The Doors - Ship Of Fools (Bakersfield 1970)

[neonbassman]

great jazzy-rock feel to this number !!!

[Doors067]

All time Rock Group = Jimbo on vocals, Hendrix on guitar, Syd Barret on bass, Moon on drums. Hella epicness

[igottheblues1]

saying that densmore was one of the best drummers ever is going a little too far don't you think? ever heard of john bonham,buddy rich,gavin harrison,jojo meyer,virgil donati,benny greb,david garibaldi,terry bozzio,steve smith,dave weckl,vinnie colaiuta,steve gaad,ginger baker,etc.etc.etc....actually he wasn't even in the top 1000...but the doors were great for the particular sound they had (and jim's lyrics) and he was adequate in that band

[GrizzlTooth]

@igottheblues1 is there such a thing as "the best guitarist, best drummer, best singer, best drummer ever?"

[nataliebowman79]

Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Dwight Yoakam all are from the Bakersfield area, a.k.a. Nashville West.

[7294smk]

He was still singing good but he was playing fucking Bakersfield. WTF

[jymwrite]

Used this video on a Doors Examiner article!

examiner.com/the-doors-in-nati­onal/people-walking-on-the-moo­n

[7294smk]

Why is Morrison in Bakersfield, the asshole of the earth.

[karmices]

@7294smk Bakersfield, CA aka Nashville West was (and maybe still is) a thriving musical area in the 1960's. A lot of bands played there back in the day.

[nataliebowman79]

@7294smk Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Dwight Yoakam, all are from the Bakersfield area, a.k.a. Nashville West.

[slipdrum80]

Amazing!



[smurfman95]

I wonder what song they're playing in the vid cuz Densmores hitting the drums really lightly..... Ne 1 have ne ideas?

[QueenOfTheHighway71]

This is the real deal. Nothing and nobody beats The Doors as a Band. They were so complete together. Never heard 4 really fabulous musicians play so good together. Makes me feel homesick in a strange way. Living in the wrong day and age, damnit.

[thedriftmc]

I've always thought Gomez share some influences here. Anyhow, I can't even begin to describe the influence Jim has had on my life. In so many ways. His poetry, songwriting and the musical compositions of Manzarek were so far ahead of their time it's not surprising society couldn't accept them. A tragic tale of magnificence.

[TheKenney81]

wow, this is rare stuff

[robertodartois]

Melting keyboard solo by Ray Manzarek. Amazing song!!.

[rrrjr60]

Nice! Thanks for sharing

[pantherion82]

Does anybody else think, that the living person playing the most similar music to The Doors is Nick Cave?

[mojofuel62]

@pantherion82 Nick Cave? Now you've me on  quest to answer your question! Lol....

[dylanfloyd777]

@pantherion82 Yes,even Doors are better.

[TheKenney81]

@pantherion82 ummmm, kinda i suppose. they have a similar voice

[pantherion82]

Does anybody else think, that the living person playing the most similar music to The Doors is Nick Cave?

[Lyz163]

The Lizard King!

[mineheadX1]

this is just awesome footage, thanks so much !! what titles does this boot go under ?anyone got a link or trade ???! I've got lots of this 8mm footage but most of it is so dark it's useless...

[Chrisdrumz]

Compare The DOORS '68 to The DOORS '70 and you have 2 completely different bands both visually and musically. Amazing.

[mineheadX1]

@Chrisdrumz it's so sad...he was about as self-destructive as a human can be...all of that talent, decades of God knows what, never happened...maybe things would have been different these days, what with addiction awareness, interventions...oh well...

[TheKenney81]

@Chrisdrumz yes and in my opinion 70/71 was them at there best. i know jim was about fucked physically but music wise was alot more bluesy, heavier and better. Shame, i reckon they prob had at least another one or two blues albums left in them. Rest in piece jim, ill see you in july

[brutalblues]

I think Jim "phoned it in" on this one. Hate to say it. I love the Doors. If you take an honest listen to it I think you'll agree.

[GrizzlTooth]

is this the only video shot from this concert?

[GOORVY]

Frank Lisciandro says that there's a lot of footage for Feast Of Friends that were never used, hope some day we can see all that in video form like The Hollywood Bowl!!

[willermanX]

who is this bastard who does not like this song?

[GrizzlTooth]

at 7:42, check out the idiots roaming the hallways of the arena...what a bunch of fools...

[GOORVY]

@GrizzlTooth they should get a ship haha

[MrGoodtriips]

My music

[GrizzlTooth]

sweet! Land Ho is one of my favs!!!

[Forgetthenight]

@GrizzlTooth Good, but this is "Ship of fools"

[GrizzlTooth]

@Forgetthenight towards the end of this performance of ship of fools, Jim morphs the song into Land Ho, listen!

[doors21st]

@GrizzlTooth You're right!!! at about 6:49 to 7:11 Jim throws in some lyrics from Land Ho that mix in well. If anyone finds any other Doors songs with parts of Land Ho ! Please post them!!! Thanx J

[GrizzlTooth]

@doors21st actually, check out Ship of Fools live in Dallas...i think they morph land ho into ship of fools

[lisarri23]

All of us Doors fans need to rise up and say LONG LIVE THE LIZARD KING.

[Joke9972]

If the future is made from the truth, but we read the past, we are only fools, we sense the now and forget to understand, we feel the warmth of our woman, and we stop looking for the Truth, because how fake May have been September comes true, and October gets cold, October U2, my darling, They say it is your Birthday, Happy birthday too, Thou, Dr P&G. ;)))))))))))))))))))):----))))­))! Oei. Auw.

[stanleysoldman]

dig it!

[orangewestpro]

I love the Vox Contenentail keyboard, groovy keybaord sound.

[greatcomedian18]

@orangewestpro except this is a gibson g101 in this video

[bcn1211]

Great video I was born this year and this knucklehead Dies less then a year later!

[Wakaplot]

great, great band. how can i get the entire video?

[Chubachus]

the human race was dyin out

[DerekBayRoberts1]

He atached parts of "Land Ho!" in this.

[789pequignot]

great song

[TheodoricuSimetricuS]

i'm so fucked up and amazed, that i don't even know what the fuck i'm talkin' about and again-i'm amazed..

i listened to this song soo many times-all the versions (live and studio)...(i don't know what i was going to say or that i'm saying right now)...

but... note the lyrics...

6.49 7.10

tnx for the soundtrack and footage..

peace

[TheodoricuSimetricuS]

i can't post the comment i wrote!!?!... this is a test!!

[bwanna23]

I wonder if Buck Owens was at this show.

[Bakotopia]

Bakersfield, yeahhhhh!!!

[kokybhakta]

John's role was of ultimate importance in the band; Jim knew it, and that's why he repeatedly insisted on John returning upon their mutual quarrels. BTW, John always stresses that one rule to the fellow drummers: "Oftentimes less is more, pauses are important just as the notes". I like his approach, it was very unique, and to tell you the truth even though I'm a huge fan of many rock groups, John's drumming is set on Top 3 in my personal book.

[HARTLIKEWHEEL]

@kokybhakta You got to be kidding hear guy! johns role in the doors was to keep jim strung out long enough so ray could work his magic. its to bad captain hairdew overdosed on a toilet from a drug overdose from what they called a womans drug from that time. thats if he could of kept his hands off his own stick long enough. the doors could of gotten some place..

[yungrippHRK]

@HARTLIKEWHEEL lmao obviously you nothing about his death, do sum research before you say things like this kid, one he wasnt found on a toilet, he was found in a bathtub. and two: they say that he was brought back from a club that he was at earlier that night, so thank you sir for making yourself a complete ass.. and third of all, he died when he was 27 if he didnt he wouldnt be a ledgend, do your research on that too, every ledgend died at 27, SO FUCK YOU

[HARTLIKEWHEEL]

@yungrippHRK

Thats the latest rumor on jims death

it says that jim snorted pams bag of coke

and turned out to be horse and jim overdosed on a toilet

in a club in france

And pam and her freinds from the club panicked

and placed his body in a cold tub of water in there hotel room

to hold back the time of death

it also says that jim overdosed on a womans drug

HA HA HA!

[kokybhakta]

Their opposite styles blended perfectly - Ray was r'n'r/blueser, Robby was jazz/blues/flamenco, John was into jazz and Jim wasn't even a singer - he was a poet. Perhaps, each one of them wouldn't have achieved any success on their own, but when they were together - it was completely transcendental. When Jim died, the Trio released 2 more albums, but weren't successful.

[kokybhakta]

I've been a huge Doors fan, for many years. If there wasn't John Densmore in the band, trust me it wouldn't have sounded even 5% good that it did. It may seem strange that I give so much importance to just one man, but that rule applies to the whole band. Without ANY one of them, it would not be The Doors anymore. Each one of them was the perfect fourth of the whole.

[omalleydp1]

When will they release this on CD?

[CWF142]

When I hear talking heads claiming human beings have not contributed to ecological devastation, i think of this song.

Ship of Fools, Ship of Fools!

[sakonett]

ohhhhhhh yessss!!!!

[ianzar1983]

the doors what a band the best rock band ever. jim morrison the coolest guy ever clad in snakeskin and leather fuckin awesome. R.I.P. jim

[thelawya]

merry christmas... be good or else

[harvey1954]

The song was an early ecological ode. The ship of fools were the humans who crapped their planet up to the point of no return!

[indio77777]

Densmore, one of the best drummers ever. I'm sure you will all agree.

[willthethrill129]

@indio77777 No dude, I actually think Densmore was the weakest link of the Doors. He was way to jazzy. If we would of worried more about the groove insted of answering Jims vocals they could of had a much fatter sound live. Don't get me wrong, the Doors are and will always be my favorite band and I do respect John D but even Jim wanted John out a couple times, but they were already signed and everything so they stuck with him.

[omalleydp1]

@willthethrill129 John was a good drummer, but he was a bit of a dick. Jim and him didn't get along. Jim wanted him fired, but Ray wouldn't fire him.

[willthethrill129]

eh, John was a good jazz drummer, but I think a rock drummer would of done the Doors more justice. To each his own though.

[greatcomedian18]

@indio77777 ty dennis just cant pull it off im not satisfied with his densmore attempt

[lisarri23]

@indio77777 Yes we do

[willermanX]

@indio77777 that's for sure

[parker9977]

@indio77777 TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mitjazz]

robbie be layin an egg >

[apostolostv]

Like the little "Land Ho" inclusion at the end of the song.

[iorioriorio]

the ship of fools was a ship in the middle ages that was all asylum inmates packked off to sea to wander the blue....each port they stopped in was high entertainment for the villagers...Jim is referring to this custom

[neosoullover2000]

wow Bakersfield!!!! it is in butt fuck nowhere

been there smells like cows

[jesiahYO]

Read the book "ship of fools" by Katherine Anne Porter to reveal MANY of Jim's Lyrical secrets.

I personally say this song is a tribute to this book that Jim did in fact read from what I read in "Life Death Legend" by Stephen Davis

Good stuff Jimbo, very creative stuff

[kdx220a]

Those Bakersville 'Okies' were either to strait-or stoned to applaud! Myself, came close to seeing them in Miami, but the old econoline brokedown in Perry Fla, and then, the irony, we got busted, hitchn' in Melbourne (JM's birthplace). Course, JM got busted that night too. Always heard the vibe was you had to be down to not be annoyed with JM live, but that Ray, Rob and John were always Pro, and carried him. That was cool. JM-RIP. Ever see the 13th Floor Elevators live? Jesus on a pogo stick.

[sirsarkis]

Saw the Elevators in 1967 at a club near Allen's Landing in Houston. Roky, Tommy, and the other boys were great that night with their famous electric jug.

[jilgueru007]

La canción no se corresponde con el vídeo. Cara de tocino.

[mcmorrison]

Nice live audio of underrated DOORS SONG. Love the instrumental licks.

SWEET

[phoneix91]

Where you back stage or something. Great video dude.

[issac12g8s]

Great vid. Thanks for sharing!

[garygareth]

Dont you get it?;)! lol

[mffrisco]

i'm tempted to ask all of the obvious questions like "Where did this come from?" and "How can I Get it?" Whether I find it or not Great add. Thanks.

[TheHarv691]

A millon thanks great clip,R.I.P.JIM WE MISS U.

[garygareth]

yeah well at least hes not a dinosaur of rock like jagger and his cronies nowadays;) lol his legacy lives on and its better that way in the long run.;)

[kdx220a]

Yea, Neal Young said it best (yet he lives on and on and on!)

[elviradark6]

lol

[rosesredvioletsblue]

Thank you, for this video!

love it !

[granzo55]

Great video thanks from me too.

Jim had it all - money, fame a great job - and he pissed it all away. He's the 3rd member to join the 27 club.

[PepperWhite62]

Jim didn't care about money or fame.

[MiamiIndianTribe]

except for the age- you can add jackson and presley to that group too.

[AnthonydWalsh]

THANK YOU SO,SO,SO,SO  MUCH FOR UPLOADING THIS TRACK & FOR THE RARE VIDEO YOU EDITED ALSO-AMAZING!!! A great live clip of Jim & the boys late in their career's. Jim sounds good but sadly he wouldn't be with us for much longer after this recording :(

Long live The Doors & their music & long live the Lizard King :) ;)

[ruliridjal]

awesome

[matikhan]

cool..

[bazokooo]

☺ YEah