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some absolute bangers in here. but you already knew that
Setting the standard for psychedelia. How do I rate a classic? -1 star for my terrible ex who was obsessed with this.
There was a period in the earlier 2000s where it became fashionable to shit on the Doors. Fortunately the winds of change have shifted and all and goddamn the blues, flamenco, classical, jazz juxtaposition is just so good. On revisit even ones I didnt' care for in past, like backdoor man hit hard. Sure Morrison was a bit of a ridiculous cat, and pretentious, but he wrote some really really good lyrics. Song structure is immaculite. Krieger contributions are otherworldly good. Stumbling in the neon groves!
Light My Fire is so good though. I think I’ve over-heard Alabama Song or the ending is so creepy, it just creeps me the heck out. Bleh, this is a tough call.
A few of the tracks blended together after the first couple of listens, but there were enough standouts that I really enjoyed the album, as a whole. The cover of Back Door Man, specifically, with the lushness of the instruments and wailing vocals, got several replays before I went on to the rest of the album.
Love it love the doors this album is great
Stupidly overrated
SCC
The iconic Doors album that shows all of Jim Morrison's potential, but also a bit messy in the middle.
Pretty nice album
While I can certainly appreciate the significance of the album and it's influence I didn't personally love it. I liked it, but I probably wouldn't play it again.
Great album. Classic for its time period.
The music is pretty great, Morrison's lyrics sometimes come off as hokey and corny - I mean, "she's a 20th century fox" wow deep bro, deep. Despite this, it's easy to see what makes it a renowned album. Each musician knows when to pull back and dive in, creating a sense of depth that a lot of recordings lack.
Good
I’m really not a doors fan. Their music is just mid to me.
Every year, kids go to college, take some Acid, and realize the Doors are the greatest band ever.
This sounds like nothing else! This is the first band that led me into weirder choices!
This album kind fo stands out for the Era of rock and roll it was released. Definitely a shame that Jim Morrison died early and wasn't able to continue making music. Got slightly repetitive near the end but lots of greats songs on this album definitely make it worthwhile to come back to.
Good music.
I had a whole thing written here about how great this album is, and then accidentally closed the tab and lost the entire thing before saving. Dammit. Always write your 1001 album listening notes outside of Chrome, y'all. Long story short, The Doors is a fantastic debut album with incredible vocals from Jim Morrison and musicianship from people like Ray Manzarek. Light My Fire and The End are still considered some of the greatest compositions in classic rock history and for good reason. 4 stars: I am struck by this album. Interesting Factoids from Wikipedia: *The Doors worked on the material of their debut album throughout 1966 at various locations and stages, such as the Whisky a Go Go. The album's recording started after their dismissal from the venue, having just signed with Elektra Records. The recording of The Doors established the band's wide range of musical influences, such as jazz, classical, blues, pop, R&B and rock music. Standout Tracks: Break on Through (To the Other Side), The Crystal Ship, Alabama Song (Whisky Bar), Light My Fire, The End
3.5/5 Break on Through is a favorite. You can hear the influence it had on harder rock later. Everyone has heard Soul Kitchen even if you don't think you have. It's all over movies and shows. 20th Century Fox is a classic. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) is a weird choice but it fits in a way that differentiates the band from contemporaries. Light My Fire is legendary.
That first song must have hit like a bomb when it first came out huh, like I can’t imagine what it sounded like to people at the time. Also the organ? It’s what takes this album from good to awesome. I know it’s popular to hate on Jimmy, but like, c’mon. I can’t believe there’s a Brecht cover in here. This album does have one glaring flaw which plagues a lot of albums of the time called, fuck it let’s keep riffing for 7 minutes, it gets tired after a while, and so 4/5, but a really good 4/5
Classic
Man this is an amazing album. I've listened to an album from The Doors before. I liked Morrison Hotel and I also really like their self-titled debut. As was the case with that album, the highlight for me is Jim Morrison's singing, which still holds up as being very unique in the best way possible. The instrumental sound in this is very enjoyable. I really like the organ keyboard thing they've got going on. The writing is very interesting. This is perhaps most obvious with the final song, fittingly titled "The End." Not every song hits quite as hard as the best of the best from this album, but the best songs are truly fantastic and the worst songs are still pretty enjoyable. It's crazy to think that this was their debut! It's another debut album that absolutely deserves its inclusion on this list. Light 5/5.
That Guttermouth song about The Doors auditioning new singers is how I learnt to do the Fred Schneider voice.
"The End" only gets better with age.
Overall a decent album. There’s a few songs I really liked, others I thought were okay and a couple I wasn’t fond of at all
Undeniably great
Lekker album, vette sound, goede nummers, echt iets anders
Marvellous album
A master class on instrumentation. I only knew Jim Morrison for his rage on songs like Five to One so it was nice to hear his vocal range on this album and where the fire sorta originated
It could have been a 5/5 and maybe it should have. Musically, this is so great. But I cannot shake the cringe from some of the lyrics and the way the generations upon generations of teenagers (including myself) were influenced by Jim Morrison to be the among the most obnoxious types on the planet.
This was OK. I knew some of the tracks and the length if pretty good. But I doubt I'll listen again to it as an album.
meh
Much of the discourse surrounding The Doors relates to Jim Morrison’s almost divinely sensual mystique. And while his musings certain contribute significantly to the creative accolades of the band, The Doors are more than Morrison alone. Ray Manzarek’s genius, I would suggest, is at the heart of The Doors’ sound; they would be unrecognizable without his lines driving , his solos disorienting, ultra-psychedelic.
superb and classic. 4.9/5. Listened 2x
Great
Classic
Liked most of the songs
Yes
It was steering towards a solid 4, but then "Light My Fire", "Back Door Man" and "The End" came on. Such masterpieces, amazing.
Certainly a decent album, enjoyed it more than the previous Doors album we had on this list. I'm not sure what i'm missing, but I don't understand how these guys are so well revered, or what separates them from their contemporaries. Maybe it's just a style/era of music that doesn't really resonate with me, so I'm not getting that bit of magic/x-factor that really elevates their music. The strengths in this album lay in the drawn-out, almost psychedelic songs, even if these songs did overstay their welcome. Anyways, happy to have listened to a couple Doors albums, don't think I'll be delving back in again though. Slightly strong 3/5
Standard issue psych/rock that didn't do a whole lot to ingratiate me to the aesthetics of the genre. I just get a bit bored. Two and a half. Fave track: Light My Fire
They have such a unique style and it’s hard to deny their power on a bunch of tracks here. I never found myself totally in love with that style and I don’t quite think this completely holds up for me upon each time listening again. Fave track: Soul Kitchen
You can tell they liked that synthesizer, almost to a fault. You can also tell that it was new and cool, because they injected that shit into every single track on this album. Its all you can hear, stabbing you in the ear over and over and over. Definitely transitional, in between the dry sound of the 60's and the sloppy sound of the 80's. Alabama song is horrible, had to skip. Overall, dry but interesting.
Ich habe die Doors schon sehr viele Jahre nicht mehr gehört nach einer sehr intensiven Doors Phase. Und ich war nicht begeistert, als sie auftauchten, obwohl man damit rechnen musste. Aber als kaum die ersten Töne erklangen, hat es mich wieder total erwischt. Fantastisch. Ein geniales Album. Die Albumversion von "Light my fire" unschlagbar. Ich weiß gar nicht, was viele Hörer gegen den Alabama Song haben. Er haut mich im positiven Sinne um. The End - ein Juwel. Take it as it comes, so ein toller Sound. Das alles stellvertretend für das gesamtes Album.Come on, Baby, Light my fire. Ja, dieses Album hat mich erleuchtet und begeistert. Das hätte ich jetzt nicht erwartet. Wow, so cool.
When I was a kid before I got into music I used to think The Doors were an 80s band. Mainly because other 80s post punk groups sounded a lot like them. My mind was blown when I saw they were from the 60s. Just goes to show the influence they had. This is a great debut. The longer jams are my favorite. Just completely unique and raw.
This was a pretty good album with a lot of classic The Doors songs!
I feel like this is my most controversial opinion - this album was not very good. It feels like baritone screaming over discordant ambience. The End was a solid song, but I didn't care for anything else. Unfortunate, after hearing about how good The Doors are since as long as I can remember
Great from the first to the last song.
Try to run, try to hide, I'm sorry but I can't give this a 5. I loved this as a teen, but with the wisdom of age it's apparent this is just not quite as good as I used to think it was.
Un classique chez les classiques, le parfait album de dark psychédélique et un tour de forces musicales plein de bangers
Nineteen sixty-seven was a great year. It was the year I was born and it was the year this album dropped. It's hard for me to pick one event as being more important than the other, but I might have a bit of personal bias. There's no dimension where this album doesn't deserve a rubber-stamped full five stars. It's probably one of the strongest debut albums ever recorded and it somehow manages to avoid the worst excesses of the 60s popular music tropes. Morrison's voice is fantastic and the rest of the band manage to keep everything fluid, with an emphasis on the keyboards. Special shoutout to The End, which I'll always remember from Apocalypse Now, and is probably the best fitting movie music ever. Oh, and I forgot how much I adore Alabama Song, particularly how it segues into Light My Fire.
classic! hadn't heard some of the deeper cuts but I liked them.
A great record. A very strong start career. It Should be an example for band who come to the studio with an established sound. A classic for a good reason.
This slaps. 9/10.
Ja.
Some great classic 60's era songs on here and an album you can listen to from start to finish. Not much filler, maybe Whiskey Bar qualifies, but great debut.
Helvíti góð rokkplata. Orgelið er nottla sjúkt og þessar bassa- og gítarlínur undir drunganum gera þetta að svo miklu meistarastykki.
Fínasta plata, fullt af góðum lögum. The end ótrúlegur endi, sturlað lag.
A heavy-hitting debut album of one of the most iconic groups of the 60s-70s. Not a bad song on this album and such a unique VIBE even if you're not big on Morrison himself. Manzarek (RIP) is a BEAST on the keys. You can't miss with this one. Standout Tracks: Break on Through, Alabama Song, Light My Fire, The End
3/5 - lot of fun songs but not very memorable
Break in Through and Light My Fire are Alfa.
Boring other than break on through and light my fire. Soft 3
This is the end … of me listening to Jim Morrison
I absolutely adore this album. Everything from the atmosphere, the songwriting the production it is just so incredible for it's time and only taking about a week to record. It influenced so many of my favourite bands and you can see why. It just has so much feeling and is a proper album I don't know how to explain it but clearly people agree. Not much more to say just really really good. I could pick every song for standout songs but for the influence of the album I will pick the coolest 3. Stand Out Songs: Break On Through Light My Fire The End
Love this album.
Album was ok, not one I would turn off but also wouldn't go out my way to listen too. Decent enough though
I like The Doors! Do you like The Doors? The Doors (The Doors, 1967) is inexplicably unique-sounding, both for its time and in retrospect. Pretty interesting, really, because the instrumentation is simple (vocal, drums, organ, bass) and the genre is very in-your-face blues rock without much room for wondering. And I reckon that's entirely the point. The Doors knew their strengths and played to them. Couple that with a string of easy classic compositions, and you start to verge into masterpiece territory. Break On Through and Light My Fire are the main radio hits, but many other tracks here are so goshdarn memorable. The Crystal Ship, Soul Kitchen, Alabama Song, Back Door Man... and, of course, the closing track that slowly and sinisterly tears at the soul: The End. You can't argue that that isn't an impressive track listing. The lyrics (arguably) aren't exactly poetry, but Morrison delivers them with such manly, whiskey-soaked confidence that you don't really notice. Also, the cover art is great. It's one of my personal favourites. As another reviewer wrote, "The fact that 75% of the band is standing neatly next to a massive, superimposed headshot of Jim Morrison is hilarious." Key tracks: all of them, probably
I’m not a huge fan of psychedelic music, but when I listen to it in isolation, it tends to bring me back to the old Spiderman cartoon show, which makes me feel happy! “Break on Through” could be a great pump song, great choice to start the album. Very High 3
Great and classic album. It’s funny how the album from the day before this, I was complaining about how it didn’t age well, and it should remain in the grave, but than the next day I get a great timeless album like this one. This is everything you can ask for in a record. Every song from front to back is good and enjoyable.
Another 60s right ear/left ear separation album. What’s with albums from this time doing this? Was it a quirk of recording? Anyway, I thought this album had all parts that were good when heard in separation. For instance, I thought the keyboard and guitars were great, but it didn’t feel totally cohesive when put together. Maybe it’s due to the right/left audio. Either way, it was a good psychedelic-ish rock album. Maybe not the most memorable out there, but good enough. Favorite track: Break on Through (To the Other Side)
It's a classic American album with great psychedelic rock/blues rock sound. Plus Jim Morrison was pretty good at writing poetry in song form. I also really appreciate the focus on piano/organs throughout the album. Gives it a more unique sound compared to other contemporary psychedelic rock at the time. Highlights: 1, 3, 5, 6, and 11.
Classic
I forgot how good this album is, cheers 1001 album generators!
What a brilliant debut album! Takes me back to the late sixties!
background music except the last song which was atrocious, 3/5
mid
This is the end
Empezar con una muy buena canción y acabar con una de las mejores canciones de la historia es algo que muy pocos álbumes pueden decir. Solo le faltaba que la parte de dentro fuera buena y... lo es, y mucho. Me encanta este álbum.
I fucking hate The Doors.
This album is solid...every song is great!
I was a big Doors fan at around 13/14 years old but soon after grew tired of them, particularly this album. Listening to it now is oddly nostalgic. It’s not bad, but still feels immature musically and lyrically. Still rocked out to “Soul Kitchen” and “Crystal Ship” though. Other tunes did not age as well, particularly “Back Door Man”.
Preferable to the last Doors album, for sure.
Brilliant
Solid. 3.9
I see the appeal it has on some people since it is a great record, but it doesn't do it for me. It's just plain and lacks more from a music perspective for me to rate it any higher
Such a great debut record. The end is so good man
While a lot of these songs are bangers and actually fun to listen to - hearing them with 2024 ears a lot of the songs are very creepy and uncomfortably so. In Whisky Bar he’s harping about Little Girls, Back Door Man - and while they are both covers they were chosen and modified. Not even starting with The End, which while back in the day sounded avante garde, it’s a rather lazy worded and rhymed song. This listen to this record made me like the band a whole lot less - even though musically it’s still quite gorgeous. Don’t look too closely at the sausage you’re eating they say.
"The Doors" is the debut album by American rock band the Doors. The band had been playing and developing most of the album's material in various LA locations prior to the recording. The pyschedelic rock created incorporated a wide range of musical influences including jazz, classical, blues, pop, R&B and rock music. Commercially, the album hit #2 in the US and has sold over 13 million copies. It is considered one of the best debut albums of all time and, in 2015, was put into the National Recording Registry for its artistic significance by the Library of Congress. A bossa nova drum beat opens "Break on Through (to the Other Side)." Guitarist Robby Krieger said the guitar was based on Paul Butterfield's "Shake Your Money Maker" and organist Ray Manzarek said his part mimicked Ray Charles' "What I'd Say." Well, it worked. Is it about a relationship? Drugs? "Soul Kitchen" has an organ groovy riff. Blues guitar. The lyrics are based on a late night place vocalist Jim Morrison would go to. I like the X cover version too. Manzarek keyboard shines on their big hit "Light My Fire." The keyboard chord progression was an homage to band favorite John Coltrane. A guitar and keyboard solo. It builds to a climax. Great vocals by Morrison. Pyschedelic pop at its best. They do a good bluesy cover of Willie Dixon/Howlin' Wolf's "Back Door Man." I had to mention this since I like the line "I eat more chicken than any man ever seen." Of couse, you close to the album with a song named "The End." The iconic pyschedelic guitar start and the tambourine. The music ebbs and flows. Morrison goes into the whole Oedipus complex speech where he want to kill his Father and do something else to his Mother. Is it an end to a relationship? Childhood? Sometimes else?Critics put this song as an important precursor to both the prog rock and goth rock genres. That might not make everyone impressed. I have to be honest; I was not the biggest Doors' fan in my teens and twenties. Maybe it was due to them being overplayed on classic rock radio. I've come full circle and actually now like them a lot. This is a fantastic album. There might be some overindulgence in the length of songs but I don't think it's dead weight. With a deeper listen, you really do hear all of the aforementioned influences (jazz, blues...). All the musicians are top notch. I never mentioned drummer John Densmore; he is fantastic in spots and gave the band the jazz experience with his background. The lyrics are at times dreamy and other times direct. This album is one everyone should visit or revisit.
Those doors be doorsing
It's so crazy that a) so many of these songs are super ingrained in the zeitgeist, b) this was their very first album, and c) this was released in 1967. This is magic in a bottle and the sounds are just so incredibly cool and catchy. Even the non-hits on this album were so smooth and nice to listen to. Five stars easily.
Really good! Only few songs I don't totally love but otherwise great
A great, classic, album. 4.5 for me
Good old Classic Rock Songs
loves it :)
How do you write and record a song like Alabama Song and thing “yeah this is cool”
Great! But stop talking about little girls, creep
Awesome album. Thoroughly enjoyed almost every song. The only bad note I have is that Jim Morrisons lyrics on The End are so lame. It's like he ad-lobbed them on the spot, and it makes no fucking sense.
Good vibes, I want to lay in the floor and smoke to this album
Speaks for itself doesn't it
their best or something like that
Liked it
Great album. No skips.
Liked the album. The standout song for me was The End.
oh man this is close to a 5 but just not quite - it's a bit too silly and campy. It always feels a bit amazing to me that they were able to basically build their whole sound around that organ. It's a great feel that I don't think anyone else has been able to pull off. My fave The Doors track (Touch Me) is on Soft Parade which is otherwise not as well-loved but I do like how this band progressed later as they gave up some of the theatrics and and put out great music that wasn't as silly.
Over rated
Starts out strongly with notable tracks like break through, and the lowkey semi psychadelic Sound of the album is really good and well maintained throughout. Sonically it is really consistent and sounds good and like it’s an album the whole way through Some forgettable moments throughout. The middle of the album isn’t as good and as the harpsichord/high pitched pipe sounds get annoying during the middle of the album. All the guitar solos were really good and the album wouldve benefited more from more guitar featuring. Ending is pretty good
Amazing
An incredible album. Every song is good. Unbelievable that this is a debut album.
Not bad
The End, Light My Fire and Break on Through are classics. Rest of the album is great too 4/5
Great
4.5
Simple/minimized lead guitars compared to other rock bands I've listened to - heavier emphasis on bass + keys (rhythm). Very easy to listen to / relax to. The second half of the album (light my fire onwards) was more enjoyable than the first half.
Organ dominated psych pop and proto punk brilliance.
*I want to like this album more than I do. There’s nothing wrong with it, it just didn’t speak to me. Will listen again and reevaluate.*
One of my favourite albums
No great, not terrible. I think that the keyboards as lead instrument is more interesting than Jim Morrison.
Still awesome. No notes.
лучшие
One of the greatest debut albums of all time. It is so strong that it almost seems like a greatest hits collection. Definitely one of my top 10 albums of the 60's. The organ parts are what really bring this album together, there are so many great lines, the tone is superb, and that solo on Light My Fire is next level. Jim Morrison's lyrics and vocals are great, a lot of stand out lyrics and melodies. I love the line "You men eat your dinner, eat your pork and beans. I eat more chicken than any man ever seen", I just think it is really funny. And what a closer, The End is one of my all time favorite songs, such a great atmosphere and the guitar really gets to shine here. The album cover is also great, it really captures the mood of the album. It is one of the best covers that is just a photo of the band. Also the typography is great. Easy 5/5 for me.
Absolutely classic blues/psychedelic rock. The catchy riffs, fat/fuzzy guitar tone, fun organ parts, and killer vocals from Jim Morrison have all aged so well. I want to take off half a star for Whisky Bar making me uncomfy, but the rest of the album is so good that I can forgive it. 5/5.
I lovedddd it the songs really make you move
not for me! found the lyrics grating and juvenile (cringe rhyming, making me reconsidering my songwriting) + the melodies uninteresting the guitar solos also felt very rudimentary and not melodic like any teen could rip em there are a couple good songs though (this is the end is an awesome song)
Its good! Dont love all the songs, but its a good time
The Doors are highly overrated. Yea I said it. Come at me, baby boomers.
I don't think this album is overrated. I think it's justly rated. Good vibes, good jamming guitar and organ work, good Jim.
Light my Fire is a great track, especially the organ/guitar-led meandering jam in the middle. The rest of the album is a big meh from me, but maybe you had to be there. The mixing and balance between the band is excellent, with every part contributing without being too busy, but a lot of the songwriting just doesn't hit for me. I'm pretty sure The End was made up entirely on the spot and recorded in one take without any critical review.
For me not a huge band or album. Never understood the appeal and Morrison always seemed kind of hacky. Manzarek's organ is grating after a while and that's coming from someone who loves late 60s/early 70s Dead. The End is probably the coolest track followed by End of the Night. Alabama Song doesn't make any sense for this album. I'm glad I'm hearing 'classic' albums but this one won't be revisited.
Pretty damn progressive for an album from 1967. The production quality is good too along with the songs being good as well. Pretty good listening experience.
Full of so many songs I recognise, did not know they were by the doors. Can see their influence, love it
4-5 very skippable tracks but the great songs make it all worth it.
One of the best albums ever.
I wanted to like the whole album more than I did. Light my fire is a time machine, a psychedelic trip back to a time and place long gone but never forgotten. Unfortunately I'm not sure all the other songs have aged as well.
Impressive. I don’t know I’d go through ‘the end’ on future playthroughs but as a whole it stands out amongst the other albums from the era
I love The Doors and love this album. This band really captured my imagination when I was first starting to gig in bands. We thought Jim Morison was some sort of shaman when it turns out he was just a dude with an ego and a drug problem. I love it when bands remaster albums however, this album has been tinkered with, they have added lots more of Jim’s ad lib sounds/grunts/ words (beyond the sung lyrics) etc, which I think detracts from the original and make some of the tracks sound a bit try hard and cheesy. Still, it’s the doors so it gets a 5 from me! Try to run Try to hide Break on through to the other side!
A pretty amazing debut album! I really enjoy The Doors and this is mostly a great album. I'm giving it top stars, even though there are a few tracks that I'm not into the rest of the album makes up for it Fave track: Back door man
Superb!
I thought this was very cool about 50 years ago. Sound engineering is poor quality by modern standards and honestly I found it hard to listen to, plus the music itself is pretty self-indulgent. Not something I would listen to on my own now.
Already a favourite. Love almost everything about it: vocals, sound, song construction; just the right mix of freedom and tight playing. It's just cool (it might help that I discovered it aged 15). A pretty astonishing debut, too. Love it!
Really glad I heard this; had only really scratched the surface before.
Wonderful to hear this again! It seems funny now that I knew the Amii Stewart version of Light My Fire first before this one. Hello Metallica, THIS is how to record a 7 minute album track that people want to listen to all the way through. I’ll give it five.
Some all time classics. Still such a psychedelic trip
It's funny, how I could rate one of their albums with a 5, and this I'm giving a 2. I guess I like their later sound more than this. 2/5
It’s the doors and it sounds like the doors. Lots of hit songs.
I thought a full Doors album would get boring, but I was pleasantly surprised at how well it held together. Quite a few hits here, and the rest of the songs were nice and groovy as well. Stand-out: Break On Through (to the Other Side)
This one needs no explanation. It is way ahead of it's time and one of my favorite albums of all time.
An incredible album, hard to believe that this was their debut. Such a distinct sound, often dark and mysterious
Jeg har stadig stor respekt for The Doors som musikere, men efter at have hørt et album fra dem for første gang i 10+ år må jeg erkende at jeg simpelthen er vokset fra Jim Morrisons tekster. Han var ung!
Kæft en flok liderlige dorks! Wall to wall bangere, har ikke engang hørt den så mange gange men kunne stadig genkende alle numrene.
Absolut banger!
2/19/24. Love The Doors; this one isn't my favorite album by them, but this is still among their best. Not sure there's many other albums that have a stronger opening and closing song.
I like The Doors, they're unproblematic
Liked it but not that much
Banged
Felt like an important album. Forgot that the last two minutes of “The End” was just Morrison screaming the F word over and over again. Sorry sophomore class. Eek.
Classic
Second Doors album, second time I groaned about having to listen to it, second time I've been pleasantly surprised. Maybe I don't dislike the Doors, maybe I just disliked the kids in college who were *really* into the Doors.
Bueno
Just ok
Amazing
Better than the other Doors albums on this list, but not by much. I struggle to think of a more overrated band in rock.
Always loved them, every note and word.
Rock, psychedelic, classic, keys, male, polyphonic, slow/mid/fast, high energy and passion, impressive debut, outstanding voice, great recording and atmosphere, well arranged and selected song sequence, some weaker songs, but generally great
More of the foundation of the development of my childhood love of rock music. On the brink of entering the overplayed realm though. Still, very fond memories of this being solidly talented and inspired music
original Doors, awesome!
Hall of Fame. Essentially their Greatest Hits but it's their debut album.
As much of a doors hater as I am, this was pretty good. Think I am just a Jim Morrison hater, the rest of the guys carried him through on this one
I tired of The Doors sound long ago. I mean, I like the band, but in general find them too Jim Morrison-y. Aside from two all-time classics in Light My Fire and Break On Through, I think most songs here are just OK.
Cool old trippy
This a really exceptional debut album. I don't think there's a duff track here, the music and vocals are great. This is an album that has been in my collection for many years, and this was an opportunity to revisit it. 5/5
Ein unvergessliches Album mit dem unvergleichlich synthetischen Keybord, genialen Gitarren Solos und der auf dem Album noch klaren und deutlichen Stimme von Jim. Dieser Stil prägte die Band, den Sänger und das Zeitalter. Verkiffte Party Keller mit langen Bewusstsein erweiternden Sessions. Nie war ein Album klarer und unverbrauchter von den Doors als dieses - Ihr Debüt. „To the other side“ und „Light my fire“ sind bekannt aber auch Raritäten wie „Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)“ und die Ballade „The Chrystal Ship“ sind schlicht umschrieben - genial 🤩
The sound of the Doors is still worth listening to, unfortunately a bit too much synthesizer due to the time.
Killer debut album. Probably my favorite doors album I’ve listened to so far.
People like these guys
Look, this album is just good. Like really, genuinely good. Listen to the whole with nothing but a neat glass of bourbon keeping you company and be enthralled the entire time good.
Solid classic rock. Hard to go wrong.
Its just so clearly incredible man. Favorite track: Light my Fire
я вновь в Миссури. на мне рваные грязные шорты и еще более грязная футболка красного цвета. я жую какую-то траву, захожу в местный и единственный бар выпить пива перед закатом солнца. и у меня все еще хорошо.
I've always been mixed on the Doors. It was a good revisit to listen with a fresh perspective. While some of the hits, I'm probably good to not hear again for awhile, some of the lesser known tracks are great. It's hard to believe this album isn't the greatest hits album. The End is timely and powerful as always.
Permanece potente y desafiante. 4/5
Really dig this. Might be one of the best debut records out there.
Almost every song is amazing. There is a reason all college kids go through a doors phase.
Very hit or miss album, I liked Break On Through, Soul Kitchen and Light My Fire. The rest were forgettable. Gets an extra half a star for ending the album with "This is the end" tho.
First listen I was really not feeling it, but luckily I gave it another go. This must have slapped in the '60s and '70s tbh, and while the fact that it's so ancient should be taken into consideration when rating, I can't fully get on board with this album. I feel like it's very inconsistent. Half of the album is alright with a couple of great songs, but half are just too weird and kind of boring.
Good album. Could definitely hear aspects that the Beatles were influenced by. I thought "psychedelic" rock wouldn't be my cup of tea, but this was fun.
Good. I enjoyed the whole album.
Not really big on the organs, still had some all time songs that carried it for my
Up there with the best debut
Never heard of them before but I like their sound
Exceptional song writing, beautifully performed by the enigmatic, idiosyncratic lounge lizard
Fantastic debut album which highly belongs on this definite list.
Classic Doors! Loved this one, revolutionary album. I liked The End and Back Door Man the most. I also felt very cool for being a person who listens to The Doors.
Album clássico, meu pai adora e eu tenho memórias afetivas. O som em si eh Mt bom, gostoso de ouvir, o piano eh sempre Mt bom, bem pensado e utiliza um jeito bem blues de tocar o piano dentro do rock, onde a guitarra costuma ser mais blues. As músicas tem um teor Mt antigo Mt rock americano pra mim, algo que me incomoda, além de saber que o cantor eh um pau no cu. No geral, me surpreendeu, pq nunca ouvi ele inteiro, as musicas todas são boas e eu adoraria ter um vinil desse álbum.
Man, I love the Hammond organ
3,5
4.3 nice, never a bad listen faves: break on through to the other side, the end, light my fire
p116. 1967. 4 stars. Astonishing debut, a weird combination of jazz, blues, psychedelic pop and theatre rock that somehow works. Point deducted for the excessive mid 60s wankage, and the occasionally dated production and arrangements
Я признаю этот альбом знаковым. Однако я не могу не думать, как и в случае с Элвисом, что другие артисты, у которых в ту эпоху было мало возможностей быть широко услышанными, должны были иметь шанс.
Excellent album, really speaks to my own personal taste: it's groovy, it's heavily blues influenced, and the instrumentalists are very talented. I can especially see why this album was popular in 1967. It'd be a 5/5 if I was on acid while listening to it I'm sure.
All I can say is that I hope this is the last Doors album out of the 1,001.
I really like the Door actually. This is something I’d play when doing chores or in the background. Great instrumentals and guitar. Very mellow too.
The Doors debut album. A classic
Classic album - I used to listen to it with my dad.
Not a bog Doors fan. Just not into that style.
Great
Much prefer the Doors over LZ, yesterday's featured group. The edgier side of 60's Rock.
Some classic tracks
# 155 : GREAT ALBUM! This album is well done and not bad for a debut with not a bad song among them. Every song on this album is recognisable and still sounds great. This is what is meant by 'iconic', everyone should know these songs! Fav Track : Light My Fire
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This has always been a huge album but given its usage as a distraction for a 45 minute medical procedure, it will be an even deeper part of my life forever. The tracking is absolutely perfect, the production value is immaculate and influential.
Another just alright album!
Wat moet ik zeggen.. wereldalbum. 5/5
Qué sonido más maravilloso. Está claro que no son los mejores, pero suenan a gloria.
It's a comfort food, the Doors. The sound, spangly vocals, sense of time and place that has now gone, a brittle brilliant USA that had hopeful opportunity in abundance. There is only a joy with this re-listening, familiar journeys of mine with the music of this album. It passed pleasingly and well. Not quite 4 stars, but almost.
After going down the psychedelic music rabbit hole the last few years it's really nice to revisit one of the records that helped kick off that genre. This record is fun, interesting, and high energy. I love that it has the classic rock and roll sound but with some psych elements. The organ is so good. Did Smashmouth rip off Soul Kitchen for their greatest hit? Light My Fire is probably my favorite on the album. I absolutely love the guitar work in The End.
I've always enjoyed The Doors. It was fun to revisit this one. I loved this album in High School, particularly "Break on Through", "Twentieth Century Fox" and "Light My Fire." I love how psychedelic the record is, and how wild it gets. It builds and then it crashes over and over again. Especially with songs like "Alabama Song" , "End of the Night" and "The End." However, the record is not necessarily linear in a building and crashing fashion. It takes swings and plays on conventional rock and roll (for the time) and takes it a totally different direction. I don't feel that this record is "easy listening," I definitely enjoy it better in doses. The keys and organ start to sound repetitive after awhile and I need a hard palate cleanser. However, despite how much "keys fatigue" that I feel when I listen to this record all the way through, I can't deny how much of a masterpiece "The End" is. Pure genius.
I decided to give this a listen with open ears, in spite of my preconceived notions of the Doors, and Morrison in particular. It starts all right, Break on Through is a decent enough track with fun keyboards. Soul Kitchen is fun (I prefer the X cover), but by the time we got to Crystal Ship I was starting to remember what I don't like about this band. The lyrics are abysmal. Anyone who considers Jim Morrison a poet probably isn't really listening. Stupid, amateurish and forced, the lyrics really take me out of it. The music is fine. It doesn't drive me wild, but it's not offensive in anyway. A little noodly at times, but that's a given for the beginning of the psychedelic era. I just don't find a lot on this LP that gets me excited. I don't hate it like I've said for years, but I don't think it's ever going to be in my regular listening rotation.
I really like The Doors, and I’m still impressed with how many great songs are on this album. The End has always been my favorite… but I do appreciate how Light My Fire doesn’t quit!
Great album, very unique and varied sound.
Kind of boring, repetitive, etc. 🤷🏽♀️
from my youth
Ja mislim da je okej
Listen at 27/01/2024
I recognized their single “Light My Fire” and some of the tracks were kinda OK. Give this 2.5 stars
I listened to LA Woman first, which is a good album, but this was so much stronger of an offering. I hadn't heard the extended version of Light My Fire which has a wonderful jam with Ray's organ soloing, then Robbie's guitar soloing. Break On Through (To the Other Side) really does set the stage for the album. The blues influence is definitely there but more of the psychedelic comes through. It's a consistently good album throughout - first half is pretty solid (20th Century Fox, while somewhat clever, is probably the weakest track on the album), but even though I Looked At You had the shortest run time, it was my favorite track. I'm more likely to regularly play this album.
Really great album
Schön, einfach schön
Unbelievable. I have not listened to this album since 1986. It is amazing. My favorite song is “Soul Kitchen”. It’s not for everyone, but give it a shot. You may like it.
A cultural colossus.
One of ‘The Albums Everyone Had’. Can’t believe it’s as old as it is. Still killer rock. Hope some younger folks get blown away by it from your project.
Rock, 1967, -> 5
Brilliant psychedelic rock album featuring the poetry of Jim Morrison
Not a fan.
A big step forward for his time
One of my favorite albums. Excellent lyrics and song structures. The guitar and keyboard are excellent. The album has great pacing. An all time classic.
In general, not my taste. I love weird music more than the next guy, but this stuff was weird. Also, musically I don’t love this style of early pre-rock type music. Maybe if I sat down with the lyrics 1,000 days from now, I’ll have changed my mind.
Solid
Some songs were discordant and could do with tightening up. The first song was not a great opening to the album and made me want to turn it off immediately and shove balls of broccoli in my ears. Some songs such as the second were banging and overall the album was tasty enough to garner a 3. Thank you for coming to my TED talk
Listened at Carkeek Park
It's a classic; it did wonders for music today. I just can't listen to it now unless it's used in the background of a movie/TV show scene. I understand its impact; it's just not doing a lot for me right now, and I wouldn't download it.
I really enjoyed break in through to the other side. It’s a song I had heard before in movies and tv shows but didn’t know what band it came from. I love soul kitchen (Mono) and The Crystal Ship (Mono). I also don’t mind Twentieth Century Fox. Lastly, the song The End is a lengthy song that journeyed through a wide range of music styles and emotions.
Mítico!!!
This album is vibey and moody. A bit slower and you can tell the doors are still finding their way. I liked it though
Ha estado bien. Me han gustado mucho Twentieth Century Fox y Alabama Song.
Classic sounds, real loose.
Good, but dated.
This is an album I didn’t think I knew but must have been played at home a lot when I was younger, because it was definitely very familiar. Alabama Song wasn’t as familiar and I particularly liked it. I give the first half of the album (through Light My Fire) a 5 and the second half a 3 because it was so boring to me.
Now we’re talking. One of my all-time faves. It came out when I was 11. JB bought it and I used to listen to it over and over in front of our stereo cabinet, laying on a pillow to get the great stereo separation. Don’t love the final 11 minute track, “The End”, but still a solid 5 for me. One old blues song, Willie Dixon’s “Back Door Man”, and a song from 1927 by Brecht and Weill supplement the originals, (Alabama Song). Until about 15 years ago, I had no idea that the original album and my memories of it had the last word of “she gets high” silenced throughout the opening track, “Break on Through”. Great stuff.
One of the first “classics” I owned. My guess before listening is that the first half is still pretty good and the second half isn’t. Open question: will “The End” be Maggie’s new favorite song? Listening: Soul Kitchen is still my favorite. Twentieth Century Fox still exemplifies the band’s worst tendencies (dumb lyrics, coasting on Morrison’s sexuality). Ugh I forgot about “show me the way to the next little girl” in Whisky Bar. If I remember correctly, the single version of Light My Fire doesn’t have the extended organ solo and is therefore a million times better. As I remembered/suspected, this is essentially three classic songs (Break on Through, Soul Kitchen, Light My Fire) surrounded by a bunch of filler. (Soul Kitchen wasn’t even a single, so maybe my opinion of that song does not reflect a critical consensus.) The second half before The End feels entirely like an afterthought, and The End is still one of the weirdest songs on a pop record ever. In a generous light, that song is daring and transgressive, but I mostly think it’s self-indulgent and not nearly as smart as it thinks it is. (See also: this band in general.) This album definitely feels like one you’d buy because you heard two great songs on the radio—probably what I did, essentially, as a tween—and then end up feeling disappointed because little else on the record comes close to that standard.
personally I don't like The Doors
Auch in meiner Plattensammlung und einfach nur genial.
own
I like it best at its most banal poppy and it’s most self-indulgently obscure - Light My Fire and The End. I didn’t enjoy the Alabama detour, or Twentieth Century Fox.
I know why this is on here but... Just say no to Jim Morrison.
Shorter album but some great songs
Never got the obsession with this band. Music is good, but I can't stand Jim Morrison's voice.
Knew every song, impressive album.
Ok.
One of the best! Loved it when it came out, love it now.
Every song is great. The music and lyrics play together perfectly. The heavy focus on the organ gives The Doors a unique leg up on a lot of the other classic 60s psychedelic rock stuff.
Iconic!
Groovy, psychedelic rock. Easy listening
Starkes Debutalbum.
interesting, but doesnt make my heart go doki-doki + organ gets annoying Significant 33/99 undoubtedly Liked 16/99 Added 4/99 YNN
"Break On Through", "Light My Fire" and "The End" alone warrants the inclusion of this extraordinary debut album in such a list. It would be insane not to mention The Doors at some point. And here's your best bet to do it, no question. By the way, the three gems I've just quoted shouldn't lessen the impact of the other slightly-less-iconic-yet-equally-stellar cuts in this debut. Cuts such as "The Crystal Ship", "End Of the Night", or that mock-gothic yet genuinely haunted cover of Brecht and Weill's "Alabama Song"... And "Soul Kitchen", "Twentieth Century Fox" and "Take It As It Comes" are excellent blues-infused psychedelic songs as well. There's maybe a couple of very short fillers at the center of the record, but nothing that hurts its momentum. And even those lesser tracks bring some welcome mood swings on the table, in a way. So contrary to the mixed bags that all the other Doors LPs are to an extent, this one's a no-brainer. 5 stars, then. Number of albums left to review: 320 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 303 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 167 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many other records are more important to me): 220
Better than I remembered
Good memories, when I listened to his albums. Morrison Hotel was my favorite. Not into them any longer.
Great.
Thanks for being less than two hours (boo to you George Harrison) Less rock than I thought, did enjoy it but would like to pay more attention next time WRL
Obviously a classic, but I'm not a huge 70s fan. Such an interesting listen / relisten, to think of what this must have sounded like when it was originally released.
I'm from 1995 growing up on a hodgepodge melting pot of Eminem, AcDc, Sinatra, D. Martin, Jumper Bruno, Bruno Mars, Tash Sultana, Beastie Boys, etc. The album felt slower at times compared to the music I'm used to, the lyrics are more compressed but more composed because of it. Some of songs drag the lyrics out to set the stage for an instrumental, but it makes the compression of the lyrics harder, because to me, there's more time in the rhythm to put more feelings and words together for the audience. The Doors themselves do very well. They're rascals who touch on any topic of emotions they can, from being in a backdoor affair to mourning their mothers, while stepping forward and jiving with life. I just think the time they were in created standards that limited them, and they'd do very well for the 80s instead of the 60s
Not a big Doors fan. Listening to this album was new to me. It is classic Doors. Glad I listened to the whole thing, not sure I would do it again.
Not as good as it was in 1967.
not a big fan of them
Who does not love the Doors!
Quite enjoyed the overall vibe and some classic tunes. I don't love the proggy, organ-led numbers or the long stonery jams. It's probably not quite up my street but I am glad to have given it a couple of listens and I do get the hype, at least at the time. 14/1001
Two classic songs that I’ve loved since I was a kid clicking through my parents’ iTunes library. There were other songs that I liked, but that did not have the same trance quality and upbeat organ(?). But overall liked the feel that I got from listening and do enjoy this genre
The doors made this album
David Crosby notoriously HATED Morrison and The Doors. But Croz was a pretty hateful guy. RIP to both. Please someone transport me to L.A. in 1967 4.5/5
Classic and influential album on the psychedelic L.A scene. Strikingly simple yet effective use of keyboard to create an album with its own dark sound that was rarely matched in the psychedelic era of the 60s and 70s. Amazing songwriting as well closed off with one of the most dystopia song I’ve listened to with “The End”. 4.5/5
Powerful and classic Can’t believe this came out in the 60s and was their first album. Jim Morrison vocals are chilling and captivating Love this album 4.5
A bit meandering, wild howls of a man in pain/ ecstasy. 4 stars
I’ve always liked the Doors!
Classic favorite
Good but too much for me all at once. It's the synthesizer.
Some albums are so good their more problematic aspects can be overlooked. Not this one. The Doors are mid.
Upbeat, funky, toasty.
Classic Doors songs, reminded me of why I listened to them decades ago.
Classic album with no filler songs.
It was a good one.
Pretty good
Surprised by how many songs I already knew
same as I remember it
Great album, a lot of the songs just rock
Listened to the Doors growing up. Great to revisit the whole album.
Ремек дело 10/10. Break on Through и Light my fire су посебне јер су и велики хитови.
Great album! I've been listening to The Doors my whole life.
LOVE