One of my fav bands of that time! Gone too soon like many others!

Light my fire...meh...not their best..  My fave Doors tune is "The End"..I can hear the choppers coming into  the LZ and Charlie shooting from along the treeline.........

"I'm an old blues man,and I think you understand ....I've been singing the blues,ever since the world began...yeah"
Jim and Robbie loved the blues.

I don't get the Doors either - one of the most overrated bands ever.  It just isn't that good.

 david1045 wrote: 
Haha...Jim had a voice to DIE for.  And he did!

This particular song is kind of weak.

The Doors have been a guilty pleasure for me since I was a little kid.  Light My Fire was far from their best song, but it was cool because the radio stations had to decide whether to play the long version or the short version.  The LONG version was a pioneering step toward prog rock, a good or bad thing, depending one one's perspective...

Anyway, they had some gems, like "Spy" and others that I've had too much wine to remember, and yeah, Jim was ridiculous, but DAMN, that VOICE! 

LOL

 Agreed, the segue was fabulous!

a_genuine_find wrote: 

I'm not big on Morrison myself, but I like this particular song.  Great choice!

Another fantastic segue 10

The Doors - Maggie M'Gill
KT Tunstall - Funnyman

 david1045 wrote: 
Despite the fact that you're in the best town in WI, I gotta say that maybe all that cheese is gunking up your judgment!

 david1045 wrote: 
I'm with you, dude. The band is lame technically, and Morrison himself is a bombastic blowhard.

 david1045 wrote: 
Try harder :-)  

 Backdoorman wrote:  

 

I really like your quote... can be said about many of the negative comments here.  I know that living in the Doors era as a teen I found that the Doors (Jim Morrison) provided a very different musical escape that I enjoyed.  Beauty is truly in the eye's/ear's of the beholder.

BRAVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

THE DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORS...

I have tried, but I just cannot understand the appeal of Jim Morrison or his band. The only really great song they have is Light My Fire, not even written by Jim Morrison.

 MacP wrote: 
CAN WE? THANKS.

Even the gods can be boring sometimes.

heyjoe3577 wrote:

You and many others, I surmise.

The Doors have never been my favorite band, but this song I can really get behind. Nice pick! 7

fredriley wrote:

I'd like to follow you on this.

Nice bit of raunchy blues, showing another side to the Doors that I'd not heard before. Thanks, RP. 8 from the Nottingham jury.

"If The Doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern."

Just open your perceptions and don't try to think too much - thats the only way to understand the art of Morrison and The Doors...

These guys always confused me too much with their inconsistent recordings. Morrison with the I don't wanna be a rock star stuff but carried on like a nut when he went on stage, the mix of music that's sometimes rambling incoherent poetry set to music, the blatant pop songs like Touch Me and Light My Fire.

That's probably why folk like 'em too I guess. Never knew what to expect.

Kevstar wrote:


All overplayed. The Ghost Song is their best. IMHO.

To me this song illustrates the downside of the Doors, which is also the downside of Bruce Springsteen, namely, overstatement.

Kevstar wrote:

Riders on the storm, great song. It's "You're" not "your", and its not a very good song. Crystal ship is pretty good. Spanish caravan, overblown, weird and skreechy. Touch me, meh. Hope that helps.

More doors Bill!!!!!!

This song needs a Thievery Corporation remix to make it almost interesting.

Great song, great album, great band. Personally, I like the fat bearded Jim. You are the Lizard King.

ematt wrote:
Good quote.