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AtomicCrimsonRush ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14258 |
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THIS!
and THIS!
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moshkito ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 17777 |
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Hi,
I think Ray had a hard time coming up with the music that Jim wanted to back his words, but to his credit he did it and came up with a fabulous body of work, very little of which is conventional in any sense of the word, and the use of the instrumentation was always tasteful and very careful to ensure that Jim got his words in and out and it did not deter from the words themselves. And that is the mark of a very intelligent musician that can appreciate wordery that is way more than just a song and a clever line about sweet little sixteen that most rock bands were so eager to write about ... and still are, except it's done in rap with different words!
It's a shame that a Wakeman would be considered "progressive" because of his synthesizers, and a Manzarek would not ... specially when it comes down to it, Manzarek's body of work vastly out numbers the work Wakeman did with his band, before he decided he was a star ... at least the Doors knew the difference between a star and an idiot and preferred to honor Jim and the music with the respect, dedication and inteligence that most of it was all about.
Sadly, most audiences only remember the hits! Not the music!
When the music is over, turn out the lights ... and nothing in this world will ever say more about "music" ... and what it means to you and I.
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Gooner ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: March 14 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 312 |
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I prefer Ray's solo work to The Doors. I met him briefly this past Summer. Very nice man.
"Solar Boat" from The Golden Scarab.
...but if I had to take a Doors track where Ray shines, I'd have to say "Not To Touch The Earth".
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Fox On The Rocks ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: February 10 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Status: Offline Points: 5012 |
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Ray is definetly in my top 5! Light My Fire, The End, The Crystal Ship, The Soft Parade, L.A Woman, Tell All The People, When The Music's Over, Riders On The Storm, The W.A.S.P (Texas Radio and The Big Beat), Roadhouse Blues, Spanish Caravan, the list goes on....
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halabalushindigus ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 05 2009 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 1438 |
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for me it has to be Light My Fire
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assume the power 1586/14.3 |
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ExittheLemming ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 19 2007 Location: Penal Colony Status: Offline Points: 11420 |
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With a group like the Doors, who exemplified the phenomenon of 'the whole being greater than the sum of its parts' there's a danger in drawing spurious conclusions about the constituent elements maybe not standing up to closer scrutiny.
Manzarek was clearly no technical virtuoso (interestingly, Krieger was on classical guitar) but such would have been inappropriate for the band's music. So for me Ray was a brilliant 'feel' player who unerringly conjured up the appropriate mood and textures to best display Morrison's vocals. He was also clearly an accomplished blues, boogie and stride player as evidenced by his piano on People Are Strange, Roadhouse Blues and Alabama Song (the list goes on) Take Densmore, Kreiger, Morrison or Manzarek out of the volatile equation and the Doors would just sound like a thousand other mediocre Acid Rock bands from the west coast. |
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dreadpirateroberts ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 27 2011 Location: AU Status: Offline Points: 952 |
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Ditto (all of it, but especially the bold) |
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jean-marie ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 27 2010 Location: FRANCE Status: Offline Points: 2585 |
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It might be Rider on the storm....but not that sure
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FAIS QUE TON REVE SOIT PLUS LONG QUE LA NUIT HAVE YOUR DREAM LASTING LONGER THAN THE NIGHT
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Horizons ![]() Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 20 2011 Location: Somewhere Else Status: Offline Points: 16952 |
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The overlooked "Yes, The River Knows"
Great subtle playing by all members, but the jazzy keys really just sweep me off my feet. Edited by Horizons - October 15 2011 at 17:13 |
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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NickHall ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 15 2011 Location: Chingford Status: Offline Points: 144 |
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yeah, Light my Fire solo work and loads of great stuff
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giselle ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 18 2011 Location: Hertford Status: Offline Points: 466 |
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Its wrong to suggest that Manzarek was less of a keyboard player than the more obviously virtuoso players like Emerson, Ritchie, Wakeman etc; people seem to forget that Manzarek also played the bass with his left hand. He did a fantastic job of both music parts at once.
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Trotsky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 25 2004 Location: Malaysia Status: Offline Points: 2771 |
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Have always rated Ray Manzarek as among the alltime great rock keyboardists. The organ work in When the Music's Over, electric piano of Riders of the Storm, even the boogie-woogie piano of Roadhouse Blues and the harpsichord-sounding work in Love Her Madly come to mind. Much more versatile than he's given credit for, IMO. |
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