First Time Hearing The Doors

[@DianeJennings]

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[@DianeJennings]

Ok ok I got my Morissons mixed up 🙈🙈🙈

[@billbabcock1833]

@@DianeJenningsI'm a big fan of Van too.

[@glennandadriansrocktalk]

@@DianeJennings It was adorable! Van's good, so it's not so bad, they even had the same singing range. Actually both Morrisons played on the same night at the Whiskey in LA in 1966. Doors/Them.

[@higgme1ster]

@@DianeJennings All of we oldtimers noticed the mixup but didn't even flinch because you were on a roll. We don't interrupt the talent when she is on a roll.

[@JasonRule-1]

It would have been much better if you hadn't ignored the video for a period and taken the time to check your text messages while it was playing.

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

Van Morrison is an Irish legend in music, Jim Morrison was a Rock Star/poet.

[@williamsherman1089]

Really, I've never heard that before, how profound!............Not!

[@suzycreamcheese6784]

0:32 "I think the lead singer is called Van Morrison"!

[@markmclendon8621]

loved them both.....ignore Herman's comment ...his brain is deteriorating from breathing mold spores in mommy's basement

[@williambonson6846]

He is immortalized by this talent and idolized by his early death along with others in the 27 club.

[@vinobody]

Van Morrison was then lead singer for the 'Them' and for some time were sharing the L.A. Whisky-a-gogo stage as house band with the Doors...this is how the Doors (with Jim Morrison on vocals) used to cover the Them classic 'Gloria'.

[@GoogleGoogle-fy3cj]

No band was like the Doors. The lyrics and music were mesmerizing and spoke of the angst in Morrison's tortured psyche. His genius was unique and the musicians in the band were awesome and so creative. It broke my heart to see such a poetry and music icon die so young.

[@FreeSociety1]

I get tired of Jim Morrison getting ALL the credit though. It was Robby Krieger (guitarist) that WROTE their two very biggest hit songs: "Light My Fire" and "Love Me Two Times", and had great creativity & style as a guitarist. And then Ray Manzarek on Organ & Piano was totally unique musician that defined the whole sound of the Band. Conversely, Morrison was musically illiterate and ONLY wrote lyrics. So The Doors were NOT ever about just one guy. Manzarek & Krieger were the true Musical Force of the Band, and the drummer John Densmore was also quite original, as he combined Rock drum & Bossa Nova drum styling together .... which sounded fabulous.

[@joer1678]

@@FreeSociety1 you need to learn more about the band. Listen to the band members themselves. Morrison would explain to the members the sounds he heard in his head and they would begin putting it together under his direction. They were all talented but there would be no DOORS without Morrison. Why do you think they did nothing after his death

[@Dang_ole_Boomhaur]

Not only that, there will never BE another band like them EVER AGAIN

[@ratlips4363]

I'm 73...I have to say I am really loving all of these KZbin reviews of bands of the "past". We grew up in our teens with these bands, they meant everything to us while listening to them on the radio or buying their records. Glad to see you discovering them Diane...such fun! Jim Morrison was the lead singer. Van Morrison is still around

[@hmrueggi6420]

... feel like you, although I'm much younger (born 1952) 😅😅😅

[@sabiantheomnivore5592]

@@hmrueggi6420 '63 and sorry that Van Morrisons mother wasn't on the pill.. He's an ignorant get, he was lucky to 1get 2 songs right..

[@johnroberts1873]

I’m just a kid, born in 57, spent lots of hard earned dish washing bucks on da Doors. Couldn’t get enough….my absolute favorite!

[@thebilldozer7970]

I was born in 1982 and I only listened to the Doors when I was 16.

[@londomolari5715]

Much younger?? Like two years. I'm the same age. Although, at times I wonder if these are a bit staged. But then again there is a lot of popular/rock from the 90's, 00's. 10's I've never heard because my tastes changed. @@hmrueggi6420

[@robertrosello1964]

Diane, If you're going to try to understand these rock bands of the 60's-70's it's going to take more than just one or two songs. These bands have incredible history, both personally and musically, The Doors are one of these bands and Morrison was the key. Once he passed they were over while other bands would lose key members and continue with someone else. Jim Morrison was irreplaceable, a real one of a kind rock star. His lyrics are magical

[@DianeJennings]

You have to start somewhere Robert

[@davidcollver6155]

Led Zeppelin was another one just the same once Bonham passed they were done.

[@LindaC616]

​@@davidcollver6155I feel like a lot of people would argue that one with you. It wouldn't be me, but a lot of people

[@christopherconard2831]

​@@davidcollver6155 I believe Zeppelin was on the verge of breaking up, or at least taking a long break, at that point. Bonham's death just accelerated the process. Robert Plant said about getting together to rehearse for Live Aid that watching Page change out the batteries in a peddle something like 9 times before begining "Now I remember why I was about to quit the band." Given the high pressure put on successful bands plus the often conflicting personalities within a group of creative people, it's amazing more bands don't self destruct early.

[@straycatttt2766]

@ Diane Jennings, This is my first time on your channel. You easily can miss hearing lyrics or interesting video parts when you distract yourself by looking down at your phone to read. Aside from that, I enjoyed your video.

[@progger53]

I saw Ray Manzarek in Dallas 1977. i was a dj at the u of iowa in the mid 70s. is band was called Night City. So I went to the concert there weren't very many people there because they never heard of the band. So I met him backstage and shared joint with him later. About 20 years later I let the note at his door in Beverly Hills. He ended up calling me and after that we developed the friendship for about a year and we talked about music and he told me Robby Krieger was looking for a record label to sign so I tried to find a record label for Robbie. I gave him some connections but he decided to release it himself and he sent me a CD with an autograph and thanked me for it I still am in touch with Robbie.

[@kerrihennebury7616]

The young truly don’t understand how cool their parents or grandparents are. I’m gen X and was raised on this music. I’m so glad you are giving it a whirl, Diane. It’s 💯 worth it.

[@pb68slab18]

I'm 64, the youngest of 3. My Dad hated MUSIC, or anything that made us happy! Thanks to my 9yr older brother, I grew up listening to goo music like this!

[@GravTsport]

This. All day, everyday.

[@steve_and_lolas_hikes]

Gen X 🙄 When did all this Gen bullshit start? Grow up

[@bigtalk2598]

Grew up on the Doors. It absolutely floors me that people, especially people involved with music, have never been exposed to the Doors. The most unique rock group ever. Jim Morrison is a legend that everyone should be familiar with. This is one of the more mellow hits. They rock out on many others. Do yourself a favor and immerse yourself in their genius.

[@hotwykinger6889]

Not her time and thus, she will never ever understand the Doors.

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

Jim hated repetitiveness. Music sounding the same all of the time. Band members would bring an odd instrument to rehearsal and Jim would like the sound it made . He'd then write music to fit that instrument. One of the guys brought in a Spanish guitar and that created "Spanish Caravan" and a few others.

[@dougg1165]

Ikr

[@impossible7163]

It's bit strange to me too. They were big and influental but somehow nowadays they are not that well known, it seems to me. They need some kind of revival for more people to hear them.

[@kevindevine6780]

Quite true!!!

[@claudebuysse7482]

The Doors sold more records now than when they were still a group. Their art transcend the generations. Good job !

[@gilesellis8002]

L.A. wasn't really the Doors

[@danielschaeffer1294]

One of the things that made the Doors unique was that their instrumentalists had been serious students of jazz and flamenco, with a strong affinity for the blues, before they started writing rock hits, while most rockers were self-taught and made it up as they went along. Their music had a subtlety and elegance no other band could match at the time and they’re still fresh and relevant.

[@lasagnasux4934]

They blended knowledge of their instrument and music theory with the chaotic craziness that defined that Era of music.

[@franklerch1012]

way off mark, mate. 😂 the list of a grade musicians among rockers is huge

[@danielschaeffer1294]

@@franklerch1012 Just because a musician is self-taught with little formal training doesn’t mean he’s untalented. Quite the opposite. It’s amazing that a Clapton or a Jeff Beck could do what they did on their own. What I was referring to was that the overall sound of The Doors was very different from any other group.

[@Mister_Samsonite]

@@danielschaeffer1294 Most distinctly- their absence of a bass player set them apart. Ray Manzarek played most of their studio bass lines on the keyboard - with few exceptions.

[@easyenetwork2023]

That is why Morrison is not really considered a rock icon like the Stones, he was not really rock and roll, but more soft rock, blues, jazz, and pop all in one.

[@hillbillyreefer8996]

Jim wasn't a song writer. He was a poet..... He was genius.. "The End" "When the music's over" Master pieces....

[@spudboypollock4115]

The End - my favorite Doors work

[@glumphyStoned]

@@dannytimms9011 what are you talking about? Stop being arrogant and pretentious

[@zeroceiling]

@@dannytimms9011 ..your comment appears to be equally banal to the extreme. Maybe we can play “She’s So Heavy” for you…would you perhaps derive more meaning from those lyrics?

[@paulathorne8703]

Don't you love her madly,,as she's walking out the door

[@paulathorne8703]

Touch me

[@dillonsronce2583]

Jim Morrison is easily one of my favorite vocalists ever and I also think one of the best ever. He was such a great lyricist.

[@DianeJennings]

I really like the lyrics

[@jimmyanderson5384]

I politely disagree. Jim was not a lyricist, he was a poet. Imo, there's a big difference.

[@dillonsronce2583]

@@jimmyanderson5384 I do agree with that. Every song was a poem itself.

[@darthskeptus9911]

@@DianeJennings He always said he was a poet, not a lyricist. I'm inclined to agree.

[@stevenseul361]

@@jimmyanderson5384 Completely agree with you!

[@amichi405]

They named themselves after "The Doors of Perception", an Aldous Huxley novel about opening your mind, sometimes using hallucinogens...

[@komcaloon5609]

I laughed at “..Van Morrison??” Van Morrison is an IRISHMAN Diane!! 🤣🤣(Albeit from Northern Ireland.) and also a good suggestion for another reaction. You’re naïveté in discovering these greats is adorable Diane!! ❤ It’s great to see you get into the groove of the era that I revere as the best time in music history. Keep them coming please Diane, these are gold!

[@komcaloon5609]

P.S. Not meant to be a slam Diane. This music is in my “Wheelhouse” and it’s great to see you stick to the journey. BTW, I don’t know SHITE about music theater, so keep that in perspective 😉

[@jasonremy1627]

Now she needs to do his music!

[@DianeJennings]

I’m glad you’re enjoying them

[@specialkonacid6574]

you mean Jim didn't sing Brown Eyed Girl ?

[@OllamhDrab]

Heehee, Jim Morrisson, not Van Morrison, both are cool, though.

[@timothydaniels504]

Light My Fire made them instantly famous. One of the best songs of that era. I never get tired of listening to the Doors.

[@Soupie62]

I still remember the first time I heard this. At night. The first storm of Spring was washing away the snow outside, I was in a warm bed. Watching the lightning, listening to the rain beat against the window - and this song came on the radio. The thunder in the song combined with the real thunder and lightning outside. Unforgettable.

[@PhilliptBates]

One of the "coolest" bands ever and musically, they were different and definitely had their own sound and vibe. Jim was a poet and his lyrics were some of the most creative of that genre. I would say that Jim was one of the best frontmen and performers.... always fun to watch. You have to list to "Break on Through", which you might recognise from Forrest Gump. The Doors did perform on The Ed Sullivan Show and agreed to change the lyrics to their song, "Light My Fire" for TV. The lyric in question was "Girl we couldn't get much higher", which they thought referred to drug use. During the performance, Jim, being Jim, looked directly into the camera and sang the lyric as written, emphasizing the word "Higher". (Was reminded below that this was the movie version, which is absolutely true.) During the performance, he just sang it without changing the lyric, which the band was against in the first place. Love Jim Morrison. Love the Doors. Love that moment in rock history.

[@DianeJennings]

Yes! Very poetic lyrically. Well said

[@bob_._.]

And after the show when a producer told them they'd never be on the show again, Jim replied, "Man, we've already done the Sullivan Show."

[@TheSteveBoyd]

That's the Oliver Stone/Val Kilmer Hollywood myth-building version you're thinking of. If you watch the original video, Jim Morrison simply sang the song like he'd done a thousand times before. As a singer myself, I'm inclined to think it was just muscle memory rather than an "F.U." to the censors, but who knows? Either way, it's still part of the legend.

[@Teeleesom5]

Oh hey you're right I said funeral pyre but it was the get much higher part that was pooh-poohed on by Ed Sullivan. I had it backwards when I posted.

[@tats7859]

@Laurie Kittle and if you listen to Ray's interview he said the same thing that Jim looked right in the camera, but I think Ray liked to embellish a Lotta things.

[@mattheweudy2396]

Surprised that this song came up as their most popular, I would’ve thought “Break On Through” had that honour. It’s definitely more mellow than most of their songs I know. That rambling keyboard with driving rhythm has a mesmerising aspect, in fact Diane looked half hypnotised at one point. 😵‍💫Obey my voice Diane, when I snap my fingers, you will be the Lizard Queen.

[@robc1952]

then you calling hecklefish?

[@DianeJennings]

😮

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@DianeJennings I could definitely see Editor Diane in this video

[@marklar7551]

Probably by airplay or most popular here on YT....

[@Joe_Okey]

Personally I would have preferred "Light My Fire", which I consider their best song.

[@jenkins80526]

No matter their problems, they were world class musicians and they put out so many great hits. Impeccable when they were on!!!

[@gailanderson7217]

Twenty-two years after his death, for his 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Morrison's mother donated his grade school report cards and Cub Scout uniform shirt. As a mum, seeing the childhood memorabilia on display that she had cherished, I teared up.

[@davidwillford3119]

Van Morrison and Jim Morrison are two very different people. Van is Irish, by the way. (I'd suggest listening to "Brown Eyed Girl" or "Moondance" by Van Morrison in a later video. Or "Gloria" by the band Them, which he was in before going solo. He's great.) My small and convoluted Jim Morrison private joke is that I have a tattoo on my leg of a lizard as a reminder of my time in the first Gulf War. There was a lizard that lived by my tent that I would occasionally feed at night, and I named him "Mojo". The name is a Doors reference since Jim Morrison was called "The Lizard King" (he used the line "I am the Lizard King, I can do anything" in one song) and also "Mr. Mojo Risin'" (which is an anagram of Jim Morrison). Putting the two together resulted in naming the lizard Mojo. I liked the Doors, but in my opinion a lot of their lasting popularity comes from the mystique of Morrison being an out of control figure who died young, much like the movie star James Dean. Or as a 1981 Rolling Stone Magazine article on the appeal of the Doors famously put it "He's Hot, He's Sexy, and He's Dead." Oh, and since you're very knowledgeable on movies, Oliver Stone directed a movie on The Doors in 1991, starring Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison and Meg Ryan as his girlfriend Pamela Courson. That may explain why you thought The Doors were a 90s thing.

[@DianeJennings]

Ohhh that makes sense

[@mvjonsson]

The Doors did a cover of Van Morrison's song Gloria. It is on the live album "Alive she cried".

[@scottfrench4139]

Ballerina or Madame George.

[@davidgibson8484]

If she is going to do Van Morrison, it should be Into The Mystic

[@JelksCabaniss]

​@nachenty "Alive She Cried" is one of their best albums -- if you can get it, it seems hard to come by. The other, and absolute must have, is "An American Prayer". It was recorded post-humously by the remaining Doors. It's the most quintessential Jim & Doors album in history.

[@johnhalverson1133]

Just hearing the Doors takes me back 50-plus years when you could hear their songs several times a day on the radio.

[@jamesslick4790]

If you live in Pittsburgh, PA You can STILL "The Doors" several times a day on the radio! ) Count on hearing "Led Zeppelin" & "Queen" several times a day too!

[@donnabruhn6907]

The Doors was magical, mystical, genius 👍 So representative of the those times

[@briankorbelik2873]

I'm a geezer , and in my teens and up to today, I am a Doors freak. "Riders on the Storm" is a beautful piece of music, and Ray, Robbie, and John are the most underated musicians in rock. I love the way Ray and Robbie used harminics on this song. My favorite Doors song is the title track to the "album "that she took Riders from. That being the song of Jim 's that is a goodbye letter to LA, when he had plans to split to Paris. That song is "LA Woman". And of course Jim was great on all the Doors songs. But, many people can't get past Jim and acknowedge the great musicianship of the band in total. After all these years and going to many clubs in Hollywood and elsewhere, seeing mostly Ray, but a few times seeing Robbie Krieger, that Ray Manzarek was the soul of the Doors.

[@jefferywarburton2116]

Robbie Krieger has a channel.👍

[@ernestitoe]

Check this out, Brother Geezer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZXIgouwi5Kkis0&ab_channel=EliasIak2011

[@cosmonaut9942]

I'm an old geezer too. The first time I saw the Doors was February, 1967, at the Valley Music Theater in Woodland Hills. They were bottom billed with the Byrds, The Buffalo Springfield, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Hugh Masakela. I was 14 and had never heard of the Doors. I was there to see the Buffalo Springfield but the Doors absolutely stole the show. I had never heard music like that and I was hooked. Hooked until I became hooked on the Grateful Dead. Still riding that bus.

[@sherryhoney8654]

Yes, yes, yes. You're right.💙

[@ernestitoe]

@X vonPocalypse I don't agree there. They weren't what the Doors had been with Jim, but I enjoyed their albums, especially Other Voices. Ray, Robbie, and John made a nice combo of their own.

[@jamesfackenthal]

The person you see in the video is Jim Morrison. He was the lead singer of the doors. Van morison was a different singer from another band. His grave is in france. I'm sure he's berried in france. Im not sure but I beleave he is in a cemetery in Paris.

[@firedoc5]

This was the last song they recorded as a group. They were barely talking to each other, and Jim was very drunk and could barely stand up. But it is one of their greatest songs, my personal favorite.

[@edb6690]

They already knew that Jim was going to head to France to avoid a jail sentence in Florida from an incident where he whip it out and started peeing on the audience in the front rows. He was drunk there too for the whole concert. He would be dead in just a few months after the album came out at age 27.

[@christopherconard2831]

​@@terrymockler I remember an interview with some member of the band that said they had two singers with him. Jim and Jimbo. Jim was a sensitive, quiet poet. Jimbo was a drunk, narcissistic ahole. They never knew which was going to show up at the studio or concert. One of the big frustrations near the end was the number of times he wouldn't show up at all. They'd record what they could without him. Then when he'd show up he'd be furious that it didn't sound the way he wanted despite not being there to offer any input. If he'd gotten his inner demons and personal issues under control, they could have had probably had 2-3 more good albums. But he lost that battle. A sad parallel is Hendrix. I'd like to hear what both could have done with the advances in sound production that were just starting when they died.

[@padfolio]

@@edb6690 No, he didn't whip it out and No, he didn't pee on the audience.

[@JasonSmith-jr7jh]

@@padfolio Where in the world do these people come up with this 🐂....?

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Morrison wasn't drunk in the studio here.

[@edkeaton]

Happy Wednesday Diane! You've picked another great group to react and listen to. The lead singer is named Jim Morrison. Two of my favorite songs from the Doors are "Light My Fire" and "The End", respectively. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this amazing group. Definitely need to react to more classic groups such as this one. Have a great rest of your week and be well! 😎👍❤️

[@martyschleder]

The Doors were ahead of their time. A classic rock band.

[@gordonglasgow2711]

Musically the Doors were as much jazz as rock (especially Ray Manzarek's keyboard work), but Morrison's lyrics were always very dark. I still consider their first two albums to be their best. You really can't compare them to any other group. They were unique.

[@kid5Media]

John Densmore was a jazz drummer.

[@julioalbertoherrera1339]

Robby Krieger played spanish guitar 🎸. The difference was *the lyrics of Jim Morrison,* who was an avid reader of poetry, mythology and anthropology books. He somehow blended his knowledge with poetry, introspection and psychedelics. He was unique and non-replaceable. Krieger, Manzarek and Densmore were very creative musicians, they blended different musical styles to create a unique combination, which performed well along with the musical revolution and counterculture of the 60s.

[@timwanwick179]

Haunting , sensual, eerie, other worldly --- The Doors are a TRIP. And INCREDIBLE musicianship from Ray Manzarek (keyboards), John Densmore (drums) and Robbie Kreiger (guitar) . So sad that music like this isn't written by today's musicians -- at least we have the classic music to remind us of the creative possibilities. 😎

[@williampeachey6057]

Tim Wanwick The Doors are most definitely not a Trip. If anything they are a round trip. They take you there and bring you back again.

[@geoffcurtis9890]

The Doors were totally unique, each member of the band were a master of their art. Brilliant lyrics and musicianship.

[@yourthaiguy]

Hard to name a better Baritone in rock than Jim Morrison… absolutely HAUNTING voice that blends perfectly with the music…

[@joyfulzero853]

The band's name came the 1953 Aldous Huxley book "The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell"

[@stevenpoff6273]

I'm just amazed watching Diane because I grew up listening to all of this GREAT classic rock that she has never heard before. It was by far THE GREATEST time ever to grow up in this REALM.

[@randycomerford2038]

The Doors, in my opinion were the greatest band to come out of the 60's. Jim Morrison was a poetic genius, and definitely a shooting star, that burned out way too early. Their music is so different from any else at the time, and anybody since then. With The Doors, it's either you get them ,or you don't!

[@NateEll]

100% and I get the doors and have gotten the Doors since my ears first heard them as a kid in the 60’s

[@davidg1087]

I have every Doors LP...multiple copies and like them very much,however,Arthur Lee and Love blow them away in my opinion.

[@mrcryptozoic817]

Actually, it's kind of amazing that it was the 60's. It could be anytime up through the 80's

[@NateEll]

@@mrcryptozoic817 gotta disagree- the doors were a product of the psychedelic era- a uniquely 60’s phenomena

[@mikelieberman6924]

I saw the Doors in concert more than fifty years ago. It was a small theater and I was treated to sitting only about three rows back. Morrison was one of the greatest rock poets of all time. I still have their original vinyl recordings. You really should have listened to "The End".

[@morgan97475]

Lucky you!

[@donolinger6904]

@@morgan97475 MS-13 hours ago?

[@morgan97475]

@@donolinger6904 You caught me!!!

[@gentryxc]

Not so sure "The End" would be the greatest first intro to The Doors. Could be a real turnoff for some sensibilities.

[@mikelieberman6924]

@@gentryxc It's edgy and that's why it is the thing to review. Why bother with the stuff that's 'safe'? Folks with delicate sensibilities would have problems with the vast number of Morrison's songs. I don't think anyone should be self-censoring because someone might be triggered. Sure there are those who want to put a fig leaf over Michelangelo's David. That's their problem not ours.

[@chrisbraid2907]

It’s so lovely watching you get into the groove we were in in our teens. Sure it was a top level song but back then so many other top songs just kept it from that coveted number one spot ! Those were the days of great music …

[@osocool1too]

I am from that era born in 1950 and loved the Doors led by Jim Morrison who died in 1972. I had several of their albums plus lots of other wonderful musicians/groups from that era..there were so many fabulous artists whose music has stood the test of time.

[@Conosur04]

1971

[@Chris.Davis.2]

I really miss good music.

[@kirksmith2051]

Actually, he died in 1971.

[@michaelserby-xp2ih]

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[@babywah3290]

After Jimi and Janis died, Morrison reportedly told bar patrons “you’re drinking with number 3.”

[@jorgezarco9269]

"The Doors" name is an homage to the book The Doors of Perception. The late Jim Morrison was the vocalist for the band. Val Kilmer played him in a 1991 movie. The keyboard player is Ray Manzerak.

[@elcorado83]

...and the movie classic, "The Hitcher" 1986, was based on & inspired by this song.

[@brianburton1843]

Manzerak's jazzy keyboards make the song.

[@Teeleesom5]

Yeah I think that's where she got the idea that they were from the 90s because I remember growing up in the late sixties early seventies hearing The Doors, and then when they came out with the movie in the 90s I was buying all the books and watching the movie and was just enthralled. Val Kilmer was excellent as Jim Morrison.

[@toddmoore9841]

Val Kilmer landed the role because he could sing as well as pull of the look. I was in highschool when it hit the theaters, so a few of us got together to see it opening night. In the theater, the people behind us lit up and smoked Mary Jane all through the movie. I had no previous experience with this particular substance. Needless to say, I really enjoyed the film.

[@Teeleesom5]

@@toddmoore9841 LOL! No doubt! That's hilarious.

[@markldavis1]

Pretty heavy song for an introduction to The Doors. I cannot help and be transported back in time to when this song was out playing on the radio. To this day I associate it so much to Morrisons passing. I was released in June 1971 and about one month later he was dead. Truly a sad time for me even 52 years later.

[@tootalazaaz]

Oh Diane the Doors are so cool. Jim is very deep in meaning and wild in his actions. Totally love this song.

[@lawrencenull]

The doors is an experience all in of itself. Every song is almost a subgenre of rock.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Eh, well, sometimes they copped from other groups. "Hello, I Love you" is "Louie Louie" and Paul Butterfield Band's "Mary, Mary".

[@Cruithneach]

@@RideAcrossTheRiver "Hello, I Love You" _borrowed_ rather heavily from "All Day and All of the Night" by The Kinks, as the subsequent royalties to Ray Davies ably demonstrated...

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@Cruithneach Take a listen to "Mary, Mary" though!

[@bonzo2212]

I agree, The Doors were a band that you either loved or hated with no in between. I've loved their music since I was a kid and started listening to them in the 70's.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@bonzo2212 "a band that you either loved or hated with no in between" What?

[@MelodyMan69]

One of my favourite driving tracks...LOUD.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

My favorite band! Creedence Clearwater Revival is a close #2. The Doors have so many great hits. This one is probably in the top 5. Recorded over 50 years ago and still sounds great.

[@spooktatorbob4867]

The Doors! One of the absolute best ever and one of my favorite bands ever. Morrison is untouchable. He was just a master all around. Yes, crazy but absolutely awesome poetic ability and great front man. Too bad he was so wild leading to early death and part of "the 27 club." That means he joins numerous other famous people to die at 27.

[@stankpictures2388]

I remember meeting Ray and getting his autograph on his book "Light my Fire: My Life with the Doors" and thanking him especially for this song, which I consider a masterpiece. It was taken from an old country song and re-worked to it's eventual version.

[@jimatyeo]

The Doors saw me through high School and the Vietnam war. Still takes me back anytime I hear them. A very very special band. This is just one of their many sublime tunes. Ray Manzerak was a beast on the keyboards and played the bass line like a bass player would. Each one was very special even among other special players. Changing anyone of them at the time would have diminished them. They had a wonderful mix of jazz and rock going unlike anyone else. John was a converted Jazz drummer and Robbie was a bit Jazzy as well.

[@ddthor]

Their first album was the first I ever bought in 1968. I was 12 years old. My mother heard The End and thought I needed to see a shrink.

[@jamesslick4790]

😂

[@EddioPinaR]

The best on this video is to see the girl passing from an expression of "what is this? To shaking with the music. Yes. My dear.. The were that amusing and outstanding.

[@davidsheridan7226]

When their first album came out when I was 8 years old I saved up my allowance to buy it, still have it. I loved Ray Manzarek’s keyboard playing so much that it inspired me to learn to play them myself 🎹

[@kennethward4985]

I first heard that album a few years later and I thought it was a greatest hits.

[@roybean7166]

I have all the albums, on vinyl, from those yrs ago. Roy b Cape town, south africa 🇿🇦

[@FizzFop1]

"Peace Frog" is my favorite doors song. The deep cuts on the albums are amazing. A lot of them got massive radio play in addition to the big hits. Also, I thought Val Kilmer was fantastic as Jim Morrison in the Oliver Stone Door's movie. Great cast-great performances even if the movie takes some liberties with the truth.

[@michaelhegyan7464]

Actually, the rest of the Doors, didn't actually the film, according to Ray, because it portrayed Morrison as an out of control drunk, which he wasn't..

[@andreabradley5837]

@@michaelhegyan7464 Val Kilmer did do an amazing job. I think he probably was at times an out of control drunk, Christ, he's in his 20's and a rock star. He wasn't a fuckin drummer 😅

[@michaelhegyan7464]

@@andreabradley5837 I hear ya..

[@andreabradley5837]

@@michaelhegyan7464 and then I proceeded to play drums to the Doors for an hour 😂

[@DPRyan-vd5pp]

My jam! Love Peace Frog!

[@robertpetre9378]

It’s interesting because Jim Morrison did an interview in a wine cellar, and the interviewer described his band as Gothic rock before the genre was even invented in the 80’s so the doors definitely have a haunting gothic at atmosphere to them for shore.

[@mikeh720]

Uh oh! Better put on your armor Diane - you're gonna catch some heavy fire from the Jim/Van Morrison switch-up! I think you should follow this up with fellow Irishman Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey or Moondance to pacify all the Doors fans that are going to freak out. Love the trippy groove in the back of 'Riders on the Storm', it gives the feeling of a long stretch of road similar to the "train" sound that Johnny Cash was noted for. Have a lovely musical journey, you have definitely gotten a bunch of great recommendations so far! BOOP! 💚 Cheers Diane, ED, and Chewie (treat for you little guy, no drink!)

[@DianeJennings]

Everyone makes mistakes 😂

[@billk9139]

I think Moondance would be perfect in retrospect to Riders on the storm.

[@paullangland7559]

I used to hear this song often on the radio. My high school was a block away from a radio station that played this song and it came in well in our locker room.

[@SaxonsGlory]

Jim Morrison and the Doors is a rabbit hole that will surprise you if you decide to go down it to explore their music and the legacy they left behind. I visited Jim's grave in Paris many years ago as a pilgrimage to his incredible talent. There will never be another band like The Doors.

[@williambrown9166]

The Doors movie, with Val Kilmer playing Jim Morrison was actually pretty good. And amazingly, Val Kilmer sounded like Jim Morrison when he rerecorded the songs for the movie.

[@PiedPeiper]

Very good - but sadly underrated - movie!

[@mirandak3273]

The movie The Doors *is* from the 90s, which may explain your thinking the band was from the 90s.

[@curtjohansen5742]

The Doors are completely original. They don't sound like anyone else, even remotely and no one has replicated any of their sound. They've created their own genre where they are the only ones in it.

[@bonscott1965]

Ac / Dc too

[@curtjohansen5742]

I wouldn't say AC/DC created a genre. They took a blues and rock n roll based style, stripped it down and came back with Marshall's pretty much dry and cranked em to 11.

[@henrykarndt]

all of them has musical education they profesional and in they are music have elements like Chopin and v many compositions from classic music

[@jenkins80526]

@@curtjohansen5742 Yep, I think your'e right Curt. The Doors and especially their own men, so just listent to them! They made beautiful music that was their OWN so I must admire them to the utmost for the rest of time because their music is timeless. Just absolutely timeless!!! 😉😎😍❤kzbin.infogaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f60d.pngkzbin.infogaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f60e.png

[@buckhorncortez]

Unlike Frank Zappa...who isn't the least bit original...right?

[@liamoreilly8939]

Their best and last concert was the Isle of Wright in 1970 . Jim was clean. He died in Paris in 72 and is buried in Père Lachaise cimmitery in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. I visit from Time to Time 😭☘️🍺🤠.

[@CharlesDelloRusso-sc3mc]

@@liamoreilly8939 it was 1971 July 3,

[@goofybastrd6856]

This was a big song for The Doors. If I were to recommend one song to someone who never herd them before, LA Woman is the ultimate, Doors sound.

[@ThePflcpsa]

"Mr Mojo Risin'" is an anagram of Jim Morrison!

[@jeffduflo8204]

My favorite from the Doors

[@andreabradley5837]

Got work tomorrow...don't make me play my drums

[@randallray7864]

I agree, one so g only LA Woman, or Break on Through perhaps.

[@jeremyfagner6808]

With Jim Morrison dark mystic poetry, Ray Manzericks classical influenced keys, John Densmores jazz influenced drums and Robby Kreigers flamenco influenced guitar they were a perfect match.

[@wildbill7081]

Yes very well said not like many others on here

[@bernhardherrmann9230]

😊Well, CORR. : MANZAREK / KRIEGER ok? BERNIE FROM GERMANY 🎉

[@jeremyfagner6808]

@@bernhardherrmann9230 thank you my spelling is not the best

[@keithbrown7685]

I would have called them a strange brew, an unlikely combo, from an alternate universe.

[@danielgillard7795]

Thanks for this! I've been listening to Riders on the Storm and the entire Doors' catalogue all of my adult life, so well over 25 years now, and it's so nice to see someone's reaction to hearing Riders for the first time. It gave me almost a 'fresh run' at it too - it's a beautiful piece of music 🙂 Anyhow, I hope you've had the chance to keep on listening and learning all about The Doors, as they're such a fascinating band on so many levels. Thanks again for a great video x

[@quentinmichel7581]

There is so much to their discography...two songs ain't enough to experience the magic we heard back then. A personal favorite of mine was Soft Parade. What an absolutely wonderful time for music...back when I had hair. 😏

[@Redhand1949]

I am solidly from this generation. Listen to their "Light My Fire," the long version. Also, check out "Whiskey Bar" and "The End." Morrison was incredibly iconic but also absolutely crazy, IMO, the perfect exemplar of a period of insane upheaval in American history. It was not surprising that he died so young. He was almost fated to destroy himself.

[@markspitzok3064]

Me too Mr Brian.... congratulations on existing so long on this rock floating thru space...do you remember the moon landing?

[@debnbhuy]

@@markspitzok3064 Remember it ? Shit man I was there !!!!

[@markspitzok3064]

@@debnbhuy LMFAO!! Been there a few times myself, just flapped my arms and went for a visit...after the ceiling in my room melted away

[@debnbhuy]

@@markspitzok3064 Oh yeah me and you brother !!

[@markspitzok3064]

@@debnbhuy break on thru to the other side...yea!

[@peterbaruxis2511]

One of the greatest singing voices of our time. "Touch Me" "Light My Fire."

[@nogunnofear6703]

The band was named after the doors of perception. Great book. Their keyboard player was one of the best. Ray manzarek. A truly Great American band. Jim left us way too soon. This is one of my favorite tracks of all time .

[@steveheck4348]

The Doors were an amazing band. Great musicians!

[@juniusluriuscatalus6606]

This was third one I listened from you and I f'ng love your reaction! I didn't mean to listen more today, but I might be addicted! That amazement in your eyes, love it!

[@stulynn2005]

Music is timeless What's was good then is good now The doors made a place in music history Enjoy more of them

[@bluebear1985]

Back during the height of their popularity, they were once invited to appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show", a popular entertainment variety TV show of the day. They performed their hit song "Light My Fire" when they went on. Before they did, however, they were told that in the lyric "Girl, we couldn't get much higher", the were told to change the last word in that line to "better" due to it being a drug reference. Jim Morrison pretty much ignored this, and sang the original line live on the air. As a result, they were banned from ever appearing on Sullivan again. They didn't really seem to care though. I guess being on that show even once was considered pretty big in those days.

[@davidanderson8469]

The Stones were instructed to say "let's spend some time together" Mick promised but he did what he wanted to. The lyrics were intact..

[@bluebear1985]

@@davidanderson8469 I think he sang the revised line at first, but rolled his eyes as he did it.

[@mrgreengenes04]

I think I read somewhere that they told the band that they "would never do the Ed Sullivan show again" and Jim Morrison replied "We just DID the Ed Sullivan show" walked away.

[@mjeffn2]

Nothing would thrill me more back then as a guitarist than to be playing against a Fender Rhodes electric piano. That sound gives me chills to this day some 50+ years later. Lately I’ve heard bands emulating the sound on Yamaha keyboards. They kind of approach the Fender Rhodes sound but never really get there. That was Pamela in the video. The Doors in 65 were my first real love affair in rock music and are still my favorite. Even above Joplin, Hendricks, Cream, and Led Zeppelin who all tied at a very close second.

[@Americathebeautiful49]

When i think back to my teen years i too would have to put the Doors at the top. One always remembers our teenage influences. The Doors along with Love and so many that played around Hollywood. I think for me it is harder now to narrow it down to one favorite. Thats ignoring the whole alphabet of great mesic and great bands from the Animals to the Yardbirds.

[@Joseph-gp5ld]

The Doors had a unique style that had many layers to their songs. A quintessential sound to the music in the 60s and 70s. It is great to see Jim Morrison's music is still being discovered and appreciated 😊❤️

[@markkmiecik9797]

"Light My Fire" is the definitive Morrison/Doors tune. It is iconic.

[@jonncockrell3606]

Robbie Krieger wrote Light My Fire not Jim Morrison.

[@jimfox6920]

Van Morrison is the Irish cowboy. Jim is the doors sínger. 1 of their best songs ever. Should hear Roadhouse Blues and Light My Fire

[@rokasgruzauskas1098]

Jim looked amazing with massive beard on it during his final days in 1971 , this song always gives me goosebumps , especially the lyrics - if you give this man a ride , sweet family will die , killer on the road. Jim Morrison was such a gift in music world , for me sometimes it's very hard to listen the songs by The Doors , we lost such a great icon 52 years ago. May his soul rest in peace forever , he's still lurking in the highway while being that famous rider in the storm 💔💔💔🖤🖤🖤

[@Vegaswill714]

Jim Morrison was a musical genius. Another great talent that died very young. Always wondered what would have happened had he lived longer. I have heard this song many times, but watching Diane's reaction was fun. It was very cool to see someone hear this for the first time.

[@kathy6372]

I really appreciate how you actually let the songs play. Instead interrupting the song many times over you are still able talk about the song and explain the music

[@bigron725]

One of the most iconic bands of all time . Jim Morrison was an incredible poet . Controversial , yes , but every true legend pushes the boundaries to their limit . So many great songs by The Doors that I don't know what to suggest next .

[@WitchessJae]

When I found The Doors at age 13, well past his death, I listened to nothing but them. For about 3 years it was The Doors on repeat. They have such a great catalog and range as musicians.

[@stanobert3475]

The Doors are my favorite rock band among many great bands. They were big in LA while I was in high school there in the late 60's. The keyboardist, Ray Manzerek, was a genius and a master of music theory, The guitarist, Robby Krieger, was a flamenco guitarist before joining the Doors. He still jams in LA. John Densmore was a jazz drummer before joining the Doors. This group was loaded with talent! I saw Jim Morrison's grave site in Paris last year while my wife and I were vacationing there. I also like opera and jazz. Great music is great music!

[@thomaspc0]

This song truly had one of the best sounds of its area. Just genius.

[@ItsATM67]

Era or "area"?

[@thomaspc0]

@@ItsATM67 That's obviously a typo, Karen.

[@SG-js2qn]

The Doors are such an amazing band, with so many hits and very listenable music. To the best of my knowledge, nobody else sounds like the Doors. They only produced music for a few years because the lead singer - Jim Morrison - was one of those who died young. As you noted, he's a member of the "27 club" which includes Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. More recent inductees include Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse, who also sadly died at age 27. I'd say the style of the Doors is "psychedelic blues rock."

[@montedreams1]

Jim was a TRUE poet and was proud of his poetry ..Jim was not going to leave out ANY part of his poetry in motion ..keep on rockn! Sister

[@Laochri]

Light My Fire was the song he sang in the Ed Sullivan Show. The lyric they asked him to change "Girl, we couldn't get much higher". The best on stage footage of that performance is the footage from The Ed Sullivan show. The best behind the stage is the film The Doors staring Val Kilmer.

[@mikesaunders4775]

I am impressed that you listened to the entirety of the song without a break. These are four of the most creative people ever assembled and deserve the respect that you showed them.

[@johnbarone8240]

It is so beautiful enjoyable to see young people enjoying the music I grew up with! It will never happen again! The 60s the 70s was a special time for music

[@Logan-ed4pu]

Definitely a solid choice for your first time with The Doors. I also highly suggest Light my Fire, Break on Through, and People are Strange (my personal favorite Doors song).

[@Williamottelucas]

Ah, modern youth - fiddling with a phone while the greatest song of all time plays

[@yeSanto]

@@Williamottelucas shes looking at the lyrics you dumbass

[@absolutum_magnus]

Yes Diane that is our music ! Old but Good ! And i think those beautiful music never ever come back y that is so Sad 😢🫵🤩👏👏👏👍💯💯💯💯💯

[@briannam2953]

Van Morrison? Ooof...Close enough! Being a hormoned out teen is prime time for having a Doors phase, I had a stretch in my angsty days in HS where my Doors CD got daily use. The 27 club is interesting, they've done studies and found there's a statistical anomaly of deaths at that particular age among musicians, some are due natural causes but most get in the club via overdoses or intentional termination of one's existence.

[@DianeJennings]

It’s wild!! Such a hike to go down

[@davidzimmerli489]

I saw them live in 1968 at the Eastman Theater in Rochester, New York. It was an incredible experience. We had 2nd row center seats, and our eyes must have been bugging out of our heads, looking up at the "Lizard King", slithering around the stage, singing all those great songs, most of which he wrote. Truly a highlight of my youth.

[@markspitzok3064]

I'm jealous, never got to see the doors....but I did see Zeppelin... twice

[@davidzimmerli489]

@@markspitzok3064 I'm jealous of you seeing Led Zeppelin! (although I did see Jimmy Page in 1966 at the Rochester War Memorial in Rochester, New York, when he was the sole guitarist with the Yardbirds. I coudn't believe it when Jimmy pulled out a bow to coax some of the weirdest sounds I ever heard coming from an electric guitar!)

[@markspitzok3064]

@@davidzimmerli489 I didn't know Page was doing the bow act back when he was in the Yardbirds...this is why I read comments, many times one can learn from ppl actual experience. You being from England, my favorite band from the early 70's was Jethro Tull....saw them twice too

[@davidzimmerli489]

@@markspitzok3064 You're so lucky! I was/am a big fan of Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull). Such a creative band. Great musicians too. And to think Ian taught himself to play flute in a relatively short amount of time. I've seen professional musicians here on KZbin marvel at his playing.

[@markspitzok3064]

@@davidzimmerli489 Ian Anderson= amazing musician I was one of the first kids in my area into Tull...Benefit album. Than bought all his past albums. I seen them in Chicago, early 70's for the Passion Play tour....than again in the late 80's, they wheeled Ian on stage in a wheelchair....than he jumped out of it and started jamming... great stage preformer he was

[@douglasjames1943]

I've been a Doors fan for many years....this is the last song done with Jim Morrison before he left us in 1971--the Doors did try to continue but it didnt work so well. Morrison was one of a kind, and so were the Doors. So cool to see you checking out all this music I've loved for a very long time.

[@davidcosta2244]

The lead singer is Jim Morrison, and Van Morrison was another rock group. Jim Morrison was a film student that attended UCLA, and was quite the poet, which made him an exceptional song writer. Riders on the Storm is often considered one of their best songs. Jim Morrison left after making this album, and died in Paris France no too long later.

[@TR4200]

9:50 Jim Morrison died in 1971. Mid to last 1960’s was the apex of The Doors releasing new material. The remaining three members continued until 73 before dissolving the band. In 1993 the Doors where inducted into the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame.

[@DianeJennings]

Deservedly so it seems

[@briansmith48]

They were probably contracted to preform a certain amount of live performances by their music label to recover promotional costs. That's probably why they continued on.

[@josephthornton8560]

@@DianeJennings Small bit of trivia, Jim Morrison was buried in Paris. His grave is the #1 most desecrated grave anywhere. For some reason people go there and have sex on his grave.

[@chadalbert4977]

When the Music's Over,,, is my favorite,, maybey,, we loved all their songs,, 😅8 track tapes and a drive to Florida and back too Ohio!!

[@robertrosello1964]

At least you didn't say Toni Morrison. Listen to The Soft Parade and the entire LA Woman album. Morrison was a true poet and pioneer, to see him live was an experience

[@apefu]

Interesting song to start your Doors journey with. I don't think it is one of their bigger hits, but it is one of my absolute favorites. Their music really hit me as an angsty teenager and they have stayed with me since then for other reasons. Their sound is so atmospheric.

[@jenkins80526]

This is the definition of Groovy music! I just loved this reaction! Listen to them Diane!

[@GRT1865]

Diane looked almost mesmerized by the music in different parts of the song. For a few years I would play the song that got the shows canceled at closing time of a bar I would frequent. The end did get people to leave HAHAHA. Chewie would like to hear more and some snacks would be nice also. Everyone have a wonderful day.

[@DianeJennings]

Lots of snacks!!

[@gerrymcguire7494]

A must-listen is "Peace Frog"! It has a very contemporary sound although it's been recorded 53 years ago. There are Many, many other Doors songs but this is an exceptional tune. It was used to promote the X Games not too long age. Check it out - you will not be sorry!

[@Rick_Alden]

It was nice to see how lovely you grooved to the music. It still works that way, even after 50+ years.