Morrison Hotel
The Doors

I've been sleeping on The Doors all this time. Shame on me. This is so good. I guess I've only ever heard the same clichéd classic rock songs so many times I assumed The Doors were just fine and it was all more or less the same. Oh Contraire. There aren't any real big hits on the album, but every track is distinct and interesting. By the end of side one, I knew I had messed up not diving into The Doors and mistaking them for another decently solid band with a cult following Morrison's death. By the time I was through "Land Ho!," I was seeing new stars in the sky and vowing to change my ways while making this a regular listen. But the time "Maggie McGill" took us home, my vinyl copy was on its way. Brilliant work.

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