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On 5 July 1968, The Doors celebrated their own independent streak with a performance at the Hollywood Bowl which, like most things they did, has since passed into rock lore. While parts of it have been released before, this is the first ever CD/vinyl release of the entire show, from intro to, inevitably, The End. Modern technology has found a way to clean up tracks previously considered poorly recorded, including Hello, I Love You and Spanish Caravan. It’s a reverent restoration job.
This new restoration offers a stunning upgrade from earlier versions and will give fans the closest experience to being there live alongside Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek. LIVE AT THE BOWL 68 includes three previously unreleased tracks from the performance.
The Hollywood Bowl was a prestigious booking for any rock band, and maybe more so for The Doors. They were local boys who made it and the Hollywood Bowl was proof of that. It was a hometown crowd and The Doors were out to give the best show they could. They rehearsed for the show (something they didn't ordinarily do especially after Jim Morrison became more estranged from the band), they prepared a set-list and they seemed to stick to it and The Doors gave a pretty tight performance.
In the spring of 1968 The Doors had decided to film their shows for a documentary film that would later become "Feast of Friends" and the Hollywood Bowl was filmed with an eye to inclusion in the film. But during three songs, "Hello, I Love You," "The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)," and "Spanish Caravan," Morrison's microphone feed to the recording equipment failed and compromised the show until technology caught up.
Although "The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl" was released in 1989 it was incomplete, there was nothing either The Doors or Bruce Botnick could do to restore the three missing songs, until now. Long time Doors engineer (and co-producer of "L.A. Woman") Bruce Botnick through the magic of digital technology was able to piece together the missing songs and now the Hollywood Bowl show is complete in the release of "The Doors: Live at the Bowl `68."
The CD sounds great! You can hear everything clearly from Morrison shaking maracas near the microphone (which the audience probably never heard) and it sounds like drummer John Densmore is bashing his way to a new drum kit, Morrison's voice is a strong growl, Robby Krieger's guitar tears out into the Hollywood Hills, and Ray Manzarek's keyboards and bass gives the band a full, filled out sound.
Tracklist:
1. Show Start/Intro
2. When The Music s Over
3. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
4. Back Door Man
5. Five To One
6. Back Door Man (Reprise)
7. The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)
8. Hello, I Love You
9. Moonlight Drive
10. Horse Latitudes
11. A Little Game
12. The Hill Dwellers
13. Spanish Caravan
14. Hey, What Would You Guys Like To Hear?
15. Wake Up!
16. Light My Fire (Segue)
17. Light My Fire
18. The Unknown Soldier
19. The End (Segue)
20. The End
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.93
MPEG-1 layer 3
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