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Doors Keyboardist Dies

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Friday night .. early Saturday morning immediately following Dark Matters Radio, my rock show .. Vicious Vinyl-Don Ecker's Sex-Drugs- Rock and Roll will be a special tribute to Ray Manzarek .. keyboardists for The Doors. Listen to what Ray had to say before he left us so unexpectedly. Only on CyberstationUSA Starting at Midnight Pacific Daylight Time. www.dqrm.comRAY-MANZAREK.jpg
 
ufology said:
My "idols" when I was young weren't simply the lead singers. They were the individual musicians that really stood out, the Rick Wakemans, Ginger Bakers, Jimmy Pages, of the world, and whole bands as unified identities, The Pink Floyds, Eagles, Yeses ... When did our concept of "idols" suddenly become constrained to middle of the road pop-vocalists? Well ... enough of the rant because you know the answer.
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On one hand you are talking about individuals and bands whose music was about going on journeys with their lsteners that lasted for large chunks of an album side, while the current pop-stars are about creating marketed pieces of candy that fit well insde of pre-programmed Bieber/Gaga slots. Apples and Oranges.

It's just a sign of the overall decay of everything.
 
As usual I am a bit late on this one.
Here is one of my favourite Doors tracks and it feels appropriate some how (one of the best things about the Doors is the way that everyone has their own interpretation of the meaning of the lyrics!).

RIP Ray and thanks for the music.
 
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