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The Doors

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The Doors arrived in 1967, the same year as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; both were psychedelic touchstones and among the first major rock discs that truly stood as albums, rather than collections of songs. But whereas the Beatles took a basically sunny view of humanity, the Doors' debut offered the dark side of the moon. Their sound was minor-keyed and subterranean, bluesy and spacey, and their subject matter -- like that of many of rock's great albums -- was sex, death and getting high. On "End of the Night," the band invited you to "take a journey to the bright midnight."

The key to the band's appeal was the tension between singer Jim Morrison's Dionysian persona and the band's crisp, melodic playing. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger's extended solos on the album version of "Light My Fire" carried one to the brink of euphoria, while the eleven-minute epic "The End" journeyed to a harrowing psychological state. Scattered among these lengthier tracks are such nuggets as "Soul Kitchen" ("learn to forget") and Morrison's acid-drenched takes on the blues ("Back Door Man") and Kurt Weill ("Alabama Song"). Though great albums followed, The Doors stands as the L.A. foursome's most successful marriage of rock poetics with classically tempered hard rock -- a stoned, immaculate classic.

PARKE PUTERBAUGH

(Posted: Apr 8, 2003)

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Review 1 of 4

godhasamission4u writes:

5of 5 Stars


I can't believe nobody's written a review yet! Anyways The Doors is one the greatest albums in the history of rock not only because of it's amazing composition, fluidity, and beautiful poetry but as one of the first albums of it's kind to present the dark side of rock and roll. The Doors weren't afraid for a second in the album as they went to every level of their ability and above as they explored whole areas of unchartered land of rock and the blues. Jim Morrison's poetry and persuasive lyrics are what started these songs and every band member had an input more or less in every song. Robby Krieger's and John Densmore's workmanship on Light My Fire and Take It As It Comes have defined and how rock, jazz, blues come together and how they should be played. The raw sexuality and beauty of Touch Me is one of kind and a brilliant performance on behalf of all rock music. The End's climatic buildup brought psychedlic and rock music to new heights just as the explosion of music occured the following year. Recognized as pioneers of a new sound to music the Doors is album all worth listening over and over again until you realize that the 60's weren't over!

Aug 13, 2007 13:24:36

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Review 2 of 4

godhasamission4u writes:

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I can't believe nobody's written a review yet! Anyways The Doors is one the greatest albums in the history of rock not only because of it's amazing composition, fluidity, and beautiful poetry but as one of the first albums of it's kind to present the dark side of rock and roll. The Doors weren't afraid for a second in the album as they went to every level of their ability and above as they explored whole areas of unchartered land of rock and the blues. Jim Morrison's poetry and persuasive lyrics are what started these songs and every band member had an input more or less in every song. Robby Krieger's and John Densmore's workmanship on Light My Fire and Take It As It Comes have defined and how rock, jazz, blues come together and how they should be played. The raw sexuality and beauty of Touch Me is one of kind and a brilliant performance on behalf of all rock music. The End's climatic buildup brought psychedlic and rock music to new heights just as the explosion of music occured the following year. Recognized as pioneers of a new sound to music the Doors is album all worth listening over and over again until you realize that the 60's weren't over!

Aug 13, 2007 13:24:36

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godhasamission4u writes:

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I can't believe nobody's written a review yet! Anyways The Doors is one the greatest albums in the history of rock not only because of it's amazing composition, fluidity, and beautiful poetry but as one of the first albums of it's kind to present the dark side of rock and roll. The Doors weren't afraid for a second in the album as they went to every level of their ability and above as they explored whole areas of unchartered land of rock and the blues. Jim Morrison's poetry and persuasive lyrics are what started these songs and every band member had an input more or less in every song. Robby Krieger's and John Densmore's workmanship on Light My Fire and Take It As It Comes have defined and how rock, jazz, blues come together and how they should be played. The raw sexuality and beauty of Touch Me is one of kind and a brilliant performance on behalf of all rock music. The End's climatic buildup brought psychedlic and rock music to new heights just as the explosion of music occured the following year. Recognized as pioneers of a new sound to music the Doors is album all worth listening over and over again until you realize that the 60's weren't over!

Aug 13, 2007 13:24:36

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godhasamission4u writes:

5of 5 Stars


I can't believe nobody's written a review yet! Anyways The Doors is one the greatest albums in the history of rock not only because of it's amazing composition, fluidity, and beautiful poetry but as one of the first albums of it's kind to present the dark side of rock and roll. The Doors weren't afraid for a second in the album as they went to every level of their ability and above as they explored whole areas of unchartered land of rock and the blues. Jim Morrison's poetry and persuasive lyrics are what started these songs and every band member had an input more or less in every song. Robby Krieger's and John Densmore's workmanship on Light My Fire and Take It As It Comes have defined and how rock, jazz, blues come together and how they should be played. The raw sexuality and beauty of Touch Me is one of kind and a brilliant performance on behalf of all rock music. The End's climatic buildup brought psychedlic and rock music to new heights just as the explosion of music occured the following year. Recognized as pioneers of a new sound to music the Doors is album all worth listening over and over again until you realize that the 60's weren't over!

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