The Doors - Riders On The Storm (REACTION)

‪@AirplayBeats‬ reacts to The Doors - Riders On The Storm
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[@vovindequasahi]

Forget 60's or 70's... NOBODY sounded like The Doors, and nobody has since.

[@barnestorm2004]

Gotta love that Ray Manzarek keyboard.

[@jenniferandrews1917]

This is an amazing night driving song.

[@jacqueline4514]

Was literally listening to this last night driving in the rain ❤

[@alanstrom2221]

If you're a Stalker.

[@danclark745]

yep, first heard it in the backseat at night of my friends sister's car driving us home from a Suns game, never forget it.

[@joelliebler5690]

A true masterpiece that will be around more than 100 years from now!

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

I think you are right about this because it has some Jazz in it.

[@josephjohnson7256]

I love The Doors, but I seriously doubt that

[@TexasMagnolia]

Jumping into The Doors, it’s important to know; Jim Morrison was a Poet, not a songwriter. Jim is also in the 27 Club. Artists that died at the age of 27. RIP beautiful man.

[@Roddy1965]

I recall a classmate found in the university library, a copy of a book of poetry he wrote. It was out there, and very cool.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

All four of them are credited for writing this, not just Jim.

[@OzzybinOswald]

Not important

[@lloydbraun6026]

Morrison’s father was CIA/DoD as were many other other artists in Laurel Canyon scene

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Nope he was a songwriter

[@richarddeluen5973]

An audiophiles dream track. A masterpiece in recording

[@x-rayvision3802]

That chill laid back LA vibe

[@danclifford2868]

Ray Manzarek on keyboards is brilliant on this song.....

[@nancypertschuk501]

I saw the Doors at the Fillmore East twice, I think that it was 1968. It was an experience that I will ever forget. They played past 3 am!

[@kelvinkloud]

how good were they live in comparison to all the other great talent of that era??? .... did morrison have an ability to transfix and work a crowd as the legend portends?

[@othervoices76]

The Doors always said their Fillmore East and Roundhouse shows were some of their best.

[@rpm412]

one of the coolest tunes ever...

[@John_Chu]

The Doors did not have a bass player. In concert, Ray Manzarek provided the bass lines with his left hand. In the studio, they hired studio musicians. On this particular track, Jerry Scheff, who was Elvis' bassist, just played what Ray was playing with his left hand and that's why it's so distinctive.

[@anthonybalistreri5226]

Thanks. I didn't know they used a bass player in the studio recordings.

[@lepetitoiseau]

When led Zeppelin was on the stage and when Jonh Paul Jones had to be on keyboards for some songs he played the bass line with his feet using his bass pedals

[@jasonremy1627]

Ray used a Fender Rhodes Bass. It's an electric piano tuned in the bass register. The reason he can make it sound like a bass guitar is that the Fender Rhodes is a piano with guitar-type pickups, so it plays through amps and pedals like a guitar would.

[@Tijuanabill]

@@jasonremy1627 Thanks for that trivia. I was unaware of that instrument. Very cool.

[@susanmurray7654]

Glad you said that. I'm a terrible texter!

[@jacqueline4514]

Ha! Was just listening this in the car on the way home last night; a haunting, eerie one, isn’t it? Another great suggestion from your Dad! ❤ For a gritty gritty Doors song, I recommend “Roadhouse Blues”; the ultimate biker dive bar song!!!!

[@laurabrevitz3944]

Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer..... Exactly the sing I was thinking of! Late-stage Doors, where they just did whatever they wanted to.

[@kerrycronin3581]

I haven't heard that song in many years. Wow! I remember it now. so cool. I had a book of this man's poetry. What a memory this is.

[@rodneyhearne3405]

Nice reaction. I love the relatively new and wonderful sound of the Fender Rhodes being played by Ray Manzarek on this song. I was lucky enough to see them in 1968 in Sacramento at the age of 14. This is a rabbit hole to continue down, the Doors sound seems timeless.

[@AirplayBeats]

Sacramento!!! That’s where we are from. Our Dad moved to Sacramento in 1968.

[@AirplayBeats]

We will definitely continue down this rabbit hole

[@kelvinkloud]

how good were they live in comparison to all the other great talent of that era??? .... did morrison have an ability to transfix and work a crowd as the legend portends?

[@rodneyhearne3405]

@@kelvinkloud I just saw your post and wanted to at least give you feedback. Morrison was good and the band itself was very good. Morrison as you may know was a wild child and he pushed the limits quite often on stage but when I saw him, he was pretty good vocally and appeared to be very stable. By the way, in 1968 I was also blessed to see Cream and Jimi Hendrix in my hometown of Sacramento. It was a very heady time!

[@kelvinkloud]

@@rodneyhearne3405 compared to all the other lead singers you saw in that great era, did morrison have the ability to transfix a crowd moreso.... was his command of stagecraft on another level?... i was too young to see him, but that is what is marketed about him in retrospect when you hear the doors talked about. I just dont know if it was overhyped or truly tangible. Ive seen moments on film where I see hints of it. but film & live are different. its why I'm interested to hear your takes. Your were a lucky guy to have grown up in that era. power to you for catching all that great talent. thx for any takes.

[@Bosnbabe]

2 great Doors tracks to check out, Love Her Madly & People Are Strange. Great band and only the 3 of them.

[@lepetitoiseau]

Jim Morrison, An American Poet!!! Morrison recorded his voice singing then whispered the lyrics before superimposing the two, creating a kind of echo to this story of a murderer on the road.....nice analysis and great listening quality!

[@sourisvoleur4854]

I've always loved that whisper effect since I first heard it. Makes it sound creepy, especially on the "killer on the road" verse.

[@johnfrank3177]

Hey Fellas. The sound of the band and the tone of Morrison's voice made The Doors and interesting band with a vibe and atmosphere all their own. So many great tracks to discover here. They drew from jazz, latin, rock and so much more. Check out "The Crystal Ship" which I sang so many times in cover bands even though I could not duplicate feel of Morrison's voice. Peace.

[@ThePittsburghToddy]

The Doors were considered dark and foreboding compared to most of the peace and love of the Flower Child music. This is a great track and I recommend “Peace Frog” for a completely different feel.🖖🏼

[@aspenward390]

my favorite, peace frog

[@nealanderson9719]

Different vibe for sure, but also a dark song.

[@oldskool4612]

Everyone feels that Jim was the band which is hard to argue. I'll just say that Ray Manzarek the other founding band member was an absolute genius. His ability to play a bass line with one hand and the keys with the other is top shelf genius. It resides in every Doors tune. RIP Jim & Ray

[@kelvinkloud]

rays hand steered the ship.... jim's Eye rested atop the mast.... john & robby were the gears

[@acehays]

@@kelvinkloud Robbie who I feel was underrated also had some incredible riffs and melodies that no one else could have

[@nim4464]

@@acehays John and Robbie are the most underrated members IMO

[@timcardona9962]

Eh....playing bass with your left hand is professional keyboard 101. Most jazz and classical players can do it in their sleep; Manzarek stuck out because nobody in "rock" was doing it but in reality it's not that big of a deal. He was a nice player but quite far from Genius level

[@jasonremy1627]

Ray's equipment is a big part of his sound. He used a Fender Rhodes Bass, which was basically a mini piano equipped with Fender's bass pickups. So it sounded a lot like a Fender bass guitar.

[@jeffmurray1681]

I think the overall theme of the song is we come from nothing and are thrown into this life (the storm). It can be a bumpy ride and we need love to get through. Morrison was fascinated by the idea of doors that lead from one reality to another. Hence the bands name.

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

The Doors took their name from Aldous Huxley's book, "The Doors of Perception".

[@jeffmurray1681]

@@coinneachmaclellan3121 Yes, I know.

[@kelvinkloud]

agree.... although I think he is also scaling it out reflecting on the overall culture & its direction. present to future.

[@jeffmurray1681]

@kelvinkloud You're probably right. I've picked up on that theme in a couple of other songs. Of course, Jim was a poet not a philosopher, so none of his themes were directly fleshed out. He used poetic imagery.

[@kelvinkloud]

@@jeffmurray1681 he like and studied symbolist poetry. Blake was a master at it & he loved Blake. Much of Morrison’s later work as here w/ riders implemented that style. More bare bones direct word usage wh/ at first appearance is seemingly simpler then some of his more abstract earlier like, can’t see your face in my mind. That Blake style like in Blake’s poem Tyger however is deceptively much denser than under first view. Like a the 7/8 of the iceberg not seen by the eye. Riders is using this same method as good as morrison ever did. He draws out a pretty simple narrative between a driver and a hitcher, yet the landscape it’s set in is dense. And the word usage though sparse and non abstract, is nevertheless dense and connects like a star pattern to scale out a larger picture. Aside from a spooky mood piece of a tension filled scene out in the desert canyons between a driver and a hitcher, it’s a contemplative ode to the unrest of the greater culture and what it may portend for both the indiv and the collective society. The fork in the road is the option of whether one (or society) indulges in destructive temptation by picking up the hitcher (who on a larger scale represents evil choice) or makes the decision to ride onward past the hitcher down the road (one or societies future destiny) and embrace one’s or societies positive potential of growth via finding love, family, holiday and sustained growth… it’s a really strong work by Jim and the band and quite the coda for him and his relationship and hope for his homeland. It also doesn’t dictate or impose an idea, rather lays out the options and brings the viewer in to contemplate and in turn thru free will, choose. It inspired the screenplay, hitcher and could be further developed in film or story I’m sure. It was also prescient as by the mid to late 70s some boomers did pick up the hitcher (evil choices) dissolved into madness w/ worse drug usage of coke, heroin, rising divorce and even violence as people like Ted bundy emerged. Yet, many others found healing, family and growth as they moved down the road of time in a positive manner. This same construct was shown in forest Gump thru his choices post Nam vs Jenny’s wh/ cost her though she did find peace in the end.

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

I saw the Doors at the Retinal Circus which was a small older ballroom in Vancouver in the summer of 1967 when they were just emerging in popularity after releasing their first album. A few people ringed the stage but most people danced.

[@CuriousGeorge1111]

Fantastic ominous, hypnotic song. Thanks for sharing it, guys. My take: Verse 1: life is dangerous, uncertain, and lonely Verse 2: some lose their way, and make it worse Verse 3: have faith, and make it better

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

From the web site Songfacts - The song can be seen as an autobiographical account of Morrison's life: he considered himself a "Rider on the storm." The "killer on the road" is a reference to a screenplay he wrote called The Hitchhiker (An American Pastoral), where Morrison was going to play the part of a hitchhiker who goes on a murder spree. The lyrics, "Girl you gotta love your man" can be seen as a desperate plea to his long time girlfriend Pamela

[@cityhonors1]

🤭 For some reason, this was my favorite Album to do Science Homework to. 😆Jeez Louise! The Flashbacks I'm having right now gives a whole new meaning to the term "Thanks for the Memories!" 😁🐰

[@Chalky29]

The killer awoke before dawn. He put his boots on. This kind of storylines feature through out Jim’s songwriting. Best front man of his time. Such presence

[@justinatest9456]

Quite a work of art given the time this was created, and the technology available to them. A perfectly captured vibe.

[@johnharkness7114]

"Into this world were thrown" apparently was inspired by the philosopher Heidegger's concept of "thrownness" (Geworfenheit): "arbitrary character of... experience in the sense of ... having been born into a specific family in a particular culture at a given moment of human history."

[@ridgeracer7136]

Where does he say this?

[@johnharkness7114]

@@ridgeracer7136 Everything I know, I learned from wikipedia :)

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Masterful piece. The atmosphere on this one is pure rapture. You've got those drums tapping out a nice backbeat with bass walking right beside it, throw in the comping guitar with tinkling jazz keys, what's not to like? Perfection.

[@loveit7484]

Always loved the entire feel of this song. So creative!!

[@thomashubbard5333]

This Album is Amazing.

[@suesebree8670]

Agree!!!

[@franksorrentino9698]

Classic. More Kudos to your Pop. He can pick um!

[@k1jsfit]

The Doors are a deep deep rabbit hole. You guys seem to be into the lyrics as much as the music so before you get into their big hits, try these tunes… “People Are Strange”, “The Soft Parade” and “The End”

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

The first and last good but Soft Parade was wimpy not a hit and way too commercialized

[@k1jsfit]

@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN I believe you must be thinking of something else. Not a wimpy song at all. Pretty strong lyrically and melodically. In addition, how does a non-hit become over commercialized?

[@laurabrevitz3944]

Your dad has great taste! 😁 Great band, wonderful song. Thanks for the reaction!

[@teej0813]

That Fender Rhodes piano! Interesting that they used the piano's onboard stereo tremolo, but they panned it hard left... so they got the effect of the tremolo without the distracting left/right movement. Then they added an identical tremolo to the lead and panned it hard right. Nice touch.

[@realbser56]

How great is it that you get to hear music like this for the first time? I just love Ray Manzarek’s jazzy keyboard playing.

[@timothyharrington5128]

This was an AM radio hit when i was 7 years old. I used to imagine cowboys riding horses in the rain about to have a shootout

[@loveit7484]

Nice breakdown. 60s music has its own great vibe!

[@3generboiler]

Enjoying your channel and reactions

[@kramerbassplayer]

Love the Doors...smooth bass line

[@kelvinkloud]

the bass on this album is exceptional... it was elvis' bass player brought in as a session man.

[@kramerbassplayer]

@@kelvinkloud that guy's good

[@TheDivayenta]

That bass run by Ray Manzarek who played bass on the keys as well as the theme, is divine. 😊definitely jazzy! This was the last song Jim recorded before he died. He was a rider on the storm.

[@GrimrDirge]

Oh you are in for a groovy ride

[@ripsaa2693]

I used to live in West Hollywood in the early 90s not to far from the Doors Studio..every year on Jim's death anniversary 100s of people would block the sidewalk with a candle light vigil some crying... powerful stuff right there..still remember seeing that like it was yesterday

[@SebsBeenHere]

What you said about the hitchhiker on the road was spot on, Jim actually wanted to write/direct a movie about exactly that and this was gonna be the song for that. This is actually the last song he ever recorded before dying

[@christopherhuot2826]

MASTERPIECE 😅😊

[@Tijuanabill]

I like the way these guys break it down.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

5:06 I love Jazz. I have a radio in my house that has been on for 15 straight years. Fall and winter it's tune to my local FM Classical station. Spring and summer it's tuned to my local FM Jazz station. I am an aficionado of both Classical and Jazz i.e., I know just enough to get me in trouble.

[@EchoesDaBear]

An absolute groove and 'head-space' track! Keyboard master Ray Manzarek (RIP) totally makes this track! The Doors really embraced psychedelia & blues-rock - and their sum is truly better than their parts. Frontman Jim Morrison (also RIP) was an incredible poet. All their songs have a story to tell. John Densmore on drums knew how to lay a groove and always serviced the song, and Robbie Krieger on guitar was/is a master of atmosphere! I love this band. Future considerations: Light My Fire, When The Music's Over, Break On Through, Waiting For The Sun, The Crystal Ship, and The End (all are absolute musts!)

[@loveit7484]

Great song!

[@MrThumbs63]

This should be good. The bassist, Jerry Scheff, played for Elvis.

[@andrewmadeloni7173]

Might want to check out early Chicago with Terry Kath on guitar "Introduction", "25 or 6 to 4", "I'm a Man", "Beginnings", "Poem 58", and more...

[@k_salter]

Love this song! When I was around 10 or 11, for a while I used to listen to this and Paul McCartney's "Uncle Albert" when I was going to sleep; a primitive 1971 sound machine lol. Enjoyed this reaction. More Doors, please.

[@AliasMark69]

I worked at Fender building the Fender-Rhodes Electric Pianos from 1969 - 1978. I built the piano used for this recording and so many others. I will only say... Think about all the music produced in that era using those pianos... nuf said

[@FunkinItUpaBit]

That's great stuff Mark. I absolutely LOVE the unmistakable sound of the Fender-Rhodes electric piano. You're absolutely right, there has been an unbelievable amount of incredible music played on that instrument. I used to help a buddy carry an 88 key FR around for our gigs. Good grief that thing was a beast. Especially when it was in the Anvil case he had for it!

[@aldolagana7126]

The Doors music was the keyboardist, He was an amazing musician and music-writer. Jim wrote the lyrics.

[@alteredaustin1]

"Jim wrote the lyrics" Robby Krieger wrote more of their hits and their better songs than the "poet".

[@petersalter9359]

loving the drums too

[@kevanbodsworth9868]

A classic and benchmark of 70 rock-blues jazz you name it the door was open ...Just do what it takes, no real genre---Free play,

[@briantray699]

Great selection. I love your reactions and have watched all of your rock videos. I am 67 and grew up in the golden years of rock.....a couple masterpieces for your consideration: Johhny Winter, greatest slide guitarist to ever play.....Highway 61 Revisited from the album Second Winter Steely Dan, you missed three great ones: Bodhisattva, Show Biz Kids and Black Friday Jackson Browne......Redneck Friend Arrowsmith....... Train Kept a Rollin, Same Old Song and Dance, Lord of the Thighs Little Feat...... Apolitical Blues, Cold Cold Cold/Tripe Face Boogie After you've reacted to these I'll send you some more from the All Time Greatest Rock Playlist Keep up the great work and thank you

[@hotrox2112]

"Long Live Rock"...

[@tjmasson1013]

Lights out candle raining out whiskey sipping jam if ever was one

[@steveullrich7737]

The Door's drummer, John Densmore, was heavily influenced by the jazz drummer for John Coltrane, Elvin Jones. John grew up in LA and in his late teens and early 20s John and his friend were into jazz and went clubs to listen to the music and heard Coltrane several times.

[@johntravers9426]

the beginning goes like this ...Jim met and knew Ray while attending UCLA film school when Jim dropped out and went missing for a while . Ray ran into him months later on Venice Beech and asked Jim where have you been Jims ....reply writing poetry then Ray says oh ya let me see so Jim shows Ray ....Rays response ....have you ever thought of putting your poetry to music? hence The Doors are created

[@metaphoria3]

That call / response between the piano and the guitar w those sultry jazz chords especially at the end is gorgeous

[@markroberts3557]

Check out Roadhouse Blues. . You guys will love the song

[@supertal6074]

Very Haunting Melody - very Eerie...

[@flubblert]

The late great Ray Manzarek keyboards. 2013, RIP 🌹

[@yves78]

The 60s keyboard sound is the Rhodes Piano. Beautiful instrument, heavy as heck lol

[@hongfang2508]

If interested in more Doors, check out their first and biggest hit, Light My Fire, long (album) version with extended instrumental section.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Exactly should have been down before this

[@kimn9802]

You're right about the Western influence. They were in the studio and just foolin' around playing Ghost Riders in the Sky when they hit the groove.

[@douglasennis7291]

They were having fun jamming on the song Ghost Riders in the Sky so there's your western vibe 😎👍🏻🔥💯

[@richardcurley5798]

Great Doors tune. You should check out keyboardist Ray Manarek’s KZbin video about the development of this song.

[@JPMadden]

I know you're not supposed to use a modifier with the word "unique," but The Doors were perhaps the most unique rock band ever. The drummer was influenced by jazz, the keyboardist might have had some classical piano training, the guitarist played many styles, including flamenco, and the singer was a mad poet. Nobody sounds like them, which makes them timeless. In 2009, I think, I visited the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. They had a special exhibit on The Doors, and I saw fans from age 12 or so to 75 or 80.

[@GratefulNole1]

Love the fact that Jim Morrison did a whisper track on this. Careful listen will reveal it......

[@rbking9296]

Light My Fire 🔥 is a must! 🔥🔥

[@mouseshadow5828]

All the lyrics are whispered by Morrison at the same time they are sung; listen closely.

[@ogmandog]

LA Woman is a must to react. Keep doin watcha doin!

[@rk41gator]

Iconic.

[@williamlovett619]

Beautiful

[@bobburroughs6241]

An all time favourite and classic along with LA Woman and Light My Fire. They stuck a microphone out the window to catch that storm. Great site - Little Feat and the Doobies next?

[@robertasirgutz8800]

Very atmospheric song. "Back door Man", and "Crystal Ship". One of the best frontmen ever.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Fantastic songs

[@rapson672]

Jim's talking about being lost in the desert while tripping & finding a road & hitch hiking.

[@davidpitts5788]

this was the last time Jim Morrison sang he passed away shortly after they recorded this track. RIP JIM

[@StarCitizenSpeakeasy]

can you believe that the Doors where playing this when TV was black & white?

[@Duct_Tape.]

I think there's a whisper track in the background at times. I've never noticed it before. That or weird analog reverb wizardy. The engineers back then were genius.

[@randyjennings6412]

The drums almost have a jazzy feel

[@curtjohansen5742]

This song used to scare me when I was like 3 or 4 years old. My mom loved the doors and I remember the music was kinda ominous sounding and hearing killer, family will die, brain squirming like a toad tripped my young mind out.

[@anthonybalistreri5226]

FYI, The Doors had no bass player. Ray Manzarek played the bass parts on the keyboard.

[@CPACK1]

That was a true story.

[@2dashville]

A couple of things, I believe I had read somewhere that the, gotta love your man, verses was just ad libbed by Morrison because him and his girlfriend were going through some things at the time. About the, actor out on loan part, back in those days actors were contracted to studios (MGM, Warner Bro. etc) and sometimes loaned out to other studios for some movie or tv show. The studio referenced here would be earth. We’re all just loaned out here for a short while to play a part and then we return to where we belong.

[@mamaflush9945]

Morrison left us way to young, just like so many others. But they left us with some glorious tunes, and I am grateful. I thought I'd leave another suggestion, in case you're ready to explore another wonderful band such as "Dire Straits - Telegraph Road Live - aLchemy Tour 1983" This concert is legendary.

[@skmarrama]

I'm sitting here at work, in the office downtown, with this playing in my ears and I'm groovin' to the music... Oh man, they're lucky I don't start singing out loud!

[@AirplayBeats]

😂

[@skmarrama]

@@AirplayBeats 😂

[@ytrosk]

Did you guys notice the whispered voice singing along with him in the background...?

[@astroteech]

Back in the early 70's I woke up one morning to my clock/radio around 6:45 am in order to catch my bus to high school at 7:30. It was raining outside, and this was the song I awoke to. I'm 65, and I will never forget this song or that morning.

[@joykeebler1916]

And driving in through hills around LA on a starry night-to watch this song come by the horizon-for the once, where of stood and went walking about...

[@debbiegottschlich3177]

Jim Morrison saw a deadly car crash when he was a young boy. He was with his parents in the car and they had to slow down to a crawl to pass the wreck. I think that it messed him up big time.

[@davidhowe5415]

Yes, it comes up in Peace Frog.

[@garyporter1702]

You should really review Five To One! It spoke to my generation! Great song!

[@user-gd1ru7er5t]

If you listen closely when Jim sings, there is a backing track of Jim whispering every word?

[@szqsk8]

Doors 4-ever! 🤘

[@AdullFiddler-ez7tm]

Dayum, what a driving rhythm and spooky sound. He tried to warn them. Girl, you gotta love your man, make him understand. None of it had to happen. This is a special kind of darkness that could only have come from LA. The Manson murders in the Hollywood hills, etc. Did you react to "Don't You Love Her Madly" yet? The Doors were running on all cylinders.

[@phonebone81]

I like your calm, unexcited way of describing the music. I'd love to hear/see more of "The Doors" from you guys. Thanks for sharing and best regards @all from hamburg (germany)

[@sipesthebest128]

Simply and succinctly put... ROTS is one of best 20 songs ever recorded.

[@Insolation1]

Morrison wrote these lyrics about the actions of Billy Cook, the notorious US spree-killer who murdered six people, including a young family, while hitchhiking from Missouri to California in the early 50s.

[@spring_in_paris]

It was an absolute pleasure to to enjoy this song with you two. With love from Germany 🤘🏻 😎

[@Cheshirecat-nx9zn]

I don’t know your Dad but I love how he exposed you to all this great music I grew up with. He and I are around the same age. ☮️ Dad and thank you for your service.