The Doors - Summer's Almost Gone

While preparing "Summer's Almost Gone," I got to thinking about the Doors again, and decided that they are sort of the counterpart to, or dark side of, the Beach Boys. They're both Southern California bands that you can't imagine having been nurtured anywhere else, but otherwise are pretty much polar opposites in terms of overall mood. It's telling that this summer song is about the fact that summer's almost gone and winter's comin' on -- the good times are over and we're going to be miserable, so get used to it.

Musically, it sounds like Robbie's on slide, Ray is playing at least three keyboard parts, and they've added a bass player (as they would sometimes do in the studio). John is his usual supportive self on drums, and Jim...well, he's Jim.