Well, Ive become less of a Doors fan over the years (sorry Bill).
Yes, to what Sheila does with the lyric tradition, Tim, ‘experimental lyric’ is good; I call it ‘anti-lyric’ as well….
At the moment, among recent bands, I really like JJ Grey &Mofro (organ fine there too), & otherwise don’t hear as much of the young bands, was only really taken back in the 90s by the still great Cowboy Junkies…
You know, it’s hard to remember clearly just who I listened to the most back then: Beatles, of course, the Stones, the Byrds, Dylan, & then as they came along, Young, Cohen, Mitchell, Brown, the Band, Janis, the Allmans (more than the Dead, whom I now am getting into, this late) & on.
All while deep into jazz, & also modern (mostly) classical.
So, of course, I enjoyed the Doors, a bit, but they didn’t hold my ears the way many others did. And some I missed until they were well into their careers & then realized, oh yeah, they’re good, too. How you get into the ones you choose is ambiguous, random, often wholly contingent…
Doug
On Nov 21, 2014, at 7:59 AM, Tim Allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Sheila and Doug and Bill. I only thought of it later, but actually, at the time I wasn't such a Doors fan as many, my appreciation came a few years after. I didn't like what I considered to be Morrison's posing and rock-star image etc - my favourite American band then was definitely the Byrds. Really started listening to the Doors because of the great organ and realised at some point that Morrison was for real.
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> Oh, mentioned you a few times recently Sheila on the Britpo list where a discussion has been going on about lyric. I suggested that your poetry was an example of experimental lyric, if there was such a thing.
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> Cheers
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> Tim A.
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> On 20 Nov 2014, at 17:43, Sheila Murphy wrote:
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>> Tim, your observations about the Stones and the Doors ring true with me. I
>> heard that husky voice of Jim's on the car radio the other day and all the
>> words just went through me, despite the ironic distancing that was
>> positioned in his mode of delivery. You've said this perfectly. sheila
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Douglas Barbour
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Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuation 2 (UofAPress).
Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
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