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The final album with Jim Morrison in the lineup is by far their most blues-oriented, and the singer's poetic ardor is undiminished, though his voice sounds increasingly worn and craggy on some numbers. Actually, some of the straight blues items sound kind of turgid, but that's more than made up for by several cuts that rate among their finest and most disturbing work. The seven-minute title track was a car-cruising classic that celebrated both the glamour and seediness of Los Angeles; the other long cut, the brooding, jazzy "Riders on the Storm," was the group at its most melodic and ominous. It and the far bouncier "Love Her Madly" were hit singles, and "The Changeling" and "L'America" count as some of their better little-heeded album tracks. An uneven but worthy finale from the original quartet.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Hammond Organ - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 2012 Elektra Records
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Tack Piano, Vox Organ - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar, Writer
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 2012 Elektra Records
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Rhythm Guitar - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar - Marc Benno, Rhythm Guitar
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 2012 Elektra Records
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar - Marc Benno, Rhythm Guitar
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 2012 Elektra Records
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Fender Rhodes Piano, Tack Piano - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar - Marc Benno, Rhythm Guitar
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 2012 Elektra Records
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Keyboards - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 2012 Elektra Records
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Hammond Organ - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 2012 Elektra Records
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Anonymous, Writer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Wurlitzer Organ - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar - Marc Benno, Rhythm Guitar
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 2012 Elektra Records
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Hammond Organ - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 2012 Elektra Records
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Writer, Fender Rhodes Piano - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar, Writer
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 2012 Elektra Records
Album review
The final album with Jim Morrison in the lineup is by far their most blues-oriented, and the singer's poetic ardor is undiminished, though his voice sounds increasingly worn and craggy on some numbers. Actually, some of the straight blues items sound kind of turgid, but that's more than made up for by several cuts that rate among their finest and most disturbing work. The seven-minute title track was a car-cruising classic that celebrated both the glamour and seediness of Los Angeles; the other long cut, the brooding, jazzy "Riders on the Storm," was the group at its most melodic and ominous. It and the far bouncier "Love Her Madly" were hit singles, and "The Changeling" and "L'America" count as some of their better little-heeded album tracks. An uneven but worthy finale from the original quartet.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:37
- Main artists: The Doors
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1971 Elektra Records ℗ 1971 Elektra Records. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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