I’ll Never Look into Your Eyes Again
Anthony King
“There are things known, and things unknown, and in between are The Doors,” said Jim Morrison. When John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manza - rek, and Jim Morrison got together in late August of nineteen sixty-six, they had no clue that they would be writing and producing a revolutionary album that would change the course of their lives. A new sound, an esteemed track list, and a timeless performance makes The Doors’ nineteen sixty-seven self- titled release a masterpiece.
In January of nineteen sixty-seven The Doors would release their self-titled album and absolutely crush the charts, peaking at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 with songs “Light My Fire” and “The Crystal Ship” both get- ting the number-one spot on the Hot 100. First, with songs like “Back Door Man,” “Alabama Song,” and “The End” producing some of the most provoc- ative and new-age lyrics to be released, The Doors offered listeners of the era a new style of music to listen to. Lyrics like “Yeah, I’m a back-door man” and “My only friend, the end” were different for the time and messages like that were not heard much, if at all, in many artists’ music. To illustrate, for every generation there is a new music wave and compar - ing the albums released before The Doors, there is a clear demographic switch to the new age of listeners. Next, The Doors’ self-titled LP has a track list brimming with classic rock hits. Because of hits found in movies like “Break on Through,” “Light My Fire,” and “The End,” The Doors is a classic album for any rock fan. For example, Apocalypse Now uses the song “The
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