And now...The Doors

I was a big Beatles fan in junior high and high school. My dad gave me some of his original Beatles LPs (Rubber Soul was one of my favorites) and I started listening to them, on vinyl; and they sounded great. And now...Somewhere between college and the present, I've become a fan of The Doors, probably one of my favorite bands of all time. I had heard them before, as I grew up listening to classic rock-n-roll, but somehow during my college days, I became drawn to their unique sound. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame notes:

"The Doors emerged amid the turbulence of the late Sixties with music that was as intense and complex as the times that spawned them...The group’s dark, brooding personality came largely from singer Jim Morrison. Musically, the other members of the Doors - keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer Jon Densmore - combined classical rigor with freewheeling, jazzy improvisations, providing Morrison a platform from which to declaim his poetical lyrics in a portentous baritone."

My favorite song is none other than 'Love Me Two Times' from the album Strange Days. It's also one of my favorite songs to perform at the local karaoke joints. Good times, great oldies.