After the first two psychedelic stampede albums in 1967, Jim Co. pushed the brake and slowed the things down. contains many slow and "easy" tracks.
Some of them can be called "psychedelic pop ballads", like "Love Street", "Summer's Almost Gone", "Wintertime Love" and "Yes, the of Frank Sinatra as well as of Elvis Presley, regarding singing styles). On the other side, "Not to Touch the Earth", "Unknown Soldier" and "Five to One" are wild, bluesy, heavy psyche songs presenting Morrison's less sane personality and strong, spiky lyrics. classical acoustic guitar extravaganza of "Spanish Caravan".
The big hit "Hello, I Love You" is a childish pop song, the one I usually skip when playing. "Waiting For the Sun" is not easily acceptable album, despite its "easy" feel. It is not catchy or captivating on the first listen, unlike their other more blues-rock structured works that follow the usual rock 'n' roll norm.
Even for fans, it will take some time to earn appreciation. It is very unusual album even for the revolutionary, psychedelic standards of the year 1968.
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