Description
A Scandinavian Prayer documents the final night of a celebrated European tour, which was recorded on four-track tape at Konserthuset in Stockholm, Sweden on the 20th of September 1968. Its amazing to hear the bands devolepment between 1967 and 1968. A year earlier it felt like a little-known group that was experimenting with early versions of material that would soon bring it fame. Then a year and a half later, is another story entirely. This recording presents a world-renowned band at the peak of its powers. The setlist draws material from its first four studio albums. From the group’s eponymous January 1967 debut album come a 15-minute performance of the apocalyptic The End, an explosive nearly 12-minute renditions of Light My Fire, a version of Willie Dixon’s Back Door Man, and a brief reading of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s Alabama Song (Whisky Bar). From September 1967’s Strange Days, the program includes You’re Lost Little Girl, a 13-minute-plus renditions of the masterful When The Musics Over, and the propulsive Love Me Two Times. From The Soft Parade, which came out 10 months after the Stockholm shows, in July 1969, comes Wild Child. Throughout most of the performances in this album, Jim Morrison’s captivating vocals seem like the work of someone getting ready to lead a revolution. His accompanists—keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger—are just as charged up. All three add indispensable ingredients to the sonic recipe. The audience seems entranced, cheering, whistling and foot-stomping. After hearing this recording, you won’t have any trouble understanding why they’re so enthusiastic. The album also features 3 rare bonus tracks
Track list:
1. Five To One
2. (Ballad Of) Mack The Knife
3. Alabama Song / Back Door Man
4. Youre Lost Little Girl
5. Love Me Two Times
6. When The Musics Over
7. Wild Child
8. Money
9. Wake Up
10. Light My Fire
11. The End
12. Let It Bleed-demo 1968
13. Im Your Doctor-session Hollywood 22th of July 1969
14. Love Her Madly-work in progress version