Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger
| Manzarek-Krieger | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Doors of the 21st Century, D21C, Riders on the Storm, Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger of The Doors, Manzarek & Krieger |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Rock and roll, blues rock, psychedelic rock, acid rock, hard rock |
| Years active | 2002–2013 |
| Associated acts | The Doors, The Butts Band, Rick & the Ravens |
| Website | rayandrobby |
| Past members |
Ray Manzarek Robby Krieger Ian Astbury Angelo Barbera Stewart Copeland Ty Dennis Phil Chen Brett Scallions Dave Brock Miljenko Matijevic |
Manzarek–Krieger was an American rock band formed by two former members of The Doors, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, in 2002. They were also known as The Doors of the 21st Century, D21C, and Riders on the Storm. They settled on using Manzarek–Krieger or Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors for legal reasons, after acrimonious debates and court battles between the two musicians and Doors co-songwriter / drummer John Densmore. They performed Doors material exclusively until the death of Manzarek in 2013.
In 2002, Manzarek and Krieger reunited and produced a new version of The Doors, called The Doors of the 21st Century. The lineup was fronted by Ian Astbury of The Cult, with Angelo Barbera from Krieger's band on bass. At their first concert, the group announced that drummer John Densmore would not perform; it was later reported that he was unable to play because he suffered from tinnitus. Densmore was initially replaced by Stewart Copeland of The Police, but after Copeland broke his arm falling off a bicycle, the arrangement ended in mutual lawsuits, and he was replaced by Ty Dennis, who was the drummer with Krieger's band.
Densmore subsequently claimed that he had in fact not been invited to take part in the reunion. The newly configured group performed on several TV shows including The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.
In February 2003, Densmore filed an injunction against his former bandmates, hoping to prevent them from using the name The Doors of the 21st Century. His motion was initially denied in court and Ray Manzarek publicly stated that the invitation for Densmore to return to the group still stood.
It was reported that both Morrison's family and that of Pamela Courson had joined Densmore in seeking to prevent Manzarek and Krieger from using The Doors' name. and in July 2005 Densmore and the Morrison estate won a permanent injunction, causing the new band to switch to the name D21C. The group then played under the name Riders on the Storm after the title of a song by The Doors released in 1971 as the last track on the final Morrison-era album L.A. Woman. They are allowed to play under names such as "former Doors" and "members of The Doors".
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