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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 2, 2021 14:22:13 GMT
Apparently, today marks the 30th Anniversary of the release of the controversial Oliver Stone movie The Doors. ultimateclassicrock.com/the-doors-movie/The movie (like all biopics) has its inaccuracies, but I think it's entertaining. I almost walked out of the movie theater. So depressing. Terrible script. The only redeeming part was Val Kilmer's performance. Even now, when I stumble across the movie on cable TV, I can't stay with it.
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Post by kds on Mar 2, 2021 14:35:47 GMT
Apparently, today marks the 30th Anniversary of the release of the controversial Oliver Stone movie The Doors. ultimateclassicrock.com/the-doors-movie/The movie (like all biopics) has its inaccuracies, but I think it's entertaining. I almost walked out of the movie theater. So depressing. Terrible script. The only redeeming part was Val Kilmer's performance. Even now, when I stumble across the movie on cable TV, I can't stay with it. Kilmer was great. The one issue I really have with it is that Stone paints Jim as a drunken buffoon.
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Post by B.E. on Mar 3, 2021 2:25:16 GMT
Not only does Side 1 rule, but I think it's time for L.A. Woman to be mentioned and recognized NEAR THE TOP of All-Time Great Album polls. Yeah, and not just because it's a personal favorite of mine, but I truly think it's comparable in quality to The Doors and Strange Days. Also, it's hardly an unknown, unpopular album. I get that those earlier, more psychedelic albums are what they are known for, and in that respect probably more important, but I think all three are top 75, maybe top 50 albums. (That might seem kinda low, SJS, but I'm just being conservative because I know how quickly those spots fill up when you actually start putting a list together. For reference, Rolling Stone had L.A. Woman in the 360-370 range.)
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 27, 2021 17:12:29 GMT
After leaving The Doors, Ray Manzarek released two solo albums, then formed Nite City in 1977. How about those Special Guest Stars at the February 11 & 12 shows?
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 27, 2021 17:33:28 GMT
I wonder which band got a better reception that night.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 27, 2021 17:43:53 GMT
I wonder which band got a better reception that night. While I love Nite City and they had an excellent guitarist themself in Paul Warren, I wouldn't be surprised if Van Halen and Eddie...shined brightly. I'm trying to be diplomatic because nobody could blow Ray Manzarek off the stage.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 27, 2021 18:10:08 GMT
That picture ... those gentlemen look very much of the times, which is to say, not sober.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 27, 2021 18:21:26 GMT
That picture ... those gentlemen look very much of the times, which is to say, not sober. The guy on the right was the lead singer, Noah James, and yes, he was the "Jim Morrison" of the band. However, I shouldn't say that sarcastically because he had an excellent debut album. After 1977, Noah James disappeared from the L.A. scene and was never heard from again.
On the far left is bassist, Nigel Harrison, who left Nite City to join Blondie.
A few years ago, I stumbled upon drummer "Mad Dog" Jimmy Hunter's (the guy in the middle) email address and sent him a message. Jimmy promptly responded and even gave me his personal phone number with the message, "Call me sometime and we can talk about Nite City if you'd like." I chickened out and never took him up on it.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 27, 2021 18:32:56 GMT
You have correctly named the three whose states of being appeared most altered! Especially Mad Dog and Nigel.
That is really cool of Hunter to offer! Though I can also understand not following up. There is something very awkward about that "we're not friends but I don't just want to be some fanboy" territory. You have to decide, can this actually proceed with us as equals, as grown men talking? Or is it "you were cool and I'm a fan" forever? (If the latter, it's just better not to bother, in my opinion.)
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Apr 20, 2021 21:51:17 GMT
Robby Krieger released his first solo album in ten years - The Ritual Begins At Sundown - in August 2020. The album features several musicians who played with Frank Zappa including Arthur Barrow (bass), Chad Wackerman (drums), Tommy Mars (keyboards), and Sal Marquez (trumpet). Robby covered a Zappa song, "Chunga's Revenge":
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Post by Kapitan on Apr 20, 2021 21:53:20 GMT
That's a seriously talented band he assembled. Those guys are all serious ringers.
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Post by Kapitan on Apr 21, 2021 14:27:06 GMT
This may be of interest at least to Sheriff John Stone and possibly others: a new interview with John Densmore conducted through the RnR HoF. The interview took place just a couple of days ago, April 19.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Apr 21, 2021 23:52:15 GMT
This may be of interest at least to Sheriff John Stone and possibly others: a new interview with John Densmore conducted through the RnR HoF. The interview took place just a couple of days ago, April 19.
Thank you for the link. It's always nice to read/hear NEW interviews from the surviving Doors, John Densmore and Robby Krieger.
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Post by jk on May 31, 2021 18:00:01 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2021 18:26:41 GMT
You gotta wonder what the thought was behind that jazz solo. Was it a tribute to Coltrane? Was it something they had been noodling around with and decided to just throw into the middle of that song? Do you think any of the mostly stoned audience "got it"?
Whatever the case, it's a cool break. In fact that whole song is great. I had always wished they had done a studio version and put it on one of their albums.
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