An American Prayer
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An American Prayer is the ninth and final studio album by the Doors. In 1978, seven years after lead singer Jim Morrison died and five years after the remaining members of the band broke up, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore reunited and recorded backing tracks over Morrison's poetry (originally recorded in 1969 and 1970). Other pieces of music and spoken word recorded by the Doors and Morrison were also used in the audio collage, such as dialogue from Morrison's film HWY: An American Pastoral and snippets from jam sessions. - Wikipedia
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This album is not for everyone, but is a must-own for Doors completists and fans of Jim Morrison's poetry.
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Seattle Pi
2011 - An American Prayer by The Doors is definitely an acquired taste and for many it is a taste that is difficult to swallow.
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Entertainment Weekly
1995 - Even when it was first released, An American Prayer was a minor footnote to the Doors’ career.
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Oceanstar
An American Prayer documents a fragment of the passion of Jim Morrison.
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Stereogum
It's more related to the essence of the Doors than either Other Voices or Full Circle, making it a more worthwhile thing to explore beyond the original six albums.
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Jazz Rock Fusion Guitar
2017 - This album is not for everyone, but is a must-own for Doors completists and fans of Jim Morrison's poetry.
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Steemit
One of the most underrated albums in both The Doors and poetry category.
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People
Morrison always said he wanted to be taken seriously as a poet, not a rock star; this album is likely to leave that issue in doubt.
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