Haley at the Troubadour - June 21st, 2018

[Miguel]

Haley Reinhart

When you think of a venue like @thetroubadour... You think about legends like @thedoors simply hangin’ out there and in turn, making it THE hippest spot to be in LA back in the 60’s and so on... I’m extremely honored Robby Krieger blessed the stage last Thursday at my show to play the song he wrote when he was 19 years young called... "Light My Fire." #thedoors #lightmyfire #la #legendary #longliverocknroll
Shot by: @greg_wms

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Saying she sounded "a lot better tonight" didn't strike me as the strongest compliment, but changing the key doesn't seem like a small thing for the song's creator given this...

As for “Light My Fire"...Krieger also elaborates on the song’s opening, which uses numerous chords that were uncommon in rock and roll. “I said, ‘Those poor chords, nobody ever uses them,’” he explains before demonstrating how to play it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p24lgQv1r8w

Here are musical key characteristics: http://www.wmich.edu/mus-theo/courses/keys.html

I know nothing about music though.

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This is interesting. LA Times, 1991:

...the other Doors tried to play on without Morrison. But without its spiritual center, the group disbanded in 1972, with each member pursuing a different musical direction.

Krieger chose jazz. He had always been influenced by it, but now decided to concentrate on it seriously. Ironically, it took The Doors' demise to open his musical mind...

"I had taken it for granted that rock 'n' roll was all there was to music," Krieger said. "I had never considered myself a real musician. But I started practicing over the next five years, and I realized playing jazz, other than sex, is one of the only ways to get off in this world."

Said Sugerman: "Robby's grown tremendously as a musician, which should be his first concern. He has developed his own technique."

Along with Densmore, Krieger formed the Butts Band in 1972. They produced two albums, playing a lot of reggae. He blames inadequate promotion by the record companies for their poor sales.

The record companies "were caught off guard by the jazz and reggae," he said. "People like to put you in a box. I was never going to make it as big as The Doors again."

In all his post-Doors musical endeavors, Krieger has missed collaborating with a singer. Finally, last year, he teamed with former Animals leader Eric Burdon. They toured the country with moderate success.

"Eric has a great voice," Krieger said. "And the Animals were similar to us. We used to look up to them a lot."

While touring, Krieger also renewed his affection for his past. He used to resent it when the audience, unfulfilled by his new material, pleaded for him to play old Doors songs. But, as time evolved, he grew to cherish those requests.

"I learned that it wasn't a hindrance," he said. "It is my privilege to play them, and have them be my songs."

http://articles.latimes.com/1991-02-24/e...ieger-band