Ray Manzarek - Carmina Burana (1983)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 240 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 94 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: Progressive/Art Rock, Modern Classical | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: A&M Records (394 945-2)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 240 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 94 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: Progressive/Art Rock, Modern Classical | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: A&M Records (394 945-2)
Ray Manzarek was an American musician, singer, producer, film director, and author. He was best known as a member of the Doors from 1965 to 1973, which he co-founded with singer and lyricist Jim Morrison.
This is a staggeringly different piece of music for those who only know the Ray Manzarek of "Light My Fire" or "L.A. Woman" fame. The 1983 collaboration with Philip Glass and Kurt Munkacsi holds many revelations. As the post-Morrison Doors splintered off into various side projects, Manzarek's notable The Golden Scarab and The Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control to the Krieger/Densmore schizophrenic unit known as the Butts Band, as well as guitarist Krieger's jazz-flavored solo discs, the journeymen musicians opened windows beyond the music of the Doors. Carmina Burana's power emerges from the fusion of musical forms, heralded by Manzarek's sincere approach to the project…