Best of the Doors [Enhanced, Import, Original recording remastered]

The Doors | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 7, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Wea International
• ASIN: B00004XMXK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,464 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Light My Fire

2. Hello I Love You

3. People Are Strange

4. Love Me Two Times

5. Touch Me

6. Strange Days

7. Spanish Caravan

8. Moonlight Drive

9. We Could Be So Good Together

10. Unknown Soldier

11. Queen Of The Highway

12. Shaman's Blues

13. W.A.S.P. (Texas Radio)

14. L.A. Woman

15. Whiskeys Mystics & Men

16. Summer's Almost Gone

17. You Are Lost Little Girl

18. When The Music's Over

19. No Me Moleste Mosquito

20. Riders On The Storm

See all 38 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Import only collection featuring 38 tracks, (four more than the forthcoming Absolute Doors - Best Of due in August). This International edition features 11 tracks that are not on the aforementioned US collection including, the tune 'The Mosquito' re-titled here as 'No Me Milestone Mosquito' from the three surviving band members' second & final post-Jim Morrison LP, 1972's 'Full Circle', as well as the amazing B-side 'Who Scared You' from the group's 1969 single for the song 'Wishful Sinful'. Other tracks include, 'We Could Be So Good Together', 'Queen Of The Highway', 'Shaman's Blues', 'Whiskeys, Mystics & Men', 'Summer's Almost Gone', 'You Are Lost Little Girl', 'Love Street', 'Wintertime Love', 'The Spy' & a CD-ROM track featuring the famous 'Road house Blues' footage (the live version that first appeared o n 1978's 'An American Prayer' minus Morrison's commentary about astrology, which subsequently

Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than the Box Set, November 23, 2001

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of the Doors (Audio CD)

If your collection has room for only one Doors album, this Canadian 2-CD set wins hands down. Rhino released The Very Best of the Doors a couple months ago with the same cover art, but it is only one disc and contains only half the songs--although it adds "Twentieth Century Fox" not found here. The 1985 two-disc set with the same title had a running time of only 90 minutes and contained only 19 songs--and they are all included here.

The 37 tracks found here (plus the multi-media track "Roadhouse Blues") covers all of the studio albums with Jim Morrison, plus a couple of rarities: "Who Scared You" and "Whiskey, Mystics and Men." For good measure they even throw in a track from one of the two post-Morrison Doors albums. "No Me Moleste Mosquito" (aka "The Mosquito") is from 1972's Full Circle. The Doors were solid musicians, but with Krieger and Manzarek taking over vocal duties the single peaked at a disappointing No. 85.

Granted, the inclusion of that song won't be enough to lure the die-hard fan. However, if you're a casual fan but still looking for a comprehensive look into this influential band, this is well worth owning. In fact, about the only essential songs missing are "Ship of Fools" from Morrison Hotel and "Crawling King Snake" from L.A. Woman. But with a playing time of just under two and a half hours, this is a winner. It even beats 1997's box set since many of those tracks were live versions. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music!, August 1, 2001

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Michael Kropotkin "Kropotkin" (Orange County, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This new edition of "The Best Of The Doors" is undeniably superior to the previous 1985 release. This is the best Doors compilation set out and a great introduction to their music and sound. The famous classics like "Light My Fire" (with it's immortal organ intro) are here but I also appreciated this set because it also has the unique, fan-favorite gems and rare numbers like "No Me Moleste Mosquito," which is funny and fun. Among the highlights: "People Are Strange" remains an alluring, rich cabaret-styled number that has a memorable melodic sound. I was happy that "Moonlight Drive" was included because it is one of the most romantic, dreamy and alluring of The Doors songs, with the poetic lyrics and dreamy slide guitar. "Summer's Almost Gone" has some of Robby Krieger's most elegant slide guitar-playing. "The WASP (Texas Radio)" is a cool, driven poetic number with a western feel. "L.A. Woman" is still a fun and alive song. "Love Me Two Times" is a nice, radio-friendly tune while "When The Music's Over" remains an epic, provocative, sometimes visceral song. CD 2 is a bit more rich, starting with the ghostly, jazzy "Riders On The Storm" which also has deep lyrics. "Break On Through" remains a great revolutionary song while "Roadhouse Blues" is an exhilarating, fun ride. It is great that here we find "Backdoor Man," which is one of the greatest of all Doors songs, and one of the most popular, I thought it was a shame it wasn't in the first edition, and was puzzled why, but here it's included and sounds as fresh as it ever has. It's blues mixed in a haze of driven rock. "Love Street" is a lovely song while "The Spy" is a 007ish love ballad. "The Crystal Ship" is still hypnotic, poetic and alluring like few songs I've heard. "Five To One" is still hard-pounding and edgy. But the masterpiece remains "The End," with it's hypnotic, Eastern sound, poetic lyrics and a climax which ends in a violent haze of Oedipal sex. There are some other great songs here, and any big of The Doors should get this set. It is the best showcasing of their music and flips in and out of all the musical genres they covered. And no matter how many good covers other bands like The Cult, Creed and Stone Temple Pilots do, it is always the best to hear Doors songs with the deep, haunting voice of Jim Morrison. A gem for any enthusiast of classic rock and modern music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The one to have!, September 10, 2004

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Kort "Art, Music, Book & Movie Enthusiast" (Boca Raton, FL, United States) - See all my reviews
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The other reviewers said it but I'll say it again. If you want only DOORS album, this is the best. AND it is the best of the best ofs. AND it even beats out the boxed set IMHO. If you are new to the Doors, then this is the perfect primer.

One or two classic tracks are left out, but for what you get on this double CD offering you shouldn't complain. The remastering breathes new life into the songs and the (used) price can't be beat.

If you have every Doors album already, then I'd say save your money. If you want a handy best of for your car, burn these tracks yourself from your collection. The 2 post Morrison albums are good too, I got mine as a single CD set on eBay.

May the music of The Doors live on forever.