Ray Manzarek - The Golden Scarab

This is a fanmade edited videoclip for the song with the same name of this Ray's solo album. I used stuff from other places : some pics, the two black scarab gifs, the "glasses reader" scarab, part of videos of Ray & The Doors, two videos with golden scarabs and the effects from photofunia.com ; the animated & cartoon versions of Ray and "the phsydelic band" were made by me. This is a tribute for this nice man who I was so glad to meet in person. A very simple human beign with his fans, not as many of the rock stars.
EDIT ( November 13th, 2008 ) :
Jimi Hunter, the drummer of Ray's band "Nite City", helps me sending my e-mails to Ray for asking permissions for make videos with his music. Ray watched this video and wrote to Mr. Hunter:

"Jim:

Tell him I liked it a lot and he did a very good job!

Thanks;
Ray Manzarek"


Thank you Jimi for the nice person you are helpin' me always to contact Ray ;)


This album review was written by AK at amazon dot com:
"The Golden Scarab is Ray Manzarek's finest hour as a musician. Shamefully overlooked and vastly underappreciated (word is that it was just too deep for most music label execs)- this is a serious masterpiece that you need to hear.

Jazz fusion with the finest percussion you'll find this side of Sergio Mendes. What more can I say? Part Herbie Hancock Headhunters, part Santana Abraxas and 100% Ray Manzarek at the helm. You get total piano driven rockers like "Downbound Train" and incredible jazz numbers like "The Purpose of Existance Is" - a song that features Ray's finest solo, bar none.

Contrary to my thought going into this album- this is not an lp filled with 20 minute organ solos over a looped drum track. This is a brilliant concept album jam packed with the most creative music I've come across since discovering Frank Zappa's best work.

Ray's vocals are very well done- only stretching a little too far at a few points (never enough to ruin the music). I can only imagine the amount of fun Ray had constructing this album. It's 100% pure Ray as I like to say. It embodies all his beliefs as well as his favorite concepts in music. I loved his autobiography, but this 45 minute album reveals just as much about the legendary keyboard player of The Doors (as he will forever be known)."

You can order this album at
Lemon Lecords:
http://www.cherryred.co.uk/lemon/artists/raymanzarek.htm

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[xenakiddle]

Oh wow, at 5:16 I swear that is a picture I took and must have posted somewhere on the web. Ray, smiling, wearing a flowered shirt and holding up a glass, yep that's my pic. Taken in Chicago, 1974.

[Mae77]

@xenakiddle Awesome ! That picture is at the Ray's website in the section "1972 Doors".

Thanks for the info and for the picture, my friend.

[xenakiddle]

@Mae77  You are welcome but please send me the link. I've lost Ray's site or am at the wrong one. I really should scan it again at a better resolution. It's only a poloroid but I can do better and may have a few more to scan as well.

[Mae77]

@xenakiddle the site is "triple W" DOT raymanzarek DOT us , go to "gallery/The doors 10972 tour".

Cheers !

[MoveOverCasanova]

reminds me of "american prayer", i like that kind of sound - is this something old or new?

[Mae77]

@MoveOverCasanova sorry for the late response, this album was recorded on 1974

[RickJames093]

dude ray manzarek is an amazing artist but this is wierd

[RayManzarekGod]

HAHAHHAAH :48 IS HILARIOUS

[ForzaSenzaFine]

Genial!

[Krrrimmi]

I LIKE D CHICK DRESSED IN RAY'S PHOTOS. LOL <3

[pettyconfetti]

hello again my good old friend electric. iam back again.you´ll find me. +++

[xenakiddle]

I've been to that site, but see only stage photos of the actual Doors in concert. My shot was taken 1974, Ray on the Scarab tour in Chicago. I will rescan for you if you'd like.

[xenakiddle]

Respond to this video...  P.s. I really loved what you did with this. Very nice.