Waiting for the Sun
| The Doors
Waiting for the Sun
Waiting for the Sun is the third studio album by the American rockband the Doors. Recorded at TTG Studios in Los Angeles, the album's 11 tracks were recorded between February and May 1968 and the album was released by Elektra Records on July 3, 1968. It became the band's only number-one album (topping the charts for four weeks) and included their second US number-one single, "Hello, I Love You" (for two weeks starting August 3, 1968). The first single released off the album was "The Unknown Soldier" which peaked at No. 39 on Billboard Hot 100. It also became the band's first hit album in the UK, where it peaked at No. 16 on the chart. - Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
Waiting for the Sun is a respectable, if unimpressive, third album; it at least represents an advance over Strange Days.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
2013 - The Doors' third album was the first to include songs written after they had become stars.
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All Music
With a few exceptions, the material was much mellower.
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Slant Magazine
2007 - While Waiting For The Sun was decidedly more accessible, it also features some of The Doors’ most combative, political work.
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Soundblab
2018 - Representing the pop, the dark, the playful, and the angst-ridden, and showcasing the instrumental virtuosity of an underrated trio of musicians, Waiting for the Sun is that rare gem that is a candid representation of its time as well as a timeless work of musical art.
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Classic Rock
2018 - Waiting For The Sun is more observational in tone than an album with big set pieces.
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AV Music
2011 - If you want to be a Doors fan, you can’t just go buy any album. It’s scientific—you gotta buy this: Waiting For The Sun. It’s the departure point.
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Best Classic Bands
Still, there’s a lot to like on this third Doors LP, and it’s not difficult to see why it did so well commercially.
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Sputnik Music
2005 - This album has some of the Door's best known, and well-loved material of all time.
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Classic Rock Review
2013 - The Doors third album, Waiting For the Sun, is probably the weakest of their six original studio albums.
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Spectrum Culture
2018 - There’s a reason why the Doors’ third album isn’t as well-remembered as its predecessors.
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Review Fix
2011 - This album reminded me of those times sitting doing algebra in the kitchen, underappreciated and background noise.
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On Stage Magazine
Waiting for the Sun would become the Doors' first and only Number One album.
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All About Jazz
2018 - Much of the mystery within and around the Doors was gone by their third album Waiting For The Sun, despite the fact it became their sole Number One-charting album.
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Icon Fetch
2018 - If you’re a Doors’ fanatic, you’ve got to own this one. But, even the casual fan should find enough here to delve into – especially if you’ve got a turntable to play the vinyl on.
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Shepherd Express
2018 - Compared to the band’s first two albums, sonically innovative and visionary in their thematic unity, Waiting for the Sun was scattershot.
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Music Street Journal
The band’s blend of blues, jazz and wold music elements, filtered through a dark cynicism, was being devoured by a rapidly expanding fan base hungry for something to rinse their aural palate from the turgid bubblegum music that still lingered on the airwaves.
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