The Crystal Ship

O primeiro álbum dos The Doors foi lançado oficialmente no dia 4 de Janeiro de 1967. Passaram 50 anos mas vivam o rock n' roll psicadélico deste quarteto e a poesia do Jim Morrison pois estas malhas são eternas. Milhões de cópias vendidas, e até eu já visitei o músico em Pére Lacheise. Foi através dele, que aprendi a entender e a aceitar a loucura inocente dos artistas, mesmo que haja um limbo esquizofrénico subjacente aliado ao devaneio das substâncias consumidas. Cada ser humano decide a sua vida, e quanto mais me apercebo da fragilidade mundana mais me parece tudo feito de cristal. Até um barco: afinal descobriu-se agora que há 105 anos, foi um incêndio que enfraqueceu o casco do Titanic e o fez afundar. 

Atoms for Peace (Four Tet Remix)

«Love hides in molecular structures» J.M.

No more going to the dark side

With your flying saucer eyes

No more falling down a wormhole

That I have to pull you out

Wriggling, twiggling worm inside

Devours from the inside out

No more talk about the old days

It's time for something great

I want you to get out

And make it work

So many lies

So many lies

So many lies

So many lies

So feel the love come off of them

And take me in your arms

Peel all of your layers off

I want to eat your artichoke heart

No more leaky holes in your brain

And no more false starts

I wanna get out

And make it work

So many lies

So many lies

So many lies

So many lies

So feel the love come off of them

And take me in your arms

I wanna get out

And make it work

I want you to get out

And make it work

I'll be ok

So many lies

So many lies

So many lies

So feel the love come off of them

And take me in your arms

Strokes vs. Doors

Any resemblance between them is not mere coincidence. Regarding the previous post, I have just come across Julian Casablancas' quote*: «Put simply, because of The Doors, I chose music as my life path. I was actually drawn by the instrumentation primarily, as well as by Jim Morrison of course. As musicians I found them to be unique and masterful. Their songs, as well as the atmosphere and intensity they created, had a tremendous impact on me growing up.» I have this feeling that, if I was born ten years later, I would have had my bedroom walls covered with posters of this other J.

The Strokes, 2001

The Doors, 1967

* Full interview: here.

You Only Live Once

My thoughts of the day. A person like me who grew up listening to The Doors, finds in this band a kind of second chance to recognize what is pure rock n' roll. And The Strokes go far beyond this similarity. For example, the charisma of Julian Casablancas, grabbing the microphone from an intimate way - and what would Beth Gibbons say about this male version of herself... -, even the whisper of his voice that doesn't quite sing. The Strokes are huge. With all the excesses inherent for a band of that size. Addictions are always expected. Not only in music: Philip Seymour just died this week. Is there a way to escape from this mess they are in? There's no need to study famous person's lifestyle, but we can take a minute to think about it: Will the weight of being a star the reason that makes a star fall? And who can say for sure that would do better in their place? The truth is: You only live once.