LA Woman and The Myth of Jim Morrison｜Vinyl Monday
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- Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! This is my weekly series where I chat about albums in my collection and the ’60s/’70s music I love. My thoughts on Jim Morrison’s swan song, The Doors’ LA Woman (released 1971.) Subscribe for Vinyl Monday and more vinyl/vintage fashion content!
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intro - 0:00
LA Woman - 1:50
release - 9:05
jim - 9:55
my thoughts - 17:14
thanks for watching! - 23:33
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what album have you totally changed your mind on since first listening? this one is mine!
Poco s/t, Rainbow Rising, Zal Yanovsky Alive and Well In Argentina
The Soft Parade is one I didn't care for, at first. It's fantastic, if you get past expectations of the first two albums.
Laura Nyro / New York Tendaberry
Iggy and The Stooges posthumous semi-bootleg studio swan song "Kill City". Remember walking down State Street in Ann Arbor MI trying (unsuccessfully!) to give it away, not proud to say, in 1976.
Excellent post, Abby, touching on so many worthwhile points. Eve Babitz's life in, and attitudinal writing about 60s/70s LA culture was ahead of everyone, thoughtful and very entertaining. Big fan. Regarding the film, is Val Kilmer to blame or is Oliver Stone? I think it was Stone's vision of Jim, although, for sure Kilmer wanted that part very badly. Was Kilmer just Stone's sock-puppet ? I know the remaining Doors were very negative about it. But the film helped me feel "Love Street" and" Indian Summer" in a way I didn't have access to before watching the film. Thankful. I've detected a bit of pushback recently about the level inaccuracy of Kilmer's portrayal. The subterranean stream of debate continues. Everyone in 1966/67 LA thought Love would be the band to go big, even The Doors. That's an interesting story as well. Good point about Ray Manzarek too.
I'm old(80) and you bring these albums alive again.
Your 80 years young and hip.
Yes, you are old but still breathing. Congrats. I'm 7 years behind you. I loved the 60s, except for that Vietnam war. But then that sparked the 60s in a way, along with the CIA's introduction of LSD on the public. What a time. It was Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Doors, Big Brother, Easy Rider, CSN&Y, Doobie Bros. Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, Mike Bloomfield, Al Cooper, Cream, Blues Project, The Kinks, The Beatles. I'm out of breath now. Keep rockin, young man.
Same here, I'm 60. I was a kid in the sixties a teenager in the 70's. I don't want to hang up my rock n roll shoes!
@@chrisrees7054
And why should you? Keep rocking!💯🤘🏴
I was old once
LA Woman is a stone cold classic album full stop !
When I listen to the Doors albums, I feel like I age a lifetime during the six Lp's. The songs are so reflective of the human experience. Gentle rain, poems, rebellious, blues, love, rock, and then...When the music's over...Jim was just an ordinary average guy. He didn't want to follow his father into the military, obviously. But he read alot and applied himself to that craft. This is the End...my only friend...the end...Drive thru your suburbs and into your blues, yeah com on...
it's beautiful to see how they all grew up across those 6 albums :')
"SHIT IF I CAN FIND IT" is a totally under rated Doors album and its a testament to your knowledge and credibility that you mention it.
The Doors (in my opinion) were one of the rare bands that actually got better as they progressed. Usually bands lose the Mojo, but Morrison Hotel through LA Woman were the matches to the fuel.
quite a few of those big 60s bands stumbled when transitioning to the new decade. the doors didn't!
LOVED their Blues direction they were headed!
@@abigaildevoe Morrison's books are excellent and were a great source of inspiration in my teen years; They helped me become a professional writer myself.
Totally agree. I really like to love all of the albums, but I think with MH and LAW, they were ascending.
@@abigaildevoeL.A. Woman is a great album. I would say The Doors stumbled with The Soft Parade album which is weak compared to the others. Too many horns. Doors lite. They were at their best as a psychedelic band. Witness them doing one song only, The End live in the CBC studios in Toronto 1967. Amazing, they never looked or sounded better.
"I see your hair is burning/
Hills are filled with fire/
If they say I never loved you/
You know they are a liar..."
Total ode to Pamela from Jim ❤️
I think the fact Jim was facing serious time in prison weighed heavily on him by this point and may have seeped into some of the lyrics ("I've been down so goddamned long, " "into this house were born, into this world we're thrown," and "I'm leaving town on a midnight train") Great effort by him on this album, and an incredible finish given the circumstances.
"You've Gone Too Far," Mr. Morrison, You've Gone Too Far.
Aye, indeed the "Little Blue Men", in their "Little Blue Hats" are a'watchin' and imposin' all manner o' F🇨🇳scist sh🍺te. All the time. Hwell, O'Shady's here, in me little GREEN hat, to telleth thee,"Taste of the f🍀en rainbow, ye blo🦾dy haters!
Ok,... now that I've said ME piece,
Back To Our Regular friggin Programmin', mates
That picture of Jim slumping down and bearded is the epitome of Mr. Mojo Risin!
This video gave me a craving for a long-time favorite- blueberry pancakes! 🥞🫐
I was only 12 when I first noticed the true mystique of the Doors through
" Riders on the Storm. " Sent chills up my spine like nothing I'd ever previously heard. They would eventually become my #1 American band of all time. And Jim's short career with the Doors ended strong with LA. Woman.
I love your show! You are on point...glad I subscribed.
The day Jim Morrison died I was 13 and living in the Netherlands. I was listening to VPRO radio and the dj said that Jim was dead. Then he played Riders on the Storm.
You don't forget moments like that.
that must've been core memory material, something that sticks with you your whole life
@@abigaildevoe Oh yeah! All kinds of memories
Cars hiss by my window 🪟 what a great title for a song 🎵
Great synopsis of "LA Woman" including psychological evaluation of Jim Morrison. Very enlightening for such a young woman.
Ray is my favorite member too❤ His piano lines in riders on the storm are so good on this album 21:44
You are gorgeous and have great taste in music.
i’ve been binging all your videos late into the night and this one is breathtaking!! the research!! the passion!! you truly have a unique lens & this has enriched my life
wow thank you so much!
You should definitely obtain a copy of Morrison Hotel.
Peace frog is one of favourite Doors tunes ❤️
L.A Woman, Morrison Hotel, Strange Days and the first Doors albums are my favorites.
"I may not like you, but, I do love you"
Nice ❤️
The first marriage of poetry & music that beautifully done by The Doors 💃
I loved your thoughts on Jim. The only comment I might not agree with is when you said that "He read, not because he wanted to, but because he was sort of forced to." Something like that. I think he loved reading. Well, now that I think about it... he read to escape his lonely existence. I guess you were right. Nevermind.
After 50 yrs., I've recently done a lot of relistening to 'Morrison Hotel'. To me, it captured the late 60's, early 70's LA scene perfectly, warts and all. The simple intro to 'Queen Of The Highway', for example, still gives me chills.
I got this album in the mail yesterday. I have been a doors fan for a couple months by now. They have been my gateway to this music era (I also started to like the beatles, jimi hendrix) and I am slowly exploring different artists. Back to LA woman, out of all the albums, this is my favourite one. I really fancy Jim's harsher vocals on changeling and been down so long, my two favourite songs on it. I always saw Jim as the quiet guy breaking free from his chains and enjoying himself, self destructivesl tendencies aside.
In the late 80s I was in a rock band and we went to a studio for some professional photos. After taking a few photos the woman who was taking the pictures told me that I look like Jim Morrison. It was very strange to hear because what she didn't know was that Jim and I shared the same birthday. Every time I hear The Doors since then I can't help but think of that incident.
The Doors are one of my favorite bands and while Strange Days is my favorite by them , I think all 6 Jim fronted albums are fantastic.
Hyacinth House is one of my (many) favourite Doors tracks too and Ray's reference to Chopin's Polonaise in A flat major is always a delight to hear, incidentally, Chopin is buried at Lachaise too...although his heart is in a crypt in Warsaw, Poland and was removed as he feared being buried alive, which was quite common in the 19thC.
I gotta have a listen to Chopin's mayonnaise now
@@donnicholson3200 I'm sure your mum and dad will let you, you run along now.
Now. This one I have the die cut of. Proudly inherited from my mom.
You summed that Lp perfectly. Bless Pamela. ‘She was a Princess, Queen of the Highway..’ The guy just had the best Americana lyrics. And you! For goodness sake. Love the imagery! Keep the recommendations requests. We’ve all plenty more for you!
The song Love Street is a gorgeous song and he sings it wonderfully and sweetly.
I mostly don't like the 2007 stereo Doors remixes but I like the one for Love Street, it adds some harmony vocals from Jim dropped from the original version.
Glad you pinpointed the melancholy of 'Hyacinth House', Abby. It's the Doors song that plays in my head most. Utterly beguiling.
my favorite tune on this album by far. glad to have you back in the comments!
Love you Jim, Ray
LA Woman.. “eeyay”. Lmao still cracks me up to this day. So glad you mentioned it.
I went through a serious Doors phase in late high school to the point where it was virtually the only act I listened to. Still listen to them but not as much as I used to which is a shame because whenever I listen to them I'm reminded of how awesome they were. Haven't listened to L.A. Woman for a while but think It's overdue to a relisten. Indeed I probably owe the entirety of The Doors discog a relisten.
I also think I agree: Jim is/was the nerdy/artsy kids rockstar
Me too man me too I still listen to him but not as much but I think I'm going to start listening to him all the time again
Robbie Kreiger wasn't the most complicated guitarist. But he was perfect for the Doors! His playing was right in the pocket! Love this album! I have no idea about how I'd like Jim.
yes!! simple and no-frills but it totally worked
Abby you are a distillation of the very best of the GTO's.
Please get Morrison Hotel. As I've aged it's become my favorite
Best Morrison lyric Your lost little girl “ of course that’s in ref to Pamela….🌹🔮💔💔LA WOMAN BEST and my older brothers DOORS TRIBUTE BAND . I was born in 1961! RIP JIM a& PAM!
Finally you've done an album I can really get into. 'L.A. Woman' was a massive album in 1971. 'Love Her Madly' and 'Riders On The Storm' got constant airplay on the radio. So much so you couldn't turn on a radio without hearing either song, along with nearly all the other songs on the album. I grew up in the L.A. and Orange County area, so as you can imaging, the song 'L.A. Woman' got a ton of radio airplay as well. I was 10 years old in July of 1971, and I'll never forget my mom coming home and telling my brother and I that Jim had died. It was the first time a death had caused me serious grief. Excellent video!
You're right man me too and I only started listening 10 years after he died and I think it's extremely seriously affected me that he was gone and I never got to see them
I was lucky to have this be my first Doors album and one that I could listen to start to finish without stopping.
I never looked into why it sounded the way it did - essentially a more natural Hotel - so…cool and thanks!
…and thank you for taking on the myths and the No One Here nonsense by extension. The Doors were for dorks and the ultimate garage band, and we loved them.
To this day I can't decide which of these masterpieces is my favorite Doors album.
I love them all
Thank you for this great video
To say I thoroughly enjoyed this vinyl monday would be an understatement.
thank you so much!
Lets goooo! 👌
OMG, these records can be her grandfather. Abigail is in love with Jim. Who can blame her. She'd be a different person if she lived in the 60s. No book can convey the feeling and the experience many of us have gone through. Would I go back? In a heartbeat.
I love you! First time watching. I'm hoping you are a GenZ because they are our only hope. Beautiful.
haha yes i am a zoomer! plenty of “i am gen Z” jokes on this channel
Doing puerile and laughing at the wazoo reference for 20 mins. Now straight face. I like the sharp openers and ' don't you love her madly as she's walking out the door' is a sweet line. L' America puts you interestingly off balance: bit unexpected. That first delicate descending shape from Ray on Riders is a classic rock moment and the way the storm sounds integrated with the track instead of just being thrown on is atmospheric (yeah well).
I tend to groan at his lasciviousness (though not in a lascivious way) : I thought that was the message but as you delve here into the complexity of the guy I'm thinking my reading is simplistic.
' I don't do well with the pretentious I have to be the pretentious one' & I'm laughing again. Older video, more casual? but what conversation. This is a great backwards trip.
I love this album, particularly so (in order of favourites):
Hyacinth House
LA Woman
The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
This is brilliant!! I had no idea about his pedestrian childhood but back then kids were more respectful of adults and rebellion tended to be subtle, unless they were heading for juvie. I moved to LA in 1972 and ate at Ships all the time. It was open 24/7.
that's really cool, did you ever have jim's beloved blueberry syrup?
@@abigaildevoe roasted chicken and their special cinnamon rolls
Very nicely done Abby, I applaud your attempt to humanize an idol. Very rarely is that attempt successful, you managed it brilliantly. Outstanding work.
thank you so much. i hate what the "27 club" thing does to the legacy of artists, this was my attempt at taking down that veil that surrounds jim
LA Woman leaves me wanting one more album with Jim. The song "Eye of the Sun" really hits that home when you hear how deficient Ray sounds on what Jim would have sang on their follow up album.
Doors are my fave music. Songs on LA Woman represent a Time and place at the time. Before. And since.
18:15- "That's sounds drunk". When my now 36 year old daughter was around 4 or 5 she was strapped in her car seat in the back of my car and I was playing "L.A. Woman" on the car stereo. Near the end of the title track she suddenly yelled out "THAT GUY SOUNDS DRUNK!!" I think of it whenever I hear the song.
HAHA that is too funny! clearly i wasn't far off. kids unfiltered observations are just the best
“Fat kid inside” I’ve never thought of it like that. Nice one 👍. Thanks for the insight ✔️
ps
Love your channel. Lots of fresh thoughts an insights. Rock on 🎶
All the Doors first six albums are incredible. I think Jim added a lot of really stroneg input to this band, that's why they just couldn't replace him; he wasn't a ten to the dozen front man. Love your show, thank you Abigail.
The reason why the Doors were so good was because all 4 members were intrinsic to their style. That's why it didn't work when they continued on after Jim & it wouldn't have worked without any of the other 3. The 1st incarnation of the Doors without Robby is awful.
The single best analysis of Jim Morrison as a person I've ever heard... Enough with the myths and exaggerated stories, Robby's new book sets a fair few things straight. As for Paul Rothchild's absence here; I've always heard that the biggest reason for him excusing himself as producer was that he absolutely hated the material, he thought the direction they were going was a huge mistake, he thought Riders sounded like cocktail lounge music.
I LOVE the Doors I Also really liked the story,,, wazoo haha
Jim would have more than a 1000% loved U, believe it. 🦎👑
I fell in love with the Doors the first time I heard Light My Fire when I was 13 or 14 years old in the early eighties. That was one song that led me into exploring 60s music in general. Love your review of the album and looking forward to Physical Graffiti next week!
what a cool song to get you into 60s music.
glad you caught next week's album there! (now shhh don't tell anyone)
Me too man exactly the same 1981 10 year anniversary is death the doors have to resurgence for the Apocalypse now and older albums sold just as well then 10 years later as they did in the 60s and 70s
The Doors are one talented, innovative and very underrated American band.
were*
They were all the things you said and more and definitely the greatest American band of all time sorry Beach boys and Van Halen and Metallica
They are not underrated by a long shot. Look at all the attention they got over the years. Today this cute pixie is holding Doors albums. I wish people would quit saying this band is underrated, this drummer is underrated. Most everyone commenting was born long after the Doors' Jim Morrison died. I was there, graduation day and the Doors was my graduation band, along with Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service (which I saw perform at Filmore West) and the Grateful Dead. They were all top tier bands and got a lot of airplay.
I don't think the Doors are underrated. You sound young. They had there day, their Hall of Fame, and the respect of most musicians.
The DOORS were never underrated. Their first single went #1 in the summer of 1967.
I love The Doors I grew up with their music. Love this album, but my favorites are the debut album, Strange Days and Waiting for the Sun.
You’re good, I’m impressed.
You probably have read it, but Glyn John’s book Sound Man is great! Lots of great stories and insights in there. Living in the Glyn Johnsaverse might as well hear about it from the source :)
''The future's uncertain......... ( and the END is always near'' )
Pearl was a fine album and Janis's best.The beginning and the end - three monsters, 'Light My Fire' through to 'LA Woman' and 'Riders on the Storm', an eternal favourite. The hung a microphone out the window to capture the storm. Another funfine review Abi.
LA Woman was my first adult album , given to me by my supercool older cousin. It was a strange gift that she "picked out just for me"
I was 11 years old and mostly listening to bubblegum with a few exceptions.
I was fascinated by this album. It took a while to "get it"
These days, The Doors are an all-time favorite. And I still love this album. It's my favorite by them.
I bought a box set of all of their albums. I hadn't gotten around to listening to all of them yet. I haven't listened to "Waiting for the Sun" in it's entirety.
Back then, my friend's older siblings usually has Strange Days or Morrison Hotel I'm their collections.
They put out a lot of music in a relatively short time if you think about it. And most of it is good or, art least, interesting and challenging.
Iggy Pop says he based everything on Morrison. So that's a big thumbs up for that inspiration. Iggy really is like the son of Frankenstein to Jim's Frankenstein.
The Doors could also be considered the godfather's of goth in a way.
At the time, when everything on the radio was shiny and bright, like the Beatles, Monkees, stuff like that, The Doors we're like the dark lords of rock and roll. And that's always appealed to me.
very interesting that you bring goth into the conversation! many cite the doors as starting the domino effect that lead to alternative music: whether that's punk, goth, whatever
I actually love records that feature the big songs at the end of each side, because as I'm listening I start to forget and then all of a sudden I get surprised with the big song and I start getting goosebumps. This album makes me want to grow my beard, go for a drive with all my windows down and let the wind move my hair. I used to smoke doobies in my old high school to The Doors, and I was tripping out to Rider's On The Storm one day. I felt like I could grab each note being played from the Rhodes keyboard. I'm much older now and I'm actually going to be a teacher lol. Love your channel ✌
Did I miss something about Love Her Madly? A good tune! Pamela was raised and buried in my city..OC .
Mr. Mojo Rising…….Jim Morrison …anagram….get it 😀
Omg ! Such a clear analysis
thank you! feels like word salad to me after notes and the editing process, so i'm glad it's clear-cut to somebody lol
The track L.A Woman was written for Eve Babitz.
There’s an interview with Robby Krieger and John Densmore on Broken Record hosted by Rick Rubin. I’d recommend it to any Doors fan.
Hyacinth House is also my favorite on the album.
Morrison Hotel might be their best one for the best sound production and the songs are very well put together .. LA Woman was great for a very last one to go out on .. Marc Benno was the first to discover Stevie Ray Vaughn and he was in his band for a while ../ The best revisionist thing about Jim is his fathers video about they way he saw it as Jim became famous very fast and he did not care about the rock scene of that time ..
fully concur on Morrison Hotel
Thanks Abby. When I am listening to the Doors, they are my number 1 favourite band. In between listens, they are top 5. Not bad!
D'oh! Now I'm in love again.. Lol🙈😂
One of my fave albums of the original classic 6 releases. I would strongly recommend getting Morrison Hotel, some really great songs on there, Maggie M'Gill in particular is ace.
i'm still on the hunt for morrison hotel, if for nothing but blue sunday! i got all my doors records from the same store, they've sadly closed. hopefully they'll crop up in a new location, morrison hotel in stock. i'd hate to break the streak
Just found a lovely condition gatefold of Morrison Hotel on my shelves. Abbie you really have been an inspiration in me looking back through my vinyl collection. All originals I’d ignored for years. They’re all precious. Thankyou!
I think I’m one of the few that likes ‘An American Prayer’.
15:42 I think the movie was pretty good. I like his written poetry. When I was young in 1981, I vowed to myself I would own Morrison's "The Lords and the New Creatures." I bought it for $100 long after I had any illusions of what woman wanted in a man. I have no idea. A man who been in combat. A man who likes literature. A man who likes art.
Women like men who slap 'em around. I won't emulate that and will die alone.
Good presentation. I remember "Ships" still being around in the early-90's. I recall it being on La Cienega, just south of Olympic Blvd. A great late night spot. Makes sense that L.A. Woman was recorded down the street toward West Hollywood. LA Woman is a great album from start to finish. All members firing on all four cylinders. Solid bass playing too!
Morrison cemented my contrarian views, not that what is good is bad, but that the consensus is generally devoid of interest.
Love my original with the ‘window’ sleeve. Always found it special. And love the Soft Parade. Jim was a beautiful boy, with a gorgeous voice, sadly he just never got that.
Great video. I can't believe the recording process was only about a week. I'm not really sure how long it took, but I'm pretty sure the velvet undergrounds first album was a pretty short recording time. But probably not as short as LA woman
That critique was eloquently exemplary. I think I'll listen to some Doors tonight now.
R.I.P Jim and Ray
Tony F. Corpse
(Post Mortem Superstar)
Great review!
Your reviews are like lightning in a bottle. But you achieve it every week.
I have been listening to The Doors since 1981.I was born in 69. So 6th grade.. I knew 1 other person at that time that shared in my love for the Doors..
Jim's one of my Spirit Guides.
✌😎🎧.
Thank you so much for sharing ❤.
I am one of those who really like Soft Parade.
instant SUB
The first Beatles album took 10 hours but they had those songs down for ages.
Didn’t the early Beatles records take like one day to record? I couldn’t imagine. I can’t even get all my laundry done in one day.
That was a very nice tribute to Jim and I agree that Strange Days was their best album. I think Morrison actually was cool by not worrying about the superficial stuff that Eve Babitz seemed obsessed with.
This one is my favorite by them. I love their sound in general and Morrison's naughty vocals.
Abby is so groovy. I really loved the Doors at one time, but the more I listened the more it all seemed to be one song.
One of my fav. Albums
I knew I should have taken time off work in 1970 at age 17 to see the Doors. I miss my 1958 VW bus and what it represented back then . It gave me an identity. Who would have ever thought , here in the 2020's we'd all be living our lives in the past ! BTW , are you channeling Pam in this video ?
I love the doors and my personal favourite album of theirs is waiting for the sun, but I remember listening to LA Woman for the first time and honestly it kinda threw me off as Morrison sounded different. His vocals had a lot more grit and as you mentioned it was a lot more poetry focused on some of the tracks. While I’ve come to appreciated overtime, especially the lyrics, it’s still not my favourite because of a couple of filler tracks and his tone of voice.
But saying that, Riders on The Storm, Love Her Madly, and L’America, are some of my favourites of the record and I still think it’s a good album.
Thank you for pulling that Oliver Stone lie out of my hair. One night in 1988(?) I was walking to the Mayfair Market on Santa Monica Boulevard, which closed at midnight. At the northeast corner of Santa Monica and La Cienega Ray Manzarek was leaning into the viewfinder of a single-lens reflex Canon on a tripod. The camera was pointed at the Alta Cienega Hotel across the street. I told him I was a huge fan and I asked him why the hotel and he informed me that the room above the Cienega entrance was Jim's favorite place to live. He and Pamela would drink and go walking around West Hollywood, which used to be cool (until the nineties when they kicked all of the poor people out). I asked him for his autograph, which is right over there. Nice guy. Robbie and I both love the SG.
thank you for this story about ray. as much empathy as i have for jim i love ray most, by all accounts he seemed like a great guy
@@abigaildevoe - absolutely a total mensch. Most r'n'r' stars I've met were best left un-met. George Harrison, also a total mensch. Mick has been avoiding me since 1974 (true story) because he heard that I "do" (impersonate) an outrageous Mick, dancing and singing included. I'm a huge fan of the first Doors album, which blew my mind in 1967, stunned me into a new kind of musical dirge and some twisted blues. I also do a wicked Morrison.
I've been to his grave in Pere Lachaise, back in the early 90's. It was a pretty cool experience tbh. Lots of teenagers, chilling, getting high & singing Doors songs. The only thing I didn't like was how some folks had written Jim graffiti on other people's graves.
One of best rock album ever, yes it is that great
Never thought I'd live to see someone so excited about all the LPs I had when they were brand new. lol
believe it - we're all over the place! just terribly hard to find i'm afraid
Just had a look through my collection. Got gatefolds of Waiting for the sun - with celebration of the lizard lyrics, Soft Parade, nice imagery inside. And love my copy of LA Woman. Lovely reading by the way. Jim wasn’t perfect but he sang cool. It mattered to him and it made the music was it is.
i absolutely love the doors and i’m SO glad you mentioned eve babitz, she’s one of my favourite authors ever! i got into their music when i has just finished high school cause i saw their hollywood bowl performance of ‘hello, i love you’,
My Gosh!!! Girl, you really did your homework!!! I'm so proud that you talked, good and bad things, about my all time favorite band ever and of course my all time favorite rock star ever. Keep it do it that way!!! All the luck of the universe to you... Greetings!!!
Not so much an album that changed my mind. My older brother (RIP Steve) was really into the Doors at the time but I never really got them until much later on, and could only then appreciate them for being the pioneering band they actually were. Another great episode.