Fa sempre piacere quando le leggende del rock mettono insieme le proprie forze per onorare i colleghi ormai scomparsi.
Questo è quanto sta per accadere ai The Doors, che il 24 giugno riceveranno un album tributo in loro onore. Il disco (che uscirà per Purple Pyramid Records) si intitolerà "Light My Fire - A Classic Rock Salute To The Doors", e conterrà successi indimenticabili come L.A. Woman e People Are Strange. A prendere parte al tributo troviamo numerose band e musicisti dello storico firmamento rock e metal, tra cui Dream Theather, Deep Purple e New York Dolls.
Questa è la tracklist completa:
“Light My Fire – A Classic Rock Salute To The Doors” track listing:
01. L.A. Woman – Jimi Jamison (SURVIVOR), Ted Turner (WISHBONE ASH) & Patrick Moraz (MOODY BLUES)
02. Love Me Two Times – Lou Gramm (FOREIGNER), Thijs van Leer (FOCUS) & Larry Coryell
03. Roadhouse Blues – Leslie West (MOUNTAIN), Brian Auger & Rod Piazza
04. Love Her Madly – Mark Stein (VANILLA FUDGE) & Mick Box (URIAH HEEP)
05. Riders On The Storm – Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW), Tony Kaye (Yes) & Steve Cropper (BOOKER T. & THE M.G.’S)
06. The Crystal Ship – Edgar Winter & Chris Spedding
07. Intro (People Are Strange) – Keith Emerson, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter & Joel Druckman (JOHN FAHEY)
08. People Are Strange – David Johansen (NEW YORK DOLLS) & Billy Sherwood (YES)
09. 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)
[di Annalee Hudson]