LAST LISTENED TO not for over a year
CHANCE OF WAKING TO IT very low
RATING
Well here's a band to argue over. Most people, let's face it, think of one person when they think of The Doors: he was over-fed, over-watered, literally over-drugged and a 'poet'. Ha. Poet.
As you can tell, Jim Morrison is someone i have little time for. There are many reasons for this that are clearly evident even in the most flattering of portraits of the man. However, the music he collaborated in making has stood the test of time.
The Doors were Ray Manzerak, Jim Densmore, Robby Kreiger and Morrison and for most of their career they worked as a democratic unit. Their music was fairly different from that of their contemporaries. Not only were the themes often darker, but musically they were different too. They were a very tight band that drew on influences and training that were quite diverse - jazz, classical, Spanish guitar amongst others.
I do like there music, not all of it, but much of it. There are overly indulgent moments, no surprise considering the times, that are most definitely of that time. Most noticeable when Jimbo was being particularly poetic.
'Waiting For The Sun', is from their second last LP 'Morrison Hotel' released in 1970. It's a pretty good song. As ever, the music is tight and interesting and here has some fine, understated drama. Kreiger's fluid guitar floats over a rolling rhythm provided by Densmore and Manzerak, whose organ has a slight harpsichord feel. It's one of their more mature moments and came not a moment too soon after the flop of their previous LP, 'Soft Parade'.
Give The Doors a little re-think. There is a lot more to them that a drunken, dead man in leather breeks with his old man out.
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