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Jim Morrison used a line from a conversation with Alice Cooper in the classic Doors track ‘Roadhouse Blues'. “We were sitting there drinking and Jim comes in and he flops down,” says Cooper on his breakfast show on Planet Rock radio. “I said that I had got up this morning and got myself a beer and while we’re talking he just writes that down. So they go in and they’re doing the song and the next thing I hear is ‘Woke up this morning and I got myself a beer’ and I went ‘I just said that a second ago!’”
Rock is an infusion of blues, country, bluegrass, jazz, gospel...it is all melded together. Some forms, bands lean into different influences and sounds.
I’d also add to all those genres swing music from the 40’s big band era can be seen as one of many influences in 50’s and beyond rock and roll as well. Bill Haley and the Comets Rock Around the Clock being a prime example. Also a lot of progressive rock like Genesis and Yes and ELP etc evolved from classical music as well.
John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful) plays harmonica. He's uncredited due to label conflicts. Sebastian's biggest solo hit was the theme song to "Welcome Back Kotter."
Their cover of Back Door Man written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin’ Wolf is a natural progression from this one. Even more bluesy. Morrison’s vocals are among his best on this one.
The Doors had their radio rock (Rider on the Storm), their psychedelic (The End), and their Blues Rock (Roadhouse Blues). Glad ya'll explore them all or otherwise one put them into one category only.
That’s John Sebastian from the Lovin Spoonful on harmonica! I woke up this morning and got myself a beer because the future is uncertain and the end is always near.
Cool! Didn't know that! I believe the great history podcast guy Dan Carlin also adopted it as the title of his VERY interesting book ("The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments From the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses") on the ways our fumbling, miraculous species could do ourselves in...
Very cool. The Doors were interesting -- they didn't really sound like anyone else and there was no denying Jim Morrison's power and charisma as a front man. This one was just a very solid take on the blues.
YES!!!! Been waiting for you to dive into some Doors. LOL. Not literally, of course. Great album in it's entirety! Also do the L.A. Woman album....CLASSIC DOORS!!!! Morrison and Company are in a class by themselves. Something for EVERYBODY on both those albums.
Great reaction as always. My Mom gave me a 12 page list front & back of all the concerts she has been to in her life. She was a gypsy flowerchild all her life, for real! I texted her & asked about The Doors. Here's what she said: "One of the best shows was The Doors, and the police came to the show. They lined the stage & police chief waited in wings for "lyrics". It was a time of strict decency. Jim Morrison lyrics were so unusual to us kids. We had never been exposed to someone quite like him---And he was like 19 or 20 a college drop out. He had a girlfriend named Pam who he introduced during the show. A hippie type girl. Rich if I remember as her clothes were amazing." Talk to your parents, folks! 💕
@@blakebufford6239 thank you! My grandfather was also a Big Band Leader in the 50's. I grew up with him so that the music I listened to but when I saw Mom it was everything else. She has a spot on memory & always sends me a tid bit about the concert when I ask. She partied with everyone from Paul McCartney to Prince. Here's a fun one - Janice Joplin: "Yep you sure would have had fun. But a lot of them weren't famous till much later. They just showed up at each others shows for the exposure, and so they could play I do remember Janis really well because I had recently been to the circus and she reminded me of the roadies She had on a like tapestry type tunic over a shirt with fringe. It was heavy & hot and she had a hat to start with. Her hair was oily and wild and her voice was like she had screamed all night and then wanted to sing. She was unusual & very talented." Thanks for your comment 😊
@@jennhurl thank you for the great info. I live in Monterey area and almost everyday I drive past the Monterey Fairgrounds where they had the first Pop Festival in 1968 and Janis Joplin amongst others was there. Wish I could have been there but was too young at the time. Thanks again for the fun story! ✌️
An actual roadhouse inspired this song called The Topanga Corral, a windowless nightclub in Topanga Canyon, California, where Jim Morrison lived. The roadhouse venue was on a winding road, so you actually did have to keep your hands on the wheel. Bands like Little Feat, Canned Head, Linda Ronstadt, and other L.A. groups were often in the crowned. It was a hot spot, so hot it burned down. Love this old Doors song. Great review and commentary, guys. Keep on rockin'.
The Doors have a pretty good discography considering the relatively brief time they were together. They definitely utilized the psychedelic sounds of their time as well as blues, rock, and also incorporated occasional strings/brass elements. Their general sound was a strong influence on early post punk/goth music later on in bands such as Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Excellent!!! I love the Doors!!!! This is Old school Blues!!!! Trust me I was there in the midst of the Blues.....If you really know the Blues This was The Blues!!!
Well this is tasty for brekky! Can we have some Break On Through for Lunch? Love the channel guys, it’s a constant trip down memory lane. Long live Mr. Mojo Risin!
Their lyrics were the best…”cancel my subscription to the resurrection; send my credentials to the house of detention, I got some friends inside”. Thanks guys! 👍
Imagine me at 13, the normal stuff like Paul Revere & the Raiders, Mama & Papas etc, on the box and I hear the Doors….BLAM, BING..my head reels, and then comes Jimi Hendrix…off to the races baby! Out with the old and in with the new…..couldn’t get enough! Loved the reactions, both of them! You fellas are still the best!
Gentlemen…. Listening to this now makes me so proud. I’mBlack and from Los Angeles, 71 years old and grew up with the Doors. This was some of my starter music while in the Army on my way to Vietnam! Glad you’re taking the ride. Jim Morrison can be a real trip! Enjoy. Jim Morrison and the Door! He was a bad ass!,
When The Doors started out in 1966-67, Jim Morrison was thin and in his "Young Lion" phase where the women just couldn't get enough of him. Over the next several years he drank a lot, got fat, and grew a beard. His health undoubtedly suffered, but his voice got rougher and, in my opinion, cooler-sounding. Another great reaction, gentlemen.
Roadhouse BLUES _rock._ I wouldn't call that old school 1950s Rock n Roll piano but rather more like 30s-40s Honky Tonk Blues piano. You guys have mentioned that you've watched movies pertaining to artists. Have you considered reacting to those kind of moves that portray musicians and singers? I would love to see you guys react to movies like La Bamba about Ritchie Valens, Walk the Line about Johnny Cash, etc.
We were out for dinner at some outdoor riverfront fish joint, we are early boomers, our son is 26. A live band was setting up and doing sound system checks. Roadhouse Blues comes on and my son looks up and says, oh that's the Doors Roadhouse Blues. 😊
Nothing like waking up to The Doors on Saturday morning!! Like the old blues song says the eagle flys on Friday so I think I’m going out to play today!!
Morrison Hotel is their blues album. I recommend. 👍 ..and this version of the song you listened to is a newer re-did version somehow. It has little additions that the original doesn't.
This album is amazing. Peace Frog is also a jam and the lyrics are relevant today. Then it goes into Blue Sunday which is like warm bath water, it’s just gorgeous. That and Indian Summer, so chill. Most original American band ever.
Jim’s Biography “No One Here Gets Out Alive” will blow your mind. When Jim was a kid, his dad drove past a car crash involving native Americans and he felt the spirit of a dying Indian enter his body.
Doors for breakfast Delicious, I appreciate it good stuff. Try riders on the storm. That's my favorite door song, you guys probably heard it before. Anyway, thanks fellas, God bless you.
The band are cooking on this.....But the two key elements that make this song gold are: Lonnie Mack, the great Blues guitarist, playing Bass with a way laid-back groove that kills.....And the other, Jim insisted that he sing the song whilst drunk for it to really work. And he nailed it to the wall.
The blues had a child and they named it rock and roll! You know, a big difference in music between then and now is that artists back then were experimenting with sound more than artists do today. Both from album to album and individual songs on each album. I don't see that with today's artists. There just aren't surprises. I respect Taylor Swift for how wildly popular she is with her fans, she obviously connects with them. But she's also so predictable that people are already doing "Her song about breaking up with her football player friend" now. Any current pop artist has a sound and a formula that they stick to. No surprising their audiences. And I don't mean to pick on Taylor, she does write her own songs and performs them well. But everyone knows what to expect, we never did back then.
I really enjoy your reactions. Very to the point and succinct. And I love that you spread far and wide when it comes to artists and genres. Just before this I watched your reaction video to "Don't Fear The Reaper". I noticed that you had reacted to "Hate" by Band Maid. It is a great track, especially from their 10 Year Anniversary Finale Concert last November. Two of their other songs, which are instrumentals, I feel you would enjoy reacting to. The first is the Live Official Video of "Onset" and the second is the MV for "From Now On". They are both superbly composed and performed and remind me of all the great instrumental groups of the early 1960's like The Ventures, The Rip Chords, The Tornados, The Bar-Kays and from England, The Shadows. Another great group from Japan that has a strong blues rock feel is Glim Spanky. They are made up of composer/vocalist/guitarist Remi Matsuo and guitarist Hiroki Kamemoto. They use session musicians for their live appearances and studio work. Remi's voice is like a combination of Janis Joplin, Grace Slick and Susanna Hoffs, with a lot of grit. The two songs I would suggest are the video of "Circle of Time" from their 2020 TH-cam Live Concert, and the live studio video of "Breaking Down Blues". It's well worth the time invested to check them out. Thanks again for your reactions.
Love Jim and the Doors so much! ❤ This one makes me a little sad because by the time they recorded this album, Jim had abused his body so badly with drugs and even moreso ALCOHOL, he looked and sounded much older than his 20s. You could tell he was drunk in this song too. But he was high or drunk through most of his performances. Alcohol is what got him in the end from what I understand. It was brutal. You may want to google 'The Story Behind Roadhouse Blues'. It explains Jim's alcoholism while recording this album.
I didn't listen to anything but the Doors for a few years after I discovered them. I can always tell when Jim's drunk on a song. Alot of his songs I bet he doesn't even remember being in the studio for 😅
Yup. I saw him perform in ‘69 or ‘68. He was totally blasted. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Lots of Hell’s Angels were walking around swinging chains. The end of an era. Why I skipped Altamont!
Hey Love street 👋Have you watched the OLIVER STONE movie " The Doors"❓Great performances by Val Kilmer and Meg Ryan. I own it and watch it a lot. Told his story in it's most honest and sad way.
One of the weirdest bands ever. I go years without thinking about them but then I hear them and I remember the smoke filled car in my early 80s HS experience. They were great
Check out their song “L.A. Woman” next to hear Morrison stretch out his range. There’s lots of other songs where Morrison and the band really let loose, too. The blues was a big influence on The Doors and their sound. On their first album, they did a cover of a blues standard - the legendary Willie Dixon’s “Back Door Man”.
This is definitely not the original mix, there's added harmonica and vocals that I never heard before. One of the "facts" I've heard about this song is that Alice Cooper was the inspiration for the "woke up this morning, got myself a beer" line. I think Jim was one of the occasional members of Alice's Hollywood Vampires that hung out on Sunset back in the day, which included a Beatle and a Monkee:)
I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer. Great lines like that or like this from "back door man". You men eat your dinner, eat your pork and beans I eat more chicken than any man ever seen, yeah, yeah
The late 60's were a time of peace and love and light pop music. Jim and the band said F-that and sang about the dark side of So-Cal society: Sex, drugs, crash pads, and lots of darkness. These dudes are just so good.
jim morrisson, another super talent part of the "27" club that died at 27 yrs. old. (hendrix, janis joplin, duane allman, etc.) sad..brilliant writer, great entertainer, singer...you guys are right...they could infuse all different styles of music into thei performances and recording.....another band that made the late 60s and 70s the best ever time musically ...
They have a diverse catalog and the only really genre to their music is they are the Doors and there is no other band like them. You have a long way to go with their great catalog, just enjoy the Journey! 🎵🎹🎤🎸🎶
First, Roadhouse Blues was classic blues with a honky tonk piano. Sometimes your bro thinks everything is either country or rock, while there are many strains in between.
You fellers should spin "Maggie M'gill." She lives on a hill. Her Daddy got drunk and left her the will. (If you want to hear Jim at his growly saloon best, that's a good follow-up.)
@@suesebree8670 Oh, no doubt! And they should be very careful not to leave "Blue Sunday" off "Peace Frog" (if they haven't done "Peace Frog" already....) I was just reacting to CHI's reaction to the vocals. "Maggie M'gill" is dirty, gritty, whiskey blues.
Ah keep your eyes on the road, Your hands upon the wheel. Keep your eyes on the road Your hands upon the wheel. Yeah, we're going to the roadhouse, Gonna have a real good-time. Yeah, the back of the roadhouse, They've got some bungalows. Yeah, the back of the roadhouse, They've got some bungalows. They dance for the people Who like to go down slow. Let it roll, baby, roll. Let it roll, baby, roll. Let it roll, baby, roll. Let it roll, all night long. Do it, Robby, do it! You gotta roll, roll, roll, You gotta thrill my soul, alright. Roll, roll, roll, roll-a Thrill my soul. Ashen-Lady. Ashen-Lady. Give up your vows. Give up your vows. Save our city. Save our city. Ah, right now. Well, I woke up this morning And I got myself a beer. Well, I woke up this morning And I got myself a beer. The future's uncertain And the end is always near. Let it roll, baby, roll. Let it roll, baby, roll. Let it roll, baby, roll. Let it roll, all night long.
Thier last two albums, Morrison Hotel and LA woman have many bluesy and down and dirty songs. Maggie McGill, Cars Hiss by My Window, The Changeling, Been Down So Long, Crawlin' Kingsnake (John Lee Hooker blues cover), etc.
"I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer. The future's uncertain and the end is always near." Great lyrics!
_LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG AND LEAVE A BLOATED CORPSE!_
Jim Morrison used a line from a conversation with Alice Cooper in the classic Doors track ‘Roadhouse Blues'.
“We were sitting there drinking and Jim comes in and he flops down,” says Cooper on his breakfast show on Planet Rock radio.
“I said that I had got up this morning and got myself a beer and while we’re talking he just writes that down. So they go in and they’re doing the song and the next thing I hear is ‘Woke up this morning and I got myself a beer’ and I went ‘I just said that a second ago!’”
@@Xcris_crosXyes, I heard that too
He did have a morbid fascination with DEATH...or the ENDING.
@@elisaabolafia9542 Sure seemed like it.
"The Blues had a baby and they called it Rock & Roll"...Muddy Waters ❤
Rock is an infusion of blues, country, bluegrass, jazz, gospel...it is all melded together. Some forms, bands lean into different influences and sounds.
That’s not old school rap, it’s scat.
Ya beat me to it! . . . . .
I’d also add to all those genres swing music from the 40’s big band era can be seen as one of many influences in 50’s and beyond rock and roll as well. Bill Haley and the Comets Rock Around the Clock being a prime example. Also a lot of progressive rock like Genesis and Yes and ELP etc evolved from classical music as well.
That's a great line.
John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful) plays harmonica. He's uncredited due to label conflicts. Sebastian's biggest solo hit was the theme song to "Welcome Back Kotter."
Wow. That’s one of my favorite TV show theme songs
Love John. Darling Be Home Soon. Love his gig at Woodstock!
More hits by John Sebastian: Do you believe in magic; Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind; co-wrote Summer in the city.
John Sebastian on HARMONICA ❓Thanks for that fun fact 🎵😊
The Lovin’ Spoonful….💜
for those us around 60 or 70 these guys were as big a part of our musical youth as anyone ! didn't matter the genre you were into
Amen!!!!
agree, they made the great times even better!
Got that right! The music fabric of our young lives was very rich and diverse. We were very blessed. 🎶✨️
The doors don't get enough rotation nowadays. Such a great band!
Their cover of Back Door Man written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin’ Wolf is a natural progression from this one. Even more bluesy. Morrison’s vocals are among his best on this one.
They have a pretty deep catalog and it’s excellent.
The Doors had their radio rock (Rider on the Storm), their psychedelic (The End), and their Blues Rock (Roadhouse Blues). Glad ya'll explore them all or otherwise one put them into one category only.
Yep they were the closest thing to the American Rolling Stones
“PeaceFrog”, from the Doors, is a must
This song is pure blues start to finish. I'm from Chicago, I know the blues. 😆
That’s John Sebastian from the Lovin Spoonful on harmonica! I woke up this morning and got myself a beer because the future is uncertain and the end is always near.
Cool! Didn't know that! I believe the great history podcast guy Dan Carlin also adopted it as the title of his VERY interesting book ("The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments From the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses") on the ways our fumbling, miraculous species could do ourselves in...
Jim was a chameleon. He was a changeling. He was a medicine man. You will understand when you listen to more of the Doors 🚪....
The lizard king! RIP !
Perfect description ❤
Indeed 👍
In my opinion, he was crazy.
@@324cmac He was crazy...the great ones always are
The future is uncertain and the end is always near such a great line in that song and very true
Very cool. The Doors were interesting -- they didn't really sound like anyone else and there was no denying Jim Morrison's power and charisma as a front man. This one was just a very solid take on the blues.
Imagine a time when you could turn on the radio and hear stuff like this….for free….you guys remind me how lucky I was….☮️❤️
Weren't we though???
I don't need to imagine...😎👍
The Blues are among the many roots of Rock.
The taproot, so to speak. 😄@dr.leslieorgelpfeifersyndr5143
The Doors is still one of my all time favs to this day. I’ve never gotten tired of them. This is a great rocking blues song!
YES!!!! Been waiting for you to dive into some Doors. LOL. Not literally, of course. Great album in it's entirety! Also do the L.A. Woman album....CLASSIC DOORS!!!! Morrison and Company are in a class by themselves. Something for EVERYBODY on both those albums.
Great reaction as always. My Mom gave me a 12 page list front & back of all the concerts she has been to in her life. She was a gypsy flowerchild all her life, for real! I texted her & asked about The Doors. Here's what she said: "One of the best shows was The Doors, and the police came to the show. They lined the stage & police chief waited in wings for "lyrics". It was a time of strict decency. Jim Morrison lyrics were so unusual to us kids. We had never been exposed to someone quite like him---And he was like 19 or 20 a college drop out. He had a girlfriend named Pam who he introduced during the show. A hippie type girl. Rich if I remember as her clothes were amazing."
Talk to your parents, folks! 💕
Very cool Mom. 🤟
@@blakebufford6239 thank you! My grandfather was also a Big Band Leader in the 50's. I grew up with him so that the music I listened to but when I saw Mom it was everything else. She has a spot on memory & always sends me a tid bit about the concert when I ask. She partied with everyone from Paul McCartney to Prince. Here's a fun one - Janice Joplin:
"Yep you sure would have had fun. But a lot of them weren't famous till much later. They just showed up at each others shows for the exposure, and so they could play
I do remember Janis really well because I had recently been to the circus and she reminded me of the roadies
She had on a like tapestry type tunic over a shirt with fringe. It was heavy & hot and she had a hat to start with. Her hair was oily and wild and her voice was like she had screamed all night and then wanted to sing. She was unusual & very talented."
Thanks for your comment 😊
@@jennhurl thank you for the great info. I live in Monterey area and almost everyday I drive past the Monterey Fairgrounds where they had the first Pop Festival in 1968 and Janis Joplin amongst others was there. Wish I could have been there but was too young at the time. Thanks again for the fun story! ✌️
An actual roadhouse inspired this song called The Topanga Corral, a windowless nightclub in Topanga Canyon, California, where Jim Morrison lived. The roadhouse venue was on a winding road, so you actually did have to keep your hands on the wheel. Bands like
Little Feat, Canned Head, Linda Ronstadt, and other L.A. groups were often in the crowned. It was a hot spot, so hot it burned down.
Love this old Doors song. Great review and commentary, guys. Keep on rockin'.
wows, great info. thanks for sharing.
Thanks for that narrative Clifton ❗Very interesting.
“You Ready?,” “Yup.” That’s The beginning of a great reaction video ! Really enjoy seeing and listening to you guys, thanks !
The best band Los Angeles ever knew
Boogie woogie piano …
And Jim Morrison could sing it all
Sweet - raunchy - soft - kickass loud.
Spectacular vocalist.
MORE DOORS please
I can’t think of a more biker bar sounding song 😂. Love this one; “ALL NIGHT LONG” 🔥
The Doors have a pretty good discography considering the relatively brief time they were together. They definitely utilized the psychedelic sounds of their time as well as blues, rock, and also incorporated occasional strings/brass elements. Their general sound was a strong influence on early post punk/goth music later on in bands such as Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Morrison was the definition of Rockstar.
Jim Morrison got all the attention but it's the musicians in The Doors who are truly outstanding.
Excellent!!! I love the Doors!!!! This is Old school Blues!!!! Trust me I was there in the midst of the Blues.....If you really know the Blues This was The Blues!!!
Well this is tasty for brekky! Can we have some Break On Through for Lunch? Love the channel guys, it’s a constant trip down memory lane. Long live Mr. Mojo Risin!
Beer for brekky! It’s in the song! 😂
Ladies and gentlemen. From Los Angeles, California. The Doors!!!!
"Who is the lead singer on this?" My jaw TOTALLY hit the floor.
The legend himself Jim Morrison
This is blues at it's magstic best Jim's voice is a one off
Old school rock is the blues! Love this song
Their lyrics were the best…”cancel my subscription to the resurrection; send my credentials to the house of detention, I got some friends inside”. Thanks guys! 👍
Morrison was a drunken poet. The Doors were magical, mysterious, and dangerous. Not to mention the best American band in the late 60's.
Imagine me at 13, the normal stuff like Paul Revere & the Raiders, Mama & Papas etc, on the box and I hear the Doors….BLAM, BING..my head reels, and then comes Jimi Hendrix…off to the races baby! Out with the old and in with the new…..couldn’t get enough! Loved the reactions, both of them! You fellas are still the best!
That’s legendary blues man Lonnie Mack on bass.
it was one of the first songs i ever heard from them 1970
One of the best songs ever
A lot to dive into with the Doors. Great reaction fellas! Appreciate you 🙏 ❤
Gentlemen…. Listening to this now makes me so proud. I’mBlack and from Los Angeles, 71 years old and grew up with the Doors. This was some of my starter music while in the Army on my way to Vietnam! Glad you’re taking the ride. Jim Morrison can be a real trip! Enjoy. Jim Morrison and the Door! He was a bad ass!,
We appreciate you. Thanks for rocking with us!!
When The Doors started out in 1966-67, Jim Morrison was thin and in his "Young Lion" phase where the women just couldn't get enough of him. Over the next several years he drank a lot, got fat, and grew a beard. His health undoubtedly suffered, but his voice got rougher and, in my opinion, cooler-sounding.
Another great reaction, gentlemen.
Oliver Stone's movie on the Doors was a great ride. I own a copy and seeing it in the theater when it first hit was a real treat.
@@elisaabolafia9542 seeing it on the big screen was like going to a concert.
Always wanted to wake up in the morning and get myself a beer. Let it roll. Definitely Doors. Good reaction.
Great group, Soul Kitchen and Backdoor Man gotta listen to these two songs from them 👏👏
Your fingers weave quick minarets
Speak in secret alphabets...
Roadhouse BLUES _rock._ I wouldn't call that old school 1950s Rock n Roll piano but rather more like 30s-40s Honky Tonk Blues piano. You guys have mentioned that you've watched movies pertaining to artists. Have you considered reacting to those kind of moves that portray musicians and singers? I would love to see you guys react to movies like La Bamba about Ritchie Valens, Walk the Line about Johnny Cash, etc.
Aw, hell, we're off the races now! Good stuff.
We were out for dinner at some outdoor riverfront fish joint, we are early boomers, our son is 26. A live band was setting up and doing sound system checks. Roadhouse Blues comes on and my son looks up and says, oh that's the Doors Roadhouse Blues. 😊
It’s basically a blues shuffle with rock elements or blues rock. A lot of bar bands do covers of this one and my band or bands were no exception.
The Doors actually play a lot of blues songs on their albums.
I have this on my playlist
The future's uncertain
And the End
Is always near.
He got that right, alright...John Sebastian, a real folky, is blowing that blues harp....
Nothing like waking up to The Doors on Saturday morning!! Like the old blues song says the eagle flys on Friday so I think I’m going out to play today!!
Morrison Hotel is their blues album.
I recommend. 👍
..and this version of the song you listened to is a newer re-did version somehow. It has little additions that the original doesn't.
This album is amazing. Peace Frog is also a jam and the lyrics are relevant today.
Then it goes into Blue Sunday which is like warm bath water,
it’s just gorgeous. That and Indian Summer, so chill.
Most original American band ever.
Jim’s Biography “No One Here Gets Out Alive” will blow your mind. When Jim was a kid, his dad drove past a car crash involving native Americans and he felt the spirit of a dying Indian enter his body.
Hey guys you can't say that harmonica doesn't scream the blues... One of the Door's best songs.
Doors for breakfast Delicious, I appreciate it good stuff. Try riders on the storm. That's my favorite door song, you guys probably heard it before. Anyway, thanks fellas, God bless you.
They're my favorite American RnR band. Funny, just yesterday I listened to this CD
Its just a kick ass song. Always was, always will be.
The band are cooking on this.....But the two key elements that make this song gold are: Lonnie Mack, the great Blues guitarist, playing Bass with a way laid-back groove that kills.....And the other, Jim insisted that he sing the song whilst drunk for it to really work. And he nailed it to the wall.
You two just opened the door the a new experience......BOOM
The blues had a child and they named it rock and roll! You know, a big difference in music between then and now is that artists back then were experimenting with sound more than artists do today. Both from album to album and individual songs on each album. I don't see that with today's artists. There just aren't surprises. I respect Taylor Swift for how wildly popular she is with her fans, she obviously connects with them. But she's also so predictable that people are already doing "Her song about breaking up with her football player friend" now. Any current pop artist has a sound and a formula that they stick to. No surprising their audiences. And I don't mean to pick on Taylor, she does write her own songs and performs them well. But everyone knows what to expect, we never did back then.
bravo!!!!! well sad, the best thing about the 60s and 70s is that its endless...i find jems ive never heard all the time..
Yes! Each band was a universe unto itself. Exploration was key.
I really enjoy your reactions. Very to the point and succinct. And I love that you spread far and wide when it comes to artists and genres. Just before this I watched your reaction video to "Don't Fear The Reaper". I noticed that you had reacted to "Hate" by Band Maid. It is a great track, especially from their 10 Year Anniversary Finale Concert last November.
Two of their other songs, which are instrumentals, I feel you would enjoy reacting to. The first is the Live Official Video of "Onset" and the second is the MV for "From Now On". They are both superbly composed and performed and remind me of all the great instrumental groups of the early 1960's like The Ventures, The Rip Chords, The Tornados, The Bar-Kays and from England, The Shadows.
Another great group from Japan that has a strong blues rock feel is Glim Spanky. They are made up of composer/vocalist/guitarist Remi Matsuo and guitarist Hiroki Kamemoto. They use session musicians for their live appearances and studio work. Remi's voice is like a combination of Janis Joplin, Grace Slick and Susanna Hoffs, with a lot of grit. The two songs I would suggest are the video of "Circle of Time" from their 2020 TH-cam Live Concert, and the live studio video of "Breaking Down Blues". It's well worth the time invested to check them out. Thanks again for your reactions.
Love Jim and the Doors so much! ❤ This one makes me a little sad because by the time they recorded this album, Jim had abused his body so badly with drugs and even moreso ALCOHOL, he looked and sounded much older than his 20s. You could tell he was drunk in this song too. But he was high or drunk through most of his performances. Alcohol is what got him in the end from what I understand. It was brutal. You may want to google 'The Story Behind Roadhouse Blues'. It explains Jim's alcoholism while recording this album.
I didn't listen to anything but the Doors for a few years after I discovered them. I can always tell when Jim's drunk on a song. Alot of his songs I bet he doesn't even remember being in the studio for 😅
Yup. I saw him perform in ‘69 or ‘68. He was totally blasted. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Lots of Hell’s Angels were walking around swinging chains. The end of an era. Why I skipped Altamont!
Hey Love street 👋Have you watched the OLIVER STONE movie " The Doors"❓Great performances by Val Kilmer and Meg Ryan. I own it and watch it a lot. Told his story in it's most honest and sad way.
@@elisaabolafia9542I did see that! I thought it was pretty well done, too! Val Kilmer kilt it!! Lol ❤
To me this is the best Doors. They do blues so well.
This is pure blues 💯
The Doors often recorded with a bass player, but live the bass was Ray Manzerek's left hand.
I would call this a blues song for the most part. The Doors also did a cover of a Howlin’ Wolf song “Back Door Man”.
A blues boogie soup of Texas, the Mississippi Delta, and everything good in between.
The Doors engineer Bruce Botnick made very clean powerful recordings . And this was a blue/rockin tune.
One of the weirdest bands ever. I go years without thinking about them but then I hear them and I remember the smoke filled car in my early 80s HS experience. They were great
Check out their song “L.A. Woman” next to hear Morrison stretch out his range.
There’s lots of other songs where Morrison and the band really let loose, too.
The blues was a big influence on The Doors and their sound.
On their first album, they did a cover of a blues standard - the legendary Willie Dixon’s “Back Door Man”.
This is definitely not the original mix, there's added harmonica and vocals that I never heard before. One of the "facts" I've heard about this song is that Alice Cooper was the inspiration for the "woke up this morning, got myself a beer" line. I think Jim was one of the occasional members of Alice's Hollywood Vampires that hung out on Sunset back in the day, which included a Beatle and a Monkee:)
I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer.
Great lines like that or like this from "back door man".
You men eat your dinner, eat your pork and beans
I eat more chicken than any man ever seen, yeah, yeah
Thank you young gentlemen for covering this classic ! Was a teenager when this was first released, i'm 69 and never will.always feel this music!
This isn't the album version which I still have. Greatest American rock band.
The late 60's were a time of peace and love and light pop music. Jim and the band said F-that and sang about the dark side of So-Cal society: Sex, drugs, crash pads, and lots of darkness. These dudes are just so good.
jim morrisson, another super talent part of the "27" club that died at 27 yrs. old. (hendrix, janis joplin, duane allman, etc.) sad..brilliant writer, great entertainer, singer...you guys are right...they could infuse all different styles of music into thei performances and recording.....another band that made the late 60s and 70s the best ever time musically ...
"Well, I woke up this morning
And I got myself a beer
Well, I woke up this morning
And I got myself a beer"- Morrison, Kreiger, Manzarek, Densmore
They have a diverse catalog and the only really genre to their music is they are the Doors and there is no other band like them. You have a long way to go with their great catalog, just enjoy the Journey! 🎵🎹🎤🎸🎶
My favorite song by The Doors❤
Morrison Hotel 1967...I have this on vinyl, soooo clean!!
This is blues all day
One of the best drinking songs ever.
Rockin' Blues
Peace and love. I was 11 when I first heard This is the End.
Son los mejores 👍
That was a little blues, boogie great harmonica too
Those keys are signature doors.
One of my Favs!
First, Roadhouse Blues was classic blues with a honky tonk piano. Sometimes your bro thinks everything is either country or rock, while there are many strains in between.
You fellers should spin "Maggie M'gill." She lives on a hill. Her Daddy got drunk and left her the will.
(If you want to hear Jim at his growly saloon best, that's a good follow-up.)
The whole album is fire!!!
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Oh, no doubt! And they should be very careful not to leave "Blue Sunday" off "Peace Frog" (if they haven't done "Peace Frog" already....)
I was just reacting to CHI's reaction to the vocals. "Maggie M'gill" is dirty, gritty, whiskey blues.
Fenomenal
Jim wrote poetry the band put his stuff to music. Was real interesting guy. Iconic voice.
And Robbie Krieger wrote Light My Fire at 19.
I can’t believe no one has told you to listen to The End ! Quintessential Doors!
Ah keep your eyes on the road,
Your hands upon the wheel.
Keep your eyes on the road
Your hands upon the wheel.
Yeah, we're going to the roadhouse,
Gonna have a real good-time.
Yeah, the back of the roadhouse,
They've got some bungalows.
Yeah, the back of the roadhouse,
They've got some bungalows.
They dance for the people
Who like to go down slow.
Let it roll, baby, roll.
Let it roll, baby, roll.
Let it roll, baby, roll.
Let it roll, all night long.
Do it, Robby, do it!
You gotta roll, roll, roll,
You gotta thrill my soul, alright.
Roll, roll, roll, roll-a
Thrill my soul.
Ashen-Lady.
Ashen-Lady.
Give up your vows.
Give up your vows.
Save our city.
Save our city.
Ah, right now.
Well, I woke up this morning
And I got myself a beer.
Well, I woke up this morning
And I got myself a beer.
The future's uncertain
And the end is always near.
Let it roll, baby, roll.
Let it roll, baby, roll.
Let it roll, baby, roll.
Let it roll, all night long.
Great cruising tune with your friends.
My favorite Doors tune.
Thier last two albums, Morrison Hotel and LA woman have many bluesy and down and dirty songs. Maggie McGill, Cars Hiss by My Window, The Changeling, Been Down So Long, Crawlin' Kingsnake (John Lee Hooker blues cover), etc.
My favorite Doors song ❤