Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No, Tool didn't originate the idea of a very long rock song and one that wasn't exactly made for radio airplay. Long before ...

Jim Morrison is often considered the mastermind behind The Doors, with his driving vocals and commanding stage presence, but the band's musicians were just as instrumental to the band's success. And ...

The Doors’ Ray Manzarek passed away 11 years ago, on May 20, 2013. Manzarek, whose signature keyboards were an indelible part of the influential Los Angeles band’s sound, died of bile-duct cancer. He ...

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No, Tool didn't originate the idea of a very long rock song and one that wasn't exactly made for radio airplay. Long before Maynard James Keenan and Tool, other rock bands also had long tracks, and ...