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Robby Krieger's "Versions" is an instrumental recording by him and his various backers of covers and some of the ex-Doors' guitarist's own songs. The song selection is sort of patchwork, but Robby's blended eclectic guitar style paces the way for a fairly consistent wall of sound and cohesiveness for the first ten songs, the original tracks. (The supplemental five songs are distinct, more funky jazz, and pretty uneven.) Thus, the well-done covers of "Tattoed Love Boys," "Reach Out (I'll Be There)," and "Street Fighting Man" manage to blend in together and with the jazz, flamenco, and blues of the rest. Robby's jazzy guitar strokes also do nicely on Eric Gale's catchy, upbeat "East End, West End."

Robby's own songs are also strong. "Gavin Leggit" is an interesting piece of fuzz box power combined with good conventional soloing. On "Her Majesty," Robby's melodically elegant guitar work conjures up visual images of smugness and poise, and "Underwater Fall" features Robby's enticing liquid guitar. The best song is The Doors' "Crystal Ship," with jazzy feel but still retaining hints of the original's psychedelia. John Densmore and Ray Manzarek (with melodica) join up to recreate that unique Doors sound, and the famous lovely solo, at once a bit bouncier but ultra smooth in texture. Absolutely gorgeous, and the highlight of a fine CD.

this is an intersting one, there are no vocals, it is solo guitar really. it works well as background music, with some interesting covers, but it lacks the depth to make it so good in itself. still, interesting to see what the doors guitarist did later in his career

Robby Krieger is an American Rock original with a style all his own. He is one of the greatest and proves it time and again with his doors recordings and his solo efforts. to bad people dont sit up and take notice they are missing some truley great playing,over 30 years worth. A master guitarest!

When are people going to learn how to spell this ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME LEGENDS NAME?? It is spelled R-O-B-B-Y, NOT R-O-B-B-I-E!!
Even beside the song clips his name is spelled wrong and on this page it is spelled wrong. Amazing!
This collection of songs is in Robby's style of flamenco, classical, and jazz, with a touch of rock that is a creation that immediately identifies this master musician. Robby's career which includes the above mentioned styles has shown him to be genious and tasteful in past recordings and especially in this CD as well. Melancholy, mellow, jazzy, distorted guitar sounds weave in, out and through this CD that covers several flavors of musical styles. These combined tracks into one CD, creates another masterpiece which is delivered only the way one of the world's greatest guitarists could deliver it.

T. ROY TAYLOR