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The Legendary Robby Krieger
Robby Krieger met up with Classic Rock Revisited for a few moments before his concert with The Robby Krieger Band in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 15, 2002. Robby is back with a new band and is sounding great. Krieger has added his son Waylon Krieger as the bands second guitar player. The younger Krieger plays with the same wild abandon and quirkiness that his Dad does but also sings Doors classics with a noticeable resemblance to Jim Morrison. The legend of The Doors is not slowing down as Eagle Vision DVD has recently re-released A Tribute To Jim Morrison based on the best selling novel No One Here Gets Out Alive.
Below is a concert review of the show and the transcript of a short conversation we had with Robby before he took the stage. In the interview, Krieger let the cat out of the bag on some big news for Doors fans but I won't make it easy on you. You will have to read on to see what I am talking about. In the end (no pun intended), seeing the Krieger band is the closest thing a person can do to seeing what The Doors experience of the late 60's and early 70's was all about (at least it is the closest thing at this writing -- read on, read on!). The show review gives a good idea of what is in store for anyone attending a Robby Krieger Band concert and the interview proves to be a unique look back at the album LA Woman as well as the band's recent VH1 Storytellers episode.
Special thanks for this interview goes out to Robby Krieger for agreeing to do it, Jeff Albright and Albright Entertainment for making it happen, Marco Moir for allowing us to do it and Larry Shafer Productions in Tulsa for putting on the show. You guys all rock!
Visit Robby on line at Robby Krieger's Home Page to keep up with the latest news concerning his career.
Robby Krieger has had a remarkable career. As a member of the Doors he made history playing guitar next to the legendary Jim Morrison. From the bands earliest days until the groups demise, Krieger remained faithful to the groups vision of approaching music as art. He has had a successful solo career and continues to write and record jazz fusion/rock/blues with The Robby Krieger Band, his latest effort being titled Cinematix.
Robby, along with his son Waylon on guitar, Angelo Barbera on bass, Ty “Stick” Dennis on drums and Steve Bach on keyboards invaded Tulsa, Oklahoma on the Ides Of March. The show was nothing less than amazing. Krieger and company pumped out classic Door’s songs all night long to a screaming crowd at downtown Tulsa’s Sager Center. Classic Rock Revisited’s Jeb Wright and Jon Fultz knew they were in for something special as the band jammed on “Maggie M’Gill” and “Soft Parade” during sound check. The senior Krieger’s guitar playing is fluid and from the smile on his face he was in the mood to rock. During sound check, Waylon Krieger’s voice sparked memories of his Father’s deceased bandmate, sending chills up the spines of the handful of people privy to rehearsal. We could not wait until Showtime!
The band took the stage by storm opening with “Peace Frog” from Morrison Hotel. Other Door’s classics thrown out in the opening set included “Love Street” and “Whiskey Bar.” Krieger took command of the stage and was whipping the crowd into a frenzy. The only drawback to the evening was the alarming number of times that the show was stopped early on due to technical difficulty. Krieger was visibly annoyed with the sound crew as the stops were threatening to zap the energy the band was sending out into the crowd. In all honesty, the crowd really didn’t seem to care about the problems as they were jamming with every note and even when everyone lost power exept keyboardist Steve Bach they remained loud and supportive. Bach led the crowd through a tribute to George Harrison that was basically a classical rendition of the Harrison penned Beatles classic “Something.” When order was restored in the pit and the juices were flowing through the coaxial cables, Robby approached the microphone and told a story of when the Doors would play in the studio after Morrison had died. It seems that the band encountered many technical problems whenever they would play after the singer’s death and every time it would happen he and his band mates would attribute it to “Jim being in the wires.” Indeed, the spirit of Morrison was in the wires in Tulsa. In the end, Krieger lead his group through an astonishing set of 16 Doors classics!
The barroom crowd nearly collectively wet their pants when Waylon belted out “Five To One,” shortly followed up by “Spanish Caravan,” “The Wasp (Texas Radio & The Big Bea)” and an excerpt from “The Lizard King.” What was interesting was that Krieger ignored FM staples “Hello I Love You,” “Touch Me” and “Break On Through” instead playing songs that Doors fanatics embraced. The lost gems only fueled the fire and energy of the crowd. Before the night was over security was removing fans who jumped onstage to dance or to simply hug Robby! Emotions were running high as the magic of The Doors oozed through the atmosphere transporting everyone backward through the spirals of time.
Krieger threw in three original instrumentals, the most intense being “Snake Oil” from his latest CD Cinematix. Before the band left the stage the crowd was treated to many Door’s classics not heard in some time including “Who Do You Love” and “Riders On The Storm.” The set ended with an extended version of “Soul Kitchen.” Krieger’s backing band literally thundered the music into your soul whether you wanted it there or not. For starters, they played The Door’s tracks, note for note perfect during the main verse and chorus of each song. The bonus came in the form of extended jams during many of the songs. Kudos to Steve Bach for his Ray Manzarek maneuvers. Krieger and Bach toyed with each other during song after song trying to one up each other in a game of call and response. Angelo Barbera and drummer Ty “Stick” Dennis provided a rhythm section that was part Doors and part Miles Davis Bitches Brew. They put on a show as Barbera put on an Eddie Van Halen bass clinic, complete with two handed double pull offs before jumping on the drum riser and letting Dennis pound his sticks up and down his fret board!
“The Changeling” was another welcome classic from the LA Women album and the crowd sang along with every word and hung on every note. Krieger took over the microphone between songs announcing, “There is a guy here who says he can sing like Jim Morrison. Should we give him a try?” With that Jim Morrison impersonator Joe Quinlan joined the band onstage. Krieger hammered out the opening riff to “Roadhouse Blues” as the crowd went ape. Quinlan took over and did a formidable take-off on the legend complete with leaping twirl, guttural snarl and icy stare. His performance led Krieger to shake his head and simply state, “Not bad” at the songs conclusion.
It was clear that the boys would be back for an encore but once again the crowd was in for a surprise as the band jammed through five more Door’s classics, lasting nearly 45 minutes! They started off with “When The Music’s Over” before going into the morose “The Unknown Soldier.” Next up was “Crawling King Snake” followed by “Love Me Two Times.” The final song of the evening “Light My Fire” eclipsed 11 minutes and featured extended jams between Father and Son. Finally, just after 1:00am the show came to a close.
Classic Rock Revisited highly recommends, and we mean HIGHLY recommends that you catch Krieger in concert. His guitar playing is top notch, his band in astonishing and the energy that is created when Jim is in the wires is magical. Watching the legend trade licks with his son is also special. The fact that Waylon Krieger naturally sings Morrison baritone is kind of creepy. Being witness to the show in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the Ides Of March lends to a new belief in the supernatural. Anyone who believes the spirit of Jim Morrison and The Doors to be dead has not witnessed the manifestation of The Robby Krieger Band in concert!
Robby Krieger met up with Classic Rock Revisited for a few moments before his concert with The Robby Krieger Band in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 15, 2002. Robby is back with a new band and is sounding great. Krieger has added his son Waylon Krieger as the bands second guitar player. The younger Krieger plays with the same wild abandon and quirkiness that his Dad does but also sings Doors classics with a noticeable resemblance to Jim Morrison. The legend of The Doors is not slowing down as Eagle Vision DVD has recently re-released A Tribute To Jim Morrison based on the best selling novel No One Here Gets Out Alive.
Below is a concert review of the show and the transcript of a short conversation we had with Robby before he took the stage. In the interview, Krieger let the cat out of the bag on some big news for Doors fans but I won't make it easy on you. You will have to read on to see what I am talking about. In the end (no pun intended), seeing the Krieger band is the closest thing a person can do to seeing what The Doors experience of the late 60's and early 70's was all about (at least it is the closest thing at this writing -- read on, read on!). The show review gives a good idea of what is in store for anyone attending a Robby Krieger Band concert and the interview proves to be a unique look back at the album LA Woman as well as the band's recent VH1 Storytellers episode.
Special thanks for this interview goes out to Robby Krieger for agreeing to do it, Jeff Albright and Albright Entertainment for making it happen, Marco Moir for allowing us to do it and Larry Shafer Productions in Tulsa for putting on the show. You guys all rock!
Visit Robby on line at Robby Krieger's Home Page to keep up with the latest news concerning his career.
Robby Krieger has had a remarkable career. As a member of the Doors he made history playing guitar next to the legendary Jim Morrison. From the bands earliest days until the groups demise, Krieger remained faithful to the groups vision of approaching music as art. He has had a successful solo career and continues to write and record jazz fusion/rock/blues with The Robby Krieger Band, his latest effort being titled Cinematix.
Robby, along with his son Waylon on guitar, Angelo Barbera on bass, Ty “Stick” Dennis on drums and Steve Bach on keyboards invaded Tulsa, Oklahoma on the Ides Of March. The show was nothing less than amazing. Krieger and company pumped out classic Door’s songs all night long to a screaming crowd at downtown Tulsa’s Sager Center. Classic Rock Revisited’s Jeb Wright and Jon Fultz knew they were in for something special as the band jammed on “Maggie M’Gill” and “Soft Parade” during sound check. The senior Krieger’s guitar playing is fluid and from the smile on his face he was in the mood to rock. During sound check, Waylon Krieger’s voice sparked memories of his Father’s deceased bandmate, sending chills up the spines of the handful of people privy to rehearsal. We could not wait until Showtime!
The band took the stage by storm opening with “Peace Frog” from Morrison Hotel. Other Door’s classics thrown out in the opening set included “Love Street” and “Whiskey Bar.” Krieger took command of the stage and was whipping the crowd into a frenzy. The only drawback to the evening was the alarming number of times that the show was stopped early on due to technical difficulty. Krieger was visibly annoyed with the sound crew as the stops were threatening to zap the energy the band was sending out into the crowd. In all honesty, the crowd really didn’t seem to care about the problems as they were jamming with every note and even when everyone lost power exept keyboardist Steve Bach they remained loud and supportive. Bach led the crowd through a tribute to George Harrison that was basically a classical rendition of the Harrison penned Beatles classic “Something.” When order was restored in the pit and the juices were flowing through the coaxial cables, Robby approached the microphone and told a story of when the Doors would play in the studio after Morrison had died. It seems that the band encountered many technical problems whenever they would play after the singer’s death and every time it would happen he and his band mates would attribute it to “Jim being in the wires.” Indeed, the spirit of Morrison was in the wires in Tulsa. In the end, Krieger lead his group through an astonishing set of 16 Doors classics!
The barroom crowd nearly collectively wet their pants when Waylon belted out “Five To One,” shortly followed up by “Spanish Caravan,” “The Wasp (Texas Radio & The Big Bea)” and an excerpt from “The Lizard King.” What was interesting was that Krieger ignored FM staples “Hello I Love You,” “Touch Me” and “Break On Through” instead playing songs that Doors fanatics embraced. The lost gems only fueled the fire and energy of the crowd. Before the night was over security was removing fans who jumped onstage to dance or to simply hug Robby! Emotions were running high as the magic of The Doors oozed through the atmosphere transporting everyone backward through the spirals of time.
Krieger threw in three original instrumentals, the most intense being “Snake Oil” from his latest CD Cinematix. Before the band left the stage the crowd was treated to many Door’s classics not heard in some time including “Who Do You Love” and “Riders On The Storm.” The set ended with an extended version of “Soul Kitchen.” Krieger’s backing band literally thundered the music into your soul whether you wanted it there or not. For starters, they played The Door’s tracks, note for note perfect during the main verse and chorus of each song. The bonus came in the form of extended jams during many of the songs. Kudos to Steve Bach for his Ray Manzarek maneuvers. Krieger and Bach toyed with each other during song after song trying to one up each other in a game of call and response. Angelo Barbera and drummer Ty “Stick” Dennis provided a rhythm section that was part Doors and part Miles Davis Bitches Brew. They put on a show as Barbera put on an Eddie Van Halen bass clinic, complete with two handed double pull offs before jumping on the drum riser and letting Dennis pound his sticks up and down his fret board!
“The Changeling” was another welcome classic from the LA Women album and the crowd sang along with every word and hung on every note. Krieger took over the microphone between songs announcing, “There is a guy here who says he can sing like Jim Morrison. Should we give him a try?” With that Jim Morrison impersonator Joe Quinlan joined the band onstage. Krieger hammered out the opening riff to “Roadhouse Blues” as the crowd went ape. Quinlan took over and did a formidable take-off on the legend complete with leaping twirl, guttural snarl and icy stare. His performance led Krieger to shake his head and simply state, “Not bad” at the songs conclusion.
It was clear that the boys would be back for an encore but once again the crowd was in for a surprise as the band jammed through five more Door’s classics, lasting nearly 45 minutes! They started off with “When The Music’s Over” before going into the morose “The Unknown Soldier.” Next up was “Crawling King Snake” followed by “Love Me Two Times.” The final song of the evening “Light My Fire” eclipsed 11 minutes and featured extended jams between Father and Son. Finally, just after 1:00am the show came to a close.
Classic Rock Revisited highly recommends, and we mean HIGHLY recommends that you catch Krieger in concert. His guitar playing is top notch, his band in astonishing and the energy that is created when Jim is in the wires is magical. Watching the legend trade licks with his son is also special. The fact that Waylon Krieger naturally sings Morrison baritone is kind of creepy. Being witness to the show in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the Ides Of March lends to a new belief in the supernatural. Anyone who believes the spirit of Jim Morrison and The Doors to be dead has not witnessed the manifestation of The Robby Krieger Band in concert!