I saw this Doors line-up in Copenhagen in April 1972. I especially remember them playing the beautiful 'Ships With Sails'. Atomic Rooster were the support band.
I can't belieeeve that the BBC made UA-cam take down ALL "Whistle Test Archives" Uploads!! Fuck's sake Auntie Beeb, it's nearly 50 years ago, now...it was OUR License fees that paid for it all, why shouldn't we be able to relive our youth here. Filthy rotten spoilsports..hang your heads in shame, whoever at the beeb has their hands in this!! Words fail me!!
I really love the two post-Morrison albums especially the first one Other voices. These guys were genuises and I'm so sorry that this didn't work out and that people are still giving them shit in the comments 50 years later.
Surprised to find these comments about those two albums. I like them too. They're overlooked. It's just that the remaining Doors did not really have a vocalist that was strong... to say nothing of having to follow Morrison - an impossibility, really. But the music is great.
Yea. They weren't geniuses! They were very talented. It's true that they weren't the same without Jim Morrison too. I don't know if they still played the old Doors songs, but I'm guessing they did, and none of them have the voice for it the way Jim did. They were his lyrics after all, that he wrote for himself to sing. I haven't heard very much post-Jim Morrison Doors at all, but I'm not crazy about this stuff. It's clever, but seems a bit contrived, although that was probably true of most of their music, and not necessarily a bad thing. These guys were lesser singers, without the front man charisma of Morrison. They could still sing ok though, and of course they're all good players. I agree with the guy earlier who said in his comment that they should've come up with a different name and a new identity.
@@joriszsz95 Possibly the most influential UK live music programme ever. Precursor to The Tube and Jools Holland. During its lifetime, if you played music, YOU wanted to perform on this show. So many quality performances to mention, get searching........
Still has that 'Doors sound' but is obviously going to be different when your singer isn't around. Pity Morrison didn't look after himself because I think The Doors in the 1970's would have been superb.
I saw the Doors open for Grand Funk “All the Girls in the World Beware” tour, late ‘74-75 in Albuquerque. The Doors played their whole set then when Grand Funk came on, the police dispersed tear gas into the closed arena and we were climbing over each other to get out of there. I’m surprised nobody was killed.
Thanks a million for uploading and sharing. Robbie is a fantastic musician and song writer this song would've suited Morrisons whiskey baritone. Interesting to see an actual bass player, I wonder is it Jerry Scheff.
Sadly Morrison would have made these good songs epic; can you imagine him on Ships with Sails....that song was made for him- it would have been beautiful. I think he sang everything with 100% believability and conviction
Ships with sails is as good as any Morrison era song. There is a version with AI putting Morrisons voice to it, as well as Eye of the sun. Both are on YT.
@DavePocklington Their playing was good.... they were still skilled musicians and you know what they brought to the table in the music....but the songs aren't the same without Morrison. Not in my opinion anyway. They lack the darkness and the depth.
something still existed, anyway. My question is why didn't any of the remaining members end up joining other established bands later. They were all A list musicians.
A lot of people don't. I think there must have been a lack of marketing and commercial success added to perhaps editorial disinterest. I'm not sure. Maybe there was no AirPlay. They had no hits without Jim as far as I know. And this chapter in the story never gets mentioned in biopics or documentaries either. So a lot of people have no clue..
Awkward as it was to" play before yourself " the early OGWT sessions brought out the best in musicianship and presence that a band could muster. Epic sessions!
To be honest, (without Morrison) the Doors's music was still awesome. Gotta admit that lyrics were as not evoking as Morrison's, but hey their lyrics were still enjoyable and entertaining. Too bad people had already associated the Doors with Morrison persona. If only they had changed name or started new band post-Morrison's death, most likely people would have rated them way much higher.
@@simplechronology2605 Robby wrote quite a few of the hits prior to this, plus several other good songs, so it's a bit of a mystery as to why he could no longer do that. Though Ray has said once they lost that one side to the diamond, they just couldn't recreate what they had.
I concur, can hear Jim singing these songs and Ray does a fine job filling in that part, must’ve been a really hard time for them and glad hey didn’t find another singer!
@@theshamanarchist5441 I know what you're saying. The CIA/MKULTRA/government connections. But seriously what was the mission? To make kids like brooding baritone singers or oedeipus complexes? I find it just as intriguing as it is far fetched. It's like film noir meets technicolored gossip rags. We'll never know but I'll be forever intrigued. Lookout mountain, Laurel Canyon, moon landing, Manson, etc. What a time. Bummed I wasn't born until 77.
ROTFL that made me laugh out loud. While I agree it lacks the 'glue' and drive that was Jim I feel it's unfair to criticize them as this was a year after he died. People who bitch "it's not like when it was with Jim" is moronic as it's was bound to sound and work different without him. Pink Floyd went on to higher success without Syd. Stones did the same without Brian Jones. And many other bands have gone through endless departures continuing without important band members. Me? I feel if they'd re invented themselves or found a new purpose or sound that re lit their fire then they'd have a place in the new burgeoning music landscape of the 70s Still wouldn't it have been amazing seeing Jim amongst the rockers of the 70s who, let's face it, owe their entire image to the Doors.
Granted whenever Morrison was sometimes drunk off of his ass & not able to sing . the member who would cover for him was Ray I think he had a decent voice for picking up the slack . Yeah it’s not the same but Ray isn’t bad
@@tabsntootIt’s probably the main reason he wanted to disappear. Complete rubbish. I can’t understand how a band that had been so huge and wrote and played so much quality music could have de-evolved into this. It’s so ordinary and clueless. Just goes to show that bands are a real collective of minds and once that is broken it’s never the same.
Очень интересно. В музыкальном аспекте - сильный альбом. Ships w/sails чем-то похожа на Raiders of the Sorm. Но без вокала Джима шансов на успех у альбома не было. Кстати, на виниле он звучит неплохо.
We went to see the Doors after Jim died. It was at Irvine Auditorium Philadelphia. They were doing the ‘Other Voices’ material and put in a great show. During an intermission Ray came up to check us out and called up to us by our names when the show resumed. Shame about Jim but carrying on with the show was what Jim would have wanted.
amo a estos lindos muchachos , lo diferente en estos sonidos es que evoluciono ray manzarek robby john con un estilo entre jazz bosanova etc. no se que hubiese pasado si jim estuviese vivo para esos entonces. , desde que se hizo la critica en los estudios pbs de 1969 se sintio un jim morrison mas maduro según mi opinión., la música tubo un impacto genial al decir que en la escuela había una persona que decía que tu podrias pedir una petición con la oracion. un jim mas espiritual mas consciente. la woman unos sonidos preciosos como changeling hyacinth house, texas radio and the big beat sonidos avanzados que jim predecia para el futuro en la pbs 1969 pero que sin darse cuenta ellos las puertas ya tenían como si fuese una evolución en el inconsciente colectivo de los cuatro actores. waw . creo que después de la muerte de jim la evolución siguió ahora entre un choque de fuerzas con los grupos de Europa y los norteamericanos jim es un excelente insignia para enaltecer a los estados unidos de america y a todo america latina. .la contra cultura no hippie dentro del contexto que hablo es un choque para los europeos este es el mejor choque para los europeos the doors una gradiosa banda. chicos ahora lo que falta es que en un futuro salgan mas videos completos de jim in no video clips de corta duracion.
Too bad these aren't live track (but these are live vocals). The Doors were playing so good during this period and live versions of these songs (like they did on The Beat Club) would have been great.
After Jim died they were still under obligation to put out 3 more albums so I've heard, the music was all good, very optimistic, very different from the nihilistic sound of the Morrison years.
Obviously not as good without Jim, but Ships With Sails & Eye of the Sun are both decent songs. I think they could've done some good stuff if they had stuck at it, either keeping Ray on vocals, or finding a new singer. Whatever the case, they should've changed the name of the band. Morrison was impossible to replace, but the same would've been true if they had lost Ray, John, or Robbie.
I saw the Doors of the 21st Century with Ian Astbury from the Cult on vocals I can't remember when... Pretty decent version of post Morrison material. Better than this.
Sorry to admit honestly without Jim present these doors just can't be ever ever ever the same ...l just couldn't connect ...Jim was the REAL LIFE of everything ....but ok it was to play some stuff....bless the Doors ❤❤❤😮
How did the Doors think of going on without Jim - Led Zep did not go on without their drummer - How were they so blind to continue without their lead singer
Reminds me of Robbie's other songs like Runnin' Blue, which somehow had a more easily digestible whimsical quality when Jim was still prowling, but without Jim to support it falls flat.
Lee see my reply above. I feel a combination of the shock of Jim's death and no longer being 4 equal foundations that together created a unique creative synchronization where they operated on a level higher than most - essentially took away the power they had. Plus, they were human beings who wanted to try new things in a new decade. Without Jim maybe they didn't feel it was worth fighting against their own hey day as well as Jim's ghost? Like Brian Wilson for the Beach Boys, Jim's ghost would become so big that anything they did would ALWAYS lead back to him no matter how successful. Sometimes past glories are worse than future defeats.
It’s amazing how Jim was a catalyst for a certain quality the band had at that time. Without Jim stupid ideas would get the go ahead. It’s amazing that that band went from The End to I’m Horny I’m Stoned. The fact that those records disappeared quickly is not surprising. Jim was definitely the soul of the Doors.
Fairplay for trying to soldier on without JIm. Great musicians, but without him they seem like a decent pub band, thats all. And I didn't know they hired Dennis Hopper(easy rider era) on guitar/bongos.
The Doors should have done like Pink Floyd did....hire a 20 piece band to accompany them into the studio/stage to replace the likes of a Barrett/Waters...
The music was still there...but the mystique had vanished. I'm wondering what would have happened if they had waited a year or two before reentering the market.
Jack Conrad played bass and Bobby Ray Henson played percussion and rhythm guitar with The Doors in 1971 and 1972: ua-cam.com/video/oT2itdXPVuo/v-deo.html&app=desktop
I've done a quick research and discovered that Bobby Ray Henson, who's playing guitar next to Robby, died in april 2012. He wrote in a Doors' forum that, in 4th July 1971, he was playing with Robby and John (!?) in a party when Bill Siddons told them that Jim had died in Paris. I've read some parts of John's book and I remember that he says that, one morning (maybe 5th july 1971?), Robby told him at the studio that Jim had died. So, someone couldn't remember the facts well. However, these facts ocurred almost 50 years ago, and it's natural that people forget some details. Jack Conrad, the bassist who toured with Ray, Robby, John and Bobby, is also dead. He died some years ago. And I can't remember the exact date. Just Robby and John are still alive.
Looks like Marc Benno on rhythm guitar and probably Jerry Scheff on bas guitar (he worked on the album L.A. Woman). Alternatively, it could be Jack Conrad on bass, since he worked with them on the Other Voices album.
I saw this Doors line-up in Copenhagen in April 1972.
I especially remember them playing the beautiful 'Ships With Sails'.
Atomic Rooster were the support band.
How was the gig? What do you remember from this concert?
I can't belieeeve that the BBC made UA-cam take down ALL "Whistle Test Archives" Uploads!! Fuck's sake Auntie Beeb, it's nearly 50 years ago, now...it was OUR License fees that paid for it all, why shouldn't we be able to relive our youth here. Filthy rotten spoilsports..hang your heads in shame, whoever at the beeb has their hands in this!! Words fail me!!
Well said that man!
I really love the two post-Morrison albums especially the first one Other voices. These guys were genuises and I'm so sorry that this didn't work out and that people are still giving them shit in the comments 50 years later.
Full circle and other voices are among my favorite doors albums.
Yup I agree..I bought both when they were released
Surprised to find these comments about those two albums. I like them too. They're overlooked. It's just that the remaining Doors did not really have a vocalist that was strong... to say nothing of having to follow Morrison - an impossibility, really. But the music is great.
They suck without Morrison.
Yea. They weren't geniuses! They were very talented. It's true that they weren't the same without Jim Morrison too. I don't know if they still played the old Doors songs, but I'm guessing they did, and none of them have the voice for it the way Jim did. They were his lyrics after all, that he wrote for himself to sing. I haven't heard very much post-Jim Morrison Doors at all, but I'm not crazy about this stuff. It's clever, but seems a bit contrived, although that was probably true of most of their music, and not necessarily a bad thing. These guys were lesser singers, without the front man charisma of Morrison. They could still sing ok though, and of course they're all good players. I agree with the guy earlier who said in his comment that they should've come up with a different name and a new identity.
The Old Grey Whistle Test is the coolest thing available on the internet.
Never heard of it until now. What is it?
@@joriszsz95 Possibly the most influential UK live music programme ever. Precursor to The Tube and Jools Holland. During its lifetime, if you played music, YOU wanted to perform on this show. So many quality performances to mention, get searching........
The Only Thing The BBC Ever Broadcast That Was Worth Watching (whistle test) But Has To Be Funded By Unwilling Subscribers. DONT PAY THE BBC TAX.
@@davexjs5889 Tad harsh Dave. #Grandstand had its moments.
@@aclark903 Can recall the theme music for Grandstand but it was dull compared to the Whistle Test.
Still has that 'Doors sound' but is obviously going to be different when your singer isn't around. Pity Morrison didn't look after himself because I think The Doors in the 1970's would have been superb.
They were. Just listen to the LA Woman album!
@@MultiStrickland I meant the whole decade not just 2 albums worth up to 1971.
I saw the Doors open for Grand Funk “All the Girls in the World Beware” tour, late ‘74-75 in Albuquerque.
The Doors played their whole set then when Grand Funk came on, the police dispersed tear gas into the closed arena and we were climbing over each other to get out of there.
I’m surprised nobody was killed.
@@paulcarew593I got what you meant mate . .a proper seventies doors would have been fascinating of course. ..
Jim wasn't there (at least physically), but the classic bluesy and groovy sound of the band was more alive than ever
Yea but it lost a certain spontaneity a lot tamer. Lost that dark vibe
@@tabsntoot I agree. That's what was missing. That dark edge. There was no replacement for that.
It makes you wonder why they didn't find a replacement for Jim?
@@bodhiapurva3887 Yeah, they could have gotten Ronnie James Dio or something.
@@mrshankj5101 Just heard some of Ronnie's compositions but not sure if he would have fitted in.
I bought Other Voices the week it came out. I played it a lot. I still like it. I still play it. They were all four very very talented.
Thanks a million for uploading and sharing. Robbie is a fantastic musician and song writer this song would've suited Morrisons whiskey baritone. Interesting to see an actual bass player, I wonder is it Jerry Scheff.
Not Scheff
Still the Doors and that's good with me!
What a rare and fantastic video !!!
I would love to listen to Bob Harris commentary on The Doors at OGWT
This is off their Other Voices album made in 71 they went to make another album after this one called Full Circle in 72
Sadly Morrison would have made these good songs epic; can you imagine him on Ships with Sails....that song was made for him- it would have been beautiful. I think he sang everything with 100% believability and conviction
Wow! I never knew the style of picking/playing Robbie Krieger used!!
They've should have changed the name, just like the Joy Division became New Order. It was a great band on its own merit, just not The Doors anymore.
Should have called themselves PERCEPTION
The other voices was most suitable
Like The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Without Alex did ... only Alex was pictured tied up & gagged on the back of the album cover, ney deed!
The doors jamed
@@tabsntoot 💯
the guitar solo on In the 👁️ of the 🌅 is legendary!!!
FYI: The bass player is Jack Conrad and the rhythm guitar player/backing singer is Bobby Ray Henson. Anybody know anything more about these two?
The doors - Jim = excelent blues group... ; the doors + Jim = Legend...!
Absolutely brilliant!
Eye of the Sun, The Misquito, and Verdilac are the best of the two albums...in my opinion.
in the eye of the sun is where my troubles begun I was takin it easy I was havin some fun
Ships with sails is as good as any Morrison era song. There is a version with AI putting Morrisons voice to it, as well as Eye of the sun. Both are on YT.
@DavePocklington Their playing was good.... they were still skilled musicians and you know what they brought to the table in the music....but the songs aren't the same without Morrison. Not in my opinion anyway. They lack the darkness and the depth.
The doors are actually pretty decent with Ray on lead vox.
He's got a voice like Bob Weir from the Grateful Dead.
I never knew the Doors still existed after Jim Morrison died!
something still existed, anyway. My question is why didn't any of the remaining members end up joining other established bands later. They were all A list musicians.
Same here!
A lot of people don't. I think there must have been a lack of marketing and commercial success added to perhaps editorial disinterest. I'm not sure. Maybe there was no AirPlay. They had no hits without Jim as far as I know. And this chapter in the story never gets mentioned in biopics or documentaries either. So a lot of people have no clue..
They didnt
THE DOORS AT THE OGWT????????????
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! Pure gold.!!!!!! What a find !!!!
I just discovered it and I am old. How I had this been hidden?
Awkward as it was to" play before yourself " the early OGWT sessions brought out the best in musicianship and presence that a band could muster. Epic sessions!
I'll put it this way; I saw Robbie perform with his son about 7 years ago. They didnt do any post Morrison songs.
I looked for the two "lost" post-Morrison Doors albums for years in the 1990s, having seen this, I'm glad I didn't find them then...
Not for everyone my friend. Too bad you're missing out.
To be honest, (without Morrison) the Doors's music was still awesome. Gotta admit that lyrics were as not evoking as Morrison's, but hey their lyrics were still enjoyable and entertaining. Too bad people had already associated the Doors with Morrison persona. If only they had changed name or started new band post-Morrison's death, most likely people would have rated them way much higher.
Without Morrison? Substandard lounge music. There's a reason why none of them were involved in a successful project ever again as musicians.
AC / DC suffers the same fate
@@simplechronology2605 Robby wrote quite a few of the hits prior to this, plus several other good songs, so it's a bit of a mystery as to why he could no longer do that. Though Ray has said once they lost that one side to the diamond, they just couldn't recreate what they had.
I concur, can hear Jim singing these songs and Ray does a fine job filling in that part, must’ve been a really hard time for them and glad hey didn’t find another singer!
Seems to be so much hate for post Morrison Doors, this stuff is great! Also bear in mind these are rehearsals aswell as final perfomance
I also like it. It must have been very taxing to do, too.
It's wierd to think this could (and does) happen to any band, at any time.
***** backing band? No, the Doors wrote everything together. Each member contributed equally.
***** watch the interviews with Ray Manzerek on UA-cam, he goes through how they wrote songs.
***** watch this and the 'bonus' footage after ua-cam.com/users/shared?ci=zGPb9-5jSbs
Thanks for the intersting link. You can tell Manzarek really enjoys the music and explains it well.
Life ain't so easy when your singer's dead
I was thinking the same thing. Not the same band at all.
They sound good, but without the singer, it just doesn't have the magic anymore.
Agent Morrisons mission had ended and he assumed his new identity.
@@theshamanarchist5441 I know what you're saying. The CIA/MKULTRA/government connections. But seriously what was the mission? To make kids like brooding baritone singers or oedeipus complexes? I find it just as intriguing as it is far fetched. It's like film noir meets technicolored gossip rags. We'll never know but I'll be forever intrigued. Lookout mountain, Laurel Canyon, moon landing, Manson, etc. What a time. Bummed I wasn't born until 77.
Thought they were playing 'Remember You're A Womble for a minute!
ROTFL that made me laugh out loud.
While I agree it lacks the 'glue' and drive that was Jim I feel it's unfair to criticize them as this was a year after he died.
People who bitch "it's not like when it was with Jim" is moronic as it's was bound to sound and work different without him.
Pink Floyd went on to higher success without Syd.
Stones did the same without Brian Jones.
And many other bands have gone through endless departures continuing without important band members.
Me? I feel if they'd re invented themselves or found a new purpose or sound that re lit their fire then they'd have a place in the new burgeoning music landscape of the 70s
Still wouldn't it have been amazing seeing Jim amongst the rockers of the 70s who, let's face it, owe their entire image to the Doors.
I know others have said it but I cant help it. No Jim, no Doors.
Granted whenever Morrison was sometimes drunk off of his ass & not able to sing . the member who would cover for him was Ray I think he had a decent voice for picking up the slack . Yeah it’s not the same but Ray isn’t bad
In 2003 I saw Kreiger and Mazarek (w/Ian Astbury - Doors of the 21st Century) and only then realized what masterful musicians they were.
if you get over the fact that jim isn't in the mix,this the same band, not bad.
Im trying, damn Jim such a loser, died all early
Full circle and other voices are EXCELLENT albums
Manzarek is god
He was human.
Ships with Sails is an absolute masterpiece
Not bad Robbie. Imagine how awesome it would of been if Jim was able to sing it.
It was so written for him. 😢
Some say that song was written by Mr. Morrison at least in part, but the credit is Mr. Krieger's…
We will never know. But most likely it false. Because the recording for other voices started June 1971 while he was in Paris
I read that once Jim had seen or read transcripts for some of these songs and wasn’t too impressed
@@tabsntootIt’s probably the main reason he wanted to disappear. Complete rubbish. I can’t understand how a band that had been so huge and wrote and played so much quality music could have de-evolved into this. It’s so ordinary and clueless. Just goes to show that bands are a real collective of minds and once that is broken it’s never the same.
@@soarornor yep the individual parts cant connect without the main part
Очень интересно. В музыкальном аспекте - сильный альбом. Ships w/sails чем-то похожа на Raiders of the Sorm. Но без вокала Джима шансов на успех у альбома не было. Кстати, на виниле он звучит неплохо.
I think the 2 albums they done after Jim died are fantastic!!
We went to see the Doors after Jim died. It was at Irvine Auditorium Philadelphia.
They were doing the ‘Other Voices’ material and put in a great show. During an intermission Ray came up to check us out and called up to us by our names when the show resumed.
Shame about Jim but carrying on with the show was what Jim would have wanted.
Is the focus on the Michelin Tire dude pin on John Densmore a jab at when they sold Light My Fire for a car ad??
pretty likely, ghostbuster
The Doors without Jim is like a lovely car with no engine
amo a estos lindos muchachos , lo diferente en estos sonidos es que evoluciono ray manzarek robby john con un estilo entre jazz bosanova etc. no se que hubiese pasado si jim estuviese vivo para esos entonces. , desde que se hizo la critica en los estudios pbs de 1969 se sintio un jim morrison mas maduro según mi opinión., la música tubo un impacto genial al decir que en la escuela había una persona que decía que tu podrias pedir una petición con la oracion. un jim mas espiritual mas consciente. la woman unos sonidos preciosos como changeling hyacinth house, texas radio and the big beat sonidos avanzados que jim predecia para el futuro en la pbs 1969 pero que sin darse cuenta ellos las puertas ya tenían como si fuese una evolución en el inconsciente colectivo de los cuatro actores. waw . creo que después de la muerte de jim la evolución siguió
ahora entre un choque de fuerzas con los grupos de Europa y los norteamericanos jim es un excelente insignia para enaltecer a los estados unidos de america y a todo america latina.
.la contra cultura no hippie dentro del contexto que hablo es un choque para los europeos este es el mejor choque para los europeos the doors una gradiosa banda.
chicos ahora lo que falta es que en un futuro salgan mas videos completos de jim in no video clips de corta duracion.
+Hugo Galaz bajate el feast of friends de los Doors, videos inèditos, saludos.
This is decent songwriting. Its just the magic of Morrison as frontman is missing, and of course, his amazing vocal!
But thankfully without his woeful poetry readings. So every cloud...
Too bad these aren't live track (but these are live vocals). The Doors were playing so good during this period and live versions of these songs (like they did on The Beat Club) would have been great.
It's no longer DOORS without Jim, but the music is good.
Este es The doors, los que hicieron posible su éxito.
I thought both albums without Morrison were excellent. Robbie is such a unique guitar player.
I guess no one noticed Morrison under the hat on bass.
Kinda weird they're seemingly playing over a backing track. Ray Manzarek is playing an acoustic piano on a Rhodes electric piano... very odd!
The doors my rock band favorite!😊
Every time I watch the Doors, I get a sinking feeling in my guts..almost like by watching the videos Jim is dragging me down into a pit of melancholy
@Les Geo I was having a pathetic moment (too much booze) I'm only keeping the comment open to remind myself not to be such a tit
It's really not bad... they should have just called it something else instead of The Doors. Manzarek sounds like Bryan Ferry at 16:00. :-D
There is some similarity, but Ferry is much more animated.
leonakita tf does animated mean
Someone ai jims vocals on the albums ?
this is great
Good song and Robbie sounds great. Jim’s presence and voice on the song would of also been awesome. Lyrics are cool!
Who is the other guitarist anyone??x
I’m sure a 2 second internet search would help lazy ass
After Jim died they were still under obligation to put out 3 more albums so I've heard, the music was all good, very optimistic, very different from the nihilistic sound of the Morrison years.
Cool little tunes
Who is the guy with guitar/singing with beard and wearing denim?x
Obviously not as good without Jim, but Ships With Sails & Eye of the Sun are both decent songs. I think they could've done some good stuff if they had stuck at it, either keeping Ray on vocals, or finding a new singer. Whatever the case, they should've changed the name of the band. Morrison was impossible to replace, but the same would've been true if they had lost Ray, John, or Robbie.
I saw the Doors of the 21st Century with Ian Astbury from the Cult on vocals I can't remember when... Pretty decent version of post Morrison material. Better than this.
Never knew that Steven Wright was such a good singer
The best Doors line-up. With a great sound.
Without Jim? Really?
They sound great, but Jim Morrison is Jim Morrison
Dumbest thing I’ve read to date
Al ver esto, creo que fueron más libres al no estar Jim.
Never saw this, still musically great but really missing Jim tbh
Is eye of the sun a semi fake live performance....Kroger solo is uncanny in the sense that the solo is too perfect
Sorry to admit honestly without Jim present these doors just can't be ever ever ever the same ...l just couldn't connect ...Jim was the REAL LIFE of everything ....but ok it was to play some stuff....bless the Doors ❤❤❤😮
I think session musicians recorded the albums the guitar and organ playing on the albums is so much more skilful than seeing them live?
How did the Doors think of going on without Jim - Led Zep did not go on without their drummer - How were they so blind to continue without their lead singer
And Sammy Hagar was too young. 😀
Reminds me of Robbie's other songs like Runnin' Blue, which somehow had a more easily digestible whimsical quality when Jim was still prowling, but without Jim to support it falls flat.
That Song was good, you can hear Morrison singing it!
Is that Richard Manuel on rhythm guitar
Worth it to see Robbie's right hand technique if nothing else.....
Looks like JD Souther on guitar?
YEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!👌
Jim Morrison siempre e indiscutiblemente será el alma de THE DOORS .
I didn't know Jon McEnroe was in the Doors hahahaha
LMAO "you cannot be serious"
Hahahahhaha😂😂😂
Hahahahhahajahahahah
i had no idea! 😃
mad
Something's missing from this performance..for the life of me I can't work out what it is ;)
Lee see my reply above. I feel a combination of the shock of Jim's death and no longer being 4 equal foundations that together created a unique creative synchronization where they operated on a level higher than most -
essentially took away the power they had.
Plus, they were human beings who wanted to try new things in a new decade. Without Jim maybe they didn't feel it was worth fighting against their own hey day as well as Jim's ghost?
Like Brian Wilson for the Beach Boys, Jim's ghost would become so big that anything they did would ALWAYS lead back to him no matter how successful.
Sometimes past glories are worse than future defeats.
A brass section?
It’s amazing how Jim was a catalyst for a certain quality the band had at that time. Without Jim stupid ideas would get the go ahead. It’s amazing that that band went from The End to I’m Horny I’m Stoned. The fact that those records disappeared quickly is not surprising. Jim was definitely the soul of the Doors.
Definitely the soul and legend of that Band. With out him they have zero presence or identity.
I actually like this song
@@johnurban7333thats only because you're horny and stoned.
still screams the doors, for me it works,
The Dorks
The cruise 🚢 ship band everyone would love 😁
The band was great, period. With or without the loose-cannon-lizard king. I don't think Jim Morrison made The Doors. The Doors made Jim Morrison.
Fairplay for trying to soldier on without JIm. Great musicians, but without him they seem like a decent pub band, thats all. And I didn't know they hired Dennis Hopper(easy rider era) on guitar/bongos.
A decent pub band? They're better than that
I hardly ever press thumbs down, there's a first time well you know.........lizard king was the Doors!
It’s got a canned heat feel
The Doors should have done like Pink Floyd did....hire a 20 piece band to accompany them into the studio/stage to replace the likes of a Barrett/Waters...
You've listened to "The Soft Parade," right? They did what you said in the studio and onstage...at least for tv spots.
How can u forget soft parade they did it and it was great
Who's the other guitar player?
Great stuff without Jim. Thx !
The music was still there...but the mystique had vanished. I'm wondering what would have happened if they had waited a year or two before reentering the market.
Who’s the other guitarist?
"Play Light My Fire!"
Who's the fourth dude on guitar???
Robby's brother
Jim Morrison
Jack Conrad played bass and Bobby Ray Henson played percussion and rhythm guitar with The Doors in 1971 and 1972: ua-cam.com/video/oT2itdXPVuo/v-deo.html&app=desktop
I've done a quick research and discovered that Bobby Ray Henson, who's playing guitar next to Robby, died in april 2012. He wrote in a Doors' forum that, in 4th July 1971, he was playing with Robby and John (!?) in a party when Bill Siddons told them that Jim had died in Paris. I've read some parts of John's book and I remember that he says that, one morning (maybe 5th july 1971?), Robby told him at the studio that Jim had died. So, someone couldn't remember the facts well. However, these facts ocurred almost 50 years ago, and it's natural that people forget some details. Jack Conrad, the bassist who toured with Ray, Robby, John and Bobby, is also dead. He died some years ago. And I can't remember the exact date. Just Robby and John are still alive.
i thought what a complete doors session on the grey old?? oh...
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Is that JD Souther I spot? Still, Jim was The Doors, after him, what's the point in even trying?
Looks like Marc Benno on rhythm guitar and probably Jerry Scheff on bas guitar (he worked on the album L.A. Woman). Alternatively, it could be Jack Conrad on bass, since he worked with them on the Other Voices album.
Post Jim they should have changed the band name. Not the Doors without Jim. Should've changed there name to The Windows....lol.