back when i was just dating my ex-wife, we saw crystal ship at great adventure in nj. they were good. it's the closest i've come to seeing the doors for real. and when i closed my eyes, i could see the doors in my minds eye down there performing.
someone else mentioned morrison being a pshco and overshadowing manzarek.......he was a bit off.....but that dude had a golden voice, which melded perfectly with the music that the band made.
Morrison was a perfect fit for the doors. He also wrote alot of poetry that was off beat you might say.
THE ANATOMY OF ROCK
The 1st electric wildness came
over the people
on sweet Friday.
Sweat was in the air.
The channel beamed,
token of power.
Incense brewed darkly.
Who could tell them that here
it would end?
One school bus crashed w/ a train.
This was the Crossroads.
Mercury stained.
I couldn't get out of my seat.
The road was littered
w/ dead jitterbugs.
Help,
we'll be late for class.
The secret flurry of rumor
marched over the yard &
pinned us unwittingly
Mt. fever.
A girl stripped naked on the
base of the flagpole.
In the restrooms all was cool
& silent
w/ the salt-green of latrines.
Blankets were needed.
Ropes fluttered.
Smiles flattered
& haunted.
Lockers pried open
& secrets discovered.
Ah sweet music.
