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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Aug 17, 2020 14:58:33 GMT
I tried to find a link, but was unable to. This was shared on social media by Baltimore's classic rock station. Apparently, Robby Krieger said that there could be a new Doors biopic in the future, one that would focus more on the music aspect, as opposed to the sex, drugs, and more sex aspects of the 1991 Oliver Stone movie. I didn't hear about that. Sounds interesting. Back in 2016, Robby Krieger and John Densmore organized a tribute concert honoring Ray Manzarek. The concert was filmed and was supposed to come out as a documentary/concert movie in February 2020 in limited theaters. I'm assuming it came out but I haven't seen it yet.
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Post by kds on Aug 17, 2020 15:03:53 GMT
I don't see anything on Amazon about that tribute show. Could be another COVID delay.
I know that Robbie, Ray, and John were all very critical of the Oliver Stone movie, and there have been several documentaries and books on the band since the movie was released to sort of "set the record straight." Although, say what you will about the merit or accuracy, Val Kilmer's portrayal of Jim Morrison will be extremely difficult to top.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Aug 17, 2020 15:07:18 GMT
Although, say what you will about the merit or accuracy, Val Kilmer's portrayal of Jim Morrison will be extremely difficult to top. In my opinion it was the only redeeming part of the movie.
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Post by kds on Aug 17, 2020 15:11:41 GMT
I thought the movie was decent for a biopic. Of course, facts were fudged and certain aspects of the story were exaggerated. But, as I recall, the movie did pretty well for The Doors' back catalog sales.
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 17, 2020 15:42:13 GMT
I thought the movie was decent for a biopic. Of course, facts were fudged and certain aspects of the story were exaggerated. But, as I recall, the movie did pretty well for The Doors' back catalog sales. Pretty standard practice for an Oliver Stone movie, too: the guy definitely has a way of presenting "history" that is contrary to mainstream narrative.
But I can tell you it definitely boosted people's interest in the band. I vividly remember classmates suddenly wearing Doors t-shirts and listening to Doors music whereas just a year or two before, I was a lone wolf on that front (having been given a dubbed cassette of the debut by my 9-years-older sister while she was at college and I was a tween/teen).
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Post by kds on Aug 17, 2020 16:04:15 GMT
I thought the movie was decent for a biopic. Of course, facts were fudged and certain aspects of the story were exaggerated. But, as I recall, the movie did pretty well for The Doors' back catalog sales. Pretty standard practice for an Oliver Stone movie, too: the guy definitely has a way of presenting "history" that is contrary to mainstream narrative.
But I can tell you it definitely boosted people's interest in the band. I vividly remember classmates suddenly wearing Doors t-shirts and listening to Doors music whereas just a year or two before, I was a lone wolf on that front (having been given a dubbed cassette of the debut by my 9-years-older sister while she was at college and I was a tween/teen).
Stone's Doors movie probably has as many inaccuracies as Bohemian Rhapsody, yet the latter movie was cherished. I guess it's because Brian and Roger blessed it, while the surviving Doors trashed Stone's film (after the checks cleared). I can say that Stone's movie introduced me to a lot of Doors songs I hadn't heard before when I caught late night viewings of it on HBO when I was in middle school.
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Post by B.E. on Aug 17, 2020 16:12:22 GMT
Stone's Doors movie probably has as many inaccuracies as Bohemian Rhapsody, yet the latter movie was cherished. I guess it's because Brian and Roger blessed it, while the surviving Doors trashed Stone's film (after the checks cleared). Haha! I don't know many Doors fans, but I doubt they're any different. It drives me crazy how much stock fans put into the opinions of band members. Every once uttered, contradictory musing is taken as Gospel - becoming both that band member's and that fan's permanent stance on the issue without any room for interpretation.
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Post by kds on Aug 17, 2020 16:19:33 GMT
Stone's Doors movie probably has as many inaccuracies as Bohemian Rhapsody, yet the latter movie was cherished. I guess it's because Brian and Roger blessed it, while the surviving Doors trashed Stone's film (after the checks cleared). Haha! I don't know many Doors fans, but I doubt they're any different. It drives me crazy how much stock fans put into the opinions of band members. Every once uttered, contradictory musing is taken as Gospel - becoming both that band member's and that fan's permanent stance on the issue without any room for interpretation. That's true, unless you're Mike Love of course.
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Post by B.E. on Aug 17, 2020 16:21:35 GMT
I don't know. I think different fans just zero-in on different musings.
Edit: And, of course, not all Beach Boys fans are fans of Mike.
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Post by kds on Aug 17, 2020 16:24:22 GMT
True, although I think another reason that the Queen movie was more accepted than the Doors movie is that Freddie was portrayed in a much better light than Jim was in The Doors movie.
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Post by kds on Aug 22, 2020 19:47:24 GMT
At the same grocery store I heard Back Door Man a few weeks ago, I heard Break On Through the other day. Surprisingly, the version with "She get HIGH" restored.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Aug 22, 2020 20:26:41 GMT
At the same grocery store I heard Back Door Man a few weeks ago, I heard Break On Through the other day. Surprisingly, the version with "She get HIGH" restored. Damn...I wanna shop there!
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Oct 1, 2020 17:18:13 GMT
I've been revisiting Ray Manzarek's solo catalogue. This song, "Downbound Train" (written by Chuck Berry), is from Ray's first solo album, The Golden Scarab. Scarab has a jazz-rock feel to it. In addition to using L.A. Woman bassist, Jerry Scheff, Ray brought in jazz greats Larry Carlton on guitar and Tony Williams on drums for the album.
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Post by B.E. on Oct 3, 2020 20:01:35 GMT
Heard this 1965 hit on oldies radio today. Which appropriately titled Doors song does it remind you of?
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Post by jk on Oct 3, 2020 22:14:23 GMT
Heard this 1965 hit on oldies radio today. Which appropriately titled Doors song does it remind you of? I looked around and it seems it reminds others of "The Changeling", a song I've only heard in passing.
www.songfacts.com/facts/the-doors/the-changeling
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