What is your favorite "The Doors" song?

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I don't know that many Doors songs, I actually only know Riders on the Storm and Break on Through, but those are very good songs. Their must be many more songs of the Doors that I would like, I should probably look if I can find a CD of them somewhere.

 

Christpher_Lee, I do not truly share your opinion. I do not believe The Doors to be self-centered. Quite the opposite. The reason Manzarek and Morrison started to make music in the first place was to "break through", to reach a certain state of trance, and consequently, help listeners reach that state. I do not see how this reflects nombrilism. Many perceived The Doors as another rock band, whereas they represented so much more.

Morrison is not really obsessed. I would rather call it a fascination. And that fascination was directed at death, not self-destruction.

You also seem to underestimate The Doors's musical richness. During the late 70's and 80's, The Doors were almost forgotten. However, the new generation rediscovered them in the 90's, and then The Doors had another jump in fame. This was caused by the music, not the events. The events were long gone. Only the music remained.

[ August 07, 2002, 06:12: Message edited by: Triactus ]

 

yeah, maybbe about the death thing, I don;t think I underestimate their musical richness (?) though. I do not underestimate their influence, but there were other, more important bands writing at the time. The Beatles weren't singing I want to hold your hand, in '67 they had just released revolver and Sgt Peppers..., and most other influential music was British - or else trying to copy British sounds .The only serious American artist was Bob Dylan. He had (in '66)just reinvented rock music (and the Doors, as all musicians, owe him a huge amount) - but he was recovering from a motorcycle crash and would be for the next two years.

This is what I meant when I said that American music was in trouble, there simply wasn;t any of it around that caught the imagination and fire of the age. Combine this with the mood of the youth in the sixties, and there was a situation for a band such as the Doors; which glamourised indulgence, drugs, destruction and (yes) death, to take off. They are an important band without doubt - I even made the pilgrimage to Pere Lachaise to see Morrisons grave.

I do not think they were as musically as good as the Beatles or the Small Faces - but then I am British...

 

yeah, maybbe about the death thing, I don;t think I underestimate their musical richness (?) though. I do not underestimate their influence, but there were other, more important bands writing at the time. The Beatles weren't singing I want to hold your hand, in '67 they had just released revolver and Sgt Peppers..., and most other influential music was British - or else trying to copy British sounds .The only serious American artist was Bob Dylan. He had (in '66)just reinvented rock music (and the Doors, as all musicians, owe him a huge amount) - but he was recovering from a motorcycle crash and would be for the next two years.

This is what I meant when I said that American music was in trouble, there simply wasn;t any of it around that caught the imagination and fire of the age. Combine this with the mood of the youth in the sixties, and there was a situation for a band such as the Doors; which glamourised indulgence, drugs, destruction and (yes) death, to take off. They are an important band without doubt - I even made the pilgrimage to Pere Lachaise to see Morrisons grave.

I do not think they were as musically as good as the Beatles or the Small Faces - but then I am British...

 

I am sorry to corrupt your thread with side-discussions of the bands I *do* like, Triactus -- but I cannot let a mention of the Small Faces pass without comment. If you like the Doors but don't worship Morrison, then you must like the Small Faces, whose sound was similarly organ-driven -- but much more musically adventurous and, well, cheerful.

HOW I love the Small Faces!

 

I don't like the small faces. I hate organs. I think Morrison was illminded-drugtaking old macho. I hate every doors song except "the end", i love it. A friend of mine committed suicid while he was listening to it. And it's sounds so real like a true heavy well founded depression.

[ August 08, 2002, 20:22: Message edited by: Oblate ]

 

Oh the Small Faces! Afterglow of your love! Imagine hearing that live - the guy had a voice that could melt butter...

 

Interesting comparing The Doors to Small Faces. Other than the use of similar instruments, I see no connection. Their musical styles are quite different.
I like both bands. True, the Small Faces are much more upbeat.

 

yeah, sorry, no real connection - I got a bit carried away