- Vinyl
- Label: ELEKTRA
- ASIN: B003YWIAX0
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the 1978 release of music layed down by the remining members of The Doors over a poetry soundtrack recorded by Jim Morrison in 1970. For some reason when people write about The Doors this album is rarely mentioned. However, any real fan of The Doors must surely own a copy of this album. It really captures the mood of the end of the hippy period, when things were looking far more dark and menacing than they had for some years. It also is the perfect encapsulation of everything that Morrison was about. He much preferred to be thought of as a poet than a rock star. the interlacing of The Doors music over Morrison's words works phenomenally. The music reflects the poetry and the whole thing does NOT look like it was thrown together with 8 intervening years. It's a really under-rated album and worth anyone spending their money on.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
An American prayer is a collection of poems wrote by jim before he died with music by the rest of the doors.
Its such a fitting album for his sad end as he refers to his own death in the ablum many times. which contains some great work such as ghost song and bird of prey. When i first heard the album i thought it was great and i still feel that way about it everytime i listen to his calming voice and the hypnotic music of the doors.
Contains explicit language
Its such a fitting album for his sad end as he refers to his own death in the ablum many times. which contains some great work such as ghost song and bird of prey. When i first heard the album i thought it was great and i still feel that way about it everytime i listen to his calming voice and the hypnotic music of the doors.
Contains explicit language
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album has an appealingly polished veneer: the new music sounds fresh and vibrant, and Jim Morrison's wonderful voice floats slickly over the top. The new music of the Doors sounds tailor-made to fit his poetry, with familiar reworkings of old themes and recurring elements. The poetry itself is very vivid, if a little jarring at times for its more explicit content; I feel that this album is most valuable for the samples of older Doors' recordings and Jim Morrison's singing; the poetry and samples don't help to explain the older lyrics, but put them in context: they make the lyricist, who is frequently lost behind the instrumentalists, stand out as a poet.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Jim Morrison "the poet"
A friend introduced me to this album which is something Morrison was working on before his death. The album contains Morrison's poetry which is raw, graphic and beautiful in a... Read more
Published 25 days ago by Joey_00
Very god cd with af poet
An American prayer is a special cd, and shows Jim Morrison from another side than we know him from the Doors. I recomend this cd for fans
Published 1 month ago by Per Holst Mikkelsen
The return of an old friend - essential CD for Doors fans
For Doors fans this is essential listening. What a lasting tribute to Jim Morrison and the Doors. Cant believe It took me so long to track down. Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. D. Morrison
Like nothing else.
If you're a creative person, you'll love this. A huge trip into the fog of the modern world. Very direct and emotional poetry you can see why he thought poetry was his forte.
Published 21 months ago by ben brimley
Hard to get but worth the wait
Have finally gotten a hold of this very hard to get album,had it on vinyl many years ago and thanks to amazon have it again,tried so many ways to get from all the high street... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2010 by Mr. K. Williams
Give the singer some
What a gem of an album this is. I've had a vinyl copy for years, and although I'd updated the six studio albums and Absolutely Live to CD versions a few years ago, I'd left this... Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2007 by Mr. D. W. Owen
The Doors at their greatest...
This album always seems overlooked by Doors fans. I am not a Doors fanatic, but this album was lurking in my record collection, and from the moment I put it on the turntable and... Read more
Published on 22 May 2004 by "fordprefect_ix"
Hit and miss poetry hints at what Jim could've been.
Jim's voice is beautiful on this particular album: in some ways his speaking voice was much more melodic than his singing voice. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2002 by "worley76"
Jim Morrison is too good with this one
The Doors have always been fantastic. I would say this is one of the best .. the lyrics are mind-boggling and really makes the adrenalin in ur veins to pump hard.
Published on 8 Jun 2000
Great CD
I'd like to recommend this CD to any person who really likes Jim Morrison's poetry and the way the music and the words are weaved. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 1999 by manu2510@mail.com
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