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| Weird scenes inside the Gold Mine: RIP Ray Manzerek |
| 2013-05-21 |
| The Doors' founding keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, died in Germany Monday after a long fight with cancer, his publicist said in a statement. He was 74. The artist had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer. The Doors formed in 1965 after Manzarek happened to meet Jim Morrison on California's Venice Beach. The legendary rock group went on to sell 100 million albums worldwide, establishing five multiplatinum discs in the U.S. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #7 Other than Mick with his Econ degree, that was rare then, and rarer now. Brian May made up for everyone else..and is a helluva musician/guitar player as well |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-05-21 20:48 |
| #6 As someone who thinks much of the music from my misplaced youth is "thin", I actually think to Doors music has proven itself to have staying power beyond the Boomers. One interesting band fact is that both Morrison and Manzerak actually had college degrees, Morrison from USC and Manzerak had 2- DePaul and UCLA. Other than Mick with his Econ degree, that was rare then, and rarer now. I now find much of the music from those days unlistenable- the first 500'times I heard Stairway to Heaven was pretty epic, the last 1000 times not so much. It's also worth noting some bands from the past I wrote off as gimmicks I am finding are actually wearing pretty well upon hearing 20 years on- Rush , maybe Guns and Roses. This I will predict with certainty... No one will be listening to Kanye in the elevators in 2020 |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2013-05-21 20:20 |
| #5 He broke on through to the other side |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2013-05-21 14:23 |
| #4 Can't remember what it takes me back to though... One of the signs that you were there, man! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-05-21 12:27 |
| #3 One of their top 10 hits - rated number two on a list Seems appropriate for Ray's passing. The Doors - The End by kornophyl |
| Posted by: Thiling Noodleman5194 2013-05-21 10:47 |
| #2 I still like listening to them. Takes me back. Can't remember what it takes me back to though... |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-05-21 08:02 |
| #1 Fun music when I was a kid. Looking back on it, The Doors music has worn a bit thin. |
| Posted by: Thromotch Pheatle9230 2013-05-21 07:40 |