The first impression is the one that gets you hooked to a band. In case of The Doors when I saw their live performance video of “When The Music’s Over”, it went something like this, “WHAT THE *@#%!!!!!!! did that guy just burp on stage?” I found out later that Jim Morrison was notorious for doing a lot of “other things” on stage too. And I was instantly hooked!
The almost poetic or as they say “trippin’” lyrics, combined with their jazzy rock music is probably enough to get anyone “trippin” without using anything illegal (hopefully!)
Ray Manzerek on the organ starts the song with a slow jazzy riff (the guy plays the organ with one hand and base on keyboard with the other, both at the same time).
John Densmore on the drums gives a nice steady beat, perfectly complementing Manzerek all through.
Robby Kreiger is awesome on the guitar, he does an amazing 44 second solo and the vocals by Morrison send you to another level of existence. The scream at the start assures you that you are in for a journey to the other side.
“Before I sink Into the big sleep
I want to hear
I want to hear
The scream of the butterfly”
When he repeats the opening verse at the end you cant help but smile
“So when the music’s overWhen the music’s over, yeahWhen the music’s overTurn out the lightsTurn out the lightsTurn out the lightsWell the music is your special friendDance on fire as it intendsMusic is your only friendUntil the endUntil the endUntil the end!”
Truer words have never been heard since!
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The first impression is the one that gets you hooked to a band. In case of The Doors when I saw their live performance video of “When The Music’s Over”, it went something like this, “WHAT THE *@#%!!!!!!! did that guy just burp on stage?” I found out later that Jim Morrison was notorious for doing a lot of “other things” on stage too. And I was instantly hooked!
The almost poetic or as they say “trippin’” lyrics, combined with their jazzy rock music is probably enough to get anyone “trippin” without using anything illegal (hopefully!)
Ray Manzerek on the organ starts the song with a slow jazzy riff (the guy plays the organ with one hand and base on keyboard with the other, both at the same time).
John Densmore on the drums gives a nice steady beat, perfectly complementing Manzerek all through.
Robby Kreiger is awesome on the guitar, he does an amazing 44 second solo and the vocals by Morrison send you to another level of existence. The scream at the start assures you that you are in for a journey to the other side.
“Before I sink Into the big sleep
I want to hear
I want to hear
The scream of the butterfly”
When he repeats the opening verse at the end you cant help but smile
“So when the music’s overWhen the music’s over, yeahWhen the music’s overTurn out the lightsTurn out the lightsTurn out the lightsWell the music is your special friendDance on fire as it intendsMusic is your only friendUntil the endUntil the endUntil the end!”
Truer words have never been heard since!
I LOVE THE DOORS. They are my favourite band. Your article describes the Doors wonderfully. They are certainly a lively band with a wild nature that is truly shamanic. Jim burping on stage just about sums up the lack of seriousness he had for his mesmerising performances. I think he became trapped in his own success due to the unexpected reactions of his wild fans. Burping was his way of letting people know he was normal… Great band, great music…. Long may they continue to influence the generations.