by - written on 05/07/12 (Very useful, 51 readings)
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L.A. Woman was the sixth and last studio album recorded by The Doors with singer Jim Morrison, who died in July 1971 while the album was still in the charts. It is made up largely of blues rock tracks, with singer Morrison's voice audibly throatier and deeper, the result of years of drug and alcohol abuse. The album opens with ... Read the complete review
by - written on 27/01/11 (Very useful, 54 readings)
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LA Woman, The Doors, 1971 -------------------- Background -------------------- The Doors were one of the 60's greatest and original rock acts. Bridging the gap between psychadelia and heavy rock they exemplified the laid back cool groove of the hippie lifestyle. LA Woman was the band's final album after ... Read the complete review
by - written on 07/05/10 (Very useful, 35 readings)
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The final album released during Jim Morrison's lifetime, LA Woman is a return to top form from the Doors. Released in 1971 (the year of Jim Morrison's death) the band decided that this album would be a back to basics album with a focus on 'blues-rock'. They found a new engineer in Bruce Botnick after a fallout with Paul ... Read the complete review
by - written on 25/10/00, updated on 25/10/00 (Very useful, 128 readings)
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LA Woman confirms the Doors transition into the world of Rock and Roll with a smattering of blues thrown in for good measure. Morrison Hotel, their last album, started their transition into this arena but LA Woman shows a more mature output, the next logical step after Morrison Hotel. When this record came out it was widely ... Read the complete review
by - written on 07/08/00, updated on 07/08/00 (Very useful, 114 readings)
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I have been a Doors fan for about 8 years now and pull out one of their CD's every couple of weeks. LA Woman is consistently good from start to finish, LA Woman is Jim's Au Revoir before expiration in Paris and it is a dandy. The title cut is one of the all time greats, packing great images of LA into lively keyboard and guitar ... Read the complete review
by - written on 04/08/00, updated on 31/10/00
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i stumbled across this album/cd a coupla months ago, and although i did know these songs, i was addicted to several songs from this cd. like "la woman, lamerica, riders on the storm, and love her madly" among half the other songs on this cd. it's a great buy. and it's probably cheap too so buy it especially if ... Read the complete review
