The Doors Revisited

One of the ironies of longevity - and The Doors have certainly enjoyed that, even if their charismatic front man Jim Morrison was denied it - is that the social and political issues that sparked the classic songs inevitably recede from public consciousness. Doug Sundling's ultimate guide to The Doors' output is a chronological analysis of the band's complete catalogue. The songs are set in context of the times in which they were written, recorded and released, and their impact is shrewdly reassessed.