THE DOORS LIVE IN TORONTO (SEPTEMBER 1969): BOOTLEG ANALYSIS
In September 1969, The Doors flew to North America’s East Coast for a series of concerts in Canada and the United States. The first of these was held in Toronto on September 13 th as part of the “Toronto Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival”, a festival dedicated to celebrating some of the biggest names in the 1950s Rock ‘n’ Roll scene. Five superb musicians were there representing the spirit of one decisive turning point in music history: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent. The Toronto event also featured several new bands (including Chicago Transit Authority and Alice Cooper), plus a group formed by John Lennon for the occasion. Fortunately, The Doors' performance is available in its entirety thanks to a fifty-six-minute amateur bootleg recording ( link here ). The audio is satisfactory considering the fortuitous conditions in which the recording was made. However, it should be noted that the electric guitar is the instrument most penalized in terms of s...
