The Doors Examined

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.

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The Doors Examined is available now at Amazon. You might like these, too! Book Review — Ticket to Ride: Yet, Cherry offers another insight: Heartland Poets Speak out against Bullies. In a year or two, expect an expanded, second edition of my poetry book. Thank you, Jim Cherry, for your influence. Oct 16, Tracy Reilly rated it really liked it Shelves: I thought I pretty much knew everything about the Doors, but I would be wrong. Jim Cherry gives a sense of being a reasonable researcher of Doors facts, which has the result of making it seem, well, factual, rather than fanatic and exaggerated, the way some rock lore is.

I think even Keith Richards might have trouble avoiding I thought I pretty much knew everything about the Doors, but I would be wrong. I think even Keith Richards might have trouble avoiding stretchers, but who knows with Keith, self-proclaimed smoker of his father's dust? My only complaint is that, if you read this straight through like I did, there's some repeated info. But, if you're thinking about this in sort of encyclopedic form, the repeats may be valuable if you are just going to a certain chapter to look up some details. I even got disabused of some things I thought were true!

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I was surprised Jim included info I knew about Morrison's life here in Florida, which few seem to mention. I got also a ton of bands, videos, photographers, and other interesting things to look at to while away the time, from this book. Definitely for Doors fans. Jun 30, Judy Huddleston rated it really liked it. Cherry has the ability to remain unbiased as he sorts through and reports facts, which is helpful for readers wanting a balanced perspective. These selections are taken from his long-standing website, the Doors Examiner, which has proven to be a reliable source of information.

His enthusiasm for the music and each of the musicians is strong throughout, which helps carry the multiple threads. The chapters are roughly organized by chronology, though there are slight overlaps, which I liked; readers can thumb through out of sequence, then shift forward. Besides being a journalist, Jim is a novelist; his writing is carefully honed for meaning. Oct 27, Victoria Nicholson rated it it was amazing. Excellent critical reviews, journalism, and a encyclopedia type knowledge of the subjects.

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I look forward to a possible expanded edition of this. The band "The Doors" still has legions of loyal fans. Local Oswego author Jim Cherry explores the life of the band including personal influences, humble beginnings, erratic behaviors, and much more. It is also very enlightening as to how bands got started in the s. While Jim Morrison and his poetry died far too young, the other members kept performing creating a musical legacy.

Everything you want to know about The Doors is simply right here. May 10, Gloria added it Shelves: I will definitely look for much of the books and other media sources referred to. Patrick rated it it was amazing Aug 30, Dummytree rated it really liked it Nov 20, Geoff rated it really liked it Jun 29, Dimitri Dummytree rated it really liked it Aug 21, Mystic Vamp rated it it was amazing Dec 15, Tony Wauchope rated it really liked it Apr 11, Floy Bertschin Jones rated it liked it May 06, Juliano Mazzon rated it it was amazing Jan 31, D Francis rated it it was amazing Jun 22, Peter Leiss rated it liked it Dec 26, Connie rated it it was amazing Apr 02, Gregory G Young 2 rated it liked it Nov 15, Tony Funches rated it it was amazing Jun 02, The problem with this song was that it was seven minutes long, so producer Paul Rothchild cut it down to three minutes by radically cutting the lengthy keyboard and guitar solos in the center section.

These recordings are notable as they are among the earliest live recordings of the band to circulate. On November 18, , the Doors published a compilation of these recordings, Live at the Matrix , on the band's boutique Bright Midnight Archives label. They did not appear live. The band is seen on a beach and is performing the song in playback. The music video did not gain any commercial success and the performance was more or less forgotten.

The group appeared to acquiesce, but performed the song in its original form, because either they had never intended to comply with the request or Jim Morrison was nervous and forgot to make the change Manzarek has given conflicting accounts.

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Either way, "higher" was sung out on national television, and the show's host, Ed Sullivan , canceled another six shows that had been planned. After the program's producer told the band they would never play on the show again, Jim Morrison reportedly replied: We just did the Sullivan Show. Their performance was taped for later broadcast.

An excerpt taken from Stephen Davis' book on Jim Morrison p. They stopped playing "Back Door Man" when their song came on. The audience watched the Doors watching themselves on TV. 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.

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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.

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.

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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'. Ain't nobody gonna love my ass? At one point, Morrison removed the hat of an onstage police officer and threw it into the crowd; the officer, in turn, removed Morrison's hat and threw it.

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.