Jim Morrison Summary

Lead singer for the rock group the Doors, Jim Morrison (1943-1971) personified the mind-bending, uninhibited lifestyle of the 1960s, in his brief but brilliant career.Like few bands other than the Bea... Read more

Critical Essay by Paul Williams and Paul Rothchild Williams: On interpreting "The End," I considered for the first time the other day, that the lines "This is the end my only fri... Read more

Critical Essay by Patricia Kennely Absolutely Live is one of the absolutely finest live rock and roll albums ever made, and no mistake…. Absolutely Live is good…. [Enough] new songs ... Read more

Critical Essay by Lester Bangs [Thirteen is] a total, A-1 rock 'n' roll album, worthy of a place of honor in anybody's collection…. One heretofore somewhat clouded poin... Read more

Critical Essay by Michael Watts ["L.A. Woman"] stands as [The Doors'] nadir, a spunkless, sterile effort that sounds as if it's been put out just so's everyone won&... Read more

Critical Essay by Mike Jahn [The Doors'] music was a melodic hard rock which did not detract from Morrison's lyrics. Morrison, when he was good, was very good, using broad, emotional an... Read more

Critical Essay by David Dalton and Lenny Kaye The Doors presented as complete a statement as the Doors themselves were capable of, each track unveiling another facet of Morrison's polygonic pe... Read more

Critical Essay by Lester Bangs An American Prayer [is] the best recitative sluice of American literature on LP since Call Me Burroughs, and hell, even Burroughs never had the sheer nerve to lead with... Read more

Critical Essay by Toby Goldstein Jim Morrison's life was filled with the events of which legends are made. No mere rock singer, he was both godlike and pompous, sensual and piggish, never exis... Read more

Critical Essay by Scott Isler Poetry or not, Morrison's lyrics always worked best via surprise attack; [on An American Prayer] his earnest readings … are sympathetically backed by the i... Read more

Critical Essay by Karl Dallas Sociologists are beginning to think that the sexual revolution of recent years has a wider significance than merely who sleeps with whom. Certainly, in Morrison's... Read more

Critical Essay by Jerry Hopkins The 40-minute film [Feast of Friends] prudently edited from a much longer and less successful version, represents nearly a year of covering the Doors in concert and on... Read more

Critical Essay by Patricia Kennely Run, do not walk—nay, teleport yourself—to the nearest record store and take this record home with you, 'cause the Doors can still do it and we... Read more

Critical Essay by Lester Bangs Morrison Hotel opens with a powerful blast of raw funk called "Roadhouse Blues."… This angry hard rock is that at which the Doors have always excel... Read more