what do you think of the doors.

Unknown Soldier · 08-19-2012, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by kidney_thief

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I liked a lot of The Doors' music, but never understood the overhyped mythos
of Jim Morrison—his lyrics and voice fall short of the "greatness" category that
most people I know would place them.

Denis Leary uses this epitaph of Morrison in his comedy routine:

"Jim Morrison -- I'm drunk, I'm nobody. I'm drunk, I'm famous. I'm drunk, I'm dead."

Kinda harsh, but not too far off-target IMHO

Personally I find his lyrics the best around, quite simply because I remember so many great lines from Doors songs more so than any other artsist that I've listened to over the years.

Howard the Duck · 08-19-2012, 06:02 AM

of coz Jim's nothing like his heroes - William Blake or Lord Byron

but there's at least interesting wordplay and clumsiness you don't find anywhere else

cozypowellsdrumkit · 08-19-2012, 08:26 PM

Laughs. No one is like Lord Byron. Who can tell if Jim Morrison hadn't discovered drugs and booze, where he'd have gone, or what heights the Doors could have attained. He could be 'out there' quite a bit. Some songs are very good. Some you wonder where his mind is.

12barblues · 11-11-2012, 12:29 AM

The doors are a perfect case of " the sum of the parts" kinda thing....apart from each other , probably none would have done anything remarkable ....but together? One of the most unique, and in my opinion timeless, rock bands ever. And to talk about densmore for a second, what amazed me most about his drumming was his ability to read Jim's mind when he would improvise vocally...the way he put punctuation to Jim's words was uncanny to me....he seemed to know what Jim was gonna do...when I'm pretty sure even Jim didn't know what Jim was gonna do....

Unknown Soldier · 11-11-2012, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 12barblues

The doors are a perfect case of " the sum of the parts" kinda thing....apart from each other , probably none would have done anything remarkable ....but together? One of the most unique, and in my opinion timeless, rock bands ever. And to talk about densmore for a second, what amazed me most about his drumming was his ability to read Jim's mind when he would improvise vocally...the way he put punctuation to Jim's words was uncanny to me....he seemed to know what Jim was gonna do...when I'm pretty sure even Jim didn't know what Jim was gonna do....

Rock N' Roll Clown · 11-12-2012, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 12barblues

The doors are a perfect case of " the sum of the parts" kinda thing....apart from each other , probably none would have done anything remarkable ....but together? One of the most unique, and in my opinion timeless, rock bands ever. And to talk about densmore for a second, what amazed me most about his drumming was his ability to read Jim's mind when he would improvise vocally...the way he put punctuation to Jim's words was uncanny to me....he seemed to know what Jim was gonna do...when I'm pretty sure even Jim didn't know what Jim was gonna do....

I think that the doors is the most inappropriate band to say this for, because for everybody "Jim was the doors".

12barblues · 11-12-2012, 05:54 PM

Rnr clown...He was , to me, the greatest frontman ever........and he would have been a great vocalist and songwriter without those 3 guys...buuuut....I've often tried to picture him fronting another band ....like say big brother and the holding co. Or something ....you know , switch places with Janis ....lol ...it would have been cool but not what the doors had ...no?

Rock N' Roll Clown · 11-13-2012, 01:43 PM

Of course that if John, Ray and Robby weren't there, it wouldn't be the doors (having in mind that Robby had written as much songs as Jim), but Jim with his attitude would be great in any other band and that band would be as famous as the doors were. There are soo many other bands that are a much better example for this "the sum of the parts" type. Take Led Zeppelin for example.

blastingas10 · 11-15-2012, 01:06 PM

I completely disagree that Jim WAS the Doors. Robby wrote some of their biggest hits. The band was amazing, some of the material without Jim was pretty good. Ray wasn't bad at singing, either. Sure, they wouldn't have reached such levels of fame without Jim, but they were still great musicians.

Rock N' Roll Clown · 11-15-2012, 02:43 PM

^ Yeah, exactly.

08-19-2012, 08:26 PM	#73 (permalink)
cozypowellsdrumkit Groupie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kentucky Posts: 94	Laughs. No one is like Lord Byron. Who can tell if Jim Morrison hadn't discovered drugs and booze, where he'd have gone, or what heights the Doors could have attained. He could be 'out there' quite a bit. Some songs are very good. Some you wonder where his mind is. __________________ You don't have to be crazy to do this, but it helps-Bob Ross.

11-13-2012, 01:43 PM	#78 (permalink)
Rock N' Roll Clown Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 169	Of course that if John, Ray and Robby weren't there, it wouldn't be the doors (having in mind that Robby had written as much songs as Jim), but Jim with his attitude would be great in any other band and that band would be as famous as the doors were. There are soo many other bands that are a much better example for this "the sum of the parts" type. Take Led Zeppelin for example. __________________

11-15-2012, 02:43 PM	#80 (permalink)
Rock N' Roll Clown Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 169	^ Yeah, exactly. __________________

11-11-2012, 12:29 AM	#74 (permalink)
12barblues Groupie Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 10	The doors are a perfect case of " the sum of the parts" kinda thing....apart from each other , probably none would have done anything remarkable ....but together? One of the most unique, and in my opinion timeless, rock bands ever. And to talk about densmore for a second, what amazed me most about his drumming was his ability to read Jim's mind when he would improvise vocally...the way he put punctuation to Jim's words was uncanny to me....he seemed to know what Jim was gonna do...when I'm pretty sure even Jim didn't know what Jim was gonna do....

11-12-2012, 05:54 PM	#77 (permalink)
12barblues Groupie Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 10	Rnr clown...He was , to me, the greatest frontman ever........and he would have been a great vocalist and songwriter without those 3 guys...buuuut....I've often tried to picture him fronting another band ....like say big brother and the holding co. Or something ....you know , switch places with Janis ....lol ...it would have been cool but not what the doors had ...no?

11-15-2012, 01:06 PM	#79 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	I completely disagree that Jim WAS the Doors. Robby wrote some of their biggest hits. The band was amazing, some of the material without Jim was pretty good. Ray wasn't bad at singing, either. Sure, they wouldn't have reached such levels of fame without Jim, but they were still great musicians.