Morrison Hotel

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Morrison Hotel
Studio album by The Doors
Released	February 1970
Recorded	November 1969 "Indian Summer": August 1966; "Waiting for the Sun" begun in March 1968
Genre	Rock, Blues-rock, Hard rock, Psychedelic rock ("Waiting for the Sun")
Length	37:05
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone link Slant Magazine link
The Doors chronology
The Soft Parade (1969) Morrison Hotel (1970) L.A. Woman (1971)

Morrison Hotel (sometimes referred to as Hard Rock Cafe from the name of the first side of the LP, whose second side is titled Morrison Hotel) was an album released by The Doors in 1970. After their experimental work The Soft Parade was not as well received as anticipated, the group went back to the basics and back to their roots. On this album there is a slight steer toward blues. This would fully be explored by The Doors in their next album, L.A. Woman. The strategy worked, even though no major hit singles were drawn from the album, Morrison Hotel reestablished The Doors as favorites of the critics, and when they followed with L.A. Woman the next year, they were rewarded with two more US Top 20 hits.

Additional musicians include harmonica whiz G. Puglese (aka John Sebastian) and blues master Lonnie Mack on bass.

The cover photo was taken at the actual Morrison Hotel located at 1246 South Hope Street in Los Angeles. The band asked the owners if they could photograph the hotel, and they declined, so the band went inside when nobody was looking, and took the photograph.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one: Hard Rock Cafe 1.2 Side two: Morrison Hotel 1.3 2006 CD re-issue bonus tracks 2 Personnel 3 Miscellanea 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one: Hard Rock Cafe

1. "Roadhouse Blues" (Morrison, The Doors) – 4:04
2. "Waiting for the Sun" (Morrison) – 3:59
   • Begun during The Doors' sessions for Waiting for the Sun in 1968
3. "You Make Me Real" (Morrison) – 2:53
4. "Peace Frog" (Morrison, Krieger) – 2:54
5. "Blue Sunday" (Morrison) – 2:13
6. "Ship of Fools" (Morrison, Krieger) – 3:08

[edit] Side two: Morrison Hotel

1. "Land Ho!" (Morrison, Krieger) – 4:10
2. "The Spy" (Morrison) – 4:17
3. "Queen of the Highway" (Morrison, Krieger) – 2:47
4. "Indian Summer" (Morrison, Krieger) – 2:36
   • Outtake from The Doors' debut album sessions, recorded in August 1966
5. "Maggie M'Gill" (Morrison, The Doors) – 4:23

[edit] 2006 CD re-issue bonus tracks

12. "Talking Blues"
13. "Roadhouse Blues" (takes 1–3)
14. "Roadhouse Blues" (take 6)
15. "Carol"
16. "Roadhouse Blues" (take 1)
17. "Money Beats Soul"
18. "Roadhouse Blues" (takes 13–15)
19. "Peace Frog" (false starts and dialogue)
20. "The Spy" (version 2)
21. "Queen of the Highway" (jazz version)

[edit] Personnel

• Jim Morrison – lead vocals
• Robby Krieger – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Ray Manzarek – organ, piano, bass
• John Densmore – drums
• Lonnie Mack – bass guitar on "Roadhouse Blues" and "Maggie M'Gill"
• G. Puglese (aka John Sebastian) – harmonica on "Roadhouse Blues"
• Ray Neapolitan – bass guitar on "Peace Frog" and "Ship of Fools"

[edit] Miscellanea

• The casual dining restaurant chain Hard Rock Cafe was reportedly named after the first side of the album.
• Floater from Portland, Oregon performs the song "Waiting for the Sun" on their 2001 album Burning Sosobra.
• Part of "Waiting for the Sun" was used in the soundtrack for Gran Turismo.
• "Peace Frog" was sampled by early 1990's Rap Group 3rd Bass on their song "The Cactus".
• In the 2007 thriller film Disturbia a poster of Morrison Hotel can be seen at the wall of Kale's room.

[edit] External links

• Morrison Hotel lyrics
• Morrison Hotel Goes on the Market - Information about the Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe photo shoot

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