The Doors: Classic or Dud?

has there been a doors broadway musical? seems like the time is ripe.

#RoboManzarek

― tylerw, Thursday, October 27, 2016 11:47 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Totally forgot he had died. I was just totally wowed the other day listening to the organ solo on The World's A Mess It's In My Kiss.

we need a gritty Doors reboot -- Ride The Snake: Morrison Begins ... who is the 2016 version of Val Kilmer

― tylerw, Thursday, October 27, 2016 5:53 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I've said it before and I'll say it again: "True Detective" Season 3 with Kilmer & MacLachlan reprising their roles from "The Doors" set in the early 90s, Morrison is a gun runner in Mexico, Manzarek travels there to get him out of hiding to solve a mysterious series of murders in LA. Spoiler alert: We're all slaves. And John Sebastian is the villain.

omg

I haven't done a full spec script, but I've mocked up some scenes:

Int. Car, Ray is driving, Jim is the passenger seat with a cigarette and taking pulls from a flask of whiskey

Jim (low growl while looking out the window): People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you carry it. That’s what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you’re letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.
Ray (low growl): We’re here Jim
Jim (low growl): Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.

lol

if only it was 1978, I feel like you would've been the guy to help me get my Lou Reed/Paul Simon gritty NY buddy cop flick spec script off the ground

like this idea -- maybe Crosby could play an aging cult leader with ~~~~secrets~~~~~ (and a twitter account)

Xpost

Can the plot be they investigate the murder of Brian Eno duing the sessions for "No New York"? In the film's climax Simon grabs James Chance by the lapels and throws up against the wall: "TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW!"

like this idea -- maybe Crosby could play an aging cult leader with ~~~~secrets~~~~~ (and a twitter account)

― tylerw, Friday, October 28, 2016 11:00 AM (eleven seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This is already better than both seasons of the actual "True Detective"

can we work the ghost of arthur lee in here somewhere

This thing basically writes itself

Croz: You're a poser, Jim
Jim: No, it is you who is the poser
Ghost of Arthur Lee: You're booooooth pooooooosers

Ext.Desert. David Crosby stands in the middle of huge salt flat, blood pouring from his nose, it is clear he's been beaten up. Morrison stands about 20 feet away aiming a pistol at Crosby

Crosby [low grow]: You don't get Morrison! You were always a poser! You don't understand peace and love man! I'm friends with Joni man, real artists, you were just in some sleazy cocktail band! Those girls love me man! I'm a prophet man!

Morrison [low grow]: David...the music is...over[fires a round directly in Crosby's head, his body crumples. Graham Nash runs in from off-screen shouting]

Nash: You didn't have to do it! You didn't have to do it!

Morrison [turning to Manzarek, in a low-growl: C'mon...let's get a burger.

END

tacos... Morrison would get tacos

We'll fix it in post

i love this band

it has been so fun to get back in to the doors man

sparking a little doors revival too. two nights hanging out in the past few weeks i have said "hey let's put on the doors" and everything loves it

*everyone

this is a stunning fan video and it drew in everyone in the room the other night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JskztPPSJwY

the doors are so great

also reposting this but at the end of the day my alex jones/doors mashup is the only thing of real quality i've done in my whole life

https://soundcloud.com/matthew-lee-helgeson/mojowars-feat-al3x-j0n3s-the-d00rs

haha that is great

deeganegadoaboutanowahago

If you don't like the Doors you don't having sex or living life

deeganegadoaboutanowahago

― Οὖτις, Monday, March 13, 2017 11:54 AM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

dang this is pretty awesome.

Our local art gallery (Art Gallery of Ontario) has a few handwritten Doors lyrics on display — part of an eye-poppingly great exhibit of psychedelic rock posters. I was surprised to find Jim's handwriting cursive, neat and regular. Louche rock icon or whatever, he was still the product of a 1950s education when schools still took handwriting seriously

THE DOORS

isle of wight 1970! when the music's over is blistering

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/74/9a/86/749a869979ae0f09b36c064be678838b--isle-of-wight-krieger.jpg

i wish densmore could swing a little sometimes though

krieger can be really fun and badass

i wish densmore could swing a little sometimes though

I sometimes don't know what people are referring to when they talk about "swinging," but "Love Me Two Times" certainly has a swing beat. I'll try to think of some others.

"People Are Strange"

he can do it for sure. sometimes during this live set though there are times when he really should be and he's not

"Love Street"

"Roadhouse Blues"

I was listening to Mazzy Star last night and thought about The Doors. They get into a sweet kind of "The End" zone occasionally.

Also as far as denmore swinging, I wanna tell you about Texas radio and the big beat

i was talking to a friend the other day about how i like doors knockoffs better than i like the doors themselves. your faves?

There's a song I remember from an old psych comp called "The Black Door" by the Loose Enz that's a really obvious Doors knockoff, but I don't know. Mostly, the Doors strike me as being pretty singular.

Alice Cooper, "Blue Turk"

xp re: Mazzy, 'Ghost Highway' feel like a Doors homage to me.

Stranglers, "Walk On By", duh.

that mazzy star song sounds more like "idiot joy showland" than the doors!

I can't stand these fuckers.

That’s like the one Doors song I like!

Doors rule
Ride the snake
The West is the best

i like the Doors generally but I dont like Touch Me

it feels too slobbery