The Doors Wikipedia. The Doors. The Doors in 1. From left to right John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison. Background information. Origin. Los Angeles, California, U. S. Genres. Years active. Labels. Elektra. Associated acts. Websitethedoors. com. Past members. The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1. Los Angeles, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. The band got its name, at Morrisons suggestion4 from the title of Aldous Huxleys book The Doors of Perception, which itself was a reference to a quote made by William Blake, If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. They were unique and among the most controversial and influential rock acts of the 1. Morrisons lyrics and charismatic but unpredictable stage persona. After Morrisons death in 1. Signing with Elektra Records in 1. Doors released eight albums between 1. All but one hit the Top 1. Billboard 2. 00 and went platinum or better. Their self titled debut album 1. Top 1. 0 albums in the United States, followed by Strange Days also 1. Waiting for the Sun 1. Watch The Phoenix Incident Download Full' title='Watch The Phoenix Incident Download Full' />Full results Kalisto def. Enzo Amore to retain the Cruiserweight Title Darren YoungGoldust def. Curt HawkinsCurtis Axel Elias def. RTruth Ambrose Rollins def. All Free Movies online. Free full length movies, reviews, trailers, DVDs and more at Yidio This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. Watch recent full episode of MTV shows on MTV. The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John. The Soft Parade 1. Morrison Hotel 1. Absolutely Live 1. L. A. Woman 1. 97. Gold, 1. 4 Platinum, 5 Multi Platinum and 1 Diamond album awards in the United States alone. By the end of 1. Doors had sold 4,1. The band had three million selling singles in the U. S. with Light My Fire, Hello, I Love You and Touch Me. After Morrisons death in 1. Other Voices and Full Circle with Manzarek and Krieger sharing lead vocals. The three members also collaborated on the spoken word recording of Morrisons An American Prayer in 1. Orange County Suite for a 1. Manzarek, Krieger and Densmore reunited in 2. VH1s Storytellers and subsequently recorded Stoned Immaculate The Music of The Doors with a variety of vocalists. Although the Doors active career ended in 1. According to the RIAA, they have sold 3. US1. 1 and over 1. The Doors have been listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines, including Rolling Stone, which ranked them 4. Greatest Artists of All Time. In 2. 00. 2, Manzarek and Krieger started playing together again, renaming themselves as the Doors of the 2. Century, with Ian Astbury of the Cult on vocals. Densmore opted to sit out and, along with the Morrison estate, sued the duo over proper use of the bands name and won. After a short time as Riders On the Storm, they settled on the name Manzarek Krieger and continued to tour until Manzareks death in 2. Three of the bands studio albums, the self titled debut, L. A. Woman, and Strange Days, were featured in Rolling Stones 5. Greatest Albums of All Time, at positions 4. According to The Washington Posts Martin Weil, the band rose to the center of the counterculture of the 1. The Doors were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1. Historyedit1. 96. Origins and Informationedit. The Doors logo, designed by an Elektra Records assistant, first appeared on their 1. The origins of the Doors began with a meeting between acquaintances Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek, both of whom had attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, on Venice Beach in July 1. Morrison told Manzarek he had been writing songs Morrison said I was taking notes at a fantastic rocknroll concert going on in my head and with Manzareks encouragement sang Moonlight Drive. The members came from a varied musical background of jazz, rock, blues, and folk idioms. Keyboardist Manzarek was in a band called Rick the Ravens with his brothers Rick and Jim, while drummer John Densmore was playing with the Psychedelic Rangers and knew Manzarek from meditation classes. In August, Densmore joined the group, which had been renamed the Doors, and the five Morrison having previously joined the band, along with bass player Patty Sullivan later credited using her married name Patricia Hansen in the 1. CD release recorded a six song demo in September 1. This has circulated widely since then as a bootleg recording. Person Of Interest Episode Guide 2013'>Person Of Interest Episode Guide 2013. The band took their name from the title of Aldous Huxleys book The Doors of Perception, itself derived from a line in William Blakes The Marriage of Heaven and Hell If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is infinite. In mid 1. 96. 5, after Manzareks two brothers left, the group recruited guitarist Robby Krieger and the best known lineup Morrison, Manzarek, Krieger and Densmore was complete. By 1. Los Angeles club London Fog. The club was not as prestigious as the Whisky a Go Go and did not attract many customers. The Doors used the nearly empty club as an opportunity to hone and, in some cases, lengthen their songs and work The End, When the Musics Over and Light My Fire into musical epics. In 2. 01. 1 a 3. 0 minute tape was discovered of the Doors performing at the London Fog. The Doors soon graduated to the more esteemed Whisky a Go Go, where they were the house band, supporting acts including Van Morrisons group Them. On their last night together the two bands joined up for In the Midnight Hour and a twenty minute jam session of Thems Gloria. Prior to graduating to the Whisky a Go Go, Morrison went to many record labels trying to land a deal. He did score one at Columbia Records but it did not pan out. Prior to that, the Doors first recording was a demo they did for Richard Bocks Pacific Jazz Records subsidiary label, Aura Records, recorded on September 2, 1. On August 1. 0, they were spotted by Elektra Records president Jac Holzman, who was present at the recommendation of Love singer Arthur Lee, whose group was with Elektra Records. After Holzman and producer Paul A. Rothchild saw two sets of the band playing at the Whisky a Go Go, they signed them to the Elektra Records label on August 1. Rothchild and engineer. Bruce Botnick. The Doors were fired from the Whisky on August 2. Morrison added an explicit retelling and profanity laden version of the Greek myth of Oedipus during The End. Debut albumeditThe band recorded their first album from August 2. Sunset Sound Recording Studios. The Doors self titled debut LP was released in the first week of January 1. It featured most of the major songs from their set, including the nearly 1. The End. citation neededIn November 1. Mark Abramson directed a promotional film for the lead single Break On Through To the Other Side. To promote the single, the Doors made their television debut on a Los Angeles TV show called Boss City circa 1. Los Angeles TV show called Shebang, miming to Break On Through, on New Years Day 1. This clip has never been officially released by the Doors. In early 1. Doors appeared on The Clay Cole Show which aired on Saturday evenings at 6 pm on WPIX Channel 1. NYC where they performed their single Break On Through. Research has determined that the tapes were all wiped. The only shows that still exist are the final ones copied by an employee of the station, although this was long after the Doors appearance. The Doors returned to The Clay Cole Show a second time on June 2. Light My Fire. citation neededSince Break on Through was not very successful on the radio, the band turned to Light My Fire. The problem with this song was that it was seven minutes long, so producer Paul Rothchild cut it down to three minutes by radically cutting the lengthy keyboard and guitar solos in the center section. Light My Fire became the first single from Elektra Records to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 1. Light My Fire was the first song ever written by Robby Krieger and the beginning of the bands success. Early live recordings at the Matrixedit. The group in 1. 96. Morrison, Densmore, Krieger and seated Manzarek. From March 7 to 1. Brrip.W-Atch All Asteroid Vs Earth Full Movie English Here!. Doors performed at the Matrix Club in San Francisco, California. The March 7 and 1. The Matrix, Peter Abram.