Best Song on "THE BEST OF THE DOORS" double album

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so was this anyone else's favorite album in like 6th grade? i carried this w/ me everywhere.

also it all went downhill for me as a doors fan when i started buying their real albums tho

Kind of all crap, really. I mean, why no "Peace Frog"?

I'll begrudgingly pick "The End," if only for "Apocalypse Now."

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five to one vs. la woman for me, both these songs are awesome

I find this really, really hard. At the moment, I'm feeling 'Strange Days', but I'll have to think on it.

'touch me'

As for 6th grade, I'd put money on this having been an early favorite of Ian Curtis, Nick Cave, Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch, Andrew Eldritch and about a zillion other postpunk vocalists.

five to one vs. la woman for me, both these songs are awesome

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wow those were the exact 2 i was about to single out too

no peace frog no credibility

"L.A. Woman" over "Break On Through"

five to one vs. la woman for me, both these songs are awesome

And me too! Those two stood out as I contemplated the Morrison was not one of the worst lyricists ever.

Come on, there's something to love about all of these tunes. Right now, the two I'm thinking of are 'Love Me Two Times' and 'The Crystal Ship' - the latter is some beautiful songwriting.

And I know it's not there, but what the hell is 'The Soft Parade' all about?

5 2 1

The Crystal Ship, but only because You're Lost, Little Girl or The Spy or Love Street aren't on here.

accidentally voted "L.A. Woman" when I meant "Love Her Madly"

It's all about the Crystal Ship.

prob. the only song on here I'd change the radio so as not to hear it would be "Touch Me", o/w these are all good tunes. Maybe I'd have voted for "Waiting for the Sun" if I'd thought more about it: that shit warrants the doomy vibe this band's mythology cultivates.

yea i think 'touch me' is probably my least favorite, tho maybe 'hello i love you' is worse. 'hello' is so bland

Thinking back to what radio must have sounded like in Jan. 67, I voted "Break on Through" -- it's got more hair on its balls than all their other discography combined, and it's in and out in 2:27.

"When The Music's Over" for me.

This is the Doors comp to beat:

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A good cheap vinyl find.

Alabama Song is "show me the way to the next whiskey bar"? I voted for it prematurely. In actuality I would have voted for "Touch Me".

Mark OTM Re:weird scenes

does anyone else get bitter when u hear the radio edit of 'light my fire' and they skip over all the jamming in the middle?

i do

greatest hits albums are for housewives and little girls

haha whatever dude go ahve a good time listening to that 'soft parade' bs

tho i would agree there's some weak-ass shit on this album for a greatest hits comp

I don't feel like searching for other Doors threads to ask this question..

What are their craziest songs, on par with "Not To Touch The Earth?" If they have done more stuff like this song I would like to hear..

lol mark

fwiw this comp is the only Doors release i have ever spent any time with and likely ever will

lol sorry

haha that was great

It had to be "Light my fire", one of the first 'long' tracks that works as a single.

Beat "Hey Jude" to the punch (although it was an edit on the single, wasn't it? I do have a 7" w/ full length version)

Re: Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine

I have a copy of this where side 4 doesn't contain Riders on the Storm, Maggie McGill, Horse Latitudes or When the Music's Over; but instead an odd, drawn out live jam featuring some jazz-y drumming and loads of feedback. Plus a reedy voice drifting in and out which doesn't sound like Morrison.

It's probably a pressing-plant fuck-up, but its always mystified me. I know I'm shooting fish here, but does anyone else have a copy like this?

Compare it to Love's "Revelations" and see what you think.

crystal ship for the first 5 words

been listening to this a lot lately funnily enough.

d1-3. "The Crystal Ship" – 2:32
d1-4. "People Are Strange" – 2:09
d1-5. "Strange Days" – 3:08
d1-7. "Alabama Song" – 3:18
d1-8. "Five to One" – 4:25
d2-5. "Touch Me" – 3:11
d2-8. "The End" – 11:42

these are prob my favourites. the end has some slightly ropey lyrics but i love the music.

I'm voting for "Touch Me" but I'd take most of the 3 minute tracks over the drug jams, "L.A. Woman" being the notable exception.

i voted for "strange days" since there's no "peace frog" option

I always liked Love Me Two Times a lot.

How old is 6th grade? 12/13? I think I had this on tape about 14 or so, so pretty close I suppose.

LA Woman

I don't care if 'Peace Frog' was some kind of Kinks rip off, I'd go with it

too bad, cos it's not on the rec

this was the only doors album i messed with:

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when the music's over

You all are SLEEPING on "Alabama Song". I loved that song before I even heard about "The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny".

I could vote for just about any of these. Right now I'm thinking 'LA Woman'. I'd say it's actually one of the duller songs here, but the breakdown is fantastic - I can't think of any other tune that pulls off that slowing down trick so well

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"People Are Strange", just ahead of "Strange Days". That album was by far their most underrated. Much better than anything else they ever did.

LA Woman.

"When the Music's Over"

This was my favorite album when I was five. I still really love this band. Fuck the haters. They don't sound like anything else out there.

My cd for LA Woman (or Waiting For The Sun - I can't remember) has the other cd's track listing printed on it. I wonder if that makes it worth anything.

Weird Scenes had "You Need Meat" with Ray singing. What could be more essential than that? I've obsessively listened to all the Morrison albums but never felt even the slightest inclination to hear Full Circle of Other Voices...am I missing anything...I'm Horny, I'm Stoned sounds like it might be a winner...

I'm Horny, I'm Stoned, I'm Jim.

(I know...)

"Love Me Two Times" ... probably, tough choice, I always look forward to hearing that one though. Also "Touch Me" and "Unknown Soldier".

Out of "Love Me Two Times", "L.A. Woman", "Touch Me" and "Love Her Madly" I think I'll go with the latter. Excellent driving music (as is "L.A. Woman"), fine fine arrangement with the piano/guitar/organ/bass creating something that's solid, lush, propulsive and joyous at once.

Oh, yeah, "Love Her Madly" is another great one

"Touch Me" is my fave - crazy sax solo!

'Riders on the Storm' because it's just such a stone groove - I even forgave the 'squirming like a toad' line

"Break on Thru" for me - first track, first album, and they've already got that dynamic tension-release thing in effect. Plus I like how Morrison throws in that "Everybody loves my baby" stuff, apropos of absolutely nothing

I went w/"Waiting For The Sun" since it hasn't been done to death like so many of the other tracks, and it's great anyway.

It's alos probably one of the only album title tracks that appeared two albums later rather than one (ala "Dry", "Houses of The Holy" etc.)

Voted "Break On Through." If they had only just released that and then broke up it would be the greatest of all Nuggets tracks.

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LA Woman? Really?

i voted for it

I mean, fair enough, I've nothing against it, just "is it really so many people's favourite?"

Guess it is.

One thing about LA Woman is that nothing else really sounds like it, not even other Doors songs.

I should've voted for "Strange Days."

This was my grandmother's favorite band/album.

Plus I like how Morrison throws in that "Everybody loves my baby" stuff, apropos of absolutely nothing
I was listening to classic rock radio in Memphis (Rock 103: The Eagle, lol) and they played the original, unedited take of "Break on Through" and after Jim does the "Everybody/loves my baby/Everybody/Loves my baby" he said "She gets HIIIIGH, She gets HIIIIIGH" and it kind of freaked me out. I was so used to hearing just "She get....She get..." and I actually kind of preferred the weird stutter effect of the edit. But the whole thing made a lot more sense after the grand reveal.

I think it was on an episode of the syndicated oldies program FLASHBACK.

They've done the same thing with The End on the remasters, I believe. It's a different mix with Morrison's vocals up front and with the orgasmatron turned way up. I haven't been in the mood to relive that opus in awhile, but if I was I think I'd prefer the familiar one. But then I also prefer the shitty reverb-ed up US editions of the Beatles.

What can I say? I'm a Freedom Rock purist.

Whoever the other person who voted for "Alabama Song" is, you are awesome.

what release are the uncensored break on through and the end on?

xp hey that was me! i am awesome!! what a cool song.

what release are the uncensored break on through and the end on?

The remixed/remastered edition of the debut issued by Rhino in the Perception box and as a single disc w/bonus trax.

from what I can see, the remastered versions on Rhino of The Doors first album have Break On Through and The End...I don't think they issue it the old way anymore! But I'm not 100 percent sure on this. I just know the version I have copyrighted 2006 and 2007 have only the new mixes...listed as Rhino/ Elektra and DMC (Doors Music Company).