The Doors - Light My Fire sung by Manzarek , Live 1972

[SecretTimeWarp]

It took balls to perform live without Jim, but to tear through one of his signature songs? Damn.

[MattMoon100]

fucking clapping!!!!!!!!!

[KKCvids]

I admit Ray is a badass keyboard player... but he doesn't sing....

[TheBunnySensation]

@KKCvids so then what's he doing? that's singing to me.

[KKCvids]

I admit Ray is a badass keyboard player... but he doesn't sing....

[Chiefjohncrow]

Clearly remember the night in Central Park, NYC, at the Wollman Rink, August '72, "The Schaeffer(beer)Circle of Stars Presentation" of The Doors, with Flo and Eddie, and guest musician Charles Lloyd. Magnificent!!!

[jaroslav891]

Is rock - the music of frontmen?

[lcmtvbreath4]

that clapping's messing my head up man

[JonasVanRetro]

Amigo latino la banda post Morrison nunca canto Break on through, Raiders on the Storm, love me 2 times y los demas hits q los hizo legendarios?

Por q de los 2 discos sin Jim solo Ship w/ Sail y el mosquito creo q fueron las mas sonadas rolas del grupo pues su estilo era mas de Jazz rock y slow rock. Nada q ver con the doors de morrison!

[artistasolvidadas]

@JonasVanRetro por lo que sé en las giras "Other Voices" & "Full Circle" solo tocaban 2 temas de la era Morrison: Love me two times y Light my fire por ser obras escritas por Krieger. Por qlo que averigüe, los 3 sobrevivientes tuvieron problemas legales con Pamela Courson y la familia de Jim por seguir usando el nombre de la banda y no tocaban temas escritos por Jim por el lio aquel. saludos !

[martincellini]

@JonasVanRetro sin embargo no sonaban nada mal luego de morrison... hay temas muy interesantes, es una pena que no siguieran , de todos modos los discos de manzarek solistas son excelentes.

[amelie100able]

C ETAIT A PARIS

[Zepster77]

I'd love to know where this was taped. My guess is that is is outside the US, because American audiences did not clap this way back then nor do they now... I know that sounds stupid but I'm telling you it's true.

[amelie100able]

@Zepster77 oui c est vrai tu as raison!!!je suis francaise et en europe notre comportement dans les concerts est different du votre et cela depuis longtemps!!!J ai vu pas mal de reportages sur des concerts des annees 60 et 70 en europe et aux etas unis et c est tres differents!!Mes parents allaient a des concerts a Paris a cette periode et ils me disaient que les gens applaudissaient de cette maniere avec des ambiances festives!!!!

[CHURINFUNFLAIS]

The Legendary Doors Heyday was in 67-69* I think concert goers had other perception when it came to music back in 72´ Zeppelin, Deep Purple,Alice Cooper,Captain Beyond, Yes, ELP,genesis were around and Kickin´it and the Music world  was changing and expectations were Higher

[mrmojorisin119]

JIM WOULD HAVE SAID SHUT THE FUCK UP TO THE CROWD

[56BUICKRiviera]

Good clapping

[sekhmetraptah]

yikes

[2004carlt]

If u could get that f@ing clapping out it would be a start. Faint as it s the voice sounds pretty decent, very much like Morrison's.

[redhockey]

man this song had NOTHING to do with jim

ray was a fantastic musician in his own right and this song showed him off. he was a more than decent singer too and i dont understand any negative comments about him

[FleshHungryFiend]

lol horrible but alot of energy and would be cool to see respect to ray

[scardanelli1685]

@steurun: this this wasn't written by jim morrison

[mikeadk]

Robbie wrote almost all the words and music, Jim wrote the "funeral pyre" line.

[noobpowner901]

@scardanelli1685 Jim actually wrote the part that starts with "the time to hesitate is through"

[nickbelane69]

Just shows who are them without Jim. Nothing!

[opsopcopolis]

I disagree, the Doors were much more than Jim's lyrics (which weren't even all that great IMO). They were a band of amazingly talented musicians who could clearly hold their own when their singer drank too much (which they had to do during their career with Jim)

[nickbelane69]

well, beauty was in Jim's drunkenness.

[scardanelli1685]

@nickbelane69: if you say the two albums without jim weren't nothing, that you must be blinded by morrison-fanatism - they are better then some of the albums with jim ...

[nickbelane69]

An American Prayer is great album.

[korky94]

@scardanelli1685

the only album they would be close to being on par with was Soft Parade and thats when jim seemed least interested.. Robby wrote way more and the band changed its style and still those are not as good as soft parade

[karmices]

On "Light My Fire" Jim sang a great vocal as always, but the song was always about Ray's organ, John's drums and Robbie's guitar all playing and jamming together and they do a fine job of it here without Jim. Its just to bad the sound is a bit burried. Yes, there was a Doors without Jim and "Otehr Voices" and "Full Circle" showed that Robbie, Ray and John were extremely talented musicians.

[artu17ro]

completly agreed...

[bulstrode100]

When the audience sings along, they sound better than Ray. How sad.

[Doorsmaster]

thank you.

[piafounet]

there's some saxophone or something like that, so it is after jim's death

[morissonway]

there is no the doors without JIM MORISSON no queen without f mercury no black sabbath without ozzye and so on

[theotherguysband]

what is "spoilt"?

[rodneyracoon]

This would sound better without the clapping.

[satanicgall]

bull shit

[abcdiu]

just a yeaaaar after jims death... they should wait at least 4!!!

[GardensOfStone]

AC/DC must have learnt something then - Back in Black is their most critically acclaimed and best-selling album. Out a year after Bon's death.

[abcdiu]

youre right

[rodneyracoon]

True but Highway to Hell is AC/DC's best album IMO

[SuperMuzzyman]

ye but acdc are shit

[CleRoyster]

The Butts Band , with the surviving memebers did some really good work. I can't seem to find any of these songs posted.

[cripplewoox]

they were a broken band by this point,just a husk without morrison

[ddraguti]

Oh c'mon I can't see some big differencies being with or without Jim especially in this instrumental parts.My god this was 1972,just one year after Jim died.Everything was so fresh yet,they didn't loose the feeling yet.Btw the recording is not quit recognizable so what did you expect anyway.And why they've had to quit? They haven't had lost their knowledge of playing instruments,not then not till these days thanks god for that ..lol.

[inogi339]

Jim never dies you flecking little shit~~

[TheLizardKing1967]

I can't hardly even hear Ray sing with all those dumb fucks clapping in the back ground. LOL !! WAKE UP !!! Jimbo

[inogi339]

He's a very good keyboard player, best to stick with it!

[piafounet]

have you ever heard somethinf from his solo albums, in which he sings?

[outsider2526]

I meant throughout his doors career. without jim this obviously is not the full doors. He sang alot in those days also when him was to drunk to make it to concerts.

[outsider2526]

the guy plays bass,organ, and sings give him some friggan credit, thats not easy at all

[Mae77]

wrong, the guys used a bass player on the post-Morrison tours. He was Jack COnrad, who plays in many OV and FC songs. Perhaps was for make easy the work for Ray.

[outsider2526]

I meant throughout his doors career. without jim this obviously is not the full doors. He sang alot in those days also when him was to drunk to make it to concerts.

[Manczarekfan]

Exactly, I think it was in Amsterdam where Ray had to make the whole show.

[TheDoorsFanFabi]

i love this performance

[Renthefaceless]

@Mae77 there was actually a show where morrison passed out in front of the band, so Manzarek played his ususal bass organ, organ, and did Jim's vocals. So he's quite capable.

[RayManzarekGod]

@Renthefaceless I have part of that on my profile with the download link.

[guitarnashelter]

@Renthefaceless amsterdam 68

[outsider2526]

@Mae77 true but when jimbo used to pass out, ray was up there singing away with the organ, and bass under his hands.

[Tmntchile]

@outsider2526 nope. Jack Conrad was the bass player on the post morrison concerts.

[outsider2526]

@Tmntchile I am saying when Morrison was with the band and would not be able to finish the concert (from alcohol, drugs, etc.) Ray would pick up the singing and would do a damn good job.

[kelvinkloud]

ray great organ player, sharp composer... downfall anytime he lends his voice to a mike whether its in horrible lead singin like this; sophmoric and embarrassing background vocal shouts or nerdy lewd throwin insertions; naked commercial promotion to bank more off jim's grave; or hippiespeak interviews in wh/ he shamefully still pumps drugs & mystic bs about indian satyrs hopping out of jim's ass on stage. raymond please stick to what u do well... keys not loose lips.

[alliant]

although you type like a dissociated schizophrenic, I agree with what I got out of this post.

[MorrisonsAngel]

great!!!

it is not the same without Jim..

but still beautiful performance of surviving Doors.

thanks.

[mrhydebluevelvet]

it sounds like shit...ray should have known when to quit

[cneberg]

true.

[kcsunshine64]

thank you very much for this. I've wanted to get his on bootleg for like 17 years now.