THE DOORS “SAME” (U.S.ELEKTRA) REISSUE 200? SEALED……SEMINAL ALBUM PSYCH ROCK

THE DOORS “SAME” (U.S.ELEKTRA) REISSUE 200? SEALED……SEMINAL ALBUM Though their edginess makes them appear unique, The Doors’ career started like so many other great, wide-eyed rock bands, with a group whose instincts were pure but whose vision into the future was short-sighted due to the fact that they barely knew what they were doing when they were doing it–there’s about three repetitive keyboard basslines that Manzarek recycles across all of these songs, while Krieger’s nascent relationship with his electric guitar evidences itself in a limited range of ideas and a virtually identical guitar solo on “Soul Kitchen” and “Twentieth Century Fox.” The familiar commercial pressure to repeat the debut’s success made for diminishing returns after the group’s sophomore album, but when they eventually gained confidence as a working unit their diverse and unusual identities shone through for some weirder and more experimental compositions, but I think the perfect storm and untainted energy of this one will probably stand in most people’s minds as their definitive statement. CLASSIC AFTER CLASSIS
Track listingShow track credits
4.5
A1
Break On Through (To the Other Side)2:25
4.1
A2
Soul Kitchen3:30
4.2
A3
The Crystal Ship2:30
3.9
A4
Twentieth Century Fox2:30
3.9
A5
Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)3:15
4.5
A6
Light My Fire6:50
3.9
B1
Back Door Man3:30
3.7
B2
I Looked at You2:18
4.0
B3
End of the Night2:49
3.9
B4
Take It as It Comes2:13
4.5
B5
The End11:35
Total length: 43:25