Post by darkstar on Jan 26, 2005 20:48:37 GMT
DOORS OFFEND LAGOON FANS
By: Bryan Gray – Deseret News Staff
Deseret News – Salt Lake City, Utah
Monday, May 27, 1968
Jim Morrison the lanky baritone singer of the popular Doors rock group, stared blankly from the stage of Lagoon Saturday night.
“What’s the matter – are you all dead out there?” he screamed at the sea of stunned faces. “What did you come here for anyway?”<br>
Morrison’s comment came after the Doors opening song at the early 7:00pm performance. There songs later – after hollering a bevy of insults at the Salt Lake audience – Morrison and the Doors walked bitterly off the stage.
The Doors, considered to be the best of the serious rock musicians which include such artists as the Jefferson Airplane, the Cream and Byrds, failed to open up any ‘doors of perception’ for the early show audience estimated at 2,000.
The Doors only opened up ‘doors of obscenity” and indulged in indecent motions, which prompted a handful of the audience to leave after the second number.
The group only played two of their popular single hits which their fans – who had paid $3.50 per ticket were demanding.
“Are there any songs you would like us to play?” asked Morrison. When the fans hollered out favorites, he shook his head and said, “Those are night show songs – we don’t play them now!”<br>
Morrison clearly showed his contempt of the Salt Lakers when during a version of his 11-minute “When The Music’s Over,” shouted, “We’re getting tired of hanging around.”<br>
The Doors were obviously embittered by the boredom of the crowd. Morrison perked up only once when a long haired and bearded fan presented him with a string of beads. Morrison smiled, spoke to the boy for a few minutes, and then leaned over into the crowd to “borrow” a cigarette from a youthful admirer.
Morrison proved himself an expert showman who has borrowed much from the Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, Wearing tight fitting, brown leather pants, Morrison leaped around the stage with excitement, used the microphone and his twisting body to contort wildly and at one point, even writhed in agony on the floor of the stage while throwing his microphone and stand to his fans sitting in the first row of seats.
The Doors final number, their million seller “Light My Fire” was one of the top entertainment acts by any rock group in Salt Lake City. Their musical poetry of good and evil is unlike the teenie-bopper sound of the Monkees.
But, although showing their popular musical talent during their limited act they also tossed out a needless array of vulgar insults at Salt Lakers – the type of insults which may make the group’s Saturday concert their very last Lagoon performances.
By: Bryan Gray – Deseret News Staff
Deseret News – Salt Lake City, Utah
Monday, May 27, 1968
Jim Morrison the lanky baritone singer of the popular Doors rock group, stared blankly from the stage of Lagoon Saturday night.
“What’s the matter – are you all dead out there?” he screamed at the sea of stunned faces. “What did you come here for anyway?”<br>
Morrison’s comment came after the Doors opening song at the early 7:00pm performance. There songs later – after hollering a bevy of insults at the Salt Lake audience – Morrison and the Doors walked bitterly off the stage.
The Doors, considered to be the best of the serious rock musicians which include such artists as the Jefferson Airplane, the Cream and Byrds, failed to open up any ‘doors of perception’ for the early show audience estimated at 2,000.
The Doors only opened up ‘doors of obscenity” and indulged in indecent motions, which prompted a handful of the audience to leave after the second number.
The group only played two of their popular single hits which their fans – who had paid $3.50 per ticket were demanding.
“Are there any songs you would like us to play?” asked Morrison. When the fans hollered out favorites, he shook his head and said, “Those are night show songs – we don’t play them now!”<br>
Morrison clearly showed his contempt of the Salt Lakers when during a version of his 11-minute “When The Music’s Over,” shouted, “We’re getting tired of hanging around.”<br>
The Doors were obviously embittered by the boredom of the crowd. Morrison perked up only once when a long haired and bearded fan presented him with a string of beads. Morrison smiled, spoke to the boy for a few minutes, and then leaned over into the crowd to “borrow” a cigarette from a youthful admirer.
Morrison proved himself an expert showman who has borrowed much from the Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, Wearing tight fitting, brown leather pants, Morrison leaped around the stage with excitement, used the microphone and his twisting body to contort wildly and at one point, even writhed in agony on the floor of the stage while throwing his microphone and stand to his fans sitting in the first row of seats.
The Doors final number, their million seller “Light My Fire” was one of the top entertainment acts by any rock group in Salt Lake City. Their musical poetry of good and evil is unlike the teenie-bopper sound of the Monkees.
But, although showing their popular musical talent during their limited act they also tossed out a needless array of vulgar insults at Salt Lakers – the type of insults which may make the group’s Saturday concert their very last Lagoon performances.