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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 27, 2014 11:27:26 GMT -5
Any love for The Doors?
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Post by Jesse on Jul 27, 2014 11:31:52 GMT -5
Since I was a teenager. I used to have a huge poster in my room and I still own all of Jim's books. Have you noticed my signature?
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 27, 2014 11:46:51 GMT -5
There was one album that certainly inspired the Beatles to continue to push the envelope and lead them to produce Sgt Peppers.They've gone on record for admiring the complex harmonies and experimental arrangements to be found on the Beach Boys 1966 album Pet Sounds
Yes and of course theres never too much acclaim for The Doors and their unique sound that remains fresh even today
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2014 11:47:45 GMT -5
The VU were, years after their break up, a big influence on certain genres of guitar rock (punk, shoegaze, grunge etc). But the Beatles' influence on modern pop music -- i n pretty much every genre you care to name -- is simply incalculable. Modern music would be unrecognisable without them. Goth? Not trying to be contrarian, just wondering offhand if anything of theirs fits there, since -- as you & I discussed on Facebook, IIRC, in the wake of Lou Reed's death -- the Velvets' "All Tomorrow's Parties" can be viewed in that light. Along, I guess, with "Black Angel's Death Song," just for its title alone.
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Post by impulse on Jul 27, 2014 12:36:45 GMT -5
I agree that taste is always subjective and that Paul and John each put out some stellar stuff after The Beatles, but, for me, at least, their solo work can't quite eclipse the group work for two major reasons: 1) those 4 guys had a killer creative chemistry, and 2) they had someone to filter some of their less grand or overly indulgent ideas. Now, this is largely speculation and imperial on my part, but a trend I seem to see with many artists who start humble and work their way up is they eventually get so famous/successful/detached/whatever that they reach a point where nobody is willing to tell them "hey man, that sucks" or "why don't you try this instead of that there?" I also assume there is a certain complacency and confidence that happens. I mean, why would I question this song? I'm Paul McCartney. How many chart-topping singles have I made? I think this sounds great, so it must be.
In short, the combination of working well creatively and having checks and balances to each other made the sum greater than the parts. You don't get too many combos like that in music, movies, or anything else where the collaborative chemistry is just so bang-on, but I think you get the best work when that happens. My two cents.
Having said that, "Live and Let Die" and "Helter Skelter" blew the roof off the arena when I saw McCartney last year.
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Post by Jesse on Jul 27, 2014 12:40:40 GMT -5
No self respecting fan of The Doors should be without. Some other items in my Doors collection not pictured - The Doors (self titled) (CD)
- Waiting for the Sun (CD)
- Essential Rarities (CD)
- Pittsburgh Civic Arena (Live in Pittsburgh 1970) (CD)
- The Lords and the New Creatures (book)
- Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison, Volume 1 (book)
- The American Night: The Writings of Jim Morrison, Vol. 2 (book)
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 27, 2014 12:50:14 GMT -5
The Doors LP that came out after Morrison's death, Other Voices, is an old favorite of mine.You can easily imagine Jim singing it but its Ray Manzarek doing a decent job of it. It had Tightrope Ride which was a good hit single,Eye of the Sun,I'm Horny I'm Stoned, and most importantly the excellent Ships W/Sails. The next and final album was underwhelming
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 27, 2014 13:31:49 GMT -5
Lord no. Horrendously annoying navel gazing.
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Post by coke & comics on Jul 27, 2014 14:37:06 GMT -5
Lord no. Horrendously annoying navel gazing. You would say they light your fire?
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Post by gothos on Jul 27, 2014 15:04:07 GMT -5
I haven't followed GAME OF THRONE in any medium, but I read that the HBO series has a substantial female viewership.
Anyone have any input on this?
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 27, 2014 15:25:16 GMT -5
Only in this forum could I say even something neutral about the Beatles and not get scewered.
Sorry they just don't speak to me. I get no eargasms. It's not bad music, just not music I've ever choose to listen to once I eesearched as much as I felt was necessary to get a feel for them. Once I felt I had listened to enough and my opinion hadn't changed I decided to move on. There's so much music in the world that if once you feel something doesn't speak to you, why expend time trying to convince yourself otherwise?
They're talent and fame speak greatly. But there's a myriad of music out there is rather bombard my ears and mind with.
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Post by kurrgomaul on Jul 27, 2014 15:38:31 GMT -5
I haven't followed GAME OF THRONE in any medium, but I read that the HBO series has a substantial female viewership. Anyone have any input on this? Meh. It's not really my thing, I'm sure its good but I just don't feel like investing my time into it....unlike show like Breaking Bad or Attack on Titan.
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Post by the4thpip on Jul 27, 2014 15:48:18 GMT -5
Only in this forum could I say even something neutral about the Beatles and not get scewered. Sorry they just don't speak to me. I get no eargasms. It's not bad music, just not music I've ever choose to listen to once I eesearched as much as I felt was necessary to get a feel for them. Once I felt I had listened to enough and my opinion hadn't changed I decided to move on. There's so much music in the world that if once you feel something doesn't speak to you, why expend time trying to convince yourself otherwise? They're talent and fame speak greatly. But there's a myriad of music out there is rather bombard my ears and mind with. I'm mostly a soul fan, so my main thing about the Beatles is that I really like Gladys Knight's earthy version of "Yesterday" and that the Beatles themselves covered the Marvelettes' "Please Mr Postman" and brought acts like Mary Wells over to Europe as their opening act because they were such big fans of her.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 27, 2014 16:27:14 GMT -5
I haven't followed GAME OF THRONE in any medium, but I read that the HBO series has a substantial female viewership. Anyone have any input on this? It has some very strong female characters so that certainly helps as well as the fact that the fantasy genre does generally have a strong female following.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 27, 2014 16:31:14 GMT -5
Only in this forum could I say even something neutral about the Beatles and not get scewered. Sorry they just don't speak to me. I get no eargasms. It's not bad music, just not music I've ever choose to listen to once I eesearched as much as I felt was necessary to get a feel for them. Once I felt I had listened to enough and my opinion hadn't changed I decided to move on. There's so much music in the world that if once you feel something doesn't speak to you, why expend time trying to convince yourself otherwise? They're talent and fame speak greatly. But there's a myriad of music out there is rather bombard my ears and mind with. I'm mostly a soul fan, so my main thing about the Beatles is that I really like Gladys Knight's earthy version of "Yesterday" and that the Beatles themselves covered the Marvelettes' "Please Mr Postman" and brought acts like Mary Wells over to Europe as their opening act because they were such big fans of her. For the years 1964 thru 1966, The Beatles and their fellow English Invasion bands along with the R & B soul from Motown and Atlantic records ruled pop music in America and Europe. (there was still a smattering of Beach music and folk rock as well).There was a ton of cross-pollination between English Rock and Soul. Each of their albums whether it was the Beatles,Stones,Supremes,Stevie Wonder etc would do cover versions of the other type.All the big AM radio stations played both forms of music.The greatest concert from the mid-60s, The T.A.M.I. show that became the first music festival movie was also the best of both worlds. Rock and Soul music was never as close, side by side, as it was during the mid to late 60s
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