The Golden Scarab

Joe Viglione of AllMusic gave The Golden Scarab a rating of three out of five stars. He considered it to be the "best embodiment of the Doors by one of the three surviving members", concluding: In contrast, Uncut magazine wrote a scathing review, ridiculing, "It sucks... Even Jim at his dumbest, stinkiest drunk would have pissed himself laughing." == Track listing ==

All tracks composed by Ray Manzarek except where indicated: CD bonus tracks • "Whirling Dervish" (Manzarek, Paul Davis) * • "I Wake Up Screaming" (Manzarek, Danny Sugerman) * • "Bicentennial Blues (Love It or Leave It)" * • Bonus tracks taken from Manzarek's 1974 LP ''The Whole Thing Started with Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control''. ==Personnel==

• Ray Manzarek – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizer, kalimba • Larry Carlton – guitar • Tony Williams – drums • Oscar Brashear – trumpet • Mayuto Correa – wood block, bongos, congas • Milt Holland – pandeiro, cabasa, quica, African cowbell • Jerry Scheff – bass • Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone • George Bohanon – trombone • Steve Forman – tuned cowbells, whistles, guiro, tuned wood blocks • Patti Smith – vocals on "I Wake Up Screaming" == References ==