Loved the Doors when I was a teenager. Now I see them as one of the truly talentless bands of that era. Many bands have withstood the test of time but the Doors aren't one of them.

I live in LA, and this song evokes the city perfectly. One of the all time greats.

It's a good song, but so overplayed that I need to be fairly inebriated to get into it nowadays.

Hand me a beer.

I don't care how much play this gets...it will always be brilliant in my books

Mangoman wrote:

That pretty much nails it.

Groovin' in the cube! Great one to help ease out of the workday.

a lot of hostility out there for a song recorded 36 years ago.... it evokes so much feeling from people, guess it might be important in rnr

One of the most electric and creative combos to ever perform. If I was given the chance to see one band at their peak that is no longer around it would be the Doors.

To negate them as being second rate, is to not understand true musical chemistry. Never beforeand never again will a spirit like thier's be generated by a group of individuals.

Sorry if you don't get it.

timrd wrote:

I'm glad that thought never passed through my head!
The Doors are brilliant!

Blech. Sounds like hairy, sloppy drunks. Oh, wait...

Mangoman wrote:

Nailed.

Always hated The Doors

garoo1980 wrote:

I guess. I am old enough to remember the 70's (which is close enough for government work) but I still don't see . . . er, hear the attraction.

Nice work on this song by drummer John Densmore. Accelerating the tempo from the slow 'mojo risin' section back to the original tempo PERFECTLY and slides right back into the groove....before the days of click tracks. Takes a very precise sense of rhythm and timing to do that.

Drank many bottles of booze & smoked many a doobie to the Doors, often fantasizing, with romantic notions of L.A., which is, really, a cesspool.

meydele wrote:

Yeah I don't really get them either. I have all the Beatles albumns, a ton of Stones, and a few Beach Boys. I have no problem with that era. This stuff just seem special to me. Ok but nothing special. Had to be there maybe?

I know it's heresy and I'll probably burn in hell, but I really hate the Doors. Ugly music. It just grates on me. Headphones off.

The best Doors song by far and the best LA song ever. This really says it all about that town.

If a song can ever be said to evoke the essence, or at least the reputation of a place, then this is one.

Music to drive by.

Music to boink by.

bluematrix wrote:

Yeah, Jimbo's ego couldn't resist making and using the anagram of his own name as ''Mr. Mojo Risin'.''

meower215 wrote:
Its a worthy song when played on the RP playlist. I don't listen to the stations anymore that have me agree with your sentiment. Commercial radio sure did/does? play this a LOT, just a little less than commercials....

meower215 wrote:

. . . or one of this big chunks of liquor soaked pieces of fruit . . .

grant wrote:

a worm?

Roverfish wrote:
Jimmy released a lot of pheromones!

Considering Morrison was well past his prime when this was recorded, this is still a great song and album.

Imagine what this might have been if he hadn't already found his best friend at the bottom of a liquor bottle.

Johnny_Wave wrote:

this song is way way overplayed

Forget commercial radio, live with us in a paradise of azure. . .

ZedLeppelin wrote:

THE best driving tune...!

One of the world's best driving tunes.