In Concert

I got this to replace the cassette box set I had 35 years ago. Sounds great and finally got my music back! The only issue was due to the packaging that amazon seems to think is padded. There is a small crack in the center of the front of the case.

This is a great CD (well, two CDs). Every song on here is great(except "Little Red Rooster", I didn't realy like that one). If they removed the concert noises this could pass a studio album.The songs flow great, as if it was one concert, isntead of what it really is, which is the best parts of the songs being edited together.I would recomend this to any Doors fan. The songs "Build Me a Woman" and "Universal Mind" although written by The Doors were never recorded. "Alabama Song" has a much more eerie/haunting (for lack of a better word) sound, and is part of a great medley: "Alabama Song/Backdoor Man/Love Hides/Five to One". The medley of "Dead Cats, Dead Rats/Break on Through" is also great. "Dead Cats, Dead Rats" gets you pumped up for an energized and intense version of "Break on Through" with an extra verse added. The extended versions of "Souls Kitchen", "Roadhouse Blues", "Light My Fire", "Moonlight Drive", "The Unknown Soldier", and "When The Music's Over" are all great. They do great covers of "Who Do You Love" and "Gloria". The fifteen minute version of "The End" has most of the original lyrics swapped out with new stuff put in. "The Celebration of the Lizard" medley is the highlight of the CD. It is an epic poem that, if you really listen to it, will blow you away.I would recommend this to be your first live Doors CD. If you have this don't get "Absolutely Live" because that is just thed first CD from "In Conert", and you'll miss out on songs like "Light My Fire" and "Love Me Two Times".

Perfect live sampling of this band's music !

Culled from several shows this compilation has some strong moments and also some weeker ones in terms of catalog selections by the band. Vocal and band performance vary but the sound is quite good. Check out Live at the Hollywood Bowl for a definitive live example of the Doors power.

It is worth having this in one’s collection.

Terrific Doors album. One of my favorite Doors albums. Had the vinyl when it fist came out, sold it many years later, new DVD had brought back pleasant memories. Have listened to it over and over.

Part of this was recorded at the old Philly Spectrum and Morisson was well aware on how to manipulate an audience.

Track #1 makes this a superb collection of live Doors work. Most live albums don't include ambient, before/after concert crowd audio. The ~2 minute admonition from the promoter & crowd sounds and responses are priceless. It totally makes you feel like you are actually at the event being taped. It reminds me of an article I read about a renown "taper" from the '70's that would include many minutes of pre-show crowd audio of Led Zeppelin tour concerts. "Robert, you have great hair!!!!", "Pass me some grass!", and other random/candid statements from the concert-goers from 40 years ago makes for an awesome time-capsule of audio.Plus, Jim's voice is spot-on in all of these tracks. Not to mention, the guitar, drums, and keyboard are at top form. And I really love it during one of the songs on disc #2 where Jim tells the audience to "shut up!"