10 song|s
Riders on the Storm
Guitarra · Guitarra · Intermedio
The Changeling
Guitarra · Intermedio
Love Her Madly
Guitarra · Intermedio
Been Down So Long
Guitarra · Intermedio
Cars Hiss by My Window
Guitarra · Intermedio
L.A. Woman
Guitarra · Intermedio
L’America
Guitarra · Intermedio
Hyacinth House
Guitarra · Intermedio
Crawling King Snake
Guitarra · Intermedio
The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
Guitarra · Intermedio
About the album
The recording was a bit tense. Things weren't going well between the guys, especially due to Morrison's attitude. The usual producer, Paul Rothchild, refused to participate. In the end, they did it themselves with the help of Bruce Botnick. Everything was recorded in the band's improvised studio in Los Angeles, between November 1970 and January 1971.
There are strong songs, like The Changeling or Been Down So Long, which he had already played before. L.A. Woman is one of the longest, almost eight minutes. There are also covers of songs by other artists, like Crawling King Snake by John Lee Hooker. And although the album moves in the blues, there are more pop moments, like Love Her Madly, or even something experimental in The Wasp or Riders on the Storm.
The lyrics are important. Morrison speaks about Los Angeles, about loneliness, about death. In Hyacinth House, he plays a passage from Heroic Polonaise by Chopin. Everything feels like a farewell, because not long after he went to Paris.
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