Thank you all for the comments.. Thank you Mr Ray Manzarek for this Video ...Rest In Peace ... But the biggest thanks for the doors and their music!! Legendary Band
EliasIak2011 thanks for posting this:) I’m glad Ray made this... It’s great hearing his take, narration and history of this song... I have a unused Doors of the 21st century ticket before they changed the name:/ RIP RAY and Jim
Looking at his hands, I am so glad arthritis did not get him before he passed. Life can be all too cruel. He remained cheerful,upbeat and optimistic. Tells even the tragic bits in such a fashion that he clearly prefers to stay with the good memories. Working with a "functional" alcoholic must have had nightmarish moments. Yet he does not dwell on that. Good stuff.
Thank you for posting! My favorite song by the Doors. I would've loved to hear a 20 minute version of this song. It is so mystical, you don't even need drugs to get spaced out on it. That was Ray's magic.
I agree... I've got this audio thing from Deezer. Jim and the band, just being interviewed by different people. I think it's called ' the lost tapes'?.. Jim was so elequent, and articulate.... U can listen to them talk- for hours. One thing I do know.... When that door closed- another one never opened- ever again..... Total class guys!👍👍😁
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Ray manzerek defloped the Rotax 850 ETEC DFI, riders on the storm, Jim had an old Chevy powered by his own 2 stroke DFI engine, its what the riders of the storm ETEC is today, Mercury optimax is another of jim morrisons favorites, lighting is the ultimate 2 stroke with ball lightning plasma roller bearings for low friction! there is nothing like a doors based 600 CID 2 stroke v8 DFI engine! Mercury optimax and Evinrude ETEC are just parts, Detroit Diesel 2 stroke was just part of this!, A haunted 2 stroke i have a few OMC 2 stroke 528cc rotaries that are haunted!
funny to read that, the way he's playing and talking through that 'gotta love your man' part, I'm just shaking my head and thinking that I'm definitely looking at one of the coolest cats to ever live. Said his name out loud for him a couple times, he deserves it.
Luxembourg was my FIRST glimpse of Europe in the summer of 1982. What an experience. When we left a month later it was pouring and the Boeing 707's wings and engines were flexing like mad, thru the lightning filled clouds
Jonathan Vogel yes I heard it then too. Got lots of great stuff from radio Luxembourg. This song blew me away. Been my all time favourite ever since. 👍🏻😊
Honest to God, if Cancer didn't claim this man, he would've definitely got Dementia because if his above average IQ would've shriveled up his brain with old age
Still lots of good music out there from the 80s and 90s, depesche mode, smashing pumpkins, soundgardern. nine inch nails. Not much new talent after 2000 though. Bands are more concerned about making a 2 minute hit video then playing an instrument. I feel growing up in the 90s I had the last great era of musicians. Wish I could have been around to see the doors, floyd, zeppelin, the who, etc.
at 51 years old I'm going back to my core and that means back to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, AC/DC and The Doors and I always come back most especially to this song of all.... I love this song so deeply.... it is gorgeous...
key word that got me was deeply. this song is in my soul. it’s so deep, it’s part of my d.n.a. so magical, so perfect! the memories i relive from just hearing the first couple notes couldn’t be bought for any amount of money.
into the house we're born into this world we're thrown. what a universal line that is. rays keyboard is amazing. in fact all the band had a unique chemistry.
The best pianist in rock and roll was Nicky Hopkins. He played on many of The Beatles solo albums, was with the Stones in there golden area . Also played on albums by The kinks and The who. He was hands down the best .
@TheTot Process there are so many amazing keyboard players. Rick wakeman, Keith Emerson, John Lord and Patrick moraz. Right now my favorite Tony Banks.
What a brilliant 'deconstruction' of that iconic Doors song, by Ray Manzarek of The Doors. It's a total 'masterclass' in songwriting by the whole band. And that...Ladies & Gentlemen is the famous Fender Rhodes piano that Ray is playing. What a lovely warm vintage sound! *RIP Ray.* You are badly missed.
It’s a crime against history that Ray wasn’t featured in a film about The Doors, playing, talking and explaining all at the same time. He was a genius!
I love the sound of the Fender Rhodes piano, it really encapsulates the 60's LA scene in my view. Miles Davis started using it in the late 60's too, much to the disgust of the jazz purists!
I'm discovering this as well... like comedians laughing at other comics... you know it's good when ! ..... Can you recommend any reaction videos or artists geeking out over thier own work ?
When this first came out in '71, I was 9, and I can't remember exactly the moment, but it really rung my bell. I have never recovered... every time I hear it I have to pause whatever I'm doing. To me, this song is so weird, and such an outlier. Even when new, was it really rock? Was it really pop? What the heck was it? Is there anything like this today? Seeing Ray describe how it was created is an incredible experience. Also: how cool is Ray for not really talking about himself playing one of the coolest keyboard solos in the history of music of all time?
Same here. I can play the slide and regular guitar but in my brain the arms and fingers are tied together. Many thanks for Mr. Manzarek for opening the song.
More so Bonham than Peart. Neil Peart played to show the world what a great drummer he was. John Bonham played to show the world what a great band he was in. When I listen to Riders I don't think 'what a great keyboard player', I think 'what a great song'. And at the end of the day, that's the ultimate compliment to a musician.
Tita Seafell ABC weapons, socialism, stupidity, smartphone accessories, paedophilia, feminism/sexism,... Should I go on? But you're right anyway, maybe I'm too pessimistic/realistic.
Music seems too broad a word. There's a lot of music that just plain sucks. I would include rap, hip-hop and most pop as sucking. And, "Humanity" is most definitely "that bad after all." Much, much worse.
Art is the greatest thing humanity has invented, that is one of the few things I know and will stand by forever. Art is the only thing that keeps my hopes up at times, and it is the only reason I see humanity in an optimistic way. Those that don’t know art are very sad people in my eyes.
Elerrwi The reason people hate rap is because they only know the new mass produced crap "one bitches on muh dick 2 bitches on muh dick" etc. Older stuff actually had some kind of a message but the new rap is just noise for the sake of noise
Seeing how he was still so passionate in his later life about music is so heart warming, and how highly he spoke of Jim is awesome, all in all a great video RIP
🤯 Oof thank you guys! First time I see this! So dope!!! I’ll be back! Wow! R.I.P. Ray And Jim. Thanks for posting this! 🙌🏽🙏🏽 Hope I get to meet Robby and John. Legends.
God what a fucking musician 😫 RIP to my boys fr! I’ve been just so fascinated lately with the doors, been listening to them since I was a kid (I’m 27) but idk why I’ve been just so intrigued with everything about the doors
They’re are a great band dude, I’m 22 been listening since I was a kid too and I always find myself coming back to their music. I remember when Ray died, I was like 12 but I was devastated. He was such a great keyboardist and seemed like an even greater human being. Read his book if you ever get a chance.
I've lived in Paris and in the Venice Canals... and loved the Doors history to be felt in both places... but sitting here with Ray for 10 minutes beats all of that.
You know that a song is a masterpiece when, as soon the music starts, the imaginary movie in your mind starts too. Songs like this that you can actually "see" and feel. Pure magic.
Was standing in a friends front yard , late one nite , talkin' and cuttin' up . The door was open and I began to hear something , Mystical . "CRYSTAL SHIP" ! I was drawn and had to get closer and soak it up as best I could . Been a FAN ever since ! I own maybe a dozen "CD's and your Double is one of them ! Sometimes , I'd like to dig him up and tell him what an ASS he was for screwing up and leaving TOO SOON ! I did like him but he wouldn't have been HIM without "The Doors" ! I used to use your music as Medicine . It would sooth and carry me away from whatever had a grip on me ! I've never used drugs , just music , instead . THANK YOU .
I was at and event billed as a "rock and roll flea market" held at the then New Statler Hilton Hotel Ball room. THere were some musicians there. And a couple minor rock acts trying to promote themselves. One such group was a band called "The Shirts". And another band called Blotto..They had a small hit " I Wanna Be A Lifeguard"..Anyway, Ray Manzerek was also there. He and his band played a few numbers,. Afterwards Ray did a meet and greet. I went an looked around for a while until the crowd of fans thinned out. When it looked like Ray was getting ready to head out, I strolled up and causally asked him for a few moments of his time. He graciously said he could. We had a nice 5 minute chat. At the time I was interested in getting into radio broadcasting. So I asked Ray about radio and what his view about the future of music and radio. I stayed away from mentioning his time with The Doors because I didn't want to go there and most likely he'd been asked those questions a bazillion times. It was a thrill to be in a conversation with a rock legend. Never asked for an autograph....Not my thing
I saw him do this live at a writers event in San Francisco, I think it was at the opera house but not sure. It was in 2006 I believe. He did it on a different keyboard, not the Rhodes. He was still doing that thing where he shook hid head back and forth, but less pronounced. After the thing was over, people were crowding in the lobby. I was getting up close to him and he looked dead at me... but here's the thing- I had shoulder length hair and was wearing a black leather jacket. I saw in his eyes "Oh God, another fucking Morrison-Wannabe..." (Even though this really wasn't true) and I backed off. I regret not trying harder to meet him. Funny thing was, I turned around to walk away, and I was eye to eye with Jerry Harrison, formerly of The Talking Heads.
Thanks guys, This is truly a work of genius!!! Really love the beautiful sound on the Rhodes piano. I use to own one but got rid of it ... Now I deeply regret it. Thank you for reviving a wonderful musical moment. 😎😎😎 ✌✌✌
There are songs that you take as just a part of this world since childhood. They are like sun or the moon. They just exist not in the world but deep inside of you. And as you grow older you start to understand how great the song should be in order to beco.e like that.
***** probably my favorite Doors song. And Ray is on my all time favorite keyboard players list, along with Emerson and Lord. (RIP Ray and Jon). And what is remarkable is that he used a Farfisa organ (I had one as a teenager when I played in bands). Farfisa organs were the mainstream organs before the Hammonds. Farfisa were nowhere as versatile a keyboard. To do what he did using the keyboards available at the time is testament to his abilities and talent. And he also played the bass lines while soloing - incredible)))) (He had the finger bass keyboard from Fender).
jim massa yeah, playing the bass lines along with the soloing was an unbelievable talent:) Even to play bass lines and sing lead vocals takes full attention but to do what Ray did was really something.
jim massa . . To be accurate, Ray played a Vox Continental, and then a G101 Gibson Kalamazoo. Similar to a Farfisa, indeed--they are all transistor organs.
Alex Tirrell Really? How interesting. I was not aware of this. It sure sounded like a Farfisa to me because his organ sounded exactly like the Farfisa I played (before I went with Hammonds). He was such a good player, that no matter what he played on, he would have sounded superb - very tasteful solos, phrasing and so forth)) Thanks for the clarification. Cheers))
These guys made history because they were in their own league. Only the Doors played like the Doors. They helped open the doors to the World of Rock and Roll. They were new, they were a fresh taste of music that No One Experimented with Yet! At that time. Now days, everyone wants to produce more like so and so's band. No one has the interest to be Unique and have their own music, their own style, their own sound. Someone needs to bring back the sound of music like the Doors!
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Jim Morrison had the Doors “voice”. But we need to acknowledge that The Doors were so popular and successful because no one else had Ray. That keyboard might as well not be used in any other band because it’s a staple to this band.
I feel like that's a very ignorant take of keys players throughout recent history. I get you are speaking from a fan perspective, but don't be foolish. Rick Wakefield-Yes Benmont Tench- Tom Petty and the heartbreakers Herbie Hancock- Pick a record/group Stevie wonder Those are just a few players who were essential pieces to their bands and are definetely of Ray's Caliber. You can throw Journeys keys player in there, or Bruce Springsteen's... Those early Bowie records wouldn't be what they were without Mike garson.
I could listen to musicians anecdotes all day long. It transports me to a more glamorous world and I imagine high spirited studio sessions with eccentric creative divas and tantrums and all sorts of self indulgence while the rest of society were obliviously getting through the drudgery of the 9 -5 not knowing that all this great music was being commited to tape to be enjoyed for years and years to come. I wish I could be part of that world.
