Most Important "The Doors" Songs? Help Needed

just go to
www.cdnow.com
or
www.allmusic.com

search on the doors
and then look for the greatest hits disks.
probally find more than ten.

 

...keep in mind that most of those basslines, especially on their early albums, were played not on an electic bass, but by ray manzarek on a fender keyboard bass, so expect some of the lines to either go below low e (unless you work a five-string thud staff like yours truly) and some of the fingering to be a tad oddball at first.

 

Actually, I'd say MOST of The Doors' studio stuff IS an electric bass(URB, too, as Leroy Vinegar makes an appearance). LIVE(Absolutely) is where a bassist is MIA.
There's another thread here(somewhere)that lists the assortment of Doors' bassists...

BTW, that Fender piano bass has the EXACT same range as the then-Fender electric bass with 20 frets...Low E(OPEN "E" string)to a D#(20th fret on the "G"-string).


Oh, yeah-
"Peace Frog", from Morrison Hotel is a must for ya to attempt!

 

but how does that explain the fact that "the end" goes down to d? and it sounds like manzarek's keyboard...

 

My List:
Light My Fire
People Are Strange
20th Century Fox
Backdoor Man
Whiskey Bar (Alabama Song)
The End
Peace Frog
Riders on the Storm
Break on Through
L.A. Woman

 

Hey, CJ-
I dunno, maybe it's an Organ pedal?
I'll listen to "The End" & let ya know!

 

Its a difficult question because the Doors music varies wildly, but I guess you are there to please the audience, so probably sticking with the standards like 'Roadhouse Blues', 'Riders On The Storm' and 'Break On Through' is your best bet, but you should also throw in a couple of the less known ones, it will blow the audience away. Try:

Maggie McGill
End Of The Night
Wild Child
Take It As It Comes
The Spy
Soul Kitchen
Five To One
Waiting For The Sun
Peace Frog

 

I was wondering, do you have a keyboard player? Some of the Doors tunes you can get away without a keyboard player, but others it just isn't worth doing the cover without the organ unless you are trying to cover them totally to "your style". (Damn it, I love Jim but let's face it, Ray was the genuis of that band )

Our band covers Roadhouse Blues, and everyone seems to like it. (plus I get to go nuts with bass runs on it) Sometimes we'll pull out Riders on the Storm (one of the best bass lines ever written IMO), if people want more Doors. I definatley think Break on Through would be a good one. And if you feel like taking on a challenge, LA Women would be great. Of course, everyone's already mentioned the songs I have.

 

I dont know about that...
Manzarek was awesome, theres no doubt, but I think it was Jims words that were the most important aspect of the Doors. Can you imagine the Doors without 'The End', 'When The Musics Over', 'Break On Through', 'Riders On The Storm', or any of the other poetic Morrison songs. After Jim, I would say that Robbie was the genius of the band, he penned most of their hits.
Jim