Showing posts with label The Doors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Doors. Show all posts

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Friday, July 3, 2026

Jim Morrison & The Doors : An American Prayer

 James Douglas Morrison

(December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) 

was an American

singer-songwriter 

and poet who was

 the lead vocalist 

and primary lyricist 

of the rock band

 The Doors. 

Due to his charismatic persona, 

poetic lyrics,

 distinctive voice, 

and unpredictable performances, 

along with the dramatic 

circumstances surrounding

 his life and early death, 

Morrison is regarded by

 music critics and fans

 as one of the most

 influential and 

controversial frontmen

 in rock history. 

Since his death, 

his fame has endured

 as one of popular 

culture's top rebellious

 and oft-displayed icons, 

representing the generation gap 

and youth counterculture.

Together with keyboardist 

Ray Manzarek, 

Morrison founded

 the Doors in 1965 

in Venice, California. 

The group spent two years

 in obscurity until 

shooting to prominence

 with its number-one hit single 

in the United States

 "Light My Fire", 

which was taken from

 the band's self-titled 

debut album. 

Morrison recorded a

 total of six studio albums 

with the Doors,

 all of which

 sold well and many

 of which received 

critical acclaim. 

He frequently gave 

spoken word poetry passages 

while the band was

 playing live shows. 

Manzarek said Morrison

 "embodied hippie counterculture rebellion". 

The Doors became known for 

their provocative

 live performances, 

including Morrison's

 arrest on stage 

in New Haven in 1967 

and the controversial 

Miami concert in 1969, 

incidents that intensified

 his notoriety and led to

 legal battles that 

further cemented the band's reputation

 as symbols of 1960s 

countercultural defiance.

Morrison developed an

 alcohol dependency, 

which at times affected

 his performances on stage. 

In 1971, 

Morrison died unexpectedly

 in a Paris apartment

 at the age of 27, 

amid several conflicting

 witness reports.

 Since no autopsy was performed,

 the cause of 

Morrison's death 

remains disputed. 

Although the Doors

 recorded two more albums 

after Morrison died,

 his death greatly 

affected the band's success, 

and they split up

 two years later.

 In 1993, 

Morrison was posthumously

 inducted into the 

Rock and Roll 

Hall of Fame 

along with the other 

Doors members.

 Rolling Stone, 

NME, 

and Classic Rock

have ranked him 

among the greatest

 rock singers of all time.

The Doors : Waiting For The Sun [50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]


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BLIND TO EVERY EYE SHE MEETS

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE THE GUY

TO MAKE THE QUEEN

OF THE ANGELS SIGH ?....


Saturday, June 6, 2026

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Ray Manzarek : The Whole Thing Started with Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control


 Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr.

 (February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013)

 was an

 American keyboardist.

 He is best known 

as a member

 of the rock band

 the Doors, 

co-founding

 the group

 in 1965 

with fellow

 UCLA Film School 

graduate

 Jim Morrison. 

Manzarek is credited for

 his innovative playing 

and abilities on

 organ-style

 keyboard instruments.

Manzarek was inducted

 into the

 Rock and Roll 

Hall of Fame 

in 1993 

as a 

Doors member.

 He was a 

co-founding member

 of 

Nite City

 from

 1977 to 1978 

and of 

Manzarek–Krieger

 from 2001

 until he died

 in 2013.

USA Today 

described him as

 "one of the best keyboardists ever"


The Whole Thing Started with Rock and Roll 

Now It's Out of Control

 is the second 

studio album

 by American 

singer and keyboardist

 Ray Manzarek

 Released on the

 Mercury label

 in 1974, 

 It was Manzarek's

 last album

 before forming

 the now defunct

 rock band

 Nite City

 in 1977

TRACKLIST


The Whole Thing Started With Rock And Roll

 (Now It's Out Of Control)

The Gambler

Whirling Dervish

Begin The World Again

I Wake Up Screaming

Art Deco Fandango

Bicentennial Blues

 (Love It or Leave It)

Perfumed Garden

Roadhouse Blues [*]

Ray Manzarek :  Break It Down

(Interview) [*]

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