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The Doors - A Legend in American Rock Music

Author : Sebastian Schmid
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638176878
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book The Doors - A Legend in American Rock Music written by Sebastian Schmid and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2003-03-14 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1, University of Constance (Language Institute), course: Cultural Studies: North America, language: English, abstract: The Doors, who were recently honoured to be the most famous band of the USA, are now selling more records per year than during their whole career with vocalist Jim Morrison1. Almost everything about this band is legendary: their singer, the electric poet Morrison, their all styles of music including sound, the rise and fall of the band and their entry into the Hall of Fame2. In order to analyse The Doors one must consider the historical and political events, which had a deep impact on the social changes of the 60s. At a time when the world was threatened to lose control, the college students who were the main audience for rock music wanted musicians and performers who also threatened to go out of control3 and that was what The Doors did at that time. Furthermore one has to take a close look on their music, lyrics, image and live performance. The late 60s were the era of mass movement. There was a need among young people for the intimacy of the listening experience, public events, such as the Monterey Pop Festival, the Human Be-Ins in San Franzisco and Woodstock4 took place during this period. The Doors were the first of the new era of Rock ’n’ Roll who brought theatrical quality to music and knew about the power of entertainment. They represented one possible form of the merging between high culture and popular culture. They were so successful, that they were the first American rock band to produce eight consecutive gold albums. What were the reasons for the success of The Doors during the 60s, why have they influenced so many bands and why are they still so successful? 1 Moddemann, p. 7 2 Ibid., p. 9 3 Curtis, p. 215 4 Ibid., p. 130

Light My Fire

Author : Ray Manzarek
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698151011
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Light My Fire written by Ray Manzarek and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-10-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best book yet about The Doors." --Booklist Now available as an ebook for the first time...the inside story of the Doors, by cofounder and keyboard player Ray Manzarek. Includes 16 pages of photos. "A refreshingly candid read...a Doors bio worth opening." --Entertainment Weekly No other band has ever sounded quite like the Doors, and no other frontman has ever transfixed an audience quite the way Jim Morrison did. Ray Manzarek, the band's co-founder and keyboard player, was there from the very start--and until the sad dissolution--of the Doors. In this heartfelt and colorfully detailed memoir, complete with 16 pages of photographs, he brings us an insider's view of the brief, brilliant history...from the beginning to the end. "An engaging read." --Washington Post Book World

Legends of Rock & Roll - The Doors

Author : James Hoag
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Legends of Rock & Roll - The Doors written by James Hoag and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-23 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to another in the Legends of Rock & Roll series.This is, like the others, a mini-biography of one the greatest of American bands, The Doors. The Doors were one of most intense and radical rock groups of the Sixties and their legacy can still be felt today, 40 years after the death of Jim Morrison. Their career was short, only about 6 years, but they fit a lifetime of music into those 6 years.This was the Sixties, the generation that gave us LSD, hippies, protests of the Vietnam War, flower children, and free love. Jim Morrison and the Doors wrote and sang about all of that. They were as interesting to watch on stage as they were to listen to. This book is about the group, but even more importantly, it's about the music. This series is my way of honoring the people that have brought so much joy to our lives over the years.It is an unauthorized fan tribute.Inside you'll find: Introduction - Remarks about The Doors in general and a kick-off for the book.In the Beginning - A brief biography of each of the four members of the Doors and how they came together.Birth of the Doors - The beginning of the band. Do you know how they got their name?The London Fog - Their first job prior to moving up to the big time and getting a record contract.The First Album: "The Doors" - This album contains their signature song "Light My Fire", their first number one.The Ed Sullivan Show - In the late Sixties, no one stood up to Ed Sullivan. Jim Morrison did."Strange Days" - The Doors release a second album with a "strange" cover.New Haven, Connecticut - Did you know Jim Morrison was the first performer to be arrested during a concert? Find out why."Waiting for the Sun" - The Doors third album is their only album to reach number one.Jim Morrison Begins to Self-Destruct - The drinking and the drugs were finally catching with with Jim.Meltdown in Miami - Jim Morrison is arrested again. Did he really do what they said he did?"Morrison Hotel" - Jim's life continued to spin out of control. He is arrested again and their fifth album is released."L.A. Woman" - The last album Jim Morrison actively participated in also contains some of the group's best work.Paris - What really happened the night Jim Morrison died?The 27 Club - Do you know how many performers and writers have died during their 27th year?After Jim Morrison - The band tries to move on without Jim, but finds they can't really do it."An American Prayer" - the last Doors album is recorded using old recordings of Jim reciting his poetry, Taking It Up to the Present - Various events that have happened between the late Seventies and today.Legacy of The Doors - Every Legends book has a Legacy section where we review the awards and contributions of the artist.Afterword - My closing thoughtsSelected Discography - A list of the major works by The Doors.

Jim Morrison

Author : Stephen Davis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781592400997
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Jim Morrison written by Stephen Davis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-06-16 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the lead singer of the Doors, Jim Morrison’s searing poetic vision and voracious appetite for sexual, spiritual, and psychedelic experience inflamed the spirit and psyche of a generation. Since his mysterious death in 1971, millions more fans from a new generation have embraced his legacy, as layers of myth have gathered to enshroud the life, career, and true character of the man who was James Douglas Morrison. In Jim Morrison, critically acclaimed journalist Stephen Davis, author of Hammer of the Gods, unmasks Morrison’s constructed personas of the Lizard King and Mr. Mojo Risin’ to reveal a man of fierce intelligence whose own destructive tendencies both fueled his creative ambitions and brought about his downfall. Gathered from dozens of original interviews and investigations of Morrison’s personal journals, Davis has assembled a vivid portrait of a misunderstood genius, tracing the arc of Morrison’s life from his troubled youth to his international stardom, when his drug and alcohol binges, tumultuous sexual affairs, and fractious personal relationships reached a frenzied peak. For the first time, Davis is able to reconstruct Morrison’s last days in Paris to solve one of the greatest mysteries in music history in a shocking final chapter. Compelling and harrowing, intimate and revelatory, Jim Morrison is the definitive biography of the rock idol in snakeskin and leather who defined the 1960s.

The Poet in Exile

Author : Perseus
Publisher : Carroll & Graf
ISBN 13 : 9781560254478
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (544 download)

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Download or read book The Poet in Exile written by Perseus and published by Carroll & Graf. This book was released on 2002-10-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years after the death of the former lead singer of America's most notorious rock band, his musical collaborator begins to receive a series of mysterious postcards bearing cryptic verses and signed only "J."

The Doors

Author : Chuck Crisafulli
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560252665
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (526 download)

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Download or read book The Doors written by Chuck Crisafulli and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the intellectual and spiritual underpinnings of the songs that made The Doors a legendary rock band.

The Doors FAQ

Author : Rich Weidman
Publisher : Backbeat Books
ISBN 13 : 1617131105
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book The Doors FAQ written by Rich Weidman and published by Backbeat Books. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). It has been over 40 years since the untimely death of L.A.'s mystic and rock's Dionysus, Jim Morrison, yet the Doors have consistently inspired new generations of fans worldwide ever since. Highlighting one of the most influential, original, and outrageous American bands of the 1960s, The Doors FAQ is a dynamic, unorthodox exploration of this remarkable band and its enigmatic lead singer. Drawing upon unique sources, Rich Weidman digs deep and serves up fresh perspective on the music, from the garage to the hits to the outtakes; and on the band's members, from their roots, influences, and key industry partners to their rare talents, personal foibles, love affairs, and arrests. This volume also details every studio album and live recording, all the highs and lows of the Doors in concert (including the notorious 1969 Miami concert), Morrison's 40-day trial, and the death of the "Lizard King" in Paris in 1971, as well as post-Morrison milestones. Unlike the straightforward narratives of other Doors biographies, this inventive, ceremonious biographical collage leaves no stone unturned, covering the band both with Morrison and post-Morrison, including the 2010 When You're Strange documentary and the recent pardon of Morrison by the State of Florida for the Miami concert. Countless rare images from album art to ticket stubs to posters accompany the text, in this dazzling edition of solid rock scholarship.

No One Here Gets Out Alive

Author : Jerry Hopkins
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538714795
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book No One Here Gets Out Alive written by Jerry Hopkins and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2029-03-06 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is Jim Morrison in all his complexity-singer, philosopher, poet, delinquent-the brilliant, charismatic, and obsessed seeker who rejected authority in any form, the explorer who probed "the bounds of reality to see what would happen..." Seven years in the writing, this definitive biography is the work of two men whose empathy and experience with Jim Morrison uniquely prepared them to recount this modern tragedy: Jerry Hopkins, whose famous Presley biography, Elvis, was inspired by Morrison's suggestion, and Danny Sugerman, confidant of and aide to the Doors. With an afterword by Michael McClure.

The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell

Author : Aldous Huxley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781544816227
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell written by Aldous Huxley and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two great classics come to life in one of the most loved books in American History. Remastered to include Illustrated exercises, a biography of Aldous Huxley, and including the full essay of Heaven and Hell, and The Doors to Perception, this book is a great gift to those who are unfamiliar with his work, or may have forgotten about Huxley's famous contemplations of life and death. - ZKBS(c) All Rights Reserved.

Riders on the Storm

Author : John Densmore
Publisher : Delta
ISBN 13 : 0307429024
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Riders on the Storm written by John Densmore and published by Delta. This book was released on 2009-11-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book is the real story.”—Robby Krieger “[John] Densmore's is the first Doors biography that feels like it was written for the right reasons, and it is easily the most informed account of the Doors' brief but brilliant life as a group. . . . Densmore is a fluent, articulate writer who both comprehends the Doors' unearthly power and is on familiar terms with their antecdedents in literature, theater, and myth.”—Rolling Stone “Well-written and touching . . . tells it all and tells it honestly.”—The New York Times Book Review “John Densmore's Riders of the Storm is as good an account of the history of the Doors as has been printed to date.”—USA Today “Riders on the Storm is very enjoyable, especially its homespun and self-experienced insights. John Densmore is a survivor and a seeker.”—Oliver Stone

Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre

Author : Mick Wall
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613734115
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre written by Mick Wall and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of rock's greatest writers, Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre is the definitive biography of the Doors Spanning the entire history of the band, from the birth of its members to the deaths of those who have departed, this book will long remain the definitive history of a band that changed the history of popular music. The band that started out as the "American Rolling Stones," noted for their wildly unpredictable performances, their jazzy vibe, and the crazed monologues of their front man, ended as badly as did the '60s: abruptly, bloodily, cripplingly. Along with evoking the cultural milieu of Los Angeles in the era, bestselling writer Mick Wall captures the true spirit of that tarnished age. From the release of their classic first album, The Doors, to their last with Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman, this band biography is a brilliantly penetrating and contemporary investigation into the real story of the Doors.

Set the Night on Fire

Author : Robby Krieger
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 031624354X
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Set the Night on Fire written by Robby Krieger and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his tell-all, legendary Doors guitarist, Robby Krieger, one of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," opens up about his band's meteoric career, his own darkest moments, and the most famous black eye in rock 'n' roll. Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock mythology as The Doors, and parsing fact from fiction has been a virtually impossible task. But now, after fifty years, The Doors' notoriously quiet guitarist is finally breaking his silence to set the record straight. Through a series of vignettes, Robby Krieger takes readers back to where it all happened: the pawn shop where he bought his first guitar; the jail cell he was tossed into after a teenage drug bust; his parents' living room where his first songwriting sessions with Jim Morrison took place; the empty bars and backyard parties where The Doors played their first awkward gigs; the studios where their iconic songs were recorded; and the many concert venues that erupted into historic riots. Set the Night on Fire is packed with never-before-told stories from The Doors' most vital years, and offers a fresh perspective on the most infamous moments of the band's career. Krieger also goes into heartbreaking detail about his life's most difficult struggles, ranging from drug addiction to cancer, but he balances out the sorrow with humorous anecdotes about run-ins with unstable fans, famous musicians, and one really angry monk. Set the Night on Fire is at once an insightful time capsule of the '60s counterculture, a moving reflection on what it means to find oneself as a musician, and a touching tale of a life lived non-traditionally. It's not only a must-read for Doors fans, but an essential volume of American pop culture history.

The Collected Works of Jim Morrison

Author : Jim Morrison
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063028980
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The Collected Works of Jim Morrison written by Jim Morrison and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive anthology of Jim Morrison's writings with rare photographs and numerous handwritten excerpts of unpublished and published poetry and lyrics from his 28 privately held notebooks. You can also hear Jim Morrison’s final poetry recording, now available for the first time, on the CD or digital audio edition of this book, at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles on his twenty-seventh birthday, December 8, 1970. The audio book also includes performances by Patti Smith, Oliver Ray, Liz Phair, Tom Robbins, and others reading Morrison’s work. Created in collaboration with Jim Morrison’s estate and inspired by a posthumously discovered list entitled “Plan for Book,” The Collected Works of Jim Morrison is an almost 600-page anthology of the writings of the late poet and iconic Doors’ front man. This landmark publication is the definitive opus of Morrison’s creative output—and the book he intended to publish. Throughout, a compelling mix of 160 visual components accompanies the text, which includes numerous excerpts from his 28 privately held notebooks—all written in his own hand and published here for the first time—as well as an array of personal images and commentary on the work by Morrison himself. This oversized, beautifully produced collectible volume contains a wealth of new material—poetry, writings, lyrics, and audio transcripts of Morrison reading his work. Not only the most comprehensive book of Morrison’s work ever published, it is immersive, giving readers insight to the creative process of and offering access to the musings and observations of an artist whom the poet Michael McClure called “one of the finest, clearest spirits of our times.” This remarkable collector’s item includes: Foreword by Tom Robbins; introduction and notes by editor Frank Lisciandro that provide insight to the work; prologue by Anne Morrison Chewning Published and unpublished work and a vast selection of notebook writings The transcript, the only photographs in existence, and production notes of Morrison’s last poetry recording on his twenty-seventh birthday The Paris notebook, possibly Morrison’s final journal, reproduced at full reading size Excerpts from notebooks kept during his 1970 Miami trial The shooting script and gorgeous color stills from the never-released film HWY Complete published and unpublished song lyrics accompanied by numerous drafts in Morrison’s hand Epilogue: “As I Look Back”: a compelling autobiography in poem form Family photographs as well as images of Morrison during his years as a performer

Shaman's Blues

Author : Denise Sullivan
Publisher : Sumach-Red Books
ISBN 13 : 9781937753030
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Shaman's Blues written by Denise Sullivan and published by Sumach-Red Books. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Morrison and the Doors wield an unquestionable influence on popular music and the mainstream, but behind the rock'n'roll myths and the monstrous creation the band called Jimbo, there were four young men in search of something mightier. Led by Jim Morrison's intellectual capacity and thirst for discovery, the band explored its dark themes from a distinctly prophetic and Western perspective: spirituality, drugs, political, environmental and social concerns all played a role - it was the '60s after all. But while Beat poetry, William Blake and Arthur Rimbaud swirled in Morrison's mind, and the band laid down tracks that followed jazz, classical and Far East patterns, they more often than not landed at the center of the blues. Lured by its nighttime rhythm, its cinematic storytelling abilities and inescapable American history, the band resisted, but Jim's connections to its rhyme schemes and emotional depths won out in the end: The blues is at once The Doors' known and secret influence - among others explored here - and Morrison was haunted by them. Chased by the stealthy demon alcohol until the end, and horrified by a past and future all too real to him, this telling of the Doors often-told story makes new connections with the subconscious tidal wave that carried Morrison from Gulf Coast Florida to California gold.

The Doors FAQ

Author : Rich Weidman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1617131148
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book The Doors FAQ written by Rich Weidman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DOORS FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE KINGS OF ACID ROCK

The American Night

Author : Jim Morrison
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0679734627
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book The American Night written by Jim Morrison and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1991-07-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The celebrated lead singer of The Doors, Jim Morrison is a legend of rock and roll. The American Night presents Morrison's previously unpublished work in its truest form. With their nightmarish images, bold associative leaps, and volcanic power of emotion, these works are the unmistakable artifacts of a great, wild voice and heart.

Break on Through

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0688119158
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Break on Through written by James Riordan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1992-10-30 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-five years after his death in Paris at age twenty-seven, Jim Morrison's iconic legend remains as powerful as ever, swathed in the mists of mystery. There have been numerous biographies about the self-proclaimed "Lizard King's" life and career. But none have examined his roots and childhood, the intellectual foundations of his music, his wild days with the Doors, and his enigmatic early death as completely and insightfully as Break On Through. More than simply a fascinating look at a rock legend whose cult following never stops growing, here is the definitive Morrison biography: his angry relationship with his father; the early tragedies and terrible events responsible for the darkness of his artistic vision; his private life and legal trials, including his infamous Miami obscenity bust; and the truth about his final hours. Based on extensive research and featuring dozens of rarely published photographs, this is the authoritative portrait of the poet, the grim visionary, the haunted man, and his haunting music.