It is my belief that the British youth of the 40's, 50's and early 60's loved and adored America's Black music artists; early blues, jazz, soul etc. Then they formed bands witch fronted the "British Invasion" with Black American artists style as the wide foundation. Hence we have been forever blessed with timeless rock n' roll ! Peace.
@@allenvenegas1958 Members of Led Zeppelin were fans of what Robert Plant called "Root Music," which included Blues, Celtic, and Bluegrass. Some took Black music, and blended the scale into classical structure. Progressive rock was born.
Honestly bruh.. there’s over 16 songs I can name you HAVE to hear from them. Those aren’t top 5. Try.. Moonlight Drive, La Woman, Peace Frog, Love her madly..
"The future's Uncertain and the end is always near" True words from the poet Jim Morrison. I was too young to see them but have loved the Doors since I first heard Light my fire when I was 8 years old. 🤗🙂❤
Exactly.A poet with studies in Greek Philosophy and Poets.Thats why there is a Greek inscription on his grave in Paris "ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ" Every song he wrote was a poem
Harmonica fans check out Little Arthur - played on Muddy Waters records and others on Chess. Also James Cotton - I saw his band open for Janis Joplin in 1969.
@@JazzDrummer1946 true. They have a live version that has morrison bring him onstage. They were freinds as was cass elliot with sebastian. Saw a clip where cass sticks up for morrison. He didnt like phoneys. Cass was not one.
I cycle through several favorites from the Doors, depending on where my head's at, and some of those are always on at least one of my playlists. "Roadhouse Blues" just isn't one that I've listened to since I was much younger.
Mary Ann here, who just turned 70 on Friday. I still have 2 Doors albums! Okay, so my long haired hippie boyfriend and I went to see them at Cobo Hall in Detroit, where I am from, maybe 1970, 71. We had pretty good seats.however there was a bunch of empty ones in the front rows.( Sometimes people partied too much and didn't make it to the show) we wanted to sneak down to them but there were guards. Then out come the Doors! Jim Morrison looks around and says, in that totally sexy voice of his, " I don't like looking out to empty seats people come up" Well we flew past that guard and sat 5 the row center!!! Of course it was fantastic! His face at that time was beautiful like a Greek god, chiseled in marble.❤️
So...I want to thank you personally and ALL the other reactors for your hard tireless work on keeping great music "ALIVE" especially from the past like the 60's 70's and 80's inspite of the blocks of RUclips you guys are influencing young folks every where in different countries.....it is AMAZING!!! I am deeply humble and in total gratitude!!! CCR's Chronicles: The 20 Greatest Hits is No.18 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts and climbing this week. Legend: The Best of Bob Marley is No 19 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts and climbing this week. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac dropped to No. 23 last week, jumped back to No.12 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums this week. Queen: The Greatest Hits is No.8 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums this week. It is youguys keeping music alive......not a fluke!!! And I have no doubt that Yes's Fragile will probably be on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart soon. lol....Thanks. :)
L.A. Woman is my favorite album by them and you can't go wrong with any song on it. Which actually can be said for any of their albums. I'd recommend Cars Hiss by My Window and The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat),
More songs that feature a harmonica include: "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)," "Old Man" & "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young "What I Like About You" by The Romantics "Straight from the Heart" (Live) by Bryan Adams
I’m 54 and started listening to The Doors after going to Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York State with my older sister and her boyfriend at the time. I loved this song from the first time I heard it. I was probably 12 or 13 and was given a beer or two to drink in the backseat by myself . It was Genesee Ale and have been listening to them ever since.
The song “Riders on the storm” is a very interesting song. One of their most popular songs and it is hard to describe how it is. I recommend doing a reaction to it.
@@gwooledge yeah The End is definitely a song to listen to after you get a feel for who they are and what theyre about. You gotta work your way up to it hahaha
This is a pure blues song. It's the classic lyric structure of the same lone 2x and then a resolution line. It also is in the classic 12 bar blues music structure...... can't get much bluesier than this.
You gotta think Rome these were the 60's! Bands, Kids, Culture were experimenting for the first time. Getting blunted, lit up, blown away for the first time and the music, musicians, and poetry were expanding to the wildest it could be. Pushed to its edges they were bound to make some beautiful art! Being from NOLA myself I can dig your comments on the blues! Dig it bro! Stay cool! The Doors are an amazing band so tight and together!
That burning harmonica is John Sebastian from the Lovin' Spoonful. That thunderous bass guitar is the legendary Lonnie Mack. Jim Morrison -- what a dynamic voice and groove on this track. Who sings with that kind of authority today? No one. This is Morrison taking a cue from his inner Elvis. Brilliant. The song & Doors performance hasn't aged at all. What a band. "...the future's uncertain and the end is always near..."
I've only had the pleasure of seeing The Doors live once (long after the singer Jim Morrison passed away) on New Year's Eve in 2004 at the House of Blues Anaheim, CA. Ian Astbury (singer for The Cult) did the singing for the band. He came out in Indian wear doing an Indian dance. I imagine because it was part of Jim's heritage and Ian's as well. They played all the hit songs and was just an amazing show. The tickets cost $150 a piece but was well worth it.
Amo-te JIM! Grande vocal,com alcances muito expressivos... Poeta, cantor, artista, culto, inteligente, de espírito livre e expressivo! Excesso de vida , liberdade e idéias! JIM GENIO ICONE IMORTAL! Impossível em cada uma de suas músicas , DOOR e JIM não tirar uma reação de sentimento intenso de euforia e lágrimas até! Amo JIM amo DOOR
Jim Morrison was a Florida boy born and raised and spent a year or two in college at Florida State before heading to UCLA. But, that’s why you’ll be hearing genuine and sincere southern roots to various Doors/Morrison numbers.
The Doors made their bones on the Sunset Strip, playing crappy dives and major venues alike. They tailored their sound for the crowd that showed up that night; Blues at one club, hard rock at another, acid-rock trip-house at another. They were experts at fusing musical influences into something new. They sound familiar, even if you've never heard them before!
John Sebastian on harmonica. I saw him play with the Doors at Cobo Hall in Detroit in May 1970. It was the best show of the three times I saw The Doors. IIRC, The Blues Project opened. The Doors also were supposed to stop playing a midnight but they made a big deal out of wanting to play more and the show ended about 1:00 AM.
John Sebastian of “The Lovin’ Spoonful” on harmonica...I saw them in Los Angeles back in 67,68 &69.. it was a very different time, the Doors were incredibly diverse, Not to Touch The Earth, Hyacinth House, The End.. Los Angeles back in the 60’s;.. The Seeds: Tripmaker.. Love: 7 and 7 is The Music Machine: Talk Talk
My home area of Capital Land New York, near Albany, the classic rock radio station would play this song every Friday to welcome the weekend. Every time I hear it, I remember PYX-106 and Bob Mason.
The Doors are a Powerhouse Band with Jim Morrison, their over the top lead singer, then you had Ray Manzarek with those magic fingers flying across the Keys, and Robbie Kreiger on the Guitar and John Densmore on the Drums laying down those beats (remember there were no drum machines back then). The Doors put an astonishing blend of Rythm and Blues Based Rock and Roll along with a more Psychodelic vibe with a lot of Jazz Fusion and a range of middle eastern or Indian influenced sounds - it never gets boring. The Doors had a nice range of Albums that sounded different from each other and got into some really controversial topics that helped make the lyrics super interesting. The guys in the band all met each other at film school at UCLA and got along well and rented a house together in LA and started rehearsing every day and writing music - these guys were serious, and within 6 months they had a major radio hit and became a big draw in the live music scene around LA (this rate of success is highly unusual). Some of their most important shows being at the Whisky A Go-Go where the story goes they played such an amazing show that the Record producer who saw them told them I want to record you immediately after the show, which he did to capture all that energy that this band delivered. Jim was also an author and a deep thinker and wrote many Poems and Short Stories - I am sure that helped him create lyrics. He did die very young and is in the 27 Club that has claimed so many artists sadly, but he left a large legacy. Jim Morrison has a famous Gravesite in Paris that is visited by thousands every year to this day. See the movie The Doors with Val Kilmer for a good overall idea of Jim Morrison's Life and the Band the Doors. Favorites Songs of mine are, Come on Baby Light My Fire, Riders on the Storm, LA Woman, The End which really takes you Deep (was the featured song in the Oliver Stone's Movie Apocolypse Now which you should see). You'll never get bored listening to this band. Keep doing these fantastic reviews!
4:21 Background voice...great blues singer, guitarrrist and songwriter Johnny Lee Hooker sharing vocals with Jim Morrison. Jim usually called himself "the Blues Man". He loved blues so so much.
Dude you gotta react to Canned Heat!! They sound alot like the Doors' bluesy stuff and in fact Jim Morrison the lead singer of the Doors used to go get drunk at the Topanga corral roadhouse and watch Canned Heat shows back in the 60's! And this song Roadhouse blues is actually written about the Topanga corral roadhouse! How cool is that?!?! Canned Heat played at Woodstock 69 and the Monterey Pop Festival 2 years earlier in 67! Goin up the country, on the road again, rollin n tumblin, lets work together are some of my favorites from them!
Every one of their albums is loaded with great songs. Especially the first ( The Doors) and the last (LA Woman). The keyboardist ( Ray Manzarek is incredible)and the guitarist (Robbie Kreiger) and the drummer is not to shabby. That being said the Doors are Jim Morrison the singer.. arguably the trippiest rock and roller ever. Died at 27..
Unfortunately Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin died within about a year apart all aged 27yrs. Imagine all the great music that could have been, had they lived.
OMGoodness, haven't heard this in so long, but I always loved it.....thank you, it is good to have your memory jogged once in a while.,..did some mean dancing to this song in the day.
And definitely do more from the Doors they are one of my favorite bands for sure!! LA Woman, Soul Kitchen, Back Door Man, Love Me Two Times, Break On Through To The Other Side, Love Street, Moonlight Drive, When The Music's Over
Like Fleetwood Mac, you can't go wrong with any Doors song: "LA Woman", "Riders On The Storm", "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)", "The End", "Light My Fire", "Crystal Ship", "Strange Days", "Break On Through", "Love Her Madly", "People Are Strange", and so on. Songs with harmonica in them: "Orange Blossom Special", Johnny Cash 1965 "Like A Rolling Stone" (1965), "Just Like A Woman" (1966), "Tangled Up In Blue" (1975), Bob Dylan "Midnight Rambler", Rolling Stones 1970 "Heart Of Gold", David Crosby 1972 "Piano Man", Billy Joel 1973 "Long Train Running", Doobie Brothers 1973 "Thunder Road", Bruce Springsteen 1973, "School", Supertramp 1974 "When The Levee Breaks", Led Zeppelin 1982 "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues", Elton John 1983 "Blue Sky Mine", Midnight Oil 1990 "Suicide Blond", INXS (pronounced 'In Excess') 1990 I also remember songs by Tom Petty, Boz Scaggs, Harry Chapin, Greatful Dead and Bob Segar with harmonica in them. What these all have in common is that they are all chart busters, and they all have a Blues basis. You say you are from Louisiana, but I am from Chicago, and I can attest to a lot of harmonica in mid-western Rock, especially Blues-Rock, Southern Rock, Folk Rock -- your basic storytelling Rock with a Blues feel.
The Doors were a psychedelic blues-rock band. They recorded a cover of the Willie Dixon/Howlin' Wolf classic "Back Door Man" to start off side two of their 1966 debut album. To get a feel of how they stretched the blues towards the psychedelic, check out "Soul Kitchen" off that same album. I was still in diapers when Morrison died, so no concert stories to relate. But I can tell you The Doors were huge back in the late 60's early 70's. I remember hearing their hits on the radio even as a little kid on what today might be deemed crossover radio but back then was called "AM Pop". The Doors took their name from the title of the book "The Doors of Perception" by Aldous Huxley, published in 1954, about Huxley's psychedelic experiences under the influence of mescaline which he took as part of a psychiatric experiment in 1953. A search tells me that so far you've reacted to this and "Light My Fire". You'll probably want to check out "Riders on the Storm" next, but instead of going the predictable route, maybe instead check out "L.A. Woman", "Love Her Madly", "Love Me Two Times", "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Hello, I Love You", "Five to One", "The End", or "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" among others.
It's a half assed attempt at the song. Probably the worst cover I heard.cBilly acted like it was a jke and it came out in his singing. I couldn't get through the whole version it was so disappointing.
Jim's father was the captain of the boat involved in the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Laurel Canyon by Michael Walker. It will change your reality. Love your positive nature!!!
You nailed it: it's a blues & rock mix, like whiskey & soda. The J. Geils Band played blues-rock with lots of harmonica (blues harp); try their songs "Give It to Me" or "Lookin' For a Love."
How have you not listened to the Doors in 40 yrs.? Anyhow you should listen to "l.a. woman", "break on through", "peace frog", " love her madly", "five to one", "alabama song", "backdoor man", "the wasp", "rider on the storm" & "moonlight drive" to start w/ watch Oliver Stone's The Doors starring Val Kilmer, great move.
Many times in Music History we are Gifted with ONE TRUE ARTIST. In the late 1960s thru the late 70s......there were many. Santanna would be from the same time period as The Doors. Many good songs from Carlos Santanna and excellent material for Reaction Videos. Thank You for being Open Minded enough to delve into unknown musical genre's. These reaction videos will help educate the many younger generation of young people who may not ever hear of these groups.
Saw the Doors at Summer Fest in Milwaukee just after Jim died. The guys played great but... Just couldn't get past the fact of no Jim and had to leave. That's when Summer Fest was just taking off, they had bricks with planks across for seating. Dr. John opened for them, NOW THERE'S a boy from Nawlens. First class blues piano player right there ! R I P Dr. John !
James, without the Blues, there is no Rock n Roll. The Blues begot rock n roll, it is the mother and father of the genre. In almost every rock song there is at least some element of the Blues, then elements like country, bluegrass, gospel, jazz, reggae, ska, even opera and classical etc are added. When mixed, Rock n Roll is the bastard child of all these other genres.
Blues chord changes with a rock and roll beat! This is probably the most rocking song the Doors ever recorded. Most of their music is Jim Morrison poetry set to music written by the rest of the group members. This one, however, is just pure kick ass rock! I was too young to have experienced one of their concerts, but many of them have been released on various albums over the years, and they are mind-blowing (there was a LOT of drug use going on at those shows too, both on stage and in the audience). BTW, I used to spend a LOT of time in New Orleans in my old job. One of my favorite cities on the planet! Best food in the world!
What do you mean you never heard that combination together? Rock 'n' Roll comes from the Blues. Muddy Waters wrote a song called, "The Blues Had Baby And They Called It Rock 'n' Roll." The music that became known as Rock 'n' Roll started out being called Rhythm & Blues - and it was really a hybrid music - it was a mixture of the Blues, Gospel, Boogie-Woogie Jazz, and Country. You know what, you should listen to the first two Rock 'n' Roll songs ever recorded. The first one is a song by the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Fats Domino. The song is called the "Fat Man" - it was recorded in December of 1949 at J&M studios in New Orleans and was released in January of 1950. The Second song was written by Ike Turner (yes, the same Ike Turner that was married to and sang with Tina Turner) and performed by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats. The song was called "Rocket 88" and it was released in 1951.
Wait!Louisiana boy? I knew you were special. Louisiana gal here. No place on earth like it. I sent 2 yrs away when we first got married 48 yrs ago ( Marines) When we got out I told my Yankee husband to keep me he needed to get me home. He did. Still here and loving it.
Rock is built upon the blues. There were a lot of bands who wrote songs that had that type of more bluesy infusion. Stones did that quite a bit, such as Midnight Rambler or Stop Breaking Down. Glad you liked this one.
Another rabbithole of immense proportions. "Waiting for the Sun', also ''Strange Days', 'and 'Riders on the Storm'. Take your journey through the first door of perception. Then 'The End' being the second.
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"IS THIS ROCK OR BLUES?!"
Yes! The line between Rock & Blues is very blurry because Blues is the foundation for the other.
Damn, you stole my line! 🤘
It is my belief that the British youth of the 40's, 50's and early 60's loved and adored America's Black music artists; early blues, jazz, soul etc. Then they formed bands witch fronted the "British Invasion" with Black American artists style as the wide foundation. Hence we have been forever blessed with timeless rock n' roll ! Peace.
@@allenvenegas1958 Members of Led Zeppelin were fans of what Robert Plant called "Root Music," which included Blues, Celtic, and Bluegrass. Some took Black music, and blended the scale into classical structure. Progressive rock was born.
@@bbiermanster Definitely. Groove on brothers.
And in 60s the distance between them was still mimimal
As for the Doors - Break On Through or Riders On The Storm. In truth, their whole first album is incredible
Honestly bruh.. there’s over 16 songs I can name you HAVE to hear from them. Those aren’t top 5. Try.. Moonlight Drive, La Woman, Peace Frog, Love her madly..
As a Doors fanboy, ALL their albums are incredible. RIP Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek.
When the music's over man,tune!
The end is for sure a need too listen song but it is long!
Crystal Ship
The Doors - L.A. Woman. 100% have to listen to that song.
"The future's Uncertain and the end is always near" True words from the poet Jim Morrison. I was too young to see them but have loved the Doors since I first heard Light my fire when I was 8 years old. 🤗🙂❤
Prophetic words for Morrison - he didn't have long to live.
Good idea to cite them. One of my favorite sentence in all rock lyrics. Always relevant.
Jim Morrison was no ordinary singer songwriter, he was a poet.
Exactly.A poet with studies in Greek Philosophy and Poets.Thats why there is a Greek inscription on his grave in Paris "ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ"
Every song he wrote was a poem
I love Jim..
In fact had several books of poetry published. Get in a read mood try em
La woman a good one and people are strange, this is the end the full version not the radio version
The harmonica in this song was played by John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful.
I always heard that as rumor, but never had it confirmed. Nice!
I never knew that
Harmonica fans check out Little Arthur - played on Muddy Waters records and others on Chess. Also James Cotton - I saw his band open for Janis Joplin in 1969.
@@JazzDrummer1946 true. They have a live version that has morrison bring him onstage. They were freinds as was cass elliot with sebastian. Saw a clip where cass sticks up for morrison. He didnt like phoneys. Cass was not one.
I have managed to earn three speeding tickets while listening to this
Hell yeah!
Awesome road tune
LOL its Ozzy i'm no longer allowed to listen to in the car anymore for the same reason :)
I like the live version where Jim addresses the crowd and says "Everything's all fucked up as usual".
Long stretch of freeway with LA Woman blasting.
Now check out the outstanding track "Riders On The Storm" full version. Excellent
L.A. Woman is one of their best songs!
I say he listens to End Of The Night see what he thinks about their spooky side
@@shepherdoffire9263 BRO IT GIVE ME A SWAMP HORROR MOVIE VIBE LISTEN TO IT WHEN YOUR HIGH
@@_tuna_3843 it gives me old medieval castle vibes
@@shepherdoffire9263 YES
The Doors - Riders on the Storm.
I probably haven't listened to this in 40 years, but instantly remembered it. Thanks for the flashback!
Kevin D : I've never quit listening to the Doors. Never got tired of them ! I might go a few months without listening to them, but 40 yrs.
Why not? What have you been listening to?
I cycle through several favorites from the Doors, depending on where my head's at, and some of those are always on at least one of my playlists. "Roadhouse Blues" just isn't one that I've listened to since I was much younger.
The Doors are a unique experience that will take u on a wild ride. Love em! They mix the blues with rock. Amazing 🦋✌🦋
Sally Ramirez Paul Butterfield Blues Band, EAST/WEST album ! Psychedelic blues. 67-68 if I remember correctly ?
L.A. Woman is another song that invokes a great vibe 🔥🔥
L.A. Woman is basically the same song.
I always get the vibe that its about a 3-day drinking bender. Great song for driving.
I, in fact, woke up this morning and got myself a beer
Me too! LOL
Me three! 😂😂😂
@@mn-wk3ju You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning.
Wake and bake on this end!
@@charliemac64 lol...the two aren’t mutually exclusive.
Jim died like 50 years ago, the number of people who will remember seeing him perform live is dwindling by the day.
Great reaction
Led Zeppelin has a lot of rock blues songs and Robert Plant plays a mean harmonica!
Omg yea they do so many to so many
when the levee breaks
Mary Ann here, who just turned 70 on Friday. I still have 2 Doors albums! Okay, so my long haired hippie boyfriend and I went to see them at Cobo Hall in Detroit, where I am from, maybe 1970, 71. We had pretty good seats.however there was a bunch of empty ones in the front rows.( Sometimes people partied too much and didn't make it to the show) we wanted to sneak down to them but there were guards. Then out come the Doors! Jim Morrison looks around and says, in that totally sexy voice of his, " I don't like looking out to empty seats people come up" Well we flew past that guard and sat 5 the row center!!!
Of course it was fantastic! His face at that time was beautiful like a Greek god, chiseled in marble.❤️
Grew up with this I miss my brother😑
Woke up this morning and got myself a beer the future is uncertain and the end is always near🎵
"WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" by The Doors is a deep cut beauty.
It sure is.
There are several songs on that album that never get mentioned because people just have no idea what to do with them lol.
"Don't You Love Her Madly?"
J, Led Zeppelin often combines blues and rock. "When The Levee Breaks", and "Since I’ve Been Loving You" are examples.
So...I want to thank you personally and ALL the other reactors for your hard tireless work on keeping great music "ALIVE" especially from the past like the 60's 70's and 80's inspite of the blocks of RUclips you guys are influencing young folks every where in different countries.....it is AMAZING!!! I am deeply humble and in total gratitude!!! CCR's Chronicles: The 20 Greatest Hits is No.18 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts and climbing this week. Legend: The Best of Bob Marley is No 19 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts and climbing this week. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac dropped to No. 23 last week, jumped back to No.12 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums this week. Queen: The Greatest Hits is No.8 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums this week. It is youguys keeping music alive......not a fluke!!! And I have no doubt that Yes's Fragile will probably be on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart soon. lol....Thanks. :)
Many charts have this song as the top song to play at a bar. And I agree!
"The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll"
Love the Doors. Comon baby light my fire.
This is a fabulous song....The Doors are legendary
When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin for Blues with Harmonica.
Rock or Blues? I lean towards the Blues. What I can tell you for sure, it's an amazing track.
Great reaction. Thank you.
L.A. Woman is my favorite album by them and you can't go wrong with any song on it. Which actually can be said for any of their albums. I'd recommend Cars Hiss by My Window and The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat),
The Doors-"Soul Kitchen", "Light my fire", or "Riders on the Storm"
"Is this rock or blues?" Yes.
More songs that feature a harmonica include:
"My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)," "Old Man" & "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young
"What I Like About You" by The Romantics
"Straight from the Heart" (Live) by Bryan Adams
Cant forget the Canned Heat. "Help Me" is a badass harmonica song by them.
Also Night Owl Blues by the Lovin' Spoonful (featuring the same harmonica player as Roadhouse Blues - John Sebastian).
The Hook , Blues Traveler
Rolling Stones Midnight Rambler
Jim morrison, lead singer is a member of "the 27 Club". RIP Jim! 💔💙🎼✌️
I’m 54 and started listening to The Doors after going to Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York State with my older sister and her boyfriend at the time. I loved this song from the first time I heard it. I was probably 12 or 13 and was given a beer or two to drink in the backseat by myself . It was Genesee Ale and have been listening to them ever since.
The song “Riders on the storm” is a very interesting song. One of their most popular songs and it is hard to describe how it is. I recommend doing a reaction to it.
Great song. If you really want to experience the Doors, react to The End.
I really do want to see that reaction, but it seems cruel to suggest it before he's had a chance to hear some of their more "normal" stuff.
@@gwooledge yeah The End is definitely a song to listen to after you get a feel for who they are and what theyre about. You gotta work your way up to it hahaha
That is absolutely true.
But brace yourself.
@Doug Sawyer they only got top 7 commercial songs at most. The rest are all underrated
This is a pure blues song. It's the classic lyric structure of the same lone 2x and then a resolution line. It also is in the classic 12 bar blues music structure...... can't get much bluesier than this.
You know your shit !!! Right On ✌
I saw the Doors at Winterland in San Francisco, Nov. 1967 There were about 400 people there. The refreshments were excellent.
"I Was Made to Love Her" by Stevie Wonder is a different type of song that features harmonica a little bit at the beginning.
You gotta think Rome these were the 60's! Bands, Kids, Culture were experimenting for the first time. Getting blunted, lit up, blown away for the first time and the music, musicians, and poetry were expanding to the wildest it could be. Pushed to its edges they were bound to make some beautiful art! Being from NOLA myself I can dig your comments on the blues! Dig it bro! Stay cool! The Doors are an amazing band so tight and together!
Blues is the foundation for rock and roll
“Is this rock or blues?” - Yes 😁
Love The Doors and Morrison. God bless that man for making black leather pants mandatory in Rock N’ Roll. Jim Morrison even wore them before Elvis. ❤️
I seen the Doors many, many times. I even got my chest autographed by Jim Morrison when I was 16.
That burning harmonica is John Sebastian from the Lovin' Spoonful. That thunderous bass guitar is the legendary Lonnie Mack. Jim Morrison -- what a dynamic voice and groove on this track. Who sings with that kind of authority today? No one. This is Morrison taking a cue from his inner Elvis. Brilliant. The song & Doors performance hasn't aged at all. What a band. "...the future's uncertain and the end is always near..."
My absolute frickin favorite Doors song! 💙🎼✌️
I've only had the pleasure of seeing The Doors live once (long after the singer Jim Morrison passed away) on New Year's Eve in 2004 at the House of Blues Anaheim, CA. Ian Astbury (singer for The Cult) did the singing for the band. He came out in Indian wear doing an Indian dance. I imagine because it was part of Jim's heritage and Ian's as well. They played all the hit songs and was just an amazing show. The tickets cost $150 a piece but was well worth it.
Amo-te JIM! Grande vocal,com alcances muito expressivos... Poeta, cantor, artista, culto, inteligente, de espírito livre e expressivo! Excesso de vida , liberdade e idéias! JIM GENIO ICONE IMORTAL! Impossível em cada uma de suas músicas , DOOR e JIM não tirar uma reação de sentimento intenso de euforia e lágrimas até! Amo JIM amo DOOR
"LA Woman " is a must!
Jim Morrison was a Florida boy born and raised and spent a year or two in college at Florida State before heading to UCLA. But, that’s why you’ll be hearing genuine and sincere southern roots to various Doors/Morrison numbers.
Most of the 70s rockstar and groups grew up listening to blues albums and Elvis. You will see their influence everywhere.
The Doors made their bones on the Sunset Strip, playing crappy dives and major venues alike.
They tailored their sound for the crowd that showed up that night; Blues at one club, hard rock at another, acid-rock trip-house at another.
They were experts at fusing musical influences into something new.
They sound familiar, even if you've never heard them before!
John Sebastian on harmonica. I saw him play with the Doors at Cobo Hall in Detroit in May 1970. It was the best show of the three times I saw The Doors. IIRC, The Blues Project opened. The Doors also were supposed to stop playing a midnight but they made a big deal out of wanting to play more and the show ended about 1:00 AM.
"The End" from their debut album The Doors is my favorite tune of theirs.
John Sebastian of “The Lovin’ Spoonful” on harmonica...I saw them in Los Angeles back in 67,68 &69.. it was a very different time, the Doors were incredibly diverse, Not to Touch The Earth, Hyacinth House, The End..
Los Angeles back in the 60’s;..
The Seeds: Tripmaker..
Love: 7 and 7 is
The Music Machine: Talk Talk
The ghost song by the doors is a hell of a song!
My home area of Capital Land New York, near Albany, the classic rock radio station would play this song every Friday to welcome the weekend. Every time I hear it, I remember PYX-106 and Bob Mason.
The Doors are a Powerhouse Band with Jim Morrison, their over the top lead singer, then you had Ray Manzarek with those magic fingers flying across the Keys, and Robbie Kreiger on the Guitar and John Densmore on the Drums laying down those beats (remember there were no drum machines back then). The Doors put an astonishing blend of Rythm and Blues Based Rock and Roll along with a more Psychodelic vibe with a lot of Jazz Fusion and a range of middle eastern or Indian influenced sounds - it never gets boring. The Doors had a nice range of Albums that sounded different from each other and got into some really controversial topics that helped make the lyrics super interesting. The guys in the band all met each other at film school at UCLA and got along well and rented a house together in LA and started rehearsing every day and writing music - these guys were serious, and within 6 months they had a major radio hit and became a big draw in the live music scene around LA (this rate of success is highly unusual). Some of their most important shows being at the Whisky A Go-Go where the story goes they played such an amazing show that the Record producer who saw them told them I want to record you immediately after the show, which he did to capture all that energy that this band delivered. Jim was also an author and a deep thinker and wrote many Poems and Short Stories - I am sure that helped him create lyrics. He did die very young and is in the 27 Club that has claimed so many artists sadly, but he left a large legacy. Jim Morrison has a famous Gravesite in Paris that is visited by thousands every year to this day. See the movie The Doors with Val Kilmer for a good overall idea of Jim Morrison's Life and the Band the Doors. Favorites Songs of mine are, Come on Baby Light My Fire, Riders on the Storm, LA Woman, The End which really takes you Deep (was the featured song in the Oliver Stone's Movie Apocolypse Now which you should see). You'll never get bored listening to this band. Keep doing these fantastic reviews!
4:21 Background voice...great blues singer, guitarrrist and songwriter Johnny Lee Hooker sharing vocals with Jim Morrison. Jim usually called himself "the Blues Man". He loved blues so so much.
If you like the harmonica you might wanna check out On the road again by Canned Heat.
Dude you gotta react to Canned Heat!! They sound alot like the Doors' bluesy stuff and in fact Jim Morrison the lead singer of the Doors used to go get drunk at the Topanga corral roadhouse and watch Canned Heat shows back in the 60's! And this song Roadhouse blues is actually written about the Topanga corral roadhouse! How cool is that?!?! Canned Heat played at Woodstock 69 and the Monterey Pop Festival 2 years earlier in 67! Goin up the country, on the road again, rollin n tumblin, lets work together are some of my favorites from them!
Poetry meets music. That is The Doors.
"L.A. Woman" would be a good one to react to - it's a love song to the city.
Every one of their albums is loaded with great songs. Especially the first ( The Doors) and the last (LA Woman). The keyboardist ( Ray Manzarek is incredible)and the guitarist (Robbie Kreiger) and the drummer is not to shabby. That being said the Doors are Jim Morrison the singer.. arguably the trippiest rock and roller ever. Died at 27..
Unfortunately Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin died within about a year apart all aged 27yrs. Imagine all the great music that could have been, had they lived.
Or they could have continued to spin out on alcohol and drugs and been a complete mess, ala some more modern artists.
OMGoodness, haven't heard this in so long, but I always loved it.....thank you, it is good to have your memory jogged once in a while.,..did some mean dancing to this song in the day.
And definitely do more from the Doors they are one of my favorite bands for sure!! LA Woman, Soul Kitchen, Back Door Man, Love Me Two Times, Break On Through To The Other Side, Love Street, Moonlight Drive, When The Music's Over
What about Spanish Caravan, Waiting For the Sun, End of the Night, really so many songs are great from The Doors
Peace Frog
The Soft Parade
Check those out 🔥🔥🔥
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Don't ever change.
Like Fleetwood Mac, you can't go wrong with any Doors song: "LA Woman", "Riders On The Storm", "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)", "The End", "Light My Fire", "Crystal Ship", "Strange Days", "Break On Through", "Love Her Madly", "People Are Strange", and so on.
Songs with harmonica in them:
"Orange Blossom Special", Johnny Cash 1965
"Like A Rolling Stone" (1965), "Just Like A Woman" (1966), "Tangled Up In Blue" (1975), Bob Dylan
"Midnight Rambler", Rolling Stones 1970
"Heart Of Gold", David Crosby 1972
"Piano Man", Billy Joel 1973
"Long Train Running", Doobie Brothers 1973
"Thunder Road", Bruce Springsteen 1973,
"School", Supertramp 1974
"When The Levee Breaks", Led Zeppelin 1982
"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues", Elton John 1983
"Blue Sky Mine", Midnight Oil 1990
"Suicide Blond", INXS (pronounced 'In Excess') 1990
I also remember songs by Tom Petty, Boz Scaggs, Harry Chapin, Greatful Dead and Bob Segar with harmonica in them.
What these all have in common is that they are all chart busters, and they all have a Blues basis. You say you are from Louisiana, but I am from Chicago, and I can attest to a lot of harmonica in mid-western Rock, especially Blues-Rock, Southern Rock, Folk Rock -- your basic storytelling Rock with a Blues feel.
Rock n Roll + Blues + Jazz , amazing
The Doors were a psychedelic blues-rock band. They recorded a cover of the Willie Dixon/Howlin' Wolf classic "Back Door Man" to start off side two of their 1966 debut album. To get a feel of how they stretched the blues towards the psychedelic, check out "Soul Kitchen" off that same album. I was still in diapers when Morrison died, so no concert stories to relate. But I can tell you The Doors were huge back in the late 60's early 70's. I remember hearing their hits on the radio even as a little kid on what today might be deemed crossover radio but back then was called "AM Pop". The Doors took their name from the title of the book "The Doors of Perception" by Aldous Huxley, published in 1954, about Huxley's psychedelic experiences under the influence of mescaline which he took as part of a psychiatric experiment in 1953. A search tells me that so far you've reacted to this and "Light My Fire". You'll probably want to check out "Riders on the Storm" next, but instead of going the predictable route, maybe instead check out "L.A. Woman", "Love Her Madly", "Love Me Two Times", "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Hello, I Love You", "Five to One", "The End", or "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" among others.
L. A. Woman is another of their good songs, then hear Billy Idol's version, he really tares it up
It's a half assed attempt at the song. Probably the worst cover I heard.cBilly acted like it was a jke and it came out in his singing. I couldn't get through the whole version it was so disappointing.
Jim's father was the captain of the boat involved in the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
Laurel Canyon by Michael Walker. It will change your reality.
Love your positive nature!!!
"The future's uncertain and the end is always near." Truth!
You nailed it: it's a blues & rock mix, like whiskey & soda. The J. Geils Band played blues-rock with lots of harmonica (blues harp); try their songs "Give It to Me" or "Lookin' For a Love."
Mike Shaw: " You got to give it to me" is an excellent jam by the j. Geils band.The whole "Full House" album kicks ass !!!
How have you not listened to the Doors in 40 yrs.? Anyhow you should listen to "l.a. woman", "break on through", "peace frog", " love her madly", "five to one", "alabama song", "backdoor man", "the wasp", "rider on the storm" & "moonlight drive" to start w/ watch Oliver Stone's The Doors starring Val Kilmer, great move.
Many times in Music History we are Gifted with ONE TRUE ARTIST.
In the late 1960s thru the late 70s......there were many.
Santanna would be from the same time period as The Doors.
Many good songs from Carlos Santanna and excellent material for Reaction Videos.
Thank You for being Open Minded enough to delve into unknown musical genre's. These reaction videos will help educate the many younger generation of young people who may not ever hear of these groups.
The Doors are the true pioneers of blues and rock n roll 🤙🏻
I've rocked this song since the 80s awesome
Saw the Doors at Summer Fest in Milwaukee just after Jim died. The guys played great but... Just couldn't get past the fact of no Jim and had to leave. That's when Summer Fest was just taking off, they had bricks with planks across for seating.
Dr. John opened for them, NOW THERE'S a boy from Nawlens. First class blues piano player right there ! R I P Dr. John !
James, without the Blues, there is no Rock n Roll. The Blues begot rock n roll, it is the mother and father of the genre. In almost every rock song there is at least some element of the Blues, then elements like country, bluegrass, gospel, jazz, reggae, ska, even opera and classical etc are added. When mixed, Rock n Roll is the bastard child of all these other genres.
Blues chord changes with a rock and roll beat! This is probably the most rocking song the Doors ever recorded. Most of their music is Jim Morrison poetry set to music written by the rest of the group members. This one, however, is just pure kick ass rock! I was too young to have experienced one of their concerts, but many of them have been released on various albums over the years, and they are mind-blowing (there was a LOT of drug use going on at those shows too, both on stage and in the audience). BTW, I used to spend a LOT of time in New Orleans in my old job. One of my favorite cities on the planet! Best food in the world!
You reactors are loving so much 60's and 70's I am
Thinking maybe there will be a resurgence of the Golden age of rocknroll
The lovin' spoonful's John Sebastian is who is playing the harmonica on this song!
What do you mean you never heard that combination together? Rock 'n' Roll comes from the Blues. Muddy Waters wrote a song called, "The Blues Had Baby And They Called It Rock 'n' Roll."
The music that became known as Rock 'n' Roll started out being called Rhythm & Blues - and it was really a hybrid music - it was a mixture of the Blues, Gospel, Boogie-Woogie Jazz, and Country.
You know what, you should listen to the first two Rock 'n' Roll songs ever recorded. The first one is a song by the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Fats Domino. The song is called the "Fat Man" - it was recorded in December of 1949 at J&M studios in New Orleans and was released in January of 1950.
The Second song was written by Ike Turner (yes, the same Ike Turner that was married to and sang with Tina Turner) and performed by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats. The song was called "Rocket 88" and it was released in 1951.
Greatest band for generations to come.
LA Woman PLEASE! I Guarantee you'll love it! Groovy rocking jam!
@Doug Sawyer that is another good one. But LA Woman is my all the favorite song. That funky twist at the end is so damn good.
it sounds like you'd love led zeppelin when the levee breaks for harmonica
Or you could actually listen to real blues.
Rock n Roll is the love child of rhythm and blues and country 🙂
Wait!Louisiana boy? I knew you were special. Louisiana gal here. No place on earth like it. I sent 2 yrs away when we first got married 48 yrs ago ( Marines) When we got out I told my Yankee husband to keep me he needed to get me home. He did. Still here and loving it.
At 9 years old my dad dropped this album on me and that showed a different world of music.
Rock is built upon the blues. There were a lot of bands who wrote songs that had that type of more bluesy infusion. Stones did that quite a bit, such as Midnight Rambler or Stop Breaking Down. Glad you liked this one.
You would probably like Supertramp - "Take The Long Way Home" for a song with harmonica.
This band & there front man Jim Morrison will never be matched...LEGENDARY
I was too young to see them....but I remember hearing The Doors music and absolutely loving them....I still love them.
You are spot on.Blues and Rock n’ Roll.🎼🔥🎸👍🏼!!!L.A woman.
My ultimate favorite band. I love Jim Morrison❤❤
The future is uncertain and the end is always near
Another rabbithole of immense proportions. "Waiting for the Sun', also ''Strange Days', 'and 'Riders on the Storm'. Take your journey through the first door of perception. Then 'The End' being the second.
I want you to react to CCR "Born On The Bayou." Country and Blues mixed.
1000% awesome album
@@S.L.1211 I agree I have the vinyl and the CD.....Love CCR!!! Miss CCR!!!