The Doors Official Thread

LukinFan

I couldn't find a thread about The Doors, so I started one up. Next to PJ, they are my favorite band. Today is Robby Krieger's 71st birthday - and he's still playing!

Any other big Doors fans here?

BIGDaddyWil

Yep. My dad use to play their first album, all the time, when I was young. The Soft Parade is one of my favorite albums. The End is one of my favorite LSD tunes, from back in the day. I loved that song, while I was tripping! I also thought Val Kilmer played a great Jim Morrison.

VitalogyForever

Hell yes! They are my fourth favorite band, just behind The Stones , PJ and Nirvana. Unreal how much music these guys made in such a short while.

Question, you ever hear the post Morrison Doors? Other Voices and Full Circle have some pretty good gems. Personal favorite is "the peking king and the new York queen"

Thought I would mention since we are celebrating Robbie.

BIGDaddyWil

^^^^^^ The only post Morrison Doors stuff I've heard, is just An American Prayer.

LukinFan

BIGDaddyWil said:

^^^^^^ The only post Morrison Doors stuff I've heard, is just An American Prayer.

Same here. I've thought about checking out the post Morrison stuff, but never have. Is it all music - no lyrics?

Thirty Bills Unpaid

There was a time when my friends and I jammed to the Doors hard.

Classics like Peace Frog were staples on our mixed tapes, but there was much more to the band outside of what might be considered their greatest hits (songs like the Changeling and Summers Almost Gone).

I rarely listen to them anymore, but out of respect they are on all my devices.

LukinFan

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

There was a time when my friends and I jammed to the Doors hard.

Classics like Peace Frog were staples on our mixed tapes, but there was much more to the band outside of what might be considered their greatest hits (songs like the Changeling and Summers Almost Gone).

I rarely listen to them anymore, but out of respect they are on all my devices.

"The Changeling" is one of my favorites

MedozK

LukinFan said:

Same here. I've thought about checking out the post Morrison stuff, but never have. Is it all music - no lyrics?

Vocals are by Robby and Ray on Other Voices and Full Circle

LukinFan

MedozK said:

LukinFan said:

Same here. I've thought about checking out the post Morrison stuff, but never have. Is it all music - no lyrics?

Vocals are by Robby and Ray on Other Voices and Full Circle

Interesting - thanks!

manitouman

Love the Doors! And yes, Val killed it playing JM.

Kind of off subject but anyone heard the Doors tribute album called Stoned Emaculate? Great album by some great artists.

LukinFan

manitouman said:

Love the Doors! And yes, Val killed it playing JM.

Kind of off subject but anyone heard the Doors tribute album called Stoned Emaculate? Great album by some great artists.

That's a great album - I haven't listened to it in years. I remember loving a STP soing on there. I forget which cover they did though

LukinFan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJEL6b9Z78w
One of my favorite Doors' shows

MedozK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xillqqt0Y0

LukinFan

RIP Jim
46 years ago today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE32pvvaDT8

erocshifty

I was a huge fan of The Doors back when the movie first came out. Come to think of it, they were my favorite alongside PJ way back when. I should start listening to them and Pink Floyd again. In Concert was always one of my favorite live albums. The Celebration Of The Lizard blew me away, along with a few other songs on the Absolutely Live album. 

I've got memories tied up with some friends that have since passed away, so for awhile it was painful to listen to PF and The Doors. Hopefully, enough time has passed and I can begin to enjoy these bands again. I definitely miss them. 

Spiritual_Chaos

MedozK said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xillqqt0Y0

That was long... and pointless. 

mcgruff10

la woman is one of my all time favorite songs.  Awesome band that I discovered way too late in life.

Spiritual_Chaos

Waiting for the sun is top 5 greatest album of all time. Such a great album. 

This thread got me re-listeningen to it. 

LukinFan

I picked up The Doors self tilted on vinyl from Amazon for cheap yesterday ($12.32)

I had bought a used copy a few weeks ago and the sound quality was really bad, so I couldn't pass on this album.

mcgruff10

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Waiting for the sun is top 5 greatest album of all time. Such a great album. 

This thread got me re-listeningen to it. 

amazing album!

MedozK

Found this guy in the bins, cleaned it and played it tonight. Will probably break out one of Jim's poetry books and read a bit.
Huge Doors fan, I was introduced to them with the Oliver Stone movie and haven't looked back.

LukinFan

MedozK said:

Found this guy in the bins, cleaned it and played it tonight. Will probably break out one of Jim's poetry books and read a bit.
Huge Doors fan, I was introduced to them with the Oliver Stone movie and haven't looked back.

I need to get this on vinyl.

I'm a middle school English teacher, and every year when I teach poetry I always try to include at least one Morrison poem within the unit (along with some Ed or PJ poetry/songs).  The kids typically think it's strange (especially when I play "Horse Latitudes" for them) but as we break it down, most of them love it.

LukinFan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9KWW2K3NBw

Spiritual_Chaos

LukinFan said:

MedozK said:

Found this guy in the bins, cleaned it and played it tonight. Will probably break out one of Jim's poetry books and read a bit.
Huge Doors fan, I was introduced to them with the Oliver Stone movie and haven't looked back.

I need to get this on vinyl.

I'm a middle school English teacher, and every year when I teach poetry I always try to include at least one Morrison poem within the unit (along with some Ed or PJ poetry/songs).  The kids typically think it's strange (especially when I play "Horse Latitudes" for them) but as we break it down, most of them love it.

Not Leonard Cohen?

RoleModelsinBlood31

MedozK said:

Found this guy in the bins, cleaned it and played it tonight. Will probably break out one of Jim's poetry books and read a bit.
Huge Doors fan, I was introduced to them with the Oliver Stone movie and haven't looked back.

Found this at a vinyl convention a few years ago.  Super dangerous album, it always makes me drink large quantities of alcohol and act like an asshole.  But I always loved the album....  feel like it's abridged compared to the cd though, anyone knowing it's a shortened version?  Feel like there used to be more songs on the cd.

MedozK

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

MedozK said:

Found this guy in the bins, cleaned it and played it tonight. Will probably break out one of Jim's poetry books and read a bit.
Huge Doors fan, I was introduced to them with the Oliver Stone movie and haven't looked back.

Found this at a vinyl convention a few years ago.  Super dangerous album, it always makes me drink large quantities of alcohol and act like an asshole.  But I always loved the album....  feel like it's abridged compared to the cd though, anyone knowing it's a shortened version?  Feel like there used to be more songs on the cd.

Yea, the CD has 3 bonus tracks on it: Babylon Fading, Bird Of Prey, The Ghost Song (About 8 extra minutes)

mcgruff10

My father in law saw the doors in long island sometime in the late 60's and he said it was just pure chaos lol.

dpduke69

absolutely love good live versions of Alabama Song into Back Door Man into Five to One.

F Me In The Brain

Had 5 groups on tapes that were always in my car in high school.

The Doors - Usually LA Woman and later The Best of The Doors
ACDC - Always Back in Black and then Who Made Who
Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits
Motley Crue - Shout/Theater/Girls
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance

Different people in the car enjoyed different music & while I probably would have kept it at Metal, most others were not fans.  The Doors was a universally loved group and I could rock that to group satisfaction no matter what.
Both of my parents were big fans and I heard lots of The Doors during my formative years.
Ed singing with them for the R&RHoF was an huge early highlight for me.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

F Me In The Brain said:

Had 5 groups on tapes that were always in my car in high school.

The Doors - Usually LA Woman and later The Best of The Doors
ACDC - Always Back in Black and then Who Made Who
Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits
Motley Crue - Shout/Theater/Girls
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance

Different people in the car enjoyed different music & while I probably would have kept it at Metal, most others were not fans.  The Doors was a universally loved group and I could rock that to group satisfaction no matter what.
Both of my parents were big fans and I heard lots of The Doors during my formative years.
Ed singing with them for the R&RHoF was an huge early highlight for me.

I think we are the same age lol

F Me In The Brain

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Had 5 groups on tapes that were always in my car in high school.

The Doors - Usually LA Woman and later The Best of The Doors
ACDC - Always Back in Black and then Who Made Who
Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits
Motley Crue - Shout/Theater/Girls
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance

Different people in the car enjoyed different music & while I probably would have kept it at Metal, most others were not fans.  The Doors was a universally loved group and I could rock that to group satisfaction no matter what.
Both of my parents were big fans and I heard lots of The Doors during my formative years.
Ed singing with them for the R&RHoF was an huge early highlight for me.

I think we are the same age lol

Ha.  Yeah, I imagine a lot of us are around the same age.  Some of us are ancient and there are a few young skippers on board as well.