what do you think of the doors. (funk, 60s, bands)

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

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, 04:54 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?

11-12-2012, 04:54 PM	#2 (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?