Live At The Bowl '68[DVD]

Watching this concert gives you a front row seat to one fantastic concert. The restoration of the original film was beautifully done and the sound was crisp and clear. You really feel like you were put in a time capsule and whooshed back in time to 1968. For any fan of The Doors or someone wanting to learn more about them, this is a must watch. The band looked and sounded great - no fireworks, laser light shows or fog needed here. The Doors talent shines and Jim Morrison is as mesmerizing as ever! The extras on the dvd are stunning tv performances which alone are worth it. I can't wait to see this in the movie theatre - don't miss this one - there will never be anyone like Jim Morrison and in watching this, makes you miss him even more.

I finally watched this new version and recently saw the one with a complaint of old version and must say that even if it has been altered in some formatting that hardly a real issue to how the whole video done. A much better print then the original DVD that was out. How they made the lost tracks fit was a marvel. It almost seems to me they used the Hollywood Bowl audio from the tapes they got from "Absolutely Live" but states otherwise, nevertheless, this one is worth picking up if your just wondering what The Doors were like "Live" or the collector wanting a better complete concert. The bonus material with members are really good as well. A history of the Bowl (which I have been to and it is a great venue for a concert) & the way the added songs were put into the DVD. So in conclusion, get this one, keep the other if you want to which they cut out the fireworks in this version & enjoy The Doors in the peak of their career. Highly recommended, get it! Drop by my website sometime at "JudeMac Forever".

This is the best sounding audio of any concert I have viewed from the 1960s. As soon as Jim Morrison walked on stage I thought "wow, he is stoned". He just has that glassy-eyed look about him and kind of slinks around slowly on stage. Sure enough, it turns out he dropped acid just before the concert, verified by the liner notes and interviews in the bonus features. Somehow he turns in a professional performance. He is one of those performers that somehow commands your attention. The performances from the band are outstanding and you really get to see and hear how great of musicians they are. The Doors did not have a bass player, so Ray Manzarek plays bass on the keyboard with his left hand, and plays all the other keyboard parts with his right hand. How he does this is a mystery - very talented. Thankfully, this was recorded on film before directors discovered all the fast editing of today's filmed concerts. You have nice lingering shots of Jim Morrison and the entire band, the way it should be. Some interesting shots of the audience as well. For some reason the audience was shooting off fireworks throughout the concert which was a little distracting. My only minor gripe was that the concert was fairly short (1 hr. 15 min.) and some of your favorites might not have made the set list (notably "Soul Kitchen", one of my faves).

I picked this up and it really feels like stepping back into a classic live concert. The performance is raw and full of energy, and it captures the band at a powerful moment in time. The atmosphere of the crowd and the intensity on stage make it easy to get pulled into the experience. It is the kind of concert you can watch all the way through and still want to go back and see again.

It's the only full live concert in the US The Doors performed that was recorded. It's such a shame that their other concerts weren't recorded, because this concert is like drinking soda that has been open for a week, it's flat. Don't get me wrong the song quality is amazing, and the concert is said to be there best quality music they ever did. But still, I would of loved to see Jim drunk onstage cursing at the audience and letting loose. The concert is very tame, but it's still an excellent showcase filled with some of the Doors best songs.

I got the DVD and played it on my McIntosh Labs Home Theater. 6,000 plus amps. It is remastered in DTS. The drums and Jim Morrisons voice come clearly blasting through the center speaker. The rest of the band is perfect as far as audio. It is really better then being there. I only paid 10 bucks for this ticket!

Great DVD / Concert.

Someone else wrote "Pretty much just Jim singing in front of a mic for slightly more than an hour; not a lot of band theatrics and pretty bare bones all things considered, but worth a watch". I shortened his review a little, took a couple words out, but I think that's a great summary. If you're a HUGE Doors fan then this is probably a must have video - I've always been a Doors fan and I found it pretty boring. I bought the Blu-ray and the audio and video are hi-def so it does have that going for it. The video is 58 to 60 minutes long.

Love the Doors what else is there to say... for old footage it sure cleaned up nice, sounds real nice also.

La importancia de Bruce Botnick, ingeniero de sonido de toda la discografía de The Doors, con la excepción del An american prayer y el directo en el Matrix,que sólo los remasterizó,es enorme. El trabajo de orfebrería musical que hizo,restaurando nota a nota,temas sin la voz de Morrison por fallos del micrófono,es verdaderamente de otra galaxia. Poder ver y escuchar el concierto completo en el Hollywood Bowl de julio del 68' con esa nitidez y calidad sónica es realmente asombroso. Además con los bonus,declaraciones de Manzarek,Krieger,Densmore y el propio Botnick más que interesantes.

J'ai commandé ce BR en me demandant ce que cela pourrait donner : un concert des Doors datant de 68 ! Et bien, bravo tout simplement encore une fois à "Eagle Vision" pour cette remasterisation ! D'abord, les images sont stupéfiantes, c'est franchement étonnant de voir que des images argentiques de cette époque puissent être aussi bien restaurées, l'image est nette, les éclairages étant spartiates, il n'y a pas de jeux de lumière multicolores, les éclairages sont fixes sur les musiciens et sur fond noir, aucun décor, bref la sobriété ! Le son a été superbement restauré, en LPCM sur une bonne chaîne, c'est excellent ! (disponible également en DTS HD Master) Le concert démarre sur une musique minimaliste scandée par Manzarek, puis Krieger et Densmore se joignent à lui, et apparaît un jeune éphèbe, hésitant, marchant doucement sur la scène, il attrape le micro et ça commence ! Il est beau comme un dieu (mais ça on le savait déjà) et les morceaux s'enchaînent, tantôt très lents, tantôt rythmés, les nappes d'orgues de Manzarek sont divines, la guitare de Krieger est magique et Densmore assure le tempo, se débrouillant pour toujours coller au mieux à toutes les variations. Morrison est visiblement en forme, il chante divinement bien. Tout est bon, les morceaux connus comme ceux qui le sont moins. When the music's over est une excellente introduction, puis suivent les "Back door man", "Hello, I love you", "Hey, what would you guys like to hear ?", une très bonne version de "Light my fire", et puis ce merveilleux "The end" pour finir (forcément) étiré au maximum, mais tout simplement divin, nous n'étions qu'en 1968, mais tout (ou presque) était déjà dit, une musique sophistiquée, sobre et sans concessions, à des années lumières de la musique commerciale de nos jours. Ce disque est une bénédiction, merci de l'avoir sorti, que vous soyez fans ou pas, ruez-vous sur ce Blu-ray, il est indispensable à tout amateur de vraie musique.

La edición en Bluray es magnífica. Imagen prístina, sonido fantástico que con un teatro en casa te sentirás inmerso en el concierto de esta fantástica banda de rock. El precio del artículo es insuperable debido a la calidad de lo que obtienes. Altamente recomendable, ya seas o no fan del cuarteto californiano.

本当に半世紀も前の映像か？音も画も凄すぎて嘘くさいくらい。 そのくらい素晴らしいです。