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Originally Posted by Vulcan
When the Doors and other rock bands such as the Velvet Underground, Janis Joplin, etc arrived on the scene, British groups such as the Beatles were non factor boy bands ( a couple of exceptions with the Who and Hendrix) and didn't catch up for a couple of years. The Doors being from LA was unusual though as most of the music was coming from San Francisco and New York.
I agree with you about Otis Redding, almost every song of his was orgasmic.
In the 60s Canada was a great place for music listening as we would get the best British and American groups when they were released while in Britain and the States, they were more provincial.
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No offence Vulcan but the Doors, Janis etc were all 67' on,the absolute height of the Sgt Pepper era Beatles who then essentially handed the crown over to the Stones in 69 who dominated the harder edged sound that rock was edging into.
The Byrds and the Beach Boys were about the only competition the US could put up at the time, but they morphed into CSYN the N being Nash from the Hollies an effing brit!
I like the Doors I just think they would have been a 2nd tier band on classic rock radio, ala the Move or the Moody Blues had they been British and tried to make it out of London.