Motivations are questioned (is this only a marketing ploy?), integrity put at risk (how dare they make a new song when the deceased has no opportunity to polish his or her contribution?), and quality becomes an issue (this sounds horrible!). The Beatles came under the gun for “Free As a Bird,” a track from their Anthology which used John Lennon’s vocals alongside new music. It’s inevitable for a controversy to spark whenever a band chooses to create new sounds using the recordings of a deceased member. Perry Farrell and Exene lend their vocals to “Children of Night” and William Burroughs recites Morrison’s words in “Is Everybody In?” And the Doors, following the tradition of An American Prayer, the spoken-word album featuring new music by Densmore, Manzarek, and Krieger overdubbed onto old tracks of Morrison reading his poetry, bring two “new” songs into the Doors’ canon: “Under Waterfall” and “The Cosmic Movie”. Saul also includes a number of new songs created through sampling the Doors’ classic studio and live recordings and mixing them with fresh music by the reunited Doors and guest artists. Stoned Immaculate features younger rock acts, including Stone Temple Pilots and Creed, playing their version of a favorite Doors song as well as older blues artists who were influences upon the Doors’ music, such John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley. Stoned Immaculate is the brainchild of producer Ralph Saul, who sought to make a tribute album unlike any others - something more than a mere collection of covers by artists trying to score a hit off the coattails of former superstars.
After five years in the making, the Doors tribute album, Stoned Immaculate - The Music of the Doors finally hit stores in mid November. It seems only fitting and about time for a tribute album where those who wish to honor one of the rock’s finest bands and its Dionysian leader can pay their respects while providing a forum for the three remaining Doors to reunite one more time. The Doors’ hard, sensual sound has influenced countless musicians following in their wake. Although he passed away young, Morrison’s hauntingly poetic lyrics accompanied by the innovative jazz-blues fusion of organist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore refuses to fade. In July 1971, Doors lead singer and songwriter Jim Morrison died, his radical and controversial lifestyle rocketing him into fame and just as quickly extinguishing his life. One of the definitive rock bands of the sixties, the L.A.-based Doors exploded onto the charts with their self-titled debut album in 1967, which included “Light My Fire”, the number one single during the Summer of Love. It’s been almost 30 years since the Doors wrapped up recording their final album, L.A.
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