The third album from the Doors was somewhat dissapointing to the fans, but Hello I Love You gave them their second number one hit. Some think that Morrison didn't enjoy singing such a happy tune, and judging by Strange Days, I don't either. But the album is certainly worth getting, with great songs like Love Street and The Unknown Soldier. But I especially like Spanish Carivan, with Krieger's flamenco guitar playing. True, some of the songs do sound kind of rushed, and maybe Morrison didn't feel natural during the spoken part of Love Street (he certainly didn't sound natural), but it was probably pretty hard trying to follow their previous two, and most bands can't handle following up to their debut. To give you a feeling of how the album sounds, look at the cover. It sounds like a sunset. Or at least that's the feeling you get. One exception is Wintertime Love, which may remind you of ice skating on a frozen pond, but wait, what's that sign say? And when it's too late, you realize it says thin ice. Another good thing about this album is the upbeat, catchy melodies, assuming you like upbeat, catchy melodies. You do like upbeat, catchy melodies, don't you? Of course. Buy this album, I give it 4 1/2 handclaps out of 5, showing how good the Doors are, this being the sixth best of them all.
Hello, I Love You
The biggest hit on the album. Not much more to say about it, but if you haven't heard it before, I warn you, it may sound cheesy at first.
Love Street
Very catchy and flowing rhythm, it just doesn't get out of your head once it gets in there. Although the spoken part doesn't sound like Jim's natural poetry, it's a cool song.
Not To Touch The Earth
Actually from part of Celebration of the Lizard, the only part that was released on a studio album (besides Lions in the Street, Wake Up, A Little Game, and Names of the palaces, which were renamed, moved around, and put into two songs on Stoned Immaculate), and at the end you can hear Morrison start Palace of Exile, saying 'I am the Lizard King, I can do anything.'
Summer's Almost Gone
A kind of mellow, orangy song that fits perfect into the Waiting for the Sun theme, and like all the other songs, has a great catchy chorus (except Hello, I Love You, which doesn't have an official chorus, just Hello, I Love You won't you tell me your name?).
Wintertime Love
This is one of the songs that might make more sense than the others, because it's winter, and they're waiting for the sun (it doesn't say that, they just are). This shows an example of how well the choruses are planned out, it sounds kind of like the "O moon of Alabama, we now must say goodbye" from Alabama Song.
The Unknown Soldier
This song feels gray, like one of those silent parts in Saving Private Ryan. It's cool when you hear the army people shoot someone, or maybe it's just a practice, but it's so organized, with the drum roll and everything.
Spanish Caravan
Robby's work on the flamenco style guitar is great and noteworthy. If you like this type of song, maybe Matt-O-Mac will let you borrow his copy of those three guitarists, Paco DiLucia (or something) John McLaughlin (or something) and some other guy with a Di in his name.
My Wild Love
Interesting. Sounds like a chant of the devil, but we know that Jim wouldn't do that. It sounds kind of like Whiskey and Mystics and Men, da da da. It's got that drunken crowd of people who only remember the parts you know (like the Drunken Arses on SNL), like lah lah lah lah laaah laaah...
We Could Be So Good Together
Sounds nice, like it could be in a big Broadway musical featuring cats and mice trying to work together to outsmart the foxes. I don't know where that came from, but it's not. I still don't know why they could be so good together, yet he tells her wicked lies. Sounds like the Morrison thing to do.
Yes the River Knows
Like Wintertime Love, has a great chorus, but this is more complex and dark.
"Free fall flow, river flow. On and on it goes. Breathe under water 'till the end. Free fall flow, river flow, On and on it goes. Breath under water 'till the end. Yes, the river knows." It just goes together so smoothly. It sounds like an Indian chant of some sort.
Five To One
It has a really cool guitar lick, you can't hear what I'm thinking, but Matt-O-Mac does. It's got a dann-dann-dann dan-dan dann-dann-dann dan-dan. Okay, just buy the cd and listen to it for yourself!
This is Kal from Matt-O-Mac, being really sad that Jim's dead.
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