Drummer reacts to "Love Me Two Times" / "Unhappy Girl" / "Horse Latitudes" by The Doors

[@John__Dough]

I relate to the weirdness, awkwardness, emptiness, and darkness as well my brother! And for them to have the balls to experiment like this in 67’ is crazy

[@franksullivan1873]

What a lot of you young listeners don’t realize is Jim Morrison was a product of the Beat generation and his poetry reflects that production in the songs of the Doors.Look up Beat Generation.

[@billhawkins1236]

I personally believe Ray Manzarek created more sounds with less equipment than anyone before or after him.

[@L33Reacts]

Ray is an absolutely monumental figure that deserves WAY more recognition than he gets for the success of this band. Jim is the prototype for the rock lead singer to come (just like Roger from the who but the flip side of him) and was a great front man but ray and Robbie contribute so much to this band

[@billhawkins1236]

@@L33Reacts I agree, these 4 came together and meshed perfectly at just the right time. And don't leave out Bruce Botnick, their longtime engineer, he was extremely instrumental in their sound.

[@billhawkins1236]

Horse latitudes is actually a place on the map. Sailor's on sailing vessels would throw horse's overboard to conserve water. Sucks to be a horse on that ship!

[@tomratcliff3755]

@billhawkins1236 Yeah would have to suck to be a sailor,too. Becalmed with no hope. You never hear of the doldrums as an adjective between depression and desperation, but I love the word. Ps at least we got the wild horses on the barrier islands off Va & NC out of it.

[@L33Reacts]

@@tomratcliff3755doldrums is a top tier word

[@vicprovost2561]

The Doors, unique and both thrilling and disturbing, no other band like them. Morrison! 🤘 😈 ✌ The Doors Journey continues. Rock On and enjoy! 🔥🎵🎹🎤🎸🎶🔥

[@BClarke]

I always heard “Horse Latitudes” performed in conjunction with “Moonlight Drive”. There is a fantastic version of them on their album “Alive, She Cried”.

[@jamessomers8808]

Damn, it’s been a long time since I heard “unhappy girl”. I can’t help but to hear a little bit of Syd Barrett in there. Very cool.❤

[@scottstambaugh8473]

Horse latitudes is a poem based on a painting of horses being thrown overboard from a mast warship.

[@L33Reacts]

Oh…. Yeah I remember that one! 😂😂 just kidding but thank you for the clarification I was wondering

[@am74343]

The "Horse Latitudes" are an area of the oceans between the tropics and the equator. It's where the winds are relatively calm, and if a sailing ship gets stuck there, their journey will usually take much longer. If the ship got stuck in the Horse Latitudes and they couldn't get enough wind to move it, they would throw the horses overboard to conserve water.

[@36karpatoruski]

And some think death metal vocalists invented the hellish vibe. The Doors ‘67. And HL is the perfect lead in to When The Music’s Over.

[@L33Reacts]

I’ll have to listen to them together. That’s a cool idea I bet it’s great. Jim had some darkness in there. But I’ll leave the details to those who know better then I 😅

[@smffeb58]

The force of his voice which Morrison uses in the last verse of Horses Latitudes always burned in my mind, a noble creature terrified, and then resigned to its fate. Awkward instant And the first animal is jettisoned Legs furiously pumping Their stiff green gallop And heads bob up Poise Delicate Pause Consent In mute nostril agony Carefully refined And sealed over

[@leonardsfriend5821]

I’m sorry, I had to fast forward to Horse Latitudes just to see your expression lol.

[@L33Reacts]

Hahaha I’m sure you are not the only one 😂😂

[@rodneygriffin7666]

Yep. It's Psychedelic. Horse Latitudes is Definitely Psychedelic. Open The Doors of perception.

[@SteveLaneGalway]

I'm enjoying following your Doors journey so much. It's so great to see, and such a testament to the band that they're still reaching young people and leaving them thrilled , nearly 60 years later.

[@billhawkins1236]

If it was a radio hit, 8 times out of 10 , Robbie wrote it. BIG radio hit, Love Me Two Times, we wore this one out on every jukebox we got near.🤣👍

[@L33Reacts]

Was it Robbie that had the big blues influence?

[@billhawkins1236]

@@L33Reacts I think so, although Ray was raised in Chicago originally, so maybe?

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Cool tunes.

[@arizrich]

The Doors of perception...

[@user-ph9wt3ue7c]

Aldous Huxley

[@daveptld]

Perfect reaction to "Horse Lattitudes" ! You nailed it!

[@L33Reacts]

Bahah that was wild! Totally bewildering in the best way possible 😂😂

[@alexandergustafsson4245]

That's the reaction of Horses Latitude I expected. But it does wake up you. Thanks for this. Btw thanks for sharing and I relate

[@damonhines8187]

Usually the doors are on the front and back of the house, perhaps others depending on the structure and layout Hahaha. Life-changing listening experience for me back when. Still love 'em. ❤️ 😊

[@pvank1799]

The latitudes where the wind stopped and ships needed to lessen it's load. The horses were first to go. Notably affecting Spanisg explorers excursions.

[@The5thGen]

Now this is some good shit!

[@L33Reacts]

Right?? Now we’re getting to the meat and potatoes and brown acid! 😂😂

[@jamessomers8808]

I have that exact Phi Zappa Crappa poster. It was my mom‘s and it was hanging up in our bathroom when I was in fifth grade if I could post pictures here, I would surely share it with you. It’s a print from the early 80s and it’s so pixelated.😂 I knew I liked you. Lol.

[@genegarrett3372]

Nature abhors a vacuum; if someone has a "hole", then one must strive to find something positive to fill it. I don't perceive you as dark; you have two daughters to complete you.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Jim 💥

[@thescrewfly]

Hey, it's mute nostril agony time! No? Never mind, then...

[@L33Reacts]

😂 that was a crazy song man. Wow.

[@jamessomers8808]

Yes, there is more then meets the eye with this band. One thing I think you should know is, that Manzarek is playing the bass on a keyboard and doing the organ live, not this track, but in general. He’s a two-handed player. I know there were some bass players brought in minimally maybe towards the end I think, But Ray is an evil genius.😂❤ if I’m wrong, don’t scold me I’m 54 years old. All I know is that Ray Manzarek can do a baseline with one hand and a melody and a lead with the other hand. That’s all I’m trying to say. I can’t do that. That’s why I was only ever gonna be half a musician.😢

[@deechatterton5828]

I don't know what it says about me but Horse Latitudes is my favorite track on this album...

[@Linda-y9h]

WTF was that? Jim being an ar'teeest! ❤😂

[@mickell241]

strange song for strange days

[@janvanimpe8377]

jan van impe i'm getting old (70 years) so i constantly forget things.But sometimes i remember again: that live version was NOT from Boston, but from PITTSBURGH

[@Coquinagirl]

Good Doors! Love Me Two Times…I remember this. His Light My Fire kind of vocals. Never heard Unhappy Girl before. Third “song” - ?!

[@janvanimpe8377]

jan van impe i apologize, i continue to talk about that live version(by the way , i'm from Belgian, so my english is not perfect) .But last week i met a 22year old girl who happened to like "when the music's is over".Great,i replied, you should check out a 22 minute version on you tube it's from the live album "live at the civic Arena,Pittsburgh,PA. May 2,1970 a few days later i saw her again and she said "what were you talking about !! 22 minutes ? it's only 16 minutes ! the big mistake she made was that she only looked up the title of the song (on youtube) and not the name of the live album the setlist says part 10 "when..." 16' 54" okay ,but the song CONTINUES during parts 11 (break on through), 12(pushpush) and 12 (the soft parade vamp) and there you have the 22 minute version ! INCLUDING 3 minutes of jim's animal screaming .Stupid? not at all !!.He was explaining exactly what happens when there's no more music, no more live, no more meaning , no more words to express yourselve so ; the end (another song from the doors ?)

[@janvanimpe8377]

jan van impe very happy that you want to do a live version of "when the music's over" .But as i allready suggested during your reaction on "strange days" (look it up again), the best performance (22 minutes !!) is from the live album Boston 1970 trust me, as a diehard fan i listened to every (bootleg) live album you can find !

[@am74343]

Robby Krieger played the bass on some of their songs.

[@Rhiannon011]

Lee you should buy the book of Jim Morrison's book of his own poetry, it's in paperback not too expensive, I think you would like it. I never tire of reading his poetry..

[@davidpeters44]

Morrison was a poet first.

[@tomratcliff3755]

I was always strange (still am). When I found this album at 16, I began the journey to self acceptance. Took me years, and getting into and back out of drugs,to actually love the fact that I'm different. Unfortunate that so many people get caught in that same trap. I hope the recent trend towards normalizing mental health issues and treatment helps people at a younger age. Alcohol is never the answer.

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

Jim Morrison saw a bunch of dead indians on a highway when he was young.. that was the source of his trauma :)

[@SnoopySnoops1]

I think it's safe to say that I will never listen to that last one on purpose again lol! Not a criticism, just a tad too graphic for me. Great album!

[@stanleynykaza9042]

I believe Love me two times song was about being drafted and having sex one last time before going away to Vietnam

[@briankaufman7293]

Try The Soft Parade …

[@UFOS4]

Weird as f*ck works for me. Interesting art comes out of dark sides. Roadhouse Blues and LA Woman are at the top for me, but love the whole catalog (ok, Light My Fire became a bore when AM radio played it 10 times a day back in the days of radio).

[@franksullivan1873]

Jim was an Alcoholic,who had issues with the establishment of his parents.His father was a rear Admiral in the USA Navy.

[@Moz1011]

That was horrible.

[@scottstambaugh8473]

That's it: No ears for you.

[@lawrencesmith6536]

Just curious. What do you consider "not horrible"?

[@Moz1011]

​@@lawrencesmith6536most things apart from the last part if that last song.

[@cybore213]

Exactly. Musicians should not experiment or try anything different. They should do what everyone else is doing. That's what makes music great, the same pop pablum over and over and over again.

[@Moz1011]

@@cybore213 who said that?

[@marcdaviddecker]

Said it before, the first 2 doors LP’s were the shit. Morrison, & the Band, killed it. After that, the magic was lost… but we have those two forever. LA Woman, Riders in the Storm, … no. I’m sorry. Not for me. Those came later. Big hits, yes, but no magic. Commercial crap. So albums 1 & 2 will remain untouchable for me.