The Crystal Ship (track)
by The Doors
The Crystal Ship appears on the following album(s) by The Doors:
- The Doors (track #3) (this album) (1967)
- The Very Best Of The Doors (track #13) (compilation) (2007)
- The Best Of The Doors (track #3) (compilation) (1985)
- 13 (track #5) (compilation) (1970)
- Live At The Matrix 1967 (track #4) (2008)
- Light My Fire (track #4) (compilation) (1988)
- The Complete Studio Recordings (track #3) (compilation) (1999)
- When You’re Strange (track #34) (2010)
- Box Set (track #34) (compilation) (1997)
- The Singles (track #4) (compilation) (2017)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/05/2026 16:20 | Siromynian | 20,322 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2026 09:24 | Bjartmar03 | 3,344 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2026 15:20 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.1/100, a mean average of 86.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.3.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/28/2012 20:37 | #56152
Tough to make this call... but this is probably my favorite Doors song. It is so beautifully written and delivered. The lyrics make up one of Jim Morrison's most beautiful poems. (Edited)
Morrison's father said this century, that he thought Jim couldn't sing, but that he was a great performer. I think he was both, as he proves on this one. (Edited)
My Review: Vocal Expressiveness- 97 Vocal Pitch- 90 Instrumental Rhythm- 79 Instrumental Melody- 81 Lyrics Poetry- 89 Lyrics Development- 84 Lyrics Logic- 85 Theme Message- 81 Theme Ideas- 82 Theme Creativity- 90 Total = 858/1000 = 85.8%+ 5% ( Is impossible to a song to reach more than 950 )- 90.8%
So smooth, what an amazing voice! (Edited)
Jason, STOP TAKING THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY FREAKING MOUTH! Haha! Except for the part about the song being a favorite. It's not one of mine. But yes, it's beautiful.
