Pulling back the curtain on a mythical world and provide an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited it.
Three classic Doors titles on one packed DVD! Dance On Fire: An all music collection of live and televised performances promotional clips and behind the scenes footage. Featuring 'LA Woman' 'Riders On The Storm' and 'Light My Fire'. (65 minutes in length.) Live At The Hollywood Bowl: The legendary 1968 concert. The only complete live concert of the Doors ever filmed. (50 minutes in length.) The Soft Parade: This collection of footage drawn from the Doors' private archives feature
The music of troubled Manchunian band Joy Division is put under the spotlight.
John Hannah (The Mummy, Sliding Doors, The Wee Man) stars in Angel, a gripping thriller that tells the disturbing story of a woman suffering from split personality disorder, and one man's pursuit to put an end to her murderous rampage. Angel was horribly abused by her grandmother as a little girl and institutionalised after killing her. Though sentenced for the rest of her life to an insane asylum, Angel was released due to inside governmental pressure while being pronounced dead in order to avoid public outcry. Now, Angel's on the loose again, and a government agent is ordered to kill her in order to cover up the blunder But soon they realise that Hell hath no fury Like a scorned Angel.
Watching The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl is a sobering experience, for the viewer must confront the painful truth that popular music, to judge by its increasingly infantile and banal state, will never see their like again. Either that, or admit The Doors were an irrelevant footnote in the history of pop--an idle thought that a few minutes of this extraordinary concert will dispel. Fortunately for posterity, this July 5, 1968 performance was captured by four cameras and recorded in 16-track audio, and has now been digitally remixed for DVD. The result is a crisp picture and generally excellent stereo sound that is far better than most archive footage of this band. On stage Jim Morrison has the aura of an intense performance artist, whose dark, smoky voice forms only a part of his complex persona; guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboard player Ray Manzarek and drummer John Densmore complement Morrison's free-associative outpourings with improvisational jazz-inspired interjections. They make music like no other band before or since: who else could segue effortlessly from Kurt Weill's "Alabama Song" to Willie Dixon's "Back Door Man"? And just when they're in danger of becoming too pretentious, Morrison bursts any lurking self-importance with a wry smile, a jokey aside or even a belch. But the seriousness remains, at least implicitly, throughout as Morrison's edgy lyrics--from "When the Music's Over" to "The Unknown Soldier" and "The End"--constantly hint at disturbing social undercurrents outside the concert arena. Is it fanciful to imagine that in the minds of his audience the ghosts of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement are hovering just out of view? Such thoughts are what make The Doors so unique: their music invites questions, positively dares the audience to ask them; that's why they remain so endlessly fascinating well over three decades later. And that's why this concert performance will find a home with any and every fan of the band. "The time to hesitate is through". --Mark Walker
Filmed during their European Tour in 1968 The Doors swept through the cities of London Stockholm Frankfurt and Amsterdam. This collection of rare live performances is introduced and narrated by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick who as members of Jefferson Airplane shared the bill on this historic tour. An archive classic.
The Doors eponymous first album is universally regarded as their finest achievement and as one of the greatest debut albums in the history of rock music making it a worthy addition to the acclaimed Classic Albums series. The three surviving members of The Doors: Ray Manzarek Robbie Krieger and John Densmore are all featured in new interviews along with original engineer Bruce Botnick musicians Henry Rollins and Perry Farrell and executives Billy James (Columbia Records) and Jac Holzman (Elektra Records) plus many more. What emerges is the extraordinary story of the creation of a masterpiece.
Following the release of the popular 'Let It Rock Volume 1' this follow up presents a superb collection of rare TV recordings by some of the biggest acts in Rock history performing their classic hits! TRACKLISTING 1. Cream - I Feel Free 2. The Who - Magic Bus 3. Humble Pie - Natural Born Boogie 4. Canned Heat - On The Road Again 5. Ten Years After - Good Morning Little School Girl 6. Steppenwolf - Rock Me 7. Mott the Hoople - At The Crossroads 8. Johnny Winter - Johnny B Good
A fantastic box set for any Doors fan combining their classic European tour from 1968 plus the story of The Doors and Jim Morrison as told by the band featuring clips from many of the best songs plus a collection of their live TV performances from the late sixties. Tracklist: 1. Light My Fire/ Main Title 2. Love Me Two Times 3. Back Door Man 4. Spanish Caravan 5. Hello I Love You 6. When The Music's Over 7. Unknown Soldier 8. Light My Fire (1) 9. Five To One 10. Alabama Song
THE DOORS Soundstage Performances DVD
Contains both the documentary 'No One Gets Out Of Here Alive - The Doors Tribute To Jim Morrison' and the network sessions 'Soundstage Performances that made such an impact in the sixties. No One Gets Out Of Here Alive - The Doors Tribute To Jim Morrison: A full exploration of the controversial and quixotic singer delving into his fascination with cinema and psychology mysticism and sexuality poetry and power. In addition to performance clips of the band in action it fe
One of the most influential and popular bands of the 1960's the Doors defined a generation and along with contemporaries such as the Rolling Stones and the Beatles provided a soundtrack for a decade. These famous Network Sessions have become etched into Rock n' Roll folklore with the band producing some of their finest performances. Tracklist: The End Whiskey Bar Back Door Man Texas Radio & The Big Beat (The WASP) Love Me Two Times When The Music's Over Unknown Soldier Tell All The People Back Door Man Wishful Sinful Build Me A Woman The Soft Parade
Track Listing: 1.Introduction 2.Space Oddity - David Bowie 3.Saucerful Of Secrets - Pink Floyd 4.Fie! - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown 5.Eight Miles High - The Byrds 6.White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane 7.We Know What We Mean - Soft Machine 8.The End - The Doors 9.Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead 10.Mardi Gras Day - Dr. John 11.The Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity 12.Space Cowboy - The Steve Miller Band 13.Intersteller Overdrive - Pink Floyd 14.Sunshine Of Your Love - Jimi Hendrix 15.I Feel Free - The Cream 16.Psychedelic Reaction - The Introverted
This brand new documentary film tells the story of The Doors not from the perspective of the surviving members - as has been told so many time before -but from the recollections memories stories and anecdotes of those who knew the group and its members best. Our panel is headed by a woman who was as close to Jim Morrison as anyone ever was; his widow Patricia Kennealy-Morrison. Patricia has rarely spoken on film about her relationship with Jim or about her own memories of The Doors. This is a once in a lifetime contribution from someone who knew just about everything that went on. Next up is Billy James the man who discovered Jim Morrison and an early incarnation of The Doors. Billy signed them to their first deal with Columbia Records and gained the trust and respect of the entire group. Here he tells all about those very early days when The Doors were known only to a select few. Richard Goldstein ex-editor of Village Voice and close friend of the band is on hand too with his anecdote heavy version of events as is Mark Benno the legendary blues musician whose searing guitar graced the L.A. Woman album.
This is the ultimate critical guide to the work of The Doors in concert on record and on film. Here is everything you ever needed to know about The Doors in an informative two disc and book set. Drawing on rare and archive material this independent and highly authorative review revisits the music of The Doors and critically reassesses this legendary band.
This is the ultimate critical review of the Doors on record on film and live on stage. Drawing on rare film and television archive material this independent and highly authoritative review revisits every single Doors album and critically reassesses the work of this legendary band from the '67 debut album right through to the seminal L.A. Woman. A leading team of music critics musicologists and working musicians considers vintage performances by the Doors and traces the secrets of the band's success. This hard hitting powerful film makes no concessions to labels artists or management and pulls no punches when it comes to deciding what made the music work and sometimes why it didn't. Features highlights from: Light My Fire Break on Through The End Love Me Two Times People are Strange Hello I Love You Touch Me Ship of Fools L.A. Woman Riders on the Storm...and many more.
26 Performances including: BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS - You've Made Me So Very Happy JIMI HENDRIX - The Wind Cries Mary BOB DYLAN - Blowin' In The Wind LEON RUSSELL - Delta Lady THE DOORS - Spanish Caravan LOVING SPOONFUL - Daydream
They were one of the most controversial bands of the late sixties led by one of rocks most charismatic front men. This indispensable double DVD and book set is a superb career retrospective of a legendary band. With spellbinding performance footage of The Doors in action in Europe and America as its backdrop the programme takes us on incredible journey from Venice Beach in California to Morrison's mysterious death in a Paris hotel in 1971. A team of music critics are on hand to explain the magic of The Doors and to analyse their contribution to rock history; including Kris Needs the former editor of Zig Zag magazine and Ian Penman the man dubbed `the coolest cultural critic on the planet. This film provides in-depth reviews of all the key tracks from the great albums including `Morrison Hotel` `The Soft Parade` and `L.A. Woman`. It pulls no punches as it tells the story of the group recounting the highs and lows the triumphs and the controversies. Authoritative and thorough it is an essential purchase for serious lovers of great rock music.
Welcome to the ultimate review of the Morrison Years. Picking up with the seminal debut album The Doors and following the band right up to L.A. Woman and Morrison's tragic death. Disc 1: From their eponymous album The Doors to Waiting for The Sun; with original Doors men Ray Manzarek Robby Krieger and John Densmore explore the birth of one of the most creative synergies of modern times. The music and the myths every detail is unearthed alongside first class performance footage! Disc 2: The Soft Parade to LA Woman this film follows The Doors at their very peak. In the company of leading industry experts as well as rare archive footage and interviews experience the story of The Doors as Morrison began to spiral out of control. The story draws to a close with Paris and the final days before Jim's untimely death.
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