DOORS, THE

CD · HotWacks archive review

PALACE OF EXILE

Sound 10 Packaging 6 Performance 8 Video
Label
Megaphone CDX1596407MPH
Source
Isle of Wight Festival - August 30th, 1970
Format
1CD
Running time
61:47
Sound / source
soundboard
Packaging
single jewel case
Features
Video / source
Megaphone CDX1596407MPH
Megaphone CDX1596407MPH
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Track list

Backdoor Man, Break On Through, When The Music's Over, Ship Of Fools, Roadhouse Blues, Light My Fire, The End/Crossroads/Lament of the Indian/The End.

The review

This is a recently released British copy of the famous Italian bootleg of the same name released many years ago.  This captures in an excellent sounding soundboard one of The Doors' final concerts, the infamous Isle of Wight performance, their final in the UK. 

There is no improvement over previous releases of this tape.  It still has the lamentable cut in "The End."  Overall this performace by the band is good but definitely not classic by any means.  The biggest letdown for Doors fans is the lack of any new material.  They were in the midst of recording their final masterpiece L.A. Woman, yet they play it safe with the concert standards they played for many years.  The show is good but not great.  Anyone can enjoy the show. 

Doors bootlegs are few and far between these days.  Japan all but ignores them and their official internet-only label Bright Midnight has flopped miserably.  This is a good way to find this show for your Isle of Wight collection.

 

 

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