ORIG 1970 THE DOORS MORRISON HOTEL Morrison Blues

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                            ~ CLEAN 1970 ORIGINAL ~

                        THE DOORS

                   MORRISON HOTEL

\                                        USA - BIG "E" ELEKTRA - EKS 75007

CLEAN 1970 original first press in thick cover of classic heavy sound with Jim in great spirits and in full command ... a clean copy that no one interested in would put back (see details below song listings)

Includes the hard to find printed (BLACK) Electra inner sleeve to the pressing

Probably The Doors' most underrated album, Morrison Hotel is the group rocking out more then ever before.  Going back to their roots following the more experimental outing The Soft Parade, Morrison Hotel features a rocked-out blues influence throughout, and as a result can almost be seen as a companion piece to their followup album L.A. Woman.  The real star of this album is guitarist Robby Krieger, who never played better then he does on this album.  Many songs are showcases for him, and two obvious highlights of his are "Roadhouse Blues" and "Peace Frog".

Speaking of highlights, just about every song is of excellent quality, the entire first side, called Hard Rock Cafe, is full of classics, like the aforementioned "Roadhouse Blues" and "Peace Frog" for example.  "Waiting for the Sun" is more psychadelic in quality, as is "Ship of Fools".  "You Make Me Real" is a fun little unknown gem, with that awesome boogie shuffle.  A true gem on the first side is the beautiful ballad "Blue Sunday", which "Peace Frog" segues perfectly into.

Then we get to the second side, called Morrison Hotel, which begins with "Land Ho!", with that great riff which opens the song.  "The Spy" is buried deep in the blues, and the deep Morrison vocal near the end is a favorite moment on the album.  "Queen of the Highway" is a more straightforward rocker with that psychadelic organ also creeping in throughout.  "Indian Summer" with its haunting melodics similar to parts of "The End".  The last song, the heavy blues rock of "Maggie M'Gill" is another highlight, and one of the more underrated songs The Doors ever recorded.

Not only is Morrison Hotel one of The Doors' most underrated albums, it is up there as one of their best.  

Obviando el hecho de que tengo más de diez años con este disco y no había hecho la reseña (habría jurado que sí la hice, pero ah, la edad) pasaré a comentar algo breve sobre este disco del cuarteto angelino. Es muy probable que si no existiera L.A. Woman este sería el segundo mejor disco de los ácidos músicos precursores de tantos ritmos actuales. En concreto, la lírica decae por momentos pero así como llega a decaer como en Land Ho! (qué culero soy, fue una de mis primeras rolas de los Doors!!) sube en rolones como the Spy o Waiting for the Sun. Hablando en términos musicales Peace Frog, Roadhouse Blues y la funeral Waiting for the Sun, Queen of the Highsway son las que dan la cara y en términos compositivos todas tienen su plus, un extra de sentimiento que te hace darte cuenta de que las cosas ya no son así actualmente.
A la distancia, cuando escucho este disco, me llena de una sensación de bienestar y tranquilidad, sin duda esta placa se ha hermanado a mí, no sólo en términos de haber sido el primer disco original que me hice de The Doors, también porque esas compañías no se dejan tan fácilmente y es que ¿en qué momento abandonas a tu amiga? Tu única amiga.

CONDITION: The Cover: The thick textured gatefold cover is strong and solid all over = CLEAN "EX" (excellent) very minor top seam rub is only noticable under magnifying inspection (not a problem per se) having no seam splits, no bends, and no writing...

The Vinyl: all glossy both sides, "EX" (excellent) = plays TOP LEVEL with clean Elektra labels

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record