Re: OT: The Doors: Wild Child, live. + trivia

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John Kuthe

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Apr 23, 2012, 8:28:44 PM4/23/12

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On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:05:47 -0500, Andy <a@b.c> wrote:

>OT: The Doors: Wild Child, live. + trivia
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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSnQa1rE3xY
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>Trivia: What's unique about The Doors?
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>Andy

What's NOT unique about The Doors is a harder question!

John Kuthe...

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George M. Middius

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Apr 23, 2012, 9:06:05 PM4/23/12

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Andy wrote:

> > What's NOT unique about The Doors is a harder question!

> The Doors never had a bass player. Ray Manzarek played bass on keyboards.

Their lead singer died of a drug OD before age 30. Oh, wait.... Never
mind.

dsi1

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Apr 23, 2012, 9:13:35 PM4/23/12

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On 4/23/2012 2:57 PM, Andy wrote:

> The Doors never had a bass player. Ray Manzarek played bass on keyboards.
>

> Andy

Manzarek is playing a Fender Rhodes bass but they should have hired
another player. I saw them around 1971 and the band sounded really
sparse - as usual. Not my favorite band - they're too disconnected from
their audience. Their records are fine.

John Kuthe

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Apr 23, 2012, 9:49:59 PM4/23/12

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On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:57:48 -0500, Andy <a@b.c> wrote:

>John Kuthe <John...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>The Doors never had a bass player. Ray Manzarek played bass on keyboards.
>
>Andy

Truedat! I guess I'm just so used to that with The Doors that I didn't
even think about it!

John Kuthe...

Bryan

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Apr 23, 2012, 10:43:12 PM4/23/12

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On Apr 23, 7:57 pm, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
> John Kuthe <JohnKu...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:05:47 -0500, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
>
> >>OT: The Doors: Wild Child, live. + trivia
>
> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSnQa1rE3xY
>
> >>Trivia: What's unique about The Doors?
>
> >>Andy
>
> > What's NOT unique about The Doors is a harder question!
>
> > John Kuthe...
>

> The Doors never had a bass player. Ray Manzarek played bass on keyboards.

My band, The Bonobos, never had a bass player either. I played bass
on one song--a simple bass line, since I'm not a real bassist.
>
> Andy

--Bryan

Steve Freides

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Apr 24, 2012, 10:28:24 AM4/24/12

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dsi1 wrote:
> On 4/23/2012 2:57 PM, Andy wrote:
>> John Kuthe<John...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:05:47 -0500, Andy<a@b.c> wrote:
>>>
>>>> OT: The Doors: Wild Child, live. + trivia
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSnQa1rE3xY
>>>>
>>>> Trivia: What's unique about The Doors?

> Manzarek is playing a Fender Rhodes bass but they should have hired
> another player. I saw them around 1971 and the band sounded really
> sparse - as usual. Not my favorite band - they're too disconnected
> from their audience. Their records are fine.

Those Rhodes bass keyboards still show up used on ebay and craigslist
every once in a while. Apparently they weigh a ton which is part of the
reason no one wants to be bothered with them, but it would definitely
have a high cool factor to play one.

-S-

dsi1

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Apr 24, 2012, 2:22:20 PM4/24/12

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They probably are heavy but compared to the standard suitcase model 73,
they must have been ridiculously easy to move. I used to have an old
Rhodes that I couldn't give away. It ended up getting it's heavy ass
hauled to the dump. It was a great relief to get rid of that thing. I
can't imagine what the 88 key model must have weighed.

These days you can easily get the sound of a classic Rhodes on a
keyboard. The action however, would be pretty difficult to replicate.

dsi1

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Apr 24, 2012, 2:25:56 PM4/24/12

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Jim Morrison wanted to be a member of a very exclusive club. Amy
Winehouse is a member but Whitney Houston can't be. :-)

Nunya Bidnits

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Apr 24, 2012, 2:27:04 PM4/24/12

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That disconnected feeling is fairly common among bands whose lead singers
are dead.

Just sayin'.

;-)

The post-Morrison Doors persisted, unfortunately.

Manzarek should have moved on. He would have been an awesome ballpark
organist back in the day. Still just sayin'.

MartyB
Who would take a B3 with Leslie over an electronic keyboard any day

Steve Freides

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Apr 24, 2012, 2:56:52 PM4/24/12

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dsi1 wrote:

> They probably are heavy but compared to the standard suitcase model
> 73, they must have been ridiculously easy to move.

Yeah, well, there is that, too. I don't know how everyone carted around
these huge base cabinets, either. My Ten2, plus the -EX extension
speaker, is as big as I go.

> These days you can easily get the sound of a classic Rhodes on a
> keyboard. The action however, would be pretty difficult to replicate.

Just, there's still nothing quite like the real deal - which reminds me
that I need to get back to restoring that Hammond organ in my family
room....

-S-

dsi1

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Apr 24, 2012, 3:16:42 PM4/24/12

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I agree he would have been awesome. The Doors without Jim? Yeah, you're
right.

Nunya Bidnits

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Apr 24, 2012, 4:10:43 PM4/24/12

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I used to carry an 88 around. We referred to it as Deadman. Lighter than a
B3 though.

dsi1

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Apr 24, 2012, 6:36:57 PM4/24/12

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The appeal of vintage instruments is strong. Most of my guitars are
pre-seventies or copies of pre-seventies instruments.

The sound of the Rhodes and the B3s pretty much defined 60s and 70s rock
and fusion music.

dsi1

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Apr 24, 2012, 6:38:22 PM4/24/12

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B3s are no problem because you'd hire some goons to move it for you. :-)

George M. Middius

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Apr 24, 2012, 6:46:41 PM4/24/12

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dsi1 wrote:

> I agree he would have been awesome. The Doors without Jim? Yeah, you're
> right.

Like the Dead with Phil Lesh in front. Yucko.

dsi1

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Apr 24, 2012, 7:04:03 PM4/24/12

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I'm not familiar with the Latter Dead Saints but I think that I can take
your word for it. :-)

Nunya Bidnits

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Apr 24, 2012, 7:34:57 PM4/24/12

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When we played gigs, we *were* the goons! B3, 2 Leslie cab, and Deadman. I
suppose I was considered high maintenance by the horn section. ;-)

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Bryan

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Apr 24, 2012, 9:13:49 PM4/24/12

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On Apr 24, 6:34 pm, "Nunya Bidnits" <nunyabidn...@eternal-
september.invalid> wrote:

> dsi1 <d...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote:
> > On 4/24/2012 10:10 AM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:

> >> dsi1<d...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote:

> >>> On 4/24/2012 4:28 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> >>>> dsi1 wrote:
> >>>>> On 4/23/2012 2:57 PM, Andy wrote:

> >>>>>> John Kuthe<JohnKu...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> >>>>>>> On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:05:47 -0500, Andy<a...@b.c> wrote:
>
> >>>>>>>> OT: The Doors: Wild Child, live. + trivia
>
> >>>>>>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSnQa1rE3xY
>
> >>>>>>>> Trivia: What's unique about The Doors?
>
> >>>>> Manzarek is playing a Fender Rhodes bass but they should have
> >>>>> hired another player. I saw them around 1971 and the band sounded
> >>>>> really sparse - as usual. Not my favorite band - they're too
> >>>>> disconnected from their audience. Their records are fine.
>
> >>>> Those Rhodes bass keyboards still show up used on ebay and
> >>>> craigslist every once in a while. Apparently they weigh a ton
> >>>> which is part of the reason no one wants to be bothered with them,
> >>>> but it would definitely have a high cool factor to play one.
>
> >>>> -S-
>
> >>> They probably are heavy but compared to the standard suitcase model
> >>> 73, they must have been ridiculously easy to move. I used to have an
> >>> old Rhodes that I couldn't give away. It ended up getting it's heavy
> >>> ass hauled to the dump. It was a great relief to get rid of that
> >>> thing. I can't imagine what the 88 key model must have weighed.
>
> >> I used to carry an 88 around. We referred to it as Deadman. Lighter
> >> than a B3 though.
>
> > B3s are no problem because you'd hire some goons to move it for you.
> > :-)
>
> When we played gigs, we *were* the goons! B3, 2 Leslie cab, and Deadman. I
> suppose I was considered high maintenance by the horn section. ;-)

OK, I thought I was starting to kinda like you, but now I totally
resent your ass because you had a fucking horn SECTION :) WANT!

--Bryan