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[Defiance]

This morning, Howard recalled how as a child in the late 60s, his father brought him all the Doors LPs from the radio station for free. Howard makes it clear that his father picked the wrong records out and instead should have gotten Jimi Hendrix and The Band.

Howard explains how he put the vinyl records on his turntable all those decades ago and was unimpressed with all he heard. He states, "There was 1 hit and 50 bad songs".

Howard then sang a Doors-medley in a mono-tone voice. He then insists there was an album with a photo taken from a camera with a fish-eye lens.

Stern then mentions an unreleased track by The Doors that has been found, it is called 'She smells so nice'. Howard laughs out loud at the sound of the instruments as he starts to play the track. Robin asks 'This is real?' Howard thinks it is fake. Robin says 'oh god' at the sound of this lost Doors track.

There is a cackle from Howard, who says "It must be a joke, it was meant to be lost".

Very funny.

[lady of the spirit]

First reaction to this was light-hearted but the more I thought about him pissin' on The Doors, it quit being nice.

"She Smells So Nice" is a jam, it's not meant to be a finished song so yeah it's the band having fun playing. Finished product L.A Woman serves of what The Doors were capable of during those sessions. Some of Howard's shirts are enough to state that he can have "lack of taste".

[queenhwy]

It is just Howard's opinion.  I know a lot of people who do not like the Doors.  I always said it takes a special kind of person to "get" the Doors and Jim Morrison.  To most people their lyrics were weird and all about death.  That freaks people out.  Most people have always favored Led Zeppelin and other bands from that time over the Doors.  Now that is just my opinion.

[queenhwy]

double post...

Edited by queenhwy, 11 January 2012 - 05:00 PM.

[morrison005]

Defiance, on 10 January 2012 - 05:32 PM, said:

This morning, Howard recalled how as a child in the late 60s, his father brought him all the Doors LPs from the radio station for free. Howard makes it clear that his father picked the wrong records out and instead should have gotten Jimi Hendrix and The Band.

Howard explains how he put the vinyl records on his turntable all those decades ago and was unimpressed with all he heard. He states, "There was 1 hit and 50 bad songs".

Howard then sang a Doors-medley in a mono-tone voice. He then insists there was an album with a photo taken from a camera with a fish-eye lens.

Stern then mentions an unreleased track by The Doors that has been found, it is called 'She smells so nice'. Howard laughs out loud at the sound of the instruments as he starts to play the track. Robin asks 'This is real?' Howard thinks it is fake. Robin says 'oh god' at the sound of this lost Doors track.

There is a cackle from Howard, who says "It must be a joke, it was meant to be lost".

Very funny.

Anyone who doesn't appreciate the music of The Doors should "not" be a judge on a singing competition show.  That's not an "opinion", that's a "fact".  If you don't agree with me, what are you doing on this site????!!!  

[vomit]

The Doors are a polarizing band.  You either LOVE them or HATE them.  Almost no one, I know, thinks they are just "OK" (with the possible exception of my wife).

Jim and company were so far ahead, people STILL don't know what to make of them.  Their music & legacy is secure though and I really don't trust those who don't like the Doors.

PS: And who cares what that MORON howard stern thinks.  He has been like a thorn in my side forever.  I wish he would up & disappear.  No talent hack that he is.

Edited by vomit, 12 January 2012 - 03:52 AM.

[Defiance]

morrison005, on 12 January 2012 - 01:39 AM, said:

Anyone who doesn't appreciate the music of The Doors should "not" be a judge on a singing competition show.  That's not an "opinion", that's a "fact".  If you don't agree with me, what are you doing on this site????!!!  

First, it is not a singing competition show that Howard will be a judge on (along with Ozzy's wife). It is a multi-talent search and competition called America's Got Talent. I trust him to not let through anyone fake.

Second, why do people have to appreciate The Doors in order for you to approve of those persons? Does your daddy and grandpapa dig The Doors? As much as you do?

Why is it always about 'agreeing' with you? What makes such agreement such a special thing?

Opinion and Knowledge go together better than your Opinion and fact.

Do you have facts that your parents are really your parents, or do you just know?

I have knowledge that Howard Stern is the most over-all talented person in the world in order to be able to talk for 5 hours a day and have millions of people who listen to what you [Howard] have to say.

We don't have to agree with Howard, but recognize.

Edited by Defiance, 13 January 2012 - 05:47 AM.

[Defiance]

lady of the spirit, on 10 January 2012 - 06:37 PM, said:

Some of Howard's shirts are enough to state that he can have "lack of taste".

Expected that you would go there. He has a stylist named Ralph who collects comics and sci-fi toys... and selects Howard's wardrobe.

vomit, on 12 January 2012 - 03:51 AM, said:

The Doors are a polarizing band.  You either LOVE them or HATE them.  Almost no one, I know, thinks they are just "OK" (with the possible exception of my wife).

Jim and company were so far ahead, people STILL don't know what to make of them.  Their music & legacy is secure though and I really don't trust those who don't like the Doors.

PS: And who cares what that MORON howard stern thinks.  He has been like a thorn in my side forever.  I wish he would up & disappear.  No talent hack that he is.

10-15 million people care what he thinks.

In fact, if you count Robin's News, then more people hear their news on the Howard Stern show than on any other news program. Even if only half the audience listened to the news from the HSS, that would still beat any other single news source.

[BallroomDays67]

I used to listen to Howard. I only heard him mention the Doors once, and got the impression that he liked the Jim-era albums. He said something like "Have you heard the albums they made after Jim Morrison died? Hoofah!" He went on to say that when Jim was alive, the other three Doors must have just sat around in the studio and waited for him to show up. He didn't say anything negative about the earlier material.

[vomit]

Defiance, on 13 January 2012 - 02:41 AM, said:

10-15 million people care what he thinks.

In fact, if you count Robin's News, then more people hear their news on the Howard Stern show than on any other news program. Even if only half the audience listened to the news from the HSS, that would still beat any other single news source.

Matter of profound indifference to me if he has one or 100 million followers.  I refuse to go along with what is "popular" or "in".  No sense in following the sheeple.....

I stand by what I said.  I think he is a talentless rube with the morals of a guttersnipe, and the mental capacity of a deranged 8 year old.

Edited by vomit, 13 January 2012 - 03:36 AM.

[lady of the spirit]

Defiance, on 13 January 2012 - 02:41 AM, said:

Expected that you would go there. He has a stylist named Ralph who collects comics and sci-fi toys... and selects Howard's wardrobe.

I just found Ralph.

[Defiance]

lady of the spirit, on 13 January 2012 - 08:53 AM, said:

I just found Ralph.

Because of knowing Howard, he has a show on Sirius. It is like the one Jim Ladd got recently.

Ralph had on the show: Jon Favraeu  director of Iron Man, but I am sure that Ladd will out-do him.

With all the negativity towards Howard, consider this... Bigfoot lost a dog

Edited by Defiance, 14 January 2012 - 01:55 AM.

[RiderOnTheStorm0]

yeah idk...howard is really funny....i have read 2 of his books there pretty funny also my parents really enjoy him too..."private parts" is a hillarious movie...hes been around along time....he dosent like the doors oh well, my father dosent either, he always tells me jim was a "pervert who grabbed himself too much" haha, whatever who cares.

[lady of the spirit]

Defiance, on 14 January 2012 - 01:49 AM, said:

Because of knowing Howard, he has a show on Sirius. It is like the one Jim Ladd got recently.

Ralph had on the show: Jon Favraeu  director of Iron Man, but I am sure that Ladd will out-do him.

With all the negativity towards Howard, consider this... Bigfoot lost a dog

I take it Howard's then given people their chance over the years, to do theirs too, he can't be that bad. Not to forget if people react to something or anyone, necessary work is being done. I did not find the Medicated Pete particularly funny but that one is much better.

[Defiance]

lady of the spirit, on 14 January 2012 - 03:31 AM, said:

I take it Howard's then given people their chance over the years, to do theirs too, he can't be that bad. Not to forget if people react to something or anyone, necessary work is being done. I did not find the Medicated Pete particularly funny but that one is much better.

He employs two guys, Sal and Richard, to make all these prank calls. Sometimes they use audio clips from in-studio interviews, or they use auido-books and create 'sound boards' where they hit a certain key to trigger each separate sound, like how The Doors did with Jim's vocals on An American Prayer. The above one was actually the real Bigfoot from Vermont, but Sal and Richard write a script for him.

Today, Howard got on the subject of Classic Rock since Roger Waters from Pink Floyd had been on the show this morning for an interview.

He does have an appreciation for tasteful music. The singer from Sugar Ray used to be on a lot, the band Train are big fans, Billy Joel came on and played a medley of all the songs he is known for.

Roger Daltry from The Who was a guest. It goes on and on.

Edited by Defiance, 19 January 2012 - 02:59 AM.

[dharma_bum]

vomit, on 12 January 2012 - 03:51 AM, said:

The Doors are a polarizing band.  You either LOVE them or HATE them.  Almost no one, I know, thinks they are just "OK" (with the possible exception of my wife).

I've found this with people I talk to about the Doors.

[Defiance]

dharma_bum, on 21 January 2012 - 02:09 AM, said:

I've found this with people I talk to about the Doors.

That could be exaggeration on user: vomit's behalf. The Doors is Blues. If you are ok with Blues, then you should be on board with The Doors.

I don't talk to a lot of Blues people, but I have a feeling that they listened to Janis, Jim, and Jimi like any other person around at that time back in the late 60s or early 70s. I am talking about the people who may have been around Jim's age or a little younger, but only got into music after those guys had already passed. There are a lot of late starters and youth only matters in pop. In Blues it is actually bad to be too young. The prime of a Blues player is past 50. I know that music is different to everyone, but recognize that it is Black music... Black Blues. The Great Depression was designed to destroy Black owned music companies so that Hillbilly record companies owned by Whites could profit by owning the market.

So...I don't see this strong opposite feeling towards The Doors coming from people. Could it be expected and therefore one is prone to seeing it occur?

I must ask, why are you talking to these people about The Doors if there is no mutual interest? Is it that they are indifferent, or really don't like Jim? I guess I could see how it would be fun to be kinda drunk off 6 beers and argue about how The Doors are the greatest..... but oh wait, The Stones hold the title of greatest.

Edited by Defiance, 23 January 2012 - 07:19 AM.

[mizscarlett43]

vomit, on 12 January 2012 - 03:51 AM, said:

The Doors are a polarizing band.  You either LOVE them or HATE them.  Almost no one, I know, thinks they are just "OK" (with the possible exception of my wife).

I remember Elektra's Bruce Harris saying pretty much the same thing back in the day, although IIRC he was talking about Jim specifically rather than the band as a whole. He believed that anyone who could elicit such strong reactions from people--whether those reactions were positive or negative--was "important," and IMO he was right.

Edited by mizscarlett43, 21 February 2013 - 12:51 AM.

[Defiance]

mizscarlett43, on 23 January 2012 - 11:23 PM, said:

I remember Elektra's Bruce Harris saying pretty much the same thing back in the day, although IIRC he was talking about Jim specifically rather than the band as a whole. He believed that anyone who could elicit such strong reactions from people--whether those reactions were positive or negative--was "important," and IMO he was right.

A person would have to go out of their way in order to dislike The Doors. Such a scenario might include someone who didn't care for The Doors simply because they were a Blues band.... and Blues happened to be what that person's enemy enjoyed.

This Bruce Harris must then think that Sarah Palin is important as well, seeing as how strong people's reactions to her are.

In other instances, The Doors were collateral damage from Jim's overflowing recklessness.

[vomit]

Defiance, on 23 January 2012 - 07:12 AM, said:

That could be exaggeration on user: vomit's behalf. The Doors is Blues. If you are ok with Blues, then you should be on board with The Doors.

True.  But many people find the discordant electric piano off-putting.  The last two albums were definitely more blues feeling, with more bass & guitar and less electric piano.  Personally I like it all.  The weird vibe off "Strange Days" is awesome....that is a complete album to me.  No filler.  Just a solid effort from start to finish.