I ALWAYS like the doors. Guys, I was just driving home and the Doors came on. I never fast forward them. They’re just always good. Can you imagine… we’ve listened to our music ever since the 60’s and 70’s, and VERY few songs ever get old. How blessed has our generation been, you oldies out there?!?
Jealous as a young person. Hopefully people start to deny the trash that the industry pushes now and we get another spike in really awesome music but I don’t see it. Bob Dylan said about modern music- all the good songs have already been written. I think that’s a bit far but I see the point. With the spike in production and the new emphasis on rock bands- the time was so ripe for a complete music explosion back in the 60s, can’t imagine that happening ever again. Feels like half of my all time favorite albums are from 1967 alone.
The Doors are an interesting band. They had no bass player. The keyboardist played the bass part also. That's crazy when you listen to their music, even live. Such coordination. Very underrated part of the group.
That's my secret weapon trivia question, "Who played bass for the Doors?" It's fun to watch peoples faces as they scroll through the members in their heads and their faces get a more and more puzzled look. 😆✌, PJ
I was a Bible-belt 12-year old when MTV finally came to my town. Because videos were still a new idea they played a lot of older taped live performances. Seeing Jim Morrison in head-to-toe black leather on the Ed Sullivan tv show clutching the microphone like he was going to devour it. Goodbye Donny Osmond -- Hello, Rock God.
This song still sounds fresh after over 50 years. Their arrangements are so tight, no sloppiness with The Doors. Always a joy to listen to them. I was and always will be a big Doors fan!
I went through my own Doors obsession in my 20s. Jim Morrison was so foxy and cool. Definitely watch The Doors movie if you haven't already. Val Kilmer brought Jim Morrison to life.
He looked and sounded like the real Jim alright but the way Jim was portrayed (always shallow, drunk and wild) pissed off the other Doors (especially Ray)...they hated that movie.
They asked Val Kilmer to go on tour in 91' and he turned them down. That could have been the best thing ever if they would have gone on tour for one year every 10 years. 91', 01', 11'. They would have sold so many records and tickets together and given new fans a taste of a live performance from them.
The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger wrote this song after their keyboard player Ray Manzarek implored the band members to go home and write some songs. Robby Krieger came up with "Love Me Two Times" and "Light My Fire" in about an hour. Jim Morrison wrote most The Doors lyrics, but not all: Robby Krieger typically had two or three songs on each album with his lyrics. Also, Love Me Two Times is kinda like one for now and one for the road.
Yes! I'm a massive Doors fan and I adore this song. That riff! I highly recommend When The Music's Over. It's my favourite Doors song and it's an incredible piece of music
I've had many weird things happen with Doors songs over the years, like Jim's ghost was tapping me on the shoulder...Years ago I was delivering pizza to a work release center, where I NEVER got tipped. When The Music's Over was playing in the car. When I arrived, the last line I heard before going inside was: "Send my credentials to the house of detention/ I got some friends inside". The delivery ended up being for a very friendly guard, who tipped me $5. 🤯
I was blessed to see the keyboardist, Ray Manzarek and the guitarist, Robby Krieger, play at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles in 2011. They played with the lead singer and drummer from a local Doors cover band, and while I'm not old enough to have seen Jim Morrison while he was alive, it was still magical to see Ray and Robby play the songs. As a huge Doors fan, it was so amazing!
Y'all need to watch the movie, The Doors. I know so many people question the accuracy, fairly, but it's a great piece of cinema. And I had such a crush on Val Kilmer in the 80s and 90s!
I saw Ray Manzarek play at a tiny college theater with Michael McClure and he talked a little about the Doors movie. What he didn't like about it was that it focused on this mythological version of Jim Morrison and the Doors and didn't delve into the actual problems of Jim Morrison (or dealing with Jim Morrison, if you were a band member). I remember being struck at the time time (and, tbh, to this day) with the idea that Ray didn't understand that that was the point of the movie. Oliver Stone was filming THE MYTH of the Doors as we, on the outside, experience it, not the actual day-to-day truth of being in a band with an alcoholic.
Watch actual interviews with Morrison, the guy was very intellectual and a deep thinker, that is the real mythos, not acting like a wasted buffoon, which is all Kilmer did in the movie. Absolutely awful, Oliver Stones worst movie
@@leob4403I have watched interviews with him and he comes off about as intelligent as a kid who goes to college for two semesters, reads some books on philosophy, drops some acid and decides that he is very intelligent and implores you to listen to him because what he has to say is deep and important, when in reality, he is high and doesn’t know f*ck all about s*it. As for who he was on an actual human level, it’s well documented that he was a philandering, physically and sexually abusive, egomaniac junkie that almost everyone in the music industry and the art world loathed. He was a human dumpster fire. And the bands continued effort to rewrite history and sell us that tortured genius, brilliant mystical shaman bull*hit, just reeks of enabling his inexcusable behavior in death the way they probably did when he was alive, which makes them accountable. And his poetry was garbage lol
Hi Rob Squad - thanks for listening to the Doors again, I would love to see y'all react to "Peace Frog" by them. It is a trippy jam and one of my favs. Thanks, as always, for the smiles. 😁
We must remember they were 3 musicians and one vocalist. Keyboard/bass,guitar and drums. That's it. No back chorus, no extra musicians on stage, it's raw and naked 😉
Do you know what I love most about your videos? The fact that you are turning so many people on to these wonderful songs of all different genres, thus making new fans and keeping these songs and bands alive. If you didn’t have parents that listened to music in the house as you were growing up, you missed out on so much of your musical education. Thank you for doing this. 👏🏼❤️
If I'm not mistaken, this song was written by Robbie Krieger, the guitarist. Great track. Such an impact for a relatively short-lived band. RIP Jim and Ray.
I know dude. They only existed for like three years. It was an insane short amount of time for such a legendary band. CCR I believe was only around for a similiar amount of time also I believe.
All I can say is “love me two times, I’m *BLOWN* away!” Every time I hear them. Thanks for reacting to this. It’s delightful to watch you enjoy this stuff all over again. It’s like we get to enjoy the music for the first time vicariously through you.
Being a big Beatles fan, I didn't see the Doors as so fantastic back in the day. I've come to appreciate them much more as time went on. They are fantastic.
Definitely one of my favorites loved it in 68 still do probably will always love this timeless great song. Moonlight Drive is another great song by them They sure had a plethora of great songs.
One of the greatest bands of all times, as you have witnessed yourself in the meantime. Actually a jazz band playing blues with a psychedelic touch. No one did it better. And as you already mentioned once in an other video: Jim Morrison was a perfect crooner.
The Doors are a band that I like even more now than I did back when Morrison was alive. The players brought a lot of jazz chops in. That riff just before the choruses, that has "jazz" written all over it. Not a lot of rock bands did that stuff. Keyboardist Manzarek grew up in Chicago, got into the blues and jazz there. Guitarist Kreiger was the last to join: he played with his fingers and not a pick on his right hand, studied some flamenco guitar but was heavy into the blues. Drummer Densmore also did a lot of jazz. You take a trio like that and then throw on a loose cannon like Morrison and it was a very distinctive band. The Doors didn't use a bass player on stage, although had Morrison not died early they were planning on hiring Jerry Scheff, Elvis's bass player, to go on their next tour. They did use bass players in the studio though. My old vinyl of the "Strange Days" LP (on which this song appears) credits a Douglas Lubahn with "occasional bass." I'm told this song had a special significance for guys about to get sent to Vietnam. I think your next stop should be L.A. Woman.
The Doors to this day are still one of my all time favorite Bands.Jim Morrison was an incredible songwriter. Waiting for the Sun is my Favorite Song of theirs....the older I get the more the line from that song resonates with me......"this is the strangest life I've ever known."
I remember one late late night back in the '80s when my cousin and I were determined to listen to that song before we went to bed. That's the day I learned that the song Waiting for the Sun is not on the album of the same name. When the Music's Over is my favorite but there are so so so many great ones.
I love love the doors!! Such great music! YES AMBER Jim is all of that and a bag of chips!!! LOL. He was very mysterious and really didn’t like all the fame. Everyone in this band are very talented! Thx guys!! Much love
The Doors are one of my top favorite bands and YES, I had a large poster of them on my wall as a teenager in the 80s and had all their cassettes! I wore them out and my friends thought I was too obsessed with our parents music from the 60s...and I was!😂
My dad always said the Doors were a girls band. He married my mom despite her loving Jim Morrison, but because she also had every King Crimson album on vinyl. Fast forward to me catching my Dad three bourbons deep last Christmas putting some Doors on the record player. Haha
When Robby Kreiger wrote this song it was at the height of the Vietnam War and he had pictured a young soldier leaving his wife/girlfriend. That’s how he came up with this song. Robby Kreiger is an amazing guitarist/songwriter. Each member of the group was equally important. Without one of them they would not have this sound and would not be a group.
Listened to all this 60s - 70s music as it came on the radio, and just took it for granted. Now 50 years later, these fresh-faced reactors are teaching me how great it really was/ is!
You can’t imagine what it was like to be hearing all the music coming out during the 60s thru 70s. We couldn’t hear it on AM radio. The music was considered “underground”. At least here in Portland OR. Finally we got our 1st FM station. KINK fm 101.9‼️ Now we could carry our boom boxes & tunes with us. I’m so happy you now know our excitement when our favorites put out new music. Just how you KNEW The Doors were going to deliver when you fired this song up. Thank you for making me smile once again. 💕🦩💕
When the music is over live at the Hollywood bowl is a must watch for Any Doors fan😊 everybody knows it. You actually get to see Jim Morrison's personality and he even breaks character a little bit . a fantastic watch
Yep, had a huge poster of Jim Morrison on my wall when I was a teen. He was such a beautiful man. Great singer too. He was just too good for this world.
The Doors was unusual in a good way. Each member had their own unique musical style that they put together and it worked. Probably the first rock band without a bass guitarist.
The Rascals didn't have one either. Felix Cavaliere played a bass keyboard like Ray Manzarek did. Like the Doors they used studio bass players on their records.
Always love when you guys revisit the Doors! Given Amber's love of the musical trips that Pink Floyd takes us all on, though, it's time for you two to check out what is arguably the Doors' signature song: "THE END". It's the Doors at their mythical Doors-iest and will take you on that same sort of mind trip that Pink Floyd often provides but with the Doors' own special flavor, mixing Eastern musical vibes with Jim Morrison's dark LA mysticism. Unlike my usual recs, I'd suggest sticking to the album version of this one for the best and fullest first experience.
Guilty as charged, yes, I had a Doors poster Lynyrd Skynyrd poster, Ted Nugent poster, several Led Zeppelin, posters, Neil Young poster easy Rider poster, John Lennon poster, Santana poster, Cheryl Ladd poster Farrah Fawcett poster, Jimi Hendrix poster, and many many more through my young years that I can’t even remember right now. Love you guys keep up the great work.
You should do "Crystal Ship" by the Doors next. This has always been one of my favorites and I think it shows off Jim's voice. Jim had so much charisma. I think that is the word you want Amber.
In addition to the bluesy/rootsy thing, there’s also a lot of cabaret, theater and art school in their sound. These guys were into all kinds of neat, far-out art. I loved that enthusiasm about the arts generally that was present in so much ‘60s and ‘70s pop music.
I saw the doors in person in 1967.i had the poster of Jim in my room and now at 71 his poster is in my living. I recently added Stevie under him. My grandkids think I’m nuts. He was so beautiful
For your movie channel you should watch "The Doors" with Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison. It is eerie how much he channeled Jim. As I understand it, during the filming, one of the original Doors members (I can't remember which one) saw Val in the background, singing (yes, he did some of his own singing as Morrison), and he said it sounded so much like Jim and with the look, he actually said "Jim?". That must have been a very eerie moment for him!
I can't believe you haven't hit L.A. Woman yet! Thought for sure I missed it, but no...There's sooooo many great Doors songs (one of my faves is the little known Hyacinth House). But L.A. Woman has gotta be next. Be prepared 😉🤯
Yes, we in high school/college in the 80s loved the Doors! We were mostly born in the late 60s-early 70s and that music permeated the culture. We heard it growing up but when we got old enough to really get into it, we loved it. Jim Morrison was an icon throughout our lives and his persona was still going strong in the 80s w/us Gen Xers. Every new cool, sexy, singer was the new Jim Morrison, always compared to him as the standard. Yes, in college my roomates & I had Jim Morrison & Billy Idol posters! And the actor James Dean from the 50s...google him, you'll understand why, lol.
I was in the third row of a Doors concert at the old New Haven Arena, Dec. 9, 1967, the night Morisson got busted for onstage obscenities. He had been busted earlier in the evening by the New Haven Police, having been found in an alley behind the Arena, in the back seat of a car with an underage female . . . He came on stage ranting and raving about the police. When the lights came up and the sound was cut off before the second song, only a few of us could hear Morrison's choice words above the boos and din, as he was dragged off the stage and into the night by the very same police. Not pretty words for this 17 year old to hear. I've often wondered if a recording exists of that brief "concert," and what my only live Doors concert might have been like. . . . My, how these last 56 years have flown!!
Love this song i remember sitting in my room playing it as loud as i could and dad telling me off but i wouldn't listen. The Doors was the start of my getting in to the best music in the world (60,s to late 80,s)
I never had a Doors poster but they are one of those groups that whenever they were on the radio, yes I still listen to radio, I couldn't turn the radio off until the song ended. It is so cute how cute Amber reacts to Jim Morrison.
I so love listening to your commentary about the songs: the musical styles, the rhythm, the voices, the harmony, the instruments, the lyrics - you call it all out to ponder over. It's opened my eyes to how much I've overlooked in music by listening but not always hearing or thinking. Now I want to go back and listen to it ALL again, every darn decade! Thanks so much!
I had a Doors poster in my room. Love this band! And they don’t have a bass guitar player. That bass line is played on a bass keyboard which mimics a bass guitar. Ray Manzarak played on two keyboards. He would play an organ part with his right hand and the bass line part on a Rhodes Piano bass keyboard with his right hand simultaneously. Incredible musician!
Yep, the Doors do entertain, don't they? They were often the life of the party back in the old days and their entire catalog is solid gold. Try When the Music's Over, a great epic of theirs and one of their very best songs. Rock On and Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
I may have said this before on your reaction to the doors, in the late 80s, while in college, I went through a big Doors phase - had the door size poster of Jim, his biography, his poetry, albums on cassette. Looooooved them. What’s crazy to think of now, that was the late 80s listening to music from the 60s, only 20 years prior, but at the time, 20 years when you’re 20 is a lifetime! Think of 20 years ago from now was only 2003, feels like yesterday. Then! To realize that they were only in their 20s making this music, would be like your peers today. Crazy!!!
Great job!! You’ll LOVE LA Woman!! You have to check that out. Also. I’m still waiting for the Glorious Sons. Sawed Off Shotgun! It will change your life!!!!
Ray Materick on keyboards was a genius. There is a comedy skit that said "the doors didnt need no bass player" thats because not only is Ray playing keyboard with one hand but Bass with the other (except the LA Woman album, when they brought in a session bass player), Robbie Krieger was a blues guitar master and John Densmore is one of the most underrated drummers in rock history (can you imagine keeping time with Jim Morrison?) .......and I did have a post of Jim in my locker in high school, and on my bedroom wall
Love me some Doors. As you noted, The Doors used some interesting instruments from time to time. On this song, Ray Manzarek used a harpsichord that stands out in the middle of the song. Harpsichords were often used during 1600's thru the 1750's. But they sound cool and the pop/rock musicians brought them forward and used them (or a synthesized or sampled version) on their recordings. 🎹😎 Dad Joke Warning ... If ain't Baroque, don't fix it. 😃
I had a couch in my room during my high school days. three posters on the wall across from it, Jimi, Zep, and Janis. The other wall had Pink Floyd and the Farrah swimsuit posters. My parents let me paint my room black and my girlfriend and I decorated the walls by putting fluorescent paint on our bodies and making prints on the walls and ceiling. Added some black-lights and had a marantz stereo hooked up to two guitar amps. Later when I went to collage, we put three coats of paint over it before giving up and covering it with wood paneling. I really enjoy watching you two together on these reactions.
Road House Blues is also one of my favorites. Peoplel are Strange is like a personal anthem when I am feeling depressed and it always helps to listen to it. This is a great song too, another favorite.
Each member of The Doors brought their own style. Robby was a Flaminco guitar player. He did not touch an electric guitar until just before joining the band. Ray Manzerik was a classical train on keyboard. John Denzmore was a jazz drummer and Jim was total blues and soul. But together they had the he perfect sound.
I have The Doors poster in my room when I was younger and two albums hung on the walls. we love and still do LOVE The Doors, of I knew Ray Mazarek keyboard player of The Doors!!!! In the 80's went to 2 Doors parties hosted by Ray Mazarek....It was a lo of fun!!!!
"Light My Fire" another must from the Doors. To really become immersed in that late '60's psychedelic music vibe, check out The Doors "When the Music's Over". There is very good live version of this song, black and white from 1968 but good sound quality. It is long, but it is worth it to see the genious of Jim Morrison and this band. This song is from the Strange Days album, along with "Love Me Two Times", and "People Are Strange", the very first album I bought as a kid.
My favorite is "Peace Frog". It has a great rock/boogie feel to it and has very deep lyrics about when he got arrested in New Haven, the bloody 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago and other references taken from poems he wrote. But at the end of the day it just rocks and is in your words "a total banger". Enjoy!!
Jim has an air of mystery, confidence, swagger, a hint of danger, and a little bit of bad boy all mixed together to create a sexy magnetism that cannot be denied
Jim Morrison and the Doors music was definitely a phenomenon. My friends and I would joke about the long version of "Light My Fire" saying he left the band to play while he was passed out on stage. Lol. I remember Denis Leary talking about the Doors movie on one of his albums. He said, "Do we really need a two hour movie about The Doors? No we don't folks, I can sum it up for you right now. I'm drunk, I'm nobody; I'm drunk, I'm famous; I'm drunk, I'm dead. Big fat drunk guy in a bathtub. There's the title for ya."
Jay/Amber, you'll love their "LA Woman" !!! A classic!!! Jim's vocals are off the hook!!
They never did LA Woman? I would love to hear that reaction.
I love most of the Doors catalogue, but I think L.A. Woman is their best song. It's my favorite album of theirs too.
L..A. Woman, probably my favorite album. It's different from the others.
Yes! Great suggestion.
Oh yeah got to do this it’s a must!
John Densmore is one of the most talented and under appreciated drummers that Rock and Roll ever had
I ALWAYS like the doors. Guys, I was just driving home and the Doors came on. I never fast forward them. They’re just always good.
Can you imagine… we’ve listened to our music ever since the 60’s and 70’s, and VERY few songs ever get old. How blessed has our generation been, you oldies out there?!?
The Doors were one of few bands to made an big impression on me.... :) 64 and still rocking harder than my kids :p
You are absolutely right. I was born in 1959 and grew up with the best music. I was so lucky.
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Oldies in the chat! 😊 👍
Jealous as a young person. Hopefully people start to deny the trash that the industry pushes now and we get another spike in really awesome music but I don’t see it. Bob Dylan said about modern music- all the good songs have already been written. I think that’s a bit far but I see the point. With the spike in production and the new emphasis on rock bands- the time was so ripe for a complete music explosion back in the 60s, can’t imagine that happening ever again. Feels like half of my all time favorite albums are from 1967 alone.
The Doors are an interesting band. They had no bass player. The keyboardist played the bass part also. That's crazy when you listen to their music, even live. Such coordination. Very underrated part of the group.
Studio musicians were used on some of their recordings
On this album Doug Lubahn played bass on this song and 6 off the other tracks. Ray Manzarek played the bass parts for live performances.
Jerry Scheff played bass on their L.A Woman album
That's my secret weapon trivia question, "Who played bass for the Doors?" It's fun to watch peoples faces as they scroll through the members in their heads and their faces get a more and more puzzled look. 😆✌, PJ
@@pauljohnstone180 that's funny!
I was a Bible-belt 12-year old when MTV finally came to my town. Because videos were still a new idea they played a lot of older taped live performances. Seeing Jim Morrison in head-to-toe black leather on the Ed Sullivan tv show clutching the microphone like he was going to devour it. Goodbye Donny Osmond -- Hello, Rock God.
Greatness! But I still love my Donny! lol
I just love all styles of music.
This song still sounds fresh after over 50 years. Their arrangements are so tight, no sloppiness with The Doors. Always a joy to listen to them. I was and always will be a big Doors fan!
“Light My Fire” (the long version) and “L.A. Woman” are probably their two biggest hits.
I went through my own Doors obsession in my 20s. Jim Morrison was so foxy and cool. Definitely watch The Doors movie if you haven't already. Val Kilmer brought Jim Morrison to life.
So very foxy!
He looked and sounded like the real Jim alright but the way Jim was portrayed (always shallow, drunk and wild) pissed off the other Doors (especially Ray)...they hated that movie.
The movie was good but it portrayed Morrison as being a top notch Ass, which he was not he was actually a very nice guy
I also had the poster and a pin of him!...lol
They asked Val Kilmer to go on tour in 91' and he turned them down. That could have been the best thing ever if they would have gone on tour for one year every 10 years. 91', 01', 11'. They would have sold so many records and tickets together and given new fans a taste of a live performance from them.
The haunting voice of Jim Morrison! No one sings or sounds like him.
The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger wrote this song after their keyboard player Ray Manzarek implored the band members to go home and write some songs. Robby Krieger came up with "Love Me Two Times" and "Light My Fire" in about an hour. Jim Morrison wrote most The Doors lyrics, but not all: Robby Krieger typically had two or three songs on each album with his lyrics.
Also, Love Me Two Times is kinda like one for now and one for the road.
The back story I heard was it was more like one for now and one in case I don't make it back from Vietnam.
It's a half-n-half.
Yes! I'm a massive Doors fan and I adore this song. That riff! I highly recommend When The Music's Over. It's my favourite Doors song and it's an incredible piece of music
Have they even done The End quite yet??
I've had many weird things happen with Doors songs over the years, like Jim's ghost was tapping me on the shoulder...Years ago I was delivering pizza to a work release center, where I NEVER got tipped. When The Music's Over was playing in the car. When I arrived, the last line I heard before going inside was: "Send my credentials to the house of detention/
I got some friends inside". The delivery ended up being for a very friendly guard, who tipped me $5. 🤯
I was blessed to see the keyboardist, Ray Manzarek and the guitarist, Robby Krieger, play at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles in 2011. They played with the lead singer and drummer from a local Doors cover band, and while I'm not old enough to have seen Jim Morrison while he was alive, it was still magical to see Ray and Robby play the songs. As a huge Doors fan, it was so amazing!
Y'all need to watch the movie, The Doors. I know so many people question the accuracy, fairly, but it's a great piece of cinema. And I had such a crush on Val Kilmer in the 80s and 90s!
That's true, Manzerak hated the movie.
I saw Ray Manzarek play at a tiny college theater with Michael McClure and he talked a little about the Doors movie. What he didn't like about it was that it focused on this mythological version of Jim Morrison and the Doors and didn't delve into the actual problems of Jim Morrison (or dealing with Jim Morrison, if you were a band member). I remember being struck at the time time (and, tbh, to this day) with the idea that Ray didn't understand that that was the point of the movie. Oliver Stone was filming THE MYTH of the Doors as we, on the outside, experience it, not the actual day-to-day truth of being in a band with an alcoholic.
Watch actual interviews with Morrison, the guy was very intellectual and a deep thinker, that is the real mythos, not acting like a wasted buffoon, which is all Kilmer did in the movie. Absolutely awful, Oliver Stones worst movie
@@leob4403I have watched interviews with him and he comes off about as intelligent as a kid who goes to college for two semesters, reads some books on philosophy, drops some acid and decides that he is very intelligent and implores you to listen to him because what he has to say is deep and important, when in reality, he is high and doesn’t know f*ck all about s*it. As for who he was on an actual human level, it’s well documented that he was a philandering, physically and sexually abusive, egomaniac junkie that almost everyone in the music industry and the art world loathed. He was a human dumpster fire. And the bands continued effort to rewrite history and sell us that tortured genius, brilliant mystical shaman bull*hit, just reeks of enabling his inexcusable behavior in death the way they probably did when he was alive, which makes them accountable. And his poetry was garbage lol
Still need to do their breakthrough song, "Light My Fire"--have to do the full 7-minute version.
I really hope they do so bad
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Love this song. One of the Doors best rockers!
Hi Rob Squad - thanks for listening to the Doors again, I would love to see y'all react to "Peace Frog" by them. It is a trippy jam and one of my favs. Thanks, as always, for the smiles. 😁
It's about the Democrat National Convention in Chicago, 1968.
We must remember they were 3 musicians and one vocalist. Keyboard/bass,guitar and drums. That's it. No back chorus, no extra musicians on stage, it's raw and naked 😉
Do you know what I love most about your videos? The fact that you are turning so many people on to these wonderful songs of all different genres, thus making new fans and keeping these songs and bands alive. If you didn’t have parents that listened to music in the house as you were growing up, you missed out on so much of your musical education. Thank you for doing this. 👏🏼❤️
If I'm not mistaken, this song was written by Robbie Krieger, the guitarist. Great track. Such an impact for a relatively short-lived band. RIP Jim and Ray.
True most of the Doors hits were written by Krieger.
I know dude. They only existed for like three years. It was an insane short amount of time for such a legendary band. CCR I believe was only around for a similiar amount of time also I believe.
@@dathorndike4908 1966-1971.
Watching them on video is a gift that keeps on giving. Morrison oozed sex appeal and the band were amazing musicians.
All I can say is “love me two times, I’m *BLOWN* away!”
Every time I hear them.
Thanks for reacting to this. It’s delightful to watch you enjoy this stuff all over again. It’s like we get to enjoy the music for the first time vicariously through you.
I've played piano my entire life so I always love and pick up on any awesome keyboard work. Ray Manzarek on the keys is always just magic.
Being a big Beatles fan, I didn't see the Doors as so fantastic back in the day. I've come to appreciate them much more as time went on. They are fantastic.
Definitely one of my favorites loved it in 68 still do probably will always love this timeless great song. Moonlight Drive is another great song by them
They sure had a plethora of great songs.
They GOT to hear "The End" by The Doors immediately!
One of the greatest bands of all times, as you have witnessed yourself in the meantime. Actually a jazz band playing blues with a psychedelic touch. No one did it better. And as you already mentioned once in an other video: Jim Morrison was a perfect crooner.
The Doors are a band that I like even more now than I did back when Morrison was alive. The players brought a lot of jazz chops in. That riff just before the choruses, that has "jazz" written all over it. Not a lot of rock bands did that stuff. Keyboardist Manzarek grew up in Chicago, got into the blues and jazz there. Guitarist Kreiger was the last to join: he played with his fingers and not a pick on his right hand, studied some flamenco guitar but was heavy into the blues. Drummer Densmore also did a lot of jazz. You take a trio like that and then throw on a loose cannon like Morrison and it was a very distinctive band.
The Doors didn't use a bass player on stage, although had Morrison not died early they were planning on hiring Jerry Scheff, Elvis's bass player, to go on their next tour. They did use bass players in the studio though. My old vinyl of the "Strange Days" LP (on which this song appears) credits a Douglas Lubahn with "occasional bass."
I'm told this song had a special significance for guys about to get sent to Vietnam.
I think your next stop should be L.A. Woman.
The Doors to this day are still one of my all time favorite Bands.Jim Morrison was an incredible songwriter. Waiting for the Sun is my Favorite Song of theirs....the older I get the more the line from that song resonates with me......"this is the strangest life I've ever known."
I remember one late late night back in the '80s when my cousin and I were determined to listen to that song before we went to bed. That's the day I learned that the song Waiting for the Sun is not on the album of the same name.
When the Music's Over is my favorite but there are so so so many great ones.
@@notreal6246 I love their more apocalyptic music
100 percent agree
I love love the doors!! Such great music! YES AMBER Jim is all of that and a bag of chips!!! LOL. He was very mysterious and really didn’t like all the fame. Everyone in this band are very talented! Thx guys!! Much love
Ten years after Jim Morrison's death The Doors were still the number 1 selling band in L.A.
The Doors are one of my top favorite bands and YES, I had a large poster of them on my wall as a teenager in the 80s and had all their cassettes! I wore them out and my friends thought I was too obsessed with our parents music from the 60s...and I was!😂
My dad always said the Doors were a girls band. He married my mom despite her loving Jim Morrison, but because she also had every King Crimson album on vinyl. Fast forward to me catching my Dad three bourbons deep last Christmas putting some Doors on the record player. Haha
Love this !!!! Such a cute story❤
Much respect for her love of King Crimson. 💜 I love them too! 😁💞
Despite his notorious stage antics, Jim Morrison was shy and even sang with his back to the audience during early performances by the Doors.
Wow 😮.que espectacular grupo clásico... saludos desde sudamérica -chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱👍
When Robby Kreiger wrote this song it was at the height of the Vietnam War and he had pictured a young soldier leaving his wife/girlfriend. That’s how he came up with this song. Robby Kreiger is an amazing guitarist/songwriter. Each member of the group was equally important. Without one of them they would not have this sound and would not be a group.
Listened to all this 60s - 70s music as it came on the radio, and just took it for granted. Now 50 years later, these fresh-faced reactors are teaching me how great it really was/ is!
One of the few rock songs with a harpsichord!
As Jim Morrison liked to say, there is the known and there is the unknown. And it between is The Doors.
You can’t imagine what it was like to be hearing all the music coming out during the 60s thru 70s. We couldn’t hear it on AM radio. The music was considered “underground”. At least here in Portland OR. Finally we got our 1st FM station. KINK fm 101.9‼️ Now we could carry our boom boxes & tunes with us. I’m so happy you now know our excitement when our favorites put out new music. Just how you KNEW The Doors were going to deliver when you fired this song up. Thank you for making me smile once again. 💕🦩💕
The Doors recruited Elvis' bass player Jerry Scheff for L.A. Woman. It's his bass line that starts the song and lays the foundation for the groove
Jerry’s son Jason became Chicago’s lead singer after Peter Cetera left
When the music is over live at the Hollywood bowl is a must watch for Any Doors fan😊 everybody knows it. You actually get to see Jim Morrison's personality and he even breaks character a little bit . a fantastic watch
Yep, had a huge poster of Jim Morrison on my wall when I was a teen. He was such a beautiful man. Great singer too. He was just too good for this world.
The Doors was unusual in a good way. Each member had their own unique musical style that they put together and it worked. Probably the first rock band without a bass guitarist.
The Rascals didn't have one either. Felix Cavaliere played a bass keyboard like Ray Manzarek did. Like the Doors they used studio bass players on their records.
Interesting, l did not know this. Didn't listen to the Rascals much. I do love listening to The Doors. They are just different.
Always love when you guys revisit the Doors! Given Amber's love of the musical trips that Pink Floyd takes us all on, though, it's time for you two to check out what is arguably the Doors' signature song: "THE END". It's the Doors at their mythical Doors-iest and will take you on that same sort of mind trip that Pink Floyd often provides but with the Doors' own special flavor, mixing Eastern musical vibes with Jim Morrison's dark LA mysticism. Unlike my usual recs, I'd suggest sticking to the album version of this one for the best and fullest first experience.
Love this song! ❤ Always thought Jim's vocals were full of passion. I love his deep, sexy voice..still most sexy rock star of all time in his prime!
Amber... It's the eyes, the lips, cheek bones, hair and the Mystery. Music and the way he performs and moves... Shall I go on?
Guilty as charged, yes, I had a Doors poster Lynyrd Skynyrd poster, Ted Nugent poster, several Led Zeppelin, posters, Neil Young poster easy Rider poster, John Lennon poster, Santana poster, Cheryl Ladd poster Farrah Fawcett poster, Jimi Hendrix poster, and many many more through my young years that I can’t even remember right now. Love you guys keep up the great work.
Y'all almost always make me smile, and I can't help but pass it along. Thanks!
You should do "Crystal Ship" by the Doors next. This has always been one of my favorites and I think it shows off Jim's voice. Jim had so much charisma. I think that is the word you want Amber.
In addition to the bluesy/rootsy thing, there’s also a lot of cabaret, theater and art school in their sound. These guys were into all kinds of neat, far-out art. I loved that enthusiasm about the arts generally that was present in so much ‘60s and ‘70s pop music.
My personal favorite song by The Doors is titled "Whiskey Bar".
Alabama Song
Oh, don’t ask why
I’m 62 and I’ve loved the Doors since I was 8.
College 80-84, walk into any dorm room, go to the stereo, there would be a Doors album in the stack
I saw the doors in person in 1967.i had the poster of Jim in my room and now at 71 his poster is in my living. I recently added Stevie under him. My grandkids think I’m nuts. He was so beautiful
my 1st album I bought was, The Doors, (Light My Fire) back in 1968
🍻 Their version of Gloria. during a sound check at the Hollywood Bowl. 🔥
I was 19 years old in the 60's and I was so lucky to live thru all the best music in the world!!!!! and the doors were one of the greatest !!!!!
For your movie channel you should watch "The Doors" with Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison. It is eerie how much he channeled Jim. As I understand it, during the filming, one of the original Doors members (I can't remember which one) saw Val in the background, singing (yes, he did some of his own singing as Morrison), and he said it sounded so much like Jim and with the look, he actually said "Jim?". That must have been a very eerie moment for him!
I can't believe you haven't hit L.A. Woman yet! Thought for sure I missed it, but no...There's sooooo many great Doors songs (one of my faves is the little known Hyacinth House). But L.A. Woman has gotta be next. Be prepared 😉🤯
Got to play LA Woman!
Yes, we in high school/college in the 80s loved the Doors! We were mostly born in the late 60s-early 70s and that music permeated the culture. We heard it growing up but when we got old enough to really get into it, we loved it. Jim Morrison was an icon throughout our lives and his persona was still going strong in the 80s w/us Gen Xers. Every new cool, sexy, singer was the new Jim Morrison, always compared to him as the standard. Yes, in college my roomates & I had Jim Morrison & Billy Idol posters! And the actor James Dean from the 50s...google him, you'll understand why, lol.
I was in the third row of a Doors concert at the old New Haven Arena, Dec. 9, 1967, the night Morisson got busted for onstage obscenities. He had been busted earlier in the evening by the New Haven Police, having been found in an alley behind the Arena, in the back seat of a car with an underage female . . . He came on stage ranting and raving about the police. When the lights came up and the sound was cut off before the second song, only a few of us could hear Morrison's choice words above the boos and din, as he was dragged off the stage and into the night by the very same police. Not pretty words for this 17 year old to hear. I've often wondered if a recording exists of that brief "concert," and what my only live Doors concert might have been like. . . . My, how these last 56 years have flown!!
Love this song i remember sitting in my room playing it as loud as i could and dad telling me off but i wouldn't listen. The Doors was the start of my getting in to the best music in the world (60,s to late 80,s)
thank for that great band
I never had a Doors poster but they are one of those groups that whenever they were on the radio, yes I still listen to radio, I couldn't turn the radio off until the song ended. It is so cute how cute Amber reacts to Jim Morrison.
I so love listening to your commentary about the songs: the musical styles, the rhythm, the voices, the harmony, the instruments, the lyrics - you call it all out to ponder over. It's opened my eyes to how much I've overlooked in music by listening but not always hearing or thinking. Now I want to go back and listen to it ALL again, every darn decade! Thanks so much!
I had a Doors poster in my room. Love this band! And they don’t have a bass guitar player. That bass line is played on a bass keyboard which mimics a bass guitar. Ray Manzarak played on two keyboards. He would play an organ part with his right hand and the bass line part on a Rhodes Piano bass keyboard with his right hand simultaneously. Incredible musician!
The parties we had and this band was playing on the stereo good times
Yep, the Doors do entertain, don't they? They were often the life of the party back in the old days and their entire catalog is solid gold. Try When the Music's Over, a great epic of theirs and one of their very best songs. Rock On and Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
I may have said this before on your reaction to the doors, in the late 80s, while in college, I went through a big Doors phase - had the door size poster of Jim, his biography, his poetry, albums on cassette. Looooooved them. What’s crazy to think of now, that was the late 80s listening to music from the 60s, only 20 years prior, but at the time, 20 years when you’re 20 is a lifetime! Think of 20 years ago from now was only 2003, feels like yesterday. Then! To realize that they were only in their 20s making this music, would be like your peers today. Crazy!!!
Great job!! You’ll LOVE LA Woman!! You have to check that out. Also. I’m still waiting for the Glorious Sons. Sawed Off Shotgun! It will change your life!!!!
Great Band & Song 😊👍👍. My wife Loved the Doors ❤️
Guys I was a teenager in the 90s and I was in love with the Doors. I had the Jim Morrison poster and a double disc CD of their greatest hits.
ANYTIME, JIm!!!!! :) !!! KImberly !! ! YOU GUYS ARE GREAT! SO HAPPY YOU LOVE THE DOORS! Kimberly
I love the way you two groove to The Doors!! I just loved Jim Morrison and it was a sad day for me when he died.
You have yet to hear their signature song: "Light My Fire."
There really is no bad Doors song.
Ray Materick on keyboards was a genius. There is a comedy skit that said "the doors didnt need no bass player" thats because not only is Ray playing keyboard with one hand but Bass with the other (except the LA Woman album, when they brought in a session bass player), Robbie Krieger was a blues guitar master and John Densmore is one of the most underrated drummers in rock history (can you imagine keeping time with Jim Morrison?) .......and I did have a post of Jim in my locker in high school, and on my bedroom wall
Love me some Doors. As you noted, The Doors used some interesting instruments from time to time. On this song, Ray Manzarek used a harpsichord that stands out in the middle of the song. Harpsichords were often used during 1600's thru the 1750's. But they sound cool and the pop/rock musicians brought them forward and used them (or a synthesized or sampled version) on their recordings. 🎹😎
Dad Joke Warning ... If ain't Baroque, don't fix it. 😃
‘Waiting for the sun’ - lesser known banger
Yessss! Love it. Could you guys react to Oh! Darling by The Beatles? 🧡
Jim was such an amazing poet such a beautiful band one of my favorites for sure
I had a couch in my room during my high school days. three posters on the wall across from it, Jimi, Zep, and Janis. The other wall had Pink Floyd and the Farrah swimsuit posters. My parents let me paint my room black and my girlfriend and I decorated the walls by putting fluorescent paint on our bodies and making prints on the walls and ceiling. Added some black-lights and had a marantz stereo hooked up to two guitar amps. Later when I went to collage, we put three coats of paint over it before giving up and covering it with wood paneling. I really enjoy watching you two together on these reactions.
What it is....pure animal magnetism in a poet's mouth.
I’m 71 years old and I still have a poster of Jim on my bedroom wall. I say good morning to him every day 👵🏼💜☮️
Road House Blues is also one of my favorites. Peoplel are Strange is like a personal anthem when I am feeling depressed and it always helps to listen to it. This is a great song too, another favorite.
The Doors have this unique way of sounding laid back but super intense at the same time
Each member of The Doors brought their own style. Robby was a Flaminco guitar player. He did not touch an electric guitar until just before joining the band. Ray Manzerik was a classical train on keyboard. John Denzmore was a jazz drummer and Jim was total blues and soul. But together they had the he perfect sound.
I have The Doors poster in my room when I was younger and two albums hung on the walls. we love and still do LOVE The Doors, of I knew Ray Mazarek keyboard player of The Doors!!!! In the 80's went to 2 Doors parties hosted by Ray Mazarek....It was a lo of fun!!!!
"Light My Fire" another must from the Doors. To really become immersed in that late '60's psychedelic music vibe, check out The Doors "When the Music's Over". There is very good live version of this song, black and white from 1968 but good sound quality. It is long, but it is worth it to see the genious of Jim Morrison and this band. This song is from the Strange Days album, along with "Love Me Two Times", and "People Are Strange", the very first album I bought as a kid.
My favorite is "Peace Frog". It has a great rock/boogie feel to it and has very deep lyrics about when he got arrested in New Haven, the bloody 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago and other references taken from poems he wrote. But at the end of the day it just rocks and is in your words "a total banger". Enjoy!!
Every girl's heart was broken when we lost him!!
Jim has an air of mystery, confidence, swagger, a hint of danger, and a little bit of bad boy all mixed together to create a sexy magnetism that cannot be denied
When the music’s over is my favorite Door’s song.
The album that this is from (Strange Days, their 2nd record) is damn near a masterpiece. Almost on par with their ICONIC debut.
I love how the mania in Jim Morrison's voice rises as the song progresses.
Had the doors posters, the doors jean jacket, the whole nine yards, one of my all time favorite bands!!!
I love how y’all react to music so accurately to the vibe beat and voice at the same time
Jim Morrison and the Doors music was definitely a phenomenon. My friends and I would joke about the long version of "Light My Fire" saying he left the band to play while he was passed out on stage. Lol. I remember Denis Leary talking about the Doors movie on one of his albums. He said, "Do we really need a two hour movie about The Doors? No we don't folks, I can sum it up for you right now. I'm drunk, I'm nobody; I'm drunk, I'm famous; I'm drunk, I'm dead. Big fat drunk guy in a bathtub. There's the title for ya."
Song by robbie Krieger, about a soldier leaving for Vietnam and his last request.
Some mysterious Doors tracks: The Spy and You're Lost Little Girl