This has the all the songs most people would know who are not particularly Doors aficionados but like what they did. If you don't really need an album collection but like the idea of having some of the Morrison toons handy this is one to go for. Probably good for parties, cone pulling sessions etc
Description: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 spreThe 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... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Rhino / Wea Release date : 8 August 2006 Number of discs : 2 EAN: 0075596034524 UPC: 075596034524
“This has the all the songs most people would know who are not particularly Doors aficionados but like what they did. If you don't really need an album collection but like the idea of having some of the Morrison toons handy this is one to go for. Probably good for parties, cone pulling sessions etc