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- Summary: The reissue of the rock band's 1970 album was remastered by The Doors’ engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick and includes 19 previously unreleased studio outtakes.
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- Record Label: Elektra
- Genre(s): AM Pop
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Nov 5, 2020It’s all cracking stuff. The early Motown song Money (That’s What I Want) and Muddy Waters’ Rock Me, Baby add soul, and the studio chatter is worth hearing if only to catch Morrison calling out for Kentucky Fried Chicken and announcing that The Doors’ next album will be called Ride Out.
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UncutNov 5, 2020Nothing like previous portentous epics. This reissue comes with a bunch of interesting outtakes. [Dec 2020, p.47]
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MojoNov 5, 2020The songwriting revealed another unique strength: commercial hooks wedded to allegorical poetry. [Dec 2020, p.96]
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Nov 5, 2020For the most part, the original album is not all that interesting and frequently can be lame with pretentious lyrics and generic jamming. There is nothing special for most listeners on the bonus disc.
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Nov 5, 2020Even completists might quibble with the fact that several of these bonus tracks appear to overlap those on the previous edition. The fact that two additional covers are included — a loose cover of “Money,” expanded from the 40th anniversary extra, and an extended read of “Rock Me Baby,” each well in keeping with the blues motif that encompassed the album overall — may be cause for persuasion, although certainly not on their own
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