Group "Doors" - the best rock band of America of the late sixties of the last century

The American rock group "The Doors" was created in Los Angeles in 1965. The Doors instantly became popular, it wasn't even usual in such cases, promotion. Group "doors", which the photos did not descend from pages of glossy magazines, became the first record number of gold albums, and eight of these records were sold in a row, which in the history of rock music never happened.

This success is due to the unusual style of the performances and exceptional talent of lead singer, Jim Morrison. The music of the Doors was beautiful, hypnotically acted: who listened to the first song, already gone, until you hear the rest. This phenomenon of group "The Doors" was studied by the psychologists, but was unable to explain the reason for this sverkhplastichnost.

A Little history

In the Summer of 1965 he met ray manzarek and Jim Morrison, who once were familiar. The young people discussed the situation in the American show business and decided to create a rock band. Data from both was not bad, Jim Morrison wrote poetry and composed music, and ray at that time was already a professional musician. Later they were joined by John Densmore, drummer and backing vocalist. Then the group was adopted guitarist Robbie Krieger. Group "Doors" has not escaped the so-called routine, the musicians departed and returned several times. Only Morrison and Manzarek never questioned the correctness of the choice.

This is the main part, but also the main participants, for recording CDs and concerts periodically invited musicians. It was the bass and rhythm guitar, keyboard and harmonica virtuoso, without which the Blues could not take place.

"Doors" differs from similar musical groups that it does not have its own bass guitarist. For sessionid Studio recordings he has been invited, and in concerts the bass guitar imitated ray Manzarek on a Fender Rhodes keyboard Bass. And he did this with one hand while the other played the main melody on elektroorgane.

Musicians invited to participate in concerts

• Douglas Luban, the bass player, took part in the recording of three Studio albums.
• Angelo Barbera, the bass player.
• Eddie Vedder, solo vocal.
• Reinol Andino drums, percussion.
• Jack Conrad, bass guitarist.
• Bobby ray Henson, rhythm guitar, percussion, backing vocals.
• John Sebastian Blues harmonica lip.
• Lonnie Mack, guitar solo.
• Harvey Brooks, bass guitar.
• Ray Neapolitan, bass guitar.
• Marc Benno, rhythm guitar.
• Jerry Schiff, bass guitar.
• Arthur barrow, synthesizer, keyboards.
• Bob gloub, bass guitar.
• Don Uess, bass guitar.

The Soloist of group "the doors"

Jim Morrison, singer, songwriter, author of lyrics for their own songs, born December 8, 1943 in the family of a naval officer. Is one of the most visible and charismatic musicians of the 20th century. The whole creative life of the singer has been associated with a group of "Dors", which he created along with pianist ray Manzarek.

According to the magazine "Rolling Stone", Morrison is considered the greatest performer of rock music of all time. History of the musician is a series of successful projects, created in collaboration with other members of the group "The Doors". A philosophical approach to life contributed to the creativity of Jim Morrison that special touch that was missing in the songs of other representatives of the rock music of the time. Impact fascination with the works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Rimbaud, the works of William Faulkner, by William Blake.

Morrison studied at the faculty of cinematography in Los Angeles, where he managed to take two of the author's film, and these works are not related to the music, and were full of philosophical reflections. In 1965, the year after the creation of the group "The Doors", Jim Morrison has fully devoted himself to rock music. And after only six years of age, 3 July 1971, he died from a heroin overdose.

Group "the doors" without Jim Morrison

After the death of the soloist of the remaining members tried to continue creative activity, but had no success. Songs, providing listeners a hypnotic effect, such as the song of Jim Morrison Riders On The Storm was gone. Group "Doors" ceased to exist.

Future projects

In 1978, the year saw the release of the album "The Doors" An American Prayer, which was the sound track reciting poems of Jim Morrison in his own performance. The recitation was combined with musical and rhythmic accompaniment of the other members of the group. Installation was done by a simple overlay.

The project was not a success, neither commercial nor artistic. Some critics called the album blasphemous. And some people have compared it to the cut into pieces of a masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, when each of the fragments separately is of no value.

In 1979, year one of the famous hits of the band "the doors" titled the End was included in the "Apocalypse" of the Director Francis Ford Coppola, which is dedicated to the Vietnam war.

Discography

Studio session albums recorded in different studios:

1. The Doors ("Doors") - recorded in January 1967 the first "gold" format, sold over 2 millioninstances.
2. Strange Days ("Strange days") - established in October 1967.
3. Waiting For The Sun ("waiting for the sun") - the album was recorded in July 1968.
4. The Soft Parade ("the Soft parade") - the CD was released in July 1969.
5. Morrison Hotel ("Hotel Morrison") - released in February 1970.
6. L. A. Woman ("Women of Los Angeles") - the album was recorded in April 1971.
7. Other Voices ("Other voices") was founded in October 1971 as a symbolic farewell to the dearly departed Jim Morrison.
8. Full Circle ("Full circle") - an attempt to record an album with new songs in July 1972, with the dedication anniversary of the death of the main soloist.
9. An American Prayer ("American prayer") - failed to compile poems Morrison, put to music.