The first time I heard it on the radio, it lacked the tag-line from the TV commercial but I added it mentally; the next time I heard it, they'd tacked it on. Good for a laugh. 😊❤
The Doors took a lot of crap for The Soft Parade, but practically every band that was big at the time experimented with horns at some point: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who (John Entwistle was their in-house brass section in the studio), Garry Puckett & The Union Gap, Tommy James & The Shondells, etc. etc., not to mention popular horn bands of the day like Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, The Electric Flag, etc. The Soft Parade horn and string parts were arranged by Paul Harris, who later played keyboards with Stephen Stills' band Manassas and country-rock supergroup The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. The Doors did a short mini-tour with a horn section plus Doug Lubahn on bass to cash in on Touch Me. There are actually only four songs on the album with orchestration (plus the out-take Who Scared You). But the whole album is tighter in both the playing and the production, which shows that they were more than just a spooky psychedelic band that sang about offing your dad and doing your mom. ;-) As for your mention of Sgt. Pepper: John Densmore noted in his book Riders On The Storm that George Harrison actually visited one of their sessions for the album. It happened to be a horn overdub session, and George remarked that it reminded him of the Sgt. Pepper sessions.
Good songs, especially Touch Me. But here, again, is my ongoing weekly request for Hello, I Love You AND Not To Touch The Earth - from their third album Waiting For The Sun. Please Lee!
The very end of Touch Me is an exact copy of a 1960s TV advertisement for Ajax cleaning liquid. The 4 notes were accompanied by the words "Stronger Than Dirt"
@@Piwork69 I saw the Doors that same week in Seattle at Eagles Auditorium, At the time there was a company called "Retna circus" that did most of the light shows at Eagles.
Touch me had A lot of radio time! So Many songs are a part of the musical library in our heads!❤ kids of the 60’s & 70’s have incredible artists ingrained in their life experiences! 🥰 We’re So Fortunate!
I was in 7th grade when this was a hit. I really appreciate the sax solo - stronger than dirt. This was my first Doors album, so I had to get my ear used to the early albums. The people who didn't like this album didn't like the orchestration, but it's like those who didn't like when Dylan when electric. Not comparing the two, but the resistance to change.
A Doors fan, but these two songs not so much. “ Touch Me” puts that Ajax commercial back into my brain every time I hear it. Seems there is an edge missing on “Soft Parade”. Favorites are LA Woman and Roadhouse Blues and a couple dozen other songs. Keep going, Lee, you have to hear them all.
Light My Fire and Touch Me are the GREATS! Tell All the People isn’t dark. I like that! Touch Me was exciting in 1969! Imagine it coming at you when you’re 13 years old. !
I always felt that Touch Me would have been a stronger opening track. Also, there is a non-album b-side recorded at the same time called Who Scared You? that is a pretty good cut. Interestingly enough, only the Krieger written songs have the brass and strings whereas Morrison preferred his songs to be just the Doors. It was a one-off experimental album which did not repeat past this album. Love your reactions and insights; keep up the good work.
It’s the 1st Doors where the writing credits were divided. Robbie wrote both of these- Jim didn’t want like the ‘get your guns’ line in Tell All The People - in an interview he explained that they weren’t saying the same things anymore - thus separate writing credits
Hey bit like a musical bought this many years ago, dont play it much but still like it, american prayer lp amazing very atmospheric, jims poems, walk on the dark side of the street.
Touch Me is the only Doors song that I’m pretty close to being burned out on, but of course it’s great. Listened to Tell All the People a lot this summer.
Who dubbed the “stronger than dirt” vocal on the end of Touch Me”? 😳 I love this album. Iffy reviews when released. Who can say the studio work was inappropriate considering it was 1968?
Looks like Touch Me touched you 😂 The Doors are my favorite American band of all time. Check out the Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) for more eerie carnival music
Cashbox, also known as Cash Box, is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. You're too young Lee.
Lee, Touch Me is my favorite Doors song. Check out the video before the peformance a back stage fight Jim punched Robbie in the face He has a black eye in the video
Definitely one of my 3 favorite Doors albums. I love this album, beginning to end. I get that there are some that don't like it, though. I've long ago come to terms with the fact that sometimes other people are just wrong, and there's nothing to be done about it, so I'll just keep on smilin'.
Me too man. I usually end up loving the “black sheep” album of most bands. I love when they just do something completely different. People are stuck in their ways lol
The anniversary edition of this album with the band-only tracks (no horns arrangement) is a revelation. Specially for Tell All The People. th-cam.com/video/oxlzMVIEvKU/w-d-xo.html
I'm a big fan of Interpol and I've always wondered if they were a little inspired by Touch Me for their song Say Hello To The Angels. They have a similar vibe to me! I'm looking forward to Shaman's Blues, it's my favorite song from this album after the title track.
The rumor is that 3 of the band members were in favor of selling the rights to a Doors song for a tv car commercial, even though they agreed at the beginning of their career they wouldnt allow that. Allegedly Jim came out strongly against it and because they wanted to be unanimous in their decisions, they decided against it. Not sure if that was actually Jim in the "stronger than dirt" line, but lets just say it would be very in character for him😁
I always thought this was a great album, never understood the criticisms. Some of the songs are a bit of a departure for them, but good music is good music. Nothing wrong with 'branching out' a little bit as long as it works. And you're right about Densmore. He had his own sound, unlike any other drummer, and it really added to their music. As an aside, Robbie Krieger wrote both of these songs.
Call me a heretic, but this LP was a disappointment when it came out -- the band seemed to have lost its direction and the horns & strings did not help. It was generally seen as a play for Top 40 airplay and a turn towards the mainstream. Morrison Hotel and LA Woman were viewed as returns to form. Not in the same league as Strange Days, IMHO but YMMV.
tell all the people, is the closest morrison ever had in a studio, where he tried to emulate elvis' later croon period.... heres the problem, the album is over produced. it drains the spontaneity, unpredictability & energy out of the band. thats a death knell for the doors imo, esp morrison.... at best, its interesting, if your a doors fan. but its clear they were no longer pushing the barrier, rather following the curve in the indust. too much pressure from rothchild and label here. plus you can also tell morrison is bored, his energy and passion isnt the same as before. hes doing dot to dot more here. hate to say it, tell al the people sounds as canned as they ever got. like a cheesy song youd hear in a early 70s disney amusement ride.... touch me is much better, b/c for one thing its just a much better song. but its also loosier wh/ is where the doors breathe & thrive better, esp jim. it also melds in better their signature strengths sound wise. their own form of keyboard sound gets in there & robby is allowed to do his rif movement. densmore stands out also. sure the song has a horns production side, but it breathes and has life. best song on album (title song too unraveled & rambling, even though its interesting).
"Touch Me" was a big hit ... enjoyed hearing it again.
Yep, a lot of Doors fans hated it, I dug it.
Shaman's Blues!
That and the title track were the only two songs not put out of 45s before the album came out. Took them 9 months to record this album.
Stronger than dirt.
The 45 came out in December 1968 and does not have that added.
AJAX is Stronger Than Dirt! 😊
@@BritIronRebel Paul Rothchild stuck that in there. It is not on the 45 that came out in 1968.
@@StanSwan I bought LPs.
The first time I heard it on the radio, it lacked the tag-line from the TV commercial but I added it mentally; the next time I heard it, they'd tacked it on. Good for a laugh. 😊❤
" Touch Me." is a particular favourite of mine. Though any Doors is good. "Hello, I love you" would be a great tune to follow this gem.
The Doors took a lot of crap for The Soft Parade, but practically every band that was big at the time experimented with horns at some point: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who (John Entwistle was their in-house brass section in the studio), Garry Puckett & The Union Gap, Tommy James & The Shondells, etc. etc., not to mention popular horn bands of the day like Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, The Electric Flag, etc.
The Soft Parade horn and string parts were arranged by Paul Harris, who later played keyboards with Stephen Stills' band Manassas and country-rock supergroup The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. The Doors did a short mini-tour with a horn section plus Doug Lubahn on bass to cash in on Touch Me. There are actually only four songs on the album with orchestration (plus the out-take Who Scared You). But the whole album is tighter in both the playing and the production, which shows that they were more than just a spooky psychedelic band that sang about offing your dad and doing your mom. ;-)
As for your mention of Sgt. Pepper: John Densmore noted in his book Riders On The Storm that George Harrison actually visited one of their sessions for the album. It happened to be a horn overdub session, and George remarked that it reminded him of the Sgt. Pepper sessions.
Good songs, especially Touch Me. But here, again, is my ongoing weekly request for Hello, I Love You AND Not To Touch The Earth - from their third album Waiting For The Sun. Please Lee!
The very end of Touch Me is an exact copy of a 1960s TV advertisement for Ajax cleaning liquid. The 4 notes were accompanied by the words "Stronger Than Dirt"
Saw the Doors in the summer of 1967 at the Retinal Circus in Vancouver...still got the poster...
The Retinal Circus. Someone should open an eye medical practice with that name. Maybe not.
@@Piwork69 I saw the Doors that same week in Seattle at Eagles Auditorium, At the time there was a company called "Retna circus" that did most of the light shows at Eagles.
Your facial expressions are worth every second of Watching you 😊 I'm glad you love the doors ❤
Absolutely. And Lee seems to have an insatiable curiosity/drive for it. Love how you try to get all the names down. Keep it going....
Touch me had A lot of radio time!
So Many songs are a part of the musical library in our heads!❤ kids of the 60’s & 70’s have incredible artists ingrained in their life experiences! 🥰 We’re So Fortunate!
Jim had an incredible voice, he could have been Elvis or Sinatra if he'd wanted to --- everything was all in his range.
And it was all natural he didnt have any vocal coaching at all
Stronger then dirt was a detergent commercial in the 60 s 🤣
Ajax detergent
Touch me was my favorite!
This was actually my favorite Doors album. I really liked every song on it. Had it on 8 track first bought the album then the CD.
With brass influence Touch Me and the Chicago tracks were not dissimilar. All good stuff
We tend to like a lot of the same Doors songs. This is my favorite album. :)
I was in 7th grade when this was a hit. I really appreciate the sax solo - stronger than dirt. This was my first Doors album, so I had to get my ear used to the early albums. The people who didn't like this album didn't like the orchestration, but it's like those who didn't like when Dylan when electric. Not comparing the two, but the resistance to change.
Im not a big fan of Doors but this song is a good one ,
For my favorite Doors song, I'd have to say LA Woman. Touch Me is certainly top ten.
Don't underestimate the notoriety of the "other guys' of the band. We know who they are.
That sax solo in Touch Me, 💋. A huge radio hit as everyone else has already said.
Such a unique sound.
A Doors fan, but these two songs not so much. “ Touch Me” puts that Ajax commercial back into my brain every time I hear it. Seems there is an edge missing on “Soft Parade”. Favorites are LA Woman and Roadhouse Blues and a couple dozen other songs. Keep going, Lee, you have to hear them all.
Light My Fire and Touch Me are the GREATS!
Tell All the People isn’t dark. I like that!
Touch Me was exciting in 1969! Imagine it coming at you when you’re 13 years old. !
I always felt that Touch Me would have been a stronger opening track. Also, there is a non-album b-side recorded at the same time called Who Scared You? that is a pretty good cut. Interestingly enough, only the Krieger written songs have the brass and strings whereas Morrison preferred his songs to be just the Doors. It was a one-off experimental album which did not repeat past this album.
Love your reactions and insights; keep up the good work.
It’s the 1st Doors where the writing credits were divided. Robbie wrote both of these- Jim didn’t want like the ‘get your guns’ line in Tell All The People - in an interview he explained that they weren’t saying the same things anymore - thus separate writing credits
Check out The Butts Band, Robby & John's band post Doors. They made 2 (very good) albums.
Hey bit like a musical bought this many years ago, dont play it much but still like it, american prayer lp amazing very atmospheric, jims poems, walk on the dark side of the street.
L33 … Jim out there by himself with the orchestra, he pulled it together I m o , he was never afraid……..of anything
Touch Me is the only Doors song that I’m pretty close to being burned out on, but of course it’s great. Listened to Tell All the People a lot this summer.
Both songs Robby wrote. Jim did not like the part "get your guns" so on the album it credits Robby for the lyrics.
Ok touch me is a new favorite too. That was great! ❤
Who dubbed the “stronger than dirt” vocal on the end of Touch Me”? 😳
I love this album. Iffy reviews when released. Who can say the studio work was inappropriate considering it was 1968?
Truly a joy to watch thank you, definitely one of my doors top three!
And visa versa, Jim🎷
I enjoy seeing you appreciate the music of our lives Lee. You rock!
Watching again L33
❤❤❤ hell yeah!!
Looks like Touch Me touched you 😂 The Doors are my favorite American band of all time. Check out the Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) for more eerie carnival music
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Love Touch Me. ❤😊
Great reaction! If you post Doors, I'm watching! The studio version of "The Soft Parade" gets my vote!
Cashbox, also known as Cash Box, is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. You're too young Lee.
Yeah, another chart listing, certainly as valid as Billboard.
Lee, Touch Me is my favorite Doors song. Check out the video before the peformance a back stage fight Jim punched Robbie in the face He has a black eye in the video
Thought he was hit for being a long hair by hippie haters ?
Did you already Spanish Caravan?
Definitely one of my 3 favorite Doors albums. I love this album, beginning to end. I get that there are some that don't like it, though. I've long ago come to terms with the fact that sometimes other people are just wrong, and there's nothing to be done about it, so I'll just keep on smilin'.
Me too man. I usually end up loving the “black sheep” album of most bands. I love when they just do something completely different. People are stuck in their ways lol
The anniversary edition of this album with the band-only tracks (no horns arrangement) is a revelation. Specially for Tell All The People. th-cam.com/video/oxlzMVIEvKU/w-d-xo.html
I'm a big fan of Interpol and I've always wondered if they were a little inspired by Touch Me for their song Say Hello To The Angels. They have a similar vibe to me! I'm looking forward to Shaman's Blues, it's my favorite song from this album after the title track.
Not sure about any notorious derision focused on this album. It remains my favorite Doors album. Ya'll. 😁
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The rumor is that 3 of the band members were in favor of selling the rights to a Doors song for a tv car commercial, even though they agreed at the beginning of their career they wouldnt allow that. Allegedly Jim came out strongly against it and because they wanted to be unanimous in their decisions, they decided against it. Not sure if that was actually Jim in the "stronger than dirt" line, but lets just say it would be very in character for him😁
I always thought this was a great album, never understood the criticisms. Some of the songs are a bit of a departure for them, but good music is good music. Nothing wrong with 'branching out' a little bit as long as it works. And you're right about Densmore. He had his own sound, unlike any other drummer, and it really added to their music. As an aside, Robbie Krieger wrote both of these songs.
There’s something about Tell All the People I love it probably it’s Jim’s voice it’s so smooth in this song?
Next : " the soft parade live in PBS" and the C.of the Lizard... From absolutly live
Borax , I think
Mr Clean?
God, I hate tell all the people. It's one of the few doors songs I can't stand.
For me Soft Parade is their weakest album. But it‘s not bad.
the soft parade wasn't their best but, i love wishful sinful
Call me a heretic, but this LP was a disappointment when it came out -- the band seemed to have lost its direction and the horns & strings did not help. It was generally seen as a play for Top 40 airplay and a turn towards the mainstream. Morrison Hotel and LA Woman were viewed as returns to form. Not in the same league as Strange Days, IMHO but YMMV.
Except 'Shamans Blues' that song still go the IT factor
These songs are very lounge-y.
tell all the people, is the closest morrison ever had in a studio, where he tried to emulate elvis' later croon period.... heres the problem, the album is over produced. it drains the spontaneity, unpredictability & energy out of the band. thats a death knell for the doors imo, esp morrison.... at best, its interesting, if your a doors fan. but its clear they were no longer pushing the barrier, rather following the curve in the indust. too much pressure from rothchild and label here. plus you can also tell morrison is bored, his energy and passion isnt the same as before. hes doing dot to dot more here. hate to say it, tell al the people sounds as canned as they ever got. like a cheesy song youd hear in a early 70s disney amusement ride.... touch me is much better, b/c for one thing its just a much better song. but its also loosier wh/ is where the doors breathe & thrive better, esp jim. it also melds in better their signature strengths sound wise. their own form of keyboard sound gets in there & robby is allowed to do his rif movement. densmore stands out also. sure the song has a horns production side, but it breathes and has life. best song on album (title song too unraveled & rambling, even though its interesting).