Drummer reacts to "Waiting for the Sun" / "The Spy" by The Doors

[@IgorBzovski]

"There are things known, and there are things unknown, and in between are.. the doors."-Jim Morrison. Hello from Serbia 🇷🇸! I love your reaction!❤

[@dawntucker5052]

Waiting for the sun ❤❤ one of my favorites ❤

[@12Spiffy]

"This is the strangest life I've ever known . . . "

[@danrumble74]

My all time favorite band since i discovered them in '90 or '92 🙂👍

[@hopeklemann1]

🌸 The Spy is so underrated and underappreciated

[@stevedotwood]

Waiting For The Sun has always been my favorite Doors song. It's just perfect

[@L33Reacts]

It’s one of new favorites for sure. How could you not love that song??

[@randogirl-3]

I agree! I listen to it all the time. The whole album in fact has been on repeat when I’m in the car.

[@genegarrett3372]

Never get tired of opening Doors

[@jamescotner2459]

Another top shelf timeless tune by one of the greatest

[@claytonpaul4259]

oooh lawd. excellent choices. please tell me Maggie McGill, Crawling King Snake and Been Down So Long are on the list as well :D

[@geetarman]

Maggie mcgill is sooo good, to me the doors are one of a handfull of bands that all of their albums are great! So rare

[@gillwaugh7212]

What an album. Every track is gold.

[@billhawkins1236]

Outside of the debut album and strange days, this is my favorite Doors album. There is no bad tunes on it. Now we're ready for Land Ho! And Ship Of Fools.🤠😎👍👍

[@Driecnk]

Entire side one of Absolutely Live to put it in context

[@vincentjacovino9097]

My favorite Doors album.

[@UFOS4]

Nothing but love for The Doors since the 60’s.

[@paulsaxo8754]

Can still remember the smell of the joss sticks and the colour of the paint on the walls of the room I was in when I first heard this nearly 50 years ago

[@billhawkins1236]

And waiting for the sun sounds really good blasting through a pair of JBL L100's.🤯🕶️

[@alrivers2297]

The Doors are my favorite American band and are in my top 5 overall

[@jeffjohnson9911]

The song "Waiting for the sun" was from the sessions for their 3rd album. Also the song "Indian summer" on this album, was from their 1st album sessions in 1966.

[@davescurry69]

Thank you for reacting to these two wonderful deep cuts from this great, great album. What a band. Unlike any other. The Doors are one of those precious few bands that have a totally unique sound.

[@alrivers2297]

I agree. I think The Police may be the second most unique sounding band ever

[@davescurry69]

@@alrivers2297 third. The Who first. Then The Doors.

[@alrivers2297]

@davescurry69 I love The Who, but like the other two bands even more

[@davescurry69]

@alrivers2297 each to our own. I was talking about having a unique sound, and that The Who appeared with a totally unique sound before the other two. I'm not much of a fan of The Police, although I respect them as musicians. I love The Doors but love The Who even more.

[@alrivers2297]

@davescurry69 I feel like the Who is a little more straight rock n roll. Where as the Doors and Police are more unique sounding

[@dolfinpt]

The Doors! My 2nd Fav band.. Own every album and have read everything I could find on this band! Great library and Amazing music by three guys and a singer! ❤

[@JohnLancaster-fh3oc]

I heard this was a real motel they snuck into to have the picture taken when the clerk went to lunch.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

The three musicians of The Doors were talented, powerful on their instruments -and they helped with some songwriting, too. Jim M' is who most look to for the greatness of this band, lyrics, voice, and swagger - the other three deserve praise for their music grooves.

[@Linda-y9h]

Cool, always stop to listen to the Doors. ❤😊

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

You need to do the opener "Roadhouse Blues" one of the Doors best ass kicking anthems.

[@midnightrambler7716]

There was a great art gallery called Morrison Hotel on the first floor beneath Fleetwood’s - Mick Fleetwood’s restaurant on Front Street in Lahaina in Maui. We went there in 2017 and were lucky to see him do a talk there (the gallery was doing a tribute to the Stones there at the time so he talked a lot about them). The gallery featured mostly prints for sale by famous 60’s photographer Henry Diltz. Fabulous gallery. Afterwards, we went up to Fleetwood’s and had a wonderful dinner on the roof, followed by seeing Mick Fleetwood and his band in the restaurant. Sadly this all went up in flames in the fire last year.

[@spooley]

Ah geez, I wondered if the place burned, not a surprise when you see the aftermath.

[@vicprovost2561]

Trippy Doors is as good as it gets. The trips we had back in the 70s always had some Doors in them, total awesomeness! 🔥🎵🎹🎤🎸🎶🔥

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

Either this album or LA Woman are my favorite, THE SPY is my favorite Doors song, THE CARS HISS BY MY WINDOW.

[@EchoesDaBear]

GREAT reaction Lee! Morrison Hotel is a superb album, front to back, and Waiting For The Sun is in my top 5 Doors tracks - indeed, those keys of Manzarek (RIP) & drums of Densmore is melodic and heavy! Just glorious! Peace Frog is also a seminal favourite from the first half! The Spy is also a fave. Cheers!

[@davescurry69]

My favourite Doors album. Not a weak track on it.

[@straya52]

This album is best heard from the opener "Roadhouse Blues" (was always my fave Doors track) to "Maggie McGill". Waiting for the Sun followed by You Make Me Real is a treat.

[@paulehney4581]

Classic tunes

[@midnightrambler7716]

In the 60’s EVERYTHING was geared to 007 James Bond. It was such a huge hit that everyone was getting in on the trend. From Johnny Rivers “Secret Agent Man” to Get Smart to Our Man Flint to The Spy by the Doors. It was all the rage man! Edit: oh and of course one of the best spoofs at the time, A Shot in the Dark which started off the Pink Panther franchise. And countless other spy themed movies, shows, cartoons, books, toys etc.

[@genegarrett3372]

side note to Get Smart. I was 11 and Get Smart premiered on NBC in Sept. 1965. For some reason the NBC affiliate in Little Rock didn't broadcast it. They did beginning the next tear. Anyway, my Grandmother lived in an old hose near downtown and had one of those tall antennas outside. My cousins and I would have a sleepover at her house and early in the morning when the atmosphere was right we could pick up TV stations from other towns. That when we discovered Get Smart. Of course the humor is a tad sophomoric but to 10 and 11 year old boys it was funnier then heck. We always enjoyed that, plus the horror films late at night we weren't allowed to watch.

[@midnightrambler7716]

@@genegarrett3372Great memories. I am a tiny bit younger than you at 64 but I STILL find Get Smart hilarious! I was only 5 in ‘65 so I was probably a little too young to pick it up from the get go, but by the late 60’s I was hooked! I lived in Toronto and if it wasn’t on our local stations we got ABC, NBC and CBS out of Buffalo NY. I don’t watch it a lot these days but I have a season or 2 on DVD that were given to me years ago. I guess I like sophomoric humor! 😂 I also just thought of the Beverly Hillbillies episode where Jethro was the “double naught spy”. Shows back then somehow managed to walk the fine line between ridiculous and hilarious at the same time!

[@jamesconnolly1201]

@genegarrett3772 Are their toys and merchandise to collect of ...."....."Get Smart"

[@BritIronRebel]

Just for the record.... Jim Wrote The Spy for his longtime girlfriend Pamela.

[@midnightrambler7716]

@@BritIronRebel lol yeah I’m aware of that. I was just pointing out that the spy stuff was all the rage at the time. Whether or not Morrison was intending a double entendre and jumping on the bandwagon there, only he could say. I didn’t think he was directly channeling 007 for the song, although that would’ve been an interesting edition of the character for sure. Maybe it would’ve worked! The Ian Fleming book version of Bond was even more of a boozer than the silver screen version.

[@julianbarber4708]

Morrison Hotel was the first Doors album I ever heard....loved them ever since.

[@RGRG3232]

"Queen of the Highway" from this album + "Hyacinth House" from 'LA Woman' would be a nice one-two punch. Two VERY underrated songs that are so uniquely The Doors.

[@corawheeler9355]

Really good pair ... don't remember hearing "The Spy" before .. new Doors? Great!

[@joelliebler5690]

Had he not died The Doors would have dominated the early to mid 1970’s at least. Very skilled and intelligent musicians!

[@NoviJimB]

My favorite Doors album. As usual, lots of variety of sounds and styles, even just these two songs. Everyone in the band had a unique, distinctive style, and somehow they all mixed together perfectly. The song after 'Waiting For The Sun' is one of my favorites, and people rarely ever mention it - 'You Make Me Real'. A great rocker, and completely different from these two.

[@genegarrett3372]

The Doors were on Elecktra Records and their 45s were some of the first 45s in stereo.

[@realbser1956]

Thanks Lee, haven’t heard these songs for a long time. 😊

[@shemanic1]

"Waiting For The Sun" is an awesome track & seems to evoke a whiff of joss sticks or maybe some herb.

[@2dashville]

Just wait till you hear Not to touch the earth from this album 🔥

[@zappa1952]

I was 16 in 1969. Not surprisingly, the band that changed my perspective the most was, of course, The Beatles. After that was Jimi Hendrix. I was wondering a few years back who was #3. The Doors immediately took that spot!

[@jamesconnolly1201]

@zappa1952 You Were 18 In 1971. And You Weren't Drafted To Vietnam ???

[@zappa1952]

@@jamesconnolly1201 I was part of the 2nd year of the lottery and had a high enough number.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Let’s dew drop Inn at the Delirium Lounge

[@HawklordLI]

There was a hotel in downtown LA called the Morrison Hotel, Ray noticed it one day while driving around. The pictures on the album were taken there. (Some without permission). Please consider giving 'Build Me A Woman' and 'Woman Is A Devil' a listen.

[@janvanimpe8377]

jan van impe 1/who do you love 2/celebration of the lizard 3/the wasp 4/ ships w/sails(from their first album after jim died)

[@genegarrett3372]

When I was young, $2.50 Hotel rooms was the price per hour.

[@vicprovost2561]

Me too! Times sure have changed.

[@patrickdoake6022]

Like his poems you must listen to American prayer lp

[@SnoopySnoops1]

'she drew on my face' Lol! Hi Danica!

[@ritagryphon222]

Such a great reaction... always interesting. Lovely daughter too (:

[@headofamonster]

If you get the chance, look up Soundgarden doing a cover of Waiting For The Sun. It’s a solid tribute to this great song. 🤘

[@hopeklemann1]

dude... Indian summer lol

[@bobdupre3721]

thank you

[@L33Reacts]

Glad you enjoyed my friend

[@Driecnk]

Great pick

[@hopeklemann1]

🌸 this band is very special to me as well..... and I might have missed it God knows I miss a bunch of stuff LOL but I know you would absolutely vibe with the little piece called "The Movie". . it's kind of almost spooky as a foreshadowing , if you will. it's Jim's spoken word , so it's not music but it's very very cool

[@60sbaby456]

Spanish caravan, next❤

[@jimholt1888]

Lee ...check out Gloria on Alive She Cried!

[@VaskoPopa-ux7hx]

Queen of the highway is best on album.

[@stevetreloar3129]

I had an import American print Lp of Morrison Hotel and the mix is different, it is hard to get the same punch from digital mixes! Waiting For The Sun is my Doors number 1.

[@janvanimpe8377]

jan van impe other suggestions for some "dreamy" songs : blue sunday/end of the night/hyacinth house/i can't see your face in my mind/

[@mickell241]

Lee, what music do you personally like? do you listen to rap? just curious. i'm glad you like the Doors!!

[@damonhines8187]

Sorry if you've already done 'WASP(Texas Radio and the Big Beat)' and I've forgotten. If not, please do. Cheers 🍻 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 😊🤙🏼🎶🔥❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊

[@kweile4339]

Are The Doors opening doors in your mind?

[@hopeklemann1]

🌸 you need to remember when you have supernatural experiences like that, that you were deeply connected to the universe and you will continue to have these things occur on this plane of existence. some of us are just not the average human being and you are one of us .... welcome to The matrix 🤍

[@BlackMountainMike]

Do the live medley

[@Driecnk]

Existentialism

[@hopeklemann1]

🌸 I'm finding that you are getting to be as big of a Doors fan as I am... and it seems like it's for similar reasons. so I'm going to send you one of those little 15 second clips, ( you may have already seen it, idk) but to me it gives the perfect example of what Jim was really like.....kzbin.infoA8MTQ1lGPQY?si=4ReiuU_WdqoU5a86

[@danreed5171]

Dude whole album is off the hook

[@jefmay3053]

This guy predicted