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Seattle Times
July 13 1968
Full House Likes ‘Doors’ At Arena
By Jane Gressel
Every seat in the Seattle Center was occupied Friday night when The Doors appeared in concert.
A full house audience presents an aura of high expectations, and its hopes were satisfied by one of the finest rock concerts offered in this city.
The Doors’ repertoire has two assets – excellently composed music and interesting, thought provoking lyrics. The group itself has an equally important asset – the personal magnetism of Jim Morrison, lead singer.
Morrison presents the songs, largely social commentary, in an exciting compelling manner.
Whether he is quietly speaking free verse poetry to the hard rock accompaniment of the musicians or belting save the world lyrics at the top of his lungs, he creates the impression that he cares about and believes in what he is saying. There is no feeling of hypocrisy, no sense that he is merely offering the commodity for which the audience has paid.
MORRISON IS showing the world what he believes is the light, and he is way ahead of many groups who are trying to accomplish this purpose.
The Doors were backed by The Chrome Syrcus and The International Brick, both local groups.
The Syrcus has been away from home for some time, playing concerts throughout the United States. They began as a fine group and are growing with experience.
Particularly noteworthy were the excellent work done by Dick Powell on vocals and harmonica; Lee Graham’s vocals both on solos and harmony, and sensitive percussion work by Jim Plano.
The International Brick features the voice of Tiny Tony. Tony has been around Seattle for years as a rhythm and blues singe, and is a fine entertainer.
IN WORKING with the Brick, he has done some modernizing of his style. The blues rock background fits well with his abilities and he has survived the changing fashions in music quite admirably.
The only difference with the Brick’s music is that the songs – particularly the instrumental passages – tend to drag on interminably. The bass and drum lines are not noticeably varied from song to song, making the group’s ‘sound’ monotonous.
However, the Brick’s musicians are very good technically, and Tony’s rich voice and excellent showmanship make the band an enjoyable one.
The fine performances of The Chrome Syrcus and The International Brick heightened the hopes of the large enthusiastic audience. And the Doors – by far the top American group today – met the crowd’s desires completely. They are a band that deserves to play to a full house.
July 13 1968
Full House Likes ‘Doors’ At Arena
By Jane Gressel
Every seat in the Seattle Center was occupied Friday night when The Doors appeared in concert.
A full house audience presents an aura of high expectations, and its hopes were satisfied by one of the finest rock concerts offered in this city.
The Doors’ repertoire has two assets – excellently composed music and interesting, thought provoking lyrics. The group itself has an equally important asset – the personal magnetism of Jim Morrison, lead singer.
Morrison presents the songs, largely social commentary, in an exciting compelling manner.
Whether he is quietly speaking free verse poetry to the hard rock accompaniment of the musicians or belting save the world lyrics at the top of his lungs, he creates the impression that he cares about and believes in what he is saying. There is no feeling of hypocrisy, no sense that he is merely offering the commodity for which the audience has paid.
MORRISON IS showing the world what he believes is the light, and he is way ahead of many groups who are trying to accomplish this purpose.
The Doors were backed by The Chrome Syrcus and The International Brick, both local groups.
The Syrcus has been away from home for some time, playing concerts throughout the United States. They began as a fine group and are growing with experience.
Particularly noteworthy were the excellent work done by Dick Powell on vocals and harmonica; Lee Graham’s vocals both on solos and harmony, and sensitive percussion work by Jim Plano.
The International Brick features the voice of Tiny Tony. Tony has been around Seattle for years as a rhythm and blues singe, and is a fine entertainer.
IN WORKING with the Brick, he has done some modernizing of his style. The blues rock background fits well with his abilities and he has survived the changing fashions in music quite admirably.
The only difference with the Brick’s music is that the songs – particularly the instrumental passages – tend to drag on interminably. The bass and drum lines are not noticeably varied from song to song, making the group’s ‘sound’ monotonous.
However, the Brick’s musicians are very good technically, and Tony’s rich voice and excellent showmanship make the band an enjoyable one.
The fine performances of The Chrome Syrcus and The International Brick heightened the hopes of the large enthusiastic audience. And the Doors – by far the top American group today – met the crowd’s desires completely. They are a band that deserves to play to a full house.