I've always liked Densmore's use of the cymbols. He plays them like no other. He's similar to Ringo in his originality, never shows off, keeps good time (L.A.Woman tempo departure and resolution is metronomically perfect) and keeps it interesting.
"Indians scattered on dawns highway bleeding" midway into this song, was a true story when Jim Morrison was a young teenager, he and his family were driving on a highway that went through an Indian reservation, there had just been a horrible multiple car accident on the highway and Jim looked out the car window and saw all these bodies of Native American Indians "laying on the highway bleeding and dying" and Jim told the true story later saying that he felt that "one of the very young Indians that had died had entered into Jim's soul and became a part of him". So that is what he is talking about mid way into this song.
Very cool! Such a funky vibe and a protest against violence that blends together perfectly. Masters at their instruments and truly unique. I appreciate your insights about the amazing influence of such short-lived bands.Thank you guys so much!!!
not so sure its a protest against violence, rather a clear observance of its rising wave in that time period. point being, I'm not sure morrison felt it could be stopped... the genesis of the song goes back to '68. morrison was keen and astute to the underbelly of the usa culture & its birth & obsession w/ violence. from birth to present. also how it would cycle in waves. '68-'70 was an ascending stage for it as nam upramped & internal domestic strife (mlk & rfk killed in '68) picked up culminating w/ tet offense & kent state.
Such a great song! I remember it of course. I had all their albums. I saw them live back then, it was an amazing concert! They were all very talented… a unique band! Enjoyed your reaction! 😀
what year & in what city did you see them?.... how do you compare them live to all the great talent of that era?... did morrison stand out then as much as the legend portends now?
The Doors were among the most controversial & influential rock acts of the 1960s, mostly due to Jim Morrison's lyrics & voice. They had a lot of hits including "The End", "Light My Fire", "Break On Through (To The Other Side)", "Love Me Two Times", "L.A. Woman", "People Are Strange", "Hello, I Love You", "Touch Me", "The Unknown Soldier", "Roadhouse Blues", "Love Her Madly", "Riders On The Storm". Sadly Jim Morrison died in 1971 at the age of only 27 but left a great legacy of music.
The Doors didn't have a base player. Ray Manzarek typically handled the baseline on a keyboard with his off hand. On Peace Frog I believe they brought in a studio musician for the bass.
New Haven is one city away from where I grew up. They were performing at the now destroyed New Haven Coliseum (called something else at the time) and Jim was arrested. Circa 1967….
Not a Doors song I've heard very often, it's very good but a bit short unfortunately. I enjoyed the rhythm and the vibe, definitely will have to listen to it again! The Doors were so innovative, their songs so enjoyable and creative, one of my favourites is People are Strange which I know you've reacted to and there are so many more! Another of their songs from 1968 which was really popular in the UK was Hello I Love You, I remember hearing that on the radio and seeing it on Top of the Pops, loved it. Thanks so much, guys, for your really interesting reaction, always find it so enjoyable! Cheers!
Here is proof that is it NOT about speed and how many ghost notes you can slam in a guitar solo. Krieger nails a very simple blues solo ~ such a killer solo, my absolute favorite!
The Doors! What to say. Could faultlessly pull off everything from funk to jazz to blues to rock to heavy metal, all while being completely unique. Put on any Doors song and you can immediately hear it is them. Nobody sounds like The Doors!
That was Ray playing bass on a keyboard. He played with two keyboards, one a Rhodes bass keyboard and the other a Vox Continental organ, which he could play simultaneously. Along with accomplished musicians, Robby Krieger on electric guitar and John Densmore on drums and Jim's vocals they created their signature sound. John Densmore has an interesting autobiography ("Riders On The Storm") which tells the story of the genesis of the band and has some wild stories involving Jim. As for this song, he says that the band recorded it without the lyrics as Jim couldn't come with any at the time. Later Jim came in and added the lyrics which are from 2 of his poems, one about himself the other about his girlfriend, Pam, which he interlaced together as the lyrics. Thanks for your reaction.
George & Patrick, you guys are so intuitive, and you have a good ear for music. I appreciate you both... I've been here from the beginning of your rock n roll journey. You both have grown and matured musically & lyrically. Keep~on Rockin' Guys... Love your channel catch ya later~
the impressive thing about the doors is how they could seamlessly shift to different styles, yet still remain w/ their singular signature. keep in mind, funk was just emerging into rock beating the vast majority of rock bands to the punch. they played around w/ funk some earlier w/ soul kitchen, but here its taken to a much more multilayered level... what ray is doing is impressive. the syncopated pocket groove here w/ bass & keys is clockwork. yet, amazingly its him simultaneously doing both. the drumming too, is stop on a dime sharp & pivots to transitions like a porche, all w/ in the sync w/ ray & robbie. no one did bridges like the doors & its a clear testament to how good these guys could meld. It also frames so well too w/ morrison's narrative script framework. the theme of the lyrics expand into a multi layered exploration as the poem both tells a story but also draws a reflective mirror on culture. as the plot shifts in the poem the band bridges w/ it. thats potent... finally, thematically it reflects on death & violence, scaling up from abortion to rampant & dangerous cultural violence. He seems to both see & sense a rising escalation stage of violence running like a rising river in the society. this song was not only topical but cyclically prophetic in re to how it shows how violence stews & then spasmatically surfaces like wildfire. The 'she' is the most interesting part (Just about the break of day, 'she' came in w/ sunlight in here hair). That makes me think morrison is pointing to the idea that Its darkest right before the dawn. 'She' imo is not a person, but poetic for hope, enlightment (sunlit hair) & freedom from violence. Yet, a stanza later, after his reference to seeing fear & violence as a child in NM, he drops: Blood screams 'her' brain, As they chop off her fingers, Blood will be born In the birth of a nation. In other words it seems to say violence will have to run its course & test Love, hope etc in a very harsh unforgiving play out, until resolvement & new creation (birth of a nation) can occur. A cold observation but one that arguably can be true. cyclically this has occurred in this nation every 2 scores or so but it hasnt yet dissolved the nation. its why the song speaks to now. the question is, is the birth of a nation a new guiding idea w/in it to sustain the nation or will it have to be a literal civil war that destroys the nation before freedom can rebirth? the doors speak from the past, yet or spot on now. eternal cyclical themes w/in the West. Its why the doors dont get old. .
In the movie Val Kilmer played the part of jim Morrison in order to convince Oliver Stone he was right for the part Jim sent Oliver a recording of him singing Jim's songs no one cud tell who was singing, Val or Jim this convinced Oliver thar Val was best suited for the part Val Kilmer put on a performance worthy of an award worth watching
Check out Spanish Caravan next... It's another short one, but it's really good.. other good ones from the Doors are Roadhouse Blues, Changeling, Five to One, Moonlight Drive, Backdoor man, The WASP and Love Street.
The song segues into Blue Monday which is why this ends abruptly. I've always thought of them as one song, though they are totally different from each other. Weird!
Nice commentary - I think you 'get it' - it was a great era and The Doors were revolutionary and still to me, the best band. Have you checked out Velvet Underground? ... Good stuff... QUALITY.
Doors are the BEST band ever... to me! 😜 This song is KICKIN'. I'll check your site - LA Woman - if you have not done that, check it out? That song is HUMMIN!
So much potential in this barn burner! I love this song. Makes you want to pop lock or some kind of dancing, right? Way too short, and the long version goes into something completely different with a totally different vibe. Someone should re do this song and stretch it out.
Mostly unknown song unless you’re a Doors fan but, absolutely it’s one of my favorites… Thanks for reacting guys!
One of my favorite Doors songs. A hidden gem!
Tony hawk bring me here
This is my favorite Doors song❤
John Densmore's drumming is incredibly good. He doesn't get enough credit.
Yes he does…he’s known of being jealous when Jim was around bc he took all the attention…RIP Jim & Ray…
I've always liked Densmore's use of the cymbols. He plays them like no other. He's similar to Ringo in his originality, never shows off, keeps good time (L.A.Woman tempo departure and resolution is metronomically perfect) and keeps it interesting.
This is one of the Doors best songs! Thank you so much for the reaction.
One of my fave Doors tracks, crystal clear sound on all the instruments and another strong vocal from Jim in a funky arrangement.
The Doors didn't have a full-time bassist so a session musician, Ray Neapolitan, played bass on this track.
"Indians scattered on dawns highway bleeding" midway into this song, was a true story when Jim Morrison was a young teenager, he and his family were driving on a highway that went through an Indian reservation, there had just been a horrible multiple car accident on the highway and Jim looked out the car window and saw all these bodies of Native American Indians "laying on the highway bleeding and dying" and Jim told the true story later saying that he felt that "one of the very young Indians that had died had entered into Jim's soul and became a part of him". So that is what he is talking about mid way into this song.
True story but he was only like three or four yrs old at the time.
Very cool! Such a funky vibe and a protest against violence that blends together perfectly. Masters at their instruments and truly unique. I appreciate your insights about the amazing influence of such short-lived bands.Thank you guys so much!!!
not so sure its a protest against violence, rather a clear observance of its rising wave in that time period. point being, I'm not sure morrison felt it could be stopped... the genesis of the song goes back to '68. morrison was keen and astute to the underbelly of the usa culture & its birth & obsession w/ violence. from birth to present. also how it would cycle in waves. '68-'70 was an ascending stage for it as nam upramped & internal domestic strife (mlk & rfk killed in '68) picked up culminating w/ tet offense & kent state.
@@kelvinkloud That makes sense a lot of sense. "Observance" describes it well. Thanks!
I love the doors. Such great music. Another great song that i love, is Soul Kitchen.
We did Soul Kitchen already, wonderful song!
Hyacinth House is one of my favorites that I feel doesn't get enough love. Might be the most melancholic
Doors song they ever recorded.
Such a great song! I remember it of course. I had all their albums. I saw them live back then, it was an amazing concert! They were all very talented… a unique band! Enjoyed your reaction! 😀
what year & in what city did you see them?.... how do you compare them live to all the great talent of that era?... did morrison stand out then as much as the legend portends now?
Peace Frog switches to the next track on the album Blue Sunday seamlessly. I always listen to both and treat them as two parts of one musical piece.
Yes and I never listened any band doing that (blending two songs that way)
The Doors were among the most controversial & influential rock acts of the 1960s, mostly due to Jim Morrison's lyrics & voice. They had a lot of hits including "The End", "Light My Fire", "Break On Through (To The Other Side)", "Love Me Two Times", "L.A. Woman", "People Are Strange", "Hello, I Love You", "Touch Me", "The Unknown Soldier", "Roadhouse Blues", "Love Her Madly", "Riders On The Storm". Sadly Jim Morrison died in 1971 at the age of only 27 but left a great legacy of music.
The Doors didn't have a base player. Ray Manzarek typically handled the baseline on a keyboard with his off hand. On Peace Frog I believe they brought in a studio musician for the bass.
yep they had several people play bass for some of their studio albums but live was all Ray Manzarek
One of my favorite Doors songs! Check out...The soft parade. Another great one. 👍
New Haven is one city away from where I grew up. They were performing at the now destroyed New Haven Coliseum (called something else at the time) and Jim was arrested. Circa 1967….
It was the New Haven Arena. Down the street from where they built the Coliseum. I believe he was talking about the Black Panther riots.
Not a Doors song I've heard very often, it's very good but a bit short unfortunately. I enjoyed the rhythm and the vibe, definitely will have to listen to it again! The Doors were so innovative, their songs so enjoyable and creative, one of my favourites is People are Strange which I know you've reacted to and there are so many more! Another of their songs from 1968 which was really popular in the UK was Hello I Love You, I remember hearing that on the radio and seeing it on Top of the Pops, loved it. Thanks so much, guys, for your really interesting reaction, always find it so enjoyable! Cheers!
It should always be followed by Blue Sunday, it's one song.
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Here is proof that is it NOT about speed and how many ghost notes you can slam in a guitar solo.
Krieger nails a very simple blues solo ~ such a killer solo, my absolute favorite!
The Doors! What to say. Could faultlessly pull off everything from funk to jazz to blues to rock to heavy metal, all while being completely unique. Put on any Doors song and you can immediately hear it is them. Nobody sounds like The Doors!
One of my favorite Doors tunes.
The coolest band in rock history. In the great gig in the sky.... :) ..... when the gods of rock party, the Doors are the house band.
another excellent Doors choice would be "Twentieth Century Fox." Not very well known like this tune, but the Doors fans know. 🔥
That was Ray playing bass on a keyboard. He played with two keyboards, one a Rhodes bass keyboard and the other a Vox Continental organ, which he could play simultaneously. Along with accomplished musicians, Robby Krieger on electric guitar and John Densmore on drums and Jim's vocals they created their signature sound. John Densmore has an interesting autobiography ("Riders On The Storm") which tells the story of the genesis of the band and has some wild stories involving Jim. As for this song, he says that the band recorded it without the lyrics as Jim couldn't come with any at the time. Later Jim came in and added the lyrics which are from 2 of his poems, one about himself the other about his girlfriend, Pam, which he interlaced together as the lyrics. Thanks for your reaction.
Session player Ray Neapolitan played Bass on this track, dude.
The Doors are among the gods of Rock n' Roll............George is Right!!!!!
Fabulous!!Thank you!!
George & Patrick, you guys are so intuitive, and you have a good ear for music. I appreciate you both... I've been here from the beginning of your rock n roll journey. You both have grown and matured musically & lyrically. Keep~on Rockin' Guys... Love your channel catch ya later~
the impressive thing about the doors is how they could seamlessly shift to different styles, yet still remain w/ their singular signature. keep in mind, funk was just emerging into rock beating the vast majority of rock bands to the punch. they played around w/ funk some earlier w/ soul kitchen, but here its taken to a much more multilayered level... what ray is doing is impressive. the syncopated pocket groove here w/ bass & keys is clockwork. yet, amazingly its him simultaneously doing both. the drumming too, is stop on a dime sharp & pivots to transitions like a porche, all w/ in the sync w/ ray & robbie. no one did bridges like the doors & its a clear testament to how good these guys could meld. It also frames so well too w/ morrison's narrative script framework. the theme of the lyrics expand into a multi layered exploration as the poem both tells a story but also draws a reflective mirror on culture. as the plot shifts in the poem the band bridges w/ it. thats potent... finally, thematically it reflects on death & violence, scaling up from abortion to rampant & dangerous cultural violence. He seems to both see & sense a rising escalation stage of violence running like a rising river in the society. this song was not only topical but cyclically prophetic in re to how it shows how violence stews & then spasmatically surfaces like wildfire. The 'she' is the most interesting part (Just about the break of day, 'she' came in w/ sunlight in here hair). That makes me think morrison is pointing to the idea that Its darkest right before the dawn. 'She' imo is not a person, but poetic for hope, enlightment (sunlit hair) & freedom from violence. Yet, a stanza later, after his reference to seeing fear & violence as a child in NM, he drops: Blood screams 'her' brain, As they chop off her fingers, Blood will be born In the birth of a nation. In other words it seems to say violence will have to run its course & test Love, hope etc in a very harsh unforgiving play out, until resolvement & new creation (birth of a nation) can occur. A cold observation but one that arguably can be true. cyclically this has occurred in this nation every 2 scores or so but it hasnt yet dissolved the nation. its why the song speaks to now. the question is, is the birth of a nation a new guiding idea w/in it to sustain the nation or will it have to be a literal civil war that destroys the nation before freedom can rebirth? the doors speak from the past, yet or spot on now. eternal cyclical themes w/in the West. Its why the doors dont get old.
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In the movie Val Kilmer played the part of jim Morrison in order to convince Oliver Stone he was right for the part Jim sent Oliver a recording of him singing Jim's songs no one cud tell who was singing, Val or Jim this convinced Oliver thar Val was best suited for the part Val Kilmer put on a performance worthy of an award worth watching
My favorite as well as “Five to One”
Check out Spanish Caravan next... It's another short one, but it's really good.. other good ones from the Doors are Roadhouse Blues, Changeling, Five to One, Moonlight Drive, Backdoor man, The WASP and Love Street.
More Doors! More Doors! Suggestions: "Moonlight Drive", "Crystal Ship", and of course "The End" and "When The Music's Over", their two 'anthems".
might be my favorite Door's album, THE SPY.
Blood in the streets in the town of New Haven …that’s where Jim Morrison was arrested on stage
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Great job guys great tune
Awesome song
On the album it segues into Blue Sunday, you should find a version that does this and avoid the cut-off
Finally the doors...i got stiff from waiting 😂💪🏼
You still missed their epic song "Soft Parade" CBS live version 1969.
I was 17 when first heard this masterpiece
You guys react to some of the best music!!!❤
I don't think it was suppose to end like that. This is one of my favorites and I don't remember it ending so suddenly.
Check out the Doors' "Shamans Blues." Insane.
The song segues into Blue Monday which is why this ends abruptly. I've always thought of them as one song, though they are totally different from each other. Weird!
Funny, parts of this song remind me Elvis Presley's - A Little Less Conversation. Scary similarities to Elvis vocally and tempo of the song.
Nice commentary - I think you 'get it' - it was a great era and The Doors were revolutionary and still to me, the best band. Have you checked out Velvet Underground? ... Good stuff... QUALITY.
Blood is the Rose of mysterious union.
things are in place
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS WITH BLUE SUNDAY!!!
THE CRYSTAL SHIP for organ.
I love your passion
Excellent choice guys,now please do "Land Ho" it's a real banger from the same Album....You will love it.
One proposal, review Five to one from the Doors. It is going to like you for sure. You are great broothers, kind regards.
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The solf parade yeahh
These dogs are pros
Awesome Brother's !! Ive got a band for you.. Canned Heat ... Check out Alan Wilson's stuff. Alan was a beautiful person 🌞⛵🛶🌲
I'm a spy is also a good one.
Doors are the BEST band ever... to me! 😜 This song is KICKIN'. I'll check your site - LA Woman - if you have not done that, check it out? That song is HUMMIN!
React on Gloria by the doors. Its really a great song
Have a peace frog tee shirt. Will post a pic if I remember.
Just to let you know the doors did not have a bass player the used a session muso
Please do Primus - Frizzle Fry or Tommy the Cat
So much potential in this barn burner! I love this song. Makes you want to pop lock or some kind of dancing, right? Way too short, and the long version goes into something completely different with a totally different vibe. Someone should re do this song and stretch it out.
Original title was Abortion Stories.
Only problem with this song is it's too short...!!!
For a guy wearing a Doors T Shirt??
It's about abortion
"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" by Queen PLEASE🖤
Please react to Money by Pink Floyd Live at Delicate Sound Of Thunder, Is the best version of this song✌️😁
Ciao Jim.
Ciao dall'Italia.