Sixties rock band The Doors mark 50th anniversary in Los Angeles

[Prbkk]

3 hours ago, bannork said:

God didn't smile on soibiker, the poor lad was born too late.

 

Maybe he's a fan of Bay City Rollers?

[SoiBiker]

Just now, Prbkk said:

 

Maybe he's a fan of Bay City Rollers?

 

Bit before my time. 

[lifeincnx]

And what a year that was for me.

[lemonjelly]

Wonderland Avenue by Danny Sugarman is a good read if you're a Doors fan. 

[lemonjelly]

1 hour ago, Prbkk said:

 

Maybe he's a fan of Bay City Rollers?

Uuuhghgg, they were soooo bad, I must've been 8 years old or so, and even at that tender age I knew they were c***p

[Trouble]

Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin and others:  all long gone and all part of the late 60's and a time of change.  

[Prbkk]

2 hours ago, Trouble said:

Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin and others:  all long gone and all part of the late 60's and a time of change.  

 

The V&A has an exhibition on now in which all 3 figure. You Say You Want A Revolution: the songs of the era, 1965-69. For anyone who lived through the era, it's a bit simplistic but probably offers younger ones something of an introduction if not an insight. Worth £ 16.50 for anyone who will be in London before March .

[onthesoi]

 

 

Edited January 8, 2017 by onthesoi

[bendejo]

18 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Many waited for hours in the rain

 

Waiting for the sun? 

 

Personally, I didn't buy it that you-know-who died when they said he did.  No great conspiracy thing, he just decided it was time to leave his fame and disapproving family behind.  There were a few novels out at the time that detailed how to do things like establish a new identity and fake a death; those published details ended up changing the way things like birth certificates are made available in most modern countries.  When his wife also died soon after I thought that made it obvious.  Probably had enough $$$ to last them the rest of their days.

 

After turning 50 I began a retrospective on the music that was so important to me in my younger days, and overall I'm embarrassed to admit I had all their albums.  It's a long way from 15 to 50.  There is a place in Penang called Love Street (actually Love Lane) that prompted me to put the song in mp3 pile.  That and Crystal Ship.  Forget the rest.  Patti Smith was a big Morrison fan, and her performances helped me see how lousy Jim's stuff was.

 

The most Doors-like band that came afterward (to my knowledge) was The Stranglers.  Here again a good song or two (my fave is their cover of "Walk on By" (yes, the Dionne Warwick song)) but they could easily sound like cheesy Halloween music.

 

 

Edited January 8, 2017 by bendejo

[thecyclist]

Bay City Rollers: Backstreet boys of the seventies .
Cut-off point for The Cure:1992 Wish. Although Bloodflowers wasn't too bad.
Head on the door and Pornography their masterpieces:New wave at its very best,unrivalled in my opinion.

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[Shot]

I was a huge doors fan until I discovered Bread