‘Full Circle’: How the Doors Found Closure After Jim Morrison’s Death
- by Alan York
WITH THE ‘FULL CIRCLE’ ALBUM, THE DOORS PROVED THEY COULD STILL MAKE GREAT MUSIC, BUT, WITHOUT JIM MORRISON, IT WAS ALWAYS DESTINED TO END.
The three remaining members of The Doors made a difficult decision to continue following the death of their frontman, Jim Morrison, but – at least initially – any criticism they received only made them stronger. Indeed, the Top 40 success of their first post-Morrison album, 1971’s Other Voices, boosted the band’s confidence and suggested they’d earned another roll of the dice with the following year’s Full Circle.
“OUR FANS WERE STILL THERE TO SUPPORT US”
"Nowadays, people discuss the post-Jim Doors with the attitude, ‘What were they thinking?’” guitarist Robby Krieger wrote in his recent memoir, Set The Night On Fire. “But at the time, it made sense to write songs. It made sense to record. Our label was behind us all the way. Our critics gave us kudos. Our fans still turned up and enjoyed themselves. We were having fun. Why not keep it going?”
