All four members of the Doors- vocalist Jim Morrison, pianist-organist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore- have college backgrounds. Ray Manzarek holds a master’s degree from UCLA in psychology; Morrison, singer and writer of their original material and songs, has a bachelor’s degree in math. Krieger and Densmore have completed three years …
Published in the MILWAUKEE (WIS) JOURNAL By PIERRE-RENE NOTH The Doors to acid rock opened at the Arena Friday night to a large crowd that helped the proper key: Youth. The Doors, to the uninitiated, are no wooden set of guitar pickers and brassy vocalists. They are perhaps the leading popular exponents of acid rock—acid …
In keeping with the spirit of Halloween, something weird happened last night at Freedom Hall. The weird thing happening was a concert by the Doors, a singing group from the Los Angeles area. Many strangely dressed people showed up among the 4,500 persons attending the program. Actually, they weren’t dressed especially for Halloween- most of …
During the short time the Doors spent in London not long ago, Kim Morrison managed to get himself a reputation for being “difficult” with the Press. NME colleagues were returning with strange tales of Morrison’s behavior. Add to that his record company’s claim that Jim can be extremely civil, even erudite on day, and be …
Published in Rolling Stone By Jim Miller One night recently the Mothers were performing “Plastic People Louie Louie” when Frank Zappa stumbled onto the monologue that graces “The End” (“he took a face from the ancient gallery and he walked on down the hall…”). It was terribly funny, and it was nice to see Zappa …
NEWS OF MUSIC BY DONALD MINTZ Star Staff Writer The East Opera, The Doors. At the Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md. The lights go out. In the darkness, twelve neon pilot lights glow on twelve amplifiers. The disc jockey from WEAM says, “Ladies and gentlemen, The Doors.” The spots come up and with them cascades …
VARIETY MAGAZINE AUGUST 7, 1968 City streets are not the only place where there is unrest and mobs get out of hand. On Friday night (2) at the Singer Bowl, which is located on the grounds of the old New York World’s Fair, a melee broke out involving several young patrons of a concert headlining …
DOORS, 5th DIMENSION, Jones, Sly, Burdon & Animals, Purple, Miller, Darrell, Willows, Circus Top LPs DOORS: “WAITING FOR THE SUN” (Elektra) The Doors continue their winning score here with their bizarre ideals, innovating musicianship and haunting sounds and abstractions fronted by Jim Morrison’s wild lead singing. This new program of originals is another sure charttopper …
Published in New York Magazine By Richard Goldstein ‘Morrison’s eyes glow as he discusses the Apollonian-Dionysian struggle for life’s force. It’s an easy guess which side he’s on.” “The shaman…he was a man who would intoxicate himself. See, he was probably already an…uh…unusual individual. And, he would put himself into a trance by dancing, whirling …
Two persons were arrested and three others slightly injured early today during a chair-throwing melee at the close of a pop music concert in the Singer Bowl in Queens, attended by 8,00 persons, mostly teenagers. The violence began when Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, ended his last song, called “End,” by falling back …