First time hearing Riders on the Storm - The Doors
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A great start for Alexis's introduction to the Doors. We chose Riders on the Storm, even though it's one of their final songs. She really liked Ray Manzarek's playing and composition. #doors #reaction #jimmorrison #60s
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Hello; react to Deep Purple "Child in time" live 1970. Greetings from Guanaqueros; Chile.
*Ray Manzarek simultaneously played a Hammond organ and a Vox Continental synthesizer.*
Actually met Jim Morrison in about 1967. I was 4 years old, touring a radio station with my brother's Cub Scout den. The Doors were doing an in station appearance. Jim Morrison saw the Cub Scouts out in the lobby, and decided he wanted to meet them. He came out, and first thing he did was pick me up in his arms, and held me while he greeted the others. I have only vague memories of it, but story was told to me by my Mom and brothers. 20 years later, I worked with the DJ who was on the air when it happened, and he confirmed it from his side
Awesome
Cool story, man! Very cool.
sounds legit.... a misnomer about morrison, esp early in '67, was that he was a 24/7 wildman. on stage, yes he was unpredictable & even dangerous. but esp early in his career, when sober (wh/ he was moreso then common thought) he was actually a charismatic & friendly person. Your story illuminates that. thx for the insight.
How cool !
Jim was a Cub Scout when he was a kid so it probably brought back some childhood memories. His mom donated his Scout uniform to the Rock Hall of Fame.
The keyboard is a Fender Rhodes. Ray Manzarek's solo on Riders on the Storm is one of, if not the best solos on any record!
I only ever saw him playing a Vox Continental organ with a Fender Rhodes bass laying on the top left from early clips I've seen, but maybe he switched to other keyboards/organs later, or played different keyboards when recording?
correctomundo on the Rhodes bass and the Vox keyboard@@user-nk4li1jh5y
Our stage band in Jr high had a Fender Rhodes. I thought that sounded just like I remembered our little keyboardist playing.
He used a fender Rhodes electric piano on this song and when they toured as a trio
The Doors used many different bass guitarists on their recordings, but for live performances, Ray Manzarek played the bass on his keyboards.
What is really astounding is a classically trained keyboard player, a flamenco guitarist, jazz drummer and a frontman who had never sung or played in a band became the best L.A. band of all time, IMHO.
Because they were MK Ultra and when Jim left music he changed his name using his poetry influencers Arthur Rimbaugh Jim became Rush Limbaugh. Google you tube it picture by Ken Levine.
great point!
Ray used a Fender Rhodes Suitcase Piano on ROTS
Thank you Carlos. One of the other guys mentioned a harpsichord .. that was the word I had in my head but couldn't think of.
She needs to hear "The End". A classic that will never get old.
definitely a song you want to hear first time with your parents..
None of their songs get old.
The End and When The Music's Over
mother. yes son?
father. yes son?
@@mmm-mmm 🤫🤭
Something rarely mentioned- listen closely (headphones help) there is a whisper track in the mix…Jim whispered the lyrics on a separate track that plays underneath the main vocal track. It adds an extra creepy touch to the song. Once you hear it, you’ll always hear it!
And sadly that was the last thing Morrison recorded before he left for Paris.
What did he whisper,i don't have a headphone.
@@iwantschepurnoj1372 The same lyrics. I've heard this song countless times and I've never heard the whisper track before. It was really obvious, so I need to check my CD.
*It is much stronger in this mix, but is present on other versions. I assume it was just harder to notice when listening in a car or when singing along.
Yes!!! I heard that on my 10th listen and I've never been able to not hear it since!
Jim took what he thought was coke. It was junkie Pam's heroine which he hated. Mixed w alcohol in his system and his poor health that was it.
Jim was backed by three exceptionally talented musicians,such a pity they were around for such a short time,their music lives on,great days to be young!
The musicians were so talented and of course Jim was such a loose cannon. If you haven't seen the Doors inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame with Eddie Vedder standing in for Morrison, you should.
jim wanted 7 more years to record.
music listening changes so much
so 5 to 7 years is all most rock bands get.
As soon as I read this I heard it and can't now unhear it. Its actually very prominent.
“ you can’t burn out when you’re not on fire”- Johnny depp Jim was eternal
Riders on the Storm is actually a great late night driving song, it sets a relaxed mood so you dont rush and enjoy the rainy weather.. I guess the newer generation doesnt have the attention span and introspection to get into it like we did back then, life was slower, you enjoyed every moment, you were present in the moment.
Riders was such a big hit here in Australia at the time...every radio station played it whenever they could. I bought LA Woman and other doors LPs and wore them out. 👍🤗
Music like that has stood the tear of time, and will remain so.
The Doors would bring in a bass player during recordings, but in concert Ray would play the bass line with one hand and on a separate organ simultaneously play the piano section. He was insanely talented, as were Robbie and John - the perfect accompaniment for Jim's moody, brooding and chaotic poetry.
They didn’t bring in a bass until LA woman.
@@AlexanderisgreatThey had bass on every album. Larry Knechtel played bass on their first album for a number of songs including Light My Fire for instance. Robby Krieger also played bass on a number of tracks. Doug Luhban played bass on their second and third album. Kerry Magness on their third album. Harvey Brooks on their fourth album... I mean yeah.
@@zoeherriot nope. Just the last one. Ray played bass on the keyboard. Sorry.
@@Alexanderisgreat what do you mean? There are interviews with the bass players dude.
My favourite Doors song. Ray Manzarek is just out of this world. Play the song at night when the house is quiet and put on my planer headphones. Does not get much better.
Absolutely right about social media. I would also say the Voice and the Got Talent shows have changed music and not for the better. God I miss musicians who can play and singers who aren’t perfect.
American Idol was the beginning of the end of Rock music.
Also no need to learn to play an instrument when a computer can do it so most 'music' is just a background beat for the lyrics and no problem if you can't hold tune just use autoutune.
Don't you think most modern "music" just repeats the same song over and over? I agree about social media. The attention span of people has reduced substantially, meaning there is no time for actual music played by actual musicians.
Jim used his poetry influencers name Arthur Rimbaugh when he left MK Ultra to become Rush Limbaugh. Research google or you tube it.
The greatest American rock band to ever exist and will never be duplicated.
Didn’t know the Beatles were American 😂
@@DJ-bj8ku can you read English? There’s a reason i specifically said American and plus the beetles dogshite euro trash tbh
❤️👍💯👍❤️👍💯👍❤️ JIM ❤️💯❤️
Amen Brother. The Doors will forever sit atop the Rock Pantheon.
, Dean ( in Syracuse)
Read " No One Here Gets Out Alive " his autobiography . Eye opener to him . He actually had stage fright when they first performed . Even had his back to the audience at some shows .Incredible performer and band .
Back in the days when people mostly played songs on a turntable, they were kind of committed to listening to the whole album once they put the needle down.
Absolutely. I know I did. Melissa Ward here
Unless it was a hit chosen to be a single, then you could get a 45. The only way to buy one song ( though you got two songs actually ).
With L.A. Woman listening to the whole album was never a problem. 👍👍
I love the Doors...period. Grew up a 80's teen, but the Doors are special. I have a poetry book by Jim and a book done by his sister, now that was a great gift.
Yeah me too I got into The Doors back in 1980 at 13 one of my friends played some Doors and I was hooked ever since,
I came in about 1993 for there Doors once my Army buddy said listen to this I was hook line and sinker. He got me listen to another group, but I won't mention them a lot of people love them and then other hate them...they are a 70's rock band that continued on until today. @@user-qv2ur2bw3z
From Wikipedia
The Doors lacked a bass guitarist (except during recording sessions), so for live performances Manzarek played the bass parts on a Fender Rhodes piano keyboard bass. His signature sound was that of the Vox Continental combo organ, an instrument used by many other psychedelic rock bands of the era.[23] He also used a Gibson G-101 Kalamazoo combo organ (which looks like a Farfisa) for the band's later albums.[24]
One of the greatest road songs ever written. We were driving from Las Vegas to LA at 2am through the Mojavi desert in Nevada/CA; full moon, top down, volume up and this song playing over and over again on CD. Great trip.
I believe the keyboard was a Fender Rhodes electric piano. It was very popular back then
Bought their first album in 1968, I was 14 years old and just love it. Now I’m an old man but the first hit I knew of The Doors was Light my Fire. This song I remember the first time I heard it, 1971 coming home from the drive in movie, half asleep in the back seat, parents driving me and my brother home.
Absolutely in my top 5 bands EVER. If you want to explain Jim to Alexis all you have to do is play her "The End". It's bizarre yet beautiful, haunting, intriguing, and twisted. One of my personal favorite products of Jim's warped and beautiful mind. It's a bit long but the experience is so so worth it. She will never be the same after it that's for sure. You really and truly cannot say you know Jim till you sit thru it at least once. It's pretty much Jim in a nutshell. 👍 *DO IT*👍
✌Peace✌
Top 5 band for myself as well
not good for the both of them to listen to that together.... esp the later released unedited version.
Well if You truly worshipped Jim You'd know he used his poetic influencers name Arthur Rimbaugh when he changed his name to Rush Limbaugh before he left the music business left the MIK ultra programming to become Rush Do Not believe it then google and you tube it picture by Ken Levine.
Ray Manzarek played a Vox Continental Combo Organ which was a popular instrument at the time. He also used a Gibson G-101 transistorized organ along with a Fender Rhodes piano keyboard bass.
He also used a Farfisa with a reverb unit that hung underneath the he keyboard on springs that made the thunder sound when you shook it.
It also had pedals for playing bass.
I was born in Phoenix, Arizona . Growing up in Arizona, there was time rain was only once a year for me. So when it would rain, all of the local radio stations would play this song. To this day, even as I live in Kansas now. I love playing this when it rains.
One of my favorite The Doors songs. I just picked up The Doors Greatest Hits CD. In my car right now. Jim Morrison unfortunately in the 27 club.
Some of the members of The 27 Club: 1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Janis Joplin
3. Jim Morrison
4. Brian Jones
5. Kurt Cobain
6. Amy Winehouse
7. Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
8. Dave Alexander
9. Pete de Freitas
10. D. Boon
11. Kristen Pfaff
12. Richey Edwards
13. Jeremy Michael Ward
14. Robert Johnson
15. Rudy Lewis
16. Alan Wilson
17. Jesse Belvin
18. Dickie Pride
19. Malcolm Hale
20. Jean-Michel Basquiat
I also liked their track ‘love her madly’, cool band. 🙏🏻
Since you featured the Doors at the end of their career withthis reaction, you might want to show her Jim Morrison on the Ed Sullivan Show making their big splash in color on national television in 1967 with LIGHT MY FIRE.
Earlier in the year, the Doors appeared on American Bandstand and played it along with CRYSTAL SHIP. But it was the Sullivan Show appearance that shot them to international fame. I think your daughter is about to become the next receiver of a postcard from the past that makes her a fan of this group and their amazing catalog of songs and their rich, dynamic, chaotic, poetic, and controversial history and legendary status. Songs for her waiting ears include
5 to 1,
BREAK ON THROUGH (TO THE OTHER SIDE).
L.A. WOMAN,
MOONLIGHT DRIVE,
and the 4:58 video of LOVE ME TWO TIMES, which features a quick poetic opening line before unleashing a rare show of explosive firepower. The stories from the comment section are coming for your daughter. Get ready and enjoy
Thanks for mentioning the Val Kilmer movie, The Doors. not all accurate, but Val was amazing in it and sang the songs. He should have been considered for an award. for his performance. Second best performance as Doc Holiday in Tombstone for sure.
Val Kilmer’s performance was every bit as hypnotic as “Riders On The Storm.”
I think it was the out in the desert scene, Kyle MacLachlan ( he played Ray ) said he had to bite his cheek to keep from laughing.
Listening to this song always brings me back to my youth on a trip to the White Mountains of New Hampshire (Mt. Washington area specifically) driving among the mountrains on a rainy day close to nightfall. Spooky but I love it.
The second memory the song evokes is me on my Mom's enclosed front porch looking out over the street on another rainy day. I must have been younger there as I was a bit frightened by the lyrics. lol
Beautiful area in NH!
I don't know why but at the 12:10 mark when Ray and Robby exchange chords, it always makes me cry. I often wondered why for so many years. It often feels like a "goodbye". I envisioned a couple exchanging either hugs or kisses and Ray's last chord on the keyboard is that last kiss given and then the thunder comes in and he or she suddenly disappears.
My wife loved that Jim foto back then. Its on the cover on one of the records😎🇧🇻. We still have it in our Vinyl collection 🤗
This song was ASMR before ASMR was a thing. The bass groove on this song makes it for me and since The Doors didn't have a bass player, they employed a session bassist named Jerry Scheff for this song and album. It's also crazy that so many great musicians died when they were 27 years old, like Morrison. Some of The Doors deeper cuts are great, but L.A. Woman and Roadhouse Blues would be a couple to react to. ✌️
Jerry Scheff, yes. Knew I would find it in the comments. I knew he played on the studio recording.
WTF IS ASMR???
I remember in the early 1970s cruising in my 65American Rambler Convertible down the back roads of Stafford county on a hot summer’s night .I can still feel the warm air rushing through my long,black hair just grooving to this song on my way to Acapo beach.
Riders on the Storm is one of my favorite Doors songs, mostly due to the hypnotic, jazzy quality of Manazrek's keyboard and Robbie Krieger's guitar, but you really need at least three Doors songs in rapid succession if you want to get a feel for the band. They were not at all connected to any one musical genre, so there is no one song that epitomizes their style. If you're looking for a fairly easy entry to their amazing and often challenging world, I'd recommend Soul Kitchen next, followed by Touch Me or Love Me Two Times. Follow those with Roadhouse Blues. The latter three are just great songs, while Soul Kitchen is another of my favorites. It's earlier in their career. Morrison's voice is gorgeous and croony. The lyrics are very Morrisonian - trippy and poetic. It's a poem about his favorite late-night restaurant. When you're ready to get psychedelic, poetic, and experimental, go for Soft Parade, which is an amazing musical compilation of Morrison's short poetry.
Spanish Caravan highlights Robbie's classic Spanish guitar. Everything!!!
Alexis got it right. This is a song that we would put on Repeat, and fall asleep to the song, floating off into another world.
Doors are one of my top bands of all time! Jim was a God and the band played perfectly with him. I love that most Doors songs sound completely different, but still awesome!
One of those songs i call a "headphones song". Brilliant musicianship.
Man, major flashback to my high school cafeteria, where this played at least once every lunch on the jukebox. This and Maggie May. The stereo separation on headphones is awesome. Thanks for reminding me of this great song.
People are Strange, L.A. Woman, Road house Blues, Back Door Man, Touch Me, Love Me Two Times, Five to One, are a few of there great songs. There are so many great songs.....oh for all those who need me to state, Break on Through and Light My Fire. In a short career with Jim the Doors were solid gold.
Those are just the commercial ones
Yes they are, just some reactions for them. Me, I liked the entire L.A. Woman Album. Wild Child and Crystal ship was great as well. They has great songs in a short time. @@stj971
Hauntingly beautiful 🙏🍁
Track Information:
The Doors - Riders on the Storm (1971)
Jim Morrison / John Densmore / Ray Manzarek / Robby Krieger
from:
"L.A. Woman" (LP)
Jazz Rock | Proto-Goth
Personnel:
Jim Morrison: Vocals / Whispers
Ray Manzarek: Fender Rhodes Electric Piano
Robby Krieger: Electric Guitar with Ttremolo
John Densmore: Drums
Jerry Scheff: Bass
Produced by The Doors and Bruce Botnick
Recorded:
@ The Doors' Workshop
in West Hollywood, California USA
December, 1970 - January, 1971
Album Released:
on April 19, 1971
Single Released
June, 1971
Elektra Records
Morrison is the American Poet not only the first for looks and stage behavior but the first of such high intellect . He was a lot more than what the myth holds. Long live Mr Mojo Risin 🎚️🎤🎭
Your American Poet was influenced by French Poet Arthur Rimbaugh And when Jim left MK Ultra he changed his name to Rush Limbaugh faked his death. Google you tube it.
You should read Jim Morris’s biography “ no one gets out alive” I read it and it was wild. It describes his life from childhood with his brother until his death.
It's a fun book to read but should be taken with a big grain of salt.
I read and have the book. I'm of that generation. I always loved The Doors.
I haven't read it yet but have read drummer John Densmore's autobiography "Riders on the Storm" and he goes into depth about Jim's personality and wild eccentricities to put it mildly.
@@steveullrich7737 in his biography it talks about when he was a little boy and him, and his little brother would go sledding in the winter time on a steep hill behind their house, and Jim Morrison and his brother would be on a toboggan together, and go flying down the hill toward the trees, and then Jim Morrison would dive off of the sled, and let his little brother, go speeding toward the trees by himself. I guess he was very vindictive and an early age.
@@steveullrich7737 I have read that one as well, still have it my collection of books. Also read one that was written by one of his girlfriend Patricia Kennely I think was her name. Jim was a complicated personality,
It's a beautiful but bittersweet song. Morrison was dying before everyone's eyes. His health had been ravaged by the drugs and especially alcohol as well as a fall from a roof. This is the voice of a ghost with one foot in the grave. The song references the "killer" role Morrison had in an unfinished film he was working on with a few friends called HWY.
thematically, its a bookend to the end, at least in re to its thematic reflections on the greater culture. its grand symbolic blake like metaphor in those regards. riders is a good bye to LA and amer. A culture he both loved, understood but also feared. its why the song puts forth both warning (killer on the road) yet optional hope (find love, woman, family & endurance to ride out cyclical cultural storms).... the road is both cultural Time (present, past & forward). the car and driver the citizen surviving the present inside the cultural storm. the hitcher is the cultural temptation for implosion. In '70 the culture was at the crossroads. it could either dissolve into nihilism & violence or endure thru building out for repair & enlightment.... the hitcher is the warning. amer could endulge it, take him on a ride & fall into violence and self destruction. Or ride out the cylical storm, navigate on & thru it & find enlightment & love down the pathway... again, his hope & good bye love letter to amer right before he exited.
please do more doors, and CCR....both excellent bands with lots of great songs
Jim liked CCR very much by the way
This is one of the Coolest songs ever.
@Flickering Box alot of people dont realize the part of FL.were from has a lot of talent that come from this area.
Growing up in the UK in the 60s/70s, all I heard was mainstream pop from my older sisters. But I was given a crystal radio set (doesn't need a battery) and in bed at night I'd stick the bakelite headphones on (painful) and turn the dial.
And found this song. Mind blown. Incredible I just couldn't believe what I was hearing. I had tuned into the pirate radio station Radio Caroline - the film The Boat That Rocked. I discovered so much amazing music from there.
Built one of those from a kit I got for Christmas when I was about ten,good memory.
Oh so many memories! My kids got a tshirt for me at least 20 years ago with a picture of Jim Morrison and the caption "An American Poet". Just let the sound wash over you, and you get it.
A 70yo here ... That is one of my favorite songs. My favorite groups are Uriah Heep, Mike Oldfield, Nazareth, Iron Butterfly, Tangerine Dream, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath thats just a few. I also like mellow singers such as Enya,
Clannad, Savage Garden. My music folder is 24+Gb big, that's a lot of music to listen to.
To listen to Tangerine Dream you need a lot of time as a lot of the early albums were only one song lasting around 45 min. I still have the vniyl's from most of their albums.
One of the grooviest songs from my childhood!
I find it interesting that today's music is all about the singer. Classic rock is much more about musicians. Real instruments.
How strange this is, I just put this tune down among others, as one of the greatest tunes ever. I was cruising for the tune and found you both just did this. Thank you for a fabulous reaction. Peace On Ya The first "Bad Boy" with an IQ of 143 I think. He was different
He was friggin AWESOME!!!
I like how Jim softly whispers the vocal line too. Gives it a more ethereal feel. Check out Since I’ve Been Loving You by Led Zeppelin. Both the live and studio versions are great!
Jim was the definition of Rockstar. My opinion.
Love the song. Thanks for the review. Technically, this is going back to the 70s as this song came out in 1971 - released about 3 months before Jim died.
Manzarek, Densmore and Krieger all had jazz backgrounds and that's really apparent on this track.
One of my favourite tracks of all time very atmospheric
Such a good reaction to an iconic song. Great job guys!! The Doors were such a sound unto themselves. For the short amount of time that they were around, they unloaded some terrific music. I can't wait until y'all listen to The End!!! Have a great week guys!!
Hey guys, great reaction to an all time classic! You talked about modern music not giving this vibe but there is one quite modern song that really brings back this style that immediately comes to mind. It is a song but The Pretty Reckless named The Devils Back. It is really worth giving a listen, especially with Riders On The Storm in the back of your head. There is still great music around, next to these brilliant masterpieces of the past.
Can't go wrong with the Doors. Also remember when Oliver Stone's movie The Doors came out as a teenager. Absolutely obsessed with it. Val Kilmer crushed the roll just like he did as Doc Holliday in Tombstone.
First time viewer, really like you guys vibe, just chilling on the couch talking about music and you sir seem to know a lot of music history, I'll probably learn much things if i keep watching you guys, subscribed.
Classic DOORS 🚪 ❤
My parents ued to listen to this on the 8 track i was 2 or three still love it
Fuun fact about Jim M.
He was a swimmer at Alameda High School. His specialty swim stroke was the butterfly.
Every time I swim in that pool I think wow jim swam here.
Look it up ¿
It should be noted that Morrison was very well read. This song was also inspired by the German philosopher Martin Heidegger. His philosophy called Thrownness examines the idea that were are thrown into this life.... Morrison says "Into this world we're thrown". It's a brilliant song. It reached #1 on billboard two weeks after his death in July 1971.
THANKS for the discussion.
He loved stage theatrics, so true. That's one of the reasons (alongside mastery of word) he and Alice Cooper liked each other so much. (suggested listening AC's "Desperado"). People here often mention "the end" as a must hear. It's one of very few songs from the band that I acutally dislike. But I love the "I'm a spy" "break on through" "Spanish caravan" "Cars hiss by my window"(this one is definitely a must hear), "Love her madly" or "LA woman". Hyacinth house with the Chopin solo there leaves me confused.
I'm thinking Alexa's going to appreciate this song. I'm really interested to hear her thoughts on it. Good choice, Burch.
Ray did play a Rhodes piano on this song. But only parts of it. What you hear playing at the beginning of the song was mostly electric organ. Most of the time he'd play the lower bass parts with one hand on the piano. While playing the organ with the other.
I am pretty sure they had been listening to Tim Buckley's love from Room 109 at the Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway) which has very similar sounds like the sea breeze/waves. Buckley released the album it was on the year before they recorded this.
The L.A. Woman album was actually recorded at the band's office in LA. Jim did the vocals from the bathroom.
Wasn't it at the Hyacinth House?
Man you're commentary is fantastic and your friends super cool.
Jim Morrison was a brilliant poet, but a deeply disturbed man. His lyrics ranged from peppy and happy, to dark and wicked, to gentle and loving.
The song "The End" was an absolute masterpiece, but man... the lyrics toward the end are downright evil...and it's still one of my top 10 classic rock songs of all time.
Great song and reaction. I liked the Robbie Krieger's guitar sound. There's a control on the amp called tremelo which gives the guitar that sort of fast echo sound. Perfect for that song.
The instrument was a Vox Continental combo organ, an instrument used by many other psychedelic rock bands of the era.[23] He also used a Gibson G-101 Kalamazoo combo organ (which looks like a Farfisa) for the band's later albums.[24]
Great pick and analysis, gotta love the doors 🙂 I think Break On Through would be a cool one to do next as it shows them at the start of their journey and has a much more immediate and upbeat feel to it
its called the xylophone is what your are hearing at the start of the song. oh for those who do not kow there is more then one type of xylophone and i am not talking about the cheap ones that are red, Oregon, yellow, green, blue. i am talking about the more expensive ones that professional use to play on of those there are many different types that you can buy.
Your thoughts on songs being influenced by social media is so on point.
This song reminds me how good and how many bands used stereo separation back then.
My great-niece who is 26, loves the Doors.
Right before my father was shipped off to Vietnam he was sitting in bar in Michigan suddenly saw the doors come on stage. Never new they was so posed to be playing there.
Jim Morrison was definitely into the shock value of his performances and he didn't care who was offended, including his own band mates. I agree with your analysis about todays music. Just as today's life, everything has to be quick and no one wants to take time to allow things to develop naturally or harmonically. It's sad because there are so many things that could be more enjoyable if people just took a few moments to relax and take a breath.
And don't forget that The Doors had no bassist. The keyboardist (Ray Manzarek) played the bass line with his left hand while doing the other lines and solos with his right.
My understanding is that Jerry Scheff played bass on Riders on the Storm.
Jerry Scheff played the bass on LA Woman and Love Her Madly. The bass line in Riders was all Ray Manzerek on keys.
@@timothyforce1949 - just basing this on what I heard Ray Manzarek say here - ua-cam.com/video/3deQXzV-qTk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=EliasIak2011 , and a couple of other sites online.
53 year old Australian here!
I do like The Doors very much. Thing is, at my age, I've learned to like a lot of stuff, even modern electronic music. In amongst all that I listen to there's an Israeli duo called Infected Mushroom. They did a brilliant remix of Riders On The Storm that I think you should listen to.
Take her down the Doors rabbit hole. She'll love it, for sure!
Manzarek is playing a Rhodes piano. Wiki - "The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, the hammers strike thin metal tines, which vibrate next to an electromagnetic pickup. The signal is then sent through a cable to an external keyboard amplifier and speaker."......"Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek began using Rhodes instruments when the group formed in 1965. He played basslines on a Piano Bass with his left hand, while playing organ with his right.[34] He also played a full-sized Rhodes in the studio, such as a Mark I Stage 73 on "Riders on the Storm".[35] According to Manzarek, "If Mr. Rhodes hadn't created the keyboard bass, the Doors would never have existed."[36] "
Great review/reaction. I'm 64 and relate to everything you're saying. I am looking forward to more!
"You don't make music for immortality, You make music for the moment, for capturing the sheer joy of being alive on planet Earth." -- Ray Manzarek...
Ray's playing the Fender Rhodes!
My favorite Doors song. 👍😊
Burch, we're the same generation. My Mom went to see The Doors. She said he was so wasted he was "playing with himself" on stage and he didn't even know it. 🤦 What a thing to hear from your mom.😄
From what I understand, at least part of the song is about Jim's experience as a kid. His family drove by a family on the highway and they had all been brutally murdered. Witnessing that would have a permanent mark on your life.
Great show, guys!👍😁
Brilliant observation about the amount of music in album oriented rock by these great bands.
one of this goose bump songs.
Pop-radio anno 2002 was already wall to wall singin'.
The first time I heard the song I just drove home and did not turn the car off and heard on the radio that he died, they then played this song. I loved the song right away. Later in life I did go to Paris and visit his grave. I think he died from drugs and alcohol. I think his dad was an officer in the military.
Moog, Electric Piano, or Harpsicord sound. OH, and I have played this song on my cassette player in my car ,in the rain. Try it sometime, it is amazing, ! Peace.
Ray Manzarek is playing a Fender Rhodes Electric Piano in this song. He is doing the bass notes in the left hand and all the melody and chords with his right hand.
Jim Morrison was a fan of the beat poet Allen Ginsberg if you listen you can hear Ginberg's influence on him. Ginsberg's epic poem Howl (1956) is considered to be one of the most significant products of the Beat movement.
Jim's poetry influencers Arthur Rimbaugh became his inspiration when he left the MK Ultra music business to become Rush Limbaugh.
Shes listening for the first time, me 1000th.
One of my favorites.