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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

Recordings and Reviews

Live at the Matrix

The Doors were still a club band in the late winter and spring of 1967 — not yet stars, not quite spectacle, reliant on blues and R&B covers to get through a whole evening on the bandstand. Stuck in a long limbo between the January release of their debut album, The Doors, and the summertime...

2008 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Absolutely Live

2006

Live In Philadelphia '70

2006

Bright Midnight: Live In America

2002

Alive, She Cried

1983

Morrison Hotel

1975

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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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