky "Who Do You Love?", a menacing "Back Door Man". But the real reason to get this is for the infamous "Celebration of the Lizard", that sidelong beat poetry reading-meets-jam pitched for Waiting for the Sun that Jim couldn't pull off in the studio because of his alcohol problems. I think it's one of their finest achievements myself: Jim's dark, disturbing lyrics are his best of the kind since "The End", and the group adds several layers of mysterious intrigue to it with Manzarek's moody organ and Densmore's tribal drumming matching Jim's dramatic intonations. Plus the dynamic shifts add a lot of power. Of course, if you hate the Doors, this will fuel the fire. The big downside is an interminable "When the Music's Over" that goes from a lengthy, kinetic groove on the studio version (one of their best, by the way) to total bombast that's just an excuse for Jim to scream his head off; there are other fillers such as a brief "Whiskey Bar", but they're no big deal. If you ask me, any Doors fan should have this one. It's pretty high up there.
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