Fellow Manzarek fans....

Peacefrog35 · #1 07-06-2010, 10:01 AM

Here's a pic of my latest piano bass. A gold sparkle in great condition has always eluded me until now. I had one that was not all original,but this baby is in fine shape.

and of course in it's proper environment...

superbassman2000 · #2 07-06-2010, 10:22 AM

very nice!!

TJ55 · #3 07-06-2010, 12:04 PM

Very cool. The casual Doors fan has no concept of what he meant to that band. Jim was cool, don't get wrong, but Ray was every bit as (maybe more) important to thier success.

Peacefrog35 · #4 07-06-2010, 01:37 PM

I agree 100%. He was very importatant to them even getting out there. I think he was the most ambitious regarding starting it all up. I have alot of respect for him as it was his organ and piano bass sound that set them apart for me. The first song I heard was when I was in high school...late 80s. His approach was so different, it hooked me in!

**john turner** · #5 07-06-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TJ55

Very cool. The casual Doors fan has no concept of what he meant to that band. Jim was cool, don't get wrong, but Ray was every bit as (maybe more) important to thier success.

this.

JimK · #6 07-06-2010, 06:54 PM

Hmmmm...big Doors' fan since I was in the 6th grade (1970).
Just watched the the When You're Strange DVD. I'm in the camp that it was the combination of all 4 guys: Classically-trained keyboardist, Flamenco guitarist, Jazz drummer, a poet...+ weed & lava lamps.

The Doors' sound LIVE was a different animal than their records (discounting their great debut). The recordings with a bassist were a more "polished"...LIVE, as a 4-tet, they were more raw. That Fender piano bass was a huge ingredient of their live sound.

Deluge Of Sound · #7 07-06-2010, 06:58 PM

While all the players were essential to the formula, I've always seen Manzarek as the biggest contributer to The Doors.

chuck3 · #8 07-06-2010, 07:01 PM

great thread, fully agree about Manzarek. The other two players were excellent as well. While Morrison hogs the headlines, he was lucky to have them as his musicians because they "sold" his ideas musically. Not an easy band to cover, either.

Pilgrim · #9 07-06-2010, 10:21 PM

No Manxzarek, no Doors.

They were all greats, but he was a big part of the magic.

And I'm old enough to have heard them when they first broke "on through to the other side."

JimK · #10 07-07-2010, 05:11 AM

...I popped in the 21st Century Doors DVD last night.
It had been awhile since I last watched it; wow, worse than I remembered.

Peacefrog35 · #11 07-07-2010, 08:28 AM

I much prefer the Doors Storytellers DVD. I don't like all of the guest singers. Scott Weiland was the best,but the Doors...all 3 surviving members participated and they all sounded great.

dalkowski · #12 07-07-2010, 08:37 AM

I don't know if it's archived online, but several years ago Ray did a terrific interview with Terri Gross on NPR's "Fresh Air." A very cool cat, a very candid conversation. Worth seeking out.

mellowgerman · #13 07-07-2010, 08:52 AM

Very cool! Sound clips?

**smperry** · #14 07-07-2010, 09:41 AM

Very cool! Ray Manzarek is an influence to me; I played keys before I started playing bass. Agreed on the Fresh Air interview too.

dalkowski · #15 07-07-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mellowgerman

Very cool! Sound clips?

Ach -- you're gonna make me go look now. Stand by.

Edit: Here 'tis, after, oh, 20 seconds of search.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=6353302

mellowgerman · #16 07-07-2010, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dalkowski

Ach -- you're gonna make me go look now. Stand by.

Edit: Here 'tis, after, oh, 20 seconds of search.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=6353302

Thanks!

But I was actually asking about sound clips of the OP's piano bass

dalkowski · #17 07-07-2010, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mellowgerman

Thanks!

But I was actually asking about sound clips of the OP's piano bass

Can't help you on that one.

Peacefrog35 · #18 07-07-2010, 05:20 PM

I don't currently have any sound clips,but I could make some. Actually, I've only ever recorded video...I have no idea how to make a clip,but I'll figure it out this weekend. It's very chest rumbling bassy...

**john turner** · #19 07-07-2010, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalkowski

Ach -- you're gonna make me go look now. Stand by.

Edit: Here 'tis, after, oh, 20 seconds of search.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=6353302

that was a great interview, thanks for posting.

dalkowski · #20 07-08-2010, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by john turner

that was a great interview, thanks for posting.

With pleasure. Terri gives awesome interview.