WAITING FOR THE SUN

The third album "Waiting For the Sun" (with amazing and my favourite cover art picture) contains many slow and "easy" tracks. Some of them can be called "psychedelic pop ballads", like "Love Street", "Summer's Almost Gone", "Wintertime Love" and "Yes, the River Knows", which have almost nothing to do with rock templates but owe instead a considerable inspiration from the classic Tin Pan Alley pop (Morrison often admitted his love of Frank Sinatra as well as of Elvis Presley, regarding singing styles). On the other side, "Not to Touch the Earth", "Unknown Soldier" and "Five to One" are wild, bluesy, heavy psyche songs presenting Morrison's less sane personality and strong, spiky lyrics. Oddities include a gospel/Indian-like vocals-only chant "My Wild Love" and Krieger's classical acoustic guitar extravaganza of "Spanish Caravan". The big hit "Hello, I Love You" is a childish pop song, the one I usually skip when playing.

"Waiting For the Sun" is not easily acceptable album, despite its "easy" feel. It is not catchy or captivating on the first listen, unlike their other more blues-rock structured works that follow the usual rock 'n' roll norm. Even for fans, it will take some time to earn appreciation. It is very unusual album even for the revolutionary, psychedelic standards of the year 1968. Often neglected in light of being recorded after the masterpiece "Strange Days", this album is a hidden gem in THE DOORS' catalogue and is highly recommended to prog-rock, especially psychedelic lovers.

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