Album · 1967
Strange Days
by The Doors
Strange Days is a 1967 rock album by The Doors. It runs 10 tracks across 35 minutes on Rhino/Elektra. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.5/5 from 8 ratings.
Paul A. RothchildRock · Psychedelic Rock · Acid Rock
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- 4.5 /5
- 8 ratings
- 81 /100
- 9 critics
- 10
- Tracks
- 35 min
- Runtime
- 120 bpm
- Tempo
- F minor
- Key
Ratings
8 ratings · avg 4.5
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Critics
9 publications
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5
- Music Story5/5
- Slant Magazine4.5/5
- Tom Hull – on the WebB+
- The Great Rock Discography8/10
- MusicHound Rock3.5/5
- Classic Rock3.5/5
- AllMusic3.5/5
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5
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Strange Days album cover
The Strange Days cover was photographed by Joel Brodsky and art-directed by William S. Harvey.
- Photography
- Joel Brodsky
- Art direction
- William S. Harvey
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Tracklist
10 tracks · 35 min
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Strange Days (50th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (2017 Remaster)Anniversary edition · 2017 · 20 tracks
- 1Strange Days (2017 Remaster)
- 2You're Lost Little Girl (2017 Remaster)
- 3Love Me Two Times (2017 Remaster)
- 4Unhappy Girl (2017 Remaster)
- 5Horse Latitudes (2017 Remaster)
- 6Moonlight Drive (2017 Remaster)
- 7People Are Strange (2017 Remaster)
- 8My Eyes Have Seen You (2017 Remaster)
- 9I Can't See Your Face in My Mind (2017 Remaster)
- 10When the Music's Over (2017 Remaster)
- 11Strange Days (Remastered)
- 12You're Lost Little Girl (Remastered)
- 13Love Me Two Times (Mono; 2017 Remaster)
- 14Unhappy Girl (Mono; 2017 Remaster)
- 15Horse Latitudes (Remastered)
- 16Moonlight Drive (Mono; 2017 Remaster)
- 17People Are Strange (Mono; 2017 Remaster)
- 18My Eyes Have Seen You (Mono; 2017 Remaster)
- 19I Can't See Your Face in My Mind (Remastered)
- 20When the Music's Over (Mono; 2017 Remaster)
Strange Days (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Anniversary edition · 1967 · 20 tracks
- 1Strange Days
- 1Strange Days (Mono)
- 2You're Lost Little Girl
- 2You're Lost Little Girl (Mono)
- 3Love Me Two Times
- 3Love Me Two Times (Mono)
- 4Unhappy Girl
- 4Unhappy Girl (Mono)
- 5Horse Latitudes
- 5Horse Latitudes (Mono)
- 6Moonlight Drive (Mono)
- 6Moonlight Drive
- 7People Are Strange (Mono)
- 7People Are Strange
- 8My Eyes Have Seen You (Mono)
- 8My Eyes Have Seen You
- 9I Can't See Your Face In My Mind
- 9I Can't See Your Face In My Mind (Mono)
- 10When the Music's Over (Mono)
- 10When the Music's Over
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About
Strange Days is the second album released by American rock band The Doors. The album was a commercial success, earning a gold record and reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Despite this, the album's producer, Paul Rothchild, considered it a commercial failure, even if it was an artistic triumph: "We all thought it was the best album. Significantly, it was also the one with the weakest sales. We were confident it was going to be bigger than anything The Beatles had done. But, there was no single. The record died on us." Nonetheless, the album managed two Top 30 hits, a Top 3 placing on the US charts, and a platinum certification. Furthermore, the album certainly did nothing to derail the overall success of The Doors, as demonstrated the next year by their chart-topping follow-up Waiting for the Sun.
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Strange Days consists of songs that were written in 1965-1966, but did not make it onto their debut album, such as "Moonlight Drive", which was one of the first songs written by Jim Morrison. The song was recorded in 1965 (demo) and 1966 (intended for their first album). In 1967 a final version was recorded and released on this album. Strange Days contains some of The Doors' most psychedelic songs. It includes songs such as "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When the Music's Over".
In brief
- Is Strange Days good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Strange Days 4.5/5 from 8 ratings.
- When was Strange Days released?
- Strange Days was released in 1967 on Rhino/Elektra.
- How many tracks are on Strange Days?
- Strange Days has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 35 minutes.
- What genre is Strange Days?
- Strange Days is catalogued under Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock.
- What BPM is Strange Days?
- Strange Days runs at a median tempo of 120 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Strange Days?
- Listeners of Strange Days also rate The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin, Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones.
- Who produced Strange Days?
- Paul A. Rothchild produced all 10 tracks on Strange Days.
Strange Days at a glance
- Label
- Elektra
- Recorded at
- Sunset Sound
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