The Doors (Songbook)

by The Doors

Overview

(Guitar Chord Songbook). This fantastic collection gathers 60 classics from the Doors provided with complete lyrics and chord symbols. Songs include: Alabama Song * Back Door Man * Break on Through to the Other Side * The End * Hello, I Love You (Won't You Tell Me Your Name?) * L.A. Woman * Light My Fire * Love Her Madly * Love Me Two Times * People Are Strange * Riders on the Storm * Roadhouse Blues * Strange Days * Touch Me * Twentieth Century Fox * When the Music's Over * and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781458447012
Publisher:	Hal Leonard
Publication date:	01/01/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	5 MB

Editorial Reviews

L.A.'s answer to the British Invasion, the Doors burned brightly, burned out and left behind a clouded legacy. The continued fascination with the band has everything to do with Jim Morrison, of course, the charismatic singer who died young. Talented, inconsistent and a raging alcoholic, Morrison intentionally tried to channel the contradictory energies of the era and became its shaman stud. In this photo-rich volume, longtime music writer and former Rolling Stone editor Fong-Torres has expertly woven together a narrative from interviews with the band members Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore as well as Morrison's family and closest friends. Collaboration created the Doors' sound and songs, and the biographies of each musician bring perspective to the more famous Morrison story. While there are no shocking revelations, it's useful to discover just how talented Morrison's band mates were in an age of three-chord wonders. Now middle-aged, the remaining Doors are clearheaded about their youthful extravagances and don't waste time with character assassination. Drug use is discussed openly, although Morrison's death is left needlessly vague (when a 27-year-old dies with only his junkie girlfriend, it's a good bet that heroin was involved). For the most part, though, this understated work further elucidates this iconic band. (Nov.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Through reissues, hit movies, and books, the history of the Doors has been revisited time and time again. This history as told by the band members themselves (with a little help from former Rolling Stone senior editor Fong-Torres) is the third such effort: founding member and keyboardist Ray Manzarek and drummer John Densmore have each previously published books on their experiences with the group. For casual and hard-core fans alike, the present work is an engaging effort, replete with unreleased gems from the band's archives, including photos, interviews, personal memoirs, and anecdotes. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect are thoughts on late frontman Jim Morrison and the band by Morrison's family members and the mother of his longtime girlfriend, Pamela Courson. Complete with gushing forewords by musicians Henry Rollins and Perry Farrell, as well as briefer thoughts on the group from a number of other contemporary artists, this 40th anniversary tribute belongs in larger public libraries and all music libraries. Long live the Lizard King! Dave Valencia, King Cty. Lib. Syst., Seattle Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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