The final album with Jim Morrison in the lineup is by far their most blues-oriented, and the singer's poetic ardor is undiminished, though his voice sounds increasingly worn and craggy on some numbers.
Actually, some of the straight blues items sound kind of turgid, but that's more than made up for by several cuts that rate among their finest and most disturbing work.
The seven-minute title track was a car-cruising classic that celebrated both the glamour and seediness of Los Angeles; the other long cut, the brooding, jazzy "Riders on the Storm," was the group at its most melodic and ominous.
It and the far bouncier "Love Her Madly" were hit singles, and "The Changeling" and "L'America" count as some of their better little-heeded album tracks.
An uneven but worthy finale from the original quartet.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The ChangelingJohn Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | The Doors | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Love Her MadlyJohn Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | The Doors | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Been Down So LongJohn Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | The Doors | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | Cars Hiss by My WindowJohn Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | The Doors | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | L.A. WomanJohn Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | The Doors | Play | 07:49 | 17 MB | 52 MB |
| 6 | L' AmericaJohn Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | The Doors | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Hyacinth HouseJohn Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | The Doors | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | The Doors | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Riders on the StormJohn Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | The Doors | Play | 07:09 | 16 MB | 43 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 275 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Amy | Saxophone |
| 2 | Marc Benno | Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 3 | Bruce Botnick | Mastering, Master Tape Preparation, Producer |
| 4 | Carl Cossick | Concept, Design |
| 5 | John Densmore | Composer, Drums |
| 6 | The Doors | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 7 | Wendell Hamick | Photography, Visual Effects Designer |
| 8 | Steve Hoffman | Engineering Director |
| 9 | John Lee Hooker | Composer |
| 10 | Robby Krieger | Composer, Guitar |
| 11 | Ray Manzarek | Composer, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocals |
| 12 | Jim Morrison | Composer, Vocals |
| 13 | Paul Rothchild | Mastering |
| 14 | Jerry Scheff | Bass |
| 15 | Bill Siddons | Management |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |