"The uncompromising originality and reckless mystique of THE DOORS' music and their long-ranging influence on modern rock remains incalculable, from this collection's ferocious opening salvo BREAK ON THROUGH to eerie, angst-infested parting shot THE END.
Doomed Lizard King JIM MORRISON and his transcendental troubadours tackled sleazy gutbucket soul (ROADHOUSE BLUES and LOVE ME TWO TIMES), ethereal, provocative imagery via LIGHT MY FIRE, and the trippy nocturnal balladry of RIDERS ON THE STORM with equal grit and gusto. TOUCH ME fairly explodes with brass-perforated energy, while MORRISON's haunted howl rides shotgun over L.A. WOMAN, a masterstroke of swaggering, groove-solid menace. MORRISON's psychedelic "squirmin' like a toad" poetry, RAY MANZAREK's kinetic organ licks, the jazz-stoked drum work of JOHN DENSMORE and ROBBIE KRIEGER's blooze-drenched guitar bursts all meshed seamlessly for THE DOORS' unique proto-punk soundscape...what more could a serious rock fan ask for?" - All Music
Compact Disc Pressing
Tracklisting:
1 Break On Through (To The Other Side)
2 Light My Fire
3 Love Me Two Times
4 Hello, I Love You
5 People Are Strange
6 Strange Days
7 Riders On The Storm
8 L.A. Woman
9 Touch Me
10 Roadhouse Blues
11 Peace Frog
12 Love Street
13 The Crystal Ship
14 Soul Kitchen
15 Love Her Madly
16 Back Door Man
17 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
18 Moonlight Drive
19 The Unknown Soldier
20 The End (Edit Version From The Film Apocalypse Now)
