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Rob Dwyer
Currently the "Tour Dates Guru" for Black-Sabbath.com, I was also the webmaster and creator of Sabbathlive.com. I have been playing guitar and writing music criticism since age 10. While I was raised on a heavy diet of Heavy Metal, Prog Rock & New Wave, my voracious appetite for music has made me open to music of numerous genres. I strive to be honest, but also judicious and fair in my musical reviews, while trying to avoid being too hateful.
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The Doors 1967 debut seemed an obvious classic to me upon my very first listen. Their music possesses a magical, hypnotic and sensual quality that seems to instantly resonate both intellectually and on a more primal level. Jim Morrison’s shamanistic approach to fronting a Rock & Roll band has inspired countless vocalists and frontmen. And while the often minimalist and jazz influenced chemistry of Krieger, Manzarek & Densmore might seem a bit lightweight on the surface, their telepathic interplay was often seething with subversive menace. In recording this 1st album, they established their own unique identity and a template from which they would develop their sound from on later records. There should be no need to be convinced of the value of this music. The Doors were a force of nature and this album was a perfect introduction to their magical world.
Highlights: “The Crystal Ship”, “The End”, “Light My Fire” and “Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)”.
Highlights: “The Crystal Ship”, “The End”, “Light My Fire” and “Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)”.
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