Review: If You Remember The Sixties, Were You Really There?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2013
I read this book having no preconceptions about Hoag (the author). the Doors, or Jim Morrison. I knew the name of the group back then, and I recognized a number of their songs, but I couldn't have listed a group for the songs, nor songs for the group. nor even associated the songs with each other.Not have I seen Oliver Stone's movie, but I've seen a lot of Doors and Morrison tishirs.I think I'm probably the target audience for Hoag.  Those who are avid fans would probably correct Hoag's errors (whether they are errors or not) and fill in a lot of minutae that Hoag left out.  I'm perfectly happy with the level of detail, am pleased when Hoag expresses an opinion (and he does label his opinions as such.)  His commentary moves right along, pleasantly enough, giving me something to chew on, but not choke on.If you weren't around in the late '60s, you may be familiar with Muzak of Doors tunes.  In that case, I would recommend that you read this book while listening to the tracks on Youtube; you'll probably enjoy the book more.  And I would recommend this book to those who came along too late or were too busy doing other things during Morrison's heyday.  It's no crime to be culturally ignorant; the only shame is remaining that way when this book exists to bring you up to speed so pleasantly.