Light My Fire - A Classic Rock Salute To The Doors

"Light My Fire - A Classic Rock Salute To The Doors" track listing:

01. L.A. Woman - Jimi Jamison (SURVIVOR), Ted Turner (WISHBONE ASH) & Patrick Moraz (MOODY BLUES)
02. Love Me Two Times - Lou Gramm (FOREIGNER), Thijs van Leer (FOCUS) & Larry Coryell
03. Roadhouse Blues - Leslie West (MOUNTAIN), Brian Auger & Rod Piazza
04. Love Her Madly - Mark Stein (VANILLA FUDGE) & Mick Box (URIAH HEEP)
05. Riders On The Storm - Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW), Tony Kaye (Yes) & Steve Cropper (BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'S)
06. The Crystal Ship - Edgar Winter & Chris Spedding
07. Intro (People Are Strange) - Keith Emerson, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter & Joel Druckman (JOHN FAHEY)
08. People Are Strange - David Johansen (NEW YORK DOLLS) & Billy Sherwood (YES)
09. Touch Me - Robert Gordon, Jordan Rudess (DREAM THEATER), Steve Morse & Nik Turner (HAWKWIND)
10. The Soft Parade - Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW), Christopher North (AMBROSIA) & Steve Hillage (GONG)
11. Hello, I Love You - Ken Hensley (URIAH HEEP) & Roye Albrighton (NEKTAR)
12. Spanish Caravan - Eric Martin (MR. BIG) & Elliot Easton (THE CARS)
13. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) - Todd Rundgren & Geoff Downes (YES, ASIA) & Zoot Horn Rollo (CAPTAIN BEEFHEART)
14. Break On Through (To The Other Side) - Mark Farner (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) & Chick Churchill (TEN YEARS AFTER)
15. Light My Fire - Ian Gillan (DEEP PURPLE), Rick Wakeman (YES) & Steve Howe (YES)
16. The End - Pat Travers & Jimmy Greenspoon (THREE DOG NIGHT)


Buncha old-timers covering The Doors? Eh, seems kinda un-necessary to me, but what do I know. 

These thrown together tributes always sound so generic. It's just a list of names who have gone into a studio to throw their parts on a song. No prep-work is done to do the songs justice. I tend to like tributes where bands work out the songs together and record, whether a collection of different bands or one band paying tribute to their favorites artists.

I think concerning The Doors Stoned Immaculate was the best way to do a tribute album with Ray and Robbie involved.... This thread only reminded me I miss Ray Love his style.

ultmetal wrote:

These thrown together tributes always sound so generic. It's just a list of names who have gone into a studio to throw their parts on a song. No prep-work is done to do the songs justice. I tend to like tributes where bands work out the songs together and record, whether a collection of different bands or one band paying tribute to their favorites artists.

Yea, the whole thing just sounds so...uninspired. Recording parts all over the country, then Pro Tooling it all together. Bland.

mikeinfla wrote:

I think concerning The Doors Stoned Immaculate was the best way to do a tribute album with Ray and Robbie involved.... This thread only reminded me I miss Ray Sad Love his style.

Yea, that was a good one.

The talent involved looks intriguing but The Doors are one of those groups where I just have no desire to hear them covered. The real deal is the only way to go for me.

I miss Ray too.

The lineup of musicians is more impressive than many of these compilations usually get. Thijs Van Leer, Steve Crocker, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Roye Albrighton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Ian Gillan, etc.

The Doors are my favorite band, and this tribute has no interest for me, for a lot of the same reasons you have all stated

have to check it... cover looks very nice.

Love The DOORS but when Ian Asbury sang with them - that had to be best tribute ever.
Saw them live - next day, the Boston paper write up was great -
Heard many cover songs but....they never really shined - maybe this cd will be different !
I thought this song was done pretty good though - folk guitar style -

ultmetal wrote:

These thrown together tributes always sound so generic. It's just a list of names who have gone into a studio to throw their parts on a song. No prep-work is done to do the songs justice. I tend to like tributes where bands work out the songs together and record, whether a collection of different bands or one band paying tribute to their favorites artists.

I was going to post the same exact thing.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Buncha old-timers covering The Doors? Eh, seems kinda un-necessary to me, but what do I know. 

  

Lots of great artists on this. Waste of time though, I bought a bunch of tribute albums 20 years ago and I never, ever listen to any of them, despite the occasional nice treatment of classic songs that sometimes happens. I could see younger bands covering old songs for a new audience, but old guys covering old songs is just pointless.

Good ole Burroughs - The Beat Generation -
Kerouac's - On The Road -
Morrison read it - liked it - went for it -
Ray Manzerac : " If there wasn't Kerouac - there wouldn't have been the DOORS.