R-Evolution is a collection of rare TV appearances and music films from legendary 60's act The Doors, presented here on spectacular Blu-ray from Eagle Rock Entertainment/Eagle Vision. For the hardcore fan, the wealth of previously unreleased footage here will make this a must purchase. All the footage has been carefully restored, and the audio remixed and mastered for 5.1 by Bruce Botnick.
While casual fans might find these lip-synced TV performances somewhat 'ho-hum', a few are actually fun to watch thanks to the presence of Jim Morrison, who oozes a mysterious confidence on "Moonlight Drive" from the Jonathan Winters Show, as well as "The Crystal Ship" and "Light My Fire" from Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Their mini-film for "The Unknown Soldier" is actually quite chilling, with some horrendous war footage from Vietnam sprinkled throughout. "Touch Me" from the Smothers Brothers Show is very entertaining (with full horn section), and the films for "Wild Child", "Roadhouse Blues", "Crawling King Snake", and "The Changeling" take you behind the scenes, in the studio, and on stage with the Doors. You can really see the persona of Jim Morrison begin to unravel through some of these clips, as his initial mysterious frontman image quickly become an out of control enigma.
Plenty of bonus features are included on this Blu-ray, including a 47-minute documentary with an assortment of interview segments from Ray Manzarek, Jac Holzman, Bruce Botnik, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore, as they look back on the glory days of the band. A killer version of "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" from their performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival is also here, as well as a never before seen 1966 Ford training film with music by The Doors. As I mentioned earlier, for the loyal fan, R-Evolution contains a treasure chest of previously unreleased goodies, and considering the age of much of this material, it's all presented with stunning clarity from an audio & visual standpoint. Once again, Eagle Rock knocks it out of the park!
Track Listing
1. Break on Through (To the Other Side) Music Film January, 1967
2. Break on Through (To the Other Side) Shebang March 6, 1967
3. The Crystal Ship American Bandstand July 22, 1967
4. Light My Fire American Bandstand July 22, 1967
5. Light My Fire Malibu U August 25, 1967
6. People Are Strange Murray the K in New York September 22, 1967
7. Moonlight Drive - The Jonathan Winters Show December 27, 1967
8. The Unknown Soldier Music Film February, 1968
9. Hello, I Love You Musix für Junge Leute: 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet September 13, 1968
10. Touch Me - The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour December 15, 1968
11. Wild Child Music Film July, 1969
12. Roadhouse Blues Music Film February, 1970
13. Crawling King Snake GTK (Get to Know) December, 1970
14. The Changeling Music Film April, 1971
15. Gloria Music Film October, 1983
16. People Are Strange Music Film 1980s
17. Strange Days Music Film 1984
18. L.A. Woman Music Film 1985
19. Ghost Song Music Film 1995
Bonus Features
Love Thy Customer (Music by The Doors)-Ford training film
Outtakes: Malibu U 1967
Break On Through (To the Other Side) -live from Isle of Wight
Breaking Through the Lens (documentary)
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