The Doors - The Crystal Ship / Dick Clark Interview / Light My Fire

[@jakenbakepyt3402]

Can we just appreciate the fact that during the interview, Dick Clark talked to every member of the band basically giving them equal speaking time?

[@jamesanthony5681]

He treated all groups with respect. He never talked down to them or thought he was above them.

[@joemackojc6170]

You mean they aren't supposed to

[@VolkXue]

Morrison seemed a lot cooler with Clark than some others i saw him being interviewed by

[@izzykhach]

He was a mensch

[@stevesnellgrove1518]

Good point 👍

[@brianmartin5920]

Lost gems like this are the best thing about KZbin.

[@dustythe2nd188]

Brian, yes they really are. Love it.

[@chris420ization]

its the closest thing we will ever have to a time machine

[@raymondp7973]

Clark

[@fiammavalli3732]

Amen to that !

[@3775637]

Exactly why I don’t pay for cable!

[@calebemerson9317]

“How do you characterize your music? Does it have a name” 55 years later at the age of 25 the simplest way I can describe the doors is Haunting yet comforting. No other bands really tapped into the same energy The Doors had and it makes them very special in my mind.

[@angieneal7070]

absolutely what you just said

[@ei5916]

He should have answered 'classic rock.'

[@billbates5475]

Boy you hit it dead on the head. Haunting but comforting. Thank you for helping me put what I felt into the precise words.

[@Mello4fee]

Take a look at Ren Gill...Skillset 👍🎸❣️👣👁️🫀🐬🐷🥳

[@f.sense888]

💯❤ couldn't say it in better words!!!!👏🙏

[@islanderbyrd1881]

69 years old & still loving rock music.

[@Mike-vr4lw]

It's in your blood man 😊

[@MUSSOLINI-sf6lx]

@@Mike-vr4lw Doors & the Stones GREAT ROAD TRIP MUSIC!

[@michaelsizemore1398]

Still rocking!

[@mikelajoie1434]

64 and feel the same!! Nothing like it today.

[@sunroy1]

Yeah me too. Turned 69 March of 2024

[@donnvalkenaar9284]

I was 16 when the album came out. I was mesmerized by the long version of Light My Fire. I listened to that album (both sides) every night for at least a year if not more. The doors are still my favorite all time band at age 71.

[@bootsie6714]

At that age you should be seeking God not a band of junkies satanist like the doors..your soul will go to hell if you don't repent and seek Christ...

[@donnvalkenaar9284]

@@bootsie6714 Actually I found Christ at age 25 and was taught not to condemn but show love for others. Take Christianity to others with a positive loving message not a hell and damn nation aspect. Jim Morrison's songs and words eventually brought me to Christ. Can you proclaim the same?

[@bootsie6714]

@@donnvalkenaar9284 - professing christians or false converts like yourself is the reason why people think GOD is a joke..in Mark 1:15 (Bible NKJV) records the inspired summary of Jesus' message as He began His ministry: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Repentance and faith go together because if you believe that Jesus is the Lord Who saves (faith), you have a changed mind about your sin. Do you understand that or not!!? You proved to be a false convert by claiming that junkie Jim Morrison brought you to Jesus Christ, that is a lie from the pit of hell because that demon Morrison was blasphemous and obscene towards GOD. The Bible say that we all are sinners and that we all need a savior. Stopped lying selling your fake christianity. Ps., I'm not condemning anyone I'm just telling the truth!!

[@donnvalkenaar9284]

@@bootsie6714 Live your life as best as you can and don't interfere with others. Christ saves all that come to him no matter their sins.

[@jandeen4871]

Morrison was very high in his offices on La Cienega and Santa Monica Blvd. His body guard Babe, was keeping close watch, who was a hells angel. Morrison had his beard and when told I loved his music he said "He's the king, not me," -- calligraphy of Jim's poems on the walls, Elvis Don't be Cruel plays.

[@asuwishmyfriend]

I met Jim Morrison just before his concert in Chicago late 60's. We were panhandling trying to get enough money to buy a ticket and met a girl who painted a portrait of Jim. While we were talking to her, a person approached us and told us that Jim wanted to meet us. So he took us inside of the Chicago Coliseum where she gave him the amazing portrait she had painted. We talked with him for about 10 minutes. As down to earth and kind person I had ever met. He let us into the show for free.

[@danielmarone5757]

Ernest Hemple awesome!

[@wade2922]

Ernest Hemple that's amazing, Ernest! So cool

[@briandivincenzo7415]

Ernest Hemple... Hands down, one of the coolest stories I've ever heard ! Your a lucky man.

[@54mumz]

Ernest Hemple he looks that way inclined...his voice is amazing

[@OscarHernandez-zx6ne]

Thats cool stuff

[@pauljones8801]

You have to admire the fact Dick Clark always treated artists with respect and gave them their due

[@ottomatic7823]

Even though their answers and attitudes were ridiculous.... "We're on the inside of the music"..... WTH

[@kookaburra7]

🤣He didn't know the most influential members of many bands. Only the ones who acted eager to speak with him.

[@secondcomingofbast9908]

He also relentlessly promoted disco

[@redskies4530]

Hi I Recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' by Robert Nix

[@djbarton5523]

Who gives a fuck what dickhead Dick Clark did? These TV networks were retards for not letting music performers who could actually play perform live. What a pathetic joke.

[@Justin-j6u]

A poetic genius who left us way too early in life 😢

[@melissatyree566]

Age 27.

[@scottsmith4145]

Funny how people always think the singer is the one who wrote the words to a song lol. This song was written by the guitar player R Kreieger. A very skilled musician. Morrison was a dope head and probably contributed very little to any of the songs.

[@JC-jr9hw]

@@scottsmith4145You’re an uninformed idiot. Do a little research. Jim wrote the majority of their lyrics. Krieger wrote some great ones as well but Jim was the poet and wrote most of the words. He also often had the melodies in his head and the band would translate them to chords and notes. This information is not contested, it has been clearly stated many time by all of the band members. To further illustrate your ignorance, Morrison was clearly not a dope head. He did a little acid early in their career but stopped and for the majority of their time together mainly just drank alcohol. This has also been clearly stated many time by the band. Hope that clarifies things for you.

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes I agree so sad jim Morrison passed away

[@ag4allgood]

The Doors are still relevant 54 years later. I play this for the kids they love it !

[@valerietomsic8454]

The piano in this is just so beautiful! And Jim's voice of course....that piano riff at 1:40 is awesome!

[@josephmata7557]

54 yrs.ago ,I was 10,a kid just like the youngsters listening now, thanx to you . Thank you Kenny, you know who you are.🤝

[@xntricity6446]

Well done, i also introduce my kids to real music like this.

[@jamescosby2343]

Yep, at the 8th. St. drive-in theater in Colorado Springs in 1967 in my 67 Cougar XR7. My first 8-track tape played all night long! 🌙 good weed 👌:)

[@jacekstrong4687]

Moim dzieciom też się podobają, są anglojęzyczne, więc słowa też do nich trafiają...Nie biorą narkotyków, Świat dostarcza im wystarczająco dużo wrażeń.

[@harriyanto]

My Dad loved The Doors. He died in 1982 when I was 9. So since then, when I missed him, I used to listen The Doors' songs. Now I am 46, I have 5 old years daughter. She likes The Doors too.

[@DIGITAL7Media]

My kid knows when it's lego time to play he says "Alexa, play the doors" : )

[@alexags2671]

Wonds from chicano batman so sad

[@orinmcintosh2565]

@@alexags2671 i allways got mellow state of what's going on out there. Already knew.

[@dustythe2nd188]

Great keep it going. My grandkids love Jim and my granddaughters think he is pretty!

[@lebarre1000]

lol😊 the doors lyrics always alludes to some form of drug induced state😊- guess needed that to activate their creative genius. ☝️

[@musingsandmore8630]

Ray, the intellectual one. Jim, the free spirited poetic one. John, the soft spoken one. Robbie, the lucid one. All four of them one hell of a band.

[@neiloconnor7776]

So you're telling me jim isn't intellectual...get out of here

[@G1FREAKZ]

yes i agree but jim had a crazy high iq

[@applejaxx1613]

Although the Dick Clark interview is very rushed & antiseptic, you see the personalities of the individuals compromising The Doors. The response by Ray as to how he would categorize their music is classic‼️ 🎶🎵🎸🎹⚡️

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

Just one guitarist

[@profile2047]

Robbie the soft spoken one* John the lucid one*

[@brenthardenburg4920]

Light My Fire 🔥 was #1 on the charts when I was born in late July '67. Summer of Love. The Doors 🚪 ✌🏻

[@LRCw32]

May 16th, 1967 THE CRYSTAL DREAM!

[@LRCw32]

Lloyd Carlinsky

[@kimdenson8457]

I was at camp in West Texas, Leakey . At night we could pick up a radio station out of Austin and Light my Fire would send us dancing around the cabin like wild animals. Of course we all pronounced our deep and undying Love for Jim.😊

[@kimdenson8457]

Yes it was

[@heidiburton7570]

Beautiful ❤️

[@seviregis7441]

One of the best rock voices of all time. No auto-tune, no effects, natural, smooth and sultry, yet powerful when necessary. The band was so great too, intellectual real musicians.

[@tela2171]

They're the best

[@king.2597]

Even with effects the talent doesn't fade. In songs like When the Levee Breaks, the effect they add to Plant's voice later on makes the song better

[@MrCopperpott]

​​@@king.2597on't mention Plant in the same convo with Morrison. Radio rock isn't in the same league with poetic art. Immigrant song is beyond corny lmao

[@sickntired6241]

Lip sync obviously. A poet drug addict. Let’s be real here

[@redskies4530]

Hi I Recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' by Robert Nix

[@mattkaustickomments]

One of the amazing things about The Doors is that they don’t look dated. They didn’t really go for fashion fads like most bands of the period. And we all know they don’t sound dated. Their music was so different to everything else- it sets its own time.

[@classiclife7204]

Agree about the music, but those pants? Maybe those were back for 5 minutes in 1994. :)

[@mattkaustickomments]

@@classiclife7204 Yes, even with the pants! Look at other bands from the summer of ‘67. They were wearing shimmering Nehru jackets (Strawberry Alarm Clock as an example) or were dressed like foppish Edwardian dandies - even The Who got into that scene. Many other bands were still wearing matching ‘uniforms’. Any modern band would look cool in what the Doors are wearing here, and throughout their career.

[@classiclife7204]

@@mattkaustickomments Fair point, particularly about the Who even going "mystical" and the Zombies wearing matching suits and so on. But I can tell you as a guy who was in 80s/90s bands myself - lose the stripes. Would've never worn those pants. And really we shouldn't overstate the modern-ness of their clothes. They look pretty 60s. Just not AS 60s, LMAO

[@gadsdonflag4289]

@@classiclife7204 Thumbing up your own comments ain't cool, kid. And those clothes were what we all wore back then, fashionable or not. All stores carried them, even Sears and JC Penneys...it was the norm. Your kids will comment on what you're wearing now someday.....bank on it.

[@classiclife7204]

@@gadsdonflag4289 Nobody's thumbing up their own comments, dummy. Also, reading is fundamental, genius: nobody said they chose their own clothes - they were in style. The sh!itty clothes in the 80s were all I had to choose from, too. Having been in bands in the 80s and 90s means you're in your 40s and 50s; you know this, right? I'm probably older than you, jackass. I was merely disputing the OP's claim that everything about the Doors was magically uploadable for today's taste. It isn't. I was kind and kept it to the pants. I refrained from including the pretentious song lyrics, let alone the fact that the art form of rock music no longer exists except for niche antiquarians.

[@jeffnorbert1871]

I consider The Crystal Ship a masterpiece.

[@richardshort311]

Hey, don't say anything like I do. People will hate you... that's if you care.

[@eic_phail]

No lies here

[@carlosr8680]

me too...=)

[@nosuchthing8]

It's extremely underrated

[@Globe14]

The days are bright and filled with pain, Enclose me in your gentle reign'. Great lyricist!

[@Belinda-x8m]

I'm a 70 a year-old female who loves listing to the Doors, and the rest that we were so fortunate to be brought up with! I'd hate to say what listening to the Crystal Ship does for me..

[@jerrycarlos8413]

Now you have me very curious. What does it do for you?

[@adiemissworld]

Say it, Don't hold back, Flower Child!

[@barbj9785]

Hello Belinda. Same here. How lucky we are to have lived in that era.

[@zeke2566]

The Scream of the Butterfly! Yeah baby!Oh Yeah!ohhhhhhhhhh....

[@thomaspick4123]

They created a unique sound. No one else sounds like the Doors.

[@us_1985]

Почему же - Земмфира. Её звучание как раз напоминает Двери..

[@jeremymeyler8980]

The seeds nigga

[@spyhunter2410]

Not yet.

[@jasonuriel4340]

latin rock groups like the bukis sound similar. surely, they were inspired

[@carolmcfadden2913]

Love the Doors!

[@ellasmommy9278]

They were so young. Jim's voice was so amazing and mesmerizing. The Doors could never be duplicated.

[@daveyboy8907]

Watch Scott wetland with the doors. unbelievable

[@danielkatzel895]

Scott Wetland is very good, but Morrison had a unique & eerie prescence that absolutely cannot be duped.

[@JC-jr9hw]

Your comment is a testament to just how far the public’s taste has been dumbed down since the 60s. Scott was nowhere near Jim’s league. Insulting to Jim to even compare the two.

[@justdynee]

Jim had many gifts. One was in his pants and you can sort of see it here.

[@ripmurdock232]

​@@justdyneeIs that gift called a package?😅

[@NewsHistorian]

Dick Clark was always gracious enough to speak to all members of the band.

[@nicolepeltz8992]

He was so classic and kind and respectful. What a treasure!!

[@oullahtakanbghikhbibadialiawil]

jimmy was sooo handsome may he rest in peace

[@lacrima152]

Ray's answer is one of the most intellectual things I've ever heard, he was really the brain of the band. RIP Ray, I miss you everyday 💜

[@phyllisortiz3807]

That is so true dude!! PLUS, I would have let Ray eat crackers in my bed any day or night.. Phyllis Ortiz

[@gfriedman99]

The dude was a genius flat out.

[@roxannehale1386]

@@phyllisortiz3807 me too!

[@mackydog99]

In 2003 I was calling the radio station klos to win tickets to see an interview of the Doors with radio host Jim Ladd. Turns out that the "living room" that Jim Ladd was referring to was the House of Blues in West Hollywood. I won two tickets and went a few days later. We were sitting in a booth and I looked over and saw Ray Manzarek sitting at the bar drinking a Heineken so I went over and struck up a conversation with him. He was such a beautiful man. So accommodating, gracious, and soft spoken. I was 14 in '67 and the Doors were and always will be my all time sentimental favorite band.

[@bongodave13]

@@mackydog99 Ray was not only a musical genius, but an egoless lover of music. He was, by all accounts, a genuinely good man. RIP, Ray.

[@jimlubeskie4312]

I grew up with the Doors in the 60"s since I am a baby boomer. Nothing like them and there never will be RIP Jim and Ray!

[@jennmullins1063]

So lucky to have lived through not only 1 but 2 great eras, the 60s and 70s. Very jealous!

[@maimou]

Omg lucky! I grew up in the 90s and early 00s and I still love the Doors!!

[@davespringer777]

They have a youtube channel. Lots of shows and discussions. Even music lessons. As much as I've always wished to live in those days, it's a pretty cool time to be alive, when I can get a music lesson by the man who wrote the music.

[@oldben1800]

never say never

[@mrjokersworld8903]

Jealous for you though buddy 😒born in 90s but still feel like i am from that age bcoz they flow though my mind 😁😉🌊

[@mikejohnston4858]

I can remember buying my first Doors album when i was 11 in 67 and seeing them on Dick Clark's show. Their music is timeless and will be enjoyed forevermore. No one here gets out alive....

[@lauriepeters5936]

Love The Doors so much! Did way back then and still do! One of the best groups ever!❤

[@michaelpacini1332]

Jim Morrison was from another world . Poet ? Singer ? Both . RIP Jim Morrison

[@nicolecourcelles6703]

J ai appris a aime ce groupe puisse qu' il représentais pour moi quelle mélodie et harmonie et paroles vraies.

[@mcarlkv53]

hes in Hell now

[@f.sense888]

​@@mcarlkv53no, he's not! Sorry for disappointing you but, it's quite the opposite!

[@libbyofthelight]

❤ he is alive in 2024!! Witness protection! 😅

[@DavidWilliams-hv7so]

Still at 68 this song speaks to my soul.

[@Geotubest]

What a legend Dick Clark is. And you could tell The Doors were special early on. What charisma Morrison had.

[@miguelmarques1726]

The West is the best

[@rosaortega8078]

“We are our music”is an absolute genius answer therefore the doors are open pure emotion mind body soul

[@StephenDorocke]

As a 9 year old, they were my favorite band.. little did I know the summer of ‘67 would find me staying in the same hotel in Tucson on a family trip as the band!! Got to meet them, and got autographs, including left and right hand signatures from Sir James!!

[@МаринаПисарева-ю2у]

Lucky man !!!

[@pinkfloydtimebeatles5670]

Very nice 😊

[@coolcougar]

How very cool!🎉

[@jenneyryan]

Cool!!

[@Granto-ni9qw]

Did he write with both hands ??? Best wishes from Durham England

[@garyjskadra1180]

Love The Doors and Dick Clark. R.I.P. Jim Morrison R.I.P. Ray Manzarek R.I.P. Dick Clark

[@klimeterzioski2395]

R.i.P jim

[@catben4114]

Assassiné a Paris

[@midnightrider7648]

No bass player. Ray played a keyboard bass with his other hand while playing his keyboard riffs. RIP Ray. Great job.

[@Biden_Cult_Morons]

Ray must have one incredibly sharp mind to pull that off.

[@fstop6139]

The Doors used bassist Douglass Lubahn on 3 of their albums

[@isotopefeeney]

There's bass GUITAR all over their records. and this = performance synched to playback.

[@Coowallsky]

midnight rider Any keyboard player that is trained on piano can pull that off.

[@rokyericksonroks]

I tend to disagree, Mr McNasty , but I digress.

[@ieronimo18]

The Doors were unquestionably one of the best musical acts in American history!

[@JulietSpoto-pn2lx]

In the top 3

[@alukuhito]

Oh boy, were they ever an act.

[@me67226]

I'll drink to that

[@celestemacaisa3907]

Unparalleled American treasure.

[@tb3621]

Man, what a life Dick Clark had seeing all these bands, etc!

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

He introduced them like a boss. So did Dave Letterman in the 90s. He had some amazing ones like Warren Zevon's final performance ever.

[@cocoaorange1]

I know,he had cool job.

[@sharonklinger912]

Their lyrics are very lucid and surrealistic. Their music is timeless!

[@rickintexas1584]

The guys were so calm and mellow in their responses. They had no idea what was going to happen in their future. They produced some epic music that has lasted for generations, but it tragically all ended way too soon.

[@ИванИванов-е9щ1в]

Многие рок-группы вовремя не погибли..

[@christophertiredofbs8514]

No way man, it ended exactly when it was supposed to end since the beginning of time that’s when it was supposed to end. Jim Morrison said he wanted to be like a comet, everybody looked up in the sky and went “wow“, then it was gone…

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@christophertiredofbs8514sounds just like Janis Joplin too; sadly both⚡️⭐️💫

[@ИванИванов-е9щ1в]

@@christophertiredofbs8514 а многие проскочили..

[@tonireed4123]

Right on! But hey they are still reincarnating! And can you believe what Ray said? Going within . . . following that reasoning "Lighting the fire" has to do with lighting the spiritual flame within each one of us. And within our spiritual selves we find our energy opposite: female-male , negative-positive. When we go within and awaken the serpent-theSpirit, the kundalini (call it what you will) that enfolds us in an upward spiral with our opposite and we initiate and regenerate! Heard this song in the sixties; but now, with wisdom I would bet bottom dollar that this is what these Doors meant. Now I am pretty sure that two of them were initiates but not Philosophers not Regenerated, which is why we are all here to achieve with each reincarnation . . . until one is incarnated - comes back o help out. Go figure . . .

[@carlosarana1030]

Jim's voice is so unique, It's so profound and projects feeling. His songs are often both hypnotic and reassuringly pleasant.

Thanks to the roundtable of script / lyric writers he worked for

[@Cola64]

I cant believe he thought he had a bad singing voice

[@cherylalt101]

Carlos Arana hypnotic is a good word for these songs and Jim's voice. I find a lot of them have a mixture of a haunting sound with sort of a carnival sound coming from that electric piano. Completely unique sound still today.

[@paolabettini7454]

Che voce ipnotica

[@bajemo359]

And sensual.

[@CeeOlleab388]

Ray Mansarek explained their music to Dick Clark in a few words. Beauty, like music, comes from the inside and it comes out.

[@louiecolon9494]

This music never gets old, it sounds better today Nov,2019

[@ChrisInDaMistWithDaMix]

I love the doors they are pretty unique, but I also listen to today's music you can find other excellent groups The main difference between the doors and the new groups is the commercialization of their sound, the tours, the contracts, the media, the radio Today we live in an Era that's full with new genres and sub-genres

[@bluesentertainment248]

Word

[@georgiethumbs2438]

@@ChrisInDaMistWithDaMix - Absolutely totally agree 100%. There this little indie record company I found a few months ago called Human sounds, very very small company, I mean to the point where I would be surprised if they sell any music today, and I could not believe how great some of the bands are on that label. And I'm talking new sounds, new genres I never heard before in my life. It really all comes down to commercialization, the promotion, media, radio none of what these guys get. Here it is....Here's a link to them........humansoundsrecords.bandcamp.com/

[@brunotorres7332]

Sounds better everytime is playing

[@mireiification]

Christopher Castillo Well, no one will ever sound like The Doors, even nowadays, but especially in their time. They were ahead of it big time.

[@fullmetta2764]

These songs broke ground 50 years ago and they still feel ground-breaking.

[@kelvinlewis4065]

Timeless !

[@markopejoski6042]

Except that you missed one thing... They 'are' ground-breaking.

[@ricardorodriguez6456]

This is so true. Fine art, pure rock and roll

[@jx3821]

Read the rolling stone article on the Doors written by Marilyn Manson. He explains: "They were odd, not actually part of any scene. The reason the Doors still fit in today is because they never fit in in the first place"

[@clarkewi]

I got to see the Doors when this record broke in LA early '67. No band quite like them before or since.

[@sunnyd6019]

This song is so sad, so haunting, so beautiful. You can close your eyes and listen as it takes you on a journey of sadness, of loss, of love, of memories. When you see the genius and magic that was The Doors you will realize that magic does happen and this band was it. They came and went so fast but look what they left behind for us all to hear for all time. I love music and will say The Doors stand out as the most unique of them all. To this day people are drawn to them as if it was 1969 all over again, that says something as to their words and songs.

[@pricklypear7516]

I guess I'm just too much the product of my times. I only hear a trace of regret that "she" likes downers and "he" likes uppers. It's like, "Laters, chick!"

[@Ih8liarsandusers]

It's about getting stoned 🙄

[@JulietSpoto-pn2lx]

I also think when we compare them to now it's unquestionably "the end"

[@lindapatino1591]

The Doors will always be my #1 rock and roll band. I listen to their music since I was 13 years old and now Im 44 years old. Still love it!!

[@ingridthurner3651]

Unbelievable, that this once happened to the world. I miss these wonderful melodies and charme. Genius.

[@patricknicholson9407]

True, The Doors are unique and totally original - there’s no obvious predecessor or successor, how did it happen?

[@mariamiase8977]

well said. Feel the same way, like it was actually real and people experienced it. It seems like another world for now

[@Rick-or2kq]

This era of music was just magical, there was so many very good bands breaking new music, new sound, and great writing, I think myself this era was just unparalleled in rock.

[@concordiaciviummurusurbium9527]

An lsd slight return if this era happened around 1992...

[@David_Theisen]

Did Pink Floyd ever do American Bandstand?? Or did the musicians have to be American?? But The Doors and Pink Floyd I think are part of psychedelic rock!! If I’m wrong tell me don’t just say “Man you suck!!! You don’t know anything about music!” I won’t give u a minute of my breath if you’re rude! Plain and simple

[@pgh1all1]

You are quite correct!! The greatest era ever in Rock was the 60s and very early 70s.Sadly,it will never be repeated again. Damn how i miss it so!! Today's music? Do they really consider that music??

[@Rick-or2kq]

@@pgh1all1 "Do they really consider that music??" Well yes, sadly for them it is. We had real artists not computer tecs with a sense of rhythm making electronic noises, and squeaky high pitched voices, lol.

[@jamesbrew3813]

Back then, we had great pop, rock, and Motown. We didn't know, at the time, it would morph into electronic garbage in the next century.

[@secondcomingofbast9908]

John Densmore was a criminally underrated drummer. He started drumming here on Light My Fire before he got back to his kit.

[@waldenharwood]

😂

[@wagnertheitalianflipper9047]

Very true

[@spacejockey4746]

“underrated” 🙄 Just stfu

[@pamcornelius9122]

🔥 🥁🤣

[@justmadeit2]

That’s the mark of how good he was !!

[@hankgs]

Drums and guitar were magically playing without human intervention... Love The Doors

[@harperstacey9604]

Riders on the storm is my favorite doors song. Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@CastleMc]

Amazing how ahead they were and how well the music holds up. Crystal Ship was profound.

[@jayskywalker5049]

The POETRY of it all....wow

[@TheIrishrogue68]

Out of all the Doors songs, Crystal Ship is my favorite.

[@suzmik]

@@TheIrishrogue68 mine, as well. Simply incredible!

[@vivaldi1ett]

Jim really was the most beautiful human being he was so handsome

[@barrygreenstein8383]

According to the biography of The Doors by one of their associates Jim was a very difficult person to deal with. He had a serious drinking problem and became very belligerent when he was drunk. He came to many of his concerts so drunk that the venues he was playing said that they would never book The Doors again.

[@vivaldi1ett]

@@barrygreenstein8383 yes his ego was getting a little out of hand that you can see when you watch him off stage! He was probably his own worst enemy and on self destruct, shame because we’ve all missed out on the things he hadn’t written and performed yet!

[@andymullarx6365]

That was his Jimbo persona.

[@marymacdonald2379]

​@@barrygreenstein8383Barry, not true in the early days, like when this video was filmed. I was at their performance at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, summer of '66. Jim was not drunk and sung beautifully. Jim's drinking affecting their concerts did not happen until later, late '68 or '69.

[@daveschade6893]

That maybe was a blessing and a curse, the way it ended up.

[@dianemtuttle2107]

No one ever has or ever will have a voice like Jim.

[@NikephorosCaesar]

Diane M Tuttle Danzig?

[@erinhand]

Scott weiland had some similar sounding songs

[@erinhand]

This isnt the best version but this is the song i was referring to. He also sang for the doors and did the best job. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmfRY3yFhL1-e68

[@michaelmckenna6464]

Ray Manzarek’s voice came close. At a concert in Holland in 1968, while touring with the Jefferson Airplane, Jim Morrison passed out just before the Doors were to perform. So Ray also handled the vocals as well. That performance was available on VHS and later on DVD.

[@chrischampagne4307]

@@erinhand I don't understand

[@generalismoquabablinotheth5902]

Lyrics are almost mystical, like whispers of a time and place lost in ancient times ❤

[@ralphalessandra2604]

The greatest band in the history of rock and roll!

[@randymerlo4070]

One of the greatest

[@robsanz9746]

Ralph wants to say-"Really,Randy? Really? You couldn't just let me have this 1 muthafuckin' moment?!" I got your back,Ralph. 😎

[@philmann3476]

Love the way Densmore manages to hit the drums at 4:51 before he's anywhere near them.

[@ricklopez7151]

Lol. Good observation. No wonder it sounds just like the record.😄

[@ecoturismovalle1570]

You bet it is a playback

[@williambarrow9857]

@@ricklopez7151 perhaps his 'foot hit the bass drum pedal" right in time "being he's the drummer,..or maybe not But it's a close one

[@spidermandolin]

@@billyidol2115 It's the same recording, but mixed differently, open your ears, idiot.

[@franka6515]

...though it sounded a little too good given how the stage looks regarding acoustics.

[@theclashcalling_]

Incredibly sophisticated chord structure/ arrangement with a perfectly matched lyric/vocal performance - just stunning and from their masterful DEBUT...

[@edwarddoonan5253]

That's one of their greatest achievements, everything is in balance you can hear everyone's contributions without one person overlooked. Nothing is overwhelming it's all just so perfect.

[@itisjustacomment]

True , the music shines just as much as the words .

[@Jayhawk9]

Love how Dick Clark always would ask a question to all band members. I recently came across a video of Bon Jovi in 1984. They were nobody’s then and he made sure he spoke to every member. That’s just who Mr. Clark was and he genuinely loved music

[@steveperry1344]

that was always nice for them and us.

[@matthewobrien4279]

Like Jimi Hendrix, the Doors were way, way ahead of their time. Totally original in style and their music was the height of creativity!!!

[@jaygrannell858]

It is literally impossible for someone to be" ahead of their time", it is a meaningless phrase.

[@robertbarker4411]

@@jaygrannell858 Of their time more accurate

[@JoeKoOhNo]

@@jaygrannell858 The implication is 'they were artistically more creative and innovative than their peers.'

[@Celticman197]

Yeah, whenever they could drag Morrison out of a Jim Beam bottle.

[@charliejeans2413]

@@Celticman197 nothing wrong with him beam ! If You knew what jim was dealing with your comment would not be so harsh..

[@alricthered226]

That song, "The Crystal Ship," was _the_ song that drew me into The Doors. One day I was playing the B side of a bunch of singles, and "The Crystal Ship" was the B side to "Light My Fire." I don't know if this happens to anyone else, but I have experienced this a few times in my life, when I heard a song, and I couldn't get enough of it. I'd have to listen to it again and again and again. It's as if the song is so close to perfect, I'll understand something new about melody itself, to bring me to a new state or something. That did that to me. To this day, all these years later, it gets right to my bones. It's romantic and poetic.

[@tonysheffield2456]

Yea, it's that good.

[@curtismoff]

His lyrics were incredible He was well read and sadly self destructive Lived too vast died too young

[@donovanlouw8958]

Jim was a TRULY GIFTED TALENT..and had a very HIGH IQ(very intelligent)..and he was a REBEL JUNKY The world lost a true genius when he died in 1971 LOVE AND MISS YOU JIM✌

[@simen-pedrokaroliussen9163]

I know exactly what you mean

[@JimCincinnati]

YES! Yes! You put it so well. Perfect.

[@MarvelousLXVII]

They were so good that the drums started before John Densmore even sat down!!!

[@evanowens1346]

Marvelous Marv Don’t spoil it man

[@MarvelousLXVII]

@@evanowens1346 Jim dies at the end.

[@andrewneedham3281]

LOL

[@randytinsman4803]

The video and sound are out of sync.

[@andrewneedham3281]

@@randytinsman4803 Did you watch the lip sync portions to both songs? It didn't look that out of sync. Plus, both versions were definitely not live. They were exactly the album versions. It's a well-known fact that most of those shows in the old days had their performers lip sync while they piped in music. They still do it, too. Doesn't anyone remember that Ashley Simpson fiasco? Milli Vanilli?

[@jamesdylandean614]

Dick Clark and the Ricky Nelson's family were the ones that brought Rock n Roll to the mainstream of America. Rest well, fine man!

[@richardfinney3179]

Jim had the best voice of all the bands and still does God bless the doors

[@jamesmcdonald7881]

He had a good voice, but I have to go with Justin Hayward.

[@pir06625]

​@@jamesmcdonald7881🙄

[@lindajackson4631]

I have loved Morrison and the doors my entire life

[@stevedamen1531]

Jim morrison was the best ! Solo good looking they're songs still blow. My mind I'm a old hipster from carmel calif

[@Dzanarika1]

Jim Morrison was so unique, but what I love about him the most is his sense of humor and intelligence. The fact that he loved talking about deep topics is very rare today, people just want to be entertained and amused until they fall asleep or pass out while others are bored to death.

[@dibrandenburg5076]

It’s amazing that Dick Clark snatched The Doors on American Bandstand before their debut with the Ed Sullivan Show.They weren’t even asked to change any words to the song Light My Fire by Dick Clark.

[@dustythe2nd188]

Right at least Dick didn't do that.

[@Stoneflyfish]

Well they weren’t playing it live was clearly a sync. With no alternative recording they couldn’t have changed the words.

[@patboger1339]

“Girl we couldn’t get much better” just makes no sense. Jim was right in defying Sullivan’s archaic censorship demands. Funnier still that they agreed to his wishes and basically said fuck it anyway. Good on Clark for seemingly not even thinking about it one way or the other.

[@doodahman101]

@Tony Harris "How do you characterize your music, does it have a name?" Trying to put the Doors' music in a box and label it,,,, never ever do that! Love it when Jim says "The west is the best". He had a lot of good bands on his show, but he was pretty 'straight', square.

[@HILLTOPGOLF]

Dick would have accepted girl why don’t you bite my wire

[@MarisolMacaisa]

They were such talented musicians and artists. They are timeless. My younger friends in their 30s are also big fans so the music never ends. Such a big testament to their legacy. ❤

[@kjackers5710]

"The west is the best" perfect reponse

[@supraphonic8143]

Always the poet.

[@syncops834]

Don’t forget Ray Manzarek aswell, his response was very poetic aswell

[@tomlynntigard]

"Bullet strikes the helmet's head" You don't hear that kind of literary genius anymore in music.

[@catharsis77]

Couldn't exactly say it was the drugs and sex...

[@TheImpures]

@@tomlynntigard yeah you do lmao you just dont look for it

[@drintx5734]

Born in ‘64, the Doors songs have been part of my life. Watching this breaks my heart. I wish we could turn the world back to these days.

[@goldviper5280]

In 1969 I was in the Navy in Long Beach, CA. I saw the Doors in concert. My first ever live concert. I will never forget it. By the was, the opening act was......B B King. I had never heard of him. Not to many people had. Awesome show.

[@gretashepherd770]

Wow - that must have been unreal! Lucky you!!

[@vanessa0111]

The west is the best 🤟

[@bxjibaro73]

You are very LUCKY to have seen "the DOORS" & B.B. King, 2 musical Legends of all time.

[@tonyzila5071]

I was a teenager in the 60’s amazing music from that time period and still appreciated today the Doors had to be one of the best

[@julianlewis1792]

This is perhaps the Doors' most beautiful song. Great lyrics, great instrumentals, great vocals by Morrison.

[@31847448]

The greatest edpecislly when played on big Fender Amps or commercial sound systems at high volume

[@JumpinJAKEFlash]

“The Crystal Ship” is such a beautiful song. One of the first songs I heard by them

[@dclipper8052]

Amazing how Ray could play the organ, the Rhodes bass, and the piano all at the same time! I guess we'll never know how he did it.

[@riverraisin1]

The music comes through Ray. It's up to us to figure out how he does it.😁

[@zanti4132]

Dick Clark asks Manzarek, "How do you categorize your music? Does it have a name?" Manzarek answers, "Well, it's impossible to put a label on it because of where we are in the music, being on the inside. You're only of the music, and all categories have to come from the outside. So someone else is going to have to say what our music is rather than us, because we are our music." Anyone capable of such a complex and pretentious response should have no trouble playing three instruments at once.

[@d.shannon261]

What a fantastic compliment by Dick Clark at the end of the video!

[@sari-kitty]

What an incredible voice 👏

[@seanohare5488]

I agree

[@CarbageMan]

The Lizard King could mystically drop into a trance that the audience could share with him.

[@rozchristopherson648]

Even though Jim left us before he was even 30 years old, he’s immortal. 🙏

[@Eclipse52776]

The doors intended their music to last for 100 years, it's close to being 50years I'm pretty sure and I know for a fact it'll last or 50 more years to come and onwards

[@rozchristopherson648]

@@Eclipse52776 Absolutely. True art never dies.

[@420dogma]

One of the 27ers .....a tragic, wonderful group of singers.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnO9eneEebpladU

[@machinebuilder3535]

​@Grilled Cheese Sandwich it's over 50 years but I hear ya. Doors will never die

[@firstbornjordan]

Sorry to be so blunt and literal, but he is dead and resides either in heaven or hell but wait I took it all so literally sorry his music as it seems is immortal. What a unique sound they made in that psychedelic era. He is definitely a great poet in my eyes.

[@tapeduk]

I'm so glad this footage exists....Thank You

[@jeromecalderone4526]

me too but lip syched guess those were the days

[@michaelserby7697]

I saw this show 🖤

[@Mizzg59]

I absolutely love The Crystal Ship.. The Doors and especially Jim are brilliant. I'd have given anything to have seen them live. So sad we lost him so young 😢

[@brunobailly7013]

I liked the fact that he interviewed each member of the group and not just Jim or Ray as potential spokesmen.

[@danielmarin6811]

Me and my friends saw The Doors the first time.....The announcer said..."Ladies & Gentlemen...The Hottest Band From LA..The Doors...It was the Filmore San Francisco and they lit the place on FIRE...wowzer what a memory.

[@jehanne8610]

That would have been an experience like none other!

[@kennyball3956]

if u remember it u werent there

[@kennyball3956]

just messin...only jealous

[@bobs5596]

were you trippin'?

[@kelvinlewis4065]

Well done ..lucky guy .You could have my right arm

[@AgathaG1692]

Ray is right - their sound is unique and all their own, defies categorization. It has stood the test of time and I love it when ppl such as my daughter and her young friends discover it all on their own, and appreciate it like we do.

[@macnchessplz]

The difference between the audience and the band is something to behold in this video.I love the sharp contrast.

[@davidmurray2539]

That's what young Republicans used to look like. Before "chips and dips" culture seized each subsequent generation and here we are. An outrageous percentage of people have trouble even squeezing through The Doors.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Morrison does really have a great voice.

[@DavidAnthonyLee]

He is miming though! Must have been a pain in the ass having to mime for TV. You just feel like a plonker doing it- but needs must!

[@Hawken707]

@@DavidAnthonyLee especially when you high as a Georgia pine.. 🤣

[@jefsch7]

It's amazing that he sings on key live (not here), with ZERO vocal training and not being "a musician" per se....

[@bongodave13]

@@jefsch7 He really let the music move him. When he was on, he was unstoppable.

[@barneyronnie]

@@Hawken707 Rush

[@EvaFariou]

People in that studio have no idea that these moments were historical!

[@barbaramacker6861]

EVA FARIOU I love the square looking kid who likes the crystal ship . Wonder where he is today? lol

[@haveaseatwithchrishansen8997]

@@barbaramacker6861 the what now?

[@BritIronRebel]

@@barbaramacker6861 Although quite square looking, he was 'experimenting' as it was called. Hopefully he didn't get drafted a month after this show!

[@barbaramacker6861]

BritIronRebel just tell them your gay like Jim did

[@cyninbend]

Yes we did. We never knew what guests would be there at AB filmings but The Doors were monumental. Everyone went nuts. At school Monday, friends flipped to find-out they could have been there. AB was off the radar as something that kids paid much attn to--we could have seen a teeny bopper star, Herman's Hermits, the Fifth Dimension, Johnny Rivers, or somebody huge like Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. But not the top rockers. The year before, I'd been told to let Rudee Vallee sit next to me on the bleachers for a photo--my English teacher was so excited bc the photo was on the 1st page of the LATimes View section--He was a famous crooner and movie star in the 1930s. Starred in the Preston Sturges movie "The Palm Beach Story"--on TCM a lot. But at school, it was considered funny that we did this on our weekends. While being on TV was cool, this was a Sat aft show, not prime time. Sometimes, people laughed at us, called us teenyboppers. We saw Bobby Vee. No one was impressed. We had autographs of Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Merry Go-Round, Hard Times...again, no one was impressed. The Doors were there? Now we were cool! They were a local band, but they were at the pinnacle--respected for their rock & roll, gaining celebrity, everyone had their 1st album and would buy Strange Days. It was THE music at parties. We knew they were going to be huge around the world.

[@grandmabear2840]

I miss this energy! Thank you beauty full souls for kicking the door open and saying come in... this is the way... Be transformed by the transformative sound and vibration of the true self unencumbered by BS and judgment. I love you and hope you know that now, wherever you are💚

[@mariekatherine5238]

I’d forgotten about The Crystal Ship, hauntingly beautiful!

[@jamesdylandean614]

What a great interviewer, Dick was!

[@LMORAES64]

I'm 62 and Still love to listen Doors.

[@markdagostino9666]

63 and I do too!

[@monicavolpi589]

Anch'io ho 62 anni e li ascolto ancora....e quanto ho ballato ...fino allo sfinimento😊

[@monicavolpi589]

La mente non invecchia😊

[@KittyGrizGriz]

I’m perfectly happy to enjoy the Doors and their interactions; who cares if it’s not live… I’m in love with the song and so happy to see them in all their glorious~ness!!! 💗

[@celestemacaisa3907]

I grew up listening to The Doors not knowing what they looked like so when I saw the footage of their concert in Hollywood Bowl, what a surprise I felt to see the mesmerizing and stunning Jim Morrison backed up by the hugely talented Ray, Robbie, and John. Their music and they themselves are timeless.

[@sms9106]

The Doors were ahead of their time and one of the best of all time.

[@jimdep6542]

I'm not so sure......given that music has gone down hill since the 70's.

[@riccardocondorelli2220]

RIP Jim and Ray, life is so unjust. So happy that Robby and John reunited many times this year playing Doors songs together.

[@tomlahr9372]

The summmer Light my Fire came out, I was 12, I'd been listening to AM radio since '66, but nothing affected me like this song. I would call radio stations a dozen times a day, requesting the song, that entire great summer of '67. Forever after, music would be an essential part of my life.

[@bboorideau5253]

Tom Lahr same as that.life changed4 us all

[@searcher7478]

Wow man what a time to have been alive I'll bet!! ...What a song!

[@daviddowns7188]

JD123 yes and no?+lol+😉😞+still a great song+ty

[@daviddowns7188]

great band+the doors kicked in other bands I do believe*???

[@daviddowns7188]

hi

[@gwynnielsen5081]

I was lucky enough to meet and chat with Dick Clark while on a buffet line. Wonderful man! His legacy lives on.

[@dtowncptn]

I found the doors in 5th grade. I read the book, No One Here Gets Out Alive. I listened to every lyric of every song and every word of Jim's poetry. I modeled myself after his persona. It was glorious to be in his mind as a teenager. It was how I dealt with the traumas visited on me before The Doors. The traumas that came after were my doing. The problem with trying to be Jim was that when you burn that hot, you can't sustain it. Jim was brilliant, but fragile. So am I. I didn't flame out at 27 like most of the great rock stars. I had to find a new purpose to survive. I'm 54. I'm still searching....and surviving.

[@jeffereyarmstrong5680]

Thank you for your efforts in your self-care and may God bless you

[@eddiehauser6661]

@dtowncptn I enjoyed reading your comment and it really resonated with me on a personal level. I was 15 as well when I found the doors. My best friend who’s dad was a huge fan got me into them and I remember at 15-16 sitting in my room smoking some 🌳 and trying to write poems like Morrison. That’s where my love of writing first began. Me and my friend, like you, took the break on through/expanding perception part a little too seriously and it wreaked havoc on our lives and ended up taking his this past January. At 39 I’m still trying to find my way as well. I followed that love of writing and got a bachelors degree in English and currently( many years later) I’m finishing up my last couple classes to get a degree and certification to teach high school English and I had a class in which we had an assignment asking us to explain how we first discovered a passion for literacy and language and not surprisingly my classmates listed books, authors, teachers, parents but I said for me it was Jim Morrison! I would never be here if it wasn’t for his inspiration! Anyways I really enjoyed your comment and felt and related to both your passion and pain! Much love my brother!

[@brucestewart7371]

I identified with Morrison, I was only 6 or 7 when they came out with their first album, but it’s somehow ingrained in your subconscious from listening to AM radio in the late 60’s and ‘70’s. I was like 6th grade, and I can remember Love Her Madly, School’s Out by Alice Cooper, Smoke On The Water -Deep Purple, it’s all imprinted on my personality. I acted like Morrison in college, I was tall dark and handsome and wanted to be just like him. I think I took it too far- I’ve got nerve damage now, too much alky for sure, and at 61 I’m holding on. But damn if I still don’t call on Morrison for a song every now and then to keep my spirits in the right direction, moving forward. Beautiful man, beautiful music. What can I say? Some of us just know that he had the keys and the charisma, plus he was the best looking mfer since Elvis…(or ever)😁 Get Robbie Kreiger’s book Set The Night On Fire for more real realistic realism and reality

[@OttoByOgraffey]

I've read that book, and still have it.

[@jamespeck125]

This is still magic... Timeless... Jim was a true poet backed by three classic musicians, who made a rock band. Unique.

[@bootsie6714]

Yes it is magic powered by satan...

[@chuckb9867]

I think they were assisted by LSD that puts them in a different mindset that's not meant to be a dick or a comment just what I think

[@marilynnjacobsen1077]

Very unique group

[@Alan-vg7cn]

ALWAYS loved to hear the great MANZERIC interviewed. Spot on with all opinions and seemed a great dude. Pissing me off even now that he's dead. Eternity blows.

[@bootsie6714]

@@Alan-vg7cn I'm glad those pieces of rotten flesh are dead!!

[@MrFrisbeeGuy]

I never met Jim Morrison. But his soul filled every lyric, every song. And what a poet!

[@KabobHope]

An American Prayer is a masterpiece.

[@CarbageMan]

It's as though countless people he never met did meet him, through his lyrics and his voice.

[@philjames6206]

Did go to Pere Lachaise and the flat where he died if that counts.Have his 'autograph' somewhere but I can't remember which album sleeve I squirreled it away in. My favorite American band. Did see the other three give a talk at the I.C.A. in London during the 80's Jim was M.I.A.

[@joschka420]

down to earth interviewer, rare these days! amazing!

[@randyw.9916]

I was 11 years old and even though I wasn’t really that into the doors everyone loved Light My Fire and I knew this was an incredible time for music. However at the time I didn’t fully comprehend how incredibly amazing it was.

[@RedQNZ]

I really like how Dick Clark interviews the whole band and not just the singer

[@JeffreyWhittaker]

Crystal Ship is a rare, but deep fullness to enjoy!

[@Wildlonesome77]

This is as real of a rock n roll portrait as anything out there. What a band ,host,times. Everything.

[@TheIrishrogue68]

Loved Ray's answer to Dick Clark's question about their music...always the professor!

[@charlieratc]

Yep. And I also learned how to pronounce his last name, for sure, once and for all, no doubt about it, straight from the horse's mouth. (For the record, my belief was correct; the accent is on the second syllable. man-ZAIR-ick not MAN-zer-ack)

[@otieslockett6568]

Charles Ratcliff prontube

[@charlieratc]

Robbie, Ray and John released a couple more albums under the name "The Doors." Ray also had at least one solo album in the mid 1970's. After that...

[@eufordking4428]

Curt Brennan they released 2 records then called ot quits... butts band. ..manzarek solo....the doors was the 4

[@mrmockinpot786]

ray the brain

[@DavidLee-wj9sp]

Ray played this solo in 2013. It brought tears to some eyes. I handed him a copy of my book. He walked of stage holding it when the show ended

[@notarobot3500]

Can you please give me a link to that video if it is available 😉

[@jeanmarie4507]

Insane perfection, poetry and beauty.

[@robertjohnson5795]

This stuff is riveting. This is from very early on and they look like kids here. We saw them before the first album came out and I'll never forget it. No technology, just four guys and their vision and their vibe. Magic in the air.

[@brianmiller1077]

When I was a teen, Jim looked like a Rock God, a man above all men. Now that I'm 53 he looks like a kid. Strange he'd be dead about 3 years later.

[@TobyRossFun]

Jealous

[@johneynon7018]

I came home as a wounded veteran in May of 1967 from nearly a year in Vietnam, age 20, strange days indeed, in both War & Peace. The music and being back in California was like dying and going to heaven. I'm still locked in that time frame.