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Single Malt
I am. Especially the versions on The Doors Are Open film are absolutely fantastic. It would be great to have those Roundhouse gigs as soundboards...
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Wry Cooter
People compared Morrison to Jagger but other than a kind of peacock frontman thing there isn't much in common. But even there Morrison was obnoxiously disengaged while Jagger is often obnoxiously overengaged. And of course vocally Morrison had that rich baritone that is very different than Jagger's singing voice, and lyrically Morrison was far more poetically inclined (for better or worse) than Jagger ever aspired to being. You could also say Morrison never had a visual henchman like Keith, though both Krieger and Manzarek were huge contributors musically. Densmore can be mentioned as a great band drummer in the same breath with Charlie Watts, which is extremely high praise!
Musically, I've always felt the Doors final 2 (full group) LPs, "Morrison Hotel" and "LA Woman", were akin to the Stones circa "Beggars Banquet"/"Let it Bleed"/"Sticky Fingers". More "American", blues-based with cool lyrical flights. To me, this was the Doors' real peak, and think they were capable of a lot more great music, as were the Stones.
Oh -- loved the Doors!
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MILKYWAY
Why does every IORR thread about the Doors spiral into a "Morrison sucks, Jagger's better" shoutfest?
Come to think of it, it happens with the Beatles threads too. Replacing "Morrison" with "McCartney", of course.
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MILKYWAY
Why does every IORR thread about the Doors spiral into a "Morrison sucks, Jagger's better" shoutfest?
Come to think of it, it happens with the Beatles threads too. Replacing "Morrison" with "McCartney", of course.
You hear shouting? Where? I gave my opinion on Bill Wyman's take which was a good one and others gave their take. It all seems very civil to me. It seems like a normal discussion.