THE BEST OF THE DOORS

Compilations are a tricky business it seems-they seem almost designed to infuriate devoted and and casual fans alike - either too skimpy to give a true representation of the band or too exhaustive for the casual fan while leaving off an essential song.Case in point- The album 13 leaves off absolute essentials like "Rider of The Storm" which is fair enough as the album it came from had not been recorded when the compilation was released.The double LP "Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine" is much loved by fans presumably because of all those "deep album cuts" and otherwise- unavailable-on LP B-sides but leaves off essential hits including the BIG ONE presumably because the LP is supposedly a companion to 13 which had the BIG ONE. The original Greatest Hits LP ticks most of the boxes but essential songs like "When the Music's Over" and "The End" are sorely missed. The 2LP Best of The Doors gets it absolutely right especially the 2CD version which adds the wonderfully quirky "Alabama Song".All the hits (with Morrison at the helm) are present and correct as well as the full psyche-out "The End"- all 11minutes forty one seconds" and the other Proto Prog Classic "When the Music's Over". On top of that are all those "deep cuts" like the Proto Metal "Five to One" the gorgeous flamenco flavoured "Spanish Caravan" and the touchingly beautiful balad "The Crystal Ship".All the doors I need. What a great album.

5 stars

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