The Doors - Live Releases

Yep, right up the road......

 

There you go with your sarcasm......you're never gonna get respect if you keep that up...

 

Jim's will clearly gave everything to Pam and that was uncontested. It was after she died in 1974 when his parents went after her parents and they decided to split stuff 50/50 of his share, or 12.5/12.5 of the Doors pie.

Last "Trio Doors" shows was Sept 1972. I'm not sure they had the power to "fire" Jim without compensating him on future use of Doors recordings/tours.

 

There were legal issues during the 1971-1973 period as well. Pam did not receive any money until just prior to her death in 1974. It was after Pam's death that Morrison's parents sued the Coursons; five years later both parties settled and decided to split the revenues 50/50 from Jim's estate.

 

I currently live temporarily right down the street from Hampton Casino where The Doors played once . . .

 

Respect from who? Don’t care. Anyway. What you said about tweeks is accurate.

 

Yeah, good old New Hampshire.

 

If you listen to Bill Siddons it sounds like Jim was done with playing. I don’t think he would have cared but who knows.

 

How many have done it to 50 year old recordings?

 

In between it was Uncle Sam's. Saw the Blushing Brides there a few times. Remember some guy trying to hit on my girl at the end of a show and her dragging me out before fists flew.

 

Are you sure you want to know? I'm sure you have a good idea...

 

I think that should have been the plan...fifteen years ago. In today's music market with greatly reduced CD demand and virtually no retail shelf space, I'm not sure it would work as well as everyone here would want. But that is now water under the bridge. Rhino and the Doors were stingy issuing releases when the music market was thriving. Their management in recent years seems to have finally realized the value of vault releases are going nowhere but down in revenue potential. I'm glad they at least got some of the video projects out to market.

Music labels cautious on certain projects for legacy acts like the Doors really need to investigate kickstarter-like funding for their releases. There are enough Doors' fans willing to put money up front if necessary for the right projects.

 

When it comes to artists I like, very few. In fact, only The Doors come to mind right now.

 

I believe Jim was done with touring. He would have continued writing poetry and songs. They would have continued as more of a studio band with the exception of playing small intimate shows. Like the felt forum. Jim definitely needed some time off,He was burnt out. Of course it all hinged on his appeal,whether or not he was going to have to do prison time.

 

The big interview is very good. Dan Rather is lame but it’s great to see Robby and John together talking again. Very cool. Sad that Ray is gone,He Loved Jim.

 

They’ll never do kickstarter. Won’t happen for a million reasons.

 

Depending on how many habits Jim was paying for in Paris, he would have burned through his money. HWY Paris high life, and legal fees aren't cheap. I think the final letter to lawyer(accountant?)Max Fink had a refernce to this.

Did Jim make any dent in the Paris art community at all? The first Doors gig in Europe was 1972 and that was a venue under 2,000.

 

I can’t imagine money was a problem for any of them.

 

It is highly unlikely the other three were going to content being strictly a studio band. Morrison was done with the band in 1971 and the other three were preparing to move on with out him prior to his death.

 

Densmore should have been broke after one of his divorces if Ray/Rob didn't bail him out.

Jim Porrison Paris letters:
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The Doors did a few shows in Europe in 1968.

 

09/06 London, UK The Roundhouse 2
09/07 London, UK The Roundhouse 2
09/14 Frankfurt, DE Kongresshalle 2
09/15 Amsterdam, NL Concertgebouw Unknown
09/17 Copenhagen, DK Falkoner Centret 2
09/20 Stockholm, SE Konserthuset 2

Jim never publicly played France.

 

I agree that the other three were probably not content being strictly a studio band. But, I don't agree that Jim was done with the band, and I don't think the other three were preparing to move on without him prior to his death. The Doors had a talent and a chemistry that was too great to break up or intentionally...end. It's one thing to talk about or threaten, but it's another thing to actually pull the trigger. Not only that, I'm not sure the fans would've accepted it. The Doors would've been committing career suicide. And, finally, can you see Ray Manzarek ever moving on from Jim Morrison? I can't.

Is it probable that The Doors would've taken the rest of 1971 and most if not all of 1972 off to get matters sorted out including Miami? Yes. Jim needed time away and the other three could've benefited from time away from Jim, too. Yes, the live shows were a big problem, but the recording of L.A. Woman provided a kind of rebirth or spark, at the very least it provided a better atmosphere for recording. I'm not naive enough to think that Jim could totally overcome his alcoholism, but I do think they could've come to some understanding or agreement that Jim exhibit some kind of professionalism or acceptable code of conduct, at least on the nights of a concert. Or maybe I am naive.

 

Some Doors comments from Ray interviews in the mid 70's were much different than the silly "Adonis, man!" interviews since 1979 when the Doors were cool again after A-Now movie/AP album and the week long radio special.

 

He really rode the wave, and even perpetuated the "Jim is still alive" myth.