Haven't listened to this one in a while. Generally it and 'Strange Days' tend to rotate as my least favourite Doors album... but listening again now it's actually pretty good. The band contrasted the smooth, easy-listening sound of previous album 'the Soft Parade' with a gutsy blues rock feel for this album.
The songs still have a rangey, stoned-out Doors feel to them with lots of little fun bits that catch you off guard. "Peace Frog" is one of the most fun tracks, "Queen of the Highway" manages to totally musically evoke being out on the road. "Waiting for the Sun" sounds kind of like classic Doors but with a touch of something different. The only thing I'd say is that "Maggie McGill" somehow seems like the wrong closing track. I listened through the album a couple of times, and both times I was sat there for a minute or so after it finished like "oh, is it over?"
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