I know how you feel. I was born 5 years too late. My first concert was around 77. Would have loved to have seen Zeppelin,Sabbath, Purple and the like circa 1972. Though I have seen a lot of bands,most had already "jumped the Shark" by the time I had gotten to see them.I wish I could be arsed to tell you about how many things will be happening in the coming years. I only wish I'd been alive to see them live, makes me really upset
The Doors
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I was more drunk than I thought last night, however I stand by my excitement.
From the few interviews I've seen with Jim Morrison he seems the type of person who was well educated on everything. Ask him a question and he could talk about it for hours, like he had studied it his whole life.
Such a shame he died so young.
Such a shame he died so young.
I'm lucky enough to be crusty enough to have caught the Doors live a couple of times.
Isle of Wight in 1970 was a bit of a disappointment because you couldn't see the band as Jim, seemingly, refused to play under the film crew's lights. At the time we thought there had been some kind of power failure, or that the combination of cider and weed had sent us blind.
I also saw them a year or so earlier at the Roundhouse. Terrific.
Of the studio albums I have a particular fondness for Morrison Hotel, but they are all worth getting hold of. The Sunday Times gave away a copy of Strange Days a couple of weeks back. I've also got a few soundboard recordings in my ROIO collection, including Isle of Wight 1970. I had a few more on cassette tape when I was trading cassette rather than cdr, but had them all nicked from my car before I'd got round to transferring to cd. I was gutted 'cos a lot of hours had gone into trading them.
Isle of Wight in 1970 was a bit of a disappointment because you couldn't see the band as Jim, seemingly, refused to play under the film crew's lights. At the time we thought there had been some kind of power failure, or that the combination of cider and weed had sent us blind.
I also saw them a year or so earlier at the Roundhouse. Terrific.
Of the studio albums I have a particular fondness for Morrison Hotel, but they are all worth getting hold of. The Sunday Times gave away a copy of Strange Days a couple of weeks back. I've also got a few soundboard recordings in my ROIO collection, including Isle of Wight 1970. I had a few more on cassette tape when I was trading cassette rather than cdr, but had them all nicked from my car before I'd got round to transferring to cd. I was gutted 'cos a lot of hours had gone into trading them.
Have a listen to Joy Division Emu, see what you think.
Start with Unknown Pleasures, but make sure you get the remastered version.
Start with Unknown Pleasures, but make sure you get the remastered version.
I'll check it out later on tonight baldy, got a lot of work at the moment.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Best band to have come out of Manchester imo.
Well they'd have to be pretty damned good then!
Ian Curtis was a fecking genius, he also reminds me of Jim Morrison at times too, think that's why I thought of you whilst I was listening to them, Lizard may like em too.
fecking brilliant band, getting dangerously into them atm.
Going through a sort of Reed, Iggy and Morrison phase.
Going through a sort of Reed, Iggy and Morrison phase.
I'm lucky enough to be crusty enough to have caught the Doors live a couple of times.
Isle of Wight in 1970 was a bit of a disappointment because you couldn't see the band as Jim, seemingly, refused to play under the film crew's lights. At the time we thought there had been some kind of power failure, or that the combination of cider and weed had sent us blind.
I also saw them a year or so earlier at the Roundhouse. Terrific.
Of the studio albums I have a particular fondness for Morrison Hotel, but they are all worth getting hold of. The Sunday Times gave away a copy of Strange Days a couple of weeks back. I've also got a few soundboard recordings in my ROIO collection, including Isle of Wight 1970. I had a few more on cassette tape when I was trading cassette rather than cdr, but had them all nicked from my car before I'd got round to transferring to cd. I was gutted 'cos a lot of hours had gone into trading them.
Bastard!
I've got loads of bootlegs, luckily BMA are releasing more and more live shows though - some in 5.1 surround. Pissed off about the Matrix show they're releasing though as they're not even releasing it from the original tapes as they're too tight to buy any old shows so they just used a copy Rothchild made many moons ago.
It just gets worse. The new documentary which will be coming out soon and it's supposed to be a focus on the real Jim - shifting the focus from his alcoholism and general excessiveness to the poet and the funny, intelligent guy. It's also meant to be the TRUE story about his life and the band.
But oh no, Patricia fecking Keneally looks like she's going to be in it and the woman talks so much horseshit it's unreal. She had a one night stand with Jim back in the early 70s (I think, maybe 1969) and she just fell in love with him. Ever since, she's made up these stories about him telling her he wanted to be with her and was going to come back from Paris to be with her
He didn't even remember who she was, he'd had plenty of one night stands and she was nothing special. We've got so many bullshit dramatisations of Jim's life and we don't need another one.
But oh no, Patricia fecking Keneally looks like she's going to be in it and the woman talks so much horseshit it's unreal. She had a one night stand with Jim back in the early 70s (I think, maybe 1969) and she just fell in love with him. Ever since, she's made up these stories about him telling her he wanted to be with her and was going to come back from Paris to be with her
He didn't even remember who she was, he'd had plenty of one night stands and she was nothing special. We've got so many bullshit dramatisations of Jim's life and we don't need another one.
Oh and she claims she still has the bedding they slept together on, complete with stains! Weirdo.
Roadhouse Blues might just be the greatest song ever.
Bump. Gonna get some of their albums, as well as Radiohead. Will let you know how i get on.
Their best song, the live version you're on about right?
Yes, the live version is quite possibly the greatest thing ever.
Any news on the upcoming Documentary Lizard?
I think Johnny Depp has finished with his narration now and it's going to be at some film festival in LA soon. I'm expecting a theatrical release in some European countries & the US; the director Tom Di Cillo said there has been a lot of interest which is positive. I can't wait to see it on the big screen, it should be marvellous
In other news, some pictures recently (a few days ago) surfaced of The Doors playing at the Whisky Ago-Ago:
Reckon they're from May 1967.
In other news, some pictures recently (a few days ago) surfaced of The Doors playing at the Whisky Ago-Ago:
Reckon they're from May 1967.
Cool bananas. Looking forward to it. Going to try and read more up on them over the summer, in particular Jim.
You should get "Break On Through" by James Riordan & Jerry Procnicky - fantastic book and after reading it again, I've decided it's my favourite Doors book along with the big coffeetable book "The Doors" by The Doors.
Lizard, you know those leather trousers that jim used to wear a lot?
Not personally
Cheers, am currently reading through 'Light my Fire' by Ray Manzarek. Not very far though, admittedly, but in 2 weeks I'll have done all my exams so will have a lot more spare time.
Patricia Keneally got to rip them off and fellate him.
I would probably have done the same if he was wearing them at the time
That woman is a nutcase, total and utter nutjob.
She still has unwashed sheets that they had sex on
She still has unwashed sheets that they had sex on
When I have sex with Cheryl Cole, I am going to keep the unwshed sheets.
It's an entertaining book, I love reading it but I've learnt recently that I should probably take Ray's words with a slight pinch of salt as he really worships Jim and won't say a bad word about him. John Densmore's book gave a more honest account, really the real Jim is somewhere between the two. There's an excellent book called "Feast Of Friends" by Jim's good friend Frank Lisciandro. Probably paints the best picture of Jim as a person.
I do, I got to touch them
The brown leathers? I know they've been on display a few times.
Yeah the brown leathers, they were on display in Florida in the hard rock vault. They had some amazing stuff on the tour like the suit elvis wore when Disney shut down for the day for his private use but when me and my ma saw those trousers we were a bit like giddy schoolgirls, as the tour moved on to some wig worn by elton john and some kiss stuff we hung around the trousers, when the guide came over we thought we were in for a telling off but he said 'big fans? I'm not meant to do this but you can have a quick feel if you like', it was an amazing moment although emotions were mixed as it was quite disturbing watching my ma go straight for the crotch
Close as I'll ever get to the man himself sadly
Close as I'll ever get to the man himself sadly
Pretty cool huh?
Lizard I've seen you say before that Patricia and Jim only had a one night stand, but apparently they got married?
She was into witchcraft and the occult and they had some witch marriage ceremony or something, by all accounts Jim was drunk and didn't take it seriously.
Not listened to these for a while prior to today. Such a great band, so many fantastic songs.
I still can't decide on my favourite album though.
I still can't decide on my favourite album though.