Murmuring Beast 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2004 I won't really need much persuading, but I want a big Doors fan to tell me why they should be my new favourite band. I bought their first album last week and it is fucking brilliant. I also got the 30th Anniversary compilation DVD or something, which is good too. What else should I get, in terms of music, video, books, etc? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2004 For albums, you need The Soft parade, perhaps their most diverse recording. It goes from the catchy pop sound of "Touch me" to the bluesy (for obvious reasons) "Runnin' Blues" to the all-over-the-musical spectrum title track. There's the straight up rock stylings of "Wild Child" and the mournful sounding "Wishful Sinful." I believe it to be their greatest album. L.A. Woman is another must-have. Their swang song is dirty, gritty and well, great. It has the classic rock favourites in "L.A. Woman ", "Riders on the Storm" and "Lover Her Madly." Then, you get to the GOOD STUFF. "The Changeling", "The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)", and my personal Doors favourite, "Hyacinth House" are all tracks that go unnoticed by the masses but are top-notch tracks, with the latter being not only the saddest Morrison lyrics, but possibly their second best song ever besides "The Soft Parade." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiny norman 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2004 Agreed on LA Woman, though I'd stick Strange Days in there ahead of The Soft Parade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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1234-5678 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2004 I don't feel like getting into any detailed explanation, I'll just give you my list of essential Doors songs, and I'll just say that no matter what genre they tried, they succeeded brilliantly. (album name in quotes) "The Doors": Soul Kitchen, The Crystal Ship, Back Door Man, The End "Strange Days": Strange Days, You're Lost Little Girl, Moonlight Drive, My Eyes Have Seen You, When The Music's Over "Waiting For The Sun": Love Street, Not To Touch The Earth, Summer's Almost Gone, Spanish Caravan, Five To One "The Soft Parade": Shaman's Blues, Wild Child, Wishful Sinful, The Soft Parade "Morrison Hotel": Roadhouse Blues, Peace Frog, Ship Of Fools, The Spy, Queen Of The Highway, Indian Summer "LA Woman": The whole fuckin CD "Absolutely Live": Who Do You Love, Love Hides, Universal Mind, Dead Cats Dead Rats, Celebration Of The Lizard From The Box Set: Who Scared You, Black Train Song, Whiskey Mystics and Men, I Will Never Be Untrue (HIGHLY recommended), Rock Is Dead, Gloria, Poontang Blues, Rock Me, Orange County Suite Also, check out Morrison's poetry album, "An American Prayer". It tells an excellent story using Morrison's words, and features the usual outstanding background from Manzarek, Kreiger, Densmore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 22, 2004 They're alright. LA Woman is easily their best album. I'm trying to figure out what more persuasion you need to explore them, considering any major album of theirs is going to be available anywhere you look, and they get heavy radio play 30 years after the fact. I don't care for their self-titled very much. Jim's just wandering around in circles there. It's a record I liked for a while, but got bored with it. They don't do anything that makes them favorite worthy to me, but little that I outright don't like at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
