The Doors: Perception - Waiting For The Sun (Disc 3 of 6) CD Track Listing

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The Doors Perception - Waiting For The Sun (Disc 3 of 6) (1968)
Perception - Disc 3 of 6 (Waiting For The Sun)\n2006 Elektra/Rhino\n\nThis Compilation (Perception Box) Released November 21, 2006\n''Waiting For The Sun'' Originally Released July 1968\n''Waiting For The Sun'' CD Edition Released ??\n''Waiting For The Sun'' Remastered CD Edition Released May 1988\n''Waiting For The Sun'' DCC Gold CD Edition Released October 22, 1993\n''Waiting For The Sun'' Released as Part of ''Complete Studio Recordings'' Cube Compilation Released November 9, 1999\n''Waiting For The Sun'' 96K Remastered CD Edition Released July 2000\n''Waiting For The Sun'' Released as Part of ''Complete Studio Recordings'' longbox Compilation Released September 9, 2003\n\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: (Perception Box) It's hard not to look at the 2006 box set Perception without a skeptical eye, since it is not only the third box set of the Doors studio recordings to be released within the course of a decade, it is the second in a row to purport to house the "complete studio recordings" of a group that released six studio albums -- and this doesn't count the live sets and hits comps that have appeared during that decade, either. Needless to say, the band has been packaged, repackaged, and reissued more than most, but just because there has been more Doors boxes than necessary doesn't mean that Perception lacks value. Indeed, it trumps the 1999 box The Complete Studio Recordings in every sense, since it covers the same territory in a set that is better packaged and better-sounding while also offering many more rarities. It also offers brand-new remasters supervised by the surviving band and their original producer Bruce Botnick, highlighted by the first-ever release of the classic debut album at its proper speed; apart from that, the improvements are by and large marginal in terms of the CD audio, but there are also 5.1 surround mixes of each of the albums on the DVD-Audios that accompany each album in this set, which are the primary sonic enticements to those who have already purchased these albums two, three, four times on CD. The bonus material -- and each of the albums have bonus tracks, ranging from two cuts on L.A. Woman to ten on Morrison Hotel -- by and large presents songs that have been official releases before (including much of the music from the Essential Rarities disc that was included in the 1999 box), but there have been a handful of rarities excavated for this set, including the unheard "Push Push" which has been added to The Soft Parade. All this makes Perception into what the 1999 box promised to be in its title: the complete recorded works, more or less, and it's better-looking and better-sounding, too. Even so, any fan who has purchased the prior sets would be forgiven if they passed on this otherwise excellent box: no matter how well-done it is, it's hard not to shake the perception that you've bought this all before. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review (Perception Box) \nFor years, the recording industry has asked fans to purchase the same music from the 1960s and '70s over and over again, via remasterings, repackagings, and, of course, reformattings. The Doors' box Perception (get it?), cleverly packaged as... a door, does hold some astonishing music, but the thing itself is a weird hybrid beast with multiple formats for every release. Each of the group's six albums has not only been re-remastered (this time by the remaining band members plus original engineer Bruce Botnick as the "40th anniversary mix"), but loaded up with a bevy of previously unreleased bonus tracks. But that's not it--for each album, there's a companion DVD, which includes a whole new 5.1 surround sound mix with more tracks, as well as the usual DVD extras, i.e., photo galleries, lyrics, and videos. That makes 12 discs, much of it essentially redundant. If you're cool with that, you're in for a treat. From the spookier, unissued version of "Indian Summer" to the entirely new tune "Push Push" and some super-rad footage of the band rehearsing L.A. Woman, it's easy to fall in love with this swirling, highly sexualized, and often brilliant band all over again. --Mike McGonigal \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW (Perception Box) \nCLOSE THE DOOR THIS TIME - 5 STARS FOR THE MUSIC, November 26, 2006\nReviewer: Mitchell Cassman (BUFFALO GROVE, IL United States)\nIt's hard not to look at the 2006 box set Perception without a skeptical eye, since it is not only the third box set of the Doors studio recordings to be released within the course of a decade, it is the second in a row to purport to house the "complete studio recordings" of a group that released six studio albums -- and this doesn't count the live sets and hits comps that have appeared during that decade, either. Needless to say, the band has been packaged, repackaged, and reissued more than most, but just because there has been more Doors boxes than necessary doesn't mean that Perception lacks value. Indeed, it trumps the 1999 box The Complete Studio Recordings in every sense, since it covers the same territory in a set that is better packaged and better-sounding while also offering many more rarities. It also offers brand-new remasters supervised by the surviving band and their original producer Bruce Botnick, highlighted by the first-ever release of the classic debut album at its proper speed; apart from that, the improvements are by and large marginal in terms of the CD audio, but there are also 5.1 surround mixes of each of the albums on the DVD-Audios that accompany each album in this set, which are the primary sonic enticements to those who have already purchased these albums two, three, four times on CD. The bonus material and each of the albums have bonus tracks, ranging from two cuts on L.A. Woman to ten on Morrison Hotel by and large presents songs that have been official releases before (including much of the music from the Essential Rarities disc that was included in the 1999 box), but there have been a handful of rarities excavated for this set, including the unheard "Push Push" which has been added to The Soft Parade. All this makes Perception into what the 1999 box promised to be in its title: the complete recorded works, more or less, and it's better-looking and better-sounding, too. Even so, any fan who has purchased the prior sets would be forgiven if they passed on this otherwise excellent box: no matter how well-done it is, it's hard not to shake the perception that you've bought this all before. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW (Perception Box) \n*****, November 22, 2006\nReviewer: Craig (Newport Beach, CA)\nI had bought a couple Doors CD's recently to replace my vinyl records, and was on my way to buying all six Doors studio albums on CD, when I heard about "Perception" coming out, so held off. I bought "Perception" yesterday and finished listening to the set today, and am very pleased. I bought the "Doors Box Set" a few years ago and was very disappointed with that. But I really like "Perception." Maybe it's just my personal taste, but when bands try to pass off recordings of live performances as collectors' gems, I'm never ever thrilled. I just don't get too thrilled listening to live performances on record (which is why I'm not keen on the "Box Set"). What I love are studio outtakes. And that's why I love "Perception" so much. To hear the studio version of "The Celebration of the Lizard" is really wonderful. I much prefer it to the version on "Absolutely Live." To hear the development of "Roadhouse Blues" over multiple takes, with Paul Rothchild encouraging the Doors in his hilariously dated sounding hippy-speak is wonderful. To hear--during a work up of "Peace Frog"--Jim mildly berate the other Doors for sounding like "a drunk cripple" walking up "drunken stairs" (and he's right, they're playing is way off!) is a treat. And even though it's literally snippets of seconds, to finally hear the original studio version of "Break on Through" with Jim singing "She gets HIGH," before "HIGH" was edited out, is great. Also on "The Doors" album in this set, the mix for "The End" is like the "Apocalypse Now" version, in that Jim's ranting toward the climax is brought forward, so you can hear him say, "eff me, babe." That was mixed down in the original album because of the profanity. The Doors liked how Coppola remixed the song for "Apocalypse Now," so they obviously took Coppola's
This rock cd contains 16 tracks and runs 63min 49sec.
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