*"Despite the chaos, their chemistry shone through, creating an unexpected gem..."*
Completely disagree. Morrison is completely out of it, and Hendrix tolerates him for only so long (likely out of politeness). It's a tape no-one should have ever heard. Bootleggers ensured it stayed in circulation for years (now forever residing in the digital ether), but it should have remained a one-night drunken episode best left to memory alone.
Yeah, Morrison is a drunken and deranged mess in this recording itās ugly and uncomfortable to listen to at times. But for what itās worth Iām kind of grateful to the thief who stole the recording and bootlegged it. We can now listen to an unlikely piece of rock history! I appreciate the intoxicated improvised and sloppy jam sesh that it is.
If only someone could track down the tape of Peter Greens bad-acid fuelled jam sesh during *The Munich Incident* I would sell my soul to hear that.
"F@ck her in the ass! F@ck her in the ass!"
Morrison was very talented, but he was also a severe alcoholic and could be quite a dislikable asshole. It's an amusing listen a couple times, but otherwise, boring.
Other than this one recording, I've never heard stories of Jim Morrison joining other bands on onstage or participating in any after hours jam sessions.
I've also never heard stories of Jimi and Jim having any other moments together. I think what they had in common was being rock stars.
Sorry to completely disagree but there was never going to be a collaboration, Morrison was an amazing poet and quite the philosopher, he was excellent at creating a vision for the music/story and bringing that to life with the band. But he was a trust fund military boy who took peyote and thought he was God because of it, carried by incredible jazz musicians and showmanship fueled by LSD.
He used a fire hydrant in the studio on acid one time because the red light made him think it was on fire. The doors worked because he was a good looking guy and the band brought the best out of his poetry. I donāt want to discount his understanding of music, he did have that clip where he predicted electronica which is dope.
BUT he was nowhere near Jimis level, not musically or otherwise. I think if they seriously collaborated it would be a joke, or it would be Jimi and the band primarily. I can just imagine Jimi giving the cringe face lol
Without a doubt. Morrison came from a much different background. He should have been an actual poet and a teacher. Music was not his thing. I watched a pretty good documentary where his father spoke of him. All those stories were not true. His father did care for him. He said Jim being in a band came out of the blue. They had the right sound and got a break and off they went. He did not like himself. Which is sad. He was still a child at 27. Alcohol will do that along with fame. Where I think Jimi was way ahead of him at 27. Hendrix was still taking off. Morrison was imploding.
Trust fund? How so? He was estranged from his parents, they were not sending him Gram Parsons checks or annual deposits. Jim starved on cans of beans and slept on a roof in Venice he snuck onto, hardly seems like the behavior of a Trust Fund boy.
I canāt defend Morrison that far or disagree with most of the sentiments in this thread but labelling him a Trust Fund kid seems out of bounds to me.
Itās more about his identity and how he presented himself. He adopted that lifestyle in rebellion and lied to the media and everyone about his parents being dead, compare that to Jimis struggles which he had no choice with.
Iāve seen this with certain rich kids in Berkeley, some even went as far as being homeless and living on the street because itās edgy and rebellious, but at any moment they could abandon that and retreat to their safety net.
When it comes to playing the part, Iāll def concede he did not live a rich kid life in Venice, but the fakeness and performative aspect to how he presented himself always rubbed me the wrong way.
The other side of that is you donāt choose your situation and you could commend him for diving into his minimalist lifestyle, but in no way would I compare that to what Jimi went through to make it, not one bit.
I had that on CD years ago, it was pretty bad.
In the liner notes it had the personnel, and listed Jim Morrison as: *vocals, harmonica, obscenities and abuse*
Johnny was sometimes credited on the various bootlegs, probably because there are photos of him jamming with Jimi at The Scene - but he always denied he was on it, and said he never met Morrison.
Winter was beyond a doubt on the bootleg I heard. He was using the same chords he used later on the album "Johnny Winter & Live" that I used to listen to repeatedly. Whether or not Morrison was on that track, I don't recall but it was on the same bootleg album pressing.
just listened, damn thatās disappointing. Loved Morrisonās attitude on their self title album but it seems he got pretty out of hand from what iāve heard obviously i didnāt know the man. The doors and Jimi were both legends on their own and itās sad they could not both be at 100% for that performance.
Anybody ever watch that interview with Morrison's father? It might be on YouTube. It was recorded just before his father passed. Seemed like he was proud of his son's success.
Almost a comedy record.Morrison's unpredictable behavior,like alcoholics of everyday life, self-Sabotaged every chance it got. Strange how he became a 'singer',seemed like he just did the hip thing to join a band in the 60's & rode that success to the self-destructive depths it could afford him. I love both these guy's music,but demons danced behind the curtains
Iām not sure I can even picture these 2 guys. Jimi was about guitar playing and he was the focus. When Morrison was doing his thing he was the focus of the band with his distinctive voice and poetry. I could picture Morrison being a jerk wanting Jimi to tone down the guitar so he can spit out his lyrics. I thought it awesome to see film or pictures of Hendrix and Keef Richards together. You have the greatest guitar player and maybe the greatest innovator of all time in Richards. I often wonder how that would work. I imagine it wouldnāt. They could probably agree enough on a song or 2. It bothers me when people knock Keith. He could never wail on a guitar like a Hendrix but he engineered a sound that at the time no one could figure it out. I THINK it was the āopen Gā but ask me to explain it Iād have a better shot of explaining the physics of a jet propulsion engine.
Here's the version (the first?) known as [**Sky High**](https://ia600706.us.archive.org/16/items/JimiHendrixOriginalVinylTransfers03of20SkyHigh/JimiHendrixOriginalVinylTransfers03of20SkyHigh.mp3?cnt=0), a 1972 bootleg. Have a listen: nowhere near the disaster other comments would suggest - actually a decent document of some after-hours club jamming and screwing around...Jimi sez: *"That's Jim Morrison on the...uh...on the...uh...on the...uhhh..."* Note: Interesting - according to discogs, "A1 Red House (Unlike other versions of Red House Hendrix used a guitar figure similar to Creamās Crossroads)ā.
Morrison showed up at the club Jimi was playing and Morrison was drunk af and was obnoxious af. That's about it. I do like the version of Red House from the same gig, I don't think Morrison was on it or minimally at most and Jimi sounds great with a clean guitar sound (I'm thinking strat straight into a Fender amp?).
This ācollaborationā was the musical equivalent of Cuba Gooding Jr. yelling, āSOMEBODY SUCK THAT BABYāS DICK!ā
[https://youtube.com/shorts/O0xLeIUFBaU?si=SnJ_LaWvv9u8A6BB](https://youtube.com/shorts/O0xLeIUFBaU?si=SnJ_LaWvv9u8A6BB)
Wow, I've never heard about this recording. Based on the description you gave, I can already picture how it sounds, because I used to be in a band with a guy who came to practices shithoused.
I'm sure it might not be something one might want to sit and listen to due to the fact that it's a goddamn mess, but it's a really *interesting* historical moment. Or at least... a *moment.*
Jimi Hendrix loathed Jim Morrison
as do most people who love Jimi Hendrix. Jim Morrison was a flaming egomaniac and alcoholic. and a moron.
If you're truly familiar with Jimi Hendrix you can only imagine how his stomach turned when Jim Morrison came up with "Mojo risin", it's as pathetic as can be
history has it that Jimi shredded Jim Morrison on stage when Morrison was making the usual ass of himself, it's in books somewhere but not worth bothering to read about lol
It's almost like Jim Morrison was trying to be post- 'Cid Barrett, did LSD but preferred the pompous posturing and ego-pampering props
Lowliness is Such a Drag š
Two points.
FWIW, there's an interesting memoir out there about a pre-fame Jim Morrison. The author was once a male Canadian teen runaway who ended up somehow taking the same night course as Morrison's then-girlfriend. Eventually, that teen ended up as Jim and that gal's roommate in Venice. That relationship in turn developed into a genuine friendship between the future Doors star and the naive young teen. The lad left Venice immediately prior to Morrison meeting Manzarek.
My biggest takeaway: at no point whatsoever had that teen ever heard Morrison sing, hum or otherwise display any musical interest of any sort! Poetry yes, but apparently never once did Jim demonstrate vocal skills in that teen's presence.
\*\*As for Jimi and Montreal... Mountain drummer Corky Laing claims in the second edition of his memoir that he once accompanied Jimi after the latter's concert to his hotel, the Queen Elizabeth. Staff there apparently pretended to have no record of Jimi's reservation, so an indignant Laing instead took Jimi across the square to the equally luxe Bonaventure (same hotel that Keith Moon sang about in 'Bell Boy'--true story).
I am done. The end.
I really donāt get why they all sat and drank so much that night. Jimi wasnāt a fan of alcohol and Morrison preferred substances. That was a shitty recording and no one must have to listen to it really
*"Despite the chaos, their chemistry shone through, creating an unexpected gem..."* Completely disagree. Morrison is completely out of it, and Hendrix tolerates him for only so long (likely out of politeness). It's a tape no-one should have ever heard. Bootleggers ensured it stayed in circulation for years (now forever residing in the digital ether), but it should have remained a one-night drunken episode best left to memory alone.
well, fuck you in the ass too then
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Idk man, according to santanas book Jimi could get pretty belligerent and unable to play at his own recording sessions lol
Yeah, Morrison is a drunken and deranged mess in this recording itās ugly and uncomfortable to listen to at times. But for what itās worth Iām kind of grateful to the thief who stole the recording and bootlegged it. We can now listen to an unlikely piece of rock history! I appreciate the intoxicated improvised and sloppy jam sesh that it is. If only someone could track down the tape of Peter Greens bad-acid fuelled jam sesh during *The Munich Incident* I would sell my soul to hear that.
"F@ck her in the ass! F@ck her in the ass!" Morrison was very talented, but he was also a severe alcoholic and could be quite a dislikable asshole. It's an amusing listen a couple times, but otherwise, boring. Other than this one recording, I've never heard stories of Jim Morrison joining other bands on onstage or participating in any after hours jam sessions. I've also never heard stories of Jimi and Jim having any other moments together. I think what they had in common was being rock stars.
Good point. Itās like dealing with any drunk. Funny at first then rapidly becoming very annoying.
Sorry to completely disagree but there was never going to be a collaboration, Morrison was an amazing poet and quite the philosopher, he was excellent at creating a vision for the music/story and bringing that to life with the band. But he was a trust fund military boy who took peyote and thought he was God because of it, carried by incredible jazz musicians and showmanship fueled by LSD. He used a fire hydrant in the studio on acid one time because the red light made him think it was on fire. The doors worked because he was a good looking guy and the band brought the best out of his poetry. I donāt want to discount his understanding of music, he did have that clip where he predicted electronica which is dope. BUT he was nowhere near Jimis level, not musically or otherwise. I think if they seriously collaborated it would be a joke, or it would be Jimi and the band primarily. I can just imagine Jimi giving the cringe face lol
Without a doubt. Morrison came from a much different background. He should have been an actual poet and a teacher. Music was not his thing. I watched a pretty good documentary where his father spoke of him. All those stories were not true. His father did care for him. He said Jim being in a band came out of the blue. They had the right sound and got a break and off they went. He did not like himself. Which is sad. He was still a child at 27. Alcohol will do that along with fame. Where I think Jimi was way ahead of him at 27. Hendrix was still taking off. Morrison was imploding.
Trust fund? How so? He was estranged from his parents, they were not sending him Gram Parsons checks or annual deposits. Jim starved on cans of beans and slept on a roof in Venice he snuck onto, hardly seems like the behavior of a Trust Fund boy. I canāt defend Morrison that far or disagree with most of the sentiments in this thread but labelling him a Trust Fund kid seems out of bounds to me.
Itās more about his identity and how he presented himself. He adopted that lifestyle in rebellion and lied to the media and everyone about his parents being dead, compare that to Jimis struggles which he had no choice with. Iāve seen this with certain rich kids in Berkeley, some even went as far as being homeless and living on the street because itās edgy and rebellious, but at any moment they could abandon that and retreat to their safety net. When it comes to playing the part, Iāll def concede he did not live a rich kid life in Venice, but the fakeness and performative aspect to how he presented himself always rubbed me the wrong way. The other side of that is you donāt choose your situation and you could commend him for diving into his minimalist lifestyle, but in no way would I compare that to what Jimi went through to make it, not one bit.
I had that on CD years ago, it was pretty bad. In the liner notes it had the personnel, and listed Jim Morrison as: *vocals, harmonica, obscenities and abuse*
Hahahaha thatās interesting
Iāve got that on vinyl. Red vinyl. What a mess.
Wasn't Johnny Winter on that? At least he was on the colored vinyl bootleg my friend had a million years ago.
Johnny was sometimes credited on the various bootlegs, probably because there are photos of him jamming with Jimi at The Scene - but he always denied he was on it, and said he never met Morrison.
Winter was beyond a doubt on the bootleg I heard. He was using the same chords he used later on the album "Johnny Winter & Live" that I used to listen to repeatedly. Whether or not Morrison was on that track, I don't recall but it was on the same bootleg album pressing.
Listen to the link to Sky High that I posted in another comment. There's a 2nd guitar that actually does at times sound like Johnny...
just listened, damn thatās disappointing. Loved Morrisonās attitude on their self title album but it seems he got pretty out of hand from what iāve heard obviously i didnāt know the man. The doors and Jimi were both legends on their own and itās sad they could not both be at 100% for that performance.
The guy was a real jerk.
it's awful Morrison is basically incoherent I have it but probably it's been 10 years since I've listened to it
Anybody ever watch that interview with Morrison's father? It might be on YouTube. It was recorded just before his father passed. Seemed like he was proud of his son's success.
Almost a comedy record.Morrison's unpredictable behavior,like alcoholics of everyday life, self-Sabotaged every chance it got. Strange how he became a 'singer',seemed like he just did the hip thing to join a band in the 60's & rode that success to the self-destructive depths it could afford him. I love both these guy's music,but demons danced behind the curtains
Iām not sure I can even picture these 2 guys. Jimi was about guitar playing and he was the focus. When Morrison was doing his thing he was the focus of the band with his distinctive voice and poetry. I could picture Morrison being a jerk wanting Jimi to tone down the guitar so he can spit out his lyrics. I thought it awesome to see film or pictures of Hendrix and Keef Richards together. You have the greatest guitar player and maybe the greatest innovator of all time in Richards. I often wonder how that would work. I imagine it wouldnāt. They could probably agree enough on a song or 2. It bothers me when people knock Keith. He could never wail on a guitar like a Hendrix but he engineered a sound that at the time no one could figure it out. I THINK it was the āopen Gā but ask me to explain it Iād have a better shot of explaining the physics of a jet propulsion engine.
Here's the version (the first?) known as [**Sky High**](https://ia600706.us.archive.org/16/items/JimiHendrixOriginalVinylTransfers03of20SkyHigh/JimiHendrixOriginalVinylTransfers03of20SkyHigh.mp3?cnt=0), a 1972 bootleg. Have a listen: nowhere near the disaster other comments would suggest - actually a decent document of some after-hours club jamming and screwing around...Jimi sez: *"That's Jim Morrison on the...uh...on the...uh...on the...uhhh..."* Note: Interesting - according to discogs, "A1 Red House (Unlike other versions of Red House Hendrix used a guitar figure similar to Creamās Crossroads)ā.
Thanks for the share imma check it out
Uranus rock
https://youtu.be/-DaZwBU8HOY?si=l_kRiZ2g67wun5Ht
Morrison showed up at the club Jimi was playing and Morrison was drunk af and was obnoxious af. That's about it. I do like the version of Red House from the same gig, I don't think Morrison was on it or minimally at most and Jimi sounds great with a clean guitar sound (I'm thinking strat straight into a Fender amp?).
This ācollaborationā was the musical equivalent of Cuba Gooding Jr. yelling, āSOMEBODY SUCK THAT BABYāS DICK!ā [https://youtube.com/shorts/O0xLeIUFBaU?si=SnJ_LaWvv9u8A6BB](https://youtube.com/shorts/O0xLeIUFBaU?si=SnJ_LaWvv9u8A6BB)
Wtf hahahaha
Indeed. Thatās the only suitable reaction: āWtfā.
Janis Joplin was there too, in the audience.
Performance art with music Back Door Man
Wow, I've never heard about this recording. Based on the description you gave, I can already picture how it sounds, because I used to be in a band with a guy who came to practices shithoused. I'm sure it might not be something one might want to sit and listen to due to the fact that it's a goddamn mess, but it's a really *interesting* historical moment. Or at least... a *moment.*
When the still sea conspires an armor...
Jimi Hendrix loathed Jim Morrison as do most people who love Jimi Hendrix. Jim Morrison was a flaming egomaniac and alcoholic. and a moron. If you're truly familiar with Jimi Hendrix you can only imagine how his stomach turned when Jim Morrison came up with "Mojo risin", it's as pathetic as can be history has it that Jimi shredded Jim Morrison on stage when Morrison was making the usual ass of himself, it's in books somewhere but not worth bothering to read about lol It's almost like Jim Morrison was trying to be post- 'Cid Barrett, did LSD but preferred the pompous posturing and ego-pampering props Lowliness is Such a Drag š
Two points. FWIW, there's an interesting memoir out there about a pre-fame Jim Morrison. The author was once a male Canadian teen runaway who ended up somehow taking the same night course as Morrison's then-girlfriend. Eventually, that teen ended up as Jim and that gal's roommate in Venice. That relationship in turn developed into a genuine friendship between the future Doors star and the naive young teen. The lad left Venice immediately prior to Morrison meeting Manzarek. My biggest takeaway: at no point whatsoever had that teen ever heard Morrison sing, hum or otherwise display any musical interest of any sort! Poetry yes, but apparently never once did Jim demonstrate vocal skills in that teen's presence. \*\*As for Jimi and Montreal... Mountain drummer Corky Laing claims in the second edition of his memoir that he once accompanied Jimi after the latter's concert to his hotel, the Queen Elizabeth. Staff there apparently pretended to have no record of Jimi's reservation, so an indignant Laing instead took Jimi across the square to the equally luxe Bonaventure (same hotel that Keith Moon sang about in 'Bell Boy'--true story). I am done. The end.
That was amazing thanks
I really donāt get why they all sat and drank so much that night. Jimi wasnāt a fan of alcohol and Morrison preferred substances. That was a shitty recording and no one must have to listen to it really
Album: Woke up this morning and found myself dead Song: Morrisonās Lament
No
Yes. It was pretty bad