The Doors - Live in Europe 1968

While many are moved by the adulation of the crowd, almost all are moved by the admiration of their peers. Jefferson Airplane in the 60's were prime purveyors of psychedelia. When Grace Slick and Paul Kantner, two of the prime creative forces of the Airplane, are moved by your work ... that speaks to something unique.The Doors and the Jefferson Airplane toured Britain and Northern Europe in 1968. These are/were two prime players in the US acid/psychedelic Rock scene of the 60's. While some of Jefferson Airplane's work still chills the senses (i.e. White Rabbit), the majority of their work is slowly fading. Not so with the Doors. Their music seems as rich and powerful today, as it did MORE THAN FORTY YEARS AGO, when if first came out. That also speaks to something unique.What we have here is a mini documentary about the Doors' and Jefferson Airplane's joint European tour of 1968. Grace (Gracie) Slick and Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane narrate a significant part of the film. For those who don't know. Grace Slick and Janis Joplin were probably the two biggest female players in Rock in the 60's. It's good to see that Grace is still with us and in top form. Her insights about the band, their music, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison are ALL worth seeing and listening to. She knows. ....And it shows.Some fascinating insights by Grace and Paul about the show in the Netherlands where Jim Morrison crashes after a Hash mishap are worth the price of admission alone. She admiringly and truthfully points out the way Ray took over the singing as well as the keyboards... and carried on with style after Jim crashed and was MIA for the concert. She, and Paul gave him (Ray) the kudos he deserved. The video of him (Ray) singing part of "Light my Fire", while also doing the keyboards was insane. Ray was/is a true MVP in Rock, and certainly in the Doors. Remember, although the Doors used a Bass player in all but the first album, they did their shows WITHOUT a bass player. Ray did keyboard work on a Vox organ with his right hand...and he played a Fender Rhodes Keyboard Bass, which was always mounted on the upper left of his organ, with his left hand. So, at least for that show...Ray sang the melody, played the keyboard and provided the majority of the melody with his right hand...and added the bass line with his left. It's enough to make your head explode just THINKING about doing that, and doing it CORRECTLY, in front of thousands of people, WITHOUT advance notice, planning or preparation. Most Impressive.All the scenes of the Doors performances were excellent. I have to admit...I can't get enough of seeing Jim, Ray, Robbie and John when they're playing together and in the groove. This is a most worthwhile addition to your Doors DVD collection. The Doors STILL rule!

All is good

I had the opportunity to see The Doors Live in Europe 1968 again recently and I was struck at the raw power The Doors were able to deliver to a live audience at the height of their career.In a change of pace from having the surviving members of The Doors tell their story, which after 40 years can at times sound rote, the DVD is narrated by Grace Slick and Paul Kantner of the Jefferson Airplane. Slick and Kantner are able to tell the story of The Doors European tour from the unique position of being there. They're able not only to understand what Morrison was going through and experiencing as rock stars in the 60's, they're able to relate that experience to the viewer.Most of the DVD is of The Doors in concert in England at The Roundhouse. You can't deny the power of The Doors performance. Morrison's lyrics and poems meld with The Doors music to create a theatrical experience that still has the power to draw you in.

For the true fan of the Doors, this is a worthwhile piece of history to own. It is more of a documentary, primarily told through the comments of Grace Slick and Paul Kantor of Jefferson Airplane who toured with the Doors in Europe that year. Some of the renditions are good quality film and audio, and a few are ok, with fair quality sound. If you are thinking of buying this for watching a high quality sounding concert, you will be disappointed. That is not what this is. This is a collection of local European film clips of the Doors at various venues in London, Stockholm, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam. The best quality one is an outdoor performance in Frankfurt, Germany, and all the others are indoors. This was compiled in the late 1980s and the sound was probably re-recorded in stereo then. This DVD has several audio choices probably added in recent years like digital surround sound. There are interesting interviews with Grace Slick who recollects this tour with the Doors, particulalry one show where Jim Morrison was indesposed due to taking too many drugs in Amsterdam, and could not perform. Ray Manzarek took over on vocals while also playing his parts on the keyboards. Amazing. There are also some short clips of the Doors at airports, and at the three surviving members visiting Jim Morrison's grave in Paris probably in the 1980s. One great point made in this about Morrison - he was himself 100% - which mean sometimes he was in top form, and other times, he was a dysfunctional version - but he influenced many bands and genre that came after him. When you think about it, that is quite true at least into the 1980s, and maybe beyond. I going with a 4 for the lesser quality of the majority of the clips, but if you are interested in the history only preserved in this DVD and the eye witness primary source information provided by Grace Slick and Paul Kantor of Jefferson Airplane, consider it a 5.

I remember where I was the day Kennedy was shot, and I remember where I was when I heard of Morrison's death. Jim, together with Jimi and Janis, all shaped the world I lived in and then left it much too soon. Perhaps I was on my own death-trip at that time, and understanding what they had done helped me turn my life around. This video includes interviews with Grace Slick (looking much less like White Rabbit than I would prefer. What's with that hat?) and Paul Kantner, both of whom survived that era. I saw Jefferson Airplane at the Filmore East but Morrison was gone before I could see the Doors perform live. This is a poor substitute for that kind of memory, but it is a stunning flashback. Kudos to the team that made it happen.

Entertaining but not the best sound quality.

Thank you

Per il prezzo al quale l'ho pagato, poco più di 20 euro, è un vero affare! Consigliato a tutti gli amanti dei Doors

Great CD

Je connaissais déjà le live in Europe, et j'avais acheté "no one her gets out alive" lors de sa sortie en VHS il y a presque 20 ans. J'ai été agréablement surpris par les "soundstage performances", enregistrés parfois sans public pour la télévision avec des moments de grande intensité... A ce prix là, un vrai cadeau pour les fans des Doors

great documentary