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| 1. In The Eye Of The Sun |
| 2. Variety Is The Spice Of Life |
| 3. Ships With Sails |
| 4. Tightrope Ride |
| 5. Down On The Farm |
| 6. I'm Horny, I'm Stoned |
| 7. Wandering Musician |
| 8. Hang On To Your Life |
| 9. Get Up & Dance |
| 10. 4 Billion Souls |
| 11. Verdilac |
| 12. Hardwood Floor |
| 13. Good Rockin |
| 14. Mosquito Densmore |
| 15. Piano Bird |
| 16. It Slipped My Mind |
| 17. Peking King & The New York Queen |
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
German twofer combines the band's 1971 & 1972 albums. Both albums were recorded after Jim Morrison's death in the summer of 1971. Time. 2004.
This music is great, and I admire the fact that Ray, Robby and John continued without Jim. After all, just because your lead singer dies doesn't mean that you have to stop living. And besides, I like a lot of what I hear on this CD. "In The Eye Of The Sun" and "Variety Is The Spice Of Life" are my favorites. Is this the same Doors who created "Light My Fire"? No. But can the other three still perform well? Yes.
On a similar note, The Who have just recorded a new album. They are missing some of their band members too. But Pete and Roger continue to tour, and they still sound incredible.
In conclusion, I recommend trying to take this album for what it is. No it is not the same, but it's good. Don't let Jim's absence drag you down, just look at this album as three guys playing great music.
The main problem here is the vocals, handled by Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger. What were they thinking? Neither of them can sing, especially Manzarek, who actually has a good voice, but tries too hard to sound like a Soul man and a boogie-woogie rock-n-roll man. His vocals are embarassing, and this is even more sad given how well he could sing the Jim Morrison Doors' songs. Guitarist Robby Krieger isn't much better, though I certainly can tolerate his thin, nasally voice much more than Manzarek's deep baritone voice. At least I don't feel like turning the music off when Krieger sings. Still, Manzarek and Kreiger should not have thought that they could replace Morrison as singer. It was silly!! It would have been like Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler taking over lead vocal duties after Ozzy left Black Sabbath.
I have tried to listen to Other Voices, but have been so unimpressed as what little I heard, that I didn't bother to go back and give it another listen. It would have been too painful.
Full Circle, however, has about three very good songs on it. The Mosquito starts off kind of humorous (intentionally humorous, I may add) with Krieger singing in Spaniash (or Mexican, I can't tell the difference) about a very annoying mosquito that is making it tough for him to enjoy his burrito. Most of the song is filled with some very exciting jamming between Krieger, Manzarek and Densmore. Densmore in particular sounds more awake and excited on this track than on any other tune on both albums. Densmore helped write the next track, The Piano Bird, which is a very laid back, jazzy tune and one of my favorite songs here. Not very Doors-like, but good nonetheless. I can even tolerate Ray's singing on it! It Slipped My Mind is another very good song...it's catchy, has a good, bluesy guitar riff to it and musically would not have sounded out of place on L.A. Woman. Other than these three songs and some exciting musical passages here and there on the first half of Full Circle, the rest of this is pretty lousy. I don't think that Jim Morrison was the Doors or vice-versa, but The Doors were certainly MUCH MUCH better with him and more focused musically. And Morrison wasn't just a singer (and a poet), he was also a presence, something that Manzarek and Krieger definitely are not. And some of the song titles...Jim Morrison never would have let The Doors title one of their songs ' I'm Horny, I'm Stoned '!
For curious Doors fans only and not for the faint of heart...
German twofer combines the band's 1971 & 1972 albums. Both albums were recorded after Jim Morrison's death in the summer of 1971. Time. 2004.
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ASIN: B0002O0CM0 Release Date: 2003-07-14 |
Tracks:
- In the Eye of the Sun
- Variety Is the Spice of Life
- Ships w/Sails
- Tightrope Ride
- Down on the Farm
- I'm Horny, I'm Stoned
- Wandering Musician
- Hang on to Your Life
- Get Up and Dance
- 4 Billion Souls
- Verdilac
- Hardwood Floor
- Good Rockin'
- Mosquito
- Piano Bird
- It Slipped My Mind
- Peking King and the New York Queen
Album Description
German twofer combines the band's 1971 & 1972 albums. Both albums were recorded after Jim Morrison's death in the summer of 1971. Time. 2004.Album Details
After Jim Morrison's Death in 1971, the Doors Carried on as a Trio with Ray Manzarek Carrying Most of the Lead Vocal Chores. They Released These Two Albums and Then Called it a Day.Customer Reviews:
the doors strike back .......2007-07-10
Amazing.......2007-06-06
Even If It's Not The Original, It's Still Good.......2006-10-06
This music is great, and I admire the fact that Ray, Robby and John continued without Jim. After all, just because your lead singer dies doesn't mean that you have to stop living. And besides, I like a lot of what I hear on this CD. "In The Eye Of The Sun" and "Variety Is The Spice Of Life" are my favorites. Is this the same Doors who created "Light My Fire"? No. But can the other three still perform well? Yes.
On a similar note, The Who have just recorded a new album. They are missing some of their band members too. But Pete and Roger continue to tour, and they still sound incredible.
In conclusion, I recommend trying to take this album for what it is. No it is not the same, but it's good. Don't let Jim's absence drag you down, just look at this album as three guys playing great music.
Just for the curious...........2006-08-07
The main problem here is the vocals, handled by Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger. What were they thinking? Neither of them can sing, especially Manzarek, who actually has a good voice, but tries too hard to sound like a Soul man and a boogie-woogie rock-n-roll man. His vocals are embarassing, and this is even more sad given how well he could sing the Jim Morrison Doors' songs. Guitarist Robby Krieger isn't much better, though I certainly can tolerate his thin, nasally voice much more than Manzarek's deep baritone voice. At least I don't feel like turning the music off when Krieger sings. Still, Manzarek and Kreiger should not have thought that they could replace Morrison as singer. It was silly!! It would have been like Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler taking over lead vocal duties after Ozzy left Black Sabbath.
I have tried to listen to Other Voices, but have been so unimpressed as what little I heard, that I didn't bother to go back and give it another listen. It would have been too painful.
Full Circle, however, has about three very good songs on it. The Mosquito starts off kind of humorous (intentionally humorous, I may add) with Krieger singing in Spaniash (or Mexican, I can't tell the difference) about a very annoying mosquito that is making it tough for him to enjoy his burrito. Most of the song is filled with some very exciting jamming between Krieger, Manzarek and Densmore. Densmore in particular sounds more awake and excited on this track than on any other tune on both albums. Densmore helped write the next track, The Piano Bird, which is a very laid back, jazzy tune and one of my favorite songs here. Not very Doors-like, but good nonetheless. I can even tolerate Ray's singing on it! It Slipped My Mind is another very good song...it's catchy, has a good, bluesy guitar riff to it and musically would not have sounded out of place on L.A. Woman. Other than these three songs and some exciting musical passages here and there on the first half of Full Circle, the rest of this is pretty lousy. I don't think that Jim Morrison was the Doors or vice-versa, but The Doors were certainly MUCH MUCH better with him and more focused musically. And Morrison wasn't just a singer (and a poet), he was also a presence, something that Manzarek and Krieger definitely are not. And some of the song titles...Jim Morrison never would have let The Doors title one of their songs ' I'm Horny, I'm Stoned '!
For curious Doors fans only and not for the faint of heart...
Riders IN A Storm.......2006-07-02
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