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Jessezze is this guy Marcus arrogant and all knowing ! what a tool. who is he to tell me " NOBODY CARES where he got the inspiration, NOBODY CARES how this song is done..." then he goes onto say " what IS important is.." who elected this tool god ? hes WRONG about so much of their music, i am a mASSIVE doors fan, and this guy marcus is a tool.

Great show guys, it must've been amazing to see/hear them live on a good night. Any idea where the name comes from? Doors of Perception?

For those interested in seeing Jimmy Fallon perform Morrison, here it is on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnokPYL1FCA

My first rock concert - The Doors, Buffalo Springfield, Byrds. The Doors opened. So different from anything happening at the time. To hear Light My Fire come on the radio that summer and wait with anticipation for the organ solo to stretch out . . . there was a dionysian element in which I still revel. It is still a rare thing in rock - for all the posturing.

I saw he Weill "Mahagony" t BAM many years ago. Did I imagine that The Doors were onstage during the performance? I'm a big Doors fan.

It's taken me many MANY years to learn to appreciate The Doors--cheesily enough, it was a trip to Paris a couple years ago and seeing Jim Morrison's grave at Pere Lachaise cemetery that did it for me ("people are strange when you're a stranger").

I remember a pretty volatile argument I had with a friend in college about The Doors vs The Velvet Underground. Now I can see that in many ways The Doors WERE the West Coast Velvets.

I gotta disagree with Greil about "Touch Me"--I actually love that song and hear a lot of proto-Nick Cave in it....

Morrison/Doors influenced...not just Ian Curtis, but: Iggy, David Lee Roth, Echo & Bunnymen, Julian Cope, just a few that come to mind

Jimmy Fallon sounds exactly like Morrison! A couple of weeks ago I saw him do a Doors parody using children's book titles and quotes. It was excellent! He's very talented. Chris Martin from Coldplay stated if the Doors had a reunion tour, Jimmy could take Morrison's place, no problem. I must say I agree.

manzarek is the true unsung hero of the doors.

What about Jim Morrison's relationship to Van Morrison, as a fan, student?

ray manzerek[spell?] seemed like the most playful,and "every day kind of guy", charming.

I missed where I can find the 5 1/2 hrs of (I think) live/studio/demo work?? Please repeat!

@rob influence can and CAN'T be measured in many ways.........

to mr marcus-lets not forget that manson was and is, a racist and a nazi sympathizer. he dressed like a hippie,so the hell what;he did not think like one. and as an aside, the vast majority of serial killers are politically conservative. not that i would categorize manson, as a classic serial killer.

My classic Doors moment?

Getting a plastic single of "Light my fire" on a cereal box in the supermarket, and then playing it for my big (teen-aged) brother on his neat Stereo system...

With few exceptions, few musicians today have anywhere near the charisma, vocal prowess or lyrical power of Jim Morrison.

Like Syd Barrett, Morrison's time in the sun was short and very, very sweet.

Music would sound very different if they had actually been influential. Ian Curtis seems to have taken some of the "vocal stylings" but that seems, to me, to be about it. But free-verse and organ solos are largely gone.

people get way bent out of shape, over the lyrics,with the doors. many say that they don't make sense; and, perhaps they are right to a great degree. however,i do feel that there is a surreal,impressionistic vibe there,that is it's own validity,as art,and perhaps philosophy,whether intended or not. "the end", is a journey,that i've never regreted taking. it has not at all gotten tired for me, all these many years later.

One of the first albums John and I had was The Doors Live.. This recording constantly adorned our turntable and I couldnt get enough. The doors may have had a few rock detractors, due to a weak lead guitar, however their music and Morrison's voice will live forever.

The marketing of a band, both then and now, included in-store appearances. This may be hard to believe, but in late spring - early summer 1967, the Doors did an autograph signing session in the women's shoe department of the EJ Korvette department store in Douglaston NY.