Apr 22, 2008
52 min
Full-HD

Classic Albums: The Doors (2008)

A future classic was unleashed in January 1967 as the Doors released their eponymously titled debut album. This documentary in the Classic Albums series takes an in-depth look at the album, with commentary from Bruce Botnick, who worked on the album, and the three remaining Doors--guitarist Robbie Krieger, keyboard player Ray Manzarek, and drummer John Densmore. The three band members also play some of their instrumental parts from the album, offering invaluable insight into how the songs were constructed.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

Norway United Kingdom United States of America

Companies

Eagle Rock Entertainment Isis Production NRK The Doors Music Company

Jim Morrison

Self (archive footage)

Ray Manzarek

Self

Robby Krieger

Self

John Densmore

Self

Henry Rollins

Self

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