Two weeks after their debut album The Doors played a two-night stand at The Matrix, a small San Francisco nightclub. The place was nearly empty, so Jim Morrison & Co took a rare opportunity to improvise and experiment, and that is the reason why this recording is so different and cool.
Artist: The Doors
Title: Live at the Matrix
Format: 2 CD
Released: November 2008
This is the Doors at the start of their career, young and fresh. You can also hear that the band has a good time and a good mood; they stretch the songs to the limit, ad extra fill and test different vocals. There are many Doors live recordings released and this one is not the first one to buy as the sound quality is far from what we are used to these days. Experts even say that you can find bootlegs of the same show with better sound, but as the show is so unique this is still a must have for above-average-fans.
It includes a cover of Allen Toussaint's “Get Out Of My Life, Woman,” which has never appeared on any previous Doors albums. You will also hear the band mapping out early versions of songs from upcoming albums.Neither the Doors, nor their corporate record labels Warner Music Group, Rhino or Elektra own the original master recordings. This is just a polished second generation copy of a copy, and the songs have some hiss and speed problems. It is still a cool double-disc.
Tracklist disc 1
- Break On Through (To The Other Side)
- Soul Kitchen
- Money
- The Crystal Ship
- Twentieth Century Fox
- I'm A King Bee
- Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
- Summer's Almost Gone
- Light My Fire
- Get Out Of My Life Woman
- Back Door Man
- Who Do You Love
- The End
Tracklist disc 2
- Unhappy Girl
- Moonlight Drive
- Woman Is A Devil/Rock Me
- People Are Strange
- Close To You
- My Eyes Have Seen You
- Crawling King Snake
- I Can't See Your Face In My Mind
- Summertime
- When The Music's Over
- Gloria
