Doors Blues
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Topic: Doors Blues
Posted By: The Whistler
Subject: Doors Blues
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 02:35
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Well, today marks the blessed birth of Jimbo Morrison...or rather, yesterday did. Oh well. Bit of a national holiday for the city of Los Angeles really (or, rather, me. And one guy I saw on the big blue bus who had a Doors shirt on today as well). So, since it's always something I wanted to do, I propose a contest of Doors Blues. Which is the best? Which can you choose? Something straightforward, like "Back Door Man," "Crawling King Snake" or "Been Down So Long?" Something apocalyptic, like "Roadhouse Blues," "Maggie M'gill" or "Cars Hiss By My Window?" Something Gothic like "Love Me Two Times," "The Spy" or "Who Do You Love?" Or...well, I guess that's it then. Of course it's not though; I mean, they practically WERE a blues band live, and there's probably some b-sides and non-Morrison numbers I'm forgetting/purposefully avoiding. Oh, and, "Shaman's Blues." Except it wasn't really blues. And myself? Hmm...dunno exactly. I suppose the wilder the better, but honestly, every one of those tracks has enough atmosphere to make it special in some way. "Who Do You Love?" (Oh, and, I'm aware that this should be in proto...so that's cool.) ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 05:36
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I voted for The Spy and think the Doors a decent blues band (when Jimbo was up enough to be down) However, it's the more acid rock/psychedlia/oriental hued tracks that make their contribution to music unique IMO ------------- 
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 09:44
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Been Down So Long was probably their bluesy best. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 10:11
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Crawling king snake. woodooo wooo dooo dooo doodoo ^that's the slide line ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 10:31
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well i can only remember to have hear LIght my Fire (and remember it afterwards have heard som other the Doors albums but i cind of unexperienced on that band, i shoul probably sheck out some more of their work) but the Hammond solo on Light my Fire is legendary and a wonderfull epic song (one of the first real progressive songs I heard before i knew of the genre Prog that and Elton Johns Funural For a Frien/Love Lies Bleeding ) |
Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 11:50
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Backdoor Man is a pretty great song. I prefer some other Doors songs over it, but it wins this poll for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 12:39
| Roadhouse |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 12:40
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I'll go with Roadhouse Blues this time!
I AM wearing a Morrison t-shirt today  ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 13:28
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I can't believe 'Roadhouse Blues' is winning: the most awful, predictable, commercial blues attempt they ever did. However, they were good at many things - blues being one of them. Almost all of the options are great, but I will discount "Who Do You Love" which was Dixon's tune (IIRC) and 'Crawling King Snake' which is a bit hermetic for my taste. Of all other each one is okay in its own right but my faves are social 'Maggie M'Gill' (why am I always picturing young Janine Turner?) with its excellent rhythmical hook, and 'The Spy' for it's haziness. ------------- |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 13:31
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*googles hermetic
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 13:49
| Back Door Man. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 22:30
I only know three of these of those I love me love me two times two times if I could but I can only vote once. Do you remember when we were in Africa?  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: December 10 2009 at 03:52
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aginor wrote:Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: December 10 2009 at 04:24
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Roadhouse blues, because it was one of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar.
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: December 10 2009 at 07:59
| "Been Down so Long" followed by "Cars hiss by my window" |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: December 10 2009 at 09:42
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nooooooooooooo!!! I meant to say "Been down so long" Nooooooooooooooo! That's what I meant by "woodooo wooo dooo dooo doodoo" I haven't listened to The Doors for a while  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: December 10 2009 at 21:50
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Not a Doors composition, but they do a decent job on Back Door Man. I suppose the more correct answer, almost hinted at, is that they weren't really a very good blues band compared to many of their contemporaries who also dabbled in the genre. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: December 11 2009 at 22:04
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Roadhouse Blues is a song I really love, though my favourite out of those is Been Down So Long ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: December 12 2009 at 02:28
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"Cars Hiss By My Window", can't get more bluesy than that...well... most on that list, including "Crawling King Snake" my second favourite.
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: December 12 2009 at 02:41
Maybe because the guitar solo has been known to make infants grow facial hair? ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 12 2009 at 06:42
What was it Steve Martin said as Navin Johnson? I hate the blues they make me so depressed or something. 
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Posted By: ko
Date Posted: December 27 2009 at 04:06
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They could call it *blues*, but The Doors couldn't play blues...imo.
One of the greatests proto prog bands, though.
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: December 27 2009 at 07:19
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i luve all of em, but "Crawling King Snake" it is. ------------- 
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