Morrison Hotel [Digital Remaster] [2013]

by The Doors

Overview

The Doors returned to crunching, straightforward hard rock on Morrison Hotel, an album that, despite yielding no major hit singles, returned them to critical favor with hip listeners. An increasingly bluesy flavor began to color the songwriting and arrangements, especially on the party'n'booze anthem "Roadhouse Blues." Airy mysticism was still present on "Waiting for the Sun," "Queen of the Highway," and "Indian Summer"; "Ship of Fools" and "Land Ho!" struck effective balances between the hard rock arrangements and the narrative reach of the lyrics. "Peace Frog" was the most political and controversial track, documenting the domestic unrest of late-'60s America before unexpectedly segueing into the restful ballad "Blue Sunday." "The Spy," by contrast, was a slow blues that pointed to the direction that would fully blossom on L.A. Woman. [Rhino re-released the digitally remastered version in 2013.] ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/26/2013
Label:	Elektra / Rhino Flashback
UPC:	0603497924554
Rank:	17255

Tracks

1. Roadhouse Blues
2. Waiting For the Sun
3. You Make Me Real
4. Peace Frog
5. Blue Sunday
6. Ship of Fools
7. Land Ho!
8. The Spy
9. Queen of the Highway
10. Indian Summer
11. Maggie M'gill

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Doors   Primary Artist
John Sebastian   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Jim Morrison   Percussion,Tambourine,Vocals
Ray Neopolitan   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Lonnie Mack   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Robby Krieger   Guitar
Ray Manzarek   Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond),Piano (Electric)
G. Puglese   Harp,Harmonica
Bruce Botnick   Guitar (Bass)
John Densmore   Drums
Harvey Brooks   Bass
Ray Neapolitan   Bass,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Jim Morrison   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
B.B. King   Composer
Krieger   Composer
The Doors   Composer,Remixing
Joe Josea   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Janie Bradford   Composer
Robby Krieger   Composer,Guitar Overdubs
Ray Manzarek   Composer
Bruce Botnick   Mixing,Engineer,Remixing,Recording
Henry Diltz   Photography
Jac Holzman   Engineer
John Densmore   Composer
Gary Burden   Design
Paul Rothchild   Producer