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ladyislingering · 05-20-2013, 11:58 PM

I feel it's more appropriate to put the scheduled feature of T. Rex on hold for another night, to make way for The Doors. Ray Manzarek, keyboardist, passed away last night in Germany after a long struggle with bile duct cancer. I was deeply saddened by this news; I'm still sad, but coping. All our heroes must die eventually.

Sleep well, Ray. You and Jim have a lot of catching up to do. You are so loved and admired.

I'll start with one of my most favorite Doors track:

"The Crystal Ship"

Spoiler for "we'll meet again.":

This next track will always remind me of the winter I spent in my father's basement after coming home from Cincinnati. I sat there in the dark for weeks, just my records and I, trying to heal my shattered soul.

"When the Music's Over"

Spoiler for 'music is your only friend - until the end.':

This will always remind me of drunk times in our apartment in California. Very drunk times. Falling-asleep-in-the-bathroom times.

"Soul Kitchen"

Spoiler for "Learn to forget.... learn to forget.":

And then there's this. I love this song so much, perhaps because it dates itself a little bit. And it makes me so comfortable.

"20th Century Fox"

Spoiler for "she's no drag, just watch the way she walks...":

I've always loved the bassline in this, but Ray's keyboards are ever prominent. Just fabulous. And this one sounds like a vinyl rip. Hell yeah.

"Peace Frog/Blue Sunday"

Spoiler for "she came and then she drove away - sunlight in her hair":

My dad fancied the Doors when I was a kid; he didn't collect much of their material (I made up for that later in my life with my records, though) apart from a Greatest Hits album. This next song will always remind me of being about 8 years old and in a fuss because it was raining like crazy outside. It later became a favorite of mine in high school, because I was ... well, strange.

"People Are Strange"

Spoiler for Jim's pretty nice to watch, god damn.:

Close-ups of Ray's golden hands, Robby's black eye, Jim Morrison looking drunk as hell, and this lovely song. What more could you ever want out of a video? Seriously!

"Touch Me" (Live on Smothers Brothers)

Spoiler for 1968 Ray can sure as hell touch me.:

Remember "Gloria"? Shadows of Knight? Aww yeah, man. That's some groovy stuff. Well ... Jim Morrison had it in his mind and turned it into some sort of super-horny masterpiece.

And here it is.

The Doors - "Gloria"

Spoiler for it even made ME blush a little.:

And here's more of Jim getting all horny on us.

"Backdoor Man"

Spoiler for "But the Little Girls Understand" is also an album by the Knack.:

Fan yourself off and get a load of this. I've always loved the bass-heavy sound of this.

"Five to One"

Spoiler for So fine.:

This is one of the grooviest Doors songs. I can't find the right words, but I love the distortion. I love the electronic sound. It must have really blown some brains clear out of their skulls at the time it was released. It's just unlike anything else that was going on at the time.

"Waiting for the Sun"

Spoiler for It's all you, Mr. Manzarek.:

This next song reminds me of many nights spent completely drugged out of all fathomable consciousness, but just aware to the point where I could understand the lyrics. And I took them to heart. This song stayed with me for a very long time.

"You're Lost, Little Girl"

Spoiler for And the tears are flowing.:

Lastly, who could forget Ray's defining masterpiece, the big, crazy-long keyboard solo in "Light My Fire" ... he's banging it out on TWO FREAKING PIANOS HERE.

"Light My Fire" (Live)

RIP Ray Manzarek, the man with the golden hands. We lost a remarkable man today. There's so much more I could have included in this feature, but I think this will suffice. For now, there is no more pain for Ray, only a beautiful legacy left behind.

05-20-2013, 11:58 PM	#34 (permalink)
ladyislingering Maelian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle Posts: 695	I feel it's more appropriate to put the scheduled feature of T. Rex on hold for another night, to make way for The Doors. Ray Manzarek, keyboardist, passed away last night in Germany after a long struggle with bile duct cancer. I was deeply saddened by this news; I'm still sad, but coping. All our heroes must die eventually. Sleep well, Ray. You and Jim have a lot of catching up to do. You are so loved and admired. I'll start with one of my most favorite Doors track: "The Crystal Ship" Spoiler for "we'll meet again.": This next track will always remind me of the winter I spent in my father's basement after coming home from Cincinnati. I sat there in the dark for weeks, just my records and I, trying to heal my shattered soul. "When the Music's Over" Spoiler for 'music is your only friend - until the end.': This will always remind me of drunk times in our apartment in California. Very drunk times. Falling-asleep-in-the-bathroom times. "Soul Kitchen" Spoiler for "Learn to forget.... learn to forget.": And then there's this. I love this song so much, perhaps because it dates itself a little bit. And it makes me so comfortable. "20th Century Fox" Spoiler for "she's no drag, just watch the way she walks...": I've always loved the bassline in this, but Ray's keyboards are ever prominent. Just fabulous. And this one sounds like a vinyl rip. Hell yeah. "Peace Frog/Blue Sunday" Spoiler for "she came and then she drove away - sunlight in her hair": My dad fancied the Doors when I was a kid; he didn't collect much of their material (I made up for that later in my life with my records, though) apart from a Greatest Hits album. This next song will always remind me of being about 8 years old and in a fuss because it was raining like crazy outside. It later became a favorite of mine in high school, because I was ... well, strange. "People Are Strange" Spoiler for Jim's pretty nice to watch, god damn.: Close-ups of Ray's golden hands, Robby's black eye, Jim Morrison looking drunk as hell, and this lovely song. What more could you ever want out of a video? Seriously! "Touch Me" (Live on Smothers Brothers) Spoiler for 1968 Ray can sure as hell touch me.: Remember "Gloria"? Shadows of Knight? Aww yeah, man. That's some groovy stuff. Well ... Jim Morrison had it in his mind and turned it into some sort of super-horny masterpiece. And here it is. The Doors - "Gloria" Spoiler for it even made ME blush a little.: And here's more of Jim getting all horny on us. "Backdoor Man" Spoiler for "But the Little Girls Understand" is also an album by the Knack.: Fan yourself off and get a load of this. I've always loved the bass-heavy sound of this. "Five to One" Spoiler for So fine.: This is one of the grooviest Doors songs. I can't find the right words, but I love the distortion. I love the electronic sound. It must have really blown some brains clear out of their skulls at the time it was released. It's just unlike anything else that was going on at the time. "Waiting for the Sun" Spoiler for It's all you, Mr. Manzarek.: This next song reminds me of many nights spent completely drugged out of all fathomable consciousness, but just aware to the point where I could understand the lyrics. And I took them to heart. This song stayed with me for a very long time. "You're Lost, Little Girl" Spoiler for And the tears are flowing.: Lastly, who could forget Ray's defining masterpiece, the big, crazy-long keyboard solo in "Light My Fire" ... he's banging it out on TWO FREAKING PIANOS HERE. "Light My Fire" (Live) RIP Ray Manzarek, the man with the golden hands. We lost a remarkable man today. There's so much more I could have included in this feature, but I think this will suffice. For now, there is no more pain for Ray, only a beautiful legacy left behind. __________________ You and I, We were born to die.