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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1967 - JULY - The Doors - The Doors
Description: “The Doors” by The Doors
With their self-titled debut, The Doors burst onto the late 1960's scene on the strength of Jim Morrison's poetry and psychedelic style. There's a dark element to the group. The band takes its name from a book by Aldous Huxley called "The Doors of Perception," and took inspiration from concepts of altered perception. Jim Morrison could not read music or play an instrument but was a poet as well as a singer. His poetry infiltrates all of The Doors music.
We hope you enjoy this radical album from a radical age.
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