JuanCarlosVejar Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Folks, For any doors fans I think this is a pretty cool video : if you want to go straight to the performance , skip to about the 30th minute JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I saw the Doors in the fall of 1967, when I was a junior in college. I liked them a lot back then, in my hippie-trippy days. Pretty good stuff to listen to lying on the floor with a brain full of weed, as I recall. Bought a copy of "Strange Days" a few years ago, and listened to it once. Some of it just seems creepy to me now. I'm either having massive flashbacks, or just getting old. Probably both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinky1 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Never cared for the Doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I liked a few of their songs, but never a big fan or follower. "Light My Fire" and "Break on Through to The Other Side" were my favorites. I like the video. Always interesting to hear the story behind the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Soundtrack for some of my best (strange) days! Throw in a little Country Joe and the Fish, Jefferson Airplane, and early Grateful Dead - surprised I can remember all that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Like many, either they had a GREAT song or a song I wouldn't give ya 2 cents for. But when they were on, I loved it. Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Soundtrack for some of my best (strange) days! Throw in a little Country Joe and the Fish, Jefferson Airplane, and early Grateful Dead - surprised I can remember all that.... Now you're talkin'! I was (and still am) a big Airplane fan. Country Joe was fun, and early Dead were heavy going at times (think the intro to "Morning Dew". Gave real meaning to "heavy".). Morrison was a bit freaky for me much of the time, especially in hindsight. Guy definitely had some Oedipus problems. Maybe that happens when your father is a Navy admiral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Not a big fan but I did like parts of the Morrison Hotel LP with Lonnie Mack playing guitar. I always thought their group was lacking a great guitar player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Now you're talkin'! I was (and still am) a big Airplane fan. Country Joe was fun, and early Dead were heavy going at times (think the intro to "Morning Dew". Gave real meaning to "heavy".). Morrison was a bit freaky for me much of the time, especially in hindsight. Guy definitely had some Oedipus problems. Maybe that happens when your father is a Navy admiral. That's crossed my mind a time or two - have to be careful what I say about the USN; back in the Nam I was USMC attached to Naval Intelligence and discovered pretty quickly that Naval Intelligence was a definite contradiction in terms.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 back in the Nam I was USMC attached to Naval Intelligence and discovered pretty quickly that Naval Intelligence was a definite contradiction in terms.... An oxymoron, in a manner of speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 An oxymoron, in a manner of speaking. I love that word - always have - and it works very well on a couple levels in that reference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I was never a big Doors and fan and thought they pretty much sucked live. I was an Airplane guy though. I saw Country Joe several times and recall thinking they played everything too fast. I was more of a Byrds and Blues Project kind of guy. I was also a big time Fairport Convention fan. Unfortunately they did not tour the States until 1970 so I never got to see the original lineup. But then again, I always seemed to be the happiest when going to see guys like John Hammond and Dave Van Ronk somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I liked parts of their first album when it came out, but found them to be mostly forgettable after that. Only songs I occasionally still listen to today are Love Me Two Times & Love Her Madly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Ah you're all being a bit unfair Morrison motel is a great album And their live one , some 6th form poetry aside has some great jams on it . When the musics over , turn out the lights !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 The Doors...mmmmmmm ..... Prefer Jose Feliciano Roadhouse Blues seems to be a standard around here(IMO boring and repetitive) Some of their instrumentation is inspired...Riders on the Storm.... Perhaps the legend carries them on in perpetuity... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Doors fan or no, Riders on the Storm sets a mood for a rainy day. I was searching out the Gibson Roy Smeck content video done by , and ran across a great instrumental version of Riders. Some of the forum veterans may recall that Jackson's closed abruptly under sketchy circumstances. Many people who had valuable guitars on consignment were left trying to get their guitars back. . . a bad situation. This version of Riders on the Storm by Panos Konstantinou will surprise you with it's faithful attempt to capture much of the signature sounds of the original. Good background music. With a little help from some overdubbing. And the copious amount of reverb is just fine here at casting the spell (note the hellacious harmonic run in the intro. . . never knew that was done with harmonics): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWA4M1hoY7o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Doors fan or no, Riders on the Storm sets a mood for a rainy day. I was searching out the Gibson Roy Smeck content video done by , and ran across a great instrumental version of Riders. Some of the forum veterans may recall that Jackson's closed abruptly under sketchy circumstances. Many people who had valuable guitars on consignment were left trying to get their guitars back. . . a bad situation. This version of Riders on the Storm by Panos Konstantinou will surprise you with it's faithful attempt to capture much of the signature sounds of the original. Good background music. With a little help from some overdubbing. And the copious amount of reverb is just fine here at casting the spell (note the hellacious harmonic run in the intro. . . never knew that was done with harmonics): Nice versions. I wish I'd listened to the Danny Ross version first. After listening to Pano, all else fails in comparison. As I always felt since back in the day, the Doors needed a better guitar player. I felt the same way about Janis Joplin. Just think if she had dumped Big Brother earlier and hooked up with someone like Clapton or Hendrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Nice versions. I wish I'd listened to the Danny Ross version first. After listening to Pano, all else fails in comparison. As I always felt since back in the day, the Doors needed a better guitar player. I felt the same way about Janis Joplin. Just think if she had dumped Big Brother earlier and hooked up with someone like Clapton or Hendrix. You've probably heard Janis'n Johnny Winter... A dream team at the time....not sure how long it lasted... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Thanks for posting that - I always loved Robbie Krieger's playing. It's just so unique in the world of rock and roll music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in SLC Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Thanks for posting that - I always loved Robbie Krieger's playing. It's just so unique in the world of rock and roll music. This thread just got me listening to 10 minutes of 'Back Door Man,' one of the songs my 1968 group was playing around Rochester, NY. Certainly not an 'authentic' blues arrangement, but a great arrangement, and wonderful guitar solos! Dave in SLC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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