This two CD compilation is the only purchase you should make if you
don't intend to buy each individual album that contributed to it. It's
got all of the hits like: "Break on Through", "Light My Fire", "People
are Strange", "Touch Me", "Hello I Love You", "Riders on the Storm",
"The End", "L.A. Woman" and more. The Doors undoubtedly had their own
sound and were unique in that they didn't have a bass player. Instead,
Ray Manzarek played the standard keyoard sounds with the right hand
and used another keyboard and his left hand for the bass sound. Robbie
Kreiger was influenced by flamenco guitar as well as the blues. Throw
in a jazz influenced drummer and one uncontrollable singer and you
have the Doors. You may also want to consider the purchase of Alive
She Cried (1983) if you want a live Doors CD. |