Ray Manzarek, the key board player, and Jim Morrison, were the co- creators of that vibe. Most of the bass lines on their music were done by Manzarek on keyboard foot pedals, although there were occasional session bass players on some of their work.
Where I come from in England if somebody says to you "put that in your pipe and smoke it" you are going to be asked politely to go outside and settle it there...
The tradeoffs between Manzarek and Krieger are top notch, and the decending rain crescendo at the beginning still brings chills, along with The Lizzard Kings poetry. Please listen to the full version of The End. You won't be the same.
Ah, a favorite song from a favorite album. This, the LA Woman album is the first album that I ever bought with my own money. Older Bro had two of their albums, so I was familiar. Heard the shorter radio version of this while lying in bed one night when I was in 7th grade -it was the first time it was being played by our local radio station. Went downtown and bought the album after school the next day. Before that I had only purchased "singles" of popular songs, so this was my first commitment to long term listening pleasures. Ray's last name is pronounced man-ZARE-ac, emphasis on middle syllable. Before this album, Ray would sometimes play an electric keyboard bass with one hand while playing piano or organ with the other. 😎
This was the last song Jim Morrison recorded. He went to France and died a few weeks later. Every time I hear the thunder crack, I think that Jim is saying hello. I saw The Doors twice - It was like a fever dream.
New subscriber..Love your reactions and reviews and how much you enjoy so many different types of music...As a 10 year old in 1971, this song scared the crap out of me., something about "his brain is squirming like a toad"..In retrospect, the hitchiking killer might be some representation of Charles Manson....I'm more of a fan of the Doors bluesy stuff...but the vibe and keyboards of this song are amazing...probably the best American band ever
Yes, your brother did have good taste in music. And in brothers. You are killing this reaction thing bro. Seriously, keep it going it is refreshing to watch with your sincerity. Humility and Enthusiasm. Cheers. ❤❤❤
There was a single from about 10 years before this one call The Rhythm of the rain, which had sound affects added. It wasn't uncommon to include extraneous sounds on to records if they fitted. That's why it wasn't highlighted. I've seen Jim M's grave in Paris. It's in the Pere Lachaise cemetery, crammed in with loads of other celebrities, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, and many others. People leave little tokens on his grave, packets of cigarettes or a couple of coins. It's quite touching.
I had an Aunt who played the keyboard section on her piano. She called the technique something that I can't remember but she said that your brain and fingers have to argue before the each note is played and your fingers have to play the progressions under protest. Everytime I hear this song Isee her sitting at her piano explaining it to me as a seven year old.
Yea Shawn, The Doors were huge on my radar back then. There is many songs, so you'll have fun with them. One song that comes to mind that had rain the thunder was "Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain, a kind of poppy song from the early 60s, cheers.
Off hand I can think of one song before this era called _The Rain, the Park and Other Things_ by the Cowsills which was from 1967. It is an excellent song in and of itself. :) The sound of the rain was actually sizzling bacon.
Everyone goes on about Jim’s poetry -yet Ray, Robbie, and John, the musicians, also wrote the music, some lyrics, and created the fantastic groove, vibe, beat of The Doors. Songs like “Riders” or “the end” the band just goes out. 😎⏰
Jim Morrison, another great man dead at 27. He was a great Poet and lyric writer. Another one who lived a hard and fast life. Val Kilmer did an excellent job of playing Morrison in the movie about Jim's life
This song reminds me of a story that I heard at different times from my Dad, Mom and sister. About a vacation our family went on back in the late 60's or start of the 70's. They said that we had gone camping in one of the California national parks. At some point park rangers came through to all the campsites to let everybody know that there was a killer roaming around and they might wan't to go home. Mom said it was really scary. I think there were a few back then wandering around California.
When this song was first released, some folks, but not me, said "Riders On The Storm" was "cocktail music". It did sort of sound like that, but the lyrics were a lot deeper than "cocktail music". If you want to hear a slightly different version of this song, check out the version from Jim Morrison's "solo" album "An American Prayer". A phone call is mixed in and it gives you a whole new perspective on this composition. One of the very last things Mr. Mojo Risin ever recorded before his untimely passing. The magic of The Doors.
2 book's of lost poetry from Morrison were released. One was called The American Night , and I'm it was a script for a sorry film he wrote in college, known as The Hitchhiker. From this script, there are the basics for this song came from.
Perhaps the moodiest and most atmospheric song by Da Doe. As I recall, it was release posthumously (after his death, for you country music fans). Because of that, it had an even more otherworldly sheen about it, from the beginning.
Last spring driving home from work down a twisty mountain canyon, in a rainstorm this song came on my shuffle, it was so fitting and creepy, the vocal track was laid down, then Morrison went back, and whispered the lyrics and laid that on top of vocals, if you listen closely you can distinguish both, always thought that was the reason for the eerie sound
Great song and reaction♥ Interesting about the connection between The Doors and gothic bands like The Cure...I hadn't considered that before. Just looked it up and found that according to FarOutMagazine, The Cure have "often discussed the influence of The Doors"...and they've done a cool cover of The Doors' "Hello, I Love You" (I'm not suggesting that for a reaction...The Doors' original version would be great though!)
What a last track! Could not have possibly been a better choice. It would be a great follow up if you next did what I believe to be one of (impossible to pick just one) of their pinnacle classic early psychedelic rockers - When The Music’s Over. From the album Strange Days. Ray Manzarek on Vox Continental organ, Fender Rhodes bass piano, AND Moog synthesizer. Jim Morrison’s strongest vocals ever!
No wall posters but I remember when I got the album, my mom (devout Catholic) made it disappear when she saw Morrison on the inside cover crucified on a telephone pole. It might have been on the album dust sleeve, but she didn' like it at all. Said the music was filth. Good thing she didn' listen to 'L.A. Woman'.
I’m 72 next month and I wake up every morning looking at Jim Morrison on my wall along with Janis and Jimi. They will never be replaced 👵🏼💜☮️
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The keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, was a musical genius IMO.
Indeed, this was his and Jim’s band.
The most beautiful song ever written about a serial killer.
Ray Manzarek, the key board player, and Jim Morrison, were the co- creators of that vibe. Most of the bass lines on their music were done by Manzarek on keyboard foot pedals, although there were occasional session bass players on some of their work.
":Get lost in the music." Well you picked the right song for that. This is a float along with the music sort of song. One of my favorites.
The last song Jim recorded before he died. If you didn't know, put that in your pipe and smoke it. Then listen again.
Where I come from in England if somebody says to you "put that in your pipe and smoke it" you are going to be asked politely to go outside and settle it there...
My daughter as a teen in the 90s loved this band. Just like her mama 20 years before and forever more ❤
My favorite Door's songs were "Don't You Love Her Madly" and People are Strange. Great song about the birth and life of a serial killer 👌
The tradeoffs between Manzarek and Krieger are top notch, and the decending rain crescendo at the beginning still brings chills, along with The Lizzard Kings poetry. Please listen to the full version of The End. You won't be the same.
Love the groove of this track.
A truly stunning track from this great band.
Ah, a favorite song from a favorite album. This, the LA Woman album is the first album that I ever bought with my own money. Older Bro had two of their albums, so I was familiar. Heard the shorter radio version of this while lying in bed one night when I was in 7th grade -it was the first time it was being played by our local radio station. Went downtown and bought the album after school the next day. Before that I had only purchased "singles" of popular songs, so this was my first commitment to long term listening pleasures. Ray's last name is pronounced man-ZARE-ac, emphasis on middle syllable. Before this album, Ray would sometimes play an electric keyboard bass with one hand while playing piano or organ with the other. 😎
“Texas Radio and the Big Beat”
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This was the last song Jim Morrison recorded. He went to France and died a few weeks later. Every time I hear the thunder crack,
I think that Jim is saying hello. I saw The Doors twice - It was like a fever dream.
This is their best album by far hands down
New subscriber..Love your reactions and reviews and how much you enjoy so many different types of music...As a 10 year old in 1971, this song scared the crap out of me., something about "his brain is squirming like a toad"..In retrospect, the hitchiking killer might be some representation of Charles Manson....I'm more of a fan of the Doors bluesy stuff...but the vibe and keyboards of this song are amazing...probably the best American band ever
Yes, your brother did have good taste in music. And in brothers. You are killing this reaction thing bro. Seriously, keep it going it is refreshing to watch with your sincerity. Humility and Enthusiasm. Cheers. ❤❤❤
There was a single from about 10 years before this one call The Rhythm of the rain, which had sound affects added. It wasn't uncommon to include extraneous sounds on to records if they fitted. That's why it wasn't highlighted.
I've seen Jim M's grave in Paris. It's in the Pere Lachaise cemetery, crammed in with loads of other celebrities, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, and many others. People leave little tokens on his grave, packets of cigarettes or a couple of coins. It's quite touching.
I read it's about the early 50's serial killer Billy Cook. He's buried in an unmarked grave in a cemetery near me.
I had an Aunt who played the keyboard section on her piano. She called the technique something that I can't remember but she said that your brain and fingers have to argue before the each note is played and your fingers have to play the progressions under protest. Everytime I hear this song Isee her sitting at her piano explaining it to me as a seven year old.
The Doors
were next level.Had Jim lived The band would have dominated the music world over at least till the mid 1970’s.
Good on ya for putting your own name on this channel. Well Done!
Yea Shawn, The Doors were huge on my radar back then. There is many songs, so you'll have fun with them. One song that comes to mind that had rain the thunder was "Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain, a kind of poppy song from the early 60s, cheers.
Ray Manzarek really shines on this track.
Off hand I can think of one song before this era called _The Rain, the Park and Other Things_ by the Cowsills which was from 1967. It is an excellent song in and of itself. :)
The sound of the rain was actually sizzling bacon.
A great song, a real classic.
🎶🎶👍
I've heard this many times but the most notable was while driving in a torrential thunderstorm
Puts me right back in 1971.
Everyone goes on about Jim’s poetry -yet Ray, Robbie, and John, the musicians, also wrote the music, some lyrics, and created the fantastic groove, vibe, beat of The Doors. Songs like “Riders” or “the end” the band just goes out. 😎⏰
my favorite doors song. so hypnotic.
Jim Morrison, another great man dead at 27. He was a great Poet and lyric writer. Another one who lived a hard and fast life. Val Kilmer did an excellent job of playing Morrison in the movie about Jim's life
Killer bass line provided be Jerry Scheff. Jerry was also Elvis Presleys bass man.
Robbie, Ray and John were quite the backup band to Jim. The Soft Parade is good for a listen.
I've covered this song in one of my bands. It is a really cool song to cover. So much fun.
This song reminds me of a story that I heard at different times from my Dad, Mom and sister. About a vacation our family went on back in the late 60's or start of the 70's. They said that we had gone camping in one of the California national parks. At some point park rangers came through to all the campsites to let everybody know that there was a killer roaming around and they might wan't to go home.
Mom said it was really scary.
I think there were a few back then wandering around California.
In those days bands had to be able to play and sing. And damn they did.
When this song was first released, some folks, but not me, said "Riders On The Storm" was "cocktail music". It did sort of sound like that, but the lyrics were a lot deeper than "cocktail music". If you want to hear a slightly different version of this song, check out the version from Jim Morrison's "solo" album "An American Prayer". A phone call is mixed in and it gives you a whole new perspective on this composition. One of the very last things Mr. Mojo Risin ever recorded before his untimely passing. The magic of The Doors.
2 book's of lost poetry from Morrison were released. One was called The American Night , and I'm it was a script for a sorry film he wrote in college, known as The Hitchhiker. From this script, there are the basics for this song came from.
Perhaps the moodiest and most atmospheric song by Da Doe.
As I recall, it was release posthumously (after his death, for you country music fans).
Because of that, it had an even more otherworldly sheen about it, from the beginning.
Ray played the bass lines with his left hand on the keyboard for most of their songs.
Great tripping music! There was so much great tripping music back in the late sixties to early seventies!
Last spring driving home from work down a twisty mountain canyon, in a rainstorm this song came on my shuffle, it was so fitting and creepy, the vocal track was laid down, then Morrison went back, and whispered the lyrics and laid that on top of vocals, if you listen closely you can distinguish both, always thought that was the reason for the eerie sound
Easily their finest work. Great that it had extra meaning to you. LA Woman and Morrison Hotel are two albums you must listen to, Shawn.
Great song and reaction♥ Interesting about the connection between The Doors and gothic bands like The Cure...I hadn't considered that before. Just looked it up and found that according to FarOutMagazine, The Cure have "often discussed the influence of The Doors"...and they've done a cool cover of The Doors' "Hello, I Love You" (I'm not suggesting that for a reaction...The Doors' original version would be great though!)
What a last track! Could not have possibly been a better choice. It would be a great follow up if you next did what I believe to be one of (impossible to pick just one) of their pinnacle classic early psychedelic rockers - When The Music’s Over. From the album Strange Days. Ray Manzarek on Vox Continental organ, Fender Rhodes bass piano, AND Moog synthesizer. Jim Morrison’s strongest vocals ever!
My fave band and song! Now ya know where your brother's head was at! Now you need to listen to L.A.Woman!
Jim Morrison was often high when he wrote his music so it makes sense your brother getting high to it
I’m keeping it coming, thanks so much Shawn!👍👏👏👏💙
Find the video where Ray Manzarek talks thru the process of making Riders on the storm….
There is a great video on TH-cam where Ray Manzarek talks about how they recorded this somg
There's been a lot of great covers of the song "Ghost Riders in the Sky" over the years. My favorite is probably the Johnny Cash version.
Definitely a great classic
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The bass was played with the keyboards during the studio versions, there was no bass player except when live...
THE vibe.
I don't have snuff thumbs up to give you, and your brother.
……your brother is cool 🤘🏼 reminds me how I listen to the Doors as well !
Probably there best song. 27 club.
You should view the movie The Doors with Val Kilmer. Good one👌✌️🙂
I'm having a funky trip with you man!
Great song 👍. I get lost in his music 🎵🎶🎵🎶☮️
No wall posters but I remember when I got the album, my mom (devout Catholic) made it disappear when she saw Morrison on the inside cover crucified on a telephone pole. It might have been on the album dust sleeve, but she didn' like it at all. Said the music was filth. Good thing she didn' listen to 'L.A. Woman'.
Drugs and the Doors absolutely
be safe and beware. we love we die, riders dont care. yet we do.
Did you change the name of your channel or do you have two channels up and running? Thank you in advance!
Changed the name 🙂
@@ShawnSalvadori Thank you for your reply and your answer to my question!
Thank you for the heart, I appreciate it!
YOU GOTTA DO THE TITLE TRACK GIB! 😊 L.A. WOMAN 👌
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he played the doors a lot. guess he was stoned a lot.
salvadori listen to the DOORS -L A- Women it's a groove . thanks be safe peace . johnnyboy