"Doctor Jeep" is a song by

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, from their album '' Vision Thing''. It was the second single from the album and was later included on their greatest hits compilation, ''

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''. The single reached no. 37 on the

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in December 1990.

Critical reception

In review of 5 January 1991 Paul Elliott of '' Sounds'' called this song "an inexorable, Olympian noise close to nine minutes of skeletal metal riffing, frosted with keys,

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slurring about everything and nothing" and expressed an opinion that it "won't sound" on radio programmes of Dave Lee Travis. Live version of " Knockin' on Heaven's Door" was described "heavy-handed, but no more so than

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Track listing

*"Doctor Jeep" written by Andreas Bruhn and

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, " Knockin' on Heaven's Door" written by

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7": Merciful Release / MR51

12": Merciful Release / MR51T

12" Limited: Merciful Release / MR51TX

CD: Merciful Release / MR51CD

Charts

References

External links

Doctor Jeep video on youtube
1990 singles The Sisters of Mercy songs Songs written by Andrew Eldritch 1990 songs East West Records singles {{1990s-rock-song-stub