THE DOORS

The Doors

Proto-Prog

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This album retains the quality of a Rube Goldberg machine, and one that you don't know what it's going to do until you see it.

The Doors, headed by Jim Morrison, came about in the same year of another well known psychedelic band (Pink Floyd), 1967. And in a way, these two bands retain similar qualities. But when it comes to which band I like more, I'd easily say the Floyd. Where PF discovered the boundries of their acid-contributed performance in a structural manner, The Doors rather doodled about until they got a winner. That wouldn't be bad in most circumstances, except when you have the doodles as their own track, posing as good songs. For instance, I always thought that 'Twentieth Century Fox' seemed like a lackluster carbon-copy of 'Soul Kitchen' because of them having the exact same beat, incredibly similar composition, and among other things. Before I get too far into my dislike, let's break down the tracks.

'Break on Through (To The Other Side)' is the song that every one knows. For good reason I suppose; it's extremely catchy, has some great instrumentals from Manzarek and Krieger, as well as some really strong vocals from Morrison. It's definitely a great opening, but then the album goes pretty downhill. 'Soul Kitchen' is not bad, but it's nothing compared to the first track. A really cool track that I especially like is the gypsy-like 'Whisky Bar'. It's extremely unique in the case of both The Doors and even other bands. 'The End' is an amazing album finisher, perhaps a little too long, but I suppose it's worth it.

That's where we hit a wall, however. The album's other tracks are extremely lackluster, and have boring elements. They sound more like demos than they would significant tracks. So, if I were to judge this next to other bands of it's time, this is lower on the totem pole. Not very spectacular, and I wouldn't recommend it. I prefer Strange Days over this, so go check that out.

I do not recommend this album.

aglasshouse | 2/5 | 2015-1-10

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