How many Doors fans does it take to change a light bulb?

[The Large One]

One - provided they can be bothered to get out of the bath.

35 years ago today Jim Morrison died. Vastly over-rated group in my opinion - a fairly standard west-coast blues group with a decent organ player who managed to inspire a handful of decent songs. As for Morrison's 'poetry' - f***ing stroll on, per-lease.

Definitely a triumph of marketing over content.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/3/newsid_3776000/3776701.stm

 

[Tooting Gull]

Bit harsh.

Next week: Beethoven - musical clown.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Bit harsh.

Next week: Beethoven - musical clown.

 

[Skint Gull]

One - provided they can be bothered to get out of the bath.

35 years ago today Jim Morrison died. Vastly over-rated group in my opinion - a fairly standard west-coast blues group with a decent organ player who managed to inspire a handful of decent songs. As for Morrison's 'poetry' - f***ing stroll on, per-lease.

Definitely a triumph of marketing over content.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/3/newsid_3776000/3776701.stm

Wrong!

I'm 23 so they were before my time but i still LOVE 'EM!

 

[The Large One]

Re: Re: How many Doors fans does it take to change a light bulb?

Wrong!

I'm 23 so they were before my time but i still LOVE 'EM!

They've since come to be regarded as legends, largely based on myth, but at the time, they were basically insignificant in the UK.

 

[Grendel]

When they were good, they really were superb. Unfortunately, they did one hell of a lot of shit as well.

 

[Icy Gull]

Re: Re: Re: How many Doors fans does it take to change a light bulb?

They've since come to be regarded as legends, largely based on myth, but at the time, they were basically insignificant in the UK.

Much like Keith Moon then, except Morrison is a BIGGER legend worldwide (except the UK bit )

 

[Icy Gull]

Oh and they were not insignificant in the UK either, their 1st Album was very very succesful in the UK. Well I bought anyway 30 shillings it was I believe.

 

[Tubby Mondays]

Re: Re: Re: How many Doors fans does it take to change a light bulb?

They've since come to be regarded as legends, largely based on myth, but at the time, they were basically insignificant in the UK.

Must be crap then. I know which country I would rather have been significant in in the '60's and '70's.

 

[Dandyman]

Re: Re: Re: Re: How many Doors fans does it take to change a light bulb?

Much like Keith Moon then, except Morrison is a BIGGER legend worldwide (except the UK bit )

Only in his trousers (allegedly).

 

[CHAPPERS]

I'm a big fan of the doors. I especially like the way they let you into and out of the buildings.

 

[Icy Gull]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: How many Doors fans does it take to change a light bulb?

Only in his trousers (allegedly).

and the movies, and songwriting, and singing, possibly not drumming. Probably neck and neck in how to be an arsehole stakes though.

 

[Grendel]

Oh and they were not insignificant in the UK either, their 1st Album was very very succesful in the UK. Well I bought anyway 30 shillings it was I believe.

It didn't exactly take the country by storm - it reached number 43.

 

[Trufflehound]

Oh and they were not insignificant in the UK either, their 1st Album was very very succesful in the UK. Well I bought anyway 30 shillings it was I believe.

Being a sad anorak I was forced to consult my aging copy of the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums at this point.

They may all have been massive hits in the States, but the first Doors album never charted in the UK. Neither did the second one (Strange Days). Only Waiting for the Sun (#16) and Morrison Hotel (#12) ever made the top 20.

And Hello I Love You was their only ever top 20 single.

So commercially they were pretty insignificant in British rock history.

Having said that I do like them though, and do own most of these "flops"...

 

[zefarelly]

One - provided they can be bothered to get out of the bath.

35 years ago today Jim Morrison died. Vastly over-rated group in my opinion - a fairly standard west-coast blues group with a decent organ player who managed to inspire a handful of decent songs. As for Morrison's 'poetry' - f***ing stroll on, per-lease.

Definitely a triumph of marketing over content.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/3/newsid_3776000/3776701.stm

couldn't agree more

there were plenty of much better bands around in the same town let alone the same country

 

[tedebear]

Agree TLO - over hyped local band...good on em for doing something they enjoyed and (stoned) people get a kick out of...but he isn't a legend...

 

[Dave the OAP]

oh oh...I know more about music than you facist music thread alert

 

[Trufflehound]

oh oh...I know more about music than you facist music thread alert

What do you know about music? You like the Grumbleweeds...

 

[Dave the OAP]

...and Peters and Lee

Give me good old fashioned middle of the road stuff....like Middle of the Road in fact ( Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - classic)




In fact I must get on youtube to see if I can find it!!!!

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

I am also a fan of the Doors and I know almost nothing about music (popular or otherwise). I even quite liked The Soft Parade album that seems to be universally slated even by most Doors fans.
Also the 2 albums that they recorded after Jim Morrison's death were both pretty snazzy in their own way.

erm.... I don't really know where I was going with this post. Oh well, nevermind....