People who knew Morrison have described how he always had a book shoved into his back pocket wherever he went. It was a shame that his personal demons cut short such a promising career. It would have been interesting to see what Morrison's post-Doors career path would have looked like.
@@deed.3230he was homeless after college before the band was a success. He lived on a roof. He wrote the song soul kitchen about the soul food restaurant, Olivia's soul food kitchen, where he would eat his one meal a day. She would give him a large plate of food at a discounted price and let him spend hours there
I'd love to see an examination of the Doors music. I've always admired how, of the three musicians, no two are ever playing the same thing at the same time. It's a total tapestry of sound creating a backdrop that Jim accentuated with his own brilliant musical contribution. So many gaps and silent spaces.
Jim was so wild & beautiful..& so very sad we lost him so young. He was quite shy performing in the early days of the band..so he overcame this..but not his demons. The Doors R one of my very fave bands..& way ahead of their time. Thx 4 this insightful review, Fil
If in the teen years, the kids would be very smart/mature. I'd suggest we move that time to late teens early 20s. While J.M. had the "rock god" persona, he was hardly like the front men of the era (e.g. Page of Zep)
And the people that never really Get them stop listening to them after that. They're attracted to a certain rebellious phase only, and never understand the deeper meanings of the art.
One of the all times greats! There is no other group like The Doors. Jim's voice, Robbie's guitar playing, Ray's keyboards and John's drums. No one compares on this level. There are no words to describe the experience of this band. Thank you, Fil for this!❤💕❤💕❤
Jim Morrison's intensity and restraint are impossible to duplicate, though many have tried. It's like watching someone go through cycles of manic depression through all the peaks and valleys, set to music. The demons and angels were battling in his head and you could feel it with every note and every word. The mystery, the darkness and the half-subtle aggression draws your soul into his world. Many people say they'd like to see where artists "would be today," had they not died so young. I think they were destined to die young. They shared their message and then moved on. Cheers!
The thing about him is he was so captivating that you couldn't take your eyes off of him. I've only seen that type of aura with Elvis and Michael Hutchence had it too.
@@bobbiny32 True. There are few artists who commanded such attention. He was intense and unpredictable, with lyrics that set a mood and could go wild at any moment. There's never been another like him.
The greatest singers create irony - Jim offset the intellectual/philosophy lyrics with a drucken sailor delivery, The serious tone was also offset by Ray's spritely organ, John's jazzy percussion, while Robbie supported Jim's heaviness with a barrel full of minor chords. You needed all four to sustain the irony - remove one and the Doors would be unlistenable.
Right on, love the way you put that! I always say that The Doors are the absolute exemplary group to represent what a "band" should be and is and you just put into words exactly why that's true. Each man played a component and created something extraordinary, they all helped bring the best out of each other and we're brothers too no matter how turbulent it was most the time. Truly a remarkable band.
I'm afraid they were unlistenable to after Jim died. A great, great shame. I know they've toured with other vocalists (I saw them when they were Doors of 21st century,(I was only 16 in 1968 when they came to Britain - too young to go to London on my own so I was told by my parents) and while Ian Astley had a great voice, it obviously wasn't the same. Mind, I didn't like the huge picture of Jim that was projected behind them. I thought it was disrespectful to Ian Astley. And he tried to dress the same as Jim; nobody could replace Jim and they shouldn't have tried. He was there as a vocalist, not a Jim clone. I don't like tribute bands for the same reason. It's false.
The Doors could do no wrong, IMHO. One of my most fave bands ever, if not THE most. Jim was a poet who put his words 2 music. Another great one we lost way too early. Really glad u reviewed this one, Fil. 🙂🙂☮☮✌✌💗💗
I grew up listening to them. Jim's voice and delivery were one of a kind. No question about that. Too bad thst he had such powerful, relentless self-destructive demons.
thanks for doing this Fil. Seen them felt fourum nyc 1970. the raw power and excitement of this group like no other.Jim was Jim there will never be anyone like him.
So happy to hear a current musician speaking on the talent of The Doors. They were absolutely great. I’m one generation later than when they were active, but gravitated to their sound when I was very young, listening to their albums with my father. They have been my favorite band almost my entire life. Many folks today do not appreciate them as much as some other popular bands of the era unfortunately. Thanks for this video!! It was refreshing and happy to see your smile when listening
The first album I owned was Waiting for the Sun. I would sometimes fall asleep with my Koss Stereophones on and the record player would keep repeating whichever side I had on. So, that album is seriously burned into my brain, as are all the Doors albums. Jim Morrison died just after I graduated from high school. The Doors are still my favorite band.
They were all remarkable. supurb musicians. Remarkable. All of them. I played in a band with a singer that could sing Jim's part perfectly. Wonderful times and wonderful music. The Doors were perfect musicians.
So glad you did The Doors! He gets so much criticism as not being a good singer and I agree with you that he had a tremendous voice! Especially when you consider that his own Father didn’t even know he could sing!
I don't use this term lightly, but Jim Morrison and The Doors were very shamanistic. That's why they didn't care about creating each piece into being shorter songs that were "radio friendly" and made 8, 10 minute songs in every record. They were guiding these young people through their trips when it was a very new thing and those young people needed something deeper than a lot of that other psychedelic music, as much as I love that stuff, the doors weren't all flowers and peace, they wanted people to wake up. Getting a bunch of drunk, stoned kids to really pay attention is very special. He knew how to milk moments, Ray's organ was so hypnotic, Robby and John kept everything right and beautiful and everything Jim did from a turn to a pause was so fucking deliberate. Just an amazing group, forever my muse and favorite band. Maybe because I'm a theatre major or because I'm a writer, but nothing could compare. This is rock in its highest form to me
Once again you have captured the essence of Jim Morrison and the Doors as you have with other musicians and artists in this magnificent series of video analyses. Very well explored making even facts I already knew freshly interesting. Thanks Phil, keep up the good work (I think it will be little short of miraculous if you can maintain this epic standard)!
He actually wrote a term paper for a college student. It was about the Elizabethan period and about Lord Buxton(?) Jim said he knows who that is, and from memory, wrote the paper.
Jim Morrison was so unique! His music was always on another level.....so diverse! An amazing performer whose music will be with us always! Epic Fil! Cheers Mario! 😎👌🤘
I missed the Annapolis show but saw them at DAR Hall and Columbia. I think I saw them another time but can’t place where. Did a lot of acid back then. At the Columbia concert the lead guitarist for Iron Butterfly came out and sat next to us while the Doors played
A true original. Unique poetic performer. Legendary icon. Forever young. Gone too soon. It's all been said before but it deserves repeating. Thanks Fil.😎🎼🎶❤
I first fell in love with The Doors as a young lad around 1974. I was 8 and my dad brought me home an Original master recording of their first album. My pops was a DJ for a local radio station! He would also bring me box sets of American top 40 with Kasey Kassum. I played that album over and over. Jim Morrison was a great crooner as well as a great screamer! To sing with so many weapons from sweet and soft to all out almost insane scream yet sounding perfect and even a laugh strategically placed just amazed me from start to finish! I loved light my fire but that to me had nothing on the Crystal Ship! That song was so beautiful and I couldn’t stop playing it! God what 45 years later I still feel the same way about it! That’s a testament to how great the Doors were and are! Just a perfect storm of musicians who happened to come together in a very short window of time to produce so much that has stood the test of time! Thank you for covering my favorite band! Jim was a handsome devil wasn’t he! Just saying I’m not who who but he was a pretty good looking feller! God bless and thanks again your a pretty cool dude!
Thanks so much. The Doors. Unbelievable conviction, and talent. Jim gave me so much. He introduced me, to a life long love of poetry, and Art. Film etc. Could you please do a video on Robbie ? Greatly overlooked, and underrated.
The Doors and Strange Days albums were incredible. Since 1967 I treasured them. This song is mesmerising, because of Jim’s delivery but also because of the individual qualities of Ray, Robby & John. Goose bumps even now. Thank you to Fil for his great and sensitive insights.
I had a blast listening to my older siblings Doors albums. I asked who had bought Strange Days one night at dinner in '74. Everybody denied having anything to do with it and only my two eldest brothers weren't there. Neither one of them has admitted to it, to this day. Kinda makes me think that either my grandmother was a closet Doors fan or that God wanted me to get into the Doors. I'm cool with either idea.
Even after half a century when the topic of who is your favorite "frontman". Jim is always at or near the top choice. Tons of iconic songs and sound. Hugely popular with the Vietnam soldiers and even today the Doors songs are in every movie/tv show with that war as the topic. Jim's death was "turn out the lights" "when the musics over" personified.
You rarely hear much about how Robby contributed more to the song writing after the third album. Morrison asked for help and Robby said, sure, I'll give it a shot. Becoming a more pronounced writer, he was a natural, writing several of their most popular songs. I always find this turn of fate interesting
Robbie brought the "pop" element (I offer that respectfully) to the group. For whatever reason, he had a feel for short/snappy songs that were the Doors and still salable on the charts. The fact that all four of these guys were college graduates set them aside from all other groups of the era. They were not the elite wanna-be "Harvard Yarders," like Simon and Garfunkel, and other urban folkies of the late 50s/early 60s. Morrison and Manzarek dropped out of UCLA's GRADUATE Film School (classmates of Francis Ford Coppola) full of the 50s/60s alternative film school concepts. Robbie and John were music majors at local L.A. universities learning jazz and classical guitar measures. Watch this video and others like it and compare the Doors to other "rock" groups of the times and you'll see a group that would have been as comfortable in a jazz club or a book store poetry reading put to music as an auditorium in New Haven. BTW - Watched David Crosby's docu-drama, and can't understand why he so hates Jim Morrison. Most likely, Crosby never read a book not written in the 20th century, so he had no concept of Morrison's connection to literature, or played with musicians of the caliber of Ray, John and Robbie.
CHRISTOPHER WOOD -Just a ‘Foot-Note’ * Both Ray and Jim Graduated from UCLA Film School in the Mid 60’s -Where Jim was Supposedly was Going to NYC,but for EveryOnes Blessings, Did NOT and Lived on a Roof-Top in Venice Beach, Tripping and Writing Songs and Poetry 👍
Maybe that would explain why the first two albums are by far the best. There are some really good tunes later on too, but only the first two albums are great from start to finish, nearly every song is a memorable masterpiece.
Great analysis, Fil. Boy, looking back to the first time I heard them, and the instant love of their sound, and his voice; to watching Jim seemingly destroy himself. It was no surprise when he died☹️. Thank you Fil, for Bringing us, The Doors.
I think half the fun in watching your videos is seeing you enjoy the music. The Doors are one of my favorite bands. Morrison was an incredible singer / performer, and the band was brilliant. For me, their songs still hold up today.
Mr Mojo Risin is a once in a lifetime treasure. Great poet, great intellect, great singer. I've enjoyed the Doors from the start of their career. Thanks Fil for yet another great analysis.
WHENEVER MORRISON'S, "LIGHT MY FIRE," PLAYS MUST STOP AND LISTEN. SUCH AN EXCELLENT ROCK SINGER. A FOOL AND HIS DRUGS. THE DOORS WERE A GREAT BAND. LOVE THE SOUND OF THE ORGAN.
Thanks for your consideration. Listening to rock and roll for 50 plus years, and a small interlude of performing in the '70s, is probably the reason that my hearing is defective, and tinnitus rules in my head. Seriously, I got your drift irrespective of what case it was written in. To take issue with that is just too pedantic for words............peace.
Great video and analysis. You have really done your research on the Doors and Morrison history. Great job. One of my favorite bands. I lived right next door to Jim Morrison's/Pam Courson's house in Laurel Canyon, CA for 5 years in the 90s. Fun times.
Wow... really good performance by The Doors, Fil. Ray, Robbie, and John are really great musicians. They have so much responsibility especially Ray. But they always hold it together and never mess up. I love the way John punctuates the music with his tasty drumming. And Robbie's flamenco finger picking style is perfect for their free form arrangements. Jim never sang before he was in The Doors. He was a bit limited but used his imagination and creativity infusing many dynamics in his delivery. I loved how intellectual this band was. **Thanks for mentioning Brian Jones. No one really talks about him. I think he had so much natural talent and imagination. Great analysis Fil!
Alex Jay -Yeah, But EveryOne Knew (Especially, Their Record Label-Electra)Jim was the ‘Poster-Boy’ and a Very Charismatic ‘Front-Man’ and of Course the Bands Trouble Maker Extraordinaire and Visionary
Alex Jay - Try to Google or ‘You Tube’, The DOORS PBS Special and Interview in 1969 or 70 -it’s Freakin INSANE -Jim Predicts Rap Music and Dj(s) and the Usage of Computers in Music -Crazy
@@reesebene6082 This is the link below.... yes at approx 29.30 mins in this interview he predicts it... how insane is that WOW! Good spotting Reese ;) th-cam.com/video/L_qOXEAet2I/w-d-xo.html
Many thanks for your synopsis of The Doors. You gave them the respect they rightly deserve. Media hype in those days could make and break a musician, as it did with Jim Morrison and ultimately, the band.
Fil, you make me want to watch these videos because, I always learn some new things about each band/person and songs from you. You also seem to truly enjoy watching them too! I love your different T-shirt’s too! Thanks for all of these things!
One of the greatest, most influential bands of all time. Timeless music. You will be hard pressed to watch any Vietnam war documentary or movie without the Doors (or Eric Burdon's) music used.
I followed The Doors from their first album. I never thought of The Doors as a psychedelic band. But there it is, after all this time I just now noticed how much the lead guitarist's playing is pure psychedelic! The material that made up their first two albums, "The Doors" and "Strange Days" (including When the Music’s Over) were developed jamming night after night in local clubs, giving the songs found on these albums their unique magical sound. With their following albums they didn't have the months and years to develop their albums with the same process. I felt at the time that their later albums, while excellent, just didn’t have the same “Strange” and mysterious qualities of the first two.
When he first told hid father he was going to sing in a band. His dad “That sounds like a crock. You can’t sing”. That’s part of why he said his parents were dead. Obviously his father regretted ever saying that. Jim’s father hardly was around when Jim was growing up. His dad was so entrenched in his Military career. Later in life he truly regretted not being supportive of Jim. This upbringing affected Jim deeply. He also was traumatized by his father not stopping to help some indians who were in a car accident when Jim was a young boy. He kept telling his dad to go back and help them. I agree. His dad should have helped the dying man. All this stuff added to Jim’s sadness. His depression was dealt with by using alchohol an drugs. He was an avid reader also, highly intelligent. It all just drive him “mad”. So glad his poetry was finally published.
I also read where he was sexually molested as a child! He told his Mother but she didn't believe him. Supposedly by a family friend, male. He resented his Mother because of her unbelief.
I think they were all unique. Jim was a poet and into literature. Robby learned flamenco guitar before he got into rock. John was into Jazz. Ray was classically trained. Put them all together and you get...
The Doors, the original goth punk band. Love them! Between Jim and Paul Rothschild, brilliant production. Rolling Stone magazine interviewed Morrison at his home. The reporter noticed a wall of books in the room. The reporter asked if Jim had read all of those books. Jim said choose a book, open it to any page and read any passage. The reporter read something from Edger Allan Poe. Then Jim finished the paragraph and the page of text from memory. Yes. He read all of those books! Their dark mystique lives on.
No lyric ever stuck with me like "There's a killer on the road, his brain is squirming like a toad......" What a trip it was with the Doors. R.I.P. Jim and Ray.
So many lyrics that floored me in my middle teens. The one I rememeber from that erea that was chick bait: "Before you slip into unconsciousness I'd like to have another kiss Another flashing chance at bliss." ~ Crystal Ships
Another fine analysis video :) The Doors were a very unique band, blending genres, no bass guitar player (live), universal themes yet very LA - "I see your hair is burning, hills are filled with fire..." One thing I haven't notice you mention is keeping time. The free-form nature of this song is a good example, where the individual instruments can sometimes dance around in their own space yet they are absolutely tight and always make it back home on beat - and Jim improvising his vocals but hits that drum beat with precision. I was going to mention it on your Linda Ronstadt "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" video, where near the beginning Linda is soloing guitar/vocals then the bass and kick drum come in with perfect synchronization, and they continue keeping perfect time even though the instrumentation, and rhythm section, is so sparse - not easy to do. But I think The Doors are an even better example, similar to jazz, where the individual players sometimes venture out into different time signatures, and certainly different chord shapes, yet manage not to lose track of where they are in the piece.
Thanks Fil, quite a history here & handled expertly! I never saw the film featuring Val Kilmer as Morrison so, hearing his history really reaffirms his genius -- to have written songs which have become part of the cannons of music, is quite impressive for someone who only lived to be 27! Looking at this performance, Jim seems to enjoy playing w/time -- the pauses & silences are as much a part of his musical dialogue w/the audience, as the song, itself. And yes, Fil -- his voice & vocal ability was unique and instantly recognizable -- beautiful, really... Wonderful work, again, Fil! From Harlem, New York -- rock!✌🏽💖🎶🎵
I can recall when The Doors were the house band at the Whisky a Go Go. They had bands like Johnny Rivers and Buffalo Springfield open for them. Anyone who was anyone back then played the Whisky and The Troubadour
I love how you do your homework, Fil. This is an example of a group that is definitely not one I would have listened to (I know, I'll probably get blasted in the comments), however, you made it very interesting. I want to know how you prepare the history for these videos. You made it interesting to the point that I'll check out other songs. Thank you for that!
We have all been exposed to different things at different times. I can't see any one giving you any grief over that. Might I recommend Peace Frog. Regards.
Linda, the Doors had some very commercial songs on the radio. Touch Me, Light My Fire, Love Me Two Times, Love Her Madly, Hello, I Love You, and People Are Strange. I had tickets to see them perform based on their commercial hits. I bought all the singles and didn’t own any of their albums back then. When Morrison was arrested and convicted, the concert in my town was canceled. It wasn’t until years after Jim died that I heard their more avant-garde music. Some of it I like, some I don’t. That is the beauty of art in all its forms. There is something for everyone to enjoy...or not. 🙂
Jim Morrison his mindless, bottomless vocal. Mindless in the sense that it sounds like somebody has lost their mind. Bottomless in the sense that it sounds like somebody is singing from the bottom of a well. The Hammond B3 organ through a Leslie, with the Fender Rhodes keyboard. The whole outlaw Rockstar in the black leather pants lifestyle. The personification of the guy fathers warned their daughters about. Jim Morrison was so LA, he pushed the limits. Graduated from UCLA with a major in film. He was outrageous, his poetry was outrageous, his sound was outrageous. There was enough space in the music that it could stand the vocal. And the vocals have just as much space in them so that there's room for the music. Was Jim Morrison doing with music what Fellini was doing with film? That's a very avant-garde. thought. The Doors, a very heavy band..
Which band are you talking about? Ray M. never played the Hammond with the Doors. He played a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass along with a Vox Continental combo organ. Please don't confuse Jim's persona in leather with the Cock-Rock musicians on Hollywood Blvd. and the hair clubs of North Hollywood in the 70s. Mr. Mojo Rising was more poet than rock star.
@@christopherwood9213 Jim Morrison died March 3rd 1971 it's hard confusing what was Jim Morrison with the rock stars of the 70s. Jim was choking on his lifestyle by 1970. Pretty much a beached whale.
@@ericheine2414 So you think that the rock singer poseurs of the 70's never saw Morrison live or in videos and realized the reaction from the crowd, and that they declined to mimic Morrison's stage persona because he died of a alcohol/drug overdose? Don't think so.
An amazingly powerful band - Jim is one of the legendary front men of rock n' roll who had a superb set of pipes and an out there lyricist. Listen to their music with extreme care. Rock! :-)
As someone else mentioned, Robbie Krieger was one of very few rock guitarists that did not use a pick. This allowed him to be more versatile and subtle in his playing. To my knowledge, he was also one of the first guitarists to use solid state amps (Acoustic Control Corp 260) which was heresy to most musicians at the time. But it did give him massive volume AND clarity to his live sound when needed. A very underrated guitarist in my book, as well as jazz drummer John Densmore who knew when to hold back and when to cut loose. Complemented their sound brilliantly. And of course, leader and keyboardist Ray Manzarek was the band's secret weapon. The coolest keyboard player in rock, who did double duty as the band's bass player at the same time! Astonishing. Jim once commented that Ray IS the Doors. Word. Fine analyses Fil. I hope that in the future you can cover "The End" with Robbie's open D tuning that gave the song that hypnotic Eastern influence vibe that was a perfect foil to Jim's dark journey that took us all along for the ride.
The story was that it was recorded in a studio in Denmark, early morning and very cold with no audience. The first part of the video is from a concert.
Why could they ONLY flourish in the 60s? Their music has stood the test of time as generations after the 60s, incliding me, discover and appreciate their music
@@tomderby2812 Because their music and how it was delivered were those of a band out of time. They didn't exactly "fit" in the sixties but that was the only time that music like The Doors would be accepted and appreciated. In no other decade could they have even secured a recording contract. I was born in the fifties, became musically aware at a young age (ie. 6 -7 years old) and sought out and followed all kinds of music to this day.
I LOVE Jim Morrison and The Doors FOREVER!!!! Jim was a Wordsmith and a Shaman of emotions!!! He was light and dark both at the same time!!! I've been listening to him since I was a teenager and I never can get enough of Jim!!!....✌❤❤❤❤❤🤘
Hi lorri, jim fan here, any chance of a bigger pic? Just curious....not that im fat shaming or skinny loving....ive just built up a pic in my head and i need closure....thanks in advance x
Jim Morrison’s voice went thru you. Especially light my fire his voice was so different and he was high on must of his singing unfortunately. He died at 27, but the way he used drugs amazing he lived that long. He died in France. I will never forget the day they announced he died I was so upset. Fantastic analysis Fil 😊
Wonderful. Thanks for covering Morrison and the Doors. They are certainly in a class of their own. One thing, is that Jim wanted to be known as a poet (which is what he was) and not any longer as a rock star. Had he lived, he might or not have continued to sing with the Doors. It was fascinating to hear your story of his teacher and Jim and he having all that obscure influence from ancient demonology. He was always a great thinker. When his parents asked him what he wanted as a graduation present after high school, he said he wanted the complete works of Nietzsche. Not what you would expect from a high school kid. I wonder what more great writings would have come from him had he lived. On the album Strange Days there is a poem called Horse Latitudes, which he supposedly wrote while still in school. If you havent heard it, listen to it. The band put a great background to it. BTW, I never thought of the Doors as psychedelic. Instead, theyre Surrealistic. Their work is more than R&R music. Its an Art, like Dali or Picasso.
I visited the site in 1992...Pere Lachaise cemetery. I was shocked at how 'run-down/messy' his grave site was😮 Someone stole the bust in '88. The grave, bust and the neighbouring graves were seriously defaced over time. One of the facing mausoleums was even dismantled. The graffiti was removed several times but kept coming back. In 2004, to combat the desecration, cemetery officials put up metal barricades around the site.
@@pbracey1, they had to, the people that go there mainly to see Morrison's grave are the primary ones that mess the place up. They make it difficult for everyone else.
I'm glad I got to visit Jim's grave in 92 before the barricade went up. But I also visited the graves of so many other great artists many of whom Jim worshiped. It was only right.
Thank you Fil - These videos you feature are treasures. My first concert - The Doors in '68 - when I was way too young to even begin to get it. But it was an unforgettable experience
I grew up in SoCal during the reign of the Doors. I was a freshman in high school when the album LA Woman was released. The Doors are still unique partly because of Jim Morrison’s distinctive baritone vocals and Ray Manzarek playing keyboard bass as you mention. Their music and lyrics stand up well to this day.
Over 50 years ago. Our grandparents truly were way cooler than us! The Doors maybe the most unique band in rock history. Also, don’t know if any video exists, but the Doors actually did a couple makeup concerts following the LA Woman album, including one in New Orleans I believe, in 1971, after it’s recording and before Jim’s departure for Paris. So songs from this album, including the awesome LA woman, were performed live. Awesome vid and expert analysis as usual. Thanks Fil!
I am new to your channel and so glad I found it. Some others I've noticed who don't have the musical education to explain the technique of what the band and the vocalist are doing to create the sound we hear. I appreciate that you do this,
The Doors never go out of style.
People who knew Morrison have described how he always had a book shoved into his back pocket wherever he went. It was a shame that his personal demons cut short such a promising career. It would have been interesting to see what Morrison's post-Doors career path would have looked like.
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I think he studied to be an English teacher and may have done that initially for his job.
@@deed.3230he was homeless after college before the band was a success. He lived on a roof. He wrote the song soul kitchen about the soul food restaurant, Olivia's soul food kitchen, where he would eat his one meal a day. She would give him a large plate of food at a discounted price and let him spend hours there
Yeah It's very sad ❤
@@deed.3230he studied film making
I'd love to see an examination of the Doors music. I've always admired how, of the three musicians, no two are ever playing the same thing at the same time. It's a total tapestry of sound creating a backdrop that Jim accentuated with his own brilliant musical contribution. So many gaps and silent spaces.
Well said
Less is more was never so relevant.
Brilliantly said sir....
A tapestry of sound .excellent observation.
Jim was so wild & beautiful..& so very sad we lost him so young. He was quite shy performing in the early days of the band..so he overcame this..but not his demons. The Doors R one of my very fave bands..& way ahead of their time. Thx 4 this insightful review, Fil
The Doors grab a hold of every generation, usually around the teen years.
If in the teen years, the kids would be very smart/mature. I'd suggest we move that time to late teens early 20s. While J.M. had the "rock god" persona, he was hardly like the front men of the era (e.g. Page of Zep)
@@christopherwood9213 Wait, how did Page get to be Zeppelin's front man?
And the people that never really Get them stop listening to them after that. They're attracted to a certain rebellious phase only, and never understand the deeper meanings of the art.
Thats when I discovered them 😍
I was at Morrison's grave outside Paris in 1982 when I was 14.
what always impressed me about 'The Doors' , is that the keyboard player carried the bass line too
YUP, and most people dont even know it
M.K.Ultra. Military Industrial Complex. Subversion of a whole baby boom generation, via sex, drugs, and rock n roll? What say ya'll?
I say that psy ops were so much better in the 60's than today.
Aren't psyops new and improved these days?
@@steveevans424 ...yeah was kinda embarrassed that I couldnt remember his name ....I should look it up ,thats easy enough huh ?
One of the all times greats! There is no other group like The Doors.
Jim's voice, Robbie's guitar playing, Ray's keyboards and John's drums. No one compares on this level.
There are no words to describe the experience of this band.
Thank you, Fil for this!❤💕❤💕❤
Jim Morrison's intensity and restraint are impossible to duplicate, though many have tried. It's like watching someone go through cycles of manic depression through all the peaks and valleys, set to music. The demons and angels were battling in his head and you could feel it with every note and every word. The mystery, the darkness and the half-subtle aggression draws your soul into his world. Many people say they'd like to see where artists "would be today," had they not died so young. I think they were destined to die young. They shared their message and then moved on. Cheers!
Some artists just did what they came here for, and called home! Be glad they were here ☺️ rip friends!
The thing about him is he was so captivating that you couldn't take your eyes off of him. I've only seen that type of aura with Elvis and Michael Hutchence had it too.
@@bobbiny32 True. There are few artists who commanded such attention. He was intense and unpredictable, with lyrics that set a mood and could go wild at any moment. There's never been another like him.
The greatest singers create irony - Jim offset the intellectual/philosophy lyrics with a drucken sailor delivery, The serious tone was also offset by Ray's spritely organ, John's jazzy percussion, while Robbie supported Jim's heaviness with a barrel full of minor chords. You needed all four to sustain the irony - remove one and the Doors would be unlistenable.
Right on, love the way you put that! I always say that The Doors are the absolute exemplary group to represent what a "band" should be and is and you just put into words exactly why that's true. Each man played a component and created something extraordinary, they all helped bring the best out of each other and we're brothers too no matter how turbulent it was most the time. Truly a remarkable band.
Never thought of them that way. So true. The Doors like all great bands only work with all parts. Take away anything and they fall.
Wow. That's awesome!
I'm afraid they were unlistenable to after Jim died. A great, great shame. I know they've toured with other vocalists (I saw them when they were Doors of 21st century,(I was only 16 in 1968 when they came to Britain - too young to go to London on my own so I was told by my parents) and while Ian Astley had a great voice, it obviously wasn't the same. Mind, I didn't like the huge picture of Jim that was projected behind them. I thought it was disrespectful to Ian Astley. And he tried to dress the same as Jim; nobody could replace Jim and they shouldn't have tried. He was there as a vocalist, not a Jim clone. I don't like tribute bands for the same reason. It's false.
Classic DOORS 🇺🇸 🖤
The sweet spot in his Baritone range is delectable.
The Doors could do no wrong, IMHO. One of my most fave bands ever, if not THE most. Jim was a poet who put his words 2 music. Another great one we lost way too early. Really glad u reviewed this one, Fil. 🙂🙂☮☮✌✌💗💗
ONE OF THE GREATS 😍 WHAT A VOICE!
I grew up listening to them. Jim's voice and delivery were one of a kind. No question about that. Too bad thst he had such powerful, relentless self-destructive demons.
“The scream of the butterfly” 🎶
thanks for doing this Fil. Seen them felt fourum nyc 1970. the raw power and excitement of this group like no other.Jim was Jim there will never be anyone like him.
The Doors. What a completely unique band.
I absalutely LOVE Jim Morrison, the Doors were the best ever.
*ARE!
RIP Ray and Jim! Thanks for talking about the Doors Fil...really cool band. My favorite Doors song, "Crystal Ship"...
So happy to hear a current musician speaking on the talent of The Doors. They were absolutely great. I’m one generation later than when they were active, but gravitated to their sound when I was very young, listening to their albums with my father. They have been my favorite band almost my entire life. Many folks today do not appreciate them as much as some other popular bands of the era unfortunately. Thanks for this video!! It was refreshing and happy to see your smile when listening
The first album I owned was Waiting for the Sun. I would sometimes fall asleep with my Koss Stereophones on and the record player would keep repeating whichever side I had on. So, that album is seriously burned into my brain, as are all the Doors albums. Jim Morrison died just after I graduated from high school. The Doors are still my favorite band.
I was 15 when he died, all of my children were exposed to the Door's music. Just as they were exposed to Jethro Full and Alice Cooper!
They were all remarkable. supurb musicians. Remarkable. All of them. I played in a band with a singer that could sing Jim's part perfectly. Wonderful times and wonderful music. The Doors were perfect musicians.
So glad you did The Doors! He gets so much criticism as not being a good singer and I agree with you that he had a tremendous voice! Especially when you consider that his own Father didn’t even know he could sing!
I don't use this term lightly, but Jim Morrison and The Doors were very shamanistic. That's why they didn't care about creating each piece into being shorter songs that were "radio friendly" and made 8, 10 minute songs in every record. They were guiding these young people through their trips when it was a very new thing and those young people needed something deeper than a lot of that other psychedelic music, as much as I love that stuff, the doors weren't all flowers and peace, they wanted people to wake up. Getting a bunch of drunk, stoned kids to really pay attention is very special. He knew how to milk moments, Ray's organ was so hypnotic, Robby and John kept everything right and beautiful and everything Jim did from a turn to a pause was so fucking deliberate. Just an amazing group, forever my muse and favorite band. Maybe because I'm a theatre major or because I'm a writer, but nothing could compare. This is rock in its highest form to me
Once again you have captured the essence of Jim Morrison and the Doors as you have with other musicians and artists in this magnificent series of video analyses. Very well explored making even facts I already knew freshly interesting. Thanks Phil, keep up the good work (I think it will be little short of miraculous if you can maintain this epic standard)!
Awesome choice, Fil! Great analysis. Most unique band ever. Most unique front man ever. One of a kind, no doubt. Brilliant.
I bet Jim Morrison would've made an excellent English professor.
Good observation. Morrison was, from what I've read, really into the works of the French poet Arthur Rimbaud.
@@oscarhalpert5967 and Beaudelaire
Very much so agree. And he'd add humor to the mix.
He actually wrote a term paper for a college student. It was about the Elizabethan period and about Lord Buxton(?) Jim said he knows who that is, and from memory, wrote the paper.
The girl students would have been too distracted. lol
Jim was just too beautiful for this fucked up world we live in. A human miracle.
Jim Morrison was so unique! His music was always on another level.....so diverse! An amazing performer whose music will be with us always! Epic Fil! Cheers Mario! 😎👌🤘
I was very fortunate to see Jim perform at the Whisky a Go Go in 1966. Another great review, Fil! Cheers! :)
Yes , I'm 62 & been listening to them & this song since I was 13 , I love the Doors
One of the unmistakable voices in rock, Jim, Janis, and Gracie Slick. Great information, as alway, thanks.
Ray Manzarek was king
windsordawn Ray was a great example of a great human ☺
Reminds me of Stewart Copeland, another great storyteller
Saw them 2x ... Annapolis MD and Columbia, MD...both times AMAZING!
I missed the Annapolis show but saw them at DAR Hall and Columbia. I think I saw them another time but can’t place where. Did a lot of acid back then. At the Columbia concert the lead guitarist for Iron Butterfly came out and sat next to us while the Doors played
A true original. Unique poetic performer. Legendary icon. Forever young. Gone too soon. It's all been said before but it deserves repeating. Thanks Fil.😎🎼🎶❤
I first fell in love with The Doors as a young lad around 1974. I was 8 and my dad brought me home an Original master recording of their first album. My pops was a DJ for a local radio station! He would also bring me box sets of American top 40 with Kasey Kassum. I played that album over and over. Jim Morrison was a great crooner as well as a great screamer! To sing with so many weapons from sweet and soft to all out almost insane scream yet sounding perfect and even a laugh strategically placed just amazed me from start to finish! I loved light my fire but that to me had nothing on the Crystal Ship! That song was so beautiful and I couldn’t stop playing it! God what 45 years later I still feel the same way about it! That’s a testament to how great the Doors were and are! Just a perfect storm of musicians who happened to come together in a very short window of time to produce so much that has stood the test of time! Thank you for covering my favorite band! Jim was a handsome devil wasn’t he! Just saying I’m not who who but he was a pretty good looking feller! God bless and thanks again your a pretty cool dude!
How could anyone not love The Doors! J M was an amazing performer! Thanks Fil!
Thanks so much. The Doors. Unbelievable conviction, and talent. Jim gave me so much. He introduced me, to a life long love of poetry, and Art. Film etc.
Could you please do a video on Robbie ? Greatly overlooked, and underrated.
The Doors and Strange Days albums were incredible. Since 1967 I treasured them. This song is mesmerising, because of Jim’s delivery but also because of the individual qualities of Ray, Robby & John. Goose bumps even now. Thank you to Fil for his great and sensitive insights.
Back in the day, we called this "Head Rock". Jim was a poet as versus a lyricist which made his music very different. Rock !!!
I had a blast listening to my older siblings Doors albums.
I asked who had bought Strange Days one night at dinner in '74.
Everybody denied having anything to do with it and only my two eldest brothers weren't there. Neither one of them has admitted to it, to this day.
Kinda makes me think that either my grandmother was a closet Doors fan or that God wanted me to get into the Doors.
I'm cool with either idea.
@@magnificentfailure2390 - It might *not* have been God.
psychoprosthetic yes it was God he told me late last night! Oh and by the way GOD isn’t a big meany either!
@@robert.m4676 - well he can't be a meany if he's into the Doors, because Morrison wasn't into him. God listens in mysterious ways.
@@magnificentfailure2390 An excellent recounting of no one wanting to admit to it. Cool.
Even after half a century when the topic of who is your favorite "frontman". Jim is always at or near the top choice. Tons of iconic songs and sound. Hugely popular with the Vietnam soldiers and even today the Doors songs are in every movie/tv show with that war as the topic. Jim's death was "turn out the lights" "when the musics over" personified.
I love the Doors.
Thank you for going over the dynamics of the song.
Much love Fil.
One of the greatest bands of all time. Great to see them here and excellent analysis.
Jim and Fil got almost same hair style.
Fil doesn’t have the leather pants & Belt “ Maybe ???? Fil only wares hoodies, he looks 19
Fil's is longer and more layered.
Fil is super gorgeous!!
Jay Sebring was the one who cut Jimmy’s hair, and Jay was one of the victims of the Manson murders.
@@Braglemaster123 haha good one
I love The Doors too!! Great review Fil. You always make these reviews so fascinating! Thank you! 🥰❤️💖💝☮️🎵👏
jim morrison always had SUCH a very distinctive voice. without group name or even song name announcement it's always very obvious when it's the doors.
You rarely hear much about how Robby contributed more to the song writing after the third album. Morrison asked for help and Robby said, sure, I'll give it a shot. Becoming a more pronounced writer, he was a natural, writing several of their most popular songs. I always find this turn of fate interesting
Not after the third album, actually. Robby wrote "Light My Fire" from their first album, and also wrote "Love Me Two Times" from the second album.
Robbie brought the "pop" element (I offer that respectfully) to the group. For whatever reason, he had a feel for short/snappy songs that were the Doors and still salable on the charts.
The fact that all four of these guys were college graduates set them aside from all other groups of the era. They were not the elite wanna-be "Harvard Yarders," like Simon and Garfunkel, and other urban folkies of the late 50s/early 60s.
Morrison and Manzarek dropped out of UCLA's GRADUATE Film School (classmates of Francis Ford Coppola) full of the 50s/60s alternative film school concepts. Robbie and John were music majors at local L.A. universities learning jazz and classical guitar measures. Watch this video and others like it and compare the Doors to other "rock" groups of the times and you'll see a group that would have been as comfortable in a jazz club or a book store poetry reading put to music as an auditorium in New Haven.
BTW - Watched David Crosby's docu-drama, and can't understand why he so hates Jim Morrison. Most likely, Crosby never read a book not written in the 20th century, so he had no concept of Morrison's connection to literature, or played with musicians of the caliber of Ray, John and Robbie.
CHRISTOPHER WOOD -Just a ‘Foot-Note’ * Both Ray and Jim Graduated from UCLA Film School in the Mid 60’s -Where Jim was Supposedly was Going to NYC,but for EveryOnes Blessings, Did NOT and Lived on a Roof-Top in Venice Beach, Tripping and Writing Songs and Poetry 👍
My favs r Riders on the Storm,n Light my fire 👏👏👏
Maybe that would explain why the first two albums are by far the best. There are some really good tunes later on too, but only the first two albums are great from start to finish, nearly every song is a memorable masterpiece.
Great analysis, Fil. Boy, looking back to the first time I heard them, and the instant love of their sound, and his voice; to watching Jim seemingly destroy himself. It was no surprise when he died☹️. Thank you Fil, for
Bringing us, The Doors.
I think half the fun in watching your videos is seeing you enjoy the music. The Doors are one of my favorite bands. Morrison was an incredible singer / performer, and the band was brilliant. For me, their songs still hold up today.
Yes!!! The Doors. Thank you!!! 💗
Mr Mojo Risin is a once in a lifetime treasure. Great poet, great intellect, great singer. I've enjoyed the Doors from the start of their career. Thanks Fil for yet another great analysis.
WHENEVER MORRISON'S, "LIGHT MY FIRE," PLAYS MUST STOP AND LISTEN. SUCH AN EXCELLENT ROCK SINGER. A FOOL AND HIS DRUGS. THE DOORS WERE A GREAT BAND. LOVE THE SOUND OF THE ORGAN.
Thanks for your consideration. Listening to rock and roll for 50 plus years, and a small interlude of performing in the '70s, is probably the reason that my hearing is defective, and tinnitus rules in my head. Seriously, I got your drift irrespective of what case it was written in. To take issue with that is just too pedantic for words............peace.
Great video and analysis. You have really done your research on the Doors and Morrison history. Great job. One of my favorite bands. I lived right next door to Jim Morrison's/Pam Courson's house in Laurel Canyon, CA for 5 years in the 90s. Fun times.
Wow... really good performance by The Doors, Fil. Ray, Robbie, and John are really great musicians. They have so much responsibility especially Ray. But they always hold it together and never mess up. I love the way John punctuates the music with his tasty drumming. And Robbie's flamenco finger picking style is perfect for their free form arrangements. Jim never sang before he was in The Doors. He was a bit limited but used his imagination and creativity infusing many dynamics in his delivery. I loved how intellectual this band was. **Thanks for mentioning Brian Jones. No one really talks about him. I think he had so much natural talent and imagination. Great analysis Fil!
These analyses are so good. Really learning so much with them. Context, biography, technical musical breakdown. Professor Fil!
Thanks!
Morrison himself hated it when they were identified as “Jim Morrison and The Doors” so much so that he would correct the emcee during shows.
This was purely as I focused on Jim ☺
Alex Jay -Yeah, But EveryOne Knew (Especially, Their Record Label-Electra)Jim was the ‘Poster-Boy’ and a Very Charismatic ‘Front-Man’ and of Course the Bands Trouble Maker Extraordinaire and Visionary
reese bene- preaching to the choir, bro.
Alex Jay - Try to Google or ‘You Tube’, The DOORS PBS Special and Interview in 1969 or 70 -it’s Freakin INSANE -Jim Predicts Rap Music and Dj(s) and the Usage of Computers in Music -Crazy
@@reesebene6082 This is the link below.... yes at approx 29.30 mins in this interview he predicts it... how insane is that WOW! Good spotting Reese ;) th-cam.com/video/L_qOXEAet2I/w-d-xo.html
great analysis brought me to shed a tear you are a great artist and understand what jim morrison and the doors were trying to do i salute you sir!
Many thanks for your synopsis of The Doors. You gave them the respect they rightly deserve. Media hype in those days could make and break a musician, as it did with Jim Morrison and ultimately, the band.
Fil, you make me want to watch these videos because, I always learn some new things about each band/person and songs from you. You also seem to truly enjoy watching them too! I love your different T-shirt’s too! Thanks for all of these things!
12 yo. Loved them. My mother hated them. Loved them more. 😁
T Boudreau , lol...yep
My first two songs at 12 yr old ...."tell all the people" , "you're lost little girl". Made sense to me !
There is no analyzing Jim Morrison, he was beyond any singer or performer ever !!
One of the greatest, most influential bands of all time. Timeless music. You will be hard pressed to watch any Vietnam war documentary or movie without the Doors (or Eric Burdon's) music used.
Or Hendrix
Or CCR!!!
I followed The Doors from their first album. I never thought of The Doors as a psychedelic band. But there it is, after all this time I just now noticed how much the lead guitarist's playing is pure psychedelic! The material that made up their first two albums, "The Doors" and "Strange Days" (including When the Music’s Over) were developed jamming night after night in local clubs, giving the songs found on these albums their unique magical sound. With their following albums they didn't have the months and years to develop their albums with the same process. I felt at the time that their later albums, while excellent, just didn’t have the same “Strange” and mysterious qualities of the first two.
When he first told hid father he was going to sing in a band. His dad “That sounds like a crock. You can’t sing”. That’s part of why he said his parents were dead. Obviously his father regretted ever saying that. Jim’s father hardly was around when Jim was growing up. His dad was so entrenched in his Military career. Later in life he truly regretted not being supportive of Jim. This upbringing affected Jim deeply. He also was traumatized by his father not stopping to help some indians who were in a car accident when Jim was a young boy. He kept telling his dad to go back and help them. I agree. His dad should have helped the dying man. All this stuff added to Jim’s sadness. His depression was dealt with by using alchohol an drugs. He was an avid reader also, highly intelligent. It all just drive him “mad”. So glad his poetry was finally published.
What's your source on the Indian thing? I always heard the story but never about his Dad leaving. And I read quite a bit about the Doors.
His father helped start the Vietnam War
I also read where he was sexually molested as a child! He told his Mother but she didn't believe him. Supposedly by a family friend, male. He resented his Mother because of her unbelief.
Thank you for your thoughts on his performance. I can see a spoken word poet now with a beautiful voice.
Ray Manzarek is the untold hero of the Doors. He really was what made the Doors different. IMO.
I think they were all unique. Jim was a poet and into literature. Robby learned flamenco guitar before he got into rock. John was into Jazz. Ray was classically trained. Put them all together and you get...
I love the Doors. Jim M. has always been one of my favs. Thank you for the analyses of this band. Love it!!!
Morrison had certain words that could leap out and explode like a bomb when he sang them... "Fire" was a good one.
The Doors, the original goth punk band. Love them! Between Jim and Paul Rothschild, brilliant production. Rolling Stone magazine interviewed Morrison at his home. The reporter noticed a wall of books in the room. The reporter asked if Jim had read all of those books. Jim said choose a book, open it to any page and read any passage. The reporter read something from Edger Allan Poe. Then Jim finished the paragraph and the page of text from memory. Yes. He read all of those books! Their dark mystique lives on.
No lyric ever stuck with me like "There's a killer on the road, his brain is squirming like a toad......" What a trip it was with the Doors. R.I.P. Jim and Ray.
So many lyrics that floored me in my middle teens. The one I rememeber from that erea that was chick bait:
"Before you slip into unconsciousness
I'd like to have another kiss
Another flashing chance at bliss."
~ Crystal Ships
CHRISTOPHER WOOD I like, "I see your hair is burning, hills are filled with fire. If they say I never loved you, you know they are a liar..."
Another fine analysis video :) The Doors were a very unique band, blending genres, no bass guitar player (live), universal themes yet very LA - "I see your hair is burning, hills are filled with fire..."
One thing I haven't notice you mention is keeping time. The free-form nature of this song is a good example, where the individual instruments can sometimes dance around in their own space yet they are absolutely tight and always make it back home on beat - and Jim improvising his vocals but hits that drum beat with precision. I was going to mention it on your Linda Ronstadt "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" video, where near the beginning Linda is soloing guitar/vocals then the bass and kick drum come in with perfect synchronization, and they continue keeping perfect time even though the instrumentation, and rhythm section, is so sparse - not easy to do. But I think The Doors are an even better example, similar to jazz, where the individual players sometimes venture out into different time signatures, and certainly different chord shapes, yet manage not to lose track of where they are in the piece.
Jim had his own swag🤙
Jim WAS swag...just sayin'
Thanks Fil, quite a history here & handled expertly! I never saw the film featuring Val Kilmer as Morrison so, hearing his history really reaffirms his genius -- to have written songs which have become part of the cannons of music, is quite impressive for someone who only lived to be 27!
Looking at this performance, Jim seems to enjoy playing w/time -- the pauses & silences are as much a part of his musical dialogue w/the audience, as the song, itself. And yes, Fil -- his voice & vocal ability was unique and instantly recognizable -- beautiful, really...
Wonderful work, again, Fil! From Harlem, New York -- rock!✌🏽💖🎶🎵
Never produced a bad song. All songs great.
I can recall when The Doors were the house band at the Whisky a Go Go. They had bands like Johnny Rivers and Buffalo Springfield open for them. Anyone who was anyone back then played the Whisky and The Troubadour
I love how you do your homework, Fil. This is an example of a group that is definitely not one I would have listened to (I know, I'll probably get blasted in the comments), however, you made it very interesting. I want to know how you prepare the history for these videos. You made it interesting to the point that I'll check out other songs. Thank you for that!
@Linda.... excellent post ! Start with... Riders on the Storm, Moonlight Drive, L.A Woman, Touch Me, Light My Fire ! Enjoy the music ✌😎
We have all been exposed to different things at different times. I can't see any one giving you any grief over that. Might I recommend Peace Frog. Regards.
Linda, the Doors had some very commercial songs on the radio. Touch Me, Light My Fire, Love Me Two Times, Love Her Madly, Hello, I Love You, and People Are Strange. I had tickets to see them perform based on their commercial hits. I bought all the singles and didn’t own any of their albums back then. When Morrison was arrested and convicted, the concert in my town was canceled. It wasn’t until years after Jim died that I heard their more avant-garde music. Some of it I like, some I don’t. That is the beauty of art in all its forms. There is something for everyone to enjoy...or not. 🙂
@@sacluvsBM While I love many Doors songs, that one moves me, especially now since we have to stop the Forever Wars.
Excellent, deep analysis.
Jim Morrison his mindless, bottomless vocal. Mindless in the sense that it sounds like somebody has lost their mind.
Bottomless in the sense that it sounds like somebody is singing from the bottom of a well. The Hammond B3 organ through a Leslie, with the Fender Rhodes keyboard. The whole outlaw Rockstar in the black leather pants lifestyle. The personification of the guy fathers warned their daughters about. Jim Morrison was so LA, he pushed the limits. Graduated from UCLA with a major in film. He was outrageous, his poetry was outrageous, his sound was outrageous. There was enough space in the music that it could stand the vocal. And the vocals have just as much space in them so that there's room for the music. Was Jim Morrison doing with music what Fellini was doing with film? That's a very avant-garde. thought.
The Doors, a very heavy band..
Which band are you talking about? Ray M. never played the Hammond with the Doors. He played a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass along with a Vox Continental combo organ.
Please don't confuse Jim's persona in leather with the Cock-Rock musicians on Hollywood Blvd. and the hair clubs of North Hollywood in the 70s. Mr. Mojo Rising was more poet than rock star.
@@christopherwood9213 Jim Morrison died March 3rd 1971 it's hard confusing what was Jim Morrison with the rock stars of the 70s. Jim was choking on his lifestyle by 1970.
Pretty much a beached whale.
@@ericheine2414 So you think that the rock singer poseurs of the 70's never saw Morrison live or in videos and realized the reaction from the crowd, and that they declined to mimic Morrison's stage persona because he died of a alcohol/drug overdose? Don't think so.
@@ericheine2414 Thinking he might have been gacked up even in this track.
@@ericheine2414 He died on JULY 3, 1971.
A very well rounded analysis of all that the Doors embodied as well as the era and times the Doors were in their hayday. The Doors rocked. TY Fil.
An amazingly powerful band - Jim is one of the legendary front men of rock n' roll who had a superb set of pipes and an out there lyricist. Listen to their music with extreme care.
Rock!
:-)
As someone else mentioned, Robbie Krieger was one of very few rock guitarists that did not use a pick. This allowed him to be more versatile and subtle in his playing. To my knowledge, he was also one of the first guitarists to use solid state amps (Acoustic Control Corp 260) which was heresy to most musicians at the time. But it did give him massive volume AND clarity to his live sound when needed. A very underrated guitarist in my book, as well as jazz drummer John Densmore who knew when to hold back and when to cut loose. Complemented their sound brilliantly. And of course, leader and keyboardist Ray Manzarek was the band's secret weapon. The coolest keyboard player in rock, who did double duty as the band's bass player at the same time! Astonishing. Jim once commented that Ray IS the Doors. Word. Fine analyses Fil. I hope that in the future you can cover "The End" with Robbie's open D tuning that gave the song that hypnotic Eastern influence vibe that was a perfect foil to Jim's dark journey that took us all along for the ride.
Yes. Brilliant performance. Live in Denmark with no audience. Killed it. Band like this comes along once a generation.
When does the next one come along? I can't wait!
Denmark
@@Cloud-ok6wy thanks. of course, It was copenhagen.
more like once a millennium
Chris stapleton's pretty interesting
The story was that it was recorded in a studio in Denmark, early morning and very cold with no audience. The first part of the video is from a concert.
I've heard this, years ago. I must say, now that I'm (much ) older than the band, I view it differently. Creative. Thank you!
I admire The Doors and the information you have on the music, members and other facts. Thanks for sharing. Great video!
I love The Doors - and they would be so amazing to see live in concert. No two performances would be the same. They could only flourish in the 60s.
Why could they ONLY flourish in the 60s?
Their music has stood the test of time as generations after the 60s, incliding me, discover and appreciate their music
A great gig can flourish anytime.
@@tomderby2812 Because their music and how it was delivered were those of a band out of time. They didn't exactly "fit" in the sixties but that was the only time that music like The Doors would be accepted and appreciated. In no other decade could they have even secured a recording contract. I was born in the fifties, became musically aware at a young age (ie. 6 -7 years old) and sought out and followed all kinds of music to this day.
Classic 60s music 🖤 🇺🇸 😎
Insightful, honest, and brilliant analysis of Jim Morrison and the Doors. Thanks Fil, for always be true to the soul of great Rock music!
I LOVE Jim Morrison and The Doors FOREVER!!!! Jim was a Wordsmith and a Shaman of emotions!!! He was light and dark both at the same time!!! I've been listening to him since I was a teenager and I never can get enough of Jim!!!....✌❤❤❤❤❤🤘
And he's not bad looking either right? It's no surprise that most of the comments are from women.
The dude had charisma oozing from him. Extremely underrated vocalist too imo.
x yz Old women !
Hi lorri, jim fan here, any chance of a bigger pic? Just curious....not that im fat shaming or skinny loving....ive just built up a pic in my head and i need closure....thanks in advance x
@@xyz2121 Jim was SMOKIN' HOT!!!! But, the band was amazingly talented. Truly great music and timeless.
Beautiful. Listening with my eyes closed and lost myself in the groove... Wonderful video. Thank you so much Fil. 💗🤘
Jim Morrison’s voice went thru you. Especially light my fire his voice was so different and he was high on must of his singing unfortunately. He died at 27, but the way he used drugs amazing he lived that long. He died in France.
I will never forget the day they announced he died I was so upset.
Fantastic analysis Fil 😊
Fil, you have an amazing eye/ear for detail. Another great analysis -- Thanks!
Wonderful. Thanks for covering Morrison and the Doors. They are certainly in a class of their own. One thing, is that Jim wanted to be known as a poet (which is what he was) and not any longer as a rock star. Had he lived, he might or not have continued to sing with the Doors. It was fascinating to hear your story of his teacher and Jim and he having all that obscure influence from ancient demonology. He was always a great thinker. When his parents asked him what he wanted as a graduation present after high school, he said he wanted the complete works of Nietzsche. Not what you would expect from a high school kid. I wonder what more great writings would have come from him had he lived. On the album Strange Days there is a poem called Horse Latitudes, which he supposedly wrote while still in school. If you havent heard it, listen to it. The band put a great background to it. BTW, I never thought of the Doors as psychedelic. Instead, theyre Surrealistic. Their work is more than R&R music. Its an Art, like Dali or Picasso.
Great analysis Fil. You're a music scholar.
And if I ever get to go to Paris, France his grave site is the first place I want to go...R.I.P. Jim...✌❤❤❤❤❤🤘
I visited the site in 1992...Pere Lachaise cemetery. I was shocked at how 'run-down/messy' his grave site was😮 Someone stole the bust in '88. The grave, bust and the neighbouring graves were seriously defaced over time. One of the facing mausoleums was even dismantled. The graffiti was removed several times but kept coming back. In 2004, to combat the desecration, cemetery officials put up metal barricades around the site.
@@pbracey1, they had to, the people that go there mainly to see Morrison's grave are the primary ones that mess the place up. They make it difficult for everyone else.
While you're there check out Chopin, Moliere, Bizet, Seurat, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, Edith Piaf, Balac, and many more.
I'm glad I got to visit Jim's grave in 92 before the barricade went up. But I also visited the graves of so many other great artists many of whom Jim worshiped. It was only right.
@@itslizmcmahon I saw his grave om the 70's.The madness was just starting.
Thank you Fil - These videos you feature are treasures. My first concert - The Doors in '68 - when I was way too young to even begin to get it. But it was an unforgettable experience
I grew up in SoCal during the reign of the Doors. I was a freshman in high school when the album LA Woman was released. The Doors are still unique partly because of Jim Morrison’s distinctive baritone vocals and Ray Manzarek playing keyboard bass as you mention. Their music and lyrics stand up well to this day.
Thank you for these videos - they are helping me learn how to play music!
"When the Music's Over", my favourite Doors tune.
Over 50 years ago. Our grandparents truly were way cooler than us! The Doors maybe the most unique band in rock history. Also, don’t know if any video exists, but the Doors actually did a couple makeup concerts following the LA Woman album, including one in New Orleans I believe, in 1971, after it’s recording and before Jim’s departure for Paris. So songs from this album, including the awesome LA woman, were performed live. Awesome vid and expert analysis as usual. Thanks Fil!
First I gotta say when my brother was little he liked “Riders of the Storm” because of of the refrain, “Let the children play.” 😊
I liked the "his brain is squirming like a toad" part because I liked toads. 😊
@WizardOfAus We have the Oedipus complex emerging here, taboo stuff, thousands of years old.
"On"
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How big is your brother now?
Love your dissection of songs.. love,love,love it..
Another well-analyzed video. I always learn something new.
I am new to your channel and so glad I found it. Some others I've noticed who don't have the musical education to explain the technique of what the band and the vocalist are doing to create the sound we hear. I appreciate that you do this,
And you have a nice smile. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks! No problem!