The Doors is what happened when a flamenco guitarist, a jazz drummer, a blues keyboardist, a poet and a lot of acid got together. R.I.P. The Lizard King & Ray.
And that is a "No Shitter"! Take it from an ol dude who still has tickets from a canceled "Doors" concert. Just imagine what they could have done in a few more years?
It’s a great soundtrack for driving in L.A. about 10 at night. My favorite is The Passenger by Iggy Pop. There’s an amazing video of a very young Iggy and the Stooges performing it, and Iggy is just so damn high. His pupils are dilated to pinpoints, and his feelings play across his face and he’s just crazy Iggy, but beautiful, not the haggard skinny old man we know today. The reason I said 10 at night is because during rush hour, this song will be over before you’ve traveled 200 yards.
That's right - if anyone rubbished them I just ask " Can you name even one band with a single guitarist in history that is better than them" ? Shuts people up really quick !
Check out The Walking Trees man They still only have 2 singles, Southside Alive and Don't Ask Me Why, but man, you can hear The Doors Influence everywhere
@@rickducharme7429 My right foot just gets heavier and heavier. Great songs, winners all. Heart's 'Mistral Wind' and Jerry Jeff Walker's 'Desperados waiting for a train' are ideal too.
@@Ozarkprepper643 another part of this is technology now a days also makes creating music less organic. many times there is someone on a metronome or they are not even in the same room and have to sync up unnaturally. the best example is jimi hendrix, he was constantly speeding up and slowing down and the band had to listen and play with it and it produces a signature funk between that group. It is pretty much impossible that you will get something new that is organic that the radio or record companies would want. Animal Collective is an example but they are weird for a lot of people, but you can watch them sync up live or studio.
Let's not forget Jerry Scheff on bass that carries the whole song. He is a session musician and was hand picked by Elvis to be in his live TCB Touring Band from 1969 - 1977.
I've been rediscovering some of my favorite bands of the past and the Doors are front and center right now. The entire album L.A. Woman is spectacular and Robby was really on his game on that album but this thought right here I had last night as well - that Jim Morrison had a MAN'S voice. It booms and carries out - like a LION roaring. "BOOM!"...love it!
Jerry Scheff is the Bass player & he was also the Bass player for Elvis Presley, according to Ray, Jim freaked out because he loved Elvis so much and was asking him for Elvis stories between songs..
Jamel - you have a great musical sensibility. When you talked about "the guitar repeating the lyrics back" you picked up on a basic of blues and jazz. Your videos are so much fun! Big fan here.
As a long time Doors fan, it made me so happy to see you pick up on the nuances that make this song so amazing. It felt like hearing it for the first time again.
@@davidquicksall864 I don't live there but spent time there and it felt so unique and strange! I'm an east coaster northeast so it was A bit of a culture shock! TC! ✌❤🎶😁
I had that epiphany in Grade 10, stoned out of my gourd, in a friends basement, with that poster of Jim in his christlike pose, with Mr. Mojo Risin, underneath. I just blurted out, "Hey, that's an anagram for Jim Morrison!'. The reaction to this knowledge was muted at best, and we continued smoking and drinking.
This song was my vision of California when I was 23. The movement, beautiful women, excitement, unlimited potential, and unbridled wildness to have a good time. It’s been my favorite song since I was 15. I’ll be fifty in 6 months. Still get excited whenever I hear L.A. Woman.
I hear ya. In college 45 years ago in the Midwest this was one of my favorite songs. Dreamt of driving the freeways with this song playing. Then graduated with a job offer in LA. I lived the dream for my best years, regularly driving up the 405 to visit places on Sunset Blvd and Hollywood Blvd. Shout out to those lost angels in long-gone venues like The Wild Goose and the Ivar Theater.
@Elizabeth Putnam yes it’s about LA and LA women. Yet at this point in Jim’s life the macabre was present in this song as well as riders on the storm. Allegedly people say these two song in particular are about Serial killers cruising the streets for ladies of the night to pick up, and well you can guess the rest. The methamphetamine he started using heavily gave us a great lyricist at the detriment to himself a true catch 22 indeed
@@ryannt.2143 c'mon,man...dont try to impress unless you're 100%. The macabre was ALWAYS present, although I'm having trouble finding it in this song. If you need further evidence of macabre feel to his entire career, I suggest checking out "Celebration OfTheLizard", from "AbsolutelyLive",or hell, fuckin "HorseLatitudes"...or a song as beautiful as "TheRiverToldMe", off WaitingForTheSun"...that was/is Jins forte .
If he would have escaped that bathtub in Paris he still wouldn't be with us. He was dancing with death for a while. The axiom 300:8:1 comes into play here. For every 300 risky bits of behavior 8 times it will end up disastrously, one time will be fatal. He was going through his 300 as if others weren't pulling their weight.
My dad introduced us to The Doors when we were kids. When I was a bit older, he told me a buddy of his used to party in the LA scene back in the day. Went to a party where Morrison was and watched him take every pill, smoke, and drink that anyone handed him, no questions. A true wild man. Great song and great reaction vid!
Reminds me of a story that Grace Slick told in a Doors documentary a couple of decades back. They were touring Europe together and when the bands walked down the streets kids would constantly be giving them various substances. According to Grace each of them would maybe take one hit or save it for later because there was just too much...except Jim. Jim had to do all of what was offered with the the person right there and then.
Yeah, you got it. Jim Morrison was always doing different personalities, different impressions. He was like a vocal chameleon. A poet living in his lines, experiencing everything full-on. An incredible, complex, crazy human. We are richer because he was here, even for a short time.
They realsed two more albums as a trio still using the name "the Doors" Ray sang most of the songs. The albums were called Other Voices and Full Circle.
Jamel - By far my favorite Doors song. Love your reaction. This is a song about a love afair with the City of Angles. Classic even by today's standards!!
One of the greatest driving tunes ever written. The Doors are nothing short of legendary and my pick for band of the 60's, pure magic! I thought this band couldn't get any better then they get Elvis' bass player to smash out a beast of a rolling b-line!
When I was in college, my roommate had a hell of a sound system. Every Saturday night, anybody within three blocks got to listen to this one sometime around midnight.
Ah, doin’ the Doors! With them, you have to see live performances to witness the charisma and magnetism of their frontman and poet, Jim Morrison. The lyrics are important, too, so bring them up on your phone, separately. Their live performance of “Light My Fire” on the otherwise stuffy Ed Sullivan show was legendary. It shocked parents and turned teenage girls on with his smooth baritone and raw sex appeal: "Light My Fire" was performed live by the Doors on The Ed Sullivan Show broadcast on September 17, 1967. The Doors were asked by producer Bob Precht, Sullivan's son-in-law, to change the line "girl, we couldn't get much higher", as the sponsors were uncomfortable with the possible reference to drugs. However, the meaning of the line was confirmed to be literal, as in "high in the sky".[12][13] The band agreed to do so, and did a rehearsal using the amended lyrics, "girl, we couldn't get much better"; however, during the live performance, the band's lead singer Jim Morrison sang the original, unaltered lyrics.[12] Ed Sullivan did not shake Jim Morrison's hand as he left the stage. The band had been negotiating a multi-episode deal with the producers; however, after violating the agreement not to perform the offending line, they were informed they would never do the Sullivan show again. Morrison's response was "Hey man. We just did the Sullivan show."
Have you done "break on through", "love me two times", "riders on the storm", "light my fire", "crystal ship", "love her madly", "five to one", "love street" , or "hello I love you"? That's a good start.
It is Ray Manzarek on the electric piano and he had a an electric keyboard base for the baseline. Such an incredible amount of genius music coming from 3 guys with a poet that could sing.
I turned my high school best friend on to the Doors. I also turned her on to smoking weed. One afternoon about a month after she'd gotten high the first time, we were hanging out in her apartment. She had a magnetic alphabet on her fridge, and we'd had some stoner fun playing around with the letters. L.A. Woman was playing, and I used the magnets to put MR MOJO RISIN up on the fridge. "Watch this, dude," I said, and rearranged the letters to make JIM MORRISON. She later told me she felt like her brain had dropped out of her head.
This is an insane song. One of the most ridiculous displays of a band that was talented beyond what they ever made. LA Woman is a culmination of what they could have made. I love Hyacinth House on this album too.
Used to cruise the Strip when the Doors played at the Whiskey, my older sis had a drink with Jim, said, yes, he was nuts...She would often chat with Ray the keyboard player, said he was super smart
Actually, Elvis Presley's bass player, Jerry Scheff is also on this track. Doors always had a session player adding bass on the records. Playing live, Ray Manzarek just danced on the pedals.
I never really realized that Robby Krieger was singing the lyrics back on the guitar until you mentioned it. I also love how the younger generation are discovering The Doors. I think they were by far the best band from that era and I don't even like all of their material.
Their producer quit because he didn’t want to do this album. He thought their ideas “sucked” so they turned to their engineer to co-produce. They had more fun, recording it at their workshop, and Jim recorded the vocals in the bathroom. 😂
Isn't that insane? Paul Rothschild. He reportedly was turned off by "Riders on the Storm", thought it was too "lounge music" for them. Well, okay. Ta-ta, Toots. We'll let Bruce Botnick take the wheel, and make one of the BEST ALBUMS EVER.
I listened to them making me his album and I was like..this is freestyle. They didn't play a single song the same twice. This is the final cut of a jam session and the most drunk person was hell professional at the same time. I just can't with these guys.
You are talking about Paul Rothchild and he was sick of Jim after Morrison Hotel that took forever to record and did not have any hits on it. He had just made a deal to produce Pearl for Janis Joplin and wanted no part of the Doors at the time. He was a big time producer before the Doors and felt disrespected and Jim was not crazy about him either. Paul does in 1996.
Yes! Finally more reactions to the doors, you’ve gotta listen to every single song in their library, I suggest The Soft Parade as the next song or The Unknown Soldier.
Agree with Ice, great song, but not the first Door's song I'd share with the uninitiated. At my most down moments I've gravitated to it, but it's never been good for me. Give me LA Woman, Roadhouse Blues, and Crystal Ship on the mellow side of their spectrum.
I love watching this! I used to listen to The Doors as a freshman in high school (1981). So I was listening to "old" music, way back then. I love seeing your reaction to all these songs I grew up with. GREAT STUFF!
Love your reaction my brother! This is my favorite band. Love to see someone enjoy this classic as much as I do. Thank you for your video, it made my crappy day better!
I was 5 when the Doors released this song, and growing up in SoCal through the 70's and 80's, it was near impossible not to know one of the most iconic songs about L.A., IMO, ever written! Being a teen in the very early 80's, cruising around with this song blaring on the radio...it was when SoCal still seemed magical to a young person!
This old man loves your reactions to the great songs you play and now I've got my wife hooked too. I've said this before and I'll say it again: You are one cool cat!
One of their big hits early on was Touch Me. It was just over three minutes, went to Number 1 in the US in 1969 and really showed how good Morrison's voice really was. Some have even said it had a tinge of Prog Rock. As much as I love all the Doors stuff, this one has always been my favorite.
Sorry to be that guy...but their amazing guitarist Robby Krieger wrote the majority of Light My Fire. Still, please, I want him to react to as many Doors songs as possible!! Have a great day, and "Break on through to the other side!!"
@@MrOuchiez my information comes from a documentary with ray manzarek who said he wrote it. I'm sure they all took a big part but just listen to the keyboard. You cant tell me that isnt crazy even the rhythm playing is complicated to the max.
@@kevingruenofficial - Hmm, quite interesting... I must admit it's been quite a few years since my last jaunt down the Doors' rabbit hole, and I'm almost certain there's newer documentaries and biographies to pore over. Thanks for reigniting the flame, I look forward to (hopefully) finding the doc you mentioned to glean yet another and even deeper layer of knowledge about one of the greatest American Rock bands of all time. Might you be able to steer me in the right direction in regards to the doc in which you cite? Cheers!
This is such a terrific song. I think about moving out of your home town at age 18 or 19 to the big city and this is about the first week or two completely living up to your expectations. The first girl you meet out there is something that simply didn't exist where you came from. You're a different person and can't look back, almost instantly.
This is the music i grew up listening to. The sixtys were the best when it came to this sort of music, and the Doors were peerless. Im 70 and i have the Doors albums on vinyl and crank it everytime, everytime.
The Doors is what happened when a flamenco guitarist, a jazz drummer, a blues keyboardist, a poet and a lot of acid got together. R.I.P. The Lizard King & Ray.
Haha, beautifully said!
And that is a "No Shitter"! Take it from an ol dude who still has tickets from a canceled "Doors" concert. Just imagine what they could have done in a few more years?
word...
and mescaline hahah
@@Lvdd That, too.
I consider L.A. Woman one of the greatest cruising tunes of all time.
Lindsay Wilmoth Hell yeah!
Try Bily Idols version
greatest driving song of all time? discuss . . .
Hell yeah!!! When I put that one on, unfortunately I have to watch for the law 😂😂😂
@@corbinm8693 it just has that highway speed steadiness to it.
Love how Jamal points out from literally the first few seconds of that this is “going on a ride”. The best driving song of all time.
I'd add to that list "Radar Love" (Golden Earring) - it's very hard to drive slow to either of these tunes! :-)
Was thinking exactly the same thing!
Babyboa - Radar Love! Back nearly 50 years ago, doing a couple black beauties, getting in my old Spitfire, driving all night, listening to Radar Love.
That has become his catch phrase! "We're going on a ride!" I love it!
It’s a great soundtrack for driving in L.A. about 10 at night. My favorite is The Passenger by Iggy Pop. There’s an amazing video of a very young Iggy and the Stooges performing it, and Iggy is just so damn high. His pupils are dilated to pinpoints, and his feelings play across his face and he’s just crazy Iggy, but beautiful, not the haggard skinny old man we know today.
The reason I said 10 at night is because during rush hour, this song will be over before you’ve traveled 200 yards.
Jim was a literal poet but it took all of The Doors to make that sound. There will never be another group like this.
That's right - if anyone rubbished them I just ask " Can you name even one band with a single guitarist in history that is better than them" ? Shuts people up really quick !
Check out The Walking Trees man
They still only have 2 singles, Southside Alive and Don't Ask Me Why, but man, you can hear The Doors Influence everywhere
Mr Mojo Risin is an anagram of Jim Morrison. Lyrical genius.
Yes
Part of me wishes I never came across your channel, as I always end up staying awake all night. lol!
Same over here ...3:30 am and still jamming out lol
i concur! all hail Jamel!
I’m always late for work!
Me too! It's addicting to watch.
but you wouldn't change a thing
The Doors, one of the best bands of all time
Fo sho. Show me the way to the next whiskey bar!
Oh dont ask why..
GOTDAYUM right!
Yes and their music has aged VERY well, better than a lot of bands.
Floyd, zep, fleetwood and the doors,a league of their own
There is no way to drive the speed limit listening to this song!!
So true! My speed keeps rising unconsciously. Can't be helped.
Seeger’s Hollywood Nights and Roll Me Away are great driving songs
@@doncacchione6506 Indeed. Also, Jeff Beck: Beck's Bolero and Freeway Jam, and Cream's Crossroads.
@@rickducharme7429 My right foot just gets heavier and heavier. Great songs, winners all. Heart's 'Mistral Wind' and Jerry Jeff Walker's 'Desperados waiting for a train' are ideal too.
@@doncacchione6506 Absolutely great songs for the road, for a change of pace try Jerry Jeff Walker's 'Desperados waiting for a train' too.
The Doors's free style. They can't produce songs like this nowadays.
And you would be right Catherine.
I think it's more like, they won't produce songs like this
Completely agree
@@Ozarkprepper643 another part of this is technology now a days also makes creating music less organic. many times there is someone on a metronome or they are not even in the same room and have to sync up unnaturally. the best example is jimi hendrix, he was constantly speeding up and slowing down and the band had to listen and play with it and it produces a signature funk between that group. It is pretty much impossible that you will get something new that is organic that the radio or record companies would want. Animal Collective is an example but they are weird for a lot of people, but you can watch them sync up live or studio.
Let's not forget Jerry Scheff on bass that carries the whole song. He is a session musician and was hand picked by Elvis to be in his live TCB Touring Band from 1969 - 1977.
Another Doors tune with a *killer* groove is "Peace Frog."
YES YES YES
Great freakin' tune...
FUCK YEA
Absolutely!!!! Nailed it!
YES! They used to play that at the punk/alternative/new wave/artsy weirdos club I went to. It’s a great song.
Jim Morrison has one of the best voices in rock history...he has a man’s voice. Listen to him on Break on Through to the Other Side.
I've been rediscovering some of my favorite bands of the past and the Doors are front and center right now. The entire album L.A. Woman is spectacular and Robby was really on his game on that album but this thought right here I had last night as well - that Jim Morrison had a MAN'S voice. It booms and carries out - like a LION roaring. "BOOM!"...love it!
Glad you noticed the guitar, Robbie is a phenomenal guitarist.
HawklordLI it’s my favorite part!
In case you enjoy the band Creed like I do, there is an AWESOME vid of Robbie playing with them at Woodstock 98 (or 99 ?) Robbie is amazing !!!!
do IT robbie, do it!!
One day I'll be able to buy a Gibson SG like the one he had
Legendarily underrated and outshined
Jerry Scheff is the Bass player & he was also the Bass player for Elvis Presley, according to Ray, Jim freaked out because he loved Elvis so much and was asking him for Elvis stories between songs..
You ALWAYS know a Doors song. Their sound is unmistakable.
Amazing how Jamal refocuses the srtistry of these songs. He recaptures the magic.
He does!! Loving it!!
Yes, he really does !!!! :-)
Jamel - you have a great musical sensibility. When you talked about "the guitar repeating the lyrics back" you picked up on a basic of blues and jazz. Your videos are so much fun! Big fan here.
haha I agree! I was lovin it all over again with him
Call and response
Robbie is truly a great guitar player, was perfect for Jim's
Lyrics and voice.
Ray and John were perfect too
It’s moving to see young people respond to the music I grew up with
I grew up to this music being played in my home slot. Blessed to have great parents with good taste in music.
Certainly gives me hope
aye bruh i got you
Ditto
I'm 34 years old and LA Woman is my favorite song of all time.
As a long time Doors fan, it made me so happy to see you pick up on the nuances that make this song so amazing. It felt like hearing it for the first time again.
The "woman" in this song is the city of L.A.! Everything he's singing about is about the city!
Love ya!
Stay safe and healthy!
✌❤🎶
It is pretty amazing how accurately he captured LA. At least the LA, that I experienced while living there.
@@davidquicksall864 I don't live there but spent time there and it felt so unique and strange! I'm an east coaster northeast so it was A bit of a culture shock!
TC! ✌❤🎶😁
THERE was at LEAST A million great songs in the 70s This was 1 of them
Mr. Mojo Risin’ is an anagram of Jim Morrison!
shit.
Lightnin' Hopkins was the mojo hand himself. I think jamel should check him out.
Kevin Gruen Mr. Mojo was old Blues slang for the devil, too!
Tahoe Nevada . Mojo risin is an erect penis! It's Aboriginal American!
FUN! Never knew that.
One of the original bad boys of rock. These guys started riots and Jim was just a presence on stage. Look for a live version of Roadhouse blues
Ya, the Miami concert.
"I'm a changling, see me change!"
Look it up.
Mr. Mojo Risin is an anagram for Jim Morrison.
Again...look it up.
He's the antichrist
@@alexandermendez4653 😳
That's right. Most people don't get that.
@@jamesmorrison7847 what?
I had that epiphany in Grade 10, stoned out of my gourd, in a friends basement, with that poster of Jim in his christlike pose, with Mr. Mojo Risin, underneath.
I just blurted out, "Hey, that's an anagram for Jim Morrison!'. The reaction to this knowledge was muted at best, and we continued smoking and drinking.
This song was my vision of California when I was 23. The movement, beautiful women, excitement, unlimited potential, and unbridled wildness to have a good time. It’s been my favorite song since I was 15. I’ll be fifty in 6 months. Still get excited whenever I hear L.A. Woman.
Thanks for saying that. I an L.A. woman and proud of it. I totally get this.
I hear ya. In college 45 years ago in the Midwest this was one of my favorite songs. Dreamt of driving the freeways with this song playing. Then graduated with a job offer in LA. I lived the dream for my best years, regularly driving up the 405 to visit places on Sunset Blvd and Hollywood Blvd. Shout out to those lost angels in long-gone venues like The Wild Goose and the Ivar Theater.
If you grew up in the 70s you know you sang this alone in the car at the top of your voice...cathartic
Still do 😂
The guitar singing back. F’ing BRILLIANT!! Never noticed that before. And I’ve heard this song at LEAST 100 times.
It’s about the city of LA, as if the city is a woman, but definitely that city through and through.
@Elizabeth Putnam yes it’s about LA and LA women. Yet at this point in Jim’s life the macabre was present in this song as well as riders on the storm. Allegedly people say these two song in particular are about Serial killers cruising the streets for ladies of the night to pick up, and well you can guess the rest. The methamphetamine he started using heavily gave us a great lyricist at the detriment to himself a true catch 22 indeed
@@ryannt.2143 c'mon,man...dont try to impress unless you're 100%. The macabre was ALWAYS present, although I'm having trouble finding it in this song. If you need further evidence of macabre feel to his entire career, I suggest checking out "Celebration OfTheLizard", from "AbsolutelyLive",or hell, fuckin "HorseLatitudes"...or a song as beautiful as "TheRiverToldMe", off WaitingForTheSun"...that was/is Jins forte .
Yeah now its an old hag of a city.
Elizabeth Putnam It was brilliant how Jim used a woman as a metaphor for LA. Genius!
Cindy Sue I wonder what Jim would think about LA now 🤔
So many of The Doors songs are truly classic rock songs.
Morrison was a modern Lord Byron. Poet, adventurer, seeker, lover, dying too young.
Jim Morrison was not just a great singer and presenter, but also a great poet!
The song is not about a woman in L.A. he’s singing about L.A as the woman.
But Pam did have red hair.
The Lizard
Absolutely correct. It took about 20 yrs for me to figure that out but I was like 10 when it came out.
LA Woman is Jim’s love song to his beloved Los Angeles. LA is indeed “the woman”.
EXACTLY! She is my city... my city of lost angels! She is my home, she is my sanctuary and my curse!
Your reactions keep me smiling.
The Doors were legendary.
And Jim Morrison -
A voice in a million.
Thanks!
When I visited Morrison’s gravesite in Paris, this was playing in my head. It was ..... perfect.
What a great experience that must have been for you...I was there in July 1989- god bless
Jim was a poet. He even released a poetry album and books. I had them all at one point or another. Such a tragedy that he’s not still with us.
If he would have escaped that bathtub in Paris he still wouldn't be with us. He was dancing with death for a while. The axiom 300:8:1 comes into play here. For every 300 risky bits of behavior 8 times it will end up disastrously, one time will be fatal. He was going through his 300 as if others weren't pulling their weight.
Jim Morrison is an American Poet put to music. Their catalogue is awesome! and BTW, "Mr. Mojo Risin" is an exact anagram for his name ... Jim Morrison
My dad introduced us to The Doors when we were kids. When I was a bit older, he told me a buddy of his used to party in the LA scene back in the day. Went to a party where Morrison was and watched him take every pill, smoke, and drink that anyone handed him, no questions. A true wild man. Great song and great reaction vid!
Reminds me of a story that Grace Slick told in a Doors documentary a couple of decades back. They were touring Europe together and when the bands walked down the streets kids would constantly be giving them various substances. According to Grace each of them would maybe take one hit or save it for later because there was just too much...except Jim. Jim had to do all of what was offered with the the person right there and then.
LOVE the profile pic!
@Henry Rollin I'm pretty sure that was the one, thanks!
That happened all the time back the. The stories I could tell you. You wouldn't believe me.
@@ginnyboetel2891 Funny how much you can “do” when you’re young and dumb - it’s amazing a lot of us survived.
Yeah, you got it. Jim Morrison was always doing different personalities, different impressions. He was like a vocal chameleon. A poet living in his lines, experiencing everything full-on.
An incredible, complex, crazy human. We are richer because he was here, even for a short time.
Mr. Mojo Risin' is an anagram of Jim Morrison. He was a magical lyric writer.
Robbie Krieger wrote this though.
Literally, one of the greatest songs ever created.
Jamal he wasn't playing a part...he lived every word he sang, RIP Jim Morrison.
Solid groove after 49 years...
In their day, they were America's band. Less than 6 months after that album release; Morrison was dead. And so ended the Doors.
They realsed two more albums as a trio still using the name "the Doors" Ray sang most of the songs. The albums were called Other Voices and Full Circle.
I have heard this song hundreds of times since high school, and never knew that I didn't know half the words!
You're not the only one! I thought I knew them pretty well... Nope! 😆
Me too... yikes
It is cool to see the actual words - I got about half of them right all these years.
If I don't understand a word, phrase, or sentence...I make up my own words!
When a young person hears this song and ask about it I always say it’s the best damn rock and roll song ever...
My first live concert was the DOORS in the 60's. Of course, back then being a young teen, "I had NO CLUE who they were LOL". God bless!
Jamel - By far my favorite Doors song. Love your reaction. This is a song about a love afair with the City of Angles. Classic even by today's standards!!
One of the greatest driving tunes ever written. The Doors are nothing short of legendary and my pick for band of the 60's, pure magic! I thought this band couldn't get any better then they get Elvis' bass player to smash out a beast of a rolling b-line!
I always end up speeding to this song. Only other song that does that is Mother by Danzig.
Definitely the best American rock N roll Band
Fyi, the bass player in this song was Jerry Schiff, elvis Presley's bass player
Aha didnt know that! The drivning bass beat really makes the song wouldnt be possible with the original setting
Jerry Scheff REALLY stands out on "Love Her Madly", also on this album.
This era of music never to be repeated; a complete enigma.
Jim Morrison, the lead singer, was known as the American Poet for a large part for his ability to capture the essence of things in his lyrics.
When I was in college, my roommate had a hell of a sound system. Every Saturday night, anybody within three blocks got to listen to this one sometime around midnight.
Ah, doin’ the Doors! With them, you have to see live performances to witness the charisma and magnetism of their frontman and poet, Jim Morrison. The lyrics are important, too, so bring them up on your phone, separately. Their live performance of “Light My Fire” on the otherwise stuffy Ed Sullivan show was legendary. It shocked parents and turned teenage girls on with his smooth baritone and raw sex appeal:
"Light My Fire" was performed live by the Doors on The Ed Sullivan Show broadcast on September 17, 1967. The Doors were asked by producer Bob Precht, Sullivan's son-in-law, to change the line "girl, we couldn't get much higher", as the sponsors were uncomfortable with the possible reference to drugs. However, the meaning of the line was confirmed to be literal, as in "high in the sky".[12][13] The band agreed to do so, and did a rehearsal using the amended lyrics, "girl, we couldn't get much better"; however, during the live performance, the band's lead singer Jim Morrison sang the original, unaltered lyrics.[12] Ed Sullivan did not shake Jim Morrison's hand as he left the stage. The band had been negotiating a multi-episode deal with the producers; however, after violating the agreement not to perform the offending line, they were informed they would never do the Sullivan show again. Morrison's response was "Hey man. We just did the Sullivan show."
I saw them in '69, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Maryland
Have you done "break on through", "love me two times", "riders on the storm", "light my fire", "crystal ship", "love her madly", "five to one", "love street" , or "hello I love you"? That's a good start.
Do not forget People are Strange.. great song!
"Peace Frog"!!
Peace Frog is my fave.
I forgot "touch me". That's a must too!
@@JaJoBros - Maggie M'Gill, too!
The Doors were astonishing. Jim Morrison had an unbelievable voice.
This is one of the funnest and grooviest songs EVER written!!
It is Ray Manzarek on the electric piano and he had a an electric keyboard base for the baseline. Such an incredible amount of genius music coming from 3 guys with a poet that could sing.
ray also had an mba in econ out of chicago.... so he also dug lower input capital cost.
Tay is playing a Rhodes and Tack Piano on this track. He didn't play a piano bass on studio tracks.
gotta love jamal's, 'going on a ride'.... I laughed hard the way he said that. I can tell hes starting to really get the doors.
"That's one thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain." - Bob marley
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He’s the lizard king... he can do anything, any voice! Love Morrison. That’s awesome, they shared your video.
Jamall caught onto the end of this song so quickly. He said Mojo rising is Jim Morrison‘s alter ego.
Best reaction ever to a song from my all time favorite band. Thanks for this.
I turned my high school best friend on to the Doors. I also turned her on to smoking weed. One afternoon about a month after she'd gotten high the first time, we were hanging out in her apartment. She had a magnetic alphabet on her fridge, and we'd had some stoner fun playing around with the letters. L.A. Woman was playing, and I used the magnets to put MR MOJO RISIN up on the fridge. "Watch this, dude," I said, and rearranged the letters to make JIM MORRISON.
She later told me she felt like her brain had dropped out of her head.
"Five To One" and "Peace Frog" are must tunes by The Doors.
This is an insane song. One of the most ridiculous displays of a band that was talented beyond what they ever made. LA Woman is a culmination of what they could have made.
I love Hyacinth House on this album too.
Jamal always puts a smile on my face and warmth in my heart even I've known these songs since they were first released. He has a true gift.
You must hear "Roadhouse Blues" also by the doors
JoLayne Skoglund...loved that album when it came out!
Absolutely. I think Jamal might have heard this song from other places though, still it would be great to hear what Jamal think of this classic song.
The American Prayer version for sure!!
The breakdown after “Let’s change the mood from glad to sadness” is PERFECT
Isn't it, though💋
My personal favorite. Thanks so much for playing this one. It's about the city of LA. Iconic.
Used to cruise the Strip when the Doors played at the Whiskey, my older sis had a drink with Jim, said, yes, he was nuts...She would often chat with Ray the keyboard player, said he was super smart
I just watched The Doors biopic last night, man, this band's got some history. I don't think anyone will ever accomplish what Jim did.
Peace frog is one of the best by the Doors.
smokestick 1 That and Love Me Two Times are my favorites
agreed
"There's blood in the streets it's up to my ankles"
Yep I love it!
highly under rated
“It’s like 3 songs in one” !! That’s true, never thought of it like that!
Listen to the Soft parade, it's even more songs in one. This is the Doors, probably the most unique group of all time.
''makes me feel like I'm walking the streets in LA right now'' -oh memories
Jim was genius as a poet and had a wonderful voice. He meant that shit
There is a lead guitar a piano and a set of drums making all that music which is absolutely amazing
Actually, Elvis Presley's bass player, Jerry Scheff is also on this track. Doors always had a session player adding bass on the records. Playing live, Ray Manzarek just danced on the pedals.
"Changeling" is the word you're looking for, and that's what he was, he said so himself.
Torn apart by his addictions so many end up like he did
Mr. MOJO Risin, spells Jim Morrison. That crazy dude...Great song.
Beat me to it
I'm a product of the 60's; The Doors are my jam. "L.A. Women" is my favorite album from them. Thanks for reacting to the classics.
La Woman Came out in 1971 Baby
I never really realized that Robby Krieger was singing the lyrics back on the guitar until you mentioned it. I also love how the younger generation are discovering The Doors. I think they were by far the best band from that era and I don't even like all of their material.
Their producer quit because he didn’t want to do this album. He thought their ideas “sucked” so they turned to their engineer to co-produce. They had more fun, recording it at their workshop, and Jim recorded the vocals in the bathroom. 😂
Isn't that insane? Paul Rothschild. He reportedly was turned off by "Riders on the Storm", thought it was too "lounge music" for them. Well, okay. Ta-ta, Toots. We'll let Bruce Botnick take the wheel, and make one of the BEST ALBUMS EVER.
Just another Tuesday night in rock n roll.
I listened to them making me his album and I was like..this is freestyle. They didn't play a single song the same twice. This is the final cut of a jam session and the most drunk person was hell professional at the same time. I just can't with these guys.
You are talking about Paul Rothchild and he was sick of Jim after Morrison Hotel that took forever to record and did not have any hits on it. He had just made a deal to produce Pearl for Janis Joplin and wanted no part of the Doors at the time. He was a big time producer before the Doors and felt disrespected and Jim was not crazy about him either. Paul does in 1996.
@@StanSwan what is sad is morrison hotel is hella underrated. La woman is my favorite doors album. Still haven't found a better last album by a band.
Yes! Finally more reactions to the doors, you’ve gotta listen to every single song in their library, I suggest The Soft Parade as the next song or The Unknown Soldier.
"The End" is one of the greatest songs ever made. Check it out.
by far their darkest song, one of my favorites for sure, but i would never recommend it to a family member.:)
he did
Ruckus, are you trying to give this man a heart attack?
Agree with Ice, great song, but not the first Door's song I'd share with the uninitiated. At my most down moments I've gravitated to it, but it's never been good for me. Give me LA Woman, Roadhouse Blues, and Crystal Ship on the mellow side of their spectrum.
Agreed!!!
That you’re reacting to the doors and steely Dan warms my music heart
I love watching this! I used to listen to The Doors as a freshman in high school (1981). So I was listening to "old" music, way back then. I love seeing your reaction to all these songs I grew up with. GREAT STUFF!
He wrote this song for his best girl...Los Angeles... Luv the reaction!!
Love your reaction my brother! This is my favorite band. Love to see someone enjoy this classic as much as I do. Thank you for your video, it made my crappy day better!
I was 5 when the Doors released this song, and growing up in SoCal through the 70's and 80's, it was near impossible not to know one of the most iconic songs about L.A., IMO, ever written! Being a teen in the very early 80's, cruising around with this song blaring on the radio...it was when SoCal still seemed magical to a young person!
One of my all-time favorite songs. Used to play it all the time in my car when I lived there in the 90's.
This old man loves your reactions to the great songs you play and now I've got my wife hooked too. I've said this before and I'll say it again: You are one cool cat!
One of their big hits early on was Touch Me. It was just over three minutes, went to Number 1 in the US in 1969 and really showed how good Morrison's voice really was. Some have even said it had a tinge of Prog Rock. As much as I love all the Doors stuff, this one has always been my favorite.
Jim Morison was a poet. When I was young us guys would sing mo jo rising when no girls were around just the guys.
Jim Morrison identifies as a poet first and a singer second. Please do “Light My Fire”
Sorry to be that guy...but their amazing guitarist Robby Krieger wrote the majority of Light My Fire. Still, please, I want him to react to as many Doors songs as possible!! Have a great day, and "Break on through to the other side!!"
Ray manzarek actually wrote most of "light my fire". He was truly going for something complicated and absolutely accomplished that.
@@kevingruenofficial - Ray mainly just wrote the solo, guitarist Robby Krieger wrote the majority of the melody and lyrics to Light My Fire.
@@MrOuchiez my information comes from a documentary with ray manzarek who said he wrote it. I'm sure they all took a big part but just listen to the keyboard. You cant tell me that isnt crazy even the rhythm playing is complicated to the max.
@@kevingruenofficial - Hmm, quite interesting... I must admit it's been quite a few years since my last jaunt down the Doors' rabbit hole, and I'm almost certain there's newer documentaries and biographies to pore over. Thanks for reigniting the flame, I look forward to (hopefully) finding the doc you mentioned to glean yet another and even deeper layer of knowledge about one of the greatest American Rock bands of all time. Might you be able to steer me in the right direction in regards to the doc in which you cite? Cheers!
I'm 19 and I just love all the classics
Haha, that's awesome kiddo-
🙏🏻👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻- Its a high 5! 😆
@afr malatesta
I cheers to that 🍻! 👍🏻🇺🇸
I'm mostly a metalhead now, but the Doors were really my first love.
Great, fantastic super song and hit with the brilliant Lizard King Jim Morrison!!! That`s MUSIC!!!
you can find every letter of jim morrisons name in mr mojo risin
Hhhmmm interesting 🤔
Yep...just rearrange the letters...so clever
@greg matthews...indeed!
@@gatorguyblue - That is precisely what an anagram is. Delightful, nonetheless.
Oh, wow! God spelled backwards is Dog, too!
This is such a terrific song. I think about moving out of your home town at age 18 or 19 to the big city and this is about the first week or two completely living up to your expectations. The first girl you meet out there is something that simply didn't exist where you came from. You're a different person and can't look back, almost instantly.
Just think this song is 50 years old.
This is the music i grew up listening to. The sixtys were the best when it came to this sort of music, and the Doors were peerless. Im 70 and i have the Doors albums on vinyl and crank it everytime, everytime.