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7 hours ago, Longhornstampede said:

This thread entertains....

 

It does.  I bet a lot of the posters who don't like The Doors probably think Alice in chains is a good band.  

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1 hour ago, PRONG HORN said:

 

It does.  I bet a lot of the posters who don't like The Doors probably think Alice in chains is a good band.  

Personal preferences and all, but not liking the doors is like taking an IQ test.  When you answer certain questions correctly you jump ahead one or two questions. Answer it wrong and it's what's 2 + 2 or whats your favorite color type questions from there on out.

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On 6/13/2020 at 6:23 PM, PRONG HORN said:

 

It does.  I bet a lot of the posters who don't like The Doors probably think Alice in chains is a good band.  

Is this supposed to offend somebody? Like I need to reevaluate my choices in music because I pick Alice in Chains over the Doors?

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I haven't read a single reply to this thread, so take that into account.

I view the Doors as a band that is greater than the sum of their individual parts.  I think people often get too hung up on how proficient musicians are and forget to listen to them as a whole, as a feeling.  I think the Doors are a good band when viewed that way.  Not great, but good...and certainly on the forefront of what was too come.  I mean, listen to The End and there isn't many of their peers producing music like that.  Not many would until 10 years later.  Yeah, the guitar work was pretty week, and yeah the vocals and lyrics could have been better or less self absorbed, but taken as a whole, they were unique and important in the history of rock music. 

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If I had to choose one hundred tracks as a general proposition, the Doors wouldn't be among them.  If you add the variable "to accompany a beach weekend with a nubile young lady who's horny for you and vice versa," Doors music would be there in the top 50 a couple of times at least.

It's about what mood you're in and the occasion, and your age when first introduced to their music.  I'm 68.  That's why Baskin-Robbins has 32 flavors.  

Some Doors lyrics are right on the money: "Don't you love her as she's walking out the door?"

 

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17 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

The Doors are like Ayn Rand:  being really into them after you turn 22 makes you deeply suspect.

Nah, nope, Nyet, nein, get the hell outta here with that shit.

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On 6/14/2020 at 8:01 PM, Patricio Swayze said:

Yeah, the guitar work was pretty week . . . but taken as a whole, they were unique and important in the history of rock music. 

I always thought Krieger didn't get enough credit myself.  He was no virtuoso, but his playing fit that band & their songs.

I agree with your last sentence.   I don't love the Doors, but I like them.  Quite a few good songs.  The first album is a classic, as is LA Woman, and Strange Days is an underrated second album.  I can overlook Morrison's pretentious leanings toward poetry.  Some can't, and that's okay, too.

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OK watching “The Doors” movie, and as stated previously I am a huge Doors fan.  What I love about the Doors is like Floyd.  They are uniquely themselves.  And the music worked for me.  Not everyone, I get that, but I love it. And I think Jim was a fucking genius.  He just shot his arrow straight into the sun.  

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23 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

OK watching “The Doors” movie, and as stated previously I am a huge Doors fan.  What I love about the Doors is like Floyd.  They are uniquely themselves.  And the music worked for me.  Not everyone, I get that, but I love it. And I think Jim was a fucking genius.  He just shot his arrow straight into the sun.  

Comparing the Doors to Floyd is almost neg-worthy but I'm a big fan of you as a poster so I will stay my hand. 

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11 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Comparing the Doors to Floyd is almost neg-worthy but I'm a big fan of you as a poster so I will stay my hand. 

It is comparing The uniqueness of each band.  You hear Floyd and you know it’s Floyd.  And you hear The Doors and you know, its The Doors.  And I put Floyd well ahead of the Doors.  But the Doors are way better than most think.  I love The Doors. And I know most on here don’t.

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On 7/18/2020 at 1:30 AM, Carl Spackler said:

I always thought Krieger didn't get enough credit myself.  He was no virtuoso, but his playing fit that band & their songs.

I agree with your last sentence.   I don't love the Doors, but I like them.  Quite a few good songs.  The first album is a classic, as is LA Woman, and Strange Days is an underrated second album.  I can overlook Morrison's pretentious leanings toward poetry.  Some can't, and that's okay, too.

the first album is absolutely a great iconic album.  I actually like Morrison Hotel 2nd at least as a full album.

The Doors are damn good band.  for the 4 years they were around they put out many classic songs.  and agree that while some dislike Morrison you can't deny his impact.

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12 hours ago, ztejas said:

Comparing the Doors to Floyd is almost neg-worthy but I'm a big fan of you as a poster so I will stay my hand. 

big brother pop GIF by Big Brother After Dark

 

I'm with @Sbbruin, The Doors and Pink Floyd, which apparently also sucks according to Surly, are two of my favorite bands, and it's a hill I'm willing to die on.  They both revolutionized rock music. 

Here's the Billboard Top 10 from 1967 ...one of them is not like the others.

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It's weird, I like The Doors a lot, but I have no idea how I got into them really.  I mean, I was exposed to all of the radio songs but then I heard this.....

 

It's hard for me to pick my favorite album, and as good as the first album is I believe that "Strange Days," is my favorite.

It just puts me in a certain mood and takes me back to just being young, chasing chics and reading poetry.

Such a good album.

 

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51 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

big brother pop GIF by Big Brother After Dark

 

I'm with @Sbbruin, The Doors and Pink Floyd, which apparently also sucks according to Surly, are two of my favorite bands, and it's a hill I'm willing to die on.  They both revolutionized rock music. 

Here's the Billboard Top 10 from 1967 ...one of them is not like the others.

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I appreciate The Doors place in rock history I just don't think they made very good music. 

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6 hours ago, dcar00 said:

the first album is absolutely a great iconic album.  I actually like Morrison Hotel 2nd at least as a full album.

The Doors are damn good band.  for the 4 years they were around they put out many classic songs.  and agree that while some dislike Morrison you can't deny his impact.

I like side one of Morrison Hotel quite a bit.  However, the second half of that album doesn't measure up, IMO, so I personally put it behind the debut, Strange Days, and L.A. Woman. 

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first and last albums were quite good - the crap in the middle should have been compressed into one album.....

but, as joe king carrasco* lamented it's all about 'dinero, dinero'.

* no relation to fred, as far as I know.

 

 

 

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22 hours ago, LFS said:

first and last albums were quite good - the crap in the middle should have been compressed into one album.....

but, as joe king carrasco* lamented it's all about 'dinero, dinero'.

* no relation to fred, as far as I know.

 

 

 

Have some rep for referencing the king of tex-mex party music.

(BTW, Carrasco isn't Joe's real last name, so, yeah, he's not related to the infamous El Senor.)

 

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