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Tom Moon, former music critic at the Philadelphia Inquirer, included " Forever Changes " in his 2008 book " 1000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die.

" Of " Forever Changes ," Moon wrote, " Inside these songs are ideas about guitar soloing that Lee's friend Jimi Hendrix rode into the stratosphere ; hints of the mysticism and transcendence that became the calling card of the Doors ; and the seeds of goth, orchestral pop, and other subgenres.

Few records of the era cast such a wide ( and still lengthening ) shadow.