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 | jimborrison
1 Jan 2018, 7:13 | | Si 2017 a été sacrée l'année des Doors (pour le 50ème anniversaire de leur 1er album), cela ne l'a certainement pas été pour les fans. Que nous réserve alors 2018, pas grand'chose à se mettre sous la dent en ce moment, à part le blu-ray/dvd complet de l'île de Wight. Pas d'autres bonnes surprises à en attendre ? Ah oui j'allais oublier, Jim aurait fêté ses 75 ans le 8 décembre... | | Citer |
| | jimborrison
21 Jan 2018, 1:00 | Voici quand même une première critique encourageante du DVD Eagle Rock (+ Blu-ray et CD) qui va bientôt sortir (23 février) sur leur concert à l'île de Wight en 1970 (ultimateclassicrock) :
More than 50 years after their debut LP, the Doors remain one of the most intriguing, distinct and powerful bands to ever roam the earth. Even though their lifespan was short (just a little more than years with singer Jim Morrison), their legend and legacy have grown and thrived in the decades that followed. An array of live Doors recordings and video has made its way to fans over the years, but their ever-elusive Isle of Wight performance has been out of reach in its entirety until now.
The legendary British festival was held over five days in late August 1970, a year after Woodstock, and with a lineup of music legends ranging from the Who and Jimi Hendrix to Joni Mitchell and jazz great Miles Davis. The Doors were among the main draws of the festival, and their performance, as captured on Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (available as DVD and Blu-ray, as well as on CD), shows the band slightly fatigued but still delivering a powerful set to the 600,000 fans in attendance.
It’s no wonder they looked and sounded tired at times. Not only was Morrison in the midst of an ongoing obscenity trial stemming from an infamous performance in Miami the previous year, but the band didn't hit the stage until 2AM. Still, the Doors put on a great, if slightly restrained, show. “Our set was subdued but very intense," keyboardist Ray Manzarek once said of the gig. “We played with a controlled fury, and Jim was in fine vocal form. He sang for all he was worth but moved nary a muscle. Dionysus had been shackled.”
This was the last Doors concert to be filmed. And while it doesn't document the band at its peak, they're a powerful presence onstage throughout this great collection.
The DVD looks phenomenal. The film has been restored meticulously, with the original footage upgraded to pristine shape. Clips of the Doors performance that surfaced in past films pales in comparison with this package. The band was reportedly told not to supply its own lighting for the show, so the stage is quite dark, lit solely by a red spotlight. And in some ways, it gives their performance a haunting quality. The concert, which clocks in at a little less than 90 minutes, is occasionally cut with footage from the festival site and the audience, which paints a fuller portrait of the event.
The audio, remastered to 5.1 surround, was mixed from the original multi-track tapes by longtime Doors collaborator Bruce Botnick, who gives the new mix a sharp and clear upgrade that eclipses any of the bootlegs that have surfaced over the years. Powerful versions of classic like "Light My Fire," "When the Music's Over" and an especially swinging version of "Ship of Fools" grace the set, which focuses on the band's first two albums rather than its most recent offering, Morrison Hotel.
The DVD includes a bonus feature, “This Is the End,” which includes interviews with guitarist Robbie Krieger, drummer John Densmore and original Doors manager Bill Siddons conducted by the film’s original director, the Academy Award-winning Murray Lerner. Additional archival interview footage from 2002 with Manzarek, who died in 2013, is also included.
On nous annonce donc une qualité video et audio nettement améliorée, let's wait and see! | | Citer |
| | jimborrison
6 Mar 2018, 11:49 | | | jimborrison
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