funny to think immediately after SP they were considered basically washed up
By how many, I wonder. Certainly, some critics, but...Every album they made went top ten and "Touch Me" was one of their three top ten singles.
― timellison, Monday, 23 April 2018 20:47 (six years ago) link
"not to touch the earth" is still ahead of its time. nothing left to do but run run run. let's run
― reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 23 April 2018 20:48 (six years ago) link
haha, I was just about to post my love for 'not to touch the earth'.love 'waiting for the sun'
― campreverb, Monday, 23 April 2018 21:13 (six years ago) link
waiting for the sun is def the most underrated album
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 23 April 2018 21:15 (six years ago) link
"hello, i love you" is an all-time first jam
― reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 23 April 2018 21:25 (six years ago) link
Very little Doors music strikes me as "psuedo-Latinized" or "psuedo-blues."
― timellison, Monday, 23 April 2018 21:29 (six years ago) link
Came across this recent video a few weeks ago with Robbie Kreiger which gets into the origins of some of the tunes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p24lgQv1r8w
"They were better when they laid back."
'The Crystal Ship' is my favorite Doors song. I need to try and put together a chill out Doors CDR. That section of 'Cars Hiss by my Window' and are a couple of deep tracks that fit that feel too. Love how 'Cars Hiss by my Window' segues into 'LA Woman'.
― earlnash, Monday, 23 April 2018 21:32 (six years ago) link
I mean, why not judge them as a rock band? A genre in which they were quite advanced.
― timellison, Monday, 23 April 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
"one to five" sounds like ACTUAL BLOOD is being shed
― brimstead, Monday, 23 April 2018 21:47 (six years ago) link
haha alfred i loved your piece
― marcos, Monday, April 23, 2018
thanks!
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 23 April 2018 21:57 (six years ago) link
A lot of it was down to Miami... during the fallout of which it was widely believed that they'd never tour, appear on TV, or get radio airplay again. This is slightly borne out by the other three (!) singles from TSP flopping.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2018 21:59 (six years ago) link
i know phantom's divine comedy but that's so on the nose i'm not that into it! nah i'm more into one st. stephen and shit.
"waiting for the sun" is one of those "what if" things. on the one hand the "big epic" was becoming a formula for them, but on the other hand they didn't really offer any viable alternatives. i don't know why they couldn't nail "celebration of the lizard" in the studio, or why they couldn't finish "waiting for the sun". it's a short record but also a really padded one, but there's some A material there. instead they kind of fell apart.
― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 00:17 (six years ago) link
Thanks Earl for the Robbie link
― calstars, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 02:14 (six years ago) link
Did Neil Diamond ever cover any Doors songs? I feel like I could listen to an album of him covering them.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 11:34 (six years ago) link
I hadn't heard of One St. Stephen, thanks. Not so into the shouty acid rock bits, but the Doors-y psych is ace. xxp
― hair-grabbing ear-grabbing fetishist squaredance caller (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 15:13 (six years ago) link
i like touch me a lot. i like the horns. and i love STRONGER THAN DIRT at the end. echo & the bunnymen were probably my fave faux-doors.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 15:45 (six years ago) link
i LOVE all era-appropriate doors covers too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOZ64aaEXlw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uptWWyfUOsg
― scott seward, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 15:48 (six years ago) link
liked the Krieger interview but is it me or is his playing completely off?
― niels, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 16:42 (six years ago) link
I like variety show horns. the last gasp of the Great American Songbook on the top 40.
― campreverb, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 17:11 (six years ago) link
this is cool faux-doors from the 60s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ungWowbiNUE
― scott seward, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 17:15 (six years ago) link
"waiting for the sun" is one of those "what if" things. on the one hand the "big epic" was becoming a formula for them, but on the other hand they didn't really offer any viable alternatives. i don't know why they couldn't nail "celebration of the lizard" in the studio, or why they couldn't finish "waiting for the sun". it's a short record but also a really padded one, but there's some A material there. instead they kind of fell apart.― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Monday, April 23, 2018 8:17 PM (yesterday)
― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Monday, April 23, 2018 8:17 PM (yesterday)
I've had this same line of thought before, and figured I'd try doing a revised song/running order. Came up with this:
Side One:Waiting For The Sun (nobody can seem to decide if this was a 68-era outtake with a moog overdub for Morrison Hotel, or a 70-era recording, but it works too well to not use here)The Unknown SoldierLove StreetIndian Summer (the 66 version, not the Morrison version with the vocal overdub)Yes, The River KnowsSpanish Caravan
Side Two:Texas Radio And The Big Beat (the live take from 68 on Alive She Cried, with an intro from the rehearsal take of 'Celebration', the "is everybody in? The Ceremony is about to begin")Wild Child (recorded summer of 68, and it fits Waiting so much better than Soft Parade)Not To Touch The EarthThe Hill Dwellers ('Celebration' studio rehearsal take)The Names Of The Kingdom ('Celebration' studio rehearsal take, some minor editing)Five To One (the only proper closer to me, why was this halfway through Side 1???)
I played around with tracks and running orders before arriving at this and for me it works way better - no filler and a lot tighter. Would've been equal to the first two. I can put it up if anyone wants to try it.
― whitehallunity, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 17:37 (six years ago) link
that looks super cool
― calstars, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 20:21 (six years ago) link
xp I would like to hear the alternate 'WFTS' album.
― campreverb, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 21:01 (six years ago) link
Guy’s like 75, what do you expect?
feel like the process of aging doesn't enter into the internet crit mindset these days. it's like "oh this guy is boring now" because they just suck, not because they are now decades older and grandparents.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 21:32 (six years ago) link
his playing is fine
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 21:42 (six years ago) link
Yeah, it just sounded like he was improvising a little on those lines to me.
― timellison, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 22:58 (six years ago) link
This looks great! I downloaded a “what if” version of Celebration of the Lizard from Albums That Never Were that is pretty good, as well.
― blatherskite, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 23:49 (six years ago) link
^^^ Listening to this now and liking it.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 00:41 (six years ago) link
would definitely like to hear your wfts mix whitehallunity
― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 02:15 (six years ago) link
another WFTS reconstruction
http://albumsthatneverwere.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-doors-celebration-of-lizard.html
― sleeve, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 02:57 (six years ago) link
Guy’s like 75, what do you expect?I don't expect people to get defensive because I ask what they think of his playing
surely it's not unusual for older musicians to play really well, sometimes I think Neil Young has never played better than he does now
anyway, I think there's something very off about how the amazingly talented composer all-time guitar hero Robby Krieger is playing in that video, and I was asking if anyone might enlighten me on what it is that I'm hearing
― niels, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 07:24 (six years ago) link
It looks like he's being filmed at a soundcheck tbh, who can be arsed playing at those?
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 08:00 (six years ago) link
/Guy’s like 75, what do you expect?/I don't expect people to get defensive because I ask what they think of his playing surely it's not unusual for older musicians to play really well, sometimes I think Neil Young has never played better than he does nowanyway, I think there's something very off about how the amazingly talented composer all-time guitar hero Robby Krieger is playing in that video, and I was asking if anyone might enlighten me on what it is that I'm hearing
― calstars, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 12:02 (six years ago) link
he totally shreds on his funky fusion album from the 70s. i love that album. i posted the def break from that album on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsqwqseLgy8
― scott seward, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 13:03 (six years ago) link
mahavishnu robbie krieger...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FaZdv8If3w
― scott seward, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 13:06 (six years ago) link
xp I would like to hear the alternate 'WFTS' album.― campreverb, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 5:01 PM (yesterday)
― campreverb, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 5:01 PM (yesterday)
This looks great! I downloaded a “what if” version of Celebration of the Lizard from Albums That Never Were that is pretty good, as well.― blatherskite, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 7:49 PM (yesterday)
― blatherskite, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 7:49 PM (yesterday)
would definitely like to hear your wfts mix whitehallunity― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Tuesday, April 24, 2018 10:15 PM (yesterday)
― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Tuesday, April 24, 2018 10:15 PM (yesterday)
Ask and Ye Shall Receive
The Albums That Never Were version is one of the reasons I made this one actually, I felt it still wasn't as good as it could be. I hate Wintertime Love with a passion so I'm a little biased though, haha.
― whitehallunity, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 13:08 (six years ago) link
super cool, thank you!
― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 13:45 (six years ago) link
xp not sure what I expected, something groovy, similar to what I know from the records
― niels, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 13:59 (six years ago) link
I always thought that opening chord from Peace Frog was a 7th...but he played a straight major barre chord as far as I could tell.
― calstars, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 14:10 (six years ago) link
goddamn that break skot posted is funky as shitdoors rule!!!!!#strangedaysmono
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 14:25 (six years ago) link
lmao
digging this btw
― marcos, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 14:32 (six years ago) link
“The Doors” was the answer to this coffee shop’s trivia question and I got 10 cents off my order for getting it right. I started explaining to the barista that Jim was a shaman of the highest order and she gave me a dollar to go away.— Jon Wurster (@jonwurster) May 6, 2018
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 May 2018 05:21 (six years ago) link
david crosby hating on the doors on Twitter gives me life
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 7 May 2018 08:15 (six years ago) link
whitehallunity I wanted to hear your album but my computer says the file isn't an rar archive file, any ideas?
― droit au butt (Euler), Monday, 7 May 2018 08:50 (six years ago) link
i listened to the doors last night
― marcos, Monday, 7 May 2018 11:14 (six years ago) link
the Kids in the Hall skit is all-time. elevates the Doors to PINK FLOYD RULES status.
my only problem is first seeing it censored while all the copies floating around seem to be uncensored. it's way funnier when he says "You know who told me? JIM *BEEP*ing Morrison told me!"
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 7 May 2018 12:52 (six years ago) link
whitehallunity I wanted to hear your album but my computer says the file isn't an rar archive file, any ideas?― droit au butt (Euler), Monday, May 7, 2018 4:50 AM (four hours ago)
― droit au butt (Euler), Monday, May 7, 2018 4:50 AM (four hours ago)
I don't understand why this happens everytime I put a .rar up here, and only here (I'm using winrar/windows), but try this:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1geKY3coSfMmcKYvyuUm0HfIBlt203pGD
― whitehallunity, Monday, 7 May 2018 13:33 (six years ago) link
Thanks for posting that man. What's going on with Unknown Soldier and Love Street? Wrong speed.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 7 May 2018 14:45 (six years ago) link
uh, I have absolutely no idea. Converted the .wavs to .mp3 for you guys and this is what I get. Let me try to fix this a third time - maybe everyone who wants to hear this should just call me on a pay phone and I'll hum my version to you.
― whitehallunity, Monday, 7 May 2018 14:49 (six years ago) link
alright I re-upped new files, everything sounds right on my end, let's see if it actually works, haha. Apologies for all the mixed-up confusion.
― whitehallunity, Monday, 7 May 2018 14:55 (six years ago) link