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The Soft Parade

The Doors

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The fourth studio album from the Doors, 1969’s The Soft Parade, is arguably their most underrated. Having exhausted all the tunes from their early club days in Los Angeles, the group started from scratch and experimented with orchestration beyond their unorthodox trio of organ, guitar and drums. “Touch Me” has become the radio landmark, however, the horn-powered glee of “Tell All the People” further spotlights singer Jim Morrison’s desire to croon. “Easy Ride” is the Doors cruising on an easy-going country romp. Guitarist Robby Krieger takes a turn at the mike for the tribute to Otis Redding on “Runnin’ Blue,” while Morrison continues his blues-based affections on “Shaman’s Blues” and “Do It,” where the band’s hypnotic wizardry is brought to full effect. “Wild Child” comes closest to the group’s psychedelic origins, with “Wishful Sinful” topping off as the band’s most successfully orchestrated pop number. The title track is another of the group’s masterful extended pieces, featuring several disparate parts that flow brilliantly together as one, long poetic whole.

Customer Reviews

Forget What They Said

Back in the 60's most critics panned this album only because the music was different from The Doors, and Strange Days. Yes, these songs are no "Light My Fire" or "People Are Strange" but this is one my favorite Doors album. "The Soft Parade" and "Shaman's Blues" are great songs, so don't go hating this album because someone says it wasn't good.

The soft parade

The Soft Parade is one of the eeriest songs The Doors managed to release. I got chills the first time i heard it, "Can you find me soft asylum, I must find a place to hide, A place for me to hide", because it gives you a peek into what Jim was thinking at that point of his life which is very cool to me. If you like Soft Parade than i recomend "An American Prayer", its a huge mind trip.

Forget all those other self important reviews ...

C'mon now, It's a Doors album, and like all Doors albums it has it's absolute moments of brilliance and then some of it is ok. Besides what band doesn't have a filler or two on an EP (some actually have a lot)? It's not so different, weird, or unusual than their other albums ... after all it's The Doors, so c'mon and stop already!!!! PS: Hey Mister official iTune reviewer guy, Runnin' Blues ain't that bad and you know it ... snob

Biography

Formed: July, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s

The Doors, one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of the 1960s, were formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by UCLA film students Ray Manzarek, keyboards, and Jim Morrison, vocals; with drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger. The group never added a bass player, and their sound was dominated by Manzarek's electric organ work and Morrison's deep, sonorous voice, with which he sang and intoned his highly poetic...
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