Waiting for the Sun [Import]

The Doors | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Warner Bros UK
• ASIN: B000007S5B
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (109 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,969 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Of The Doors, January 7, 2003

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Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waiting for the Sun (Audio CD)

The Doors were--and are--one of rock's greatest bands, with a unique sound all of their own. Flamboyant frontman Jim Morrison may have been the face & image of the group, but these guys always worked together like a classy four-headed machine to produce some of rock's greatest music. Picking a favorite Doors album is hard---even the criticized "Soft Parade" album has got some terrific Doors gems on it. But 1968's "Waiting For The Sun" is my personal favorite from The Doors. It's a great Doors classic that sees the band masterfully walking the tightrope between the hard rockers and the softer ballads. For their third album, singer Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger & drummer John Densmore decided to go for an earthier, softer sound on some of the tracks, which lends this Doors album an extra kind of beauty. Even Jim Morrison himself sounds more down-to-earth on this album, as his vocals on the first two Doors albums were very echoey, making him sound like he was a disembodied spirit, or recording his vocals inside a cave. Not that there's anything wrong with that---I love "The Doors" & "Strange Days"--- but Jim sounded on those first two albums like he was always floating in the clouds above his three musical co-horts. But on "Waiting For The Sun," Jim's voice is warmer, not so echoey, and on definite equal footing in the mix with his bandmates, which is a plus.Great Doors songs are everywhere on "Waiting For The Sun"---the huge hit "Hello I Love You," the beautiful "Love Street," the bizarre "Not To Touch The Earth" (an extract from an even longer Doors composition, "The Return Of The Lizard King," found on the live "In Concert" CD), the haunting "My Wild Love," and other Doors classics like "The Unknown Soldier," "Spanish Caravan," and the terrific rocker, "Five To One." Say what you want about Jim Morrison's strange lyrics & poetry, but give the man some credit---this guy definitely had a way with words, AND he had a monster voice & presence to match. He was the quintessential rock singer, and he is greatly missed. Ray Manzarek can stroke the keyboards like no one else on Earth (and NO ONE plays the organ as brilliantly as he does). Robby Krieger is a mean guitarist, serving up some incredibly memorable licks, and John Densmore is one of rock's finest drummers, whether slamming his drumkit like a man posessed, or just kicking back with a steady beat. I suppose "Waiting For The Sun" is also my favorite Doors album because it captures the band right smack in the middle of their lifespan, with two albums behind them and three more to go, and with so much life left in them as a great musical force. They rocked all the way to the end, in fact, right up until Morrison took his leave of planet Earth. But "Waiting For The Sun" is, I think, the band's masterpiece. It's an amazing Doors album filled with variety, feeling, and tremendous power. Pick it up! :-)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creativity at Its Finest, June 22, 2004

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kondor,kondor (Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waiting for the Sun (Audio CD)

The depth and insight of this music on these tracks are unprecedented. Robby Krieger's distinct sound that he has established as his own on the guitar in these songs, is like no others. When he plays his rhytmn/lead parts you can tell he is one of the greats. No wonder that in 1993 "The Doors" were inducted into the "Rock N Roll Hall of Fame"!!
His phrasing and finesse'that he releases here is from the soul and heart. For him to continually come up with something new and fresh is nothing short of genius! And for the band as a whole to create this masterpiece that is still flying off the shelves at your local record stores after more than 30 years speaks loud and clear to the critics of the past and present.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Their Best, October 18, 2005

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Joshua Miller "Josh" (Coeur d'Alene,ID) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waiting for the Sun (Audio CD)

Having read a few reviews on this website it is apparent that a lot of people consider this one of the best Doors albums. It's good; don't get me wrong but it doesn't hold up to such albums as their debut, L. A. Woman, Morrison Hotel, and Strange Days.
Its better than The Soft Parade and every song on the album is good, but it lacks the energy that the other albums featured. Here's the track list;
1. Hello, I Love You-5/5-I love this song. Catchy and the lyrics are great.
2. Love Street-5/5-This song is interesting. Morrison sings it in a very sensual voice.
3. Not to Touch the Earth-5/5-This is one of my favorites. The song sounds haunting; The keyboards are very psychedelic and cool. The song is compiled from excerpts from "The Celebration of the Lizard" a poem by Morrison.
4. Summer's Almost Gone-4/5-OK song. Not the best.
5. Wintertime Love-4/5-It's really short. It's a pretty good song, but not the best.
6. The Unknown Soldier-5/5-This song took a while to grow on me; but it's one of their best. The lyrics are amazing.
7. Spanish Caravan-5/5-Guitar & Keyboards are amazing in this song.
8. My Wild Love-5/5-Don't know what it is about this song, but it's great. The indian chanting in the background (I guess that's what it is) is a great touch.
9. We Could Be So Good Together-4/5-(No Comment)
10. Yes, The River Knows-5/5-I love the lyrics in this one. The song is good as well though.
11. Five to One-5/5-"No one here gets out alive."
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