Amber, I love that you used the word carnival! Ray Manzarek's organ playing has (for many years) made me think of some dark, twisted carnival. The whole band is amazing, but Manzarek's keyboard with Jim's haunted voice gives the Doors a one-of-a-kind sound.
More Doors classics to add to your list - "LA Woman" (Billy Idol also did a KILLER cover), "Light My Fire", "Touch Me", "The End", and "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)".
I'm definitely a hit or miss on doors but I have always loved LA woman I'm going to look that up and see if you've done it no idea why I like that song and a few more and then the rest of the doors I can't get into. Respect them for sure
Such a great catalogue for such a short lived band. Love Me Two Times by the great Robbie Kreiger isn't mentioned here in the comments so I will mention it. I would say LA Woman should be next. RIP Jim and Ray. Iconic band of the California sound, in many ways the antithesis of The Beach Boys although both bands certainly had a dark side.
This song was one of the highest charted song of the Doors. The organ, guitars and the drums in this song are amazing. And Jim's voice is so outstanding. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
That's a funny comment. When I was 17 I was listening to "The Best of The Doors" and my mom asked, "Who is that? He sounds like Edgar Allen Poe came back to life as a rock singer."
“Touch Me” is one of my absolute favorites of theirs, please add it to the list (Amber, you’ll really like this one). Also, Ray Manzarek plays a mean keyboard, doesn’t he! I think I’ll go watch the movie now, I’m in a Doors kind of mood.
I like a lot of the Doors, but to be honest some of their songs sort of have a Las Vegas Lounge Music sound. Like "Touch Me" and others. That being said, there is an entirely different side that is completely psychedelic and some completely rocking and bluesy. They covered a lot of ground.
I have been listening to this music since it came out in the 60's. It still takes me to another place. Blows my mind that J. M. made all of the Doors music before age 27. Amazing to say the least. Glad y'all like it so much. On my top 10 list always, maybe higher. Love both of you and your reactions!
I love "The Doors" movie with Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan etc. you might want to add it to your movie channel - I think you'd like some of the music biopic types. Like "Love & Mercy" about Brian Wilson. So many great ones out there. :) Doors are great though, so many great songs. My fav. is probably "People are Strange"
@@Priasbcbeist Yes!! I actually started naming movies but my comment got too long. There are so many incredible ones, and others that are also really cheesy but still worth watching. :) That one has so much talent too!
YESSSSS on BOTH movies-- The Doors (I was the BIGGEST Val Kilmer fan in the 80s and 90s-- he was absolutely mesmerizing, and so should have at least been nominated for an Oscar, if not won,) and Almost Famous was one of a very few movies where, as I was coming out of the theater after seeing it the first time, I wanted to turn around and walk right back in and watch it again! It is an absolute remote-dropper-- I'll watch it any and every time it's on, no matter at what point in the movie it is when I find it! One of my all-time favorite movies EVER!!!
The remaining members of The Doors did NOT like the movie. They said it painted a picture of Jim Morrison that left out most of the good things about him. The movie is not accurate according to them.
I heartily agree! The only point of variance is in "most of their biggest hits." Leaving aside "best songs," which would be a totally subjective list, when you are talking about Robbie and the Door's commercial hits, I think that it's safe to drop the "most of."
During Live performances, Ray Manzarek played the bass lines on a Rhodes Bass keyboard. In the studio, a session bass player would be hired. On the Album "L.A. Woman" where this track comes from the electric bass was performed by Jerry Scheff. Regarding Robbie Krieger, besides flamenco music, he also played jazz, blues and folk styles prior to joining the Doors. The Doors were a very special band and capable of exploring any style that the muse wanted for a given song. I am partial to the their songs "The End" and "Riders on the Storm". 🎹🎸🎤🥁 😎
Amber, you talked about how the song is "put together." I'd say The Doors, more than many other rock bands, were conscious of arrangement. There are a lot of ways you can play the same piece of music, but The Doors really paid attention to what each instrument, and what Morrison's voice should be doing at any moment in the song. On a side note, drummer John Densmore says that when JM wrote his poems, he would set them to a melody to help him remember the words. so he would sing the lyrics to the rest of the band using that melody, and they would write the rest of the music around that. Please do "Soul Kitchen" next.
Morrison was a crooner, or wanted to be. He idolized Frank Sinatra and molded his voice to that tradition. You can really here it in the way he glides from one note to another, and hangs onto the notes. It colors the kind of rock he's creating. Unique dude, no doubt.
I am so glad you finally got to this. I've been throwing it out in comments every time you've done a doors reaction. I like a lot of their catalog for sure but this is truly my favorite song of theirs. It's just so Whimsical but it's musically super solid and creative, everything about it just resonates. And it's a great dance tune as well. Love it.
@Dan Sullivan...I was just going to say that. It was in a laundry detergent commercial, which was perfect. Wonder how much in royalties the Doors got for that.
The most interesting thing about The Doors is that Morrison (and the band pretty much) died in 1971 but Morrison was on the cover of Rolling Stone in 1980 (9 years later!) and I read once that 1980 was their top album selling year - that is unheard of. I was in high school at the time and of the 2500 or so students at that school, I was known as the biggest Doors fan. A big part of the huge renewed interest in the band was the release of the book by Danny Sugarman "No One Here Gets Out Alive"...
part of the resurgence also due to apocolypse now... also mainstream rock in the early 80's sucked, this helped the doors also.... what % of people in your highschool liked them? ... i was in school back then & about 40% or so of people I knew who liked rock, delved back into the doors & zep strongly.
I read that book in 1980. It satisfied a curiosity I'd always had about Morrison. Also gave plausible explanations for his strange behavior, both on & off stage. Alcohol appeared to be his "drug of choice" but did not stop there apparently. Such a waste. I was the only one of my age group in high school in the late 70s buying Doors & Kinks albums. Born late.
I am what you would call a Doors fanatic. I was defiantly born in the wrong decade. The Doors sound is so unique to the time period, and to this day. Jim's voice and words are so different and beautiful. His poetry is something very special and every song is a poem with music.
Knowing that you guys listened to rap before you started doing these reaction videos, I encourage you to go find The Doors' hit "Riders On the Storm." You will recognize it from a Snoop Dogg single in which he sampled it. It may open your eyes to realize that the sounds you grew familiar with listening to a Snoop Dogg song actually originated with Jim Morrison and the Doors decades earlier. Also by the Doors, you've already done some of these, but here are their biggest hits: "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" (1967) "Light My Fire" (1967) "People Are Strange" (1967) "Love Me Two Times" (1967) "Hello, I Love You" (1968) "Touch Me" (1968) Probably my favorite of them all. "Love Her Madly" (1971) "Riders On the Storm" (1971) There were others, but they were far less memorable, or just weren't very big hits at all.
LA Woman should be on that list. IMO, the album, Morrison Hotel, was a gateway album pushing them into a new decade and era...until Morrison's untimely death.
John Densmore has roots as a Jazz drummer, and Robby Krieger (guitar) is a classial and flamenco guitarrist. all members of the band bring their unique flavour in. *chefs kiss*
Glad you guys heard this one. "Riders On the Storm" and "Light My Fire" have free-wheeling keyboards too. Piano, electric piano, combo organ..."carnival" vibes, for sure!
People Are Strange is a Doors' song performed by Echo and The Bunnymen on the Lost Boys soundtrack. Ray Manzarek played keyboards and produced the song. I own a 12" 45 of that song from the movie soundtrack.
Yes! I love this song. I’ve sang it live and obviously I’m not Jim but I enjoyed it. Speaking of blues, they have a song called Roadhouse Blues you should check out.
Great reaction! That picture of Barry Gibb always makes me think you guys need some Doors pictures on your wall. One of the most iconic pictures of Jim with his arms stretched out like he’s about to be crucified, but it’s not fair to just have Jim, the rest of the band are incredible musicians and deserve to be represented.
When my daughter was in high school, she and all her friends were all listening to The Doors. I asked my daughter, when I heard it, and then said, "You're not supposed to like your Mother's music." LOL! So, it was like doing high school twice. LOL! "Riders On The Storm" is one of the best.
One of my favorite Doors songs! For some reason this song triggered in my memory Santana's "oye como va", which will be a GREAT reaction! I try to bring obscure info to my comments: Jim's father, George Stephen Morrison was a highly decorated Rear Admiral and naval aviator, who was at Pearl Harbour on 7 Dec, 1941. He served in all subsequent wars, to include Vietnam. Some of what formed his personality.
Anyone who loves The Doors NEEDS to listen to "The End". The Doors were the house band at the infamous Whisky a go go in LA. UNTIL, the night they played The End for the first time. People stopped dancing, stopped talking, bartenders and waitresses froze as if hypnotized, and when they were finished, they we kicked out of the bar and told never come back. Luckily, a music exec was there, and signed them to a contract that same night.
If you really want to hear how versatile the Doors are you should check out Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar). Ray Manzarek's keyboard playing sounds like Oktoberfest in Bavaria and a dark carnival had a baby. It's quirky and weird but somehow it works. Their version of this old German song is one of my all time favorites. Great reaction guys! 🤘Rock on🤘 Kelly
As I scroll through the comments, I see people asking for the same old Doors hits like “Light My Fire”, and “Love Me Two Times”, “Roadhouse Blues” or “When The Music’s Over”, but I wish you would take a walk on the wild side of the Doors catalog. Try something like “The Soft Parade”, “Crawling King Snake”, or maybe “Cars Hiss By My Window”. Something a bit more out of the ordinary. ♥️✌🏼😎
The Doors and Jim. I first heard them in 67. Still have every original album. I still listen too them. Jim was a Hot Mess, but he lived life on his own terms….Many of us were convinced he didn’t die. He was so disillusioned by the corporate side of music..And many of their later work liken on LA Woman. He’s hinting to I need to get out of here…
I just love Ray. Jim once lovingly said that Ray was the Doors’ “secret weapon.” How true! He had so much passion for music and for life. Say his name: Raymond Daniel Manzarek. Then he lives forever.
Playing bass: Gerry Scheff, who at the time, was Elvis Presley's bass player. While Ray played keyboard bass in concert and in the studio, the Doors used bass players for their recordings. Scheff plays bass on the entire L.A. Woman album.
1971. Love Her Madly their second to last single in Spring 1971. Jim Morrison died at ae 27 on July 3 1971. Riders on the Storm was the last single, released just before Morrison's death and reach the chart the first week in July. As usual the single was the shorter edited version, edited for time on radio play. i remember my little Junior High "Rock Band" quickly learned this song [Junior High was 7th thru 9th grade then] for a Junior High dance we played, along with some other current hits like Three Dog Night's Joy to the World, "Albert Flasher" by the Guess who...etc.
"Don't you love her madly want to be her daddy. Don't you love her as she's walking out the door." It's about being in an abusive relationship. Control over his woman. She's tired of it so she leaves. Great song. Love the doors. They dig deep
I don't know if anyone's already mentioned it, but the version of "People are Strange" in THE LOST BOYS isn't actually The Doors. It's the band Echo and the Bunnymen. Their a kind of dark 80s band. Their biggest/poppiest hit is probably "Lips like Sugar" but also check out "The Killing Moon" "The Cutter" and "Bring on the Dancing Horses."
For a band that was together for only 6 years, the Doors music lives on 60 years later. What could have happened if Jim had not passed away back in 1971.
Some of my Doors favorites are "The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)", "Riders on the Storm", "L.A. Woman", "Break on Through", "Touch Me", and "Light my Fire".
I would never have called myself a "Doors" fan, but each & every time you react to them, I find I know all the lyrics & am jamming along. So clearly, they have been part of my life without my intentional seeking them out. Love it. I learn more about myself watching you guys than I can tell you. Keep up the good work. 💖
One of the rare times Jim Morrison was straight when he recorded this awesome song. Was he one of the original 27 club ? ( died way, way too young BTW ) . Thanks Rob Squad.
If you want a Doors album that you can (and should!) listen to from beginning to end and get completely lost in it...listen to "An American Prayer". A studio album of Jim reading his poetry with The Doors adding musical backing. Put the kids to bed, turn the lights down low, put on your headphones and close your eyes. You will be transported. There are also some GREAT songs on it, or snippets of them anyway..."Texas Radio And The Big Beat", "Roadhouse Blues" and my favorite Doors song..."Peace Frog".
Keep hoping you do The DOORS "Touch Me" (You will both love it! i don't want to spoil it but - there is a saxophone ... watch the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Show TV 1968 live performance version) and" L A Woman" please please ASAP !
My favorite Doors song is When The Music's Over. My Top 10 favorite artists/bands of all-time are: 1. The Beatles 2. Tori Amos 3. Radiohead 4. Joni Mitchell 5. The Doors 6. Donovan 7. Billie Holiday 8. Beck 9. The Kinks 10. The Clash You guys are doing a great job in my opinion. I enjoy watching you listen with open minds and enjoy the gift that is music. Music is the best thing humans do, in my opinion. I would love to see you do some really out-there, more indie-underground, experimental stuff, like Bjork, or Herbie Mann's genius cover of Hold On, I'm Coming, or maybe even some Dead Kennedys. I have no doubt you would appreciate that stuff very much. Keep up the good work. Much love and good vibes to you. 🎼🎶🎺🎵🎻🎹🎶🪗🎵🪘🤘✌️💚
Although Kilmer was outstanding, the movie itself was...not good. The other members of the band hated it and said it was nothing more than Oliver Stone's BS version of The Doors.
You’re doing a great job with The Doors… however LA Woman tops their discography… one of the best ever. Amber will also enjoy Peace Frog Keep up the good work… you never fail to bring a bit of enjoyment to my days
