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Not bad
Hit or miss for the first few tracks, but after that this really took off. I get the hype around this group and Morrison now.
Light My Fire is good. The End, while cringe, is a unique classic with some cool moments. Robby Krieger is a player. Band still meh overall.
Sonido viejo no mal pero no me encanto
Man, The Doors has such a unique sound (cue keyboard).
Kinda bored me.
When I was younger, I thought this was perhaps the best opening line to any album. I even enjoyed the Oliver Stone movie. Now I'm faintly embarrassed by this. Alabama Song was always unwelcome.
this is the end, beautiful friend
bit too slow for me, just not my taste
Pretty chill album, the songs were very nice just leaving in the background. There were a couple of songs that were really popular and then the rest just sounded like the usual Doors songs, so it was overall pretty great-sounding throughout.
Classic. Loved getting the deep cuts but I didn’t care for a few songs.
7/10
Muy bueno! En el medio tiene un bache pero muy agradable de escuchar
Chill, all songs sound kinda the same. Not really my vibe
Pretty strong album overall - fizzles out towards but first 2/3 you can’t skip. Gets a bit weird on Alabama but giving it a 3.3
I came into this album expecting to give it a 1 or 2 because I was really only familiar with Light My Fire, which I am not a fan of. Some of the bluesier tracks I found quite enjoyable.
Little slow and felt old.
More notable songs on this Doors album but not something I would personally go back to.
Great record, not much more to say than that
Better than the Morrison hotel for sure. The hits are great if not a little extended, the filler is usually good except for crystal ship, that’s a bad song. The end really does not do much for me, I get it and I get why people like it as an art piece but it’s just a little too much. Rays playing on this album is insane and is the clear highlight for me, and Robby’s guitar work is great when it’s not just simple blues rock boring. Jim Morrison is fine, I think I hate the culture around doors fans and it really ruins the whole Morrison image for me. This boils down to, break on through is great, light my fire is good but too long, I don’t like the end that much, the rest is fine.
Tok ikke lange tida før The Doors dukka opp igjen, her med deres debutalbum. Et album jeg har lyttet til før. Forholdsvis bra psych-rock, men ikke noe jeg returnerer til med hyppighet. Top 3: Take It As It Comes, Light My Fire, The Crystal Ship
I knew Break on Through (To the Other Side), Light My Fire, and The End. I liked the song Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar). I didn’t like how long some of the songs were, but they were the songs I knew which made it not as bad. I enjoyed this.
Bellino, è il mio primo album che era uscito quindi ha un posticino speciale
I feel like I can recognize how influential this may have been in the 60s. The organ is the most interesting part of the album. But it’s missing some sauce and the album itself is kinda just.. fine. The End was kinda wild lol
The Doors…another band where I could take all of their songs I love and make one great album out of it, but I can’t say that I particularly enjoy any of their albums from start to finish. Listening to this, I feel like I’m halfway between being depressed or dancing at a swinging 60’s party. Interesting album for sure. But not something I want to constantly revisit. Favorite tracks are Light My Fire (love all the covers of this song too), Soul Kitchen, and Whiskey Bar because it’s fun. Really like a 2.75 of an album for me. But I’m gonna give it a 3
Very strong opening track however I feel the quality dropped as it went on, especially “The End”. For me, it drags on far too long and is too repetitive for a song that’s 10 minutes long.
i didn't know the doors were so freaky
I see how this is influential to psych and British rock but I’m genuinely not sure I get it. If there wasn’t the myth of Jim Morrison I wonder what would be different.
The Doors are fine I guess, but the only moment that really strikes me as special is Light My Fire
I enjoyed some songs but others were meh
The generator previously gave me "Morrison Hotel", my first exposure to The Doors. Somehow, even though of course the music is unique and steeped in psychedelia, this album came across as more accessible than "Morrison Hotel" somehow. This was of course an interesting listen, with noteworthy songs for me being "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)"; "Light My Fire"; and "The End". However, the album didn't particularly resonate with me at this point in time. I do think about the style of these songs sometimes though, and they're just so different than what I usually listen to.
I put off listening to this all day because I hated the last doors album so much. This one was better, the radio hits are good. Still think strange days is my favorite doors record and in general I think I could kinda take or leave The Doors....I think....sorryyy ...😬😬😬
fine, need better
Not bad; feels like I listened to it before.
--Break On Through (To the Other Side)...freaky keyboards --Soul Kitchen...summer of love shit. it's groovy --The Crystal Ship... --____-- --Twentieth Century Fox...standard rocker --Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)...TIL this is a Bertolt Brecht joint. makes sense --Light My Fire...Ed Sullivan thought this was too racy. good lord people were lame in the 60s. still are, I guess. too long but it builds well --Back Door Man...the lack of bass in the Doors never really bothered me but this could definitely use some --I Looked at You...fun rocker --End of the Night...not my thing but they're trying something different --Take It as It Comes...oooh we got a calypso thing going --The End...true art? total bullshit? who's to say?
Pretty good. Very 60s sounding.
Weird vibes
They can only influence me to this extent (which means hardly at all). For some reason, I dislike Morrison's lyrics, and I dislike his singing style even more. The only thing I appreciate is keyboard.
very strong debut album, lots of bangers on here. great launchpad for the rest of the doors' discography- rating just once again boils down to the fact that a lot of these songs aren't what i'd listen to on the regular. "the end" was my favorite
Listened to about half of it. Decent music, but didn't really suit my taste.
Solid album, I'd give 3.5 stars if I could.
for every great song on here, there’s one I’d be fine never hearing again. those organ sounds really elevate those great tracks to another level.
Never really dug Jim Morrison's boring singing style and thought The Doors were overrated. When he gets his rock voice going I enjoy it a lot more. I still think they are overrated. Just a little less so now.
prima album
Some pretty good songs on this one but I felt it was just lacking something.
Favourite Songs: Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Solid album. Got a little weird at times.
horny boomer slop
super distinct sound, I got more into it the longer the album went on. still I can't imagine a time of day or mood I'd be in to throw this on
Jeg kan anerkjenne at The Doors var hipt og kult og unikt når det kom ut. Men jeg kan ikke noe for at jeg syns det er ganske flaut i dag.
Problems: 1) very weak and often rather silly lyrics, but some stick in the head none-the-less, 2) condescending to women, perhaps paedophilic in parts, 3) overwhelming keyboards throughout, often not to the best effect, 4) extremely repetitious musically and lyrically 5) rather stuck in a drugs/sex/death world vision as well. However, if you suspend your disbelief and wade into it, you just might find your own door out of it.
Mucho instrumental y me suena muy similar toda la atmósfera de álbum, pero algunas canciones me gustarían, lo puedo escuchar pero no elegiría escucharlo
Twas fine
Me siento en un western. Percusión es buena y cambios de tiempo son divertidos. Soul kitchen la conocia, the end creo que no y me gustó. Las otras no las distingo. Son largas.
conciso, estable, un poco repetitivo
they open then they close, genius
Some bangers, more diverse than I thought, not a huge synth jam guy but good stuff.
just that rock sound i don't like
Ahead of its time
I’m not a big fan of The Doors. I do appreciate their place in the history of R&R though. 3 really good tunes on here.
I'm just not a fan. I can see why people are, but not me.
Had higher expectations going in. Some good songs — Light My Fire is a banger — but the lyrics are a bit bad overall and it drags on longer than necessary. The End is WAY too long. 3/5
Never been a huge fan of the doors, too bluesy for me. But the end makes the album worthwhile.
I like Soul Kitchen. I haven’t listened to these songs since college. At Ohio State in the late 90s, you would typically hook up to this album or something by Jimmy Buffet. So these songs remind me of some regrettable evenings with men who believed they were poets.
Can tell they were high!
The more experimental second half is more interesting to me than the first. The most popular song is the opener which seems odd as it seems rather basic rock. 'The Crystal Ship' is rather beautiful while 'Light My Fire', 'Back Door Man', 'The End' are more interesting and lean in the psychedelic vibes.
Neither here nor there
The well known tracks are decent enough, the rest is a bit unmemorable. The end is a meandering mess
+ good album overall + clean guitar parts, good vocals (liked Jim's voice especially on calmer songs like crystal ships) + liked the organ solo in Take It as It Comes - sometimes a bit heavy on either organ, cymbals or vibrato without complementing the other instruments very well - don't like his (presumably intentional) flat singing in Alabama song
SHOW ME THE WAY TO THE NEXT LITTLE GIRL???? JIM MORRISON, DU SCHWEIN
I mean he has a great voice and... Sorry I'm pretty hungover and I'm not in the mood to be thorough. I wasn't amazed
Favorite Tracks: Break on Through / Soul Kitchen / Light My Fire Rating: 3.0 I listened to the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, featuring a 2017 remaster. I generally enjoyed the classic hits on this album, but also skipped a couple songs: The Crystal Ship / Alabama Song. This one will fall into the category of classic albums that I'm glad I listened to and appreciated, but not going to be spending any additional time with. A LOT of organ on this.
I wasn’t alive then, but this is what the late 60’s sound like to me. Ray’s unmistakable organ and Jim’s iconic wailing. Their cultural impact and influence on subsequent music can’t be denied. 2 or 3 classic songs, but there’s also a lot of filler here.
This falls into the category of a band whose hits I know but haven't listened to much beyond that and it turns out their other songs mostly sound like their hits. Which is always a bit of a disappointment.
Not my style but didn’t dislike
I mean this is a good album but I've just heard all the songs way too much. Doors are not may favorite and this is definitely not my favorite album of theirs. I'm guessing when it came out it was revolutionary but now it just feels tired and boring to me. I'll give it 3 stars for being good at one point but I can't give it more than that even though it probably deserves more.
Papa horny, Michael. I’m very “meh” on this one. The good bits are good, the bad poetry is really bad (“Ride the snake to the lake, the West is the best”), and I suppose it proves how influential this album was that some of the really corny bits sound like the soundtrack to a Swinging London party in an Ealing comedy.
As a teenager, the moments where the Doors intersect with the Stooges where the only Doors songs I was interested in. Now, I can find interesting things in the slower moments. I still find myself drawn to the wilder, raw-power rock, and I still feel like there's a lot self-indulgent navelgaze and boring White Blues. But there's stuff here I want to hear more of.
One of the albums of all time
198/1089 3 Doors albums down and this is definitely my favourite. i quite like the more raw sound. I don’t have much more to add other than that this project was a good listen and i enjoyed my time with it, though i’m unlikely to return to it faves: Break on through (to the other side), Soul kitchen, The end 63/100
seems okay im not the biggest fan of the doors but this album seems better than the other songs i heard
I like this one. 3 stars.
It’s ok bar one or 2 good songs
I feel like the Doors had a great frontman, but what separated them from their peers was the lack of a bass player. Damn the keys go hard in this debut album. It falters a bit after Light My Fire(side A is spectacular) but the three singles are iconic for a reason.
This has a few huge tracks that I enjoy. I feel like I’m supposed to like it. But I wouldn’t choose to put it on. Meh.
i'm guessing this must have been scandalous when it came out lol. i'm between a 3 and a 4 on it, i enjoyed it more than L.A. Woman though
interesting …. I can appreciate it for what it is, but not my jam… I really liked listening to the less popular tracks - he was such a poet & I had no idea! the psychedelic rock genre is not really for me though!
Kinda mid and just...meh. I liked it and then it fell off for me.
I don't have a man crush on Jim Morrison and I'm kind of over all of that hype. Keyboard. Songs about his penis. Pedophilia. I dunno. I don't want to give it a 3, evn thought I dont really hate it and people are strange though ont on this album is part of my childhood the lost boys. you get a two jim, stay humble. better than black sabbath but not as good as isley brothers. you really should get a two point five. ill round up are you happy?
I don't know...I think I just like this band less and less the further I get away from them. It just sounds....self-indulgent to me know, as an old man. Still giving it three stars because the hits are timeless.
It's expected at this point to mock Jim Morrison for being a drunken, pretentious twat, even if he did plenty to deserve it. But if you wanted to make a case for why he and the Doors deserved the iconic status bestowed upon them, you could do worse than the songs that bookend this album, "Break on Through" and "The End." This band has never done much for me, but those songs are great, even if "The End" is almost a caricature of '60s psychedelic freakout. (I know "Light My Fire" is also iconic, but ehhhh.)
Certainly a classic, but not particularly my cup of tea
it was fine, i was a bit distracted when listening, maybe if i were fully engaged it'd be rated higher
i didn't even realise the album ended. nothing felt noteworthy. Seemed cohesive as an album, but was not an album of bangers
Great instrumentals, great melodies, has flow BUT too much “little girl” mentions.:(
Not a big doors fan but it wasn't as bad as I was expecting.
Good for chilling 3
Cars to Doors. Just going through the vocabulary of a toddler now.
good not great
I feel like I'm a white man who's about to conquer the working day but secretly I want to start a music career. I like the groovier songs like Back Door Man. Some of the rest of the album sounds a lil generic
Probably need to listen more, just felt a little outdated
I am not that into rock, but some songs got in into vibe
Bon album avec de la cohérence musicale, peut être manquant de nuances à mon goût, la voix de Morrison est très cool mais je regrette le manque de paroles marquantes
It's a good album with a few legendary songs, one that overstays its welcome. Strong 3
I liked some songs but some were also boring. On most tracks I didn't really like the pacing because in combination with the slow tempo there was nothing else to make it more interesting. I liked "Break on through", "I looked at you", "Take it as it comes" and "the end" tho. I would say it's pretty mid but some songs stick out. In general just not really my genre but I like trying new things and it positively surprised me. 3/5
Literalmente estaba escuchando hace una hora una canción de the smiths y pensé “debería escuchar más the smiths”. Y considerando que este es uno de mis propósitos, creo que se me está dando ya que tuve que ver un tiktok para llegar hasta acá, para llegar a este álbum.
Good not great. Some classic songs and the organ sound is very unique but just a little redundant after a while
Liked it more than some others so far, didn't love it though.
Like how this has opened, kind of "Animals" band, lots of use of panning in the headphone. Some of these songs are a little dated for my taste in the early/middle part of the album, just musically uninteresting. This album opened strong but became very experimental in again, an uninteresting way. I feel like "experimental" gets thrown around to describe things that just aren't all that good, or were just ok but in an original way. This album is ok for the most part, with some highs and lows, "Psychedelic Rock" sure. 5/10, average enjoyment.
It was a pretty good rock album, but some songs are a bit forgettable. Overall good, but I dont think its their best.
A solid rock album with Jim Morrisons sexy face gracing the cover. Only recognized two songs but enjoyed the rest of the album as well. Kind of jams that make you feel like a 21st century fox
Love a debut album, and I really like a lot of 60s rock, so this was a fun first album. The song “The End” reminded me of some songs by the Velvet Underground, so I googled whether The Doors inspired any of their music. Apparently, the Velvet Underground HATES the Doors and ABSOLUTELY DID NOT use them as inspiration. I'm learning already.
Ok so maybe I just like all music… I especially liked the piano solo in crystal ship. Light my fire was cool too. Kind of iconic that the last song is called the end. Don’t feel like I need to listen again tho.
good vibes. old school movie in the best way.
Good companion while drawing. Didn’t get bored while listening. Pretty damn groovy. Would probably listen again if I need backdrop music.
Wasn’t bad, but I couldn’t get into it
Maybe Rock is not for me Album’s best : Soul Kitchen/Backdoor Man
Fine album.
Break on through (to the other side) is that one song I’ve heard but didn’t know the name of. Soul kitchen and the crystal ship are not much to note. I like 20th century fox. Alabama song is kinda odd. The little girl comments threw me off. I like the harsh minor second transitions. Light my fire is very catchy and incredibly 1967. I feel like a vampire surfer. The solo section does drag on for forever though Back door man is alright. I looked at you is also not notable. End of the night ^ I do really enjoy take it as it comes. The end is really weird and kind of unsettling. It sounds like what I imagine it’s like to start losing your mind. This album is odd because it has some very generic sounding 60s songs but has some very unique and somewhat unsettling themes in certain songs. I’m unsure if there’s a story in the album as I wasn’t paying too much attention to the lyrics. In terms of quality, I rate it a 6/10. There are some very good and catchy songs and there are some sounds that caught me off guard considering its age, however, most of the songs are repetitious or drag on for forever and are just uninteresting. So personally, I rate it a 4/10 and will probably never listen again unless I want to learn more about the story of the album if there is one.
the only reason i know the doors is because in lady bird lucas hedges says he wants to curl his hair like jim morrison and i like that - i like them keys on break on through - OMG SOUL KITCHEN ive been searching for this song its in like every movie ever i like it a lot - the crystal ship is soooo eerie this whole album could be the soundtrack to a horror film - i can totally see this album inspiring blue oyster cult - alabama song ughhhh i love obscure specific shit like this its so fun - light my fire very cool - okay i did research and jim morrison studied film at UCLA which is effin rad i can't wait to become insane about this album overall very good im gonna do a deep dive later 3.5/5
break on through (to the other side) fyaaaaa intro to the album. loving this voice and gritty guitar. it sounds like hes yelling down a long room. loving that bass line & outro!!!!! soul kitchen i recognize this!!!! gotta look if it was in a movie or something. ok it was in forrest gump. turns out they were inspired by van morrison's "gloria". very groovy song. i am enjoying the vocals and the synth. i think it's synth? i think i hear him vocal doubling. im pretty sure the beatles did that often. the crystal ship change of pace! very magical and i think that i like this range of his voice and style. i like the piano. i already had this song saved in my library, but i don't really recognize it. these outros are so much better than lou reeds...... twentieth century fox haiiillll yesssssss. im BOOGIE-ING. brrrrrrrrr guitar solo take me home. also, he is singing about me heh....... right..... if lou reed wrote on this concept, it would sound like shit. these lyrics are simple yet effective & i am very much enjoying them. alabama song (whiskey bar) i am not enjoying this one. & looking at the lyrics i am not excited to endure this for 3 minutes. yeah did not like that. light my fire hmmmmm mid. fun guitar and bass, lyrics i dont really care. & for SEVEN MINUTES???????? gonna go feed the cats while ts plays. ok im back. loooong solo. kinda fun tho. back door man reading the lyrics why did he feel the need to write about him liking chicken. i like the overall rhythm and melody though. i just remembered one man i had a conversation with at a flea market in new orleans. i was looking at posters of the doors that he had to sell and he told me a story about jim morrison performing in new orleans and he met jim morrison after a show and talked about him. i don't know if the seller was lying or not but it was nice to hear i guess. i looked at you okayyyy i likey. i like the melody. it sounds like a beatles song. yeah essppppp the rasp in "we're on our way" yeaaaahhhhhhooooooooo. got me tapping my foot n shiiiii likkeeeee. end of the night jim morrison is so sexy gah damn. thank yew pinterest! i like this. very calm and soothing. might add it to my snoozy sleepy playlist. very nice. take it as it comes i also had this one already saved. don't recognize it though. organ is giving phantom of the opera haunted mansion realness. i like this song. and i like the lyrics, which is pretty rare. thank you mr. morrison. the end eleven minutes okay 😊 i really like the melody and rhythm of this song. very smooth silky. i think the lyrics are somewhat random but definitely work. yesssss west is the best he gets it. im not gonna add this to a playlist through because 10 minutes is too long. sorry taylor. i thought this album started off very strong, but lacked the farther you listened.
Classic album. Not a huge fan as the album is somewhat monotone and redundant.
interesting gives the vibe of delta dawn mixed with some like beachy rock elements.
Not the easiest listen but not really my genre anyway. I enjoyed the first 3 songs.
It took me 2.5 months and a relisten of this album to get my full thoughts on this. This is without a doubt the best PyschRock album i've ever heard, i don't like the genre so this was a lil treat. also my mum's fav album. I do find that Light My Fire is significantly better then the rest of the album, if it was to THAT quality for all of it i'd probably rate it higher haha.
lowkey listened to it in a random order so it ruined the experience for me and i only realised like 5 songs in, then i couldnt be bothered to listen to it all again so i kinda just stopped listening altogether HAHA, but from the 5 songs i heard it was a pretty fun listen and if i actually bothered to finish it i would've liked it a lot more
Bon, j'ai bien aimé, c'est bien de son époque, tout en ayant beaucoup de personnalité. Je pense qu'il faudrait que je l'écoute encore plusieurs fois pour vraiment l'assimiler comme il faut, mais il fait d'ores et déjà partie de ma liste de souhaits.
Perhaps it’s telling that the most I get involved in this album is when it briefly is just doing Brecht and Weill. It’s perhaps pointing I’m towards what the band would commit to more wholeheartedly in Strange Days, an album that feels like it has so much more of an identity than this one. As it stands a lot of the rest if the album feels more like an incomplete early draft of the many identities the band would adopt over the years. A loose blues act. A brooding pop act. And, unfortunately, a drunken bar band that somehow made it big. I think your fondness for this album is heavily depends on the patience you have for the two epics that shape it. And I’ve learned that I have some but not a lot. As fond as I am of Ray Manzarek’s organ, about 15 minutes into that solo I do sort of just want to tell him to move it along. And that’s generous compared to what I want to say to the band during the most indulgent bits of The End. I liked it all more when listening through the album as a whole but not enough to fully I love the album this time around. Highlights: Alabama Song (whiskey bar)
this album is lowk weird haha faves: break on through (to the other side) new discoveries: light my fire album art: why u looking at me like that
I liked the sound and the numerous short tracks, but I don't know if I'd find myself going back and re-listening. I really liked the first couple of songs. A fun album.
Light My Fire
Solid 60s psychedelic vibe,
good instrumentals
3/5!
I used to hear this album a lot as a kid. Re-listening to it. It’s amazing how much of the heavy lifting break on through and light my fire does.
L’album me touche pas particulièrement mais beaucoup de sons mythiques culturellement (notamment dans les films/pubs)
Pretty good! I had already known a couple of these. Nothing I'll listen to consistently but I can appreciate and enjoy it.
It was good album liked all instruments but I like 2 of out of 11 like instrumental bits too
i kinda liked it, didn’t read much into the lyrics bc i was busy while reproducing it. Isn’t what I usually go for when putting music on, as i dont really listen much of the 20th century besides hiphop and some dad rock music. Overall i liked it, chill but cool and its a different approach for me but not life changing
Je m'attendais pas à ce que ça soit si bluesy. Beaucoup de synthé orgue, pareil je m'y attendais pas. Je pensais que ce serait plus folk comme a horse with no name mais la seule chanson de référence que j'avais vraiment c'est people are strange donc bon hehe ;) En même temps cet album il est de 1967 !! Je pensais que the doors c'était les années 80 ! C'est très old school blues rock, mais quand même assez moderne, on sent qu'on tend vers un style plus 70's dans le rock/folk. omg je pensais qu'ils étaient anglais mais la musique faisait très LA et ils sont de LA !! C'est très désert océan palmiers americana, road trips dans le nevada pour rejoindre Vegas. Et on retrouve les mélodies en chromatisme de people are strange ;) Un peu redondant quand même. Chanson préférée : Break on through (the other side)
Typa songs you’d hear in the background of a movie where they’re in a bar but it’s an old one with wooden finishes and pool tables.
Iconic, always a good listen.
A good time
I can, of course, understand why it's here. That does not mean I should find it phonetically pleasing. It is much too plain, too dark and dismal.
Classic
Been meaning to get around to The Doors for a minute and this album was fun! That little organ is doing a lot for me I won't lie!
Some iconic songs but think the album tracks are better on other classic albums.
Nice chaotic feel to it - would sink a bottle of pinot and defeat the evil blackjack dealer to this
Better than I remeber
3.5 Why a 3 you may ask? Well, sounds a little dated; and Morrison comes off a little pretentious at times. I enjoy The Doors, and this album is no exception especially since it’s a trailblazer for modern psych records of its time, but it just doesn’t quite strike a cord for me like it does for others.
I like The Doors. This is fine. It doesn’t excite me or anything.
Oh, man! I've spent my whole life absolutely hating the Doors and Jim Morrison. I found it all so depressing and annoying. His voice sounds like a growl and he has just one sound/tone. (and the keys sounded the same on every song.) Listening to "Break on Through" reminded me of all that. But I'm on a journey through this list and I'm giving everything a chance. To be fair, it's better than I thought. On "The Crystal Ship" he actually sings like a normal person with a fine enough voice. "End of the Night" almost does it too. "Twentieth Century Fox" is hooky enough. Can't understand why people like "The End." Probably the same people that say he's a poet, when most of his lyrics come off like a 20-year old pot smoker. Oh, that's right. He was! I'd listen to it as an instrumental. (Check out Manzanera's AM/PM) I bit the bullet and listened to it all twice. Some is still quite annoying and some ain't so bad. Don't imagine I'll come back to listen to this whole album ever again, but at least I won't have to run to turn any Doors song off the second I hear a few notes, like I've done my whole life. Seems crazy to my mind, but I'm giving this a 3, not a 1 as was expected.
Light My Fire. One of those strange songs which seems to haunt you. I don't mean Joe Dolce Shuddup You Face haunt, more 10CC's I'm Not In Love haunt. Always been there, can't remember a time before it etc. With Light My fire I first heard it through my mother playing Jose Feliciano's version. As a five year old I loved it and for years thought it was his song. Then my grandmother in the early seventies had Shirley Bassey's version and, in an early display of my nascent fascist tendencies, I loudly asserted it was a Jose F song. Then, the dark cynical years of 13-14 descended and some Maroubra "dude" introduced me to this album, and doth spoke "it's really heavy". Which it is, for every Robbie Kreiger inspired Light My Fire there is Jimbo indulging himself with The End. But Break on Through is a groove, and Densmore really shows his drumming chops. He and Robbie are the real stars of this band, they make it happen. With Light My Fire , the old A minor to E minor is given life by Densmore's Latin beat. Soul Kitchen is a knock out, again funky as fuck. So much of the rest of it is, as the Maroubra dude thus spake, "heavy". An interesting and sometimes quite brilliant listen.
God, I totally don't know what to do with the Doors... Morrison is a total pretentious prat and not nearly as deep as he thinks he is, the band are a glorified lounge act... and yet, and yet, THIS record is surprisingly listenable. Most songs are 3 minutes or under, not enough time to outstay their welcome, and the tunes are catchy, the band can swing a little bit, and their dynamic interplay is not too bad. The lyrics are not TOO dumb (for the most part). Light My Fire and The End have a tendency to drag on a bit. I often think about the way Danny Sugerman describes the impact of seeing the early Doors as a 13-year-old boy with ADHD, which is probably the core audience for this record. I really want to hate The Doors, but this album is kinda fun. I can forgive the band for this record. (Footnote: Alfie did point out that the opening of Soul Kitchen sounds a lot like Walking on the Sun by Smashmouth. Just sayin')
A very obvious 1960's sound, for example the organ solo, from this album, but some of it still works in 2025. Break on through and Light my fire are well known classics and still good to listen to. Other tracks, e.g. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) are full of 1960's psychedelic rock mystery and a bit impenetrable nearly 50 years later unless you're a fan of psychedelic rock.
I am never going to be a big Jim Morrison fan but to be honest on here his mystic shaman act is not quite as over the top as on later records and there is some actual musicality to the songs. The rest of the band is not just there to provide a background to Morrison's convulsions and it is actually quite pleasant psychedelic 60ies pop with plenty of freaky organ work and lots of performative pseudo-spiritual woo woo stuff that only gets really annoying in the final track. Would happily listen to it again some day. Can't believe I am going to give this three stars.
I can't tell one Doors album from the next.
i have known too many insufferable idiots who loved the doors so i never did. a victim of their own success, you might say.
I thought it was good in parts, some songs worked better than others. But as a debut it has more than its fair share of recognisable hits. Soul kitchen was a nice highlight
I hadn’t listened to this before as an album but recognised most of it. I think I finally got The Doors listening to this. As it’s a pretty cool sound all together. A 3.5 rounded down to 3 On the below basis: There was one song I was half listening to and it seemed to be about beckoning little girls to come be seduced, which was grim.
Sure there’s a song or two that I can get down with. But overall I’ve always been confused at people who idolize The Doors. 3/5
Emhh I don't like it
I preferred this to LA Woman but still a bit overrated imo
You can hear the excellence and potential on this record that has a couple classic tracks and also lots of other tracks that seem like templates for better songs on future albums.
Classic rock. Honestly didn't realize Jim Morrison was in the doors.
Not a huge Doors fan, but another killer track to open
Favourite track: Light my Fire
Ganske bra, litt slitsom i lengden. Men avslutter med en klassiker.
2-3 et sted. Noen gode opplevelser, kanskje mest The End. Typisk album som er stort i sin tid. Hadde ikke anledning til å grave meg ned i tekster. Tenkte mye på Disintegrate av Suede
"The Doors had no bass. The Gypsies had no homes. Don't let that scare you—let that free you."
3.5 Stars. Some classics!
Solid debut album. I had a grand time when I wasn’t paying attention to the creepy little girl lyrics. 3.5/5
Second time listening to The Doors. This one’s kind of overhyped, but it could be that I don’t actually like The Doors. Jury’s still out.
The Doors are kind of hit or miss for me. I love a few songs on this album, Light My Fire is fantastic. However outside of those few bangers it just doesn't do it for me.
A lot of these songs sound the same. I don't hate it, but I also would not seek it out to listen to on purpose. And what was that line about eating chicken?
It’s a solid album, sound considered classic at this point, a lot of wisdom and fresh perspectives for the time of the release. A lot of spiritualism and drugs 😅
one of the rare albums that has a perfect beginning, middle and end track. still giving it a 3.
Never listened to the whole album before, but it's not bad. I think my rating really just comes down to the fact that I find Jim Morrison annoying. Musically, the album is really good. Feels of it's time, but some songs do feel current.
As I’ve grown older, I find myself liking the Doors less. All of their non-Blues songs just aren’t that interesting to me.
Good background music i guess
The highs are insanely high, but the album as a whole is not my favorite.
The lyrics on these songs are simply not good. At all. The instrumentation is fun, though.
Again not bad but far too much organ noodling for my taste! Done solid doings but also a lot of dross. Has the ability but must try harder.
I was expecting worse because my only memory of The Doors includes “LA Woman” which I did not enjoy. This was pretty good.
First heard Break on Through in Tony Hawk Pro Skater and although the Doors have been an influential band, I feel that the hallucinogenics probably was a big factor in their success.
Had some vibey songs for sure, Jim Morrison's waxing poetic at times was great, and then sometimes was frustrating to hear because the backing track wasn't being done justice. Favorite song: Back Door Man
Not bad
Bom e só. Algumas músicas sensacionais, outras esqueciveis.
2nd Doors’ album I believe. Very ‘60s and very Doors.
Just kinda don't love it. Idk, respect them but can't really get into any of the songs.
The album gives me a feel of "The rolling stones" while still being original, the keyboard in most of the tracks also make the album a bit more interesting. My grandparents would rock to this shit, but it is from 1967, so i'll cut it some slack.. (Keyboard sounds like an old church altar) (But the guitar solos on the album are kinda cool) (Singer kinda sounds like the singer from "The Cramps" mixed with Elvis) Ending track was 11 minutes.. my opinion Best song: (Twentieth Century Fox) Worst song: (The Crystal Ship) 3/5
I mean I don’t know. whatever. who cares at this point
Paul McCartney wannabe
3,3/5
It's mega fans of The Doors and Jim Morrison that have ruined much of this for me. I'm trying really hard to listen to this and not think of the fans. But good grief the "Alabama Song" is terrible, it sounds like shitty circus music.
Yea, it's fine. Heard a lot of these songs hundreds of times so they don't really excite me any more. It's not as good as Madvillainy.
6,5/10
Didn't listen. I just had The Doors a few days ago and I wasn't in the mood. I'm sure it's great. Also, I'm sure I owned this at one point. 3.5
Singers voice is weird
I always found Jim Morrison so corny and I can’t get Val Kilmer’s over-the-top performance as him out of my head. This is also the album of theirs that has the most songs I’ve heard so many times I never need to hear them again. Musically I dig it but The Doors are just not top tier 60’s rock to me barring a few ATJs
Honestly, I fucking hate the doors. Getting that out of the way, I can respect how so many people in the late 60s loved this music. It's fine.
My karma must be way out of wack. If I get Boston in the next week I’m gonna do something drastic. Milketoast is not my preferred genre of music. Cultural significance in a pop sense I’ll allow it. Just barely 3.8
Alabama song is incredibly grating. In fact, the whole second half of the album is less than stellar.
Should The End reeeeaally take so long to get to the end?
The Doors are fun when Jim keeps his Lizard King shit under wraps. He's courteous enough to spill it all out with the last track, "The End". The Jesus Man still can't resist giving us a "back door man" song (nudge nudge wink wink). They're highly overrated but they did make some fun songs and this album has a few snappy tracks.
Quite something for a debut, but not for me. 3.
Keyboard solos for dayyysss
a rendition of a Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht song is always a good thing to see, and of course Light my Fire and The End are insane psych rock songs. but otherwise the drug addled, CIA funded story of The Doors is a lot more interesting than the actual music. but this is one of their better moments deserves to be one of the 1001? too important to leave off, it needs to be included
Mmm, one of those classic rock bands that I think are too overrated in today’s day & age. A couple of great singles but no care for the album tracks.
Not massively for me but I appreciate the influence. Still a couple of bangers. Probably better after a zoot.
Very typical 60's sounding psychedelic rock that defined that genre in that era
I've never been a huge fan of The Doors, but it's pretty clear this is their magnum opus. And obviously a strong debut album. Their trademark organ used on essentially every track gives it a psychedelic bluesy feel.
3- pretty average but a few good bangers
No one is more surprised than I am. Maybe it’s the ankle fracture and pain meds talking, because what?! This was actually really good in parts. First full listen of this album, and dare I say… I enjoyed The Doors? Two songs I’d never heard before absolutely stole the show: The Crystal Ship is a shimmering ★★★★. And then out of nowhere, Take It As It Comes dropped with full five-star energy. Consider my mind blown.
1. Break on Through (to the Other Side) - 2.5 2. Soul Kitchen - 2.5 3. The Crystal Ship - 3.0 4. Twentieth Century Fox - 3.0 5. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) - 2.5 6. Light My Fire - 3.5 7. Back Door Man - 2.5 8. I Looked at You - 2.5 9. End of the Night - 2.5 10. Take it as it Comes - 3.0 11. The End - 2.5
Solid listen.
Pretty funky and embodies the 60s sound pretty much the whole album. I like and definitely see the cultural significance but I don’t know how much of it is my vibe. I definitely will be returning so maybe my mind will change.
Overall pretty neutral on this one. There were some parts that I liked but I found some songs to be a bit boring.
An interesting soundscape but I don’t really like Jim Morrisons vocals Also listen to Jose Felicianos cover of “Light My Fire”
I liked the keyboard. Album did not seem cohesive
the 11 minute song felt a little excessive but overall the album was enjoyable, particularly enjoyed 20th century fox and light my fire
High 3, but not quite a 4
Great! Not in love, definitely good. Just not my cup of tea.
all 60s rock lowkey sounds the same but it was enjoyable background noise.
Musically brilliant but I get irritated by Morrison’s vocal stylings.
Not a 3 but better than a 2
I wanted to like this album more than I did. Not that it's bad, at all, I guess I just hyped it up in my head. I really enjoyed a few of the songs, but most felt really expressive and interesting in a way that wasn't really something I can listen to again; absolutely insane that this album is from 1967. Very excited to listen to more of The Doors, I want to be a fan. Favorite songs: Break on Through (To the Other Side) Twentieth Century Fox Light My Fire Back Door Man
The Doors were the cool band that split up before we were born of the 80s. It's alright.
Alright.
I would have given this four stars, because I really do like some of these songs (although they're extremely out of fashion), but The End may be the single worst track ever included on a major label release.
Songs ranging from terrible to great
Torn how to rate this album for sure. Musically I really enjoy most of the album. I think now that I have listened to a couple of their albums I can definitely say their lyrics and the vocals are less my thing. Morrison’s voice works well in spots, but overall I'm not a fan and get tired of it quickly. Stuck between a 3 and a 4 for this because what is good is really good to me, but overall I can't say I would look forward to listening to this again. Ultimately I think I fall a bit on thinking this album is overrated which inclines me to shift towards the 3.
I probably should like this more than I do. I can only really say I like the singles and The End goes on a bit. I can see the appeal but wouldn't put it on out of choice
Not a bad album, but it shows me that I prefer the doors 3-4 years after this. It seems like they were more caught up in that classic sound of the 60s with this one. They were able to “break on through to the other side” for lack of a better term in the years following. The meandering organ music doesn’t do much for me.
Have always felt the Doors to be quite a bit on the overrated side. This album has some interesting moments, but still nothing I would prefer. 3/5
think the Doors are the most over rated band ever, but this wasn't that bad
When Robbie Krieger's snakey Byzantine SG leads, Ray Manzarek's swirling organ take center stage, and Jim Morrison shuts the fuck up and they're actually a decent blues psych band with the classic 60s California sound. The trouble is he rarely does since he's constantly wailing on and on about little girls.
Loved it
Hits like I would expect. I am sure this was impactful on the genre, but I don't think I would relisten.
My second Doors album, and I definitely preferred it to Morrison Hotel. I'm still a bit on the fence about the Doors (love Break On Through, think The End is a pretentious dirge, reckon Light My Fire gets covered so often because people realised it was a great pop song struggling to break free of the unnecessarily long organ solo), but I can at least understand what other people see in them based on this one.
Psychedelic. Good, would listen again, but perhaps not for a while?
My first experience with this album was at my first job. I was working retail at a folf course pro shop, and the owners wife came in to drop off some products and arrange some displays. She found this album in a pile of cd's by a boombox and put it in, within 30 seconds of Break on Through she flipped out and unplugged the whole machine sighing "UGH DRUGGIE MUSIC", she played Brenda Lee later on. Its fine, 60's psychadelic rock isnt my thing but there is some good, Break on Through being the standout, but a lot of it just falls flat and is a chore to get through. Also the keyboard tones are pretty obnoxious.
Still not Wild about the doors but Break On Through is pretty catchy. Whisky Bar is AWFUL though!
So much of this is old hat, but a little bit of it really hits. The circus-y/creepy nonsense ("Alabama Song") and the sleaze ("The End" "Twentieth Century Fox" ) are a total lead balloon. But when its rock and keyboards, I like it. I'm surprised it made it up to 3, even though the songs of theirs I like the most ("Roadside Blues") are pretty great.
not my kind of music but don’t think alot of this will be liked it quite a lot like 6/10 added one of the songs to liked songs and after the album finishes people are strange came on and turns out they wrote it banger btw nd somehow it wasn’t in my liked songs so yk i had to add it heavy rate this album probs wld listen more if i was born 60 years before but yk oh well
iconic, perhaps a victim of nostalgia bias, but there are still a lot of songs that hold up
Good album overall. Not as energetic as I picture old rock to be. Almost hiphopy. I guess music of today has been influenced by this. Overall just a great listen. Some catchy songs and riffs and some songs that just bring the overall tune of the album.
Partly listened. Quite cool, but not for me.
Dad rock
Doors might be over rated
Liked this album 30 years ago. Some good tracks but also some not so good tracks
I loved this when I was I kid. Not so much now, but there's still great stuff on this album.
6.8/10
I've heard great things about this album, but for me, while being enjoyable, it simply wasn't all that memorable.
i liked this more than the previous (1980's) album. but i'm not that into this time period (1960's) either.
I’d listened to the album before, naturally. But boy is it short. Short and sweet, production sucks though
/100 Sam: 69/100 Katie:Production hasn't held up to time very well and pacing/lay out of the album is a little weird. Some songs are solid and boundary pushing but others fell a lil flat. Top Songs: Break on Through, Backdoor Man, Light My Fire
Good album. Couple of hits.
good listen, some bangers, some strange jamming out nonsense.
I still don’t care for The Doors, but this is definitely their best album. Favorite songs were Break On Through, Soul Kitchen, and Light My Fire.
Nice album with some iconic tracks, but it’s not exactly my cup of tea. While I can appreciate the unique sound and vibe, it doesn’t quite resonate with me the way I hoped it would. It’s a solid listen, but I’m not rushing to play it on repeat!
3 out of 5. Solid end to a full week of rock albums. Overall I feel just ok about The Doors as a whole though some of their instrumentation did blow me away.
marginally better than their other albums. i still dont get it tho
Fine. Bit whiny
Nice, bit of a dated feel to it though.
OK, here goes. I never really liked or got The Doors (and was once put in a headlock by a 14 year old classmate to prove just how wrong I was - everybody knows *that* kids right?) Morrison's voice always just annoyed me and the songs felt so tepid. The tracks you instantly think of are all here, so definitely some kudos for them all coming on debut and Apocalypse Now means I view |"The End" in a different light now. Plus I question how much I was turned-off them, because they were a band you were *supposed* to like?
can’t make me like the doors
Several classics here. Personally, I prefer Doors songs in ones or twos—their sound is so distinct. Touch Me is welcome whenever.
“the end” is mostly a pretty bad song. there, i said it.
It was alright. Just alright. To me, a very overrated album. Not bad by any means, but definitely an insane slog, especially after Light My Fire. And don't even get me started on The End. Overall, a fine enough album but not a lyrical masterpiece or anything. Rating:6.1/10
It’s not bad but not great. On this site it’s better than most other albums we got lowk
decent. Fav Track: Soul Kitchen, Light My Fire
SO much organ!!! But some pretty good songwriting and suits Jim Morrison's (very weird) voice well
They say The Doors were ahead of their time. I was born in 1988, and this album sounds like it could still play on a weird alternative radio station. I'm not sure if that makes it good or not.
The Doors have never sat in my mind as a band that fit nicely into the musical landscape of the '60s. Often, they just kind seem to me like a good bluesy psychedelic rock band, but they have some songs where their kind of obscure mystical image seeps a little deeper into their music and they get pushed into being one of the most interesting bands of the '60s. That's kind of how this album feels to me in a nutshell, we have a good current of bluesy rock here that is occasionally put into overdrive. These songs define this album to me: Break On Through has some real momentum to it, Light My Fire is allowed to grow into something greater than its pop appeal and End of the Night sounds woozy and disorienting. Of course, The End is the centerpiece of this album. It really feels like The Doors tap into something dark and esoteric here. Jim Morrison's vocal performance is incredibly dynamic, and the song's release of its slow building intensity is one of '60s rock's defining moments, in its own strange way. Overall, while I understand the importance of this, its underlying blues rock aesthetic only does so much for me, but every once in a while something here is truly fascinating to me. Read this score as a pretty high 3.
a really good album! something i feel like i can only really listen to in fall, though.
Good
I thought this was actually pretty decent and a good, if dated, rock and roll album. It’s up and down but running through the middle of it is some decent guitar and drums and a variety of sounds. Probably a 4 for the most part but knocked a mark off for some grating songs.
The music is a bit too dated for my liking. I still enjoyed some of the songs. Just not the music I'd listen to on loop.
A few good tracks, but some are boring.
Fairly middle of the road, and found all of the songs merging together. I can usually handle quite a bit of noodling around but had to skip a few.
Some all time tracks, gets psychedelic in the middle culminating in The End.
What's your favourite Doors album? The Best of The Doors. Not quite enough here to break on through, so to speak.
The End is brilliant but the rest didn’t really jump out at me
Never listened to the whole of The END in it's entirety - don't think I ever will again. The jingle jangly bits are always nice on a sunny day.
For four solid decades I've been expected to love this music. It's fine. A few great hooks. But so much pretentious silliness. And that Continental Vox. C'mon Ray; there's a reason no one else made it a staple of their sound.
Morrison was a weird dude
Not bad, the Doors are good in small doses, but admittedly an entire album just gets repetitive.
This kind of sputtered out for me after a great start with “break on through to the other side.” Other than the starter, nothing really stood out as particularly inspiring to me. I had high hopes and was a little disappointed
This is a weird one because I've been negative to music like this SEVERAL times in the past, but I still kind of enjoyed this. Ew! Slow psych rock! Acoustics? What happened to my electric guitars and keyboards and synths? I want Pink Floyd back! It's still not amazing, and I don't know if I'll come back to any of this... Ever. But I liked it more than I should have, which is what an album from a foreign genre should do. Favs: Light My Fire, Back Door Man, End of the Night Least fav: Twentieth Century Fox 7/10
Somehow I have no comments to make? Which is a surefire 3
Good stuff. I respect their vibe and importance, but I'm not sure many of these will make it in to the rotation
Album art:2
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Enough has been said about this album. RIP Val Kilmer.
its giving me music rather surface level
it was alright
Not my style
enjoying this much more than I did as a teen, which is probably the last time I listened to the Doors (apart from their hits appearing in movies, shows, commercials, etc.). Some of it's still not really hitting for me though. Was never a fan of Alabama Song and it's still falling flat, for instance.
The big songs are all great, the lesser ones are not filler either. Great album. Light my Fire and The End as the highlights.