Comments by "A.J. Hart" (@cobbler88) on "Top 10 Greatest Keyboard Riffs in Rock" video.

  1. So we'll exclude A-ha from being "rock," but give a pass to The Doors and The Cure? No.
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  2. ***** At this point I will only write that if a person believes that Maya Angelou writes good poetry, then yes, this is poetry. Of course, if you're educated in poetry ...
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  3. Julian `Big Anonymus` Rodriguez Yes. And I don't believe that any dispassionate evaluation would have the Doors sound being any more rock than your average 80s pop band.
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  4. "Only Time Will Tell" (Asia), and "Freeze Frame" (J. Geils Band). To be honest, I wouldn't include probably four of the top 10 on this list.
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  5. I can stand them, but they're no more "rock" than The Cure or A-ha (no "Take on Me"?)
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  6. 909955847736 I think it would go 5x platinum because it also included "Break On Through," "The Crystal Ship," "Twentieth Century Fox" and "The End." BUT ... the album could actually be considered 20x platinum. The platinum designation wasn't created until the mid-70s. If "The Doors" is 5x platinum, that likely means it's sold 5M copies since then, and about 15M before that. "Rolling Stone's" opinion about anything hasn't been worth a fart in a windstorm since probably the late 70s, so I probably wouldn't cite it too much as an authoritative source. Let's face it, if U2, REM, Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan break wind, "Rolling Stone" would put it in its top 250 singles of all time. :) None of this has to do with the merits of the album, of course, or how "rock" it is. Folks like what they like.
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  7. Agreed. Let's not pretend that the Doors were any more rock than was A-ha. They were both pop acts.
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  8. ***** "So needless to say I'm odds and ends But I'm me stumbling away Slowly learning that life is OK. Say after me,  'It's no better to be safe than sorry.' " There's your poetry. As for the trio, meh.
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  9. ***** Do they really qualify as rock?  
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  10. ***** I know you've been fed that line your entire life and have never taken the initiative to reflect on it, but what makes this band based on organ music and bad poetry any more "rock" than A-Ha, or perhaps  Kajagoogoo? Attitude? By the way, great job going straight to the name-calling. Unfortunately, intelligent people recognize that as generally a failure to actually back up a position. Lets try to avoid moving into "I am rubber, you are glue" territory, okay?
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  11. whilemyguitarblowsup Anyone putting forth that Morrison's poetry was great is selling something, trying to ingratiate himself to someone, or wants to keep being invited to the party. I'm sure you wouldn't contend that because something is published that it has merit, either. Kreiger was a solid guitarist who was high-profile because of his work with the Doors and has been working steadily ever since. But let's not pretend he belongs on even an extended Mount Rushmore of rock guitar players. I would also argue that Morrison is more of a pop culture icon than a rock icon, considered more a reflection of the times than of rock music. People mistake that as him being a rock icon because the Doors are generally considered to be a rock band in spite of their actual music.  But this is all irrelevant to the main point, which is that the music of the Doors isn't much more rock than that of A-Ha, and I'll stick with that. People confuse this as me not liking the Doors, which is far from the truth. I just recognize that they're not "rock" as we think of rock. They ARE more hardcore than, say, Seals and Crofts, though.
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  12. ***** I understand we're at an impasse here that we likely won't be able to bridge. Let's take the Doors "Best Of" album. How many tracks would you say "rock"? 
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  13. Julian `Big Anonymus` Rodriguez Like The Doors? 
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  14. Julian `Big Anonymus` Rodriguez The point has simply been that the Doors can be classified whatever people want to classify them as. They still aren't really more "rock" than most 80s pop bands regardless of whether they are seen as being more iconic or influential. The Eagles, America, etc., are classified as "California Rock" by many. Other than "Life in the Fast Lane," just how much does either "rock"?
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