Saturday, March 31, 2007

Break On Through

We note in sadness that the great rock photographer Joel Brodsky, best known for his portraits of a topless Jim Morrison, has died at age 67.



In a cosmic coincidence, the Merry Mailman just delivered us the expanded/remastered versions of the first six Doors albums.

Breaking news: according to original album engineer Bruce Botnick, all prior versions of the Doors eponymous debut were mastered at an incorrect slow speed. On the new, corrected CD, Morrison sounds less like your father singing in the shower and more like Leo Sayer.

Just kidding.

5 comments:

billy b said...

Heh.

You ever lissen to the CD's I sent?

billy b said...

Yo, steverino.

Let's chat about Eggs Over Easy.

And the CD's I sent you.

billy b said...

I'm lissening to Eggs Over East.

Daaayum.

Good Schtuff.

Real Good.


Steverino, I'm impressed.

Unknown said...

I esp. liked this:

Mr. Brodsky did the photography for more than 400 album covers, specializing in rock and soul performers like Isaac Hayes, Country Joe and the Fish and Iggy Pop. He also photographed blues singers, including Buddy Guy and Junior Wells.

His album cover shoots were all paid jobs for record companies, (his daughter) said, and to the end of his life Mr. Brodsky approached photography more as work than as art.


Reminds me of that line from "Citizen Kane": "They got work to do and they do it. Only they happen to be the best in the business!"

Anonymous said...

On the new, corrected CD, Morrison sounds less like your father singing in the shower and more like Leo Sayer.

Wow...this remaster of "The End" sounds great:

Father
Yes Son
I want to kill you
Mother
You...make...me...
Feel like dancing!
Dancing!
Dance the night away!