1967 Και φτάνουμε στο 1967, μια πολύ σημαντική χρονιά για το rock. Οι Beatles κυκλοφόρησαν το περίφημο Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, που πούλησε πάνω από 30.000.000 αντίτυπα, παραμένοντας στην κορυφή για 27 εβδομάδες στo Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και 15 εβδομάδες στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες, θεωρούμενο ένα από τα πλέον σημαντικά albums όλων των εποχών (Νο 1 στη λίστα με τα "500 καλύτερα άλμπουμ όλων των εποχών" του περιοδικού "Rolling Stone". Οι Αμερικανοί Doors κυκλοφόρησαν το πρώτο τους album, Oι Moody Blues το εξαιρετικό Days of Future Passed, κλπ. κλπ. Θα ξεκινήσω από τους Beatles. To A day in the life είναι ένα πραγματικό αριστούργημα...
Ι read the news today, oh boy About a lucky man who made the grade And though the news was rather sad Well, I just had to laugh I saw the photograph He blew his mind out in a car He didn't notice that the lights had changed A crowd of people stood and stared They'd seen his face before Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords I saw a film today, oh boy The English Army had just won the war A crowd of people turned away But I just had to look Having read the book I'd love to turn you on Woke up, fell out of bed Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup And looking up, I noticed I was late Found my coat and grabbed my hat Made the bus in seconds flat Found my way upstairs and had a smoke And somebody spoke and I went into a dream I read the news today, oh boy Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire And though the holes were rather small They had to count them all Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall I'd love to turn you on
Επιτυχία είναι η συνεχής (έστω και μικρή) βελτίωση.
To 1967 ένα από τα κορυφαία rock groups όλων των εποχών, οι Doors, κυκλοφόρησαν τον πρώτο τους δίσκο με τίτλο το όνομά τους "The Doors". Το τραγούδι που άνοιγε τον δίσκο, το "Break on through (to the other side)" μπήκε στην κυκλοφορία, ως single, τον Γενάρη του 1967, αλλά δεν μπόρεσε να κάνει εμπορική καριέρα, τερματίζοντας στη θέση 126 της λίστας του Billboard. Παρ' όλη την εμπορική αποτυχία του όμως, θεωρείται ένα από τα πλέον κλασσικά κομμάτια του συγκροτήματος.
Η σύνθεση των Doors
Jim Morrison – vocals Ray Manzarek – Vox Continental organ,[17] keyboard bass[18] Robby Krieger – guitar John Densmore – drums
You know the day destroys the night Night divides the day Tried to run Tried to hide Break on through to the other side Break on through to the other side Break on through to the other side, yeah
We chased our pleasures here Dug our treasures there But can you still recall The time we cried Break on through to the other side Break on through to the other side Yeah C'mon, yeah Everybody loves my baby Everybody loves my baby She get high She get high She get high She get high, yeah
I found an island in your arms Country in your eyes Arms that chain us Eyes that lie Break on through to the other side Break on through to the other side Break on through, ow Oh, yeah
Made the scene Week to week Day to day Hour to hour The gate is straight Deep and wide Break on through to the other side Break on through to the other side Break on through Break on through Break on through Break on through Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Επιτυχία είναι η συνεχής (έστω και μικρή) βελτίωση.