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Title Classic Albums: The Doors / Director: Smeaton, Bob
Published Australia : SBS ONE, 2011
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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (49 min. 59 sec.) ; 303030221 bytes
Summary Classic Albums: The Doors is a documentary which tells the story behind legendary band The Doors, and their debut self-titled album. Featuring in-depth interviews with three surviving band members, the film recounts how the band formed, what inspired their music and how they developed their unique sound.Ray Manzarek (organ/piano/bass player) first met Jim Morrison in the film department of UCLA in 1960, though it wasn't until 1964 when Morrison shared several of his songs with Manzarek, who upon hearing them said "I love it! That's it man, we're getting a rock and roll band together, we're going all the way with this one". Manzarek then recruited John Densmore on drums and Robby Krieger on guitars and rehearsed every day for 18 months.Soon they signed a basic contract with Columbia Records, but when none of the Columbia producers committed to making an album, the band broke their contract and began to gig on the Sunset Strip. When they were given the chance to play at popular venue Whisky A Go Go, it wasn't long afterwards that The Doors caught the attention of Jac Holzman, founder of Elektra Records. Holzman signed the band and they recorded their debut album, The Doors.Classic Albums: The Doors reveals the inspiration behind key tracks on the album, detailing how the band combined their unique beats, rifts and lyrics to create songs such as Break on Through to the Other Side, The End and chart topping hit Light My Fire. As Densmore says "there's magic on the record, it's hard to define. Magic comes through, you don't own it.. The muse was hanging around, and I'm grateful." (From the UK, in English) (Documentary)
Event Broadcast 2011-09-03 at 22:25:00
Notes Classification: M
Subject Doors (Musical group)
Musicians -- Psychology.
Rock groups.
Rock musicians -- Biography.
United States.
Form Streaming video
Author Botnick, Bruce, contributor
Densmore, John, contributor
Farrell, Perry, contributor
Ferrara, Paul, contributor
Holzman, Jac, contributor
James, Billy, contributor
Krieger, Robby, contributor
Ladd, Jim, contributor
Maglieri, Mario, contributor
Manzarek, Ray, contributor
McCLure, Michael, contributor
Rollins, Henry, contributor
Siddons, Bill, contributor
Smeaton, Bob, director