The Doors: Perception (Disc 5 - Morrison Hotel) CD Track Listing

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The Doors Perception (Disc 5 - Morrison Hotel) (1970)
Perception - Disc 5 of 6 (Morrison Hotel)\n2006 Elektra/Rhino\n\nThis Compilation (Perception Box) Released November 21, 2006\n''Morrison Hotel'' Originally Released 1970\n''Morrison Hotel'' CD Edition Released ??\n''Morrison Hotel'' Remastered CD Edition Released May 1988\n''Morrison Hotel'' DCC Gold CD Edition Released N/A\n''Morrison Hotel'' Released as Part of ''Complete Studio Recordings'' Cube Compilation Released November 9, 1999\n''Morrison Hotel'' 96K Remastered CD Edition Released July 2000\n''Morrison Hotel'' 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 remix as inspiration when remixing "The End" in this "Perception" set. The other studio outtakes are great, too (especially of "Touch Me" and "Moonlight Drive," meaning the "Moonlight Drive" take that was not on the "Box Set," of course). These outtakes are fairly plentiful on "Perception" and that's why I like it. \n\nP.S. Rasmey Lewis fans will love the instrumental bonus track titled "Push Push" at the end of the "Soft Parade" disc, because Ray's piano playing and the song itself are wonderfully derivative of Ramsey Lewis's song "The 'In' Crowd."\n\nHalf.com Details (Perception Box)\nProducer: Bruce Botnick, Paul Rothchild \n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Doors: Robby Krieger (guitar); Ray Manzarek (keyboards); John Densmore (drums).\n\nAdditional personnel: Marc Benno (guitar); G. Puglese (harmonica); Jerry Scheff (bass instrument); Lonnie Mack, Ray Neopolitan (bass guitar).\nRecording information: 1967 - 1971.\n\nTo celebrate the Doors' 40th anniversary, Rhino is releasing this incredible box set with six CDs and six DVDs, including remastered album tracks, bonus tracks (some never released), music videos, archival film footage, and lyrics. This ambitious, sprawling offering drops November 21.\n\nREVIEWS OF THIS TITLE: (Morrison Hotel)\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: The Doors returned to crunching, straightforward hard rock on 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," andby contrast, was a slow blues that pointed to the direction that would fully blossom on L.A. Woman. -- Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nThe next-to-last Doors album, recorded prior to Jim Morrison's still mystery-shrouded death in a Parisian bathtub, eschewed much of the band's previous penchant for baroque musical, poetic, and philosophical pretensions (this was, after all, the back-to-roots era of the Beatles' Let It Be, the Stones' Let It Bleed, and Dylan's Nashville Skyline). Instead, the Doors circa 1970 wisely seeped themselves in a bluesy, no-frills approach that might have hinted at creative exhaustion in a lesser band. Instead, the Doors of "Roadhouse Blues" and "Peace Frog" reinvented themselves into arguably one of the greatest bar bands ever, with Morrison's well-documented demons frolicking in a welcome new ambience. "Waiting for the Sun" and "Ship of Fools" may hearken back to the band's cabalistic and Kurt Weill leanings, respectively, but framed in an edgier, more effective way. --Jerry McCulley \n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nBruce Botnick, Engineer\nPaul A. Rothchild, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Doors: Jim Morrison (vocals); Robby Krieger (guitar); Ray Manzarek (keyboards); John Densmore (drums).Additional personnel: G. Puglese (harmonica); Ray Neopolitan, Lonnie Mack (bass).Feted first as underground heroes, then reviled as teeny-bop stars, the Doors threw off such conundrums with this magnificent release. MORRISON HOTEL reaffirmed their blues roots, opening with the powerful 'Roadhouse Blues' before unfolding through a succession of songs showcasing all the group members' considerable strengths. Distinctively tight instrumental playing underscores memorable material, while Jim Morrison's authoritative vocal ranges from the demonstrative ('Maggie McGill') to the melancholic ('The Spy'). Despite contemporary problems, the Doors emerged with an album the equal of their first two stunning releases.
This rock cd contains 21 tracks and runs 79min 1sec.
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