One good disc, two decent ones and one ridiculous filler.

This box set is mostly an ... attempt to trick fans of the band into dropping [$] on a bunch of recycled and misleading tracks. Disc 3 is great and would be worth the price of one CD, but only Doors junkies should consider dropping the duckets to buy this set. Consider purchasing the studio CDs and the one disc Live album instead.

The Doors Box Set

Personally to me this is a great box set. Great previously released songs that even if they have been on other CD's, it's still a quality album.



The only CD's I have that rounds out my best collection of the Doors is all six studio albums, American Prayer, In Concert, Doors Box Set, and the double disc canadian import of The Best Of The Doors. I found this at a Coconuts in NJ once and unlike any I have seen on here or anywhere else, it's a full 37 songs long WITH the song I have never heard before ANYWHERE, the ORIGINAL.. NO ME MILESTE MOSQUITO.



It's nothing out of this world but the double disc CD I have is the only place I have ever found this song. There's very few lyrics on this song..



"No me mileste moquito, no me mileste mosquito, no me mileste mosquito, why don't you home?



No me mileste moquito, let me eat my burrito, no me mileste mosquito, why dont you go home?"



Other than that, in my opinion for a true Doors fan (minus the irrelevant 4th cd), this is a quality item to purchase.

whole is greater than the sum of the parts

I used to agree with those who say this box is a mess, a real hodge-podge of stuff. Listening to it lately however, I've come to think that this box actually does provide a good overview of The Doors--including the good, the bad, and the ugly. Even the much maligned "Band Favorites" disk comprises primarily those album tracks that are not represented elsewhere in the box in alternate studio or live format. The ongoing releases of Essential Rarities, Bright Midnight concert recordings, and "best of" packages may make this box redundant, but it still makes for an interesting afternoon's listening.