Classic Radio Broadcasts: 1968 saw The Doors arrive at the height of their fame. The press were hailing the band as America s Rolling Stones , their eponymous debut album had been voted the second best album of the year 1967 by The Village Voice, behind only The Beatles Sergeant Pepper, and Jim Morrison had been voted Vocalist of The Year. In July, their third album, Waiting For The Sun and the single Hello, I Love You both hit number 1 and broke the band in Europe. Yet all was not well. The recording of Waiting For The Sun had been a fraught experience. Morrison had exhausted much of the material that he had accumulated prior to 67 and had struggled to generate new ideas. Recent live performances had seen him drunk, high and belligerent, provoking both his audience and the authorities, and confounding his band mates. When Morrison finally announced his intention to quit the group just weeks before the start of their first European tour, Ray Manzarek had to persuade him to postpone his decision for a further six months. Yet it was a tour that completely revitalized both Morrison and the band. In the UK, the British press and public gave the band a rapturous welcome and the heaviness that had blighted recent months back home in the US instantly lifted. Their opening gigs at The Roundhouse in Camden became the stuff of rock legend, with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood all present to see The Doors bring the house down. The trend continued across dates in Germany, Holland and Denmark before The Doors, supported by Jefferson Airplane, took to the stage at The Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden for their final tour performances later remembered by The Doors as amongst the finest gigs that they ever played. Stockholm Serenade presents the complete recordings from Konserthuset, Stockholm on September 20th, 1968, the final, legendary shows of The Doors only European tour and one of the most important moments in the band s singular story. TRACK LISTING Disc 1 (Early Show) 1. Five To One 2. Love Street 3. Love Me Two Times 4. When The Music's Over 5. A Little Game 6. The Hill Dwellers 7. Light My Fire 8. The Unknown Solider Disc 2 (Late Show) 1. Five To One 2. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) 3. Back Door Man 4. You're Lost Little Girl 5. Love Me Two Times 6. When The Music's Over 7. Wild Child 8. Money (That s What I Want) 9. Celebration of the Lizard 10. Light My Fire 11. The End
S**E
Good pair of '68 shows
Decent quality, good performances. Rare Mack The Knife in Alabama Song and also Love Street & Wild Child rarely heard live. Recommended.
A**R
Fab tunes
Really pleased with this product and service
K**R
Doors live
It's the doors.love them
C**S
Good
Worth having
G**N
Worth having for the collection
A good recording for a doors enthusiast, bought at a reasonable price and arrived on time.
J**P
Cd2 saves the day
I own lots of the doors all on cd. One of my all time favourite bands. I have just bought a copy of stockholm serenade and am writing this while listening to cd1. So far very dissapointed !. Whoever recorded this was working in the wrong field. That would be a few fields away where jim was singing from !Am now on to light my fire (track 7) sound quality picking up. The unknown soldier also much better. Cd2 starting like jim has come back to us. Yes cd2 has saved this from never been played again. I think been spoilt on the likes of the felt forum box can't help
S**Y
Horrible sound quality
On 1 long song the vocals can barely be heard. Shameful in this day and age they would sell a cd of this bad quality. No, there is nothing wrong with my stereo and it is far from "junk". The recording engineers must have been plastered, lol.
G**K
I love the Doors!!
I'm new to the doors and am scrambling to get everything of theirs i can. This is a nice addition to my collection!!!
J**N
Excelete
Gran músca.
J**S
Le final de la tournée européenne de 1968
En 1968 The Doors effectuent ce qui restera comme leur seule tournée hors des Etats-Unis, traversant plusieurs pays européens : Grande Bretagne, Allemagne, Pays Bas, Danemark et enfin Suède. Le groupe arrive alors que les tensions entre les musiciens deviennent de plus en plus fortes, les excès de toutes sortes s’accumulent sur la route. Quelques semaines avant leur venue en Europe, Morrison a annoncé aux 3 autres son intention de quitter les Doors. Il a fallu toute la persuasion et la diplomatie de Manzarek pour qu’il reste, au-moins quelques mois, le temps de la tournée. Ils étaient souvent présentés en Europe comme « les Rolling Stones américains », ce qui est nié leur spécificité profonde. Cette fantastique tournée s’achève par 2 concerts à Stockholm le 20 septembre 1968. Ce double CD contient le 1er concert (8 titres) et le 2e (plus long, 11 morceaux) et c’est une pièce à posséder absolument pour les fans des Doors. Le son d’abord de ces concerts radiodiffusés est excellent. La performance du groupe est extraordinaire, d’une grande puissance culminant dans les morceaux de rappel, après le classique Light my fire rallongé : le 1er concert se termine par The Unknown Soldier, morceau de bravoure durant lequel Krieger se sert de sa guitare comme d’un fusil pour abattre Morrison, s’effondrant sur scène. Le 2e se conclut par le chef d’œuvre absolu, The End, plus grand-chose à dire après une telle déflagration. Le groupe est logiquement ovationné à la fin de ces 2 concerts. Bien sûr on retrouve 3 morceaux communs aux 2 prestations : Five to one (pour débuter), When the music’s over (autre grand moment) et Light my fire. J’ai adoré ces concerts que je ne connaissais pas. Le groupe alors en voie de lente désagrégation est revenu aux Etats-Unis redynamisé, réunifié par le triomphe obtenu devant les spectateurs et spectatrices européen(ne)s. A propos de leur concert à la Roundhouse de Londres, le 3 septembre, Morrison a précisé : « (…) à la Roundhouse, le public était là pour écouter. C’était comme revenir à nos racines. Ca nous a stimulés ». L’aventure de ce groupe unique en son genre allait encore continuer un moment mais les problèmes (et les tensions qui vont avec) allaient s’accroître rapidement. Ce CD est un bon moyen de comprendre l’impact scénique formidable des Doors.
C**G
1968 Doors-concert
Hello ! Songs like You`re lost little girl an Love street (from the early albums Strange daysan Waiting for the sun ) now in live -versions,can hardly be found on other Doors in concert-albums.Light my fire can be heard in many versions on other live-albums. Another track,Five to one,startswith John Densmores solid drum-work and Robby Krieger plays skilfully on both intro to The end andon Wild child..Ray Manzarek(organ) and Jim Morrison(vocals) gives the brand to their sound. Regards/Christer.
