An American Prayer (studio album) by The Doors

An American Prayer by The Doors
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 5,035th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 154 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (96th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (852nd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,035th)

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An American Prayer is ranked 8th best out of 45 albums by The Doors on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Doors is The Doors which is ranked number 30 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 29,161.

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Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 154 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 65.8/100, a mean average of 65.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.5.

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From 02/22/2023 04:36
Cheesy porno music over embarrassing spoken word poetry
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From 02/06/2022 04:09
WOW! I love this album! This revived my love for The Doors. I was a big fan a few years ago and I’m getting back into them. I decided to give this album a listen. It sounds like an album version of The Doors movie. Jim’s voice, poetry and story telling are fascinating. It’s a shame the legacy of The Doors seems to be dying. Jim is an American treasure
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From 02/27/2016 12:48
Jim's speaking voice is just as compelling as his singing voice. Unique & great album and nicely packaged.
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From 07/31/2015 20:18
Unique album ,the only album of its kind.
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80/100
From 05/28/2015 11:29
A poetic musical it is. Not a very fine one nor is it polished but the poetry alone is very good, not such a easy listener.
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From 11/02/2014 21:31
Not a fan of most posthumos releases. This one is a good idea: Morrison's poetry mixed with the Door's music. It just doesn't seem cohesive.
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From 10/28/2014 20:29
Interesting album.
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85/100
From 06/18/2014 07:25
Always liked this album despite the insistence by some who should know that Jim would never have sanctioned such a recording. His use of imagery remains compelling.
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From 03/12/2014 23:13
I love jim morrison's poetries, I would appreciate this album even without music
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90/100
From 12/16/2013 21:59
Love this album. One of my favourites from The Doors. Ive been quoting from it for over 20 years. Its unlike anything else I've ever listened to. Hard to believe it was put together after he was dead.
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