The Doors: Classic or Dud?

super cool, thank you!

xp not sure what I expected, something groovy, similar to what I know from the records

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.

goddamn that break skot posted is funky as shit
doors rule!!!!!
#strangedaysmono

mahavishnu robbie krieger...

lmao

digging this btw

“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

david crosby hating on the doors on Twitter gives me life

whitehallunity I wanted to hear your album but my computer says the file isn't an rar archive file, any ideas?

i listened to the doors last night

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!"

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)

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

Thanks for posting that man. What's going on with Unknown Soldier and Love Street? Wrong speed.

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.

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.

ok that works thanks!

Well uhgheeguhdindatownuhbowdun ow ago

After decades of research I haven't found a better song for driving with the windows down than "LA Woman"

But is is also the best song for the people outside? We probably have to distinguish there between pedestrians, bikers, motor bikers and other cars with windows down or cabriolets. Another very important parameter, the volume. I guess you mean the best song to listen to when driving with the windows down on full volume, right?

drive the snake

the descending key+guitar intro line musically depicts the windows rolling down

the ensuing guitar licks are your outstretched hand breezily surfing the waves of air

uber pool the snake

Well uhgheeguhdindatownuhbowdun ow ago

OTM.

It may be the ridiculous summer we're having, but Morrison Hotel is doing weird things to me - particularly Waiting for the Sun, The Spy and (natch) Indian Summer.

After decades of research I haven't found a better song for driving with the windows down than "LA Woman"

― Sam Weller, Thursday, June 28, 2018 7:08 AM (one month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it is the best

it's so funny that the title track for waiting for the sun is on morrison hotel

v confusing for 11 year old me

Those crazy Doors guys and their track listing shenanigans.

"Man this song sucks, fuck this song, I never want to hear this fucking song again."

18 months later

"Let's put this song on the new record"

v confusing for 11 year old me

― niels, Thursday, August 2, 2018 2:11 PM (thirty minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

same

i used to hate this band so much, now i totally dig them. most unexpected change of heart i've ever had w/ any artist.

Welcome

Last night i had a dream that a beach bum was haranguing me in a parking lot for not being a TRUE Doors fan

i tried to get into them recently against my better judgment. came away totally loving morrison hotel and la woman

I am still on the other side of this divine revelation you J.D. and Brad seem to have had.

I used to think they were painfully overrated and hadn't aged as well as some other '60s bands, but a couple of years ago I gave it all another try and I found myself enjoying quite a lot of it. I guess they're easier to enjoy now that a lot of the "Cult of Jim" lot have fucked off.

I think they've gone through phases of being overrated and underrated, they're about due to be overrated again.

I think I would like them more if they werent stiff as hell, Manzarek is such a weak link w his rinky dink bullshit

Looks like the beach bum was right >:(

He was

Lol

I'm not sure that some widespread "cult of Jim" where people idolized him in annoying ways or whatever ever really existed.

It did...it's called "High School".

OTM.

Is it still though ? It was the case when I was in high school but it was around the release of the O. Stone movie. I kinda doubt th kids are still into the lizard king instead of migos or whatever...

None of my high school classmates (late 90s) gave a shit about the Doors so I've never been directly exposed to Lizard King worship. Why should I hate them? A lot of their music is just banging and the S/T is still a favourite of mine to this day.

Last night i had a dream that a beach bum was haranguing me in a parking lot for not being a TRUE Doors fan

― Οὖτις, Sunday, August 12, 2018 11:24 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's ok, we've all been tested

when it happened to me I recited American Prayer in its entirety from memory and he saluted me and said thank you for your service

When i occasionally want to listen to the the Doors I listen to ‘weird scenes inside the goldmine’, rather than any of their studio albums. It’s one of those weird German double vinyls - I do the same with the Who, most of the time.

I think I would like them more if they werent stiff as hell, Manzarek is such a weak link w his rinky dink bullshit

― Οὖτις, Sunday, August 12, 2018 7:26 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I guess I don't hear them as stiff at all? Densmore has kind of a light, jazzy touch and Krieger is one of the least macho or chugging of the 60s guitar heroes

also on most of the records it's usually some ace pro bass session dude not Manzarek on bass

I'm not sure that some widespread "cult of Jim" where people idolized him in annoying ways or whatever ever really existed.

― timellison, Monday, August 13, 2018 2:06 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I want to say that 75% percent of my high school friends circa 1993 had a Jim Morrison flag in their bedrooms, along with copies of Wilderness and The American Night.

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