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Waiting for the Sun

Psychedelic rock
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Waiting for the Sun is a Psychedelic rock and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Isaac Albéniz, Cream, Ginger Baker, Thelonious Monk and Jim Hall. Those roots explain a lot about how Waiting for the Sun arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Soft Parade, Strange Days, Morrison Hotel, An American Prayer and Love Her Madly, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Waiting for the Sun, reaching back through Isaac Albéniz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Waiting for the Sun is the third studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released by Elektra Records on July 3, 1968. The album's 11 tracks were recorded between late 1967 and May 1968 mostly at TTG Studios in Los Angeles. It became the band's only number one album, topping the Billboard 200 for four weeks, while also including their second US number one single, "Hello, I Love You". It also became the band's first hit album in the UK, where it reached number 16. The first single released off the record was "The Unknown Soldier", which peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Waiting for the SunIsaac AlbénizCreamGinger BakerThelonious MonkJim HallBill EvansRay DaviesThe KinksThe Soft ParadeStrange DaysMorrison HotelAn American PrayerLove Her MadlyRiders on the StormLight My FireI Want It All

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Waiting for the Sun grew out of Isaac Albéniz, Cream, Ginger Baker and Thelonious Monk, shares an orbit with The Soft Parade, Strange Days, Morrison Hotel and An American Prayer. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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