Doors of the 21st Century

When I first heard of The Doors of the 21st Century, I thought it was one of those impersonation bands that had made it out of the pub scene. Then I came to understand The Doors had reformed and were touring (obviously without Jim Morrison). My first reaction was “Well, OK, they’re going to perform the music, and leave out the vocals“. But not so … I later find out that they had found someone to do vocals. I could not believe my ears — what sacrilege — how could they?

Then, I heard that the vocalist was Ian Astbury, former lead singer of The Cult of whom I’m also a BIG fan. What a great choice. If you were ever going to get someone to fill the shoes (not replace) of the Lizard King, then Astbury is it. He has a very similar sharmanic aura that Morrison had, and his vocal talent is unquestionable. I recently got to hear a brief clip of Astbury fronting The Doors of the 21st Century, and as expected it was great — not an attempt to mimic Morrison but a performance in his own style, working well with the music of two of the all time great musicians — Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger. I’m off to check out some more!

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