Lighting The Fire Of Rock And Roll Dreams

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‘Lighting the Fire’ of America’s Rock and Roll Dreams
In 1965 the gates of musical history opened its doors to a new sound that would affect young teenage angst minds and many others forever, this new sound was called: The Doors. It’s members consisting of the late front man Jim Morisson, organist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger met while residing near the U.C.L.A. area. The four musicians were completely aware of the “surf doo wop” music that was infesting the Los Angeles, California area and were destined on doing something about it.(Raz) By indulging in the influences of musical genres such as rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, blues, and classical, The Doors had made a recipe for musical success. Their first released single “Break on Through”was met with mild response. Just when it was seeming like their careers were over before they had began their second single “Light My Fire” lit up the air waves like wild fire, thus insuring The Doors a place in musical history. While The Doors compsed many other hits in their short careers “Light My Fire would be the song that would leave their impact in musical history and in N.P.R’S “Top 100 Most Influencial American Works of the 21st century.
“Light My Fire” written by Robby Krieger, was a sure fire way to get into people’s minds. A few lyrics added by Jim Morisson caused some confusion within the band such as “No time to wallow in the mire. Try now. We can only lose, and our love becomes a funeral pyre...” According to N.P.R. reporter Guy Raz ‘“Light My Fire’ is a love song to a generation of iconoclasts where love ends in a pile of ash smoldering on a funeral pyre. In the fall of 1964 Jim Morrison met Ray Manzarek while attending while attending U.C.L.A. Later in the spring 1965 the boys add time-measure when drummer John Densmore joins the band. Now enabling them to cut a six song demo including “Moon Light Drive”, �...