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The Doors were like a comet, they burned brightly but only for 5 short years and then they were gone. "Riders on the Storm" was a fitting coda to their idiosyncratic recording career. A haunting song with spooky double tracked vocals, one a croon, another a whisper.

 
I'm enjoying digging into the music of the Doors this week. Their second album, "Strange Days", is really good, and demonstrates how a band can stretch out and follow up a successful debut release with continued quality. The singer/lyricist Jim Morrison was quite an enigma; always provocative and difficult to pin down. I'd love to know what his soul is up to nowadays, hopefully he's staying off the beer!:lol:



 
One final compilation of Doors songs which I love. They were always part of the undercurrent of the whole "peace and love" movement, they saw the darkness on the horizon. You can't just get stoned and be complacent and think that things are gonna be alright. A lot obviously has been written about Morrison, but true respect should be paid to the band. Ray Manzarek was an exceptional keyboardist (contrary to what Dave McGowan stated in his book), and both drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger had a real flair and enthusiasm for jazz and blues. I haven't listened to them in years and it's been great getting back into their music, love 'em.:cool2:



 
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