Night Divides The Day: The Doors Anthology

When The Doors formed in 1965, it would lead to a string of hit singles and albums that would become stone classics, but also something much bigger a new and deeper relationship between creators and audience. Refusing to be mere entertainers, the Los Angeles quartet relentlessly challenged, confronted and inspired their fans, leaping headfirst into the heart of darkness. Though they’ve had scores of imitators, there’s never been another band quite like them. And 60 years since their formation, The Doors’ music and legacy are more influential than ever.

With an intoxicating, genre-blending sound, provocative and uncompromising songs, and themesmerising power of singer Jim Morrison’s poetry and presence, The Doors had a transformativeimpact not only on popular music but on popular culture.

Morrison’s mystical command of the frontman role may be the iconic heart of The Doors, but thegroup’s extraordinary power would hardly have been possible without the virtuosic keyboardtapestries of Ray Manzarek, the gritty, expressive fretwork of guitarist Robby Krieger and thesupple, dynamically rich grooves of drummer John Densmore. From baroque art-rock to jazz-infused pop to gutbucket blues, the band’s instrumental triad could navigate any musical territorywith aplomb and all three contributed mightily as songwriters.