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It would have been useful to put faces to the names of some of the people discussed. However, the sheer amount of information here makes up for that deficiency. However, there is plenty of depth; even longtime fans will likely find some surprises here. Denise is Empty Mirror's founder and editor. She's edited several other literary magazines and small-press publications since the s. When not at Empty Mirror, you can probably find her reading or writing -- or out exploring the back roads and beaches of Washington State.

Unlike most rock reviewers, Cherry acknowledges that The Doors were a very literary band and when they became famous they practically released a reading list for fans, mentioning the beats such as Jack Kerouac, Arthur Rimbaud, Baudelaire, and Hart Crane. Your email address will not be published. Notify me when new comments are added. A huge amount of information is packed into this book. The Doors Examined is available now at Amazon. You might like these, too! They finished the song when their bit was done, and Ray walked over and turned the TV off.

The next night was their last ever in Winterland. They played two more dates in Denver on December 30 and 31, , capping off a year of almost constant touring. The Doors spent several weeks in Sunset Studios in Los Angeles recording their second album, Strange Days , experimenting with the new technology, notably the Moog synthesizer they now had available.

The commercial success of Strange Days was middling, peaking at number three on the Billboard album chart but quickly dropping, along with a series of underperforming singles. Although session musician Larry Knechtel had been featured on bass on several tracks on the band's debut album, [30] Strange Days was the first Doors album recorded with a studio musician on bass on most of the tracks, and this continued on all subsequent studio albums. On December 9, , the Doors performed a now infamous concert at New Haven Arena in New Haven, Connecticut , which ended abruptly when Morrison was arrested by local police.

Morrison had been making out with a girl fan backstage in a bathroom shower stall prior to the start of the concert when a police officer happened upon them. Unaware that he was the lead singer of the band about to perform, the officer told Morrison and the girl to leave, to which Morrison said, "Eat it. The Doors' main act was delayed for an hour while Jim recovered, after which The Doors took the stage very late. According to an authenticated fan account that Robbie Krieger posted to his Facebook page, the police still did not consider the issue resolved, and wanted to charge him.

Halfway through the first set, Morrison proceeded to create an improvised song as depicted in the Oliver Stone movie about his experience with the "little men in blue".

It was an obscenity-laced account to the audience, describing what had happened backstage and taunting the police, who were surrounding the stage. The concert was abruptly ended when Morrison was dragged offstage by the police. The audience, which was already restless from waiting so long for the band to perform, became unruly. Morrison was taken to a local police station, photographed and booked on charges of inciting a riot, indecency and public obscenity.

Charges against Morrison, as well as those against three journalists also arrested in the incident Mike Zwerin , Yvonne Chabrier and Tim Page , were dropped several weeks later for lack of evidence. Recording of the group's third album in April was marred by tension as a result of Morrison's increasing dependence on alcohol and prescription drugs , and the rejection of his new epic, " Celebration of the Lizard ", by band producer Paul Rothchild, who deemed the work not commercial enough.

Approaching the height of their popularity, The Doors played a series of outdoor shows that led to frenzied scenes between fans and police, particularly at Chicago Coliseum on May The band began to branch out from their initial form for this third LP. Because they had exhausted their original repertoire, they began writing new material.

Waiting for the Sun became their first and only US No. Following the release of "Hello, I Love You", the publisher of the Kinks ' hit " All Day and All of the Night " announced they were planning legal action against the Doors for copyright infringement; however, songwriter Ray Davies ultimately chose not to sue. A month after a riotous concert at the Singer Bowl in New York, the group flew to Britain for their first performance outside of North America. They played dates in Europe, along with Jefferson Airplane , including a show in Amsterdam where Morrison collapsed on stage after a drug binge including marijuana, hashish and unspecified pills.

They ended the year with a successful new single, " Touch Me " released in December , which reached No. They started with a sold-out show on January 24 at Madison Square Garden. The Doors' fourth album, The Soft Parade , released in July , contained brass and string arrangements. The lead single, "Touch Me", featured saxophonist Curtis Amy. While the band was trying to maintain their previous momentum, efforts to expand their sound gave the album an experimental feel, causing critics to attack their musical integrity.

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According to John Densmore in his biography Riders On The Storm individual writing credits were noted for the first time because of Morrison's reluctance to sing the lyrics of Robby Krieger's song " Tell All the People ". Morrison's drinking made him difficult and unreliable, and the recording sessions dragged on for months.

Studio costs piled up, and the Doors came close to disintegrating. Despite all this, the album was immensely successful, becoming the band's fourth hit album. On March 1, , at the Dinner Key Auditorium in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami , the Doors gave the most controversial performance of their career, one that nearly "derailed the band". Morrison had been drinking all day and had missed connecting flights to Miami, and by the time he eventually arrived, the concert was over an hour late in starting, and he was, according to Manzarek, "overly fortified with alcohol".

Morrison had recently attended a play by an experimental theater group the Living Theatre and was inspired by their "antagonistic" style of performance art. I can't take it no more without no good love. I want some lovin'.

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On March 5, the Dade County Sheriff's office issued a warrant for Morrison's arrest, claiming Morrison deliberately exposed his penis while on stage, shouted obscenities to the crowd, simulated oral sex on guitarist Robby Krieger, and was drunk at the time of his performance. Morrison turned down a plea bargain that required the Doors to perform a free Miami concert.

In Florida Governor Charlie Crist suggested the possibility of a posthumous pardon for Morrison, which was announced as successful on December 9, During the recording of their next album in November , Morrison once again found himself in trouble with the law after harassing airline staff during a flight to Phoenix, Arizona to see the Rolling Stones in concert. Both Morrison and his friend and traveling companion Tom Baker were charged with "interfering with the flight of an intercontinental aircraft and public drunkenness". A so-called "private rehearsal" without an audience was also taped at the venue a day later.

This was only a few months after the "Miami incident" in March of that year. Further, the Van Morrison track, " Gloria ", which was performed and recorded during the audience-less rehearsal, was also released on Alive, She Cried. Both the first and second shows along with the rehearsal the following day were released in It was at these shows that Morrison issued his poem, "Ode to L.

While Thinking of Brian Jones , Deceased", a poem for the recently deceased former Rolling Stones guitarist and founder, who was a friend of the band, Manzarek and Morrison in particular. Featuring a consistent hard rock sound, the album's opener was " Roadhouse Blues ". The record reached No.

Dave Marsh, the editor of Creem magazine, said of the album: When they're good, they're simply unbeatable. I know this is the best record I've listened to July saw the release of the Doors' first live album, Absolutely Live , which peaked at No. Although the Doors continued to face de facto bans in more conservative American markets and earned new bans at Salt Lake City 's Salt Palace and Detroit 's Cobo Hall following tumultuous concerts, the band managed to play 18 concerts in the United States, Mexico and Canada following the Miami incident in [68] and 23 dates in the United States and Canada throughout the first half of Two songs from the show were featured in the documentary Message to Love.

On December 8, , his 27th birthday, Morrison recorded another poetry session. Part of this would end up on An American Prayer in with music, and is currently in the possession of the Courson family. Shortly thereafter, a tour to promote their upcoming album would comprise only three dates. Two concerts were held in Dallas, Texas on December During the Doors' last public performance with Morrison, at The Warehouse in New Orleans , Louisiana , on December 12, , Morrison apparently had a breakdown on stage. Midway through the set he slammed the microphone numerous times into the stage floor until the platform beneath was destroyed, then sat down and refused to perform for the remainder of the show.

Drummer John Densmore recalls the incident in his biography Riders On the Storm , where, after the show he met with Ray and Robby; they decided to end their live act, citing their mutual agreement that Morrison was ready to retire from performing. Despite Morrison's conviction and the fallout from their appearance in New Orleans, The Doors set out to reclaim their status as a premier act with L. Despite a comparatively low Billboard chart peak at No. Woman contained two Top 20 hits and went on to be their second best-selling studio album, surpassed in sales only by their debut.

Denouncing "Love Her Madly" as "cocktail lounge music", he quit and handed the production to Bruce Botnick and the Doors. The title track and two singles " Love Her Madly " and " Riders on the Storm " remain mainstays of rock radio programming, with the last of these being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for its special significance to recorded music. In the song "L. Woman", Jim Morrison scrambles the letters of his own name to chant "Mr. As far as is known, this is the last clip of the Doors performing with Morrison.

On March 13, , following the recording of L. He had visited the city the previous summer and was interested in moving there to become a writer in exile. Morrison was found dead in a bathtub on July 3, , in Paris by his girlfriend Pamela Courson. Morrison died at age 27, the same age as several other famous rock stars in the 27 Club.

In , Morrison's girlfriend Pamela Courson also died at the age of The surviving members initially considered replacing Morrison with a new singer. Instead, Krieger and Manzarek took over on vocals. The recording of Other Voices took place from June to August , and the album was released in October The LP featured the single "Tightrope Ride", which received some airplay.

The trio began performing again with additional supporting members on Friday, November 12, at Pershing Municipal Auditorium in Lincoln, Nebraska, followed by shows in Carnegie Hall on November 23, , and the Hollywood Palladium on November 26, The recordings for Full Circle took place during the spring of , and the album was released in August For the tours during this period, the Doors enlisted Jack Conrad on bass who had played on several tracks on both "Other Voices" and "Full Circle" as well as Bobby Ray Henson on rhythm guitar.

The fruit of this effort could be seen in their appearance on the German show Beat-Club , of which many high quality sources can be found online. The group disbanded in The third post-Morrison album, An American Prayer , was released in It consisted of the band adding musical backing tracks to previously recorded spoken word performances of Morrison reciting his poetry. The record was a commercial success, acquiring a platinum certificate. The three played together on Krieger's album Versions.

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Eddie Vedder filled in on lead vocals, while Don Was played bass. For the boxed set, the surviving members of the Doors once again reunited to complete "Orange County Suite". The track was one that Morrison had written and recorded, providing vocals and piano.

The Doors reunited in to perform on VH1's Storytellers. Following the recording the Storytellers: A Celebration, the band members joined to record music for the Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors tribute album. The album features "Woman in the Window", a new song with music and a pre-recorded vocal performance provided by Jim Morrison. The recording session and song are part of a documentary film, Re: Manzarek and Skrillex had an immediate musical connection. In , the remaining members of the Doors recorded with rapper Tech N9ne for the song "Strange ", appearing on his album Something Else , which features new instrumentation by the band and samples of Jim Morrison's vocals from the song "Strange Days".

In their final collaboration before Manzarek's death, the three surviving Doors provided backing for poet Michael C. That day would have been Ray's 76th birthday. Krieger and Densmore formed the Butts Band in , but disbanded in after two albums. Phil Chen, who played bass on the band's second album, would later join Robby once again with Manzarek—Krieger.

Manzarek made three solo albums from to and formed a band called Nite City in , which released two albums from to Krieger released six solo albums from to All of the ex-Doors solo albums have met with mixed reviews. In recent years Densmore formed a jazz band called Tribaljazz and they released a self-titled album in After legal battles over use of the Doors name with drummer John Densmore, they changed their name several times and ultimately toured under the name " Manzarek—Krieger " or "Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of the Doors".

The group was dedicated to performing the music of the Doors and Jim Morrison. John Densmore refused to participate because of Morrison's absence, although Manzarek and Krieger always invited him. On May 20, , Ray Manzarek died of complications related to bile duct cancer. Beginning in the late s, there was a sustained revival of interest in the Doors which created a new generation of fans.

The origin of the revival is traced to the release of the album An American Prayer in late which contained a live version of " Roadhouse Blues " that received considerable airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations. The Doors' first album, The Doors , re-entered the Billboard album chart in September and Elektra Records reported the Doors' albums were selling better than in any year since their original release.

The album peaked at No. The revival continued in with the release of Alive, She Cried , an album of previously unreleased live recordings. The track " Gloria " reached No. A second revival, attracting another generation of fans, occurred in following the release of the film The Doors , directed by Oliver Stone and starring Val Kilmer as Morrison.