The Doors - Musical Live Performance. New York, 1969 year. PBS Critique Show. Jim Morrison Interview

In April of 1969, The Doors were still dealing with the consequences of the Miami incident and the subsequent FBI charges against Jim. Over seventeen concerts had been cancelled since Miami, and they were essentially blacklisted from performing at that point. Even though this gave them a great opportunity to get back into the recording studio to work on their next album, they really wanted to get out and play live. This is why they jumped at the chance to play, uncensored, on a New York PBS television show called “Critique”. They would be allowed to play an entire set of songs, plus be interviewed by Richard Goldstein of the Village Voice. The Doors decide to play a very bluesy set of Doors standards plus songs from the Soft Parade. This is really the only time you’ll get to hear what the Soft Parade might have sounded like without the strings and horns. The interview with Goldstein is one of the best you’ll find. In it Jim predicts the future of music, saying music would one day be done by one person with electronic setups, tapes and machines. The Doors appeared on PBS’s Critique show (titled “A Profile of Jim Morrison and The Doors - On and Off Stage“) on April 28, 1969. The band were interviewed a day later. The show was first broadcast on June 25. Amongst the songs played is the only currently known complete live performance of “The Soft Parade“. The band were interviewed by Richard Goldstein. Morrison had been arrested at a Miami concert on March 1. Pbs Critique, Apr 28/29 1969 1. Tell All The People - 2:02 2. Alabama Song - 5:38 3. Back Door Man - 7:19 4. Wishful Sinful - 11:45 5. Build Me A Woman - 15:12 6. The Soft Parade - 31:19 In Conversation With Richard Goldstein (Live) 20:36 #TheDoors #JimMorrison #Live