Not me. I hate them.
I find it really hard to get beyond them and into this film.
But the question is:-
Does anyone really, truly like this band? Or is it just the sort of band that people perceive of as supposedly being cool or whatever and say they like?
I think it's the later. No-one really enjoys listening to them. Surely.
Way better than the insipid Beatles. Can't compare The End to A Day in the Life because McCartney and Lennon don't have the same gravitas Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Crieger, and John Densmore have.
shareI think The Doors music is perfect when the mood is right. Their songs are not designed for listening 5 days a week. More like when you have a couple of friends over just chillaxin with a few brews in a dimly lit basement. 3 or 4 candles along with an incense stick burning add to the mood as well.
shareI didn't know them till a buddy invited me to see 'THE DOORS ARE OPEN' in 1980(big screen)when I was 19. I kept thinking who is this bimbo who's so inward-focused he keeps eyes closed & shakes a maraca that'll never be heard? "Light My Fire" sparked my only recognition of a song.Then, I heard of a book "No One Here Gets Out Alive"on this oddball noting his life, IQ, brazenness & escapades.I'd never heard of anyone living his life so complete, as if he'd die tomorrow but with a love for today.The Doors' story is mostly Morrison & odd, talented music but lyrically he had more balls than anyone ever(listen to the unedited version of "The End"---he channels Sophocles). He references Christ, Jung, Neitzsche, Freud,Oedipus & many others in his lyrics. If you can see between the lines("calling on the dogs") really a disguised hope for mankind---Calling on the GODS(get it).It's art for the thinking man. Not an insult to you but a look at a man more poet than performer---or maybe not.
share...a man more poet than performer...
Hate is a very strong word.
shareThe Doors are the shit.
I wish there were bands of their weight now.
The Doors were awesome
shareyes great band many classic song. all the best band have distinct sound that you recognise straight away unlike say 80s hair metals who all sound same!
shareWhen I was 12 or 13 I thought they were very cool. I grew out of that.
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