Into the home-stretch. Just one more week to go, and so I’ve saved some of my all time favorites for last. This morning, consider “Riders On The Storm,” by The Doors. It has to be one of the most iconic tunes in American pulp culture. Yes, there’s a sinister side to it, with the highway-killer’s mind ‘squirming like a toad.’ And, there are enough riff-driven themes here to keep any art-rocker satisfied. Lord knows Robby Krieger pumped out a dozen iconic guitar parts in this song alone. Oddly enough however, my guitar adaptation for this one centers around the keyboard and a bass guitar. (side note: Jerry Scheff played the bass on this record, which was unusual because The Doors didn’t employ a bass player, with all the lower-register notes being handled by Raymond Manczarek’s left hand upon the electric Fender Rhodes piano.) But that steady bass provides the perfect framework upon which to build; so steady that I can drop out of the bass part for two or three beats while I’m playing some other high part up the neck, and just so long as I return to it (on beat), there is the illusion that the bass has continued uninterrupted. This is one of my early attempts at arranging, I’ve played it for years, and as yet I have felt no need to monkey with it. I hope you dig it. (I only sing the very last line, ((don’t wanna leave Morrison out of the mix; this is the last released song that The Doors would record together)) but I posted the lyrics below anyhow, plus the tip jar is down there too.) Enjoy a little psychedelia. Turn On. Tune in. Drop Out.
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