Out of the anti-war and civil rights anti government times. "The old get older and the young get stronger" "They've got the guns but we've got the numbers".
The Doors were ahead of their time, and you might say, right on time to take the music scene by storm. Check out "Twentieth Century Fox" by the Doors. Super fun. The Doors can't go wrong!! 💯🔥🔥
Another forgotten gem from the first album is "Take It As It Comes." A forgotten gem from the Strange Days album is "My Eyes Have Seen You." Great music, really great lines! "My eyes have seen you. Let them photograph your soul, memorize your alleys on an endless role." It sounds good to even just speak it!
‘No One Here Gets Out Alive’ is the marvelous biography of Jim and The Doors by Danny Sugerman. Obviously got that title from this song. The best thing I’ve read about The Doors. And I read it 40 years. ago. Sugerman began working with the Doors when he was 12 years old, by answering their fan mail. Following the death of Morrison he replaced original Doors' manager, Bill Siddons.
You can never go wrong with more Doors tunes! I remember when Cairo was protesting in the streets in the mid 2000s somebody on the streets there said they were blasting this song as they protested. Incredible tune.
Top five Doors song for me. Powerful and mystical at the same time. Two of my favorite lines of all time: "They got the guns but we got the numbers" and "Trade in your hours for a handful of dimes." Very anti-establishment. Thanks so much for doing this Mama and Papa! Edit: I made the comment before I heard the reaction. I can't believe Amber pointed out the same two lines as I mentioned. Very cool!
Ah, Five To One. This was one of the songs that marked The Doors as a "dangerous" band to the squares. They were dark and strange, and Morrison loved to play with revolutionary language when he felt like it. But they were not the typical "power to the people" 60's band. Their energy was deeper and darker than that. They were foursquare for chaos, not about peace and flowers AT ALL, as you hear in this song. When Jim accuses the kids of "trading your hours for a handful of dimes", he was talking about the pandhandling that was prevalent among the youth in San Francisco, where he found himself at sea because yeah, not a hippie kinda guy. As to more Doors music, you MUST check out "Peace Frog". Great song, great energy. I've always thought it should be taken up as a rap, it has that staccato rhyming rhythm.
You're right!! The Doors came into being during the 60s, but they DEFINITELY WERE NOT a "60s" band, ya know. They were parallel to the 60s, but not really a part of it.
@@ClearlyBlissful I'd be remiss if I didn't mention he even played The Dark Knight in Batman Forever, and followed that up starring opposite Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino in Heat.
"The Crystal Ship" will always be my favorite Doors song (which I keep hoping you'll do), but this one is right up there in a close second (along with a few others). Robby Krieger is one of the best guitarists who ever lived & this song shows why. And John Densmore is a beast on the drums.
This is one of the three albums they did with Doug Lubahn playing the bass in the studio. (Doug had a prog-rock group called Clear Light that he was trying to get going, and so turned down the group's offer to join. Ray Manzarek used the bass pedals on his organ for the live shows.) Fun fact: Doug was originally a ski instructor in Aspen and moved to California because one of his students told him that a lot of LA bands were looking for bass players. That student? Cass Elliot, pre-the Mamas and the Papas. I guess she was California Dreaming, herself. if you like Jim singing about the 1960s' darker side, check out "The Unknown Soldier" from this album and "Peace Frog" from two albums later. I don't know if either of those quite match this, but they are damn good. And while "The End" (which runs 11.35) and "When the Music's Over" (11.00) may run longer than you like for your songs to go (although you did allow Pink Floyd to go over 10 minutes), I should note that "The Soft Parade" is a mere 8.40, so if you want to finally take a taste of Jim's genius for the longer form, that's an option.
One small correction: for live gigs, Manzarek played the bass part with his left hand on a Fender Rhodes keyboard bass, as opposed to bass pedals which organ players like Felix Cavaliere of The Young Rascals used (mainly on a Hammond B3). So Ray only had one hand to play the organ chords and solo bits on his Vox organ, while his left hand played the bass line. This demonstrated what a keyboard genius he was, because sometimes his solos on songs like Light My Fire would get very crazy and intense, yet he managed to keep the same steady bass line going with his left hand, while his right hand went ballistic. The keyboard bass didn't record well on 60s recording technology, so that's why bass players were always hired for studio dates. Doug Lubahn was (to my ears) the bass player that fit really well with them, which is why they asked him to join the band - sadly, he said no because he thought his band Clear Light was going to make it big (they didn't).
OMG! I never knew that about the bassist. Clear Light's recording of the Tom Paxton song "Mr. Blue" has been one of my favorite psychedelic records since I first heard it in the early 70s! And it's interesting, because Clear Light recorded for Elektra, same as the Doors. Thank you for that information.
My parents got me this album for Christmas,I think this track frightened the hell l out of them,as a teenager it all made sense to me,Robbie's guitar still gives me chills!
"Your ballroom days are over, baby." is one of my favorite lines from one of my favorite Doors songs. If you love this down and dirty Doors, there are plenty on their last 2 albums Morrison Hotel and LA Woman. Maggie McGill, Been Down So Long, Cars Hiss by My Window and Crawling King Snake just to name a few.
You guys are JUST NOW getting started into the "nitty gritty" of the epic Jim Morrison and the doors songs!! You've only been playing "the pop radio hits' they had, now you shall find out much more about the doors music. "Not to touch the earth", "The Soft parade" and "Texas big beat radio" should be the next songs you react to....
I have never heard this song before. But, I've been a Doors fan ever since their first hit 'Light My Fire'🔥 lit up radio in 1967. This song took me to a place deep in my rock n roll spirit I never felt before. TY for the visceral experience 😂 ❤ Rock On🎉
I really like the fact Jims voice developed with his age and weight, although sad Jim being troubled as a human..so much Blues and Soul coming out.. and I find the last Album , LA Woman, to be their best.. Hyacinth House, Riders on the Storm, Love her madly, Been down so long, LA Woman, Crawling King Snake... The entire Album is worth a listen as it is... And YES, you need to see the Movie - The Doors , by Oliver Stone.. Val Kilmer+Meg Ryan doing a pretty good job..!! :)
John Densmore (drummer for the doors) wrote a book years ago. About his time with the band. If I remember correctly, he said that when this song was recorded, they had an ambulance waiting outside because of Jim’s condition. He was gone. Torn up.
The Doors sound was so varied! They could make top tier songs in different styles because they were incredible musicians and Jim could sing his butt off. So much passion and creativity from them all.
Love the Doors! Great song and the Jim''s vocals are killer. The era was definitely turbulent and many artists were high on psychedelics, which contributed greatly to using sounds and styles of music, lyrics being written and the whole feeling of a song. This is a mind trip and there is no doubt this comes from the trip to the other side.
No one else sounds like this and they just improv at times and rock in the most unique way that is all them. This stuff was mind blowing back in the day, the Doors were always part of our trips. Never saw the original band but saw them reform them with Ray Manzarak on incredible keys and Robbie Krieger on legendary guitar, they recruited Ian Astbury of the Cult for lead vocals and he did a fine Jim Morrison impression for stage presence and vocals, it was a great show, over 2 hours long and all the great hits done faithfully and enthusiastically by them, they were so happy to be playing those great old tunes again. Do When the Music's Over, A great epic you need to hear. Amber, you are one Rocking being and love your reactions to great songs! Rob Squad Rocks! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
I was fortunate enough to see this reconstituted version of the Doors at a music festival and it was magic. I had no idea they were playing until I was at the event on saw them on the play list. I could not believe I was listening to the actual Doors, sans Jim of course, but as you said Ian killed it.
Excellent choice! I love the Doors. I have fond memories of listening to my brothers albums (and 8 tracks). If you're curious what The Doors sounded like without Jom Morrison, check out their appropriately titled "Other Voices" album.
"You walk across the floor, wit' a flower in your hand, tryin' to tell me no one understands", that line kept poppin up in my head now and then for the last 50 years, a brilliant line indicating that also a lot of the so-called beautiful people of the sixties were just narcissistic airheads too. Love it. How about When The Music's Over?
Ive always looked for The DOors reactions almost weekly, Im pretty positive their LA Woman video is blocked and ive never seen them do light my fire, ive always commented they should do light my fire but it never gets upvoted haha
""fun" fact about this ; Jim was drunk when this song was recorded ...being a huge Doors fan I noticed it ,, it was cofirmed by drummer John Densmore. In my opinion this song sounds so punk rock , ahead of its time
There are elements of rap in much of Morrison's work. Saw the Doors once, and in the small hours of the morning he was growling and chanting his poetry...he saw himself first as a poet, the other guys looked like they were ready to wrap it up, but he held the stage and the crowd.
Imagine watching this live. Back in the early eighties, I watched a Doors tribute band in Vancouver, Canada (They covered some other bands as well). It was the closest I could come to seeing the real thing, but the lead vocalist had Morrison down. Extremely good reproduction. I was already a Doors fan, but that night put me over the top for being a huge fan. Roadhouse Blues was especially unforgetable. I mean seriously, have you ever heard a live band cover the tune in this video? I have. I'm telling you that there is nothing like live music for a tune like this one. It really reaches your soul. The bass is really at a different level when your head is by the stage, next to a speaker.
After "The Doors Of Perception"... The Doors... Some great bass riffs in Love Me Two Times and Strange Days... Love Her Madly...Riders On The Storm...L.A. Woman...Light My Fire...so many more great songs...
It started with hearing “Riders on the Storm” that I became interested in the Doors. First I bought all the Doors records, then all the Compact Disks, nowadays I stream all the Doors' music. After the Beatles, the Doors are my favorite pop group.
Talk about this side of Jim: best scream in rock history far as I'm concerned is in their song When The Music's Over, both live and studio, but especially all the different lives. the crowds began expecting an explosive moment during that song, and Jim started really messing with them at that part of the song with false starts and things just to build tension. Def check the studio cut before the live on that, but the lives are fun.
The great thing about ,not just this song, but the band has no bass player, all the bass sounds you hear were played by Ray Manzerek, who was their keyboardist. He played all the bass parts on his keyboards... amazing!
A lot of parents were probably alarmed and frightened by The Doors when this came out in 1968. It is of a piece with what was going on. My copy of "Waiting For The Sun" (the LP this song came from) credits Doug Lubahn as "occasional bass" but I wonder if it isn't mainly Ray Manzarek's keyboard bass furnishing that bottom. And Robby Krieger's guitar has that great psychedelic tone, love it. My vote for next reaction is "L.A. Woman."
Every time Jim went on stage , he dropped LSD. And, he passed it out to the band. EVERYTIME . Check their live stuff. He was a dedicated Acid Head. Like Hendrix, The Airplane, the Dead, and so many more.
Been a long time since I heard this one. The Doors are a deep dive. You should play more from them. Older albums are my favorite ones. Keep on Rockin the oldies, they are the best. Thanks from this 70’s Nana. When my daughter was in labor, she listened to Riders on The Storm over and over. I would never have thought but it was a perfect fit.
This has always been one of my favorites since my garage-band days of the late 1960s. On this same "Waiting for The Sun" album is "My Wild Love" -- very much in the same vein. Since each of you, like me, love the intensity of this number, you must hit "When the Music's Over" and "The End". Each has an extended break in the middle that I suspect you'll love.
Yes, three great tunes. I saw a live version of The Soft Parade on a PBS show yesterday. Soundstage performance. Blew me away! Jim's vocals were incredible and his inner Shamin came out, as did the lizard King. The band was tight, but Jim steals the show.
after Jim Morison died The Doors went to London and asked the lead Singer of Bad Company to join their band, He didn't, but later Joined with Jimmy Page in the 80s and formed" The Firm". But in the 90s, Cult Singer Ian Astbury, joined "The Doors" for Live Touring, said Morison, had been a Great Inspiration for him .
“The Doors of Perception,” published by Aldous Huxley circa 1953, inspired Morrison to name the group, the Doors. It used to be mandatory reading when I was in high school.
Such a cool old school band. They're so good. This song is pure ear candy. If you haven't done it, do "Roadhouse Blues" and if you did do that one, try "The End."
Ha Ha Yes! I am so glad you picked this song! I've been hoping you would get to it one day. This is one of their most rocking songs. Part of what makes it different is that so many Doors songs are dominated by the organ (which I love by the way) but this one was dominated by that killer bass, rockin guitar (Robbie just tears it up), powerhouse drums, and Jim giving one of his most explosive performances. This is a frickin Rock Song! I've done this one a few times at Karaoke, but it has to be the last song of the nigh for me because it tears your voice up. "Five to One" really stands on it's own as I don't think there is another Doors song quite like it. That said, I do think you'd love "LA Woman" another rocking song with a bluesy groove to it and Jim goes nuts again later in that song.
I knew their songs that were mainstream hits but this is an example of songs I didnt know until I got their greatest hits cd. Just another example of how the underrated tracks of these classic artists. On e you ffind them they are even more unforgettable.
The Doors were indeed a special band as they merged their Jazz background with Beatnik lyrics and some psychedelic rock. But were very diverse, check out My Wild Love from the same album, Touch Me from their kind of crooner album The Soft Parade, and from their debut album and LA Woman you can just pick any song as they were perfect albums! But you are both right: People Are Strange IS their best song, even though The End and Riders on the Storm come very close as well.
I'm sure everyone else has said this, but The Doors didn't have a base guitarist. All the base notes were played on the Moog synthesier by Ray Manzerak. That just makes it more amazing that the organist can play all the base notes as well as all the organ numbers.
Hey guys, only got into your channel few months ago, but love it! Love your energy and connection, you both feel music and lyrics in your body, heart and soul. I also love your eclectisism and diversity in the bands and genres that you cover..I mean, damn, if it's good, it's good. You guys rock!!
The book about The Doors, written by Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugarman, took the title from this song "No One get of here Alive", fascinating read, if you like The Doors and what was going on at that time in the sixties. This version of Five to One, is the live version, there is another one I believe who is a little different.
"When the Music's Over" is a KILLER tune by the Doors. Also ... the band didn't have a bass guitar player when they played live. The bass lines were all played by keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Ray even handled the vocals in concert occasionally when Jim was a no-show.
Definitely one of my favorite Doors songs. But there's four that you really need to check out in my opinion. The End When The Music's Over Soft Parade Unknown Soldier
I told yall youd love this one It's one of my favorites, Some others that have this vibe are Not to touch the earth (this same album) this one absolutely has that strange mysterious vibe with haunting lyrics Waiting for the sun (this album waiting for the sun) When the musics over The end
I'm glad you discovered the magical world of The Doors. They were a once in a lifetime band. Check out Wild Child. And I'm sure someone must have mentioned that The Doors never had a bass guitar player. Ray Manzarek the keyboardist had a bass extension on his keyboard. He was amazing.
That movie was good, just like being nerd with Jim mcbrian. Oh, my goodness, now you, she's yeah, you say all of those boobies are on Mac grand and I'll tell you what I was looking that was looking real real real good how she was. A oh, my God.😅😅😅😅😅😅
And Fonda blow out a few lines or did some good horror while with Jim Vera, you know, but the movie was almost locked by and Weiss with Jim party and Weiss Emerson, you know, we're watching Jim party. You're definitely watching Jim party hold out. I smoke and run 2 with him or I'll figure it out. Good morning toe working my piggerwoods smoke one
I've read the book saying the movie saint some documentaries. So I've been there with the Jamar's. But you know what? I don't understand as I get he was probably. You know, abusing heroin and it was, you know? That's what they said. That's the story so I wasn't there button off. Jim motel, you're saying pitch? I've sending you know and pictures videos at Cedric. Days before or weeks before and you know, he looked pretty healmaybe not like a gymnast or something. But you know I didn't look like he was about to die?
Have you guys heard "Peace Frog" by The Doors yet? That song has kind of a funky rhythm and great guitar groove, unexpected for The Doors -- almost danceable.
Can't go wrong with The Doors!
I feel like the Doors are timeless. This could come out today and it still would rock. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Definitely
Your next Doors’ reaction ought to be “When The Music is Over”.
Absolutely! 🎤
Yes. I predict it will become their "Special Friend"...
Next doors should be (peace frog), (when the musics over), (the end), crystal ship
One of these beauties
The Soft Parade song has many interesting bits to it - deffo a Doors classic
Peace Frog, When the Music’s Over, The Soft Parade, The End are all good stuff.
Out of the anti-war and civil rights anti government times. "The old get older and the young get stronger" "They've got the guns but we've got the numbers".
Together for five short years and yet their impact is felt today 50+ years later. One of the most impactful bands of all time.
Jim was a poet without a song ~ Ray Manzarak had melodies without words to sing~ together they were a gift
The Doors were ahead of their time, and you might say, right on time to take the music scene by storm. Check out "Twentieth Century Fox" by the Doors. Super fun. The Doors can't go wrong!! 💯🔥🔥
Great suggestion. I always forget about that song but it is a classic.
Another forgotten gem from the first album is "Take It As It Comes."
A forgotten gem from the Strange Days album is "My Eyes Have Seen You." Great music, really great lines! "My eyes have seen you. Let them photograph your soul, memorize your alleys on an endless role." It sounds good to even just speak it!
My bamlnd used to do 20th century fox and soul kitchen...once we did not to touch the earth, but we were drunk.
Live Morrison sang "we got to go out in this car with these people and get FUCKED UP"... (anyone pushing the Doors movie is a morn FYI)
That version is so much better
‘No One Here Gets Out Alive’ is the marvelous biography of Jim and The Doors by Danny Sugerman. Obviously got that title from this song. The best thing I’ve read about The Doors. And I read it 40 years. ago. Sugerman began working with the Doors when he was 12 years old, by answering their fan mail. Following the death of Morrison he replaced original Doors' manager, Bill Siddons.
Amber read this book
Love this book! The Doors/Jim Morrison were still very popular in the 80s, so I read this book in the late 80s when living in L.A. Sooo good.
@@jenniferfoster1692 Right on!😄
I always thought it said "no one here gets out of line"😂😂😂 it was one of my grandpa's favorites. I was born decades after this came out.
@@Rebel-cd6gc Haha, that's hilarious. Though as far as misunderstood lyrics go, that's not bad at all. 😅
I say it every time!
The Doors are my all-time favorite 😎🚬👍
You can never go wrong with more Doors tunes! I remember when Cairo was protesting in the streets in the mid 2000s somebody on the streets there said they were blasting this song as they protested. Incredible tune.
Top five Doors song for me. Powerful and mystical at the same time. Two of my favorite lines of all time: "They got the guns but we got the numbers" and "Trade in your hours for a handful of dimes." Very anti-establishment. Thanks so much for doing this Mama and Papa!
Edit: I made the comment before I heard the reaction. I can't believe Amber pointed out the same two lines as I mentioned. Very cool!
I made this comment bef
Your ball room days are over baby always gets me
"Trade in your hours for a handful of dimes" is about hippies begging for change.
Ah, Five To One. This was one of the songs that marked The Doors as a "dangerous" band to the squares. They were dark and strange, and Morrison loved to play with revolutionary language when he felt like it. But they were not the typical "power to the people" 60's band. Their energy was deeper and darker than that. They were foursquare for chaos, not about peace and flowers AT ALL, as you hear in this song. When Jim accuses the kids of "trading your hours for a handful of dimes", he was talking about the pandhandling that was prevalent among the youth in San Francisco, where he found himself at sea because yeah, not a hippie kinda guy.
As to more Doors music, you MUST check out "Peace Frog". Great song, great energy. I've always thought it should be taken up as a rap, it has that staccato rhyming rhythm.
You're right!! The Doors came into being during the 60s, but they DEFINITELY WERE NOT a "60s" band, ya know. They were parallel to the 60s, but not really a part of it.
@@mcruz8502 LOL, yeah, sure. Mind explaining your little whine, child?
"Not to touch the earth"... will blow your mind!
I always loved this song. It is kind of a deep dive into The Doors.
If you’re interested, check out The Doors (1991); Val Kilmer stars as Jim Morrison, and he performs a cool version of this song.
@@ClearlyBlissful I know. He said basically that Oliver Stone “butchered” Jim Morrison.
@@christopherferrarelli2262I do like Val as an actor.
@@ClearlyBlissful He was also good in Thunderheart!
@@RJ986Sand in Tombstone. 😃
@@ClearlyBlissful I'd be remiss if I didn't mention he even played The Dark Knight in Batman Forever, and followed that up starring opposite Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino in Heat.
"The Crystal Ship" will always be my favorite Doors song (which I keep hoping you'll do), but this one is right up there in a close second (along with a few others). Robby Krieger is one of the best guitarists who ever lived & this song shows why. And John Densmore is a beast on the drums.
Such a beautiful song
This
Robbie never used a pick.
The poetry of a Shaman sculpted with music.
That's what you've got here.
This is one of the three albums they did with Doug Lubahn playing the bass in the studio. (Doug had a prog-rock group called Clear Light that he was trying to get going, and so turned down the group's offer to join. Ray Manzarek used the bass pedals on his organ for the live shows.)
Fun fact: Doug was originally a ski instructor in Aspen and moved to California because one of his students told him that a lot of LA bands were looking for bass players. That student? Cass Elliot, pre-the Mamas and the Papas. I guess she was California Dreaming, herself.
if you like Jim singing about the 1960s' darker side, check out "The Unknown Soldier" from this album and "Peace Frog" from two albums later. I don't know if either of those quite match this, but they are damn good.
And while "The End" (which runs 11.35) and "When the Music's Over" (11.00) may run longer than you like for your songs to go (although you did allow Pink Floyd to go over 10 minutes), I should note that "The Soft Parade" is a mere 8.40, so if you want to finally take a taste of Jim's genius for the longer form, that's an option.
My fav Doors bass guitar groove is LA Woman. They hired Elvis Presley's bass guitarist for that one.
The brother of a colleague of mine, by the name Harvey Brooks, (also a bass player&sax player) had contributed bass on The Soft Parade sessions
Met Doug backstage at Sun Fest back in 2004. He was there visiting Ray & Robby, got to talk a few minutes, very nice guy.
One small correction: for live gigs, Manzarek played the bass part with his left hand on a Fender Rhodes keyboard bass, as opposed to bass pedals which organ players like Felix Cavaliere of The Young Rascals used (mainly on a Hammond B3). So Ray only had one hand to play the organ chords and solo bits on his Vox organ, while his left hand played the bass line. This demonstrated what a keyboard genius he was, because sometimes his solos on songs like Light My Fire would get very crazy and intense, yet he managed to keep the same steady bass line going with his left hand, while his right hand went ballistic. The keyboard bass didn't record well on 60s recording technology, so that's why bass players were always hired for studio dates. Doug Lubahn was (to my ears) the bass player that fit really well with them, which is why they asked him to join the band - sadly, he said no because he thought his band Clear Light was going to make it big (they didn't).
OMG! I never knew that about the bassist. Clear Light's recording of the Tom Paxton song "Mr. Blue" has been one of my favorite psychedelic records since I first heard it in the early 70s! And it's interesting, because Clear Light recorded for Elektra, same as the Doors. Thank you for that information.
The live version from their album, "Absolutely Live," is tremendous.
My parents got me this album for Christmas,I think this track frightened the hell l out of them,as a teenager it all made sense to me,Robbie's guitar still gives me chills!
An all time great song from the era, that never stopped being cool for even a second since it was released.
This is definitely in my top 5 Doors songs. There's that dirty blues sound, all tangled up with Jim's dark and almost guterral vocals. 🤘
"Your ballroom days are over, baby." is one of my favorite lines from one of my favorite Doors songs. If you love this down and dirty Doors, there are plenty on their last 2 albums Morrison Hotel and LA Woman. Maggie McGill, Been Down So Long, Cars Hiss by My Window and Crawling King Snake just to name a few.
I was just about to name those 4 tracks as they fit this mood, plus are my favourites. I also really dig The Changeling!
I do, too - love the Changeling! Love every song on Morrison Hotel and LA Woman.@@nikki-noir
"they got the guns but we got the numbers'
LA Woman rocks. Jerry Scheff rocked that bass line. He was Elvis Presley's bassman.
I know and he was so vital to making the album one of the best of all time.@@willdwyer6782
You guys are JUST NOW getting started into the "nitty gritty" of the epic Jim Morrison and the doors songs!! You've only been playing "the pop radio hits' they had, now you shall find out much more about the doors music. "Not to touch the earth", "The Soft parade" and "Texas big beat radio" should be the next songs you react to....
I would be so down for all three of those.
Legendary 🎶🎶 The Doors . All their Albums , Songs we're off the hook 🤩
I have never heard this song before. But, I've been a Doors fan ever since their first hit 'Light My Fire'🔥 lit up radio in 1967. This song took me to a place deep in my rock n roll spirit I never felt before. TY for the visceral experience 😂
❤ Rock On🎉
An avid fan of The Doors that has never heard one if their hits? Hmmmm....
You've only had 50+ years to hear it
If you haven’t already.. watch the movie the Doors… You will be absolutely floored! Val Kilmer gives a performance for the ages!
I really like the fact Jims voice developed with his age and weight, although sad Jim being troubled as a human..so much Blues and Soul coming out.. and I find the last Album , LA Woman, to be their best.. Hyacinth House, Riders on the Storm, Love her madly, Been down so long, LA Woman, Crawling King Snake... The entire Album is worth a listen as it is... And YES, you need to see the Movie - The Doors , by Oliver Stone.. Val Kilmer+Meg Ryan doing a pretty good job..!! :)
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John Densmore (drummer for the doors) wrote a book years ago. About his time with the band. If I remember correctly, he said that when this song was recorded, they had an ambulance waiting outside because of Jim’s condition. He was gone. Torn up.
🔥🔥🔥The Crystal Ship, The Unknown Soldier, and Peace Frog are all Doors songs that need to be heard.
Peace From Pennsylvania ✌️
The Doors sound was so varied! They could make top tier songs in different styles because they were incredible musicians and Jim could sing his butt off. So much passion and creativity from them all.
Love the Doors! Great song and the Jim''s vocals are killer. The era was definitely turbulent and many artists were high on psychedelics, which contributed greatly to using sounds and styles of music, lyrics being written and the whole feeling of a song. This is a mind trip and there is no doubt this comes from the trip to the other side.
No one else sounds like this and they just improv at times and rock in the most unique way that is all them. This stuff was mind blowing back in the day, the Doors were always part of our trips. Never saw the original band but saw them reform them with Ray Manzarak on incredible keys and Robbie Krieger on legendary guitar, they recruited Ian Astbury of the Cult for lead vocals and he did a fine Jim Morrison impression for stage presence and vocals, it was a great show, over 2 hours long and all the great hits done faithfully and enthusiastically by them, they were so happy to be playing those great old tunes again. Do When the Music's Over, A great epic you need to hear. Amber, you are one Rocking being and love your reactions to great songs! Rob Squad Rocks! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Manzarek above.
I was fortunate enough to see this reconstituted version of the Doors at a music festival and it was magic. I had no idea they were playing until I was at the event on saw them on the play list. I could not believe I was listening to the actual Doors, sans Jim of course, but as you said Ian killed it.
Excellent choice! I love the Doors. I have fond memories of listening to my brothers albums (and 8 tracks). If you're curious what The Doors sounded like without Jom Morrison, check out their appropriately titled "Other Voices" album.
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"Yes the river knows " gentle music and with classic piano ,so heavenly beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Love my girl. She lookin' good."
"You walk across the floor, wit' a flower in your hand, tryin' to tell me no one understands", that line kept poppin up in my head now and then for the last 50 years, a brilliant line indicating that also a lot of the so-called beautiful people of the sixties were just narcissistic airheads too. Love it. How about When The Music's Over?
This Is My Favorite Song Of The Doors,Nice Reaction Guy's 😊
Jay & Amber, don't see a reaction to "LA Woman", did it get blocked?? If not, its a must hear, Jim's vocals are Amazing!!
Same for "Light My Fire" - I'm thinking it got blocked because there's no way they'd overlook it.
Ive always looked for The DOors reactions almost weekly, Im pretty positive their LA Woman video is blocked and ive never seen them do light my fire, ive always commented they should do light my fire but it never gets upvoted haha
""fun" fact about this ; Jim was drunk when this song was recorded ...being a huge Doors fan I noticed it ,, it was cofirmed by drummer John Densmore. In my opinion this song sounds so punk rock , ahead of its time
There are elements of rap in much of Morrison's work. Saw the Doors once, and in the small hours of the morning he was growling and chanting his poetry...he saw himself first as a poet, the other guys looked like they were ready to wrap it up, but he held the stage and the crowd.
I love watching young people having such a positive reaction to The Doors. It makes my day. Been my favorite band for over 50 years.
Mr. Mojo Risin is a rearrangement of the letters in Jim Morrison.
I think Forrest Gump said it best: "The Doors are like a box of chocolate. You never know what you're gonna get". At least I think it was him...
Imagine watching this live. Back in the early eighties, I watched a Doors tribute band in Vancouver, Canada (They covered some other bands as well). It was the closest I could come to seeing the real thing, but the lead vocalist had Morrison down. Extremely good reproduction. I was already a Doors fan, but that night put me over the top for being a huge fan. Roadhouse Blues was especially unforgetable. I mean seriously, have you ever heard a live band cover the tune in this video? I have.
I'm telling you that there is nothing like live music for a tune like this one. It really reaches your soul. The bass is really at a different level when your head is by the stage, next to a speaker.
After "The Doors Of Perception"...
The Doors...
Some great bass riffs in Love Me Two Times and Strange Days...
Love Her Madly...Riders On The Storm...L.A. Woman...Light My Fire...so many more great songs...
Heard this song across three plus decades now-and EVERY time, John Densmore's drum fills and tricks leave me LITERALLY speechless.
Dude is an amazing drummer 💯
It started with hearing “Riders on the Storm” that I became interested in the Doors. First I bought all the Doors records, then all the Compact Disks, nowadays I stream all the Doors' music. After the Beatles, the Doors are my favorite pop group.
Same, it came on the car radio in heavy rain and I was like "who's this?". Was so atmospheric.
Talk about this side of Jim: best scream in rock history far as I'm concerned is in their song When The Music's Over, both live and studio, but especially all the different lives. the crowds began expecting an explosive moment during that song, and Jim started really messing with them at that part of the song with false starts and things just to build tension.
Def check the studio cut before the live on that, but the lives are fun.
There are amazing live versions of this song, where the instruments have deeper grit and Jim is just on feckin fire!
The great thing about ,not just this song, but the band has no bass player, all the bass sounds you hear were played by Ray Manzerek, who was their keyboardist. He played all the bass parts on his keyboards... amazing!
A lot of parents were probably alarmed and frightened by The Doors when this came out in 1968. It is of a piece with what was going on.
My copy of "Waiting For The Sun" (the LP this song came from) credits Doug Lubahn as "occasional bass" but I wonder if it isn't mainly Ray Manzarek's keyboard bass furnishing that bottom. And Robby Krieger's guitar has that great psychedelic tone, love it.
My vote for next reaction is "L.A. Woman."
Every time Jim went on stage , he dropped LSD. And, he passed it out to the band. EVERYTIME . Check their live stuff. He was a dedicated Acid Head. Like Hendrix, The Airplane, the Dead, and so many more.
Actually dated a girl in highschool. 1994 she made me bring the doors cd for play if you know what I mean lol
Robby Krieger on the guitar, brilliant
3:04 This stanza is about the hypocrisy Morrison saw in the Hippe/free love movement.
Always loved this song. It put the STANK in stank-face. Such a filthy hard bass !!!
He was the lizard king, I would sing this when I was 6 yrs
Love it! Please listen to LA Woman next. Please!
This song spoke to my generation! It was about us!
Been a long time since I heard this one. The Doors are a deep dive. You should play more from them. Older albums are my favorite ones. Keep on Rockin the oldies, they are the best. Thanks from this 70’s Nana. When my daughter was in labor, she listened to Riders on The Storm over and over. I would never have thought but it was a perfect fit.
You should watch The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl! Morrison is magnetic.
That was awesome! I know you two will love When the Music's over!!! It's got that great dark sound too.
5 to 1, Peace Frog, Spanish Caravan, Maggie M’Gill, The Crystal Ship & People are Strange are my favorites 💜💫
If you want to hear some real funky vibes from The Doors, give ‘The Changeling’ a listen!
That's an awesome song too.
This has always been one of my favorites since my garage-band days of the late 1960s.
On this same "Waiting for The Sun" album is "My Wild Love" -- very much in the same vein.
Since each of you, like me, love the intensity of this number, you must hit "When the Music's Over" and "The End". Each has an extended break in the middle that I suspect you'll love.
My favorite Doors song is whichever one I happen to be listening to. They were my go-to band in high school even though Jim died when I was an infant.
Moonlight Drive, Wild Child, The Soft Parade are all great tunes to take on your Doors journey
Yes, three great tunes. I saw a live version of The Soft Parade on a PBS show yesterday. Soundstage performance. Blew me away! Jim's vocals were incredible and his inner Shamin came out, as did the lizard King. The band was tight, but Jim steals the show.
after Jim Morison died The Doors went to London and asked the lead Singer of Bad Company to join their band, He didn't, but later Joined with Jimmy Page in the 80s and formed" The Firm". But in the 90s, Cult Singer Ian Astbury, joined "The Doors" for Live Touring, said Morison, had been a Great Inspiration for him .
Finally! Best rockin Doors song ❤ this is a definite Jay tune.
“The Doors of Perception,” published by Aldous Huxley circa 1953, inspired Morrison to name the group, the Doors. It used to be mandatory reading when I was in high school.
Some of the Best Music Ever. 💯❤️🔥
One of my favorite Doors songs. You should check out "Unknown Soldier"
Such a cool old school band. They're so good. This song is pure ear candy. If you haven't done it, do "Roadhouse Blues" and if you did do that one, try "The End."
Ha Ha Yes! I am so glad you picked this song! I've been hoping you would get to it one day. This is one of their most rocking songs. Part of what makes it different is that so many Doors songs are dominated by the organ (which I love by the way) but this one was dominated by that killer bass, rockin guitar (Robbie just tears it up), powerhouse drums, and Jim giving one of his most explosive performances. This is a frickin Rock Song! I've done this one a few times at Karaoke, but it has to be the last song of the nigh for me because it tears your voice up.
"Five to One" really stands on it's own as I don't think there is another Doors song quite like it. That said, I do think you'd love "LA Woman" another rocking song with a bluesy groove to it and Jim goes nuts again later in that song.
I knew their songs that were mainstream hits but this is an example of songs I didnt know until I got their greatest hits cd. Just another example of how the underrated tracks of these classic artists. On e you ffind them they are even more unforgettable.
The Doors were indeed a special band as they merged their Jazz background with Beatnik lyrics and some psychedelic rock. But were very diverse, check out My Wild Love from the same album, Touch Me from their kind of crooner album The Soft Parade, and from their debut album and LA Woman you can just pick any song as they were perfect albums!
But you are both right: People Are Strange IS their best song, even though The End and Riders on the Storm come very close as well.
Thank you for always brightening my day with your awesomeness!
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Used to lift to this every weekend morning with my dad when I was 8-10 years old. Got us an early start 💪
This and Back Door Man. 🐓🐖🫘
That deep voice didn’t come till later 1970-71… Before that was this voice… Screaming wild and my favorite, the first 4 albums are great
I'm sure everyone else has said this, but The Doors didn't have a base guitarist. All the base notes were played on the Moog synthesier by Ray Manzerak. That just makes it more amazing that the organist can play all the base notes as well as all the organ numbers.
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The book about The Doors, written by Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugarman, took the title from this song "No One get of here Alive", fascinating read, if you like The Doors and what was going on at that time in the sixties. This version of Five to One, is the live version, there is another one I believe who is a little different.
Also, this refers to the younger generation versus the older generation at the time, which was 5:1. (Under 21 I believe.)
That was the first Doors album I ever owned...and I wore it out!
one of my fav doors songs..
"When the Music's Over" is a KILLER tune by the Doors. Also ... the band didn't have a bass guitar player when they played live. The bass lines were all played by keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Ray even handled the vocals in concert occasionally when Jim was a no-show.
Definitely one of my favorite Doors songs. But there's four that you really need to check out in my opinion.
The End
When The Music's Over
Soft Parade
Unknown Soldier
I told yall youd love this one
It's one of my favorites, Some others that have this vibe are
Not to touch the earth (this same album) this one absolutely has that strange mysterious vibe with haunting lyrics
Waiting for the sun (this album waiting for the sun)
When the musics over
The end
I'm glad you discovered the magical world of The Doors. They were a once in a lifetime band. Check out Wild Child. And I'm sure someone must have mentioned that The Doors never had a bass guitar player. Ray Manzarek the keyboardist had a bass extension on his keyboard. He was amazing.
That movie was good, just like being nerd with Jim mcbrian. Oh, my goodness, now you, she's yeah, you say all of those boobies are on Mac grand and I'll tell you what I was looking that was looking real real real good how she was. A oh, my God.😅😅😅😅😅😅
And Fonda blow out a few lines or did some good horror while with Jim Vera, you know, but the movie was almost locked by and Weiss with Jim party and Weiss Emerson, you know, we're watching Jim party. You're definitely watching Jim party hold out. I smoke and run 2 with him or I'll figure it out. Good morning toe working my piggerwoods smoke one
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I've read the book saying the movie saint some documentaries. So I've been there with the Jamar's. But you know what? I don't understand as I get he was probably. You know, abusing heroin and it was, you know? That's what they said. That's the story so I wasn't there button off. Jim motel, you're saying pitch? I've sending you know and pictures videos at Cedric. Days before or weeks before and you know, he looked pretty healmaybe not like a gymnast or something. But you know I didn't look like he was about to die?
Have you guys heard "Peace Frog" by The Doors yet? That song has kind of a funky rhythm and great guitar groove, unexpected for The Doors -- almost danceable.
the soft parade is one of my favorites. A definite check out.
Soft Parade was one of the 2 albums from his era that he had to share with me(the other was Iron Butterfly). Definitely a killer vibe.
Absolutely, that would be a great reaction
You gotta react to Moonlight Drive, one of the first songs he wrote.
Oh yeah Robbie 's slide guitar still gives me chills!
Here's a link to Moonlight Drive. ua-cam.com/video/uCX8VJIYgM8/v-deo.htmlsi=5bstOhptLJxXBHBS
You had to be there! That time in this country WAS DIRTY!!!
This is definitely one of my faves by them. And, it is relevant to these times as well.
The bass in the Doors music was all by Ray Manzarek on keyboard. This song is my all time favorite song from them followed closely by The End
Morrison was "stone drunk" when he rocked up to the studio and recorded this piece.
Love the Live version.