Moonlight Drive: The Stories Behind Every Doors Song [Paperback]

Chuck Crisafulli (Author), Dave Dimartino (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1995

Examines the complete works of the Doors between 1967 and 1978 and details the story behind the words of the songs. Beginning with the 1967 hit single "Light My Fire" the band set into motion a musical mythology that has not faded in nearly 30 years.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Music Book Services Paperbacks; First edition. edition (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886894213
• ISBN-13: 978-1886894211
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

CHUCK CRISAFULLI is a veteran entertainment journalist and author, most recently of Go to Hell: A Heated History of the Underworld, and Me and a Guy Named Elvis, with Jerry Schilling.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come on Baby light my FIRE!!, May 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moonlight Drive: The Stories Behind Every Doors Song (Paperback)

This book tells you in great depth about the doors and the Jim Morrison story and how they decided what to call each song and what to include in them, it is avery interesting book with facts you probably wouldn't of heard of in other doors related books, so its a must for all door's fans.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Every Doors song? No, not really, December 31, 2006

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This review is from: Moonlight Drive: The Stories Behind Every Doors Song (Paperback)

Despite the title, MOONLIGHT DRIVE is not as inclusive as it could have been. B-sides are barely mentioned. Studio-only/demos ignored. Other books of this type usually go through pains to include almost every scrap of music put to tape that a band has recorded. MOONLIGHT DRIVE fails in this capacity. To Crisafulli's credit, however, he does include ABSOLUTELY LIVE as well as OTHER VOICES and FULL CIRCLE. AMERICAN PRAYER, Jim Morrison's spoken word album (with music by The Doors) is also included.

The book is full of interesting facts and is well-written and recommended, but I would have preferred a more inclusive and in-depth look at the stories behind every single Doors song.