I don't have any of their dvd's (yet) but I did tape something off of from the tv...which included an amazing version of 'The End' performed in 1969 in Toronto.
WOW! :eek: That version was something else!
"All the strength that you might think would disappear, resolving..."
The Doors are one of the greatest bands of all time. I got to see the Doors of the 21st Century (with the awesome Ian Astbury on vocals) recently and I was blown away. Im sure its only a fraction of what they were back then and that makes me wish I had had the chance to see them.
I've faced it, a life wasted, and I'm never going back again.
Their self titled album, Morrison Hotel and L.A. Woman are some of my favourite records ever. Simply an amazing band.
Any of you guys own any Doors dvd?
Yes. I have "The Doors Collectors Addition." (I believe its called.) Jam packed with good shit. Interviews, rare videos, back stage footage, live footage. Really awesome. Plus there is an option to hear audio commentary on the footage from the surviving Doors. Very cool.
Sleep on horseback
Far moon in a continuing dream
Steam of roasting tea
Cool rock n roll.
Not a massive fan. I only own the best of the doors but they're style is unique and Jim Morrison looked like he would be a cool dude.
You girls out there must go crazy over his pictures.
i spent the "summer of love" in a small town in north dakota and there was an arcade there, a teen club if you will, and located therein was a juke box.
and it was in that club, during a winning run on a pin ball machine, that i first heard "Light My Fire" .. fucking amazing, just fucking amazing.
and the rest is now history
my favorite album, Soft Parade
Runnin' Blues -
Poor otis dead and gone
Left me here to sing his song
Pretty little girl with the red dress on
Poor otis dead and gone
Yeah, back down, turn around slowly
Try it again, remembering when
It was easy, try it again
Much to easy, rememberin’ when
All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walkin’ blues
Don’t fight, too much to lose
Can’t fight the runnin’ blues
Well, I’ve got the runnin’ blues
Runnin’ away, back to l.a.
Got to find the dock of the bay
Maybe find it back in l.a.
Runnin’ scared
Runnin’ blue
Goin’ so fast
What’ll I do
Well, I’ve got the runnin’ blues
Runnin’ away, back to l.a.
Got to find the dock of the bay
Maybe find it back in l.a.
All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walkin’ blues
Don’t fight, too much to lose
Can’t fight the runnin’ blues
All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walkin’ blues
Don’t fight, too much to lose
Can’t fight the runnin’ blues
Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
Check out the acoustic version of "Hyacinth House" Fucking awesome!
I would love for Eddie to play that on his guitar.
Wow, would that be cool or what?
yeah, it's a fucking great version and would be done perfectly by ed. Whoever asked if the doors of the 21st century are good, the answer is yes. Ian Astbury does a pretty good job on the vocals and the music is incredible. go and see them if you can.
"Tonight we're just gonna play you some good old American Rock and Roll." tom petty-7-15-05
Yeah I've always loved this band and always will... One of my fav songs is Soft Parade and Waiting for the Sun and basically the list goes on and on...
I am the Lizard King...I can do anything..
Val Kilmer does an amazing job in the movie as well
The cars hiss by my window
Like the waves down on the beach
The cars hiss by my window
Like the waves down on the beach
I got this girl beside me
But she's out of reach
Headlight through my window
Shinin' on the wall
Headlight through my window
Shinin' on the wall
Can't hear my baby
Though I called and called
Yeah, right
Woo!
Windows started tremblin'
With a sonic boom
Windows started tremblin'
With a sonic boom, boom
A cold girl'll kill you
In a darkened room
The cars hiss by my window
Like the waves down on the beach
The cars hiss by my window
Like the waves down on the beach
I got this girl beside me
But she's out of reach
Headlight through my window
Shinin' on the wall
Headlight through my window
Shinin' on the wall
Can't hear my baby
Though I called and called
Yeah, right
Woo!
Windows started tremblin'
With a sonic boom
Windows started tremblin'
With a sonic boom, boom
A cold girl'll kill you
In a darkened room
I love this thread! I forgot how much I used to be into the Doors in my twenties. I lived between to bars in Somers Point NJ. I had bushy curly hair a fat goatie and I drank like a fish.
Man oh man! Good times they were. Good times.
Growing up sucks.
Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
Isn't it libragirl!!? We agree on yet another kick ass song. And I hear ya, I grew up with this band as well. They will forever hold a special place in my heart and I really will NEVER tire of them.
YES it's true Sathogwa! Isn't that awesome? You should totally visit it. My old P.E. teacher use to actually be Jim's too. :eek: He use to cut hair and do tats on the side...he cut Jim's hair. He continued to cut hair years down the line with the SAME scissors that cut the mighty man's hair. He also use to tell us stories about him. Pretty fuckin cool. Glad you appreciate the greatness of SOUL KITCHEN as well. Such a rockin song!!!
Here's another fav.... no matter HOW many times I hear it... it never fails to take me away.
*CRYSTAL SHIP*
Before you slip into unconsciousness
I’d like to have another kiss
Another flashing chance at bliss
Another kiss, another kiss
The days are bright and filled with pain
Enclose me in your gentle rain
The time you ran was too insane
We’ll meet again, we’ll meet again
Oh tell me where your freedom lies
The streets are fields that never die
Deliver me from reasons why
You’d rather cry, I’d rather fly
The crystal ship is being filled
A thousand girls, a thousand thrills
A million ways to spend your time
When we get back, I’ll drop a line
*sigh*
HAIL HAIL the almighty, legedary DOORS! In a classic league all their own. They can't be compared to anything el
se. Music that will forever ROCK our lives !
GMTA ....
yes that's another goodie.....
I remember getting their boxset one year for xmas that was so cool....
These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
"Awake.
Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one.
Choose the day and choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity
First thing you see.
A vast radiant beach, a cool jeweled moon
Couples naked race down by it's quiet side
And we laugh like soft, mad children
Smug in the wooly cotton brains of infancy
The music and voices are all around us.
Choose they croon the ancient ones
The time has come again
Choose now, they croon
Beneath the moon
Beside an ancient lake
Enter again the sweet forest
Enter the hot dream
Come with us
Everything is broken up and dances.
Indians scattered on Dawn's Highway, bleeding
Ghosts crowd the young child's fragile, eggshell mind."
These words coupled with that tribal, jazzy, funky music makes me feel so fucking good, everytime I hear it. A real blessing.
Sleep on horseback
Far moon in a continuing dream
Steam of roasting tea
"Awake.
Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one.
Choose the day and choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity
First thing you see.
A vast radiant beach, a cool jeweled moon
Couples naked race down by it's quiet side
And we laugh like soft, mad children
Smug in the wooly cotton brains of infancy
The music and voices are all around us.
Choose they croon the ancient ones
The time has come again
Choose now, they croon
Beneath the moon
Beside an ancient lake
Enter again the sweet forest
Enter the hot dream
Come with us
Everything is broken up and dances.
Indians scattered on Dawn's Highway, bleeding
Ghosts crowd the young child's fragile, eggshell mind."
These words coupled with that tribal, jazzy, funky music makes me feel so fucking good, everytime I hear it. A real blessing.
*this is one of the few songs i don't have but wish i did. it almost makes me laugh when i hear it, it's fun to listen to. i nearly bought the doors box set the other day, but then i backed off. i have their 'best of' and i'm happy with it for now. if this song is on the doors soundtrack album, i have it on tape cassette somewhere.
Another habit says it's in love with you
Another habit says its long overdue
Another habit like an unwanted friend
I'm so happy with my righteous self
According to ray manzarek, the movie was way off. He said that Jim wasn't this giant drunken bufoon who would shout poetry on top of cars and piss himmself all the time. The movie was entertaining, but i think that it exagerated the partying aspect of morrison.
"Tonight we're just gonna play you some good old American Rock and Roll." tom petty-7-15-05
*this is one of the few songs i don't have but wish i did. it almost makes me laugh when i hear it, it's fun to listen to. i nearly bought the doors box set the other day, but then i backed off. i have their 'best of' and i'm happy with it for now. if this song is on the doors soundtrack album, i have it on tape cassette somewhere.
Yep. Its on the soundtrack.
Sleep on horseback
Far moon in a continuing dream
Steam of roasting tea
According to ray manzarek, the movie was way off. He said that Jim wasn't this giant drunken bufoon who would shout poetry on top of cars and piss himmself all the time. The movie was entertaining, but i think that it exagerated the partying aspect of morrison.
Yeah, I've heard that too. Ray's book, "Light My Fire" is really good. I would recommend it. He talks about the movie, and slams Oliver Stone pretty hard.
I guess Stone's movie was based in part on John Densmore's book "Rider's on the Storm," where Jim is portrayed as a drunken madman. Ray's book sometimes appears to be at pains to present Jim in a more sane light.
My feeling is the truth is somewhere in the middle of these two depictions.
Sleep on horseback
Far moon in a continuing dream
Steam of roasting tea
Yeah I was not too thrilled with the The Doors movie. They never showed the true side of Morrison. They tried to portray him as a drunk, sex machine. I recommend you guys read Danny Sugarman's books, I have a couple of books that he wrote about The Doors. They are really good. He knew Morrison and The Doors pretty well.
Let me sleep all night in your soul kitchen....... Learn to forget....... fingers weive quick minarets speak in secret alphabet.
Doors have to be in my top 4 favorite bands. It just too bad they were only around for 4 years. It's amazing they were able to make such an impact in that short of time.
i spent the "summer of love" in a small town in north dakota and there was an arcade there, a teen club if you will, and located therein was a juke box.
and it was in that club, during a winning run on a pin ball machine, that i first heard "Light My Fire" .. fucking amazing, just fucking amazing.
and the rest is now history
my favorite album, Soft Parade
Runnin' Blues -
Poor otis dead and gone
Left me here to sing his song
Pretty little girl with the red dress on
Poor otis dead and gone
Yeah, back down, turn around slowly
Try it again, remembering when
It was easy, try it again
Much to easy, rememberin’ when
All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walkin’ blues
Don’t fight, too much to lose
Can’t fight the runnin’ blues
Well, I’ve got the runnin’ blues
Runnin’ away, back to l.a.
Got to find the dock of the bay
Maybe find it back in l.a.
Runnin’ scared
Runnin’ blue
Goin’ so fast
What’ll I do
Well, I’ve got the runnin’ blues
Runnin’ away, back to l.a.
Got to find the dock of the bay
Maybe find it back in l.a.
All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walkin’ blues
Don’t fight, too much to lose
Can’t fight the runnin’ blues
All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walkin’ blues
Don’t fight, too much to lose
Can’t fight the runnin’ blues
an AWESOME song!!!....~
******************************** "Forgive every being, the bad feelings it's just me"
l like the doors, the only song i think they didn't cover so well was gloria!
Have to agree!
Gloria was a mid 60's song, and they just did it as a hoot.
"I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
Unqiue & way fuckin influencial is right! I hear ya indiffgrl, Jim was a fucking genius indeed. Also agree with Robby Krieger is an absolutely brilliant guitarist that could never get enough praise if you ask me. *bows down repeatedly* This band was and always will be SO fuckin incredible on infinite levels.
I've heard lots of mixed things about The Doors of the 21st century but I definitely wish I woulda seen them. Hopefully there will be another chance.
John densmore in my opinion is the most Underrated drummer of rock n roll.. listen to the doors and try to block out the drums. it cant be done.. he plays not just rythem but in many ways a lead instrument. amazing..
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Three VHS tapes thats it.
Wow, I need to pull them out. Its been a while.
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
WOW! :eek: That version was something else!
Some die just to live.
MSG 2 08, Buffalo 10, Hamilton 11
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KEEP OUR COUNTRY ....COUNTRY
Yes. I have "The Doors Collectors Addition." (I believe its called.) Jam packed with good shit. Interviews, rare videos, back stage footage, live footage. Really awesome. Plus there is an option to hear audio commentary on the footage from the surviving Doors. Very cool.
Far moon in a continuing dream
Steam of roasting tea
--Basho
Not a massive fan. I only own the best of the doors but they're style is unique and Jim Morrison looked like he would be a cool dude.
You girls out there must go crazy over his pictures.
and it was in that club, during a winning run on a pin ball machine, that i first heard "Light My Fire" .. fucking amazing, just fucking amazing.
and the rest is now history
my favorite album, Soft Parade
Runnin' Blues -
Poor otis dead and gone
Left me here to sing his song
Pretty little girl with the red dress on
Poor otis dead and gone
Yeah, back down, turn around slowly
Try it again, remembering when
It was easy, try it again
Much to easy, rememberin’ when
All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walkin’ blues
Don’t fight, too much to lose
Can’t fight the runnin’ blues
Well, I’ve got the runnin’ blues
Runnin’ away, back to l.a.
Got to find the dock of the bay
Maybe find it back in l.a.
Runnin’ scared
Runnin’ blue
Goin’ so fast
What’ll I do
Well, I’ve got the runnin’ blues
Runnin’ away, back to l.a.
Got to find the dock of the bay
Maybe find it back in l.a.
All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walkin’ blues
Don’t fight, too much to lose
Can’t fight the runnin’ blues
All right, look at my shoes
Not quite the walkin’ blues
Don’t fight, too much to lose
Can’t fight the runnin’ blues
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
yeah, it's a fucking great version and would be done perfectly by ed. Whoever asked if the doors of the 21st century are good, the answer is yes. Ian Astbury does a pretty good job on the vocals and the music is incredible. go and see them if you can.
my fav Jim quote - when you die..the pain is over
I am the Lizard King...I can do anything..
Val Kilmer does an amazing job in the movie as well
The cars hiss by my window
Like the waves down on the beach
The cars hiss by my window
Like the waves down on the beach
I got this girl beside me
But she's out of reach
Headlight through my window
Shinin' on the wall
Headlight through my window
Shinin' on the wall
Can't hear my baby
Though I called and called
Yeah, right
Woo!
Windows started tremblin'
With a sonic boom
Windows started tremblin'
With a sonic boom, boom
A cold girl'll kill you
In a darkened room
Yeah, woo
Ride
Ride on
Weooooo!
Wawa, eooo!
Oooo, owa, owaaa!
Wa, waaaaea!
Ooo, wa, wa, wa, wa, waa!
Far moon in a continuing dream
Steam of roasting tea
--Basho
I love this thread! I forgot how much I used to be into the Doors in my twenties. I lived between to bars in Somers Point NJ. I had bushy curly hair a fat goatie and I drank like a fish.
Man oh man! Good times they were. Good times.
Growing up sucks.
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
GMTA
yes that's another goodie.....
I remember getting their boxset one year for xmas that was so cool....
"Awake.
Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one.
Choose the day and choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity
First thing you see.
A vast radiant beach, a cool jeweled moon
Couples naked race down by it's quiet side
And we laugh like soft, mad children
Smug in the wooly cotton brains of infancy
The music and voices are all around us.
Choose they croon the ancient ones
The time has come again
Choose now, they croon
Beneath the moon
Beside an ancient lake
Enter again the sweet forest
Enter the hot dream
Come with us
Everything is broken up and dances.
Indians scattered on Dawn's Highway, bleeding
Ghosts crowd the young child's fragile, eggshell mind."
These words coupled with that tribal, jazzy, funky music makes me feel so fucking good, everytime I hear it. A real blessing.
Far moon in a continuing dream
Steam of roasting tea
--Basho
*this is one of the few songs i don't have but wish i did. it almost makes me laugh when i hear it, it's fun to listen to. i nearly bought the doors box set the other day, but then i backed off. i have their 'best of' and i'm happy with it for now. if this song is on the doors soundtrack album, i have it on tape cassette somewhere.
Another habit says its long overdue
Another habit like an unwanted friend
I'm so happy with my righteous self
Yep. Its on the soundtrack.
Far moon in a continuing dream
Steam of roasting tea
--Basho
Yeah, I've heard that too. Ray's book, "Light My Fire" is really good. I would recommend it. He talks about the movie, and slams Oliver Stone pretty hard.
I guess Stone's movie was based in part on John Densmore's book "Rider's on the Storm," where Jim is portrayed as a drunken madman. Ray's book sometimes appears to be at pains to present Jim in a more sane light.
My feeling is the truth is somewhere in the middle of these two depictions.
Far moon in a continuing dream
Steam of roasting tea
--Basho
And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky
A human being that was given to fly...
Check out my band, Artificial Red:
http://www.myspace.com/artificialr
an AWESOME song!!!....~
"Forgive every being,
the bad feelings
it's just me"
Gloria was a mid 60's song, and they just did it as a hoot.
I actually think their cover is brilliant! They really pushed the sexual aspect of that song up a notch or two.
Far moon in a continuing dream
Steam of roasting tea
--Basho
I've heard lots of mixed things about The Doors of the 21st century but I definitely wish I woulda seen them. Hopefully there will be another chance.
I just found out about this...
http://www.raymanzarek.com/appear.html
Too many Cali dates to pass up there!!!! I so need to go!!
Cool story btw Sathogwa.
And HELL YES>.....EDDIE doing DOORS songs = one of the greatest things EVER!!!! How amazing did he sound?!?! :eek: *chills* Wow!
BUMP it up with another fav from the mighty classic band......
~WISHFUL SINFUL~
Wishful crystal
Water covers everything in blue
Coolin' water
Wishful sinful
Our love is beautiful to see
I know where I would like to be
Right back where I came
Wishful, sinful, wicked blue
Water covers you
Wishful, sinful, wicked you
Can't escape the blue
Magic risin'
Sun is shinin' deep beneath the sea
But not enough for you and me and sunshine
Love to hear the wind cry
Wishful sinful
Our love is beautiful to see
I know where I would like to be
Right back where I came
Wishful, sinful, wicked blue
Water covers you
Wishful, sinful, wicked you
Can't escape the blue
Love to hear the wind cry
Love to hear you cry, yeah, yeah
"Lo√e, you know the word
...YOU invented it!" ~ E√
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...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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:rolleyes: Um yes...of course it's Jim Morrison! Love the hair...
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Anywho...Jim's one of my favourite poets. I think he was one of the best out there. I love his choice of words...
Wilderness: Volume I - The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison
"An angel runs
Thru the sudden light
Thru the room
A ghost precedes us
A shadow follows us
And each time we stop
We fall"