Strange Days
by The Doors
- Type: Album
- Released: Oct 1967
- Label: Elektra
- Country: United States
- Length: 34:53
- Community rating: 4.39/5 from 22 ratings
Artists on this release: Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released months after their debut, 'Strange Days' expanded upon The Doors' psychedelic and blues-rock foundation, embracing more complex studio experimentation and a moodier, more cohesive atmosphere. The album's production made pioneering use of an 8-track recording machine and one of the first applications of a Moog synthesizer in rock, which augmented its surreal soundscapes and themes of alienation and existential unease. Through tracks like "People Are Strange" and the epic "When the Music's Over," the band solidified its distinctive blend of Jim Morrison's poetic lyricism, Ray Manzarek's intricate keyboard work, and Robby Krieger's haunting guitar.
Genres
Descriptors: retro, theatrical, literary, dynamic, moody
Tracklist
- Strange Days (03:06)
- You're Lost Little Girl (03:00)
- Love Me Two Times (03:15)
- Unhappy Girl (01:57)
- Horse Latitudes (01:35)
- Moonlight Drive (03:01)
- People Are Strange (02:10)
- My Eyes Have Seen You (02:27)
- I Can't See Your Face in My Mind (03:23)
- When the Music's Over (10:59)
Credits
- Jim Morrison - vocals, moog synthesizer
- Ray Manzarek - keyboards, marimba
- Robby Krieger - guitar
- John Densmore - drums
- Douglas Lubahn - bass guitar
- Paul Beaver - moog synthesizer programming
- Paul A. Rothchild - producer, cd mastering by
- Bruce Botnick - engineer, cd mastering by
- William S. Harvey - art direction, cover concept
- Joel Brodsky - cover photography
- Jac Holzman - production supervisor