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On July 5th, 1968, The Doors took to the stage of the Hollywood Bowl for a concert that has since passed into legend. The Doors were performing on the back of their 3rd album release Waiting For The Sun and the US No.1 single Hello, I Love You. They had been honing their live performances over the previous 2 years and were on absolute peak form. Now for the first time the original film footage from the Hollywood Bowl has been digitally scanned and restored to present the show better and more complete than it's ever been seen before, with 2 previously unreleased tracks (Hello, I Love You & THE WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) (aka just Texas Radio And The Big Beat) returned to the running order and with sound newly remixed and mastered from the original multitrack tapes by The Doors engineer and co-producer Bruce Botnick. This is now the definitive edition of this famous performance. / Bonus Features: Over an hour of new bonus material including Echoes From The Bowl, The Doors route to the Hollywood Bowl, You Had To Be There, memories of The Doors performance at the Bowl, Reworking The Doors, an in-depth look at how the film was restored, and three bonus performances: Wild Child from The Smothers Brothers Show in 1968, Light My Fire from The Jonathan Winters Show in Dec 1967 and a version of Van Morrison's Gloria with specially created visuals. /Line-up: Jim Morrison (vocals), John Densmore (drums), Robby Krieger (guitars), Ray Manzarek (keyboards)
/ Track Listing: 1) Show Start / Intro 2) When The Music s Over 3) Alabama Song / Whiskey Bar 4) Back Door Man 5) Five To One 6) Back Door Man (reprise) 7) The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) (previously unreleased) 8) Hello, I Love You (previously unreleased) 9) Moonlight Drive 10) Horse Lattitudes 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 17) Light My Fire (segue) 18) The Unknown Soldier 19) The End (segue) 20) The End
/ Track Listing: 1) Show Start / Intro 2) When The Music s Over 3) Alabama Song / Whiskey Bar 4) Back Door Man 5) Five To One 6) Back Door Man (reprise) 7) The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) (previously unreleased) 8) Hello, I Love You (previously unreleased) 9) Moonlight Drive 10) Horse Lattitudes 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 17) Light My Fire (segue) 18) The Unknown Soldier 19) The End (segue) 20) The End
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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By Jym Cherry
Format:DVD
When The Doors were planning what to do for the Hollywood Bowl show in 1968 Ray Manzarek floated out the idea of coming out in Kabuki masks and Japanese robes. Alternatively, Jim Morrison, who was already showing the disillusionment of being a rock star, said "just give me my microphone, and do whatever you want to do." Maybe if Morrison had been more receptive to the idea and they had gone through with it, the costumes would have distracted them from giving one of the best concerts of their career, and it was filmed.
"Live at the Bowl `68" shows The Doors at the height of their musical prowess and their career. The summer before "Light My Fire" had made The Doors a nationally known act when it hit number one on Billboard's charts. Later in July of 1968 "Hello, I Love You" would do the same, and in September of 1968 they flew to Europe on what would become their one European tour. The Hollywood Bowl show was to be a celebration of The Doors and it was a hometown audience for the band, as well as the prestige of playing at the Hollywood Bowl. Before the show The Doors met and had dinner with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, both of whom attended the Hollywood Bowl show with Pam reportedly sitting on Jagger's lap during the show. That spring The Doors had started filming the shows that would become "Feast of Friends" so they decided to film the Hollywood Bowl show. If all that wasn't enough pressure, Morrison took a hit of acid before going on.
"Live at the Bowl `68" reveals the stark theatre of The Doors, Morrison prowling the stage, the rat-a-tat-tat of John Densmore's drums, Manzarek's apparent joy as he played, and Doors guitarist Robby Krieger wandering the stage like a lost troubadour. The Hollywood Bowl was an atypical Doors show in a couple of ways, one that they rehearsed prior to the show, and the second was The Doors had a setlist for the show and stuck to it! Something they rarely did. The deconstruction of "Celebration of the Lizard" that had poetic segues into the more traditional songs such as "Light My Fire" creates a jarring, disconcerting and theatrical effect. Morrison demonstrates his command of an audience, highlighted during "The End" when he goofs on a grasshopper he sees onstage and creates the impromtu "Ode to a Grasshopper." When he realizes it's a moth says "uh-oh, I blew it, it's a moth" and gets a laugh, but he pulls everyone back into the tension and drama of the song.
Then there's the reason for the release of this DVD, the restored three songs "Hello, I Love You," "The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)," and "Spanish Caravan," finally make this show complete. The show was remastered and digitally transferred. The color has also been restored. You can see the green of the carpeting The Doors were playing on and Jim Morrison's face doesn't turn purple or look fuzzy as it does on "The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl." The restoration lives up to the claims on the promotional materials that it `feels like you're on stage with the band.'
Something else that is unusual for The Doors is the DVD contains many bonus features, including "Echoes From the Bowl," a brief history of the Hollywood Bowl, and includes The Doors history leading to the show at the bowl. "You Had to Be There" The Doors members' reminiscences of the show, and "Reworking The Doors" in which Bruce Botnick tells how he remastered the film and audio to give as close to a pristine Doors performance as possible. Also included is the 1984 music video of The Doors cover of "Gloria," and their TV show appearances on the Smothers Brothers Show and Jonathon Winters show.
If you already have "The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl" and you're wondering if you need "Live at the Bowl `68", consider the improved quality of the sound and the film, the restoration of the previously missing songs, and the inclusion of many bonus features. It's a package that you will find you need for your collection.
The CD for "Live At The Bowl 68" is also now available
Jim Cherry writes The Doors Examiner
"Live at the Bowl `68" shows The Doors at the height of their musical prowess and their career. The summer before "Light My Fire" had made The Doors a nationally known act when it hit number one on Billboard's charts. Later in July of 1968 "Hello, I Love You" would do the same, and in September of 1968 they flew to Europe on what would become their one European tour. The Hollywood Bowl show was to be a celebration of The Doors and it was a hometown audience for the band, as well as the prestige of playing at the Hollywood Bowl. Before the show The Doors met and had dinner with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, both of whom attended the Hollywood Bowl show with Pam reportedly sitting on Jagger's lap during the show. That spring The Doors had started filming the shows that would become "Feast of Friends" so they decided to film the Hollywood Bowl show. If all that wasn't enough pressure, Morrison took a hit of acid before going on.
"Live at the Bowl `68" reveals the stark theatre of The Doors, Morrison prowling the stage, the rat-a-tat-tat of John Densmore's drums, Manzarek's apparent joy as he played, and Doors guitarist Robby Krieger wandering the stage like a lost troubadour. The Hollywood Bowl was an atypical Doors show in a couple of ways, one that they rehearsed prior to the show, and the second was The Doors had a setlist for the show and stuck to it! Something they rarely did. The deconstruction of "Celebration of the Lizard" that had poetic segues into the more traditional songs such as "Light My Fire" creates a jarring, disconcerting and theatrical effect. Morrison demonstrates his command of an audience, highlighted during "The End" when he goofs on a grasshopper he sees onstage and creates the impromtu "Ode to a Grasshopper." When he realizes it's a moth says "uh-oh, I blew it, it's a moth" and gets a laugh, but he pulls everyone back into the tension and drama of the song.
Then there's the reason for the release of this DVD, the restored three songs "Hello, I Love You," "The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)," and "Spanish Caravan," finally make this show complete. The show was remastered and digitally transferred. The color has also been restored. You can see the green of the carpeting The Doors were playing on and Jim Morrison's face doesn't turn purple or look fuzzy as it does on "The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl." The restoration lives up to the claims on the promotional materials that it `feels like you're on stage with the band.'
Something else that is unusual for The Doors is the DVD contains many bonus features, including "Echoes From the Bowl," a brief history of the Hollywood Bowl, and includes The Doors history leading to the show at the bowl. "You Had to Be There" The Doors members' reminiscences of the show, and "Reworking The Doors" in which Bruce Botnick tells how he remastered the film and audio to give as close to a pristine Doors performance as possible. Also included is the 1984 music video of The Doors cover of "Gloria," and their TV show appearances on the Smothers Brothers Show and Jonathon Winters show.
If you already have "The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl" and you're wondering if you need "Live at the Bowl `68", consider the improved quality of the sound and the film, the restoration of the previously missing songs, and the inclusion of many bonus features. It's a package that you will find you need for your collection.
The CD for "Live At The Bowl 68" is also now available
Jim Cherry writes The Doors Examiner
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Now THIS is the way to release a classic concert....
1) you retrieve all the existing elements and songs
2) you get a modern crew to edit the footage and clean up the sound
3) you present it in brilliant widescreen!
AND... in the value for money department
bonus feature "Echoes Of the Bowl" on the history of the Hollywood Bowl and the Doors talking about playing there
bonus feature about the event itself from the participants not only the Doors but the Chambers Brothers who opened
another bonus feature "Reworking the Doors" talking about the technical achievement in fixing the old sound and video etc..
and BONUS performances from TV shows as well as a music video....
This is just a brilliant way to bring a treasure from the glorious 60's Rock Icons back to life in all the best ways... heck just the concert redone would have been enough but all the bonus features are something we used to only get for something like Gone With the Wind or The Wizard of Oz....I'm very happy to have this, and it is easily one of my more cherished concert videos. I will revisit this over and over again... If you are a fan of The Doors this should be a NO Brainer!!
1) you retrieve all the existing elements and songs
2) you get a modern crew to edit the footage and clean up the sound
3) you present it in brilliant widescreen!
AND... in the value for money department
bonus feature "Echoes Of the Bowl" on the history of the Hollywood Bowl and the Doors talking about playing there
bonus feature about the event itself from the participants not only the Doors but the Chambers Brothers who opened
another bonus feature "Reworking the Doors" talking about the technical achievement in fixing the old sound and video etc..
and BONUS performances from TV shows as well as a music video....
This is just a brilliant way to bring a treasure from the glorious 60's Rock Icons back to life in all the best ways... heck just the concert redone would have been enough but all the bonus features are something we used to only get for something like Gone With the Wind or The Wizard of Oz....I'm very happy to have this, and it is easily one of my more cherished concert videos. I will revisit this over and over again... If you are a fan of The Doors this should be a NO Brainer!!
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you're into classic rock, then who doesn't appreciate - if not love - The Doors and their contribution to the soundtrack of our youth? Their music is still burned into our minds and their live performances are the stuff of legend. To that point, The Doors supplied plenty of post-Independence Day fireworks on July 5, 1968 when the legendary quartet played the Hollywood Bowl, a concert that is considered to be the band's finest on film. For the first time, the film from the historic performance has been painstakingly restored using the original camera negatives and the audio has been remixed and mastered from original multi-tracks by the group's engineer Bruce Botnick. This new restoration offers a stunning visual 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, who opined, "You can hear it as if you were at the Hollywood Bowl, on stage with us."
LIVE AT THE BOWL '68 will include three previously unreleased tracks from the performance. Technical issues with the recording of "Hello, I Love You," "The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)," and "Spanish Caravan" prevented them from being released in the past. Now, through meticulous restoration of the audio, all three will be included, marking the first time the concert has been available in its entirety.
The DVD, Blu-Ray and digital video each feature a 16x9 high-definition digital transfer with both a stereo and 5.1 audio soundtrack as well as over an hour of bonus material. Included in the additional content are Echoes From The Bowl, The Doors' route to the Hollywood Bowl; You Had To Be There, memories of The Doors' performance at the Bowl; Reworking The Doors, an in-depth look at how the film was restored; and three bonus performances: Wild Child from The Smothers Brothers Show in 1968, Light My Fire from The Jonathan Winters Show in December 1967 and a version of Van Morrison's Gloria with specially created visuals.
Jeff Jampol, Doors manager and producer of the film said "The Doors' live performances were a shamanistic journey into dark rock and roll psychedelic theater - a swirling mixture of rock `n' roll heat, poetry, danger, drama and unbridled musical virtuosity. Captured at the height of The Doors' magical powers, in one of the world's greatest venues, this brand new restoration, edit and mix, corny as it may sound, made me fall in love a hundred times, all over again."
Geoff Kempin, executive producer for Eagle Rock said "The Doors were one of THE most incredible live bands ever - we wanted to apply the top technology so that everyone can fully appreciate the phenomenon of The Doors captured at their height on 5 July 1968".
In addition to Doors fans, music and pop culture historians will definitely want to own their own copy of this masterful restoration of this historic performance by one of rock's iconic bands: The Doors
Boomerocity.com
LIVE AT THE BOWL '68 will include three previously unreleased tracks from the performance. Technical issues with the recording of "Hello, I Love You," "The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)," and "Spanish Caravan" prevented them from being released in the past. Now, through meticulous restoration of the audio, all three will be included, marking the first time the concert has been available in its entirety.
The DVD, Blu-Ray and digital video each feature a 16x9 high-definition digital transfer with both a stereo and 5.1 audio soundtrack as well as over an hour of bonus material. Included in the additional content are Echoes From The Bowl, The Doors' route to the Hollywood Bowl; You Had To Be There, memories of The Doors' performance at the Bowl; Reworking The Doors, an in-depth look at how the film was restored; and three bonus performances: Wild Child from The Smothers Brothers Show in 1968, Light My Fire from The Jonathan Winters Show in December 1967 and a version of Van Morrison's Gloria with specially created visuals.
Jeff Jampol, Doors manager and producer of the film said "The Doors' live performances were a shamanistic journey into dark rock and roll psychedelic theater - a swirling mixture of rock `n' roll heat, poetry, danger, drama and unbridled musical virtuosity. Captured at the height of The Doors' magical powers, in one of the world's greatest venues, this brand new restoration, edit and mix, corny as it may sound, made me fall in love a hundred times, all over again."
Geoff Kempin, executive producer for Eagle Rock said "The Doors were one of THE most incredible live bands ever - we wanted to apply the top technology so that everyone can fully appreciate the phenomenon of The Doors captured at their height on 5 July 1968".
In addition to Doors fans, music and pop culture historians will definitely want to own their own copy of this masterful restoration of this historic performance by one of rock's iconic bands: The Doors
Boomerocity.com
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Crystal Clear pic and great sound !!!!!!!
Great show !!!!!!!!! You really feel like your there I suggest surround sound and your ok and I mean spend a couple bucks not a home theater in a box!!!
Published 20 hours ago by brian binder
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Concert
The film looked great, really high quality. The sound is good too.Definitely the best complete Doors concert video. Read more
Published 5 days ago by robert ramsey
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Love The Doors
Not much to say except I've been a Doors fan for over 45 years! I never get tired of watching and listening to their music! Read more
Published 10 days ago by G. M. Downs
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WOW!
What can I say, but WOW!! The Doors, Jim... WOW! A MUST HAVE for anyone that is a Doors fan!
Published 22 days ago by Tonya M. Morgan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jim is a stallion
This performance takes you there like no other I've seen. You get the whole concert, including the subtle interactions Jim has with the crowd between songs. Turn around Robby! Read more
Published 22 days ago by musiclooker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best quality ever for this show
Great to have the complete performance. Interesting story about the resurrection of the 3 previously missing songs. Seriously recommended, even if you have one of the old versions. Read more
Published 24 days ago by mark schlesinger
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT CONCERT!!
EXCELLENT CONCERT!! GREAT RESTORATION ON THE VIDEO, BUT THE AUDIO WAS EVEN BETTER!! A MUST FOR ANY DOORS FAN. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Thomas E. Doty
5.0 out of 5 stars
SWEET!
If you watch the specials after the concert, they will explain how they pieced together the "lost parts" of the performance. Quite amazing! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Steven M. Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Lizard King Re-born
As a long-time Doors devotee and previous owner of the first laser disc version of this concert I postponed purchasing this again to hold off a potential contrived burn. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Pit O'Maley
4.0 out of 5 stars
Audio Issue
I would have given this a rating of 5 stars, but we have an audio issue. I haven't seen anyone else mention it, so I thought I would. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Roberta Lawson
