The Doors vs Rolling Stones

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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    JWBusher wrote:
    What the fuck have you been smoking? Were you even around back then? Or were you still in diapers?


    look at the album sales of Vs. compared to In Utero during their first couple weeks on the charts. They speak for themselves. Ten and Vs. had outsold Nirvana's Nevermind and In Utero in 1991 and 93 respectively.

    Here read this book. It's basically the exact theory I have been using. Jim Morrison is legondary becuase he was never alive to have the chance to do a VH1 Storytellers in 2004 trying to push new material that nobody wants to hear, that's all I'm saying.

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  • Milestone
    Milestone Posts: 1,143
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    the last 2 Doors albums were arguable the 2 best albums they put out (morrison hotel and la woman)

    Yeah, it was the time period. All the classic bands put out some of their best material 71-72.

    Morrison was already getting fat and useless after LA Woman. Do you really think the 1980's would have been kind to him?
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  • deadnothingbetter
    deadnothingbetter Posts: 2,202
    thunderDAN wrote:
    look at the album sales of Vitology compared to In Utero during their first couple weeks on the charts. They speak for themselves.

    Here read this book. It's basically the exact theory I have been using. Jim Morrison is legondary becuase he was never alive to have the chance to do a VH1 Storytellers in 2004 trying to puch new material that nobody wants to hear, that's all I'm saying.

    http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Yourself-Live-True-Story/dp/0743264460
    i don't know man... jim morrison woulda still been legendary even if he didn't die.

    the joy division lead singer inspired himself from jim morrison. scott weiland was inspired by jim morrison. a crapload of other artists were inspired by jim morrison.

    of course, jim morrison was inspired by elvis presley. that's why he's the king, but that's a whole other thing.

    and mind you, elvis was already the king long before he died.
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  • CServant
    CServant DCO Posts: 1,182
    Personally, the Doors for me! I can understand the argument for the Stones though and think there are actually more points that can be made for them, this is just personal preference.
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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    deadnothingbetter wrote:
    i don't know man... jim morrison woulda still been legendary even if he didn't die.

    the joy division lead singer inspired himself from jim morrison. scott weiland was inspired by jim morrison. a crapload of other artists were inspired by jim morrison.

    of course, jim morrison was inspired by elvis presley. that's why he's the king, but that's a whole other thing.

    I never said Jim Morrison isn't or wouldn't be legondary without his death, but I'm saying that he probably wouldn't be this iconic figure if he grew to be a old bitter man living in Florida going to the dog tracks everyday. He could have turned out to be another Alice Cooper playing golf everyday, then all of a sudden he isn't this iconic rock star we thought he was. By dying when he did, that's all we know him as, we don't know him as the dad, or the husband, we just know him as the rock star who lived like one. The same can be said for Kurt Cobain. If Eddie Vedder offed himself in 1993, Pearl Jam would be reffered to as the voice of the generation, the lable that Nirvana got after April 1994.
  • HailHailVitalogy
    HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,013
    Elvis is an icon and he died fat and drunk and on the toilet....if Jim was still alive and made it through the 80s fat but still sang and put out good music, he would still be the icon he is today
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  • Pyrrha's Logic
    Pyrrha's Logic Posts: 35
    i say the who!!!
    But given the choice of doors and stones
    i go with DOORS!!!!



    but i will pick the who over anyone any day. :D
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  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    How could you guys even consider picking The Doors? They're total pussies compared to the Stones.
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    i like the Stones alot but i'll have to go with The Doors.

    first (and only) time i was in California, right when i landed at LAX a friend of mine picked me up and i put on the song "LA Woman". i tell you it was magical driving around the city w/ that song playing.. BLASTING. never had a Stones moment like that.
  • righteousbabe
    righteousbabe Posts: 662
    This one is easy. The doors for sure. Just because the rolling stones went on to have 30 years of shit music doesn't mean the doors would have.
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    the rolling stones are the essence of ROCK AND ROLL. the stones.
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  • Them-Bones
    Them-Bones Posts: 518
    I like the The Doors more.
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  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Mushmouthmatt wrote:
    i tell you it was magical driving around the city w/ that song playing.. BLASTING. never had a Stones moment like that.

    You've obviously never gotten drunk and sang along to "Exile On Main Street" at the top of your lungs. Fuck, most of you people have probably never even HEARD "Exile On Main Street". I've had more moments with that album alone than I've ever had with any lame Doors song.
  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    JWBusher wrote:
    How could you guys even consider picking The Doors? They're total pussies compared to the Stones.

    I think the Stones are the most overrated act in the history of rock. Sorry, just my opinion. Lyrically, musically, and vocally, The Doors surpass the Stones.
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Doors by a mile for me
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  • mrwalkerb
    mrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    I was waiting for someone to do the whole "Nobody liked Nirvana till Kurt died" line in regards to the longevity thing, Sticky Fingers is better than any 10 songs the Doors ever recorded, the Stone also get bonus points because they have less annoying fans
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  • Sathogwa
    Sathogwa Posts: 227
    I like the stones. Some really, really good shit. They were a great rock n' roll band. One of the best ever.

    But, the Doors were that too . . . and much, much, much more.

    The Doors get my vote.
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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    mrwalkerb wrote:
    I was waiting for someone to do the whole "Nobody liked Nirvana till Kurt died" line in regards to the longevity thing, Sticky Fingers is better than any 10 songs the Doors ever recorded, the Stone also get bonus points because they have less annoying fans


    LOL check page 1, I already did that
  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    boroff89 wrote:
    I think the Stones are the most overrated act in the history of rock. Sorry, just my opinion. Lyrically, musically, and vocally, The Doors surpass the Stones.

    Based on what? The 6 songs you've heard? Get real.
  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    JWBusher wrote:
    Based on what? The 6 songs you've heard? Get real.

    I have listened to quite a bit of the Stones, actually. Try not to make silly assumptions like that. As I said before, they are really hit and miss with me. I like the entire Doors' catalogue. It's cool if you connect more with the Stones. I don't.
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