bobbobbins
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:06 PM
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Is it just me, or was Ray Manzarek the most talented of the Doors? |
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:08 PM
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"squirmin' like a toad" is hardly the writing of a poetic genius.
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:21 PM
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2. He produced the first 2 "X" albums |
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that alone is plenty of talent for me
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:30 PM
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3. Robbie Kreiger was no slouch either........................ |
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He was an accomplished flamenco player before he switched ro rock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_Krieger
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:40 PM
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7. Krieger was one of the few originals in the sixties |
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When the Doors released their first record in 1967, all the young guitar players were just aping what was already going on -- Hendrix, McGuinn (both his jingle-jangle and his later Coltrane-stylings), Clapton, Richards, etc.
Krieger didn't play power chords, traditional blues leads, or anything that remotely sounded like anyone else.
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:31 PM
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And I agree that Robbie Krieger is a decent talent as well.
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:35 PM
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5. John Densmore was a rocking, creative drummer |
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I'm the type that listens carefully to the drums, and I can tell you that Densmore was definitely in that upper tier of rock drummers.
But the Doors as a band played extremely well together. Enough to create so much classic music.
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:48 PM
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9. Yeah but he was also a major league asshole... |
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:56 PM
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10. He couldn't have been worse Morrison. |
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I don't know how I'd stop myself from belting Jimbo if I was in the Doors.
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:38 PM
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6. The three musicians were excellent |
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Densmore was a great jazz drummer Krieger has one of the most unique guitar styles I have heard (occasionally has his fair share of blunt notes his leads but who doesn't)
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Thu Jan-06-05 09:58 PM
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I'll agree with y'all that Morrison's vocals were the weak part of the band. :P
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Thu Jan-06-05 10:16 PM
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12. Oh Please!!!! Take a listen to the two Doors albums... |
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made after Morrison's departure from earth.
They stink so bad that Electra has permanently 86'ed them from re-release. Worst of the worst is the cut 'No me moleste mosquito'. That cut says it all - 'No me moleste mosquito, let me eat my burrito'.
El Stinko, tres hombres!
I have often dreamed about what Morrison could have accomplished with a real backup band!
To me, Manzarek would have made a great organist at a Holiday Inn lounge.
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