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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 1, 2021 11:13:10 GMT
How about this? Manzarek and co break into John Coltrane's "Afro Blue" (at 2:15) in this live performance of "Universal Mind" from the 1970 double LP Absolutely Live (with thanks to sockit): Hey, jk, thanks for the post. Check out my February 27, 2021 post above. That version of "Universal Mind" has an even more obvious nod to Coltrane's "Afro Blue". All of The Doors loved to delve into jazz. The band was very versatile; it was one of their strengths.
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Post by jk on Jun 1, 2021 13:56:56 GMT
How about this? Manzarek and co break into John Coltrane's "Afro Blue" (at 2:15) in this live performance of "Universal Mind" from the 1970 double LP Absolutely Live (with thanks to sockit): Hey, jk, thanks for the post. Check out my February 27, 2021 post above. That version of "Universal Mind" has an even more obvious nod to Coltrane's "Afro Blue". All of The Doors loved to delve into jazz. The band was very versatile; it was one of their strengths. Thank you! And yes, Densmore's drumming is incredible!
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 3, 2021 11:50:32 GMT
A new book...The Collected Works Of Jim Morrison:
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 2, 2021 13:37:49 GMT
On July 3, 1971 Jim Morrison died in Paris, France. It's hard to believe it has been fifty years. I remember my older sister saying to me, "It was just on the news that Jim Morrison died." I didn't know who Jim Morrison was. I knew absolutely nothing about him. She then said, "He was the singer of The Doors." The only thing that I knew about the Doors was that they had a funny name and that "Riders On The Storm" was being played on the radio. I didn't care for the song. Then, finally she said, "He was the singer of that song, "Light My Fire." Oh, I knew that song, so I guess I knew two Doors' songs. That would change. Quickly.
Two things happened. All of a sudden, I was hearing several Doors' songs on my little transistor radio, and most importantly, my sister bought the Doors' album, 13. 13 was first Doors' comp, released in late 1970, so, obviously it contained no L.A. Woman songs. But, it did have a couple of songs - "Hello I Love You", "Touch Me", and the aforementioned "Light My Fire" - which I instantly recognized. Hey, those Doors are pretty good, I thought. And then there were the great album tracks including, well, all of them. In a few weeks, 13 traveled from my sister's record player to mine. I listened to that album every night, in full, no songs skipped. I couldn't get enough of it. After I digested it, it was off to the record store to pick up L.A. Woman, and by the end of 1971, Other Voices. I think I remember where and when I purchased every Doors' album.
I could go on and on about how Jim Morrison and The Doors affected me; I have in the past and probably will again in the future. Thank you for indulging me. No other band/music (with The Beach Boys a close second) "got to me" like Jim, Ray, Robby, and John's. They will probably always be my favorite band and Jim my favorite singer. I truly believe they were the best band and Jim was the best singer of the rock era. I think The Doors' first album and L.A. Woman should be much higher, maybe in the Top 10 of the Greatest Album polls. Jim and Ray's passings are my first and second "rock deaths that affected you the most". Over the years, constantly I have wondered "what if" when it came to The Doors. What if Jim lived? What would've the follow-up to L.A. Woman sounded like? How long would've the band stayed together? Would've Jim gone solo, or made films, or written books? Every year on Jim's birthday, I wonder if Jim would've gotten help, gotten married, and had children? I try to picture how he would be, in his 70's, like several of the other rockers of his era.
I still try to read everything I can find on Jim and The Doors. I have read so many...theories...from people who try to explain why Jim Morrison is still so popular today. Those explanations usually include his lyrics, his rebellious attitude, his personality, his looks, the way he lived his life, and his premature death, especially the mysterious circumstances surrounding his passing. And, sometimes I just chuckle. Yes, I suppose all of those things contribute to Jim Morrison's continued popularity. But, don't overlook the obvious - he was a great, great singer, and that's what will stand the test of time.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 2, 2021 13:47:05 GMT
Great stories, Sheriff John Stone. As you know, I always love hearing people's recollections and experiences related to music from over the years.
Isn't it ironic how often it's the death of a musician that leads to renewed exposure and brings in so many new fans? Not unlike Queen with me.
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Post by kds on Jul 2, 2021 13:49:22 GMT
I think it's amazing that Jim's been off this Earth for nearly a half century, and that music still resonates and finds new fans today (with apparently another biopic in the future).
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Sept 20, 2021 23:15:02 GMT
The Doors are releasing L.A. Woman : 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition on 12/3/21. Check out this demo version of "Riders On The Storm":
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Oct 1, 2021 21:49:10 GMT
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 1, 2021 22:17:23 GMT
Just as Jim Morrison intended, some five-plus decades ago...
"I want to be the kind of band they'll make silly children's dolls of, the kind that will inspire bored old people with too much expendable income to buy and put on shelves!" he told his skeptical bandmates. "I feel it in my soul!"
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Post by sockit on Oct 1, 2021 23:03:49 GMT
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 1, 2021 23:22:14 GMT
Just as Jim Morrison intended, some five-plus decades ago...
"I want to be the kind of band they'll make silly children's dolls of, the kind that will inspire bored old people with too much expendable income to buy and put on shelves!" he told his skeptical bandmates. "I feel it in my soul!"
I want to be clear / come clean: it's not even the hilarious crassness of the money-grab. Free country, capitalist society, go for it. If you told me Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley honestly did choose--in 1973--that they hoped to have such dolls for sale, I'd say ok. Cool. Whatever.
But the artist involved does change the reaction. If you were to see a U.S. Army recruiting ad featuring John Lennon, you'd take note. Not to say the U.S. Army ought not exist or have ads or whatever, necessarily, but ... John Lennon? It's that sort of pairing.
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Post by B.E. on Oct 1, 2021 23:25:37 GMT
Whatever they are...they’ve got ‘em for dozens of popular musicians (including many of our favorites).
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Oct 2, 2021 0:07:07 GMT
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Post by kds on Oct 2, 2021 0:46:37 GMT
Just as Jim Morrison intended, some five-plus decades ago...
"I want to be the kind of band they'll make silly children's dolls of, the kind that will inspire bored old people with too much expendable income to buy and put on shelves!" he told his skeptical bandmates. "I feel it in my soul!"
Ummmmmmm....they're not childrens dolls, they're col-lect-ib-les. I'm not much of a collector amymore, but the popularity of the Funkos boggles my mind.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Dec 8, 2021 13:03:17 GMT
Remembering Jim Morrison, born 12/8/43...
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