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"Break On Through (To the Other Side)" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It is the opening track of their debut album, The Doors (1967). Elektra Records issued the song as the group's first single, which reached number 126 [3] in the United States. Despite the single's failure to impact the record sales charts, the song became a ...
The Doors has been numerously cited as the group's finest record. [2] [75] [95] In 2000, the album was voted number 46 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. [96] The Doors was ranked No. 42 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". [97] When the list was revised in 2020, the album was repositioned at No. 86. [98]
In November 1966, Morrison and the Doors produced a promotional film for "Break On Through (To the Other Side)", which was their first single release. The film featured the four group members playing the song on a darkened set with alternating views and close-ups of the performers while Morrison lip-synched the lyrics.
The group also made several television appearances, such as on Shebang, a Los Angeles television show, miming to a playback of "Break On Through". [nb 4] In early 1967, the group appeared on The Clay Cole Show (which aired on Saturday evenings at 6 p.m. on WPIX Channel 11 out of New York City) where they performed their single "Break On Through".
The song was chosen as the B-side to the album's first single, "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" and was released in January 1967. The single, however, failed to become a success and only peaked at number 126 in the U.S. [ 11 ] Reviewing the "Break on Through" single, Cash Box said that "End of the Night" is a "bluesy shuffler that also ...
Break on through or break on thru, may refer to: "Break On Through (To the Other Side)", a song by The Doors, 1967 "Break On Through" (Grey's Anatomy), episode of TV series; Break On Through, by Jeanette, 2003; Break on Thru: Celebration of Ray Manzarek and The Doors (film), a 2018 music film about 'The Doors'; see Ray Manzarek
"Riders on the Storm" has been classified as a psychedelic rock, [8] jazz rock, [9] [10] art rock song, [11] and a precursor of gothic music. [12] [13] According to guitarist Robby Krieger and keyboardist Ray Manzarek, it was inspired by the country song "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend", written by Stan Jones and popularized by Vaughn Monroe. [14]
Live in New York is a six-disc box set of four complete concerts performed American rock band the Doors on January 17 and 18, 1970 at the Felt Forum in New York City. [3] Two shows were played each night, with 8:00pm and 11:00pm scheduled start times on January 17, and 7:30pm and 10:00pm scheduled start times on January 18.