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Performed at the Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX, Oct 26, 2003, this DVD being reviewed is another casualty of the Densmore debacle* - the original high quality USA product by Image Entertainment (with logo "image / ENTERTAINMENT" at the keep-case bottom spine & back cover, and on the disc) is now OOP - Out Of Print. Asian import counterfeits of lesser quality are not DTS 5.1 Surround Sound, Wide Screen, or crucifix picture discs! Jim Morrison died before The Doors could tour their last album L.A. Woman. The only time any songs from it were performed were at their next-to-last concert with Jim - Dallas, Dec 11,1970 (1st show: Love Her Madly, The Changeling, & L.A. Woman, 2nd show: Riders On The Storm) - the 1st show was taped, but not the 2nd. The 3 songs were included on Robby Krieger's 4-CD live compilation "Boot Yer Butt" and the whole 1st show is available on a few bootlegs. No L.A. Woman songs were performed at their last concert with Jim in New Orleans the next night, when he smashed the stage floor with the mic stand as his shamanic spirit dissipated. After Jim's death, the remaining Doors published 2 albums in '71/'72, which they toured briefly (even Carnegie Hall), before disbanding after their last concert as "The Doors" at the Hollywood Bowl. The next couple decades saw the individual Doors pursuing separate projects and a few collaborations. Then, exactly 22 years to the day since the infamous Miami concert that ignited The Doors' burn-out, Oliver Stone released his subjective movie "The Doors" Mar 1, 1991, that precipitated a resurgence in their music and marketing. Induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in '93 brought The Doors back on stage to perform 3 songs with Eddie Vedder of Pear Jam rising to the occasion by filling in for Mr. Mojo Risin'. Four years later, the event that got the 3 Doors down again was their Whisky A Go Go release party for the long-awaited Doors Box Set in '97. The end of the millennium brought the guys back together again to record with various pop artists for their 2000 CD "Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors" by The Doors, which was followed up months later with their DVD "VH1 Storytellers - The Doors (A Celebration)", recorded on a L.A. sound stage with an invited audience (a Californian went in my place). Both these endeavors were highlighted by The Cult's Ian Astbury with his baritone voice, vocal performance, and physical appearance. The collaboration with Ian worked so well that Ray & Robby invited him to tour with them as the reformed "Doors Of The 21st Century" - D21C. Ian accepted, but for whatever reason(s) (besides his ear condition tinnitus) John Densmore declined his bandmates' invitation, resulting in The Police's Stewart Copeland taking the drum seat. After a few performances in 2002, his biking injury got him the boot in favor of Ty Dennis. * The newly formed D21C embarked on a worldwide tour until Aug 5, 2005, when Ray announced the demise of the band at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City to a stunned audience (including me). He said they would henceforth be known as Riders On The Storm, due to the judgment by the court in John Densmore's suit against them to prevent their use of the Doors in their name, even "D21C". Another fallout from the litigation was the prohibition of broadcasting of the show recorded that night for the debut of VH1's new program Decades Rock Live, which lost somebody millions - as the tapes are gathering dust somewhere in the dark.Read full review
I already watch this concert and it is pretty excellent,the way Ray and robby play is really awesome,they haven't lost any of the feeling of the 1960's,their music live in their blood as if they were playing along with Jim Morrison in the old days,I felt very excited just watching them play like that,the singer is really good too,at moments you can feel like you're watching the real Jim Morrison in that concert,I felt very nostalgic about Ray and Robby,but anyways this is a great concert!!!
Awesome DVD Good Condtition and everything, Still Factory Sealed. The Concert That Ray Manzarek And Robby Kriger put on was entertaining but the lead singer they had sing the songs didn't have the emotion into it as Jim Morrison would of and his actions weren't like Morrison was on Stage. He tried to portray him but couldn't fill his shoes. Don't think anybody can. R.I.P. Jim Morrison
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