"YOU MAKE ME REAL" BY THE DOORS: BIRTH AND EARLY CONCEPTION
Among the compositions hatched by the genius of Jim Morrison in the early phase of The Doors' history (summer 1965 - summer 1966), "You Make Me Real" is certainly one of the least psychedelic and experimental. The singer's intuition is expressed here on the terrain of immediacy looking forward to the urgent direction given to his passionate desire. This leaves less room for creativity than the other wonderful ideas conceived during this period (that is to say almost all the tracks on the first two splendid LPs of the California based group). The track dates back in early 1966, when the small clubs where the band played served as unwitting rehearsal grounds for the construction of a myth still shrouded in shining light. All in all, the tune can be placed within the framework of British and American rhythm and blues of the first half of the 1960s, being already a little late in its conception compared to what was happening in the American and British music scenes. Thi...
