Jackson Jambalaya

Truly one of the great 60's Rock 'N Roll bands! More popular in the 80's than they were in the 60's!

A sad example of a great artist lost to alcohol and drug abuse, and sadly one that continues with many.

I recently found a clip of the Doors playing with THE Albert King. Trippy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w57Xn1NVZx8

Fun fact: There was a hockey team named after Jim Morrison in his hometown of Jacksonville, Fl called the Jacksonville Lizard Kings. They were formed in the mid 90's during the great Southern hockey boom. Their coach at one point was Mario Lemieux's brother Patrick.

I would submit to you that if he had cleaned up, his art would've suffered. Art history is replete with examples of substance abuse fueling masterpieces. Bowie, Coleridge, etc. Of course it's a deadly two edged swordfish.

There are a few artists that gave up on drugs and alcohol and still continued to thrive, but I admit that Jim Morrison had more or less of a death wish. It was fun to watch, though. On the other hand, we have been blessed to see Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney all continue to create great music for the latter half of their careers while (mostly) sober.

Wild Child, full of grace, savior of the, human race

Kingfish is 100% correct. Sobriety ruined Metallica and NIN.

Drugs fuel artistry? I give you “Head” as a rebuttal.

It’s such a bad movie

Likely the most over-rated band in rock history IMO, just don't see what you guys see in them.

StarRider, give us your Top 5 in "rock history". Put up.

In 2002, George Winston did a great "tribute" to this group. "Night Divides the Day: The Music of the Doors".
In my amateur opinion, he produced masterful versions of my four favorites, and nine others:

Spanish Caravan
The Crystal Ship #1 fav
Light My Fire
Riders of the Storm #2 fav

Best,
DWD

Why? I don't have to justify my opinion, or even explain it...it's just an opinion, hence the "IMO". Just don't really care for their music, and over and above that I don't see why other people like it so much, some of it's OK, but these guys to me just aren't Mt. Rushmore-level stuff, and many people make out like they are. I think the Stones have more good songs on any one of a number of albums recorded during this same era than the Doors do in their whole catalog. If you like'em, more power to you, enjoy.

I ride with StarRider. I hope never to hear "Light My Fire" again.

Relax StarRider.

You seem to be taking everything way too personal.

If you say sobriety would have ruined Morrison’s artistic bent….you are shallow and naive.

His new music may not have catered to the exact crowd but to say his talent would have been ruined is a bridge to far imo.

Let brittney out of her cage and watch her self destruct….in the interim while she’s been kept under lock and key she’s made music and money which lots of people like.

The Doors' music seemed to have slid into oblivion along with the 8-track players. Their fans hung 8-track players under their dashboards and Morrison's death seemed to coincide with those players taking a liking to eating the tapes.

And come to think of it everyone I recall owning a Doors tape had or developed a taste for pot.

Well thinking back to my misspent youth at Ole Miss during the 80's, I passed out on many a strange couch while listening to " This is the End"


At times, I awakened to some bizarre stuff going on in said stranger's apartment,

But it was better than getting a DUI in Oxford.

I would say Apocalypse Now ignited new interest in the band. Stone's movie didn't hurt either.