Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

kidamnesiac — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 16:24:37 GMT

Author: kidamnesiac

Posted: 04/06/2012 20:24

i use to like the crystal ship a lot but not so much now

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

hairymarx1 — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 16:14:12 GMT

Author: hairymarx1

Posted: 04/06/2012 20:14

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the metaphysical brilliance that is 'The Crystal Ship' - one of the greatest tracks of all-time by anyone. 'Break On Through' is a 'punk/garage' classic with deep psychological overtones. The Doors are the only band I know that were able to successfully bridge the rawness of the former with the poetic lyricism of the latter.

Of course, Morrison's poetry is a significant factor and centrpiece of the Doors' appeal, as is Ray Manzarek's stunning organ playing. The poetic mysticism of 'The End' is a fitting close to the album made famous of course by 'Apocolypse Now'. It's an epic masterpiece grand in scope and ambition without ever slipping into pretentiousness. I personally think that 'Light My Fire' is slightly overrated but that might be in part due to the fact I'm over-familiar with it. Manzarek's organ solo, though, is just sublime and therefore kind of makes up for the shortcomings.

The Doors brand of psychedelia (along with art-rock of the Velvets) were the two most influential bands of the post-punk indie scene of the early 1980s. The idea of the lead singer as artist was first popularized by Jim Morrison whose stage persona was virtually adopted by a successive generation of artists as wide ranging as Michael Hutchence (Inxs), Iggy Pop, Bono, Ian Curtis and Ian M'Culloch (Echo and the Bunnymen) amongst many others.

The Doors were also the stepping stone towards the hard rock genre that was to come in the wake of the Doors (and Morrison's) eventual demise. 'The Doors' is another one of those albums that ought to be in everybody's top 100 list.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

tekin — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 12:13:35 GMT

Author: tekin

Posted: 04/06/2012 16:13

One of my first encounters with western popular music; It was a reason I tracked this way and it determined the sounds that attracted me afterwards. Although I kinda changed my tastes but still it's a source of pleasure and a sweet childhood memory.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

Eggman/Walrus/Taxman — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 10:24:13 GMT

Author: Eggman/Walrus/Taxman

Posted: 04/06/2012 14:24

HigherThanTheSun wrote:

Yeah Break On Through is my favourite, Soul Kitchen is also great.

I find Light My Fire a little looong and slightly dull. The End is incredible for like the first minute and the last, it could do without the whole middle bit though.

Yeah, agree with you there mostly.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

lancashirearab — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:44:12 GMT

Author: lancashirearab

Posted: 04/06/2012 13:44

I really like this album. It was the first Doors album I listened to and bought. It led to me buying the rest of their Jim Morrison albums and at least two of my mates buying leather breeks.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

itsit — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:32:58 GMT

Author: itsit

Posted: 04/06/2012 13:32

light my fire is amazing. so is break on through. the end is good too.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

RFNAPLES — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:10:47 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 04/06/2012 13:10

kidamnesiac wrote:

yeah, light my fire isn't good

break on thru is awesome

i like the end

naples thinking he knows the best song on every album or just telling us the most popular song which in his mind means it is the greatest song is more obnoxious than 30 charging spiders

Obnoxious

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

kidamnesiac — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 08:54:59 GMT

Author: kidamnesiac

Posted: 04/06/2012 12:54

yeah, light my fire isn't good

break on thru is awesome

i like the end

naples thinking he knows the best song on every album or just telling us the most popular song which in his mind means it is the greatest song is more obnoxious than 30 charging spiders

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

Polythene Pam — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 08:50:10 GMT

Author: Polythene Pam

Posted: 04/06/2012 12:50

Jhereko wrote:

typical jhereko rant: ra ra ra, this album sucks. the doors suck. but most of all light my fire sucks. ra ra ra.

Typical Jhereko is a moron

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

HigherThanTheSun — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 08:48:13 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 04/06/2012 12:48

Yeah Break On Through is my favourite, Soul Kitchen is also great.

I find Light My Fire a little looong and slightly dull. The End is incredible for like the first minute and the last, it could do without the whole middle bit though.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

Eggman/Walrus/Taxman — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 06:27:35 GMT

Author: Eggman/Walrus/Taxman

Posted: 04/06/2012 10:27

Mind Movie wrote:

Immature?

With fear of sounding foolish, I'm just very grateful that this record exist. Thanks to whoever made it.

He's probably talking about the "Fuck, fuck, fuck" part.

Anyway, this is a pretty great album, though I DO like Strange Days as much as this. Might just make my chart.

Best track: Break on Through to the Other Side, undoubtedly

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

Cafu86 — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 05:09:28 GMT

Author: Cafu86

Posted: 04/06/2012 09:09

Fantastic album, a perfect example of how revolutionary the end of the 60s and the 70s were to rock music!

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

Jhereko — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 02:50:44 GMT

Author: Jhereko

Posted: 04/06/2012 06:50

typical jhereko rant: ra ra ra, this album sucks. the doors suck. but most of all light my fire sucks. ra ra ra.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

thejoj96 — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 22:12:10 GMT

Author: thejoj96

Posted: 04/06/2012 02:12

kidamnesiac wrote:

I like boys.

Thank you for sharing this with us.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

kidamnesiac — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 22:08:17 GMT

Author: kidamnesiac

Posted: 04/06/2012 02:08

explain it, explain how you aren't doing the same thing in these threads that you do with your chart.

either way, you like boys... in fact its worse if you actually just like the most popular songs on each album.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

RFNAPLES — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 21:23:11 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 04/06/2012 01:23

kidamnesiac wrote:

nubbles, what is the point in telling us the most popular songs in these threads

That is your obnoxious interpretation, not mine.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

RFNAPLES — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 21:20:53 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 04/06/2012 01:20

Mind Movie wrote:

I remember you once said that Light My Fire was the single greatest song on the record. I told you that I had never met a fan of The Doors who would rank Light My Fire above The End. Your response was that I had to meet new people then.
Today, you rank them equally, apparently. Never too old to learn, I guess.

Not really, both songs are great but Light My Fire is better than The End.

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

kidamnesiac — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 20:26:53 GMT

Author: kidamnesiac

Posted: 04/06/2012 00:26

nubbles, what is the point in telling us the most popular songs in these threads

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

cartoken — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 17:58:35 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 04/05/2012 21:58

good but not great

Re: Album of the day (#506): The Doors by The Doors

Hayden — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 17:39:42 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/05/2012 21:39

This is the first time I ever noticed how the 's' is stylized in the band's logo. Not that it means much, but it was a weird feeling for a sec.

I used to really like this album It's been going downhill slightly every listen. Light My Fire still seems to be my favourite though.