The Doors Check Into the ‘Morrison Hotel’
Fifty years after its original release, the Doors' Morrison Hotel is reissued as a two-CD /one-vinyl set that includes 19 bonus cuts.
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Counterbalance 24: The Doors – ‘The Doors’
Before you slip into unconsciousness, Counterbalance has put together a few thoughts on the Doors' 1967 debut album. It's number 24 on the Big List.
The Doors’ ‘Soft Parade’ Gets the Deluxe Edition Treatment and a Chance for Reassessment
The Doors' fourth album was a deeply polarizing work and perhaps their most difficult to love. But the 50th anniversary deluxe edition goes a long way in spotlighting its many highlights.
The 10 Most Famous Albums That Never Saw the Light of Day
Here's 10 albums that never happened but are still discussed among fans and often recreated in some shape or form by the original artists, inspired musicians, or just hungry fans.
Celebrating 50 Years of the Doors’ Experimental ‘Strange Days’
The 50th anniversary reissue of the Doors' second album, Strange Days, offers a direct, no frills edition that emphasizes the dynamic, solid music.
No Reader of ‘William Blake and the Age of Aquarius’ Will Remain Unmoved
Blake's illuminated prints and poetic songs of soft innocence and apocalyptic experience influenced the post-WWII generation of American artists, musicians, and counter-culture leaders such as Allen Ginsberg, Jim Morrison, and Bob Dylan.
“If It’s Going to Rain, I Grab an Umbrella”: Pianist George Winston Talks Creativity, Patience
George Winston returns with an album dedicated to the medical facility that saved his life.
The Strength of “Anatomy of a Song” Is Found in Its diverse and Impressive Group of Interviewees
A self-described “oral history jukebox” gives behind-the-scenes details about popular songs and the historical circumstances that shaped pop culture as we know it.
Persona and Modern Music in 17 Songs
Persona -- the “I” of the song -- has evolved, broadened, and expanded to more fully represent a diversity of experiences as well as emotional, political, and cultural orientations.
Songs of the Summers: The ’60s
As it turns out, America's infatuation with sometimes kooky summer tunes is an old one.
