Featuring Todd Rundgren, Ian Gillan, Edgar Winter, Steve Morse, David Johansen, Larry
Coryell, Mark Farner, Patirck Moraz, Mick Box, Keith Emerson, Lou Gramm, Leslie
West, Thijs Van Leer, Steve Cropper, Rick Wakeman, Roye Albrighton,
Nik Turner, Steve Hillage, Zoot Horn Rollo and Others!
A star-studded
syndicate of rock virtuosos have gathered together to pay tribute to
one of the best loved and most influential bands of all-time, The
Doors, on a new CD release titled Light My Fire - A Classic Rock
Salute To The Doors to be released by Purple Pyramid Records on
June 24th! Produced by the extraordinarily talented Billy Sherwood,
the album features brand new interpretations of classic Doors cuts
that defined an entire generation, songs such as “Light My Fire,”
“Riders On The Storm,” “Break On Through (To The Other Side),”
“Love Her Madly,” “L.A. Woman,” “People Are Strange,” and
lots more!
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear some of The Doors’ peers and prodigies tackle these seminal songs. Not one but TWO members of the quintessential prog rock band Yes, keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman and lead guitarist Steve Howe, joined Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan on the signature song, “Light My Fire,” which as Wakeman explains, “has always been one of those iconic tracks that keyboard players listen to because of the fact that there are so few tracks with keyboard/organ solos on them compared to our six-stringed buddies. It’s also a solo area that is totally open to interpretation so whatever you do is not comparable to the original, so it was an absolute joy to do.” Howe likewise enthuses, “I was delighted to play on this album as The Doors were a band I heard a lot as everywhere I went in the late ‘60s their music was playing, at friend’s, in restaurants, gigs & bars throughout London. I’m sure I saw them play at Middle Earth, a then hip club. Then, when the reissue more recently came out, I got totally back into their music, especially ‘Light My Fire.’”
Another keyboard legend, Geoff Downes,
likewise extolled the genius of Doors’ organist Ray Manzarek
saying, “It was a real privilege to be asked to participate in this
project. Ray Manzarek was one of the pioneers of keyboard playing in
rock music, and had a major influence on me and many others. His
style was totally unique, and an integral element into what made The
Doors sound the way they did.”
Meanwhile, renegade guitarist Steve
Morse, of Dixie Dregs fame, recollects that The Doors were “a
soundtrack, literally, for some of the most memorable times, good and
bad, that I experienced as a young teen. Like many of my favorites,
they were adventurous, improvising, unafraid of what the media might
say, and all with a sort of lyrical freedom that still stands up
today.” The Cars’ lead axeman Elliot Easton proclaims, “I had a
wonderful time reinterpreting ‘Spanish Caravan,’” a song Easton
found both “challenging and very rewarding!” And jazz fusion
Larry Coryell concludes, “The Doors were the unofficial
representatives to the world for LA, not ‘Los Angeles,’ but ‘LA.’
Their sound - raunchy, cluttered, sassy, leering, kind of mean, and
always horny was the sound of LA/Los Angeles itself. How many
times circa ‘65-66 did my first wife Julie and I drive through LA
on the freeway listening to, say, ‘Love Me Two Times,’ and think
that The Doors were the sound of LA just as clearly as Thelonious
Monk was the sound of NYC.”
That sound continues to reverberate
outward through both space and time, touching each new generation
around the globe and keeping The Doors’ flame burning brighter than
ever! Producer Billy Sherwood sums it up when he declares, “The
Doors’ music will live on forever, and it’s my hope that we’ve
paid tribute to the band in the highest way possible.”
1. L.A. Woman - Jimi Jamison
(Survivor), Ted Turner (Wishbone Ash) & Patrick Moraz (Moody
Blues)
2. Love Me Two Times - Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Thijs van Leer (Focus) & Larry Coryell
3. Roadhouse Blues - Leslie West (Mountain), Brian Auger & Rod Piazza
4. Love Her Madly - Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) & Mick Box (Uriah Heep)
2. Love Me Two Times - Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Thijs van Leer (Focus) & Larry Coryell
3. Roadhouse Blues - Leslie West (Mountain), Brian Auger & Rod Piazza
4. Love Her Madly - Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) & Mick Box (Uriah Heep)
5. Riders On The Storm - Joe Lynn
Turner (Rainbow), Tony Kaye (Yes) & Steve Cropper (Booker T. &
The M.G.’s)
6. The Crystal Ship - Edgar Winter & Chris Spedding
7. Intro (People Are Strange) - Keith Emerson, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter & Joel Druckman (John Fahey)
8. People Are Strange - David Johansen (NY Dolls) & Billy Sherwood (Yes)
9. Touch Me - Robert Gordon, Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Steve Morse & Nik Turner (Hawkwind)
10. The Soft Parade - Graham Bonnet (Rainbow), Christopher North (Ambrosia) & Steve Hillage (Gong)
11. Hello, I Love You - Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) & Roye Albrighton (Nektar)
12. Spanish Caravan - Eric Martin (Mr. Big) & Elliot Easton (The Cars)
13. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) - Todd Rundgren & Geoff Downes (Yes / Asia) & Zoot Horn Rollo (Captain Beefheart)
14. Break On Through (To The Other Side) - Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) & Chick Churchill (Ten Years After)
15. Light My Fire - Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Rick Wakeman (Yes) & Steve Howe (Yes)
16. The End - Pat Travers & Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night)
Light My Fire - A Classic Rock Salute To The Doors
6. The Crystal Ship - Edgar Winter & Chris Spedding
7. Intro (People Are Strange) - Keith Emerson, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter & Joel Druckman (John Fahey)
8. People Are Strange - David Johansen (NY Dolls) & Billy Sherwood (Yes)
9. Touch Me - Robert Gordon, Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Steve Morse & Nik Turner (Hawkwind)
10. The Soft Parade - Graham Bonnet (Rainbow), Christopher North (Ambrosia) & Steve Hillage (Gong)
11. Hello, I Love You - Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) & Roye Albrighton (Nektar)
12. Spanish Caravan - Eric Martin (Mr. Big) & Elliot Easton (The Cars)
13. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) - Todd Rundgren & Geoff Downes (Yes / Asia) & Zoot Horn Rollo (Captain Beefheart)
14. Break On Through (To The Other Side) - Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) & Chick Churchill (Ten Years After)
15. Light My Fire - Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Rick Wakeman (Yes) & Steve Howe (Yes)
16. The End - Pat Travers & Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night)
Light My Fire - A Classic Rock Salute To The Doors
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