The Movie: The Doors Live at the Bowl ’68 (2012)
What Is It?: Forget the silly Christ imagery and bad
poetry that pollutes Doors lore. They were a good band, Jim Morrison was sexy
and had an expressive voice, and he could put on a good show. Aside from a few
breaks to allow him to indulge in his drivel, The Doors’ historic concert at
the Hollywood Bowl in the summer of ’68 was short on bullshit and high on
entertainment. The audience and the band were in good humor, betraying the dour
reputation of both parties. When Morrison and Ray Manzarek create a moment of
incredible tension in “When the Music’s Over”, Jim snaps it with a well-timed
burp. As the show progresses, the acid he dropped backstage starts to kick in,
and his performance becomes more unpredictable without completely losing the
rhythm. The band is tight, turning in stand out renditions of “Spanish Caravan”
and “The Unknown Soldier”.
Why Today?: Today
is Bad Poetry Day.
