The Soft Parade [Original recording remastered, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued]

The most progressive album from the Doors! On 45 rpm Lp it's sound's like you are a part of the album.
The magical mistic sound of the sweet vinyl. The 60's right to the edge of the cliff!!!!!!!!

The Soft Parade is my favourite Doors album. The title track is arguably the best piece of music they ever made. I think "Tell all the People" is a great track, although rumour has it Jim didn't like the song at all. "Wishful Sinful" is up there with "The Crystal Ship" as one of their finest moments. This album has received alot of bad press over the years, presumably because of the horn and string arrangements, but to my ears these elements help make The Soft Parade the most enduring of all the band's albums.

This album has receive in the past and still to this day a lot of negative feedback. I realize that everyone has the right to voice their own opinion but I actually like this album.The Doors were experimenting with a lot of new and different sounds on THE SOFT PARADE and is clear that they were trying to perhaps confuse their listeners and they succeeded I believe but this album has a strong dosage of blues, rock and even a little funk but overall is a very well crafted album and the songs are very original and they are all very different. This album is perhaps the strangest that band had recorded up to that point but that doesn't diminish the great quality of the music contained herein. TELL ALL THE PEOPLE, is perhaps my favorite track on the album and I really like Jim Morrison's voice on this one, it is very clear and direct. TOUCH ME, was ofcourse the album's big hit and a great song to listen to this one is definately a Doors classic. WISHFUL SINFUL is another great song in which Jim's voice is really good as is the rest of the band. EASY RIDE, I think is really funny, I laugh sometimes when I listen to it and it is not out of disrepect to The Doors by any means but that is my take on the song, it is fast and has a strong country feel to it. RUNNIN BLUE, is another good one and a bit funny as well but still a good song. The album title song THE SOFT PARADE, is a real trip to listen to like Jim says in the beginning "this is the best part of the trip, the part I really like, proud to be a part of this number". Is a cool and long song to listen to. Finally I would just like to add that this may not have been The Doors best selling album or their greatest masterpiece but with all the negative reviews that it has receive in the past, THE SOFT PARADE still stands as one of The Doors most original and eloquentely conceived recordings. A must for any Doors fan.