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"Light My Fire" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. Although it was principally written by the band's guitarist, Robby Krieger, [7] songwriting was credited to the entire band. Recognized as one of the earliest examples of psychedelic rock, [8] it was recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967 on their eponymous debut album.
The Doors made a steady climb up the Billboard 200, ultimately becoming a huge success in the US once the edited single version of "Light My Fire" scaled the charts to become No. 1, with the album peaking at No. 2 on the chart in September 1967 (kept off the top stop by the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) and going on to achieve ...
Live in Boston is a triple CD live album by American rock band the Doors released in 2007. It was recorded at the Boston Arena on April 10, 1970, during the band's Roadhouse Blues Tour . The band performed two shows, one starting at 7 pm and a second scheduled for 10 but not actually starting until past midnight.
Alive, She Cried is the second official live album by the American rock band the Doors, released in October 1983 by Elektra Records.It is the follow-up to the 1970's Absolutely Live, produced by Paul A. Rothchild.
The DVD/Blu-Ray Disc of the concert includes This is the End a 18-minute film containing interviews with Doors' guitarist Robby Krieger, drummer John Densmore, concert director Murray Lerner, and original Doors manager Bill Siddons. A 2002 interview recorded with Ray Manzarek, the Doors keyboardist who died in 2013, is also included. [9]
Light My Fire: My Life With the Doors. New York: Putnam. ISBN 978-0-399-14399-1. Matijas-Mecca, Christian (2020). Listen to Psychedelic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. Hardcover. ISBN 978-1440861970. Moskowitz, David (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood.
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.
The song spent two weeks at No. 1 and was also in the Top 5 at the same time as Jose Feliciano's version of "Light My Fire". This put two of the Doors' tunes simultaneously in the Top 5. [20] On its first appearance on the Canadian charts it was listed under the B-side title. [21]