Morrison Hotel
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| Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe | ||
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| Studio album by The Doors | ||
| Released | February 1970 | |
| Recorded | November 1969 "Indian Summer": August 1966; "Waiting For The Sun" begun in March 1968 |
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| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 37:05 | |
| Label | Elektra | |
| Producer(s) | Paul A. Rothchild | |
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| The Doors chronology | ||
| The Soft Parade (1969) |
Morrison Hotel (1970) |
Absolutely Live (1970) |
Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe was an album released by The Doors in 1970. After their experimental work The Soft Parade was not as well received as anticipated, the group went back to the basics and back to their roots. On the album is a slight steer toward blues. This would fully be explored by The Doors in their next album, L.A. Woman.
Additional musicians include harmonica whiz G. Puglese (AKA John Sebastian) and blues master Lonnie Mack on bass.
The cover photo was taken in LA. They did not have permission to take the photograph. The band asked the owners if they could photograph the hotel, and they declined, so the band went inside when nobody was looking, and took the photo.
[edit] Track listing
- "Roadhouse Blues" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 4:04
- "Waiting For The Sun" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 4:00
- Begun during The Doors' sessions for Waiting For The Sun in 1968
- "You Make Me Real" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 2:53
- "Peace Frog" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 2:50
- "Blue Sunday" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 2:12
- "Ship Of Fools" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 3:08
- "Land Ho!" (Krieger, Morrison) – 4:06
- "The Spy" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 4:17
- "Queen Of The Highway" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 2:47
- "Indian Summer" (Krieger, Morrison) – 2:35
- Outtake from The Doors' debut album sessions, recorded in August 1966
- "Maggie M'Gill" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 4:24
[edit] Miscellanea
- Part of "Waiting for the Sun" was used in the soundtrack for Gran Turismo.
- Also, part of "Peace Frog" is featured in the soundtrack to the movie The Waterboy.
- Peace Frog is featured in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.
[edit] External links
- Morrison Hotel Lyrics
- Morrison Hotel Goes on the Market - Information about the Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe Photo shoot.
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| Jim Morrison | Ray Manzarek | Robby Krieger | John Densmore |
| Discography |
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| Albums : The Doors | Strange Days | Waiting for the Sun | The Soft Parade | Morrison Hotel | L.A. Woman | Other Voices | Full Circle | An American Prayer: Jim Morrison |
| Live albums: Absolutely Live | Alive, She Cried | In Concert | Live At The Hollywood Bowl | Live in Hollywood |
| Videos and DVDs: Concerto for Group and Orchestra | Special Edition EP | Live in California 74 | Come Hell Or High Water | Bombay Calling | Live at Montreaux | In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra | Live in Australia: Total Abandon | Perihelion | Live Encounters |
| Compilation Albums: Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine | 13 | The Best Of The Doors | The Doors Greatest Hits | Legacy: The Absolute Best |
