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Lecture 9: “L.A. Woman” (1971) - The Doors: L.A. Woman (1971), The Doors’ sixth studio album, was the last recorded with Jim Morrison who unexpectedly passed away in July of 1971, only months after its release. The surviving members of The Doors would record two further albums, in 1971 and 1972, with  Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger sharing vocals, before they disbanded in 1973. They would reunite to release a final album, American Prayer,  in 1978 – backing tracks over top of earlier recordings of Morrison’s poetry and spoken word. But, in many ways, L.A. Woman was the last real Doors album, and perhaps the band’s best. It was a raw blend of psychedelic rock and blues, and a shift back to their roots and away from the more complex, sophisticated music of The Soft Parade (1969) and to a lesser extent Morrison Hotel (1970). Incidentally, this trippy promotional film of “L.A. Woman,” featuring Jim Morrison racing around in a cool set of wheels, was made around the time of the song’s release.

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