First time hearing The Doors "Light My Fire" Reaction | Asia and BJ 

Ray Manzarek , organist, one of the greatest keyboard players in a band....there was no bass guitar player in the band, it was all Ray on a second keyboard playing bass parts with one hand while jamming on the other keyboard with the other hand. Robby Krieger on guitar, most underrated rock guitarist in history. Guys, it IS psychedelic music, this WAS the psychedelic era! in 1967.they make the Rolling Stones sound like school kids.

Light My Fire has an urgency. It’s dangerous, Passionate, hypnotic. The drug reference, the rage in the vocals. For me the quintessential rock song.

This reflects the time when albums were listened too in all of their glory....not clipped for radio 2 min 30 sec standard. The Doors are famous for these long mid-song musical interludes where Ray Manzarek on keyboard , Robbie Krieger on guitar and John Densmore on drums go to work while Jim Morrison sways.

So glad you guys are tapping into The Doors more. You will vibe out to "Riders on the Storm", "Break On Through" and ""Crystal Ship".

Imagine growing up hearing this as brand new music on the radio? I can tell you, it was GREAT!

I'm glad you listened to the full version, that instrumental break in the middle is the whole point for me.

Their music is mesmerizing! It’s almost a spiritual experience. ❤️❤️❤️ I love them!

You don't hear music like this at all anymore, This is real music, with real instruments and real musicians. This doesn't exist anymore. Glad I grew up in this era. Stones, Beatles, Doors, Led Zeppelin it was heaven

The Doors...a rock band with no bass player...all the bass type sounds are created by keyboardist Ray Manzarek, a true musical genius!!

This long version you are playing is a Masterpiece. 🔥🔥🔥Light My Fire was their biggest hit. Back in the day, it was on the radio every 5 minutes.

The Doors were a psychedelic blues-rock band from Los Angeles that took their name from the title of the 1954 book "The Doors of Perception" by Aldous Huxley, about his experiences under the influence of mescaline which he took as part of a psychiatric experiment in 1953. Jim Morrison died in 1971 at the age of 27. When you're ready for more from The Doors, check out "Riders on the Storm", "Love Her Madly", "Soul Kitchen", "Strange Days", "Five to One", "I Can't See Your Face in My Mind", and "Peace Frog" along with so many other greats.

José Feliciano's cover "Light My Fire" is a beautiful love song, his acoustic guitar is immaculate.

Ray killed it on the keyboards. Although you rarely saw him look up & music critics were always critical of that. His keyboard says it all. Best American rock band, ever.

The keyboardist is Ray Manzarek (pronounced MAN-zuh-WRECK). The drummer was John Densmore. The lead vocalist is Jim Morrison, one of the legendary young superstars of this era who died much too young, as did Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. (I believe they all died at 27.) This version of Light My Fire was the album (long) version. Top 40 radio played an edited version that was about 3 minutes long, cutting out most of the long instrumental bridge in the middle. This marked one of the very first times in popular music that the album version became the "cool" version that AM radio stations playing top 40 hits wouldn't play because the longer versions taxed their format due to their ridiculously high commercial loads (some stations played as many as 18 minutes of commercials per hour), and helped drive some listeners to FM and the new upstart "underground rock" stations that started to pop up at just about this time. Of course, in 1967, not everyone even owned an FM radio, and automobiles did not come with FM receivers (only FM, unless you paid extra to have an FM receiver installed in your car). So when most people heard this long version of "Light My Fire" for the first time, it was jaw-dropping. By the way, as you're marveling at the musicianship of these amazing artists, remember that this was long before the days of computers, long before sampling, long before "loops" on computers. They PLAYED all the parts you hear. The Doors burst on the scene with this remarkable hit that shot up to #1 on the charts and stayed there, leading to the song being the #1 hit of the year. The Doors followed it up with a number of stunning hits, including "Touch Me," "Hello, I Love You," "People Are Strange," "Riders On the Storm," "Love Her Madly," and others. (The ones I named were their biggest, along with their biggest of all, "Light My Fire.") You would do well to take a deeper dive into The Doors.

Asia & BJ, Their "Break On Through", "Love Her Madly" and "Touch Me". John Densmore - drums; Robby Krieger - electric guitar; Ray Manzarek - Vox Continental organ, piano bass; Jim Morrison - vocals; and guest musician Larry Knechtel - bass guitar.

How can anyone not like this song? It has been covered by many artists, most notably Jose' Feliciano.

Amazing to watch young people hearing such a timeless, epic song for the first time.

Robbie Krieger, the guitarist, wrote this song. Among others.

Take look at them singing this song (live) on the Ed Sullivan Show. It’s amazing.

I'm glad you listened to the long version, not the short radio one. There is a great video of Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and a nice guy, talking about how they wrote this together. And Jim Morrison - what a perfect voice - powerful and on key without effort. Love it!

Thats Ray Manzerek on the keyboards. He was amazing, cause The Doors didn't have a base player, so Ray played the base parts as well on keyboards.

It stood out to you because this is close to genius composition. This is once in a generation type talent. I don't care what anyone says, NOBODY sounds like the Doors, and nobody else will. You can't say that about 99% of musicians out there.

"Touch Me" is a 1968 classic from them.

My Mother LOVES some Doors! As a kid I asked what he meant by "light my fire" lyrics. She said "Well it's about bbq and camp fires while camping". Never forgot her attempt to avoid a sex-ed explanation! Lol

The drummer, John Densmore never got the love he deserved for driving and holding the music together. I guess that's what happens when the rest of your bandmates are pure awesome.

This song got The Doors banned from The Ed Sullivan Show when Jim Morrison sang the word "higher" when he had been warned not to. Different times. As a 12-year-old girl listening to this, it was very provocative.

Definitely some classic "psychedelic" music from the crazy 60's and this is such a classic from that era. Jim Morrison was an aspiring poet and his lyrics reflect that.

I heard this from their first album when it came out when I was in college. It was a huge hit at the time. This would have been 1967.

One of the most amazing things about music in this time is that they were recording live in the studio, all together, and if someone screwed up, they started all over. But that's part of what draws you in because it's so real.

So glad to see a reaction to The Doors where the music and instruments are the highlight. So much has been made of Jim Morrison and his persona that I think the talent of the band doesn't get enough credit for how good they were as musicians and composers.

Y'all did a great job on the commentary of this classic psychedelic song. Very cool song. Fifty years since Jim Morrison died.

6:50 that look lol! The whole solo section was half a bar from finishing it's epic build up to the main organ riff and bro just blue-balled us all!

I own all of the Doors original albums. There aren’t many artists that I can say this about.✌🏻

The Doors had their own wonderful and unique sound and style. You mentioned psychedelic, well they were in their heyday during the 60s, early 70s. Rip Jim, your poetry lives on.

One good thing about being 61 years old. All the great music that had so much freedom. Miss it. Oh yeah, THE WASP.

It’s so fun to watch you two enjoy this music so much that I grew up on.

The were one of the trippiest ‘60s bands, right up there with Jefferson Airplane & the Grateful Dead. They took the name from Aldis Huxley’s “The Doors of Perception”. Love the Doors. ✌️❤️🎶

Yeah you’re right the organ, whoa!, & the drumming does take the cake you’re right on it my man. And Jim’s primal scream! Unforgettable! It’s iconic. We’d never heard anything like this before or since. Unbelievable. Thanks y’all you’re on fire too.

The band had a keyboardist that played classical music, the guitarist played flamenco, the drummer played jazz and the singer was a poet.

A MUST HEAR Classic,, The Doors "Riders On The Storm"

Love to see this young generation chilling on these classics. Bringing it back! Great job!

Always enjoyed the Doors. Also check out Riding the Storm Out, Break On Through(To the Other Side), Love Me Two Times, Love her Madly, and Hello I Love You.

This has to be one of the absolute Top 10 greatest songs of all time - I know it's impossible for us to pick our top 10 out of all the massive list of great songs from the 60's and 70's which was the greatest music of all time and that will ever be - thank you God for giving us our great music

Personal story. I was in Paris, France about 1975 and just doing the tourist thing. Tired from walking around all day, hot. I found some shade under trees next to an old church built in Roman times that was just a small cemetary. There was an above ground grave maybe 3 foot high and I sat on it. There was writing all over it and I sat there reading all the messages. Then I looked up to the headstone to see who it was, yep, it was Jim Morrison. Later that same day I was walking in a small park and Bob Dylan was sitting by himself playing his guitar and singing. There was nobody else around so I stopped and listened to him for a while. Every now and then he would look at me, but he just kept on playing and singing. When I left he was still sitting there. Paris is an adventure for a small town American.

This is one of my favorite Doors songs. The other being The End. The song showcases Ray Manzarek on keyboards and Robbie Kreiger on guitar. Great psychedelic song from the 60s. Most keyboard players used thd Fender-Rhodes electric piano for those type of keyboard sounds. The organ of choice was the Hammo d B-3. Greg Allman used the Hammond for most of their keyboard parts, like in Whipping Post. They don't make them like that anymore. Great song.

Oh man! The only way to listen to that music is at a concert or with headphones and it's exactly like BJ says - it takes you away. So lucky to be a teenager then!! I love how they added orchestra instruments in bands then and changed up the sound. Thanks for doing this! 💝

Yes!! One of the best bands to ever assemble you guys need to go down this rabbit hole. Strange Days Waiting for the sun Not to touch the earth Moonlight drive Crystal ship Soft parade Tell all the people Maggie McGill Ship of fools And all of LA woman LP

Love this song. Jose Feliciano did a fabulous live rendition of this. Very different but equally epic.

The Guitarist is Robby Krieger, the Drummer John Densmore, Keyboardist Ray Manzarak, and Singer Jim Morrison formed the Band in 1965. Some songs to check out would be "Moonlight Drive", "Break on through", "People are Strange", "Hello, I Love You" a number 1 hit, " Roadhouse Blues", "Love Her Madly", "Love Me Two Times", "Riders on the Storm", and "L.A. Woman". By the way Manzarak was playing a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass with his left hand and a Vox Continental with his right when playing live concerts. Although in studio Larry Knechtel played the Bass. Thank you for your reaction on this song, Asia and BJ.

Jim was the greatest rock star of all time

This is the tune that put The Doors on the map. Thanks for doing the "long" version. This was known as the DJ's friend as they could put this on & take a break....lol. OH my Gosh, the look on Asia's face when you paused, she was lost in the sauce.

You guys need to listen to the extended version. The instrumentals in between the lyrics are incredible!! Their best known song along with their other legendary songs. Women just swooned over Jim Morrison!

RIP Manzarek The greatest keyboardist of all time

John Densmore is the reason I chose to become a drummer. He is one of the most dynamic and inventive drummers in rock history. As for the song it's basically Blues/Jazz/Rock/Avant Garde. They play rock in the Jazz Format. In Jazz there's a section where everyone gets a turn to solo for a few bars while everyone else holds down the the the main musical idea. As a drummer I can tell you that soloing over great players is very addicting.

Those were days of heavy drug experimentation, especially with psychedelics; hence the long jam sessions mid song 😂

They had a jazz drummer (John Densmore) a flamenco guitarist (Robbie Krieger) a classical keyboardist inspired by Johanne Sebastian Bach and beat poet infused with the spirit of a native American Shaman as lead singer - it all added up to the unique sound of The Doors.

This is my band... suggestions L.A. Woman is LITERATURE the L.A. Woman is Los Angeles. Riders on the Storm Roadhouse Blues The Crystal Ship The Soft Parade Touch Me W.A.S.P. Texas Radio and the Big Beat Love Her Madly oh hell....just listen to everything they ever did....so gooooood

Its a Vox continental organ

So glad you listened to the full studio version of the song instead of a radio edit. I feel like every classic song is better with the full version: Light My Fire, Riders on the Storm, Papa Was A Rollin Stone by The Temptations, In A Gadda Da Vida by Iron Butterfly, Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc.

The drummer, John Densmore is on a jazz trip. Organist, Ray Manzarek (RIP) plays Farfisa (or Vox Continental?) organ

Ray Manzarek is a living legend. Even though sadly he passed, his soul energy through his music lives on.

Dear Asian and BJ - I've watched a lot of brothers and sisters reacting to classic rock, and you're now my faves....I've seen about a dozen of yours....love you two! Super fresh energy, and thanks for listening and reacting with your spontaneous movement and exclamations without pausing the clip...you do pause, but not as much as everyone else does...you allow the music to do its thing, and that's how you get an authentic reaction....so thanks. Now...two things: 1. BJ, do not cut the sound at the moments Asia is about to have a spiritual awakening! Man, tune into your girl! When you stopped it at 6:43 to ask, "Does it give you a type of psychedelic feel right here?" Asia turned to her right with a look on her face that said you were THE MOST loathsome man on planet Earth. It's like just as she was about to orgasm, you said, "How about a nice grilled cheese sandwich?!? The games' coming on in ten minutes!" JUST LET THE MUSIC PLAY...and everything will be as it should be..... 2. Densmore on drums was trained in Jazz and played in a Jazz style; Krieger on guitar was trained in Flamenco,, and played with his fingernails, not a pick, and his sound and style reflect both, compliment Densmore behind him, and add to their most unique sound; Manzarek on keyboards plays organ with one hand and bass keys with his other on a different keyboard as well as conducting drums and guitar from where he sits which can be seen in many live clips, plus he was a musical and general genius and brought a real depth of sophistication to their arrangements; Morrison was a poet, thinker, philosopher-in-waiting and also a reckless drinker, drugger and prankster and his sexual voice, mystical lyrics, and bad ass attitude on and off mic gave the very hip trio playing Jazzy bluesy soul behind him an edge in looks, sound, live performances and marketing....a wholly unique and exceptionally skilled and talented quartet right here....truly The Doors are in the Top 50 of anyone's rock n roll greats/bands of all time....they're just too originally infectious and perfect for their times. Peace, and thank you both.

The type of organ used that was becoming extremely popular amongst rock bands was the combo organ which was made by Vox, Gibson and Fender in the U.S..

Enjoy it while it lasts. This band is a hard core blocker.

LOL Asia dont feel bad, a lot of people get lost in the middle of Doors songs lol............its kinda their thing!

She nailed it about the different sounds from each band member. The band was four equal parts...one mad poet...one classical pianist...one jazz drummer and one flamenco guitarist....If Asia and BJ want to hear a Doors song that really showcases the talents of all four members listen to Spanish Caravan.

It makes me so happy to see you both enjoying music I grew up with and which has meant so much to me. Your first comment about "who ever's on this organ is killin it" and then your later comments on the instrumental taking you away are telling me that you see something in it that I always did too. Great vid...

The Doors was a band that I gradually grew to love!💙 Jim Morrison was one of a kind and his life was cut too short due to his self destructive behavior and addiction

My dad introduced me to The Doors and other psychedelic rock bands of that era early on in my life. He also introduced me to Swedish Progg music, which also is quite psychedelic and was a thing in the 60s and 70s. The Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek (bless his soul), was really one of the greatest rock / blues rock keyboardists the world of music has ever seen. Between him, John Densmore on the drums, Robbie Krieger on the guitar, and Morrison's voice, The Doors were - and still are - absolutely phenomenal.

The studio had them release a shorter version for radio stations which the band was was against, but the radio stations usually played the original, longer version anyway.

I was lucky enough to see them play in Saratoga Springs, NY in 1968. I can still remember the show they were that good.

I was 8 years old and that profound harmonious melody still lingering in my memory

Hey BJ and Asia, yes, the organ part was a Vox organ. The keyboard player is Ray Manzarek. This song was considered a great "dance" song because of the time frame of 7 minutes, back in 1967. Thank you for your REACTION!

LOL!!! I'm 67 & Blasted that song in my '64 Mercury Comet, '65 Mustang & '73 Pinto as loud as I could (Without distortion), on 8 track! Still listen to it today! Glad you heard the long version too!! Music like this does "Take you somewhere."😆👍

The Doors were among the most controversial & influential rock acts of the 1960s, mostly due to Jim Morrison's lyrics & voice. They had a lot of hits including "The End", "Roadhouse Blues", "Break On Through (To The Other Side)", "Love Me Two Times", "L.A. Woman", "Hello, I Love You", "Touch Me", "The Unknown Soldier", "Love Her Madly", "Riders On The Storm". Sadly Jim Morrison died in 1971 at the age of only 27 but left a great legacy of music.

Im so glad that so many young people are finally appreciating good rock music

Casual organ solo with the right hand, while playing the bass parts with his left hand on a different keyboard. No big deal, right?

That is a Vox Continental Organ being played with the right-hand melody and solo another interesting note is there is no bass player, Manzerak plays a fender Keyboard Bass with his left hand and that helped establish the Doors signature sound.

Love how Jim stepped back, and let the band Shine. These dudes could play.

Summer of '68 this was every DJ's bathroom break song. They played it every hour. I was just home from the Military and would sit in my car listening until it was over before I would go inside. Fun times.

YES! more Doors! Please react to "Not To Touch The Earth" "Wild Child" "5 to 1" and "Love Street"

Watch them live if you can. There are only 3 musical instruments, with the occasional tambourine or harmonica by Jim. Jim Morrison: Rock God I saw him arrested in New Haven. It was scary, but a magic memory. Again, 3 musical instruments...The End (no pun intended). Ray Manzarak on organ (genius), Robby Krieger (genius) on guitar, John Densmore on drums (a master), and Jim, genius, legend, poet, Rock God. Three instruments. Three.

BJ's grooving! I can see him at the Whiskey in L.A. watching the Doors back in '67 and '68. The keyboard player is the late Ray Manzarek. He was known to often play a Vox Continental Organ. The band didn't have a bass player so during songs like this, during a live performance, he would play a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass with one hand while playing the Vox organ with the other, A very talented guy. As an aside, that's Robbie Krieger on guitar and John Densmore on drums.

I was in Jr. high school when this song was popular and for us guys that were a bit reluctant to ask a girl to dance, this was the song that we just had to overcome our fear, walk across the gym and finally ask the girl that we'd been looking at all night to dance. It didn't hurt that the cover bands at that time would extend this song for at least 10 to 15 minutes. What great memories. Thanks guys.

I first heard this song in my friend Nickie Ziegler's basement in 1967! We couldn't believe how good it was and it's length. We listened to it over and over. All music at that time was 3-4 minuet's this was 7:06 long! Still melts me..............

I mentioned before under comment When I had just turned 2years old, was in the living room and was staring at the different color light wheel under our aluminum Christmas tree, ( back in the 60s) it was a popular style, the Stereo system in our home was playing this song…. That’s when my beginnings happened on musical instruments sounds, beat, rhythm and song lyrics to songs did not come until later in my life but for over 54 years now all kinds of different music went into my bloodstream and when I go onto your lives and I recommend a song to hear if you’re the type of people that love instruments rhythm beat and song please consider listening thank you for being a part of the music. Bernae 🧚🏽

One of the great rock songs of all time. I can remember listening to it as a 12 year old in 1967. The song was written by guitarist Robbie Krieger. The great organ work is that of the legendary Ray Manzarek.

8:51 I agree, Densmore's drumming on this song is unbelievable, steals the show for me, which is a big call as the other three are also amazing. Jim's voice is so god-like and beautiful (even his speaking voice was pleasant to the ear), and the two solos are absolutely mesmerizing. A colossal song for its time and now!

I have seen many rock group concerts in my time at age 72 but I regret missing the Doors live before I lived in Long Beach, California in 1975. R.I.P. Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek. (I did see Zeppelin and The Doobie Brothers there that year, though..)

Trippy and a strong 60s vibe...yes, psychedelic, yet for me, it's still fresh because of the musicianship and artistry. Jazzy too. Poetry set to music. A classic!!

When the musics over..my favorite Doors song!!!

WALLOW IN THE MIRE: To remain stuck in an undesirable or negative situation due to one's unwillingness to do something to change. FUNERAL PYRE: A structure usually made of wood for burning a body as part of a funeral rite or execution. As a form of cremation, a body is placed upon or under the pyre, which is then set on fire.

Robby Krieger the guitarist and song writer for the Doors, one of the most chill, laidback guys around… still preforms.

FIRE (someone had to say it) lol. The band were all amazingly talented. Classically trained pianist. The guitarist had a jazz / blues hybrid that was very original compeered to other guitarist. The drummers style was peppered with what he learned as a drummer in his high school marching band. Jim famously didn't think he could sing which made his sound vulnerable at times and at others like a mad man delivering the lyrics with a primal scream. So @asa and BJ all this stirred up in a pot and left to marinate a few years in the local club scene is why their music sounds so unique.

The Doors were known for their interplay. The music is designed to rotate in and out to highlight each player throughout the song to create a hypnotic effect.

Light My Fire changed radio. Bear with me as I give a short essay here. From the moment voice radio was invented, the AM band dominated the medium. It wasn't until after WWII that FM was developed, and stations began broadcasting on that band. However, the major manufacturers of radios were also the owners of many of the biggest radio stations, and owners of many of the networks that provided programming to those same stations. They did not want an upstart FM band to upset their nice system, so they did everything legal (and sometimes illegal) to prevent it from becoming a popular medium, even though it had a much superior sound to it over AM. There were many FM stations broadcasting by the mid-60s, but they were usually reserved for "educational" or "classical music" programming. It was to the point where the standard line was, "If you buy my AM station I'll toss the FM in for free." In about 1966 a few "underground" FM stations around the nation started in programming the deeper albums cuts and heavier rocking songs that the AM Top 40 stations would never touch. They rapidly gained popularity with the hipsters and hippies, often because they had little to no advertising and the jocks could say what they wanted without fear of reprisal from the staid business owners who paid the bills. The audience was still very tiny, though, compared to AM. Then Light My Fire came along. Of course, the AM stations played the short version. Never, ever but rarely the long version. You wanted to here the long version? You had to listen to your local underground FM station, which was playing the song about every hour or so. For the first time, many (admittedly) younger people had a reason to change their habits from AM to FM. And many of them were hooked and never looked back at AM. And where the kids went, enough advertisers also went, which was enough to keep the album cuts/rock format alive and growing. There were other factors also, including that many artists were beginning to produce entire albums as a unified work instead of just 45s, which gave the stations better material to play on the air. But Light My Fire was the spark that started the fire going, no pun intended. FM probably would have eventually dominated anyway, just because of its superiority. But just one song changed "eventually" into RIGHT NOW!!!. And just 15 years later you'd hear chatter in the broadcast community that said, "Hey, you want to buy my FM? I'll toss in my AM for free." 😁😁

When I was growing up my dad would listen to his doors album a lot.id sit there listen and look at the album cover.light my fire intro was and still is such a great thing too hear.it just pulls you in and captivates you.then again the whole song does..r.i.p. jim ray and dad

The drummer in a rock band is like the catcher on a baseball team, or the center on a football team...in on every play, but sometimes under appreciated

So way back in 1967 we vibed out to this 7 minute jam by The Doors, awesome song! The very next year, 1968, we were vibing out to the 17 minute long "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly. Talk about psychedelic music! Then in 1969, I don't know about anyone else, but I was vibing out to the 21 minute long "Get Ready" by Rare Earth.

lol she was feeling it at the build up the he paused it. Her face said it all. Great reaction!