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June 24, 2004

50 Moments that Changed the History of Rock & Roll: The Doors at the Whisky in 1966

50 moments that changed the history of rock & roll
June 16, 2004

The Last Days of Jim Morrison

A rare look into the rock god's journals
April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 41) The Doors

By Marilyn Manson
August 9, 2001

The Unforgettable Fire

Thirty years after Jim Morrison's death, his life and music still haven't revealed all their secrets

Live In Philadelphia '70

The waiting is the hardest part: These two CDs of the Doors in full on May 1st, 1970, open with six minutes of crowd-control announcements and tuning. But with the jump into the grunting-boogie guitar of "Roadhouse Blues," the Doors are immediately in their late glory, showing off the garage soul on...

2006 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

Bright Midnight: Live In America

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Sex, death, reptiles, charisma, and a unique variant of the electric blues gave the Doors an aura of profundity that not only survived but has grown during the 30 years since Jim Morrison's death. By themselves, Morrison's lyrics read like adolescent posturings, but with his sexually charged delivery, Ray Manzarek's dry organ, and Robby Krieger's jazzy guitar, they became eerie, powerful, almost s...

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