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Live in Hollywood - Aquarius

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"Live in Hollywood" features the absolute best of The Doors' Aquarius Theatre concerts from July 1969. The performances of "Back Door Man," "Break On Through," "When the Music's Over" and "Light My Fire" are superb. A few tracks were previously released on "Absolutely Live," but this CD compilation remains far superior. The professional sound quality surpasses the plethora of Doors bootlegs on the market.

This single disc takes highlights from the two separate double disc Aquarius sets released by Bright Midnight Records (through the Doors' website) in the past few years.

Die hard fans who want everything will go out and buy the two, complete concerts from Bright Midnight. If you don't want to spend, then this would be a good pickup. Just keep in mind you're hearing selections, not a complete show.

Of course, when it comes to releasing the same material in various forms as different products, the Doors have few rivals. (The Who come to mind). They release boxsets and then selection discs from boxsets, single and double disc best ofs and greatest hits.

Great music, just decide how much of it you want.

In the USA, this album was released on Rhino handmade, with a completely different cover.

The import(which is the same concert) has a different cover, same show. Great show too, the Doors at the aquarius, 1969. Jim was in great sprits and form and that came out in this show.

Originally recorded but not used for the album that became "Absolutely Live", this is a fine complete-concert record of the Doors as a legendary live band. The recording is excellent, the performances - for the most part - first-rate, the set list admirably broad, covering most of the albums through that date. As with any Doors concert recording there are some stretches of tedium where the visual element is missed, and a few tracks that run a bit too long. A welcome addition to any Doors collection, though.

contains amazing version of 'Gloria', john sebastian joins doors on harmonica, on 'little red rooster' - you are tranported..wonderful.
Jim talks...that's all you really need...

I'm a hard-core fan so i didn't spent my money on this cd, i bought the two complete concerts and the rehearsal. 3 double cds that contains all that's on this one and much more. Of course, if you're just a moderate fan, this is a great deal but for a hard-core fans who wants everything and more, buy the complete concerts direct from bright midnight records, otherwise, you would be greatly disppointed to find out that there are complete concerts available and that you just buy some excerpts of the concerts. A hard-core fans buys anything, to be one of them, you must have at least 10 bootlegs like i do.