The Doors: The Kingdom Has Crumbled
Ellen Sander, Hit Parader, November 1969
A BITTER January day. The morning after a Doors concert, their biggest yet, at Madison Square Garden. The gate was $125,000.00, the performance was obedient and bland. The sound was rotten. The highs went shooting straight up from the stage, hit the ceiling and came screeching off the walls. The minute the audience screamed for 'Light My Fire' the Doors gave it to them. They know by now that it's the best they can do.
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