January 4th of 1967 saw the release of the first album from the Doors. Obviously, Jim Morrison and company achieved fame long before my time, but their work has endured for several decades. My personal affinity for the Doors over other 1960s musical acts comes partly from their precious few years together before Morrison’s death.
I’m assuming that, this many decades later, few people need the one millionth reminder that the band’s name came by way of references to “the doors of perception” from William Blake and Aldous Huxley.
MY FAVORITE SONGS FROM THE ALBUM
BREAK ON THROUGH – Not only is the song powerful, but it is rightly hailed as one of the most – if not THE most – appropriate opening songs on a first album ever. The Doors’ signature style burst on the scene with a figurative “I’m here, you gotta DEAL with it” boast.
The music, the lyrics and especially the way Morrison’s voice ranges from Orphic to uncontrollably maniacal make Break on Through imprint itself on a listener’s mind. Continue reading
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