Drummer reacts to "L.A. Woman" by The Doors

[@NancyMoran-r3b]

There was no music like this in the fifties. This was pure sixties and pure Doors.

[@mjeffn2]

This song is Jim’s ode to Los Angeles. LOL. Jim and Janis Joplin had some epic encounters with each other back in the day. Val Kilmer was a totally bad ass Jim Morrison in the 1991 movie “The Doors.”

[@satchice9102]

The lyric "Cops in cars, The topless bars, Never seen a woman so alone ...." beautifully paints the L.A. scene, time, place and atmosphere.

[@JimboKM]

Mr. Mojo Risin' is an anagram of Jim Morrison.

[@L33Reacts]

Well that makes sense lol Thank you for filling me in

[@humboldtharry1289]

Jim was drunk as shit on this. It gave him the perfect growl and slight slur. It’s like you’re out drinking with him, just cruising around

[@rubbersole79]

Oh yeah...the Lizard King had the sweetest, most powerful baritone in all of rock n roll. Legendary.

[@vincentvancraig]

Seriously…one of the greatest rock drummers of all time….his hero was elvin jones of John Coltranes band….check out “not to touch the earth” to see how insanely eclectic the doors could be stylistically.

[@L33Reacts]

I'll check it out! Thank you for watching my friend:)

[@vincentvancraig]

@@L33Reacts , absolutely, man, my pleasure…great channel:)

[@richardluevano8996]

Check out “Peace Frog” by the Doors. Great tune!!!! Cheers 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@L33Reacts]

Cheers! I'll add it to the list, thank you my friend.

[@blitztim6416]

Really captures the feel of LA. night and day.

[@frogsterjonesiii6482]

The Doors formed in 1965. First album released in 1967. Last album, L.A. Woman, in 1971, April. Jim Morrison died in July 1971.

[@sammybeck7794]

Ray Manzarek was one of the best keyboard players of that time and possibly still today

[@KevinRCarr]

No this one is from 1971. It's the first album I ever bought with my own money. Great song, and enjoyed your reaction.

[@L33Reacts]

Glad you enjoyed it kevin! I had a great time with thism

[@jonrobinson9578]

My all time best band ever. And boy what an album to go out on. Stunning

[@davidheiser2225]

Ray Manzarek didn't play bass. They always employed a bass player on their studio albums. For LA Woman it was Jerry Scheff. They toured without a bass player, so Ray filled in bass lines on the keyboard when they played live.

[@mrnosaj71]

Great reaction... seeing a cool kid jam to The Doors in 2024 gives my 52 year old ass hope!

[@tammymcavoy3541]

Amen, the Doors a required for anyone’s musical education ❤

[@rustycohle7779]

My Sophomore year in HS, 1985, I wore a different Doors t-shirt every day. They each represented their 5 albums. Since there were 5 days in a school week it worked out perfect. I even wore a Doors shirt under my track jersey during meets. So yeah this kid listening to them in 2024 feels good for us

[@RichjojoCehura]

64 year old guy too

[@fredrikjelkefors9336]

La Woman is recorded in 1970...A genius album

[@cjhoff9661]

I cannot imagine (or remember!) hearing this for the first time -- enjoy

[@AirDOGGe]

My most memorable example of this gem was when I was at a friend's home where he had converted a bedroom intro a small music room He had Carver stereo components and a pair of huge JBL L-300 speakers with 15-inch woofers (google them), and I swear it was the first time this song sounded like the band was directly in front of me playing live. So crystal clear and so real! There's good reason why folks spend a small fortune on these sound systems. They have to be heard in person to be believed. See you in 29 minutes. ;-)

[@ronaldstokes4841]

I do regret not keeping my old rack system. Incredible sound. MUST use speakers, no headsets, Kids. by th' way, in the dark it made that one wall look as if you were an electronic Wizard.

[@AirDOGGe]

@@ronaldstokes4841 I still have my Concept 11.0 receiver and my JBL L100t speakers and smaller JBL L36 speakers that I bought in the 1980s. The neighbors aren't too happy about that ;-)

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

Jbl speakers with 15 inch woofers shake the fuckinh house! It must have been awesome!

[@akeleven]

So miss the days of having a real sound system. Everything back then had incredible sound

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

@@akeleven the days of Altec Lansing or jbl speakers with 15 in woofers.SUPER TWEETERS, Technics turntable with a real good audio technica stylus and a pioneer or Marantz receiver!! Those old school systems really cooked!

[@user-tb9dx9mg2njsb]

Now off the same album THE WASP and Riders on the storm

[@mjeffn2]

The Doors’ sound was something all its own. So many bands were like that back then. We could tell who the band was on a new song we hadn’t yet heard within the first 3 or so bars or so. LZ,DP, Doors, GFR, BST, Chicago, etc, etc., all had such unique sounds.

[@brendamilloy2557]

And then they'd do something no one was expecting and the amazement when you realized that it was Zep or Doors or whichever band, and you'd spend hours listening to that new tune from one of your favorite bands, soaking it into your very being, freaking out cuz you didn't expect that...those were the best times.

[@mjeffn2]

@@brendamilloy2557 Yet, thinking back, the first time I heard ‘Going To California’ I probably knew it was Led Zeppelin by the fourth word in the first sentence of the first verse, and then it was “ahhhhh,” of course that’s Robert Plant but also who else would engineer the sound that way and good chance John Paul Jones was playing the mandolin. The unique and intimate way that bands back then were involved in the recording, mixing, and engineering of their music resulted in their “sound,” being a uniquely recognizable instrument itself.

[@mikefetterman6782]

This was recorded in 1970. One of Jim's best songs. Robbie Krieger was responsible for a lot of their hits, writing Light my fire, Love me two times, Touch me......Ray on keys and John on drums have a jazz background, Robby was an acoustic flamenco player 6 months before they formed the band.

[@belinda35_77]

also having absolutely scored by borrowing elvis' bass player 'whole lotta fender bass' jerry scheff they said in hopes of getting jims spirits up for these sessions being such a huge fan elvis

[@twelvemonkeys8786]

This is in the top five best written songs ever. Masterpiece

[@craigfazekas3923]

Only in the spotlight for 5 years, The Doors (with JM). Unreal.... 🚬😎👍

[@gregfagan199]

The greatest driving song of all time. Always makes me push the pedal to the floor.

[@AlexTaylor-i3o]

I lived in Los Angeles for 5 years in the late 70s early 80s and every time I hear the intro to LA Woman I'm back on the Santa Monica freeway.

[@SteveLaneGalway]

If you enjoyed John Densmore's drumming, check out When The Music's Over!

[@joelliebler5690]

Jim had a unique, mesmerizing lead vocal voice. The whole band were fantastic musicians with Ray and Robby standing out on this unforgettable tune!Lee you are right the young ladies did anything and everything to get Jim’s attention!Jim finally did break on through to the other side and we are still waiting for him to return!

[@L33Reacts]

Bro I could tell he was a magnet just from his voice LOL what a voice. I bet he had them going WILD 🙃 that was a great track.

[@jrepka01]

This song perfectly evokes LA/Hollywood in the late 60s. Late afternoon-early evening in the fall (hot and dry -- fire season), cars cruising along Sunset, sidewalks full of people. Just magical.

[@jimmoore8951]

Totally makes me think of the Whiskey aGoGo from the 60s... too bad I was only 10 then

[@lisar.6670]

#Riders on the Storm .. #Love Her Madly .. #Road House Blues .. #Peace Frog .. #Love Me Two Times .. #Back Door Man .. #Light My Fire .. #Soul Kitchen .. #Touch Me .. #Maggie M'Gill .. #The Mosquito ... Just a small handful of Doors songs on a short list to check out.

[@alldayadventures5418]

"The Doors" was almost a cult following in the 70's. Much darker than the typical R+R music of the time they hit some really dark subjects. Because of Jim's outstanding musical voice, he drew in many from all corners of the states. "The End" is a very long and very dark song about being Drafted to serve in NAM. "The Blue Bus" was the bus the army sent to your town to pick you up.

[@L33Reacts]

I could feel the darkness in his voice. And hear it. Probably a very troubled guy such as myself. I get it. I really do

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

"The End," is not about being drafted and serving in Vietnam. It's Oedipus Rex. The "Blue Bus," was the color of the bus line Morrison and his girlfriend rode in LA. The US Army didn't send buses to pick people up. If you were drafted, you were expected by law to go to basic training.

[@ronaldstokes4841]

@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 As a draftee and Nam Vet, many of the songs tied to the 'Nam' experience were not meant to be war songs. These are the songs we heard comin' from the hootches at night, hence the relativity. 'We Gotta Get Outta This Place', 'Runnin' Through the Jungle', and even CCR's two 'Rain' songs weren't war songs... but we took the rain comin' down on a sunny day as enemy fire and asked, "Who'll stop it!" The Righteous Brothers' 'Unchained Melody' became our anthem of hope to come home to the girl we left behind. Funny, even the Classic 'Flight of the Valkyries' has become a 'war' song to me. Welcome Home Brothers 589th Combat Engineers Song Pha, Republic of Viet Nam 1970

[@peterbland7227]

I beg to differ on the “cult” label. Most of their records reached the Billboard top ten at the time, and they even appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. They sang “Light My Fire”, which was a number 1 hit on the show and were banned after singing” girl we couldn’t get much higher” against Sullivan’s wishes.

[@julianbarber4708]

@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 I've always thought 'The Blue Bus' was the one used by Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters, but now I actually looked at a photo of it, I see it wasn't blue at all!......I must have mixed it up with The Who's Magic Bus!

[@BritIronRebel]

In my opinion, the top well known songs by the Doors are not really their best. Their lesser known stuff represents them so much more. I think some were made for commercial radio play.

[@SteveFBS]

Elvis' bassist from '69-'77, Jerry Scheff, played on these sessions with The Doors. Jim Morrison was absolutely thrilled to be performing with him. Such a fantastic song and album.

[@belinda35_77]

haha came here to make sure 'whole lotta fender bass' jerry scheff got a shout-out happy 85th birthday to jerry yesterday i believe its only him & glenn hardin left of the tcb band tcb band one of the all time greatest underappreciated backing bands of all time incredibly loyal incredibly talented

[@Humb7757]

I went in Paris to visit Jim’s grave in 2014, never regretted it…so many fans were there…will always remember ! Such talent!!!

[@FredtheFrisian]

Still one of my favorites of the Doors!

[@bigbow62]

Oh BTW and the lead singer... The Lizard King- Mr. Mojo Risin yes..... Jim Morrison ✌️🙂 Moonlight Drive Roadhouse Blues Riders on the Storm Touch Me When the Music's Over Love Her Madly Light My Fire Break On Through Five to One ....and oh so many more ! ( I've been a diehard Doors fan since the 70's ) The Doors broke free from the 50's and carved out their own sound in the late 60's into the 1970's with poet / lead singer Jim steering the ship, Ray on keyboards /bass, Robbie on lead guitar and John on the drums and they did it all in only a few short years.

[@scottstambaugh8473]

Moooooooooorrrrre Doooooooooooorrrrrrrrsssssss

[@vibetone355]

Best American Band ever

[@L33Reacts]

This rocked! I can't wait to hear more.

[@feliciaecheverria]

​@L33Reacts Jim's lyrics were filled with metaphors. In this particular tune, L.A. Woman is the city of Los Angeles. I don't hear what you called oldies. An oldie to us back then were songs like "Angel Baby" by Rosie and the Originals, "Earth Angel", etc. Imo, Morrison's Motel was their weakest album.

[@stanleynykaza9042]

Please do ROADHOUSE BLUES Studio version and the CHANGLING by the Doors

[@scottsharbonno1708]

Everybody recommends LA Woman. Why nobody does Backdoor Man??? Quintessential Doors tune

[@jameswarner5809]

This was the last Doors album before Jim Morrison died, and it's a fitting epitaph. This closed side one and final track on side two, Riders On The Storm, is another 7 minute-plus epic with some fantastic keyboard work by Ray Manzarek. There's plenty of other great Doors tracks: Ship Of Fools, The Soft Parade, Five To One, The End and, of course, Light My Fire.

[@SolarTiger]

there is a clip of them "live in Europe" from the 60s performing "When the Music's Over"...my fav by the band...

[@G.M.1944]

I believe Jerry Scheff, Elvis Presleys’ live bass player, played on this ? I believe by Jim’s, request, because he was a huge Elvis fan, Elvis’ early stuff like Mystery Train, One Night, Love Me Tender…

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

I like lyrics. Morrison wrote existential lyrics.

[@williamflinchum-qo6ch]

Checkout Lynyrd Skynyrd Working for the MCA/ Aint the one / Live at Knebworth! In this concert they opened for the Stones, and literally blew them off the stage. I saw the boys in 76 in North Carolina, the Hells Angels got in a fight with the Marines. And Ronnie got on the mike and said if ya,ll dont stop this shit, im coming down there and kick some ass/ Lol enjoy Lee😊😊

[@akeleven]

Dark? You haven't heard Riders on the Storm yet. For driving girls wild: Light My Fire. Morrison's voice isn't as good here as on others.

[@joeslish-p1p]

bar room blues

[@ronaldriis1023]

Yes, Bob Dylan, et al were more talented commentators on the street scene, but they didn’t live it. Morrison did. He was in those alleyways and drank with the people that he wrote about. It was not an act.

[@davidrauh8118]

Definitely road music. Jim was drunk when this was recorded. You can tell cause his vocal goes flat but you don't care because it's got such a great groove.

[@NancyMoran-r3b]

I don’t hear a fifties sound in this sound at all. The fifties were not so loose like this song is. To me this is pure sixties . No one like Jim in the fifties except maybe Elvis.

[@dennispope1355]

This very album ends with two killer tracks. The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) & Riders on the Storm. For an interesting psychedelic track try The End from the first album. Thanks for Great video. Enjoy

[@damonhines8187]

Great to see someone else requesting 'WASP (Texas Radio...)' too! Loved that one forever, seems like.

[@ga7654]

Mr. Mojo Risin...an anagram of Jim's name.

[@HellenKillerProject]

'Mr. Mojo Risin" Jim Morrison ... by any other name ..

[@piperofsimms]

Honky- Tonk piano sound cruisin' the hills on fire in L.A.

[@ednieto05]

This song came out in 1971. Recorded shortly before Jim died in Paris in 71. "Mr. Mojo Risin' (an anagram of Jim Morrison) was supposedly the name he was going to use after he faked his own death, dropped out of the music biz, and headed out to live the rest of his life somewhere in Africa. I was lucky enough to meet John Densmore about 10 years ago. I also got to see Robbie Krieger play this song live a few years ago in Portland and again in January of this year at the Whiskey in L.A., where the Doors used to be the house band in the late 1960s. Great L.A. band!!!

[@italcook1]

Listening to The Doors while driving… one of the best things about my youth! My older sister took my young son on road trips listening to The Doors, CCR, Stones, Beatles … he got quite an education and is mid-thirties. Cool that he’s heard the music from my youth while he showed me music from his Gen.

[@cynergy4]

I read some time ago that Jim Morrison had no confidence in his ability as a singer, and performed the first few gigs with his back to the audience. Go figger! My suggestion would be "When The Music's Over" next

[@johnathanstruble1064]

JOHN DENZMORE, former Jazz Drummer, before joining Doors. Funny , how great Jazz Drummers made some of the greatest back beats of Rock...example Charlie Watts, drummer for a little known band, uh think they were called the Rolling Stones...they may be big someday as well. 😂❤

[@Kevin6059]

Put this book on your reading list. No one here gets out alive. Great book about Morrison and the band.

[@captaincoconut8967]

The doors are great LA women is a great album but those first three door’s albums are unbelievable total head music 🟤

[@Pcrimson1]

Don't forget "Peace Frog", that's another hot one! Hope you hit it...

[@jimfrederick3907]

"Riders On The Storm"

[@scottyhotty1003]

Love Jim Morrison and The Doors as they totally Rock❤

[@peterbland7227]

I was 12 years old when this album came out. I grew up in LA and this album perfectly captures the excitement and undercurrent ofdanger then. This was right after The Manson murders and the hippie movement turning sour. Jim Morrison died soon after this was recorded.

[@FroggyGirl33]

Welcome to the rabbit hole of the Doors. There is not one bad song on any album

[@L33Reacts]

I can't wait to hear more! This was awesome. What a darker side to the stuff I've heard lately. I dig it.

[@splitimage137.]

The Doors are a fine band. L.A. Woman was 1971. Their debut album has a VERY TRIPPY song called THE END that was used in Francis Ford Coppola's movie Apocalpyse Now! and for good reason. Guitarist Robbie Krieger first studied flamingo guitar which has influenced his style, as well as having to play a combo of rhythm and lead.

[@joeslish-p1p]

riders on the storm.

[@markmurphy558]

It's a shame Jim Morrison was such a self-destructive dope, because he had one of the most distinctive voices in rock. He and Janis Joplin had a wild child competition going on in LA for their short careers, and both ended up in the "27 club". Tragedy.

[@L33Reacts]

Oh yeah I heard about Jim and the 27 club. Such a shame. I'm glad I past it so I didn't get sucked into it. When I was younger I didn't think I'd make it past 25. And I'll be 30 in a few months.

[@jima6545]

An old drinking buddy of mine was a Marine vet from the Korean War. He loved this song. I still play it for him every time I go out. Rip JB

[@L33Reacts]

RIP brother. Fly high up there. Thank you for watching my friend.

[@rhondamcewananderson3968]

Doors!! 😎🎶🎵❤️

[@cikalujo]

You we're spot on with 'it sounds like oldies even for them'. They were an absoulutely freakout inducing because they combined established styles of the generations of people's parents and grandparents but mixing them together and making them DARK AS FUUUUUKS. It was like listening to a goth ass evil uncensored Frank Sinatra backed up by undead old blues, jazz and even classical/ church organ music.

[@astroteech]

Thank you for taking me back to the best of my high school music memories. I'm so lucky to have had my musical awareness begin when I was 6 years old in 1963.

[@hannejeppesen1809]

1967 was when the music really changed. The Doors, The Beatles Sgt. Peppers two bands who really changed the music. From then one it just got better, Jefferson Airplane, The Band (my favorite along with The Doors) Santana, Cream many others.

[@CosmicVagabondPixie]

YAY **I Am The Lizard King I Can Do Anything** **Luvit** lets GO **Mr Mojo Risin** heh tho my fav member is **Ray Manzarek**

[@miamicool666]

"L.A. Woman" is a personification of the city of LA as a woman; it's darkness, bleakness, the underbelly of the city and its denizens. Nope, the Doors didn't perform at Woodstock. Morrison's voice is in the baritone register which helps give it a "mature" sounding resonance. They formed in 1965 in LA and produced 6 albums in 5 years. Morrison died in 1971 and the band tried to continue as a trio until finally disbanding in 1973.

[@michaelanthony3304]

Mr Mojo Risin ------------- after the recording Jim Morrison showed the band on a blackboard how that phrase contained all the letters of his name

[@chrisbrimhall1613]

As a drummer, you have to appreciate John Densmore’s drumming….excellent

[@feliciaecheverria]

The Doors split everything equally. That's why you didn't hear them called Jim Morrison and The Doors. Jim, vocals, lyracist, &shaman Robbie, Guitarist Ray, Keyboards John, Percussion All were classically trained. The Doors never made one bad song. Strange Days was their album which was most psychedelic in sound. My favorite album was Soft Parade. Their live performances were off the chart. Check out The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1968. Songs to listen to: The End When the Music's Over Unknown Soldier Soft Parade Indian Summer (my all time favorite). Not good for a reaction.

[@rosesilveira344]

Long Live The Lizard King! The music is a mix of blues ,jazz, rock,. 50s music was mellow nothing like this. Psychedelic music was during the era of beginning of the drug scene from late sexy '60s to early '70s. Bestles were pop til they started doing drugs turned psychedelic. In the words of Jim Morrison "Alright, Alright, Albright!" Which a certain actor copied & uses it as his own.

[@ontrack16]

Great react L33!! Total Doors vibe. Fun song :). I always liked Riders On The Storm. They have so many. Love it! ❤🎉

[@comet1066]

If you've not heard them these are great Doors songs: The End, Five to One, Riders on the Storm, When the Music's Over, People are Strange, Roadhouse Blues. Just to name a few lol

[@stuarthouse-w6o]

horse latitudes ... check that out ....... beware once you've heard this you can't unlisten it wanna get atake on what Morrison was really about check out his album American Prayer.

[@USAlien76]

The Doors were known for injecting bass lead segment into there songs. Another group that did this was The Moody Blues. Cheers!

[@anthonyblakely399]

The Doors is still a cult since the early 70's....other than the cult of Yes....the family of The Doors you will definitely be apart of. 😅😅😅😊😊😊😊

[@L33Reacts]

I've already joined so many cults I might as join this one too! 🙃😆😆😆

[@leighloutreedore8926]

"People are strange" another good Doors song that wasn't played on air. This vibe was the doors vibe nobody else like them.

[@davidschecter5247]

The Big Bands were popular and even their lead singers weren't given the same headlines. Frank Sinatra was one of them. Yeah, Bing Crosby became a solo artist, and deservedly so. Incredible singer. Sinatra took it to an entirely new level, and then Elvis.

[@kovie9162]

I'm hearing Ray Charles' What'd I Say and the Beatles I Feel Fine in the drumming during the first bridge here. Is it just me or is that a thing? And, still hard to believe that they didn't have a bassist and it was all Ray Manzarek doing the bass line, at least in live performances.

[@hannejeppesen1809]

I'm of that generation, my girl friend and I were crazy for Jim. He was so sexy in his leather pants.

[@damonhines8187]

I'm going to second the request for 'WASP: Texas Radio and the Big Beat', and add 'Alabama Song', 'Love Her Madly', '20th Century Fox', 'Hello I Love You', plus anything you fancy for whatever reason. 😊🤙🏼🎶❤️✨️🕊

[@RichjojoCehura]

Great music to turn off the lights in your living room and blast out this song with your favorite drink ❤

[@ralphgomez6251]

Check out "Break On Through To The Other Side "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danhuyck527]

my most impressive drum song is "Slow Ride" by Foghat (long version)

[@2dashville]

My Wild Love and Not To Touch The Earth are a couple of my favorite Doors songs

[@cazgerald9471]

2:13 1971 This is their final album prior to Jim's death

[@scottdiehl6087]

Most of this album is excellent, but if you wouldn't mind would you react to the song Texas radio and the Big Beat by The Doors

[@garyspeed8961]

impossible to drive slow with this track playing !

[@tammymcavoy3541]

Go on down the rabbit hole there are no bad songs from the Doors , Riders on the storm , light my fire , the End , if it says Jim Morrison or the doors , listen to it! I just subscribed to your channel, loved your reaction looking forward to you reacting to more Doors , also there is a great film, called the Doors well worth a watch ❤❤❤❤❤

[@stephenmichael8837]

Jim Morrison is one of the best Rock vocalist ever. His range was special and he could master of diverse styles. Band members great as well. Morrison a member of the 27 club.

[@John__Dough]

It’s refreshing to see someone younger give props to older music. Not enough young people respect what came before them, in my opinion.

[@patrickvecchio8138]

You love this vibe so much ? So did your grandparents.😝

[@trevorward8496]

Do you realise that robbie had never picked up an electric guitar until he met jim! Visited jim about a month ago