So I was listening to some music today, and I had a sudden epiphany!

[Mass_Liberal]

The Doors own the majority of bands of all time. There have only been maybe 25 bands in all the world that were better than them. They had simultaneously, the wierdest lyrics ever, the best acid-trippy song ever, the best use of keyboard ever.....

The Doors' songs you must listen to if you haven't already:

1. L.A Woman
2. Roadhouse Blues
3. Love Her Madly
4. Riders on the Storm
5. Love Me Two Times
6. The End


there are soo many more...... AAAAGH

By Popular Request, and on edit: never mind, they suck....

[wyldwolf]

1. we'll just agree to disagree

[Mass_Liberal]

2. dude

this is sad.... we always seem to disagree!!!! Let's find some common ground. Do you like Vanilla ice cream?

[wyldwolf]

6. as a matter of fact I do.

[Mass_Liberal]

8. HOORAY!

wow, we have such similar tastes.

[Teddy_Salad]

19. I hate The Doors and Vanilla Ice Cream

Do you like cheese?

[Mass_Liberal]

23. I looooove cheese

cheese is wonderful.

[ALago1]

3. I don't want to bring you down...

...but I think Jim Morrison is the most overrated rock star in history

[democracyindanger]

4. <sigh>

A good band. A great band, even. But a band to own all others? ZZZZzzzz...

[Blue-Jay]

5. Jim Morrison was an overrated hack.

Couldn't sing for shit. Couldn't write. (squirming like a toad, indeed!). Ray made that whole band. Morrison was a "poet" in the same respect that Oscar the Grouch was a great philosopher.

He sucked, and the world of music is better off without him.

Yeah. He was "cute" though. So is Justin Timberlake.

[Mass_Liberal]

7. Awwwww

I just got owned..... hahahah. Never have I seen a quicker more effecient systematic destruction of an argument.... hahahaha. It makes me happy for some reason...

[Blue-Jay]

11. I live to serve.

Right Said Fred is the BOMB, though!

I'm a model, you know what I mean....

Seriously, though; Compare Jim's "lyrics" with those of Arlo Guthrie or Dylan or the Beatles.... Compare his "vocal stylings" with those of ANY Motown artist. He wrote self-serving shit, and sang shittier.

Ray Manzarek was responsible for the success of The Doors, but he wasn't "sexy" enough for the public. He wrote some good hooks, and Jim's face sold them.

[BigMcLargehuge]

18. Morrison couldn't hold a candle to Shatner

if you ask me. I hate the Doors. Calling Morrison an overrated hack is an insult to overrated hacks everywhere. I think he was a no-talent ass wipe.

[Mass_Liberal]

9. dude

I don't think he's a poet. I think he was a stoner. But I think his music was good. Maybe not philosophically good, but it sounded great. Is that too pathetic a standard for music? To sound good? It was good rock. Maybe it was trippin on acid. Maybe the lyrics didn't make sense. But it was good rock. Gimme that much.

[NightTrain]

12. Wow! And I thought I didn't care for Morrison.

n/t

[Teddy_Salad]

21. EXCUSE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How dare you sully the image of one of the finest muppet philosophers to ever live......in a garbage can, by comparing him with of all people, Jim "Can't Sing" Morrison!

BEND OVER!!! :spank: :spank:

[NightTrain]

10. Jim Morrison is THE most overrated figure in rock 'n' roll history.

I've no doubt that his "I'm such a rebel" posturing would've died with the '60s if Morrison himself hadn't. :boring:

[Mass_Liberal]

13. wow

does anyone in the whole world think that the music was even.... o.k?

[ForrestGump]

16. I like 'em

Not insanely, but I enjoy their music to a great degree. They were certainly better than a lot of the competition. I love Jimbo's Elvis on "Touch Me" and his Dylanesque stuff on "Running Blues" (love that song). Not as pretentious as many of their peers, though still somewhat, but I think that they definitey had something going on there that was quite tasty.

[VelmaD]

20. I LOVE the Doors...

Jim Morrison was the sexiest man ever. Yummmmm.

Oh, and I like their music too. :) "Peace Frog" is one of my favorite songs ever.

[Mass_Liberal]

14. do you care for the keyboard?

I did say, the Doors, and not just Jim Morrison

[Fenris]

15. I like the Doors

Yes, Jim Morrison is idolized because he fits in nicely to that Holy Trinity of the deceased rock Pantheon: Hendrix, Lennon, Morrison. His lyrics were so-so, his singing always a little flat, but he managed to make it work. The rest of the Doors were talented. Manzarek, although my opinion of him slighted after he extolled the singing Creed frontman Scott Stapp :puke: Ray's keyboard parts were original and rough. Krieger's guitar never guitar overtook any of the other instruments, and that was a welcome relief in an age of out the ass guitar solos.

[amerikat]

17. the doors rock

I still love the "soft parade" record......thier last I think. "Apocalypse now" wouldn't have been as good if the opening scenes were not accompanied by "the end". And another of my favorite doors songs is "the wasp(Texas radio and the big beat)". And "Shamans Blues" ain't bad either.

[northofdenali]

22. I'm not a major Doors fan -- I like 'em but one point you made

is 100% right on - no WAY "Apocalypse Now" would have been the same without "The End"!!!!

BTW, welcome to DU!

[amerikat]

24. thanks for the welcome