Reviews (page 12 of 14)
Obviously a classic - amazing as a debut album and truly a unique sound... Sometimes the "quirkyness" can be a distraction from the overall enjoyment of the otherwise great songs.
They have an undeniably unique sound
The hits are hits and the rest are forgettable. 1/3 of the album is one song.
The Good: Straightforward song naming; the last one on the album is called “The End”! The Bad: Yes, a self-titled album, and it’s a freshmen endeavor! The Ugly: It seems like the ‘60s are giving the 00’s a run for their money… I was excited to see this album pop up, especially considering that I have already had to sit through 2 The Doors albums and I was craving Break on Through… So yeah, three massive songs, escorted along by several songs I, quite frankly, never need to hear again… Does this album belong on the list: YES! Will this album get plenty of replay by me: NO!!! 3*
[6/10]
Listened to this while paddle boarding. I wanted to like this more than I did. Light My Fire was too long and self indulgent but the rest of the album I didn’t dislike. Felt it showed it’s age a bit but they did alright them doors
3/5. 2/5 until I got to the last song, which is close enough to "Methodrone" that the whole album gets 1 more points.
It’s not my favorite Doors album but there are some highlights and some classics, as well as some songs that just seem to drone on past their welcome.
hmmm so many thoughts about this one.. i understand that the doors r a classic and influential band but this is the thrid(?) doors album out of <200 songs total? must we listen to every single doors album? but then again every single doors album is still preferable to some of this other stuff so i really can’t complain too much. ending the album with a 12-minute song called the end was funny but 12 minutes long smh. “kam on beybi layt may fayur” -my dad
The Doors, 1 of the more polarising bands of not just the 60’s. Particularly Morrison. For me they aren’t as good as the hype, but not as bad as the haters. The highs are really good, classics but the lows are very much filler. And if you don’t love Morrison and his act, he does appear to be something of a knob. Letting go of the (excessive ) pretension and just trying to listen to the music - revisited today there is a lot of filler around the big tracks, thought this was going to be a 4 or 5, but can't see higher than 3 Star
Some good songs on here but the album just didn't really hit well for me.
3.5/5 Iconic, creative, and culturally influential album (+4), impressive for a debut album (+1), multiple lyrics that give me ick (-1.5)
I like Morrison Hotel album better :(
klassiker
Some good, dare I say excellent, songs to be found on this album, but not quite enough to earn a higher score.
Listened to this a lot during my university years. I liked it then. I like it now. Not something I’d play a lot nowadays though. Has that student vibe to it and I’m far from a student these days.
The Doors, what a unique band, and what a breakthrough first album ! No one sounds like them. It is the perfect illustration of a band blending strong and very different individuals: Who plays like Manzarek, organ and keyboard bass, jazzy drums like Densmore, finger style overdriven guitar like Krieger ? and Jim Morrisson (Val Kilmer) ? One of the few 60s bands that still sounds relevant today. They have great songs but not great albums, although this one and LA woman stand out. The B side is a bit weak at the exception of the monumental "The end".
Un bon album avec 2 morceaux iconiques et devenus des classiques, par ailleurs une belle rythmique/poesie dans les morceaux dans cet album.
The Doors make sense in context, but I imagine a lot of people who have never heard them before are thinking What The Fuck Is This Shit. In the 60s you could eat this stuff with a spoon. Anyway, for me, I'm left wondering why a band that was capable of making cool stuff like The End would waste their time making third-rate crap like the Alabama Song.
Pretty good. Well recorded. Already knew of the big songs from it. The outro and the album in general is trippier than I remember. Might go back to a few songs but probably not the whole thing.
Meh… it was good and has its place but it doesn’t speak to my soul.
É um bom álbum, tem umas 3 que eu considero realmente fodas, as outras são ok, mas algumas são bem cansativas
Some groovy and some very weird songs
Side A can battle with any other band's debut album for the title of best ever. Side B, however...slumps. Always been partial to "Alabama Song" (best rendition) and "Soul Kitchen" is climbing on my top Doors song. These guys must have straight kicked the door down and blew people's minds when this album dropped. Thank you for putting "The End" as the last song. This is a hard one to rate with SideA/B so different...3.45 stars.
3.36
This is one of those capital-C "Classics" that I've never really liked all that much. I listened to it again now, and I sort of get why it was compelling, but it just sounds very dated. At the time it probably did sound pretty fresh, but their style is kind of easily-imitated, and it's been done to death, so it doesn't hold up like the lighter side of 60s rock. There's a few main reasons for that: -Morrison isn't really that good a singer - his voice has a nice timbre, and he does some crazy shit sometimes (those are his best moments), but he's got kind of limited range -Their songs are pretty basic - really The Doors are early blues riff-rock, but without the transcendence of a Hendrix behind them - and I just don't like that as much as the folk-psychedelic stuff, I don't think it holds up as well -The sound itself is really dated - there's nothing wrong with hard rock that features electric organ, like I think I gave "In Rock" four stars, but even their organ sound is kind of tinny The best moments are the ones the ones where either Morrison freaks out (late in "The End", for example, or on "Backdoor Man") or when they incorporate a little more variety in the sound. I love the Threepenny Opera cover - the oomph-pa beat, all the glock sounds, it's probably the best song on here. And the blues rockers like "Break On Through" and "Soul Kitchen" are nice, catchy rockers, the former basically rock canon. But I've never liked "Light My Fire", I think it's a boring song, and aside from the freakout so is "The End". It's fine, but I don't think it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as e.g. the Beatles apogee, or peak Band, or a few others.
-so this is the iconic Jim Morrison. I was unfamiliar with his game -I wasn’t expecting so much blues rock influence somehow but it was really good. such an interesting range of genre and talent, it felt almost as if they were showing off on the album. 3.5 -Favorites are Soul Kitchen, Light My Fire, and The End
Oldies rock - Nice guitar - Nothing outstanding
Album doesn’t get going until light my fire. Then it gets special.
Definitely my favorite from the group so far, though I'm still not totally into them.
3/5
A few great tracks from the Doors here, good stuff.
It was okay. I listened twice to make sure I couldn't bump it past three stars. Would probably enjoy it more if I had the flu and was taking lots of cold medicine minus the actually having the flu part.
Never been a fan of the doors. I find their sound a bit monotonous, especially the long drawn out organ solos. I marked the End as a notable track because the beginning is good, but it just drags on and on and on. I never have and never will really seek the bands out to listen to, but it is ok
Overall it’s alright but come on you don’t need to have the final song be 11 minutes cut it into separate songs
Neutral
Ok, sounded good
I thought the album was pretty good, but I don't understand why this is considered one of the best albums of all time. I saw that "The End", the closing song on the album, was considered one of the greatest songs of all time. Maybe psychedelic rock just isn't my thing? I thought it was way too long, but maybe this sort of thing was groundbreaking at the time.
For the first half of the album I was like ahh, I kinda like this electric keyboard vibe in the background of the songs (circa I’m a believer by the monkees kind of sound). After like the 7th song with the electric keyboard in it, that shit started to get old. I’ve never really listened to the doors much and I know Jim Morrison is considered a legend so I’m glad I did but can’t give it more than a three
Same notes as before
What the hell is a Soul Kitchen??? Honestly, I understand why this blew minds when it released, a Rock band where the lead instrument is pretty much an organ? Extremely cool. Unfortunately, despite Jim Morrison having a reputation as a poet, there were a number of lyrics on the album that were downright bad. Favourite track probably being between Break on Through and Light My Fire, side A i thought was far stronger material. Psychedelic Rock isn't really my cup of tea, so will have to get a 3, but it's probably actually a 7. I don't think I even listened to a remaster and It still sounds immaculate. Influential rather than a timeless classic.
Didn't realize how sexual some songs were and even more how creepy Alabama song is
Going to suggest 3*s for boring but not offensively so.
is “the end” really that good or has it been made good in the public consciousness by its incredible usage in *apocalypse now*? maybe a combination of both. “light my fire” is one of the worst songs in the world. somebody should have taken that organ away from them (and pretty much everybody else who isn’t the phantom of the opera). fav tracks: i looked at you; the end
whatever
I dug Crystal Ships. And realized I'm a fan of Jim Morrisons vocal style. Still an unwavering pretentiousness to it but I can look past that. I enjoyed the production as well. I may figure out the Doors yet.. . I'm returning a couple days later a few days later. This certainly kindled an interest in the doors. And I love the studio albums. In particularly Waiting For The Sun. All excited I watched The Doors Live At The Bowl. And I remembered what I disliked about them in the first place. Pretentious meandering masturbation. The studio albums are amazing. I imagine with a producer in place to reel in their arty pretentious ramblings. Live its like 2 out of 20 minutes is coheisive music. And Morrison is high as fuck. I saw this video at the RNR Hall of Fame and it turned me off. I see why. I might go as far as to say they suck live. Or they choose to suck live is prolly more accurate. Great studio band....with shimmers of greatness live but its ruined by drug fueled boring ass meanderings by Morrison.
I like how it seems the growing sentiment is "you know, I think I'm gonna try getting into the Doors." However, you know this will never happen no matter how hard you might try. To quote Kids in the Hall..."Doors fans aren't made. Their born." For me, I'm OK with staying put as a curious on looker making note of all the strange influences.
Not all songs are good, but all in all its nice
Meh, I can see how it is classic, but I thought it was alright.
I like Break on Through, Soul Kitchen, Light My Fire; I kind of like I Looked at You; I almost like End of the Night
"The End" is a pretty messed up song when you actually pay attention to it.
I get the significance of The Doors historically, but their music hasn't held up as well as Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd for me personally. It's certainly not bad, but I'll basically never choose to listen to them. 3.2
It was fine. I preferred the Byrds from last week.
Reveal thoughts: I'm not disappointed! Most of my experience listening to The Doors has been through movies, so it'll be fun to listen to an actual album. Actually, I’m a little disappointed. Kind of boring, to be honest.
Didn’t hate it. But I still don’t think I am a Doors fan.
Cool and groovy album, maybe influenced by just watching Ocean’s 11 previously but fits into that vibe. Can’t say I actively enjoyed a single track though which is a shame.
My only experience with the Doors before this album was the Riders of the Storm remix with Snoop Dogg (yes I know) so I had zero expectations going in. Honestly I thought I wouldn't be a fan of their music (and I'm not) but I had a better time with it than I expected, mainly because of the organ and some of the more hard rock tunes, they are just good fun music for the most part and I can't complain about that really
Oude popmuziek. Op zich prima te luisteren. ***
It was alright
I have nothing against the Doors. I’ve also never deliberately sought to listen to them. That won’t change after hearing this album in full.
I don’t remember ://
more like the bores
I used to love them, but as an adult I find the lyrics disturbing
Has its strengths but the songs sound the same after a while
Fett album! Dette er nok noe for fredrik
ok
pasme, eu nunca tinha ouvido esse. achei que seria bem pior, mas foi agradável. rockzinho que trabalha muito bem suas influencias e deixa tudo isso notável. bem sólido. é um debut bem acima da média, inclusive. dito isso, tome mais um 3.
Banger instrumentals. No song in particular stood off much
I don’t enjoy their lyrics
it’s good but didnt really do anything extra for me
Beetje een bluesy rock album, bevalt me best goed als een maandagochtend album. Valt me alles mee, ook omdat de stijl van The Doors erg prettig wegluistert. Alabama Song is een heel grappig nummer, voelt een beetje als een soort mengelmoes qua genres. Light my fire is de grote hit van dit album, en dat hoor je! Verfrissend dat de 'grote' hit eens niet als eerste nummer staat, ook al is dat ook 1 van de bekendere nummers. Alles bij elkaar, vind ik dit absoluut een prima album, duurt ook precies lang genoeg! FAVO: Break on through to the other side, Alabama Song(Whisky Bar), Light my fire
I used to really like The Doors. Or at least I used to say I really liked them. I’m not sure I ever really did. Psychedelic rock with a strong emphasis the organ, which starts to sound like circus music to me. It’s definitely their best body of work, but it’s just okay in my book.
Repetitive for my liking but decent.
-Album starts with the banger “Break on Through” (baba’s fav song) -Jim voice is just sexy, so rock n roll -The End is a pretty good 11 minute song -some song lyrics leave more to be desired
Break on Through (To the Other Side) - love the ending, good vocals Soul Kitchen - great concept, pre-chorus hits, transition b/w guitar solo and ending!!?!!??!! The Crystal Ship - kinda Dark Lady-ish, vibey Twentieth Century Fox - not much to say, that organ kinda thing at the back goes hard Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) - best lyrics so far, cool instrumentation, for me its a bit repetitive Light My Fire - slinky 60s vibe, gets better as it goes on, THE ORGAN HITS, the fade out in the middle of the song is so cool, the lil organ at the end hahahahha Back Door Man - kind of a skip, not bad but other songs do what it sets out to do better, unserious in a good way I Looked at You - the median song on the album End of the Night - emotional, mysterious, cool instruments, we're back Take It as It Comes - short and impactful The End - perfect ending for this album, not a replay song tho, cool story
This album features for me one of my whole time keyboard moments ever on Light My Fire. The keyboard solo in the middle of that track is just sublime and the guitar solo ain’t bad either. It was sacrilege to cut these from the single version. I also love the first few minutes of The End before it goes a bit weird. The rest of the album is standard Doors fodder. OK but not great. But this is the Doors and Jim Morrison so deserves the accolades it gets. 3/5 18/11/24
7/10 Much better than the other album of theirs I have heard Decent but unthrilling 60s rock music with a total banger at the start, middle, end. Yes, the 3 big songs are clearly the best Good playing, keyboard/organ really stood out Vocals didn’t always hit, nor lyrics Best: Light My Fire
Coming back to this after a.... long time away. Let's go! A nice short album to return to. I liked this! Nice and easy. Light My Fire is obviously a banger. Correct that like 15% of the album is that one song
I was ready to give this like a 8 or 9/ 10 but then I listened to the lyrics on Alabama Song... Jim Morrison yikes my guy what are you doing? 5/10
Ik kijk even terug naar mijn eerdere schrijfsels over The Doors. Bij beide albums viel mij op dat het eerste en het laatste nummer vooral heel sterk waren. En dat hebben ze ook op dit album voor elkaar gekregen. Is dat dat het recept om The Doors te luisteren? Gewoon alle eerste en laatste nummers van hun albums in één playlist. Daar lijkt het wel op. Want ook dit album maakt mij verder niet bijster enthousiast. Vooral niet als het wat neurotische klanken biedt, zoals bij die andere hit van het album. Het onderscheid tussen de albums van deze band, zit hem dus vooral in de opvulling, in het midden. Dit album schaal ik wat dat betreft tussen Morrison Hotel en L.A. Woman.
I loved my 'Best of The Doors' tape when I was young and getting into 60s bands, played it to destruction. 'Break on Through', what an opening to a debut album. The first three are all great, 'Crystal Ship' my favourite. After that the stars start to fall. 'Light My Fire' is a classic but let's be honest, it's too long! Then lots of fairly average tracks until 'The End' which I used to think was amazing, I still like the music but Jim's stoned rambling is nonsense really, tedious. Maybe this just got me on a bad day, who knows, People Are Strange :-)
the doors didn’t quite get fours from me
If you take some mediocre Rolling Stones album tracks and slap in some organ, you have The Doors. The organ sound is distinctive but sounds incredibly dated. 3 stars because I like the psychedelic lyrics, and it’s undeniable that The Doors create a unique mood.
This was a tough one. Some absolute classics that still sound amazing with some of the worst songs I've heard in a while to fill in the gaps.
Grooves. Vox continental organ. Rhodes bass. Guitar tones. Hooky melodies Album begins amazing. Tracks 1-3 are an excellent start Vocals really do feel like another instrument. Unique style and the lyrics don’t really even register as I hear them. I’m sure that would change as I listen through the album more Had never heard of a marxo phone before. Sounds cool “Backdoor man” groove reminds me a lot of “five to one” in the very beginning. Also very sampleavle “Light my fire” is also very sampleable. Organ solos galore
It was fine. Morrison has kinda dull vocals but the band is excellent. Probably a better live group than album. Some classic hits but deep cuts were just there as murky palate cleansers.
This is a really strange album to review. On one hand it's got some the heaviest hitters in this band entire catalogue. On the other hand it's missing some of things that I love most from the Doors. Doesn't feel like there is any insane guitar solo or rock anthem on this album - it's just a lot of synth mashing. And while the synth does hit for me, I can't help but walking away from this one a little dissatisfied.
Boring. I get why they were cool then.
was expecting more than this as i liked the other doors album much more and the cover goes hard. some good tracks… some not so good. 3/5
The vocalist needs to drink water
My Favorites are: break on through, Twentieth Century Fox, Back Door Man, The End (GUITAR INTRO) - Like the sound of it overall - I'm no fan of 60's keyboards but don't try and deny that the Doors make them work -> almost more prominent here than guitar - psychedelic rock isn’t really my world but I do have to say that I understand and respect the influence they have/had on music - it definitely is a must listen and an album you need to listen to before you die - considering the context of political and societal circumstances I bet that this album was IT! (And the band overall) - although I probably wouldn’t listen to it as a whole myself -> only a few selected songs - OVERALL: 3/5
This was... a hard album to rate. Theoretically it's a great album. Has a couple absolute bangers. But I'm not sure if I was too sober or what, but it just didn't click for me.
Eh
Overall I liked this album, but I didn’t find it an exciting listen.
Biiiiigggg fan of the doors but this is not my favorite album of theirs, so we’ll see how this goes. Despite lyrical content, I did not enjoy “Alabama Song.” Yeah this is just okay. 3.5? 4? Ugh.
Definitely strong for a debut, but there were some tracks that were weaker, and I guess I'm not a huge Doors fan
Light my firen intro piristää aina!! Vahva levy kyllä, toimii vaikkei ole hittien kyllästämä. Tai siis ainakaan sinkkumielessä - paljohan nää biisit soi esim. soundtrackeillä. Toki aika taiteellinen ja showta ylläpitävä meno. Tavallaan yhden keikan tunnelma (sellanen jolla ei tahallaan pidetä välispiikkejä ja valo on keltainen). Vikan biisin jamitkaan ei vaikuta megaliiallisita, vähän vain.
Avaus on ehkä bändin uran huippuhetki, ja levyllä on muutakin vahvaa materiaalia. Jees. Sitten heikkoudet: soundin yksitoikkoisuus, vetonaulabiisin muuntaminen jamiksi, laulajan mytologisoinnin perusteettomuus. Mutta loppujen lopuksi - ja tästä saa ehkä syyttää Smackia - olen lämmennyt. 3,5
There were a 3 songs I really liked. Otherwise the melody and lyrics of the others didn’t really resonate.
Appreciate the classics and the quirkiness but only found one new song I truly enjoyed.
Groovy background music.
Liked the live versions of all the songs honestly but some songs definitely were sub par where the mixing between the vocals and the instruments were shambolic.
I'm not really a The Doors fan, I haven't listened to them much, but psychedelic music just doesn't fit me very well. Additionally I'm not a great jazz fan either, and I feel like I hear some heavy jazz influences on this album too. I have heard 'Light My Fire' before, but I think it might have been a cover by someone else, or maybe the single version which I understand to not have the big middle jazz section - I remember enjoying this song more than I feel like I did this time at least. 'Back Door Man' is also one of my standouts, but I'm told that that's not a The Doors number but rather a cover, so the fact that it's one of my standouts probably indicative of me not super enjoying their own sound Standouts Light My Fire Back Door Man The End 3/5
Can see why it may have been iconic or pioneering back in the day, but it's just not my style of music. Not my type of vocals, lacks the harmonic and textual depth that I like, doesn't draw me in.
183/1001
Fine, overrated.
I guess I'm kind of fed up with the Doors.
I just wish they had a song called "The Doors" so they could join the heady company of Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, and Bad Company! Jokes aside, for me, over the last 30 years, The Doors have gone from "This band is my life and Jim Morrison is Kerouac, Rimbaud, and Blake combined" to "Fuck, I'm so embarrassed I used to listen to The Doors", to my latest position. The band is important culturally, a touch stone for many other artists. The music is bloody good actually. Little heavy on the keys occasionally but Krieger has a unique style and Densmore is a fantastic drummer, given the space he has to fill. This is psychedelic with a gothic tint. Later albums move a bit further into the dark and have a bit more interest for me due to that.
This album has some amazing memorable songs but is overall a bit repetitive and mediocre. Incredibly influential but not for me Fav song: Light my fire
Neither a Doors fan, nor a hater. Which makes me feel like I'm in rarified air. This Is The End makes me wish it was the end, but beyond that these are all solid songs.
I've never been a huge fan of The Doors so I really don't have much to say, it's just not for me
Classic but okay
Some good songs. Okay album
60s blues rock. I used to like The Doors but now I find Jim Morrison a bit insufferable. The big hits are classic songs though
Organ lead rock, got a bit rambly
I think much of The Doors’ appeal has to do with Morrison’s charisma and early death. Obvious highlights are the famous ones
Some classics but a very dated sound.
I think hindsight has only hurt this album. Not dramatically, but I don't think it stands out as much now, as it probably did when it was released. That said, it's a very, very solid album. Not really "greatest ever" but still great. Nothing particularly stands out, other than the keys/synth work throughout the album, which is really well done and balanced. Favorite Song(s): Light My Fire
I mean it was alright ig, not big on the 60s as a whole but fairs
An album that is not as good as you remember it being when you were 19..
A decent album, nothing on there to make me stop listening. There were two more well-known tracks, and they were basically a distillation of the rest of the album. If it came on again I'd probably listen to it, but I wouldn't actively search it out and listen again. That, to me, is the sign of a 3 star album.
It was good, a really good debut but not perfect, I suppose nothing is…
i've actually been meaning to listen to this album for the longest time, but ig i just never got around to lol break on through is pre good, iconic for sure soul kitchen is kinda a meh song for me currently on the crystal ship, and i'm liking it a lot more, it feels very mysterious and i love that it reminds me of humbug in a way really like twentieth century fox, it oozes 60s with the keys and guitar love the play on words as well
Solid album. Really dig Jim Morrison's voice, and the guitar work. Need to listen to more Doors!
I really enjoyed some tracks, but not others… this is like a 3.5 for me
It was fine. I thought I hated The Doors, but I discovered I didn't mind them. I listened to this hours into a long drive, so that may have affected my opinion, but I'm not sure how.
The singles really carry this, in my opinion. 2.5.
Good old mono. Fun listen, classic for a reason I guess. Bit more jazzy than I remembered
i liked the beginning and end but the middle kind of melted together and dragged
Classic rock staple. Could be seen as a mainstream version of Velvet Underground with a prettier and more traditional lead singer. Highlights: "Break on Through", "20th Century Fox", "Alabama Song"
Some old influential music. Not bad at all and glad to have listened to it.
Another album where a lot of the songs start to blend
It's good to finally listen to The Doors after only knowing their reputation for many years, but their music wasn't for me.
Feeling extremely neutral about this album 6/10
44 minutes and 11 songs is the stuff of dreams, so I had high expectations for the album, which were unfortunately not met. I listened to it twice to and from Oakland and the Drizzle fell asleep on the way back. I didn't care for the vocals. I liked the overall sound, different from the other 60's albums we've listened to. High 3.
6/10 - There was some decent songs but nothing stood out to me. Break on through was pretty good and so was twentieth century fox and light my fire. The beginning of the end i have heard before but the rest of the song was pretty bad.
Some astonishing rock songs, and a couple of clunkers. I was actually astounded by how much I didn't like "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)", but "Light My Fire" immediately extinguished that disgust. Highlights: Break on Through (To the Other Side), Light My Fire Back Door Man, The End
This is a nice, fun album. Lots of familiar songs, decent pacing. Could see myself revisiting it, but it's probably not going in my regular rotation
Decent
3/5
Okay, listen - we've already talked about The Doors once and I already mentioned that I once liked The Doors because I was a kid and the drama and weirdness was very interesting to me but I "grew out" of it. That's not meant to be dismissive! That being said, there's something interesting about this first album - no bass player, just keys, a weird makeup: poetry, drugs, and an organ. I still don't think I'd ever listen to this voluntarily, but three stars for what this once meant and how original and unique it was.
довольно интересный, хоть и довольно одинаковый
eh. i liked this at first but it wore out its welcome. probably closer to a 3.5 but i don't really see myself listening to it ever again, sooooo....
Great until the last two songs
Gear: DCA ÆON 2 Noire Artwork: Wow, ein Bandfoto. "Daring Today, Aren't We?" Mix: teils reichlich ungeschliffener Diamant 💎 Musik: In der Mathematik und in den Naturwissenschaften bezeichnet der Quotient ein Verhältnis von zwei Größen zueinander, also das Ergebnis einer Division. Der Quotient von zwei ganzen Zahlen (Dividend und Divisor) ist immer eine rationale Zahl und kann als Bruch geschrieben werden, z. B. 3/11 für drei Killer-Tracks von einem Album mit insgesamt elf Tracks. Wertung: 🚪🚪🚪(🚪)/5
Great highs. Some of it leaves me a bit cold.... more highs than lows
nothing to say
Pretty good
I haven’t listened to the Doors in years. My first three CDs that I purchased myself: The Doors, Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana. I don’t have anything bad to say about this album, nor do I have anything all that good to say about this album. A fine listen, but nothing more than that for me….
Definitely a classic, but sounding dated to me now.
It started off strong but I didn’t really find the rest of the album to be my taste
Had to stop. Did not love the sound.
it sounds good but also kinda bad
rivalutato nel senso che non la vedo piu come una cosa che proprio devo skippare ma comunque non è il mio ne riconosco il valroe oggettivo
It reminds me of The Velvet Underground’s banana album, but that makes sense for it being released in the same time period. Chill rock mixed with some like bluesy rock, nothing too special about it. I really like “Break on Through”, probably my favorite on the album.
Few good songs, but overall I don't care much about this. 3/5
fun songs, lyrics are more odd than I remembered
An important band in rock history.
Fine for background noise
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
Liked most of the songs
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
This was a pretty good album with a lot of classic The Doors songs!
3/5 - lot of fun songs but not very memorable
Boring other than break on through and light my fire. Soft 3
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
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)
background music except the last song which was atrocious, 3/5
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.
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
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.
How do you write and record a song like Alabama Song and thing “yeah this is cool”
Liked the album. The standout song for me was The End.
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
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.
*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.*
No great, not terrible. I think that the keyboards as lead instrument is more interesting than Jim Morrison.
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.
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.
I like The Doors, they're unproblematic
Liked it but not that much
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.
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.
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
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.
Not really big on the organs, still had some all time songs that carried it for my
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.
3,5
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.
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.
Not a bog Doors fan. Just not into that style.
Much prefer the Doors over LZ, yesterday's featured group. The edgier side of 60's Rock.
Another just alright album!
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.
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.
Ja mislim da je okej
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
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.
Mítico!!!
Ha estado bien. Me han gustado mucho Twentieth Century Fox y Alabama Song.
Classic sounds, real loose.
Good, but dated.
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.
Never got the obsession with this band. Music is good, but I can't stand Jim Morrison's voice.
Ok.
interesting, but doesnt make my heart go doki-doki + organ gets annoying Significant 33/99 undoubtedly Liked 16/99 Added 4/99 YNN
Good memories, when I listened to his albums. Morrison Hotel was my favorite. Not into them any longer.
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.
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
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.
same as I remember it
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I can hear where modern pop songs get influence from bc of this album. I like the interesting percussion. Fav songs twentieth century fox and light my fire
Fine, atmospheric and with beautiful production but it doesn't work for me lyrically. Again, it's that decision whether to rate based on how much I enjoyed listening or the context in which it was created. I'm going to say it's just fine.
after reading Morrison's poetry book i realized he is not good at writing so this album is truly carried by Ray
Not bad! I enjoyed the songs that I was familiar with but wasn’t totally blown away. I had heard the Alabama song at karaoke but never knew it was the doors. Will probably listen to this again.
This is a nostalgia album for me. I was way into the doors back in high school so a lot of these songs are baked into my memory. Not everything on here was great, definitely some duds. I haven’t listened to the doors in a minute but I still dig a few songs on this one. Break on through starts the album off with a bang. The rest of the first half is solid. The second half is where it starts to fall off for me. Most of the songs after light my fire are duds. The End being the exception, that song rips.
Some big skips on this record. It's okay
A handful of good tracks and a handful of mehhhh
These guys are so boring, I can't believe The End is so popular. At least Break on Through and Light My Fire are actually good.
Sehr mutig und experimentell für das Jahr 1967. Nicht so mein Fall aber sehr respektabel.
An absolute classic
automatically gets points in my book bc jim morrison is hot on the cover break on through (to the other side) is v good the vibe shift from soul kitchen to the crystal ship was jarring same thing w twentieth century fox maybe the crystal ship is out of place "no tears, no fears, no ruined years, no clocks" goes crazy oompa loompa beat on alabama song (whiskey bar) "i eat more chicken than any man ever seen" ok everything between light my fire and end of the night sounds the same end of the night is the best song so far, break on through is 2nd ok actually take it as it comes is also v good maybe that's 1st, end of the night 2nd god damn the end is good too, solid 4th place final verdict: break on through and the last 3 songs were the highlights, everything else was forgettable (except for light my fire bc everybody knows it)
very good background music but I didn't fw any of the songs I'm not too fond of eleven-minute songs -1 I was told once that I looked like Jim Morrison before it was cool :( -1
Was good, some big songs on there, although the sound of the organ was starting to grate a little by the end
The Doors are great. Also it took me 42 years to realize just how creepy “show me the way to the next little girl” truly is. 😬
could i write poetry to it? y
ride the snake to the lake 🤷
mixed better than the morrison hotel, otherwise identical to that album. except for 'break on through'. couldn't tell any other song apart on the entire album
Honestly kind of pretentious? kind of repetitive, music for the guys who called me slurs in high school
Kul, overrates, razumem da je bilo revolucionarno po tekstovima ali not my cup of tea
Underwhelmed. A little bit samey. Some great keyboard work. I like it but it’s not amazing
Break on Through und Light my Fire kenne ich tatsächlich, alle anderen sind so ... na ja
I don't think The Doors on here would be anything special without the organ, but also the organ usage seems too simple and gets annoying at times. This music isn't bad but there are many classic rock albums I like more.
Paar ijzersterke nummers
The Doors just don't stand out to me, probably since they're super famous and I've heard them throughout my whole life
Eh
Tony Hawks Underground 2, Break on Through (To the Other Side), amazing song. Soul Kitchen is also great. The rest did not stick as much with me. The album started out amazing, but digressed.
Everything so far sounds almost the same. The first album was the only one that I still consider good somehow.
Weird album how some songs sounded progressive and then others were typical doo whop songs
Bangers banged - others were fine
Ok so, I respect this record and its super influential, but aside from a couple highlights, I think this is just ok.
感覺吉姆莫里森唱歌老不在調上or和伴奏各搞各的。以及，我真的受不了low quality了，high quality destroyed music的迷思離我遠去了。
7/10 Highlights: Break on Through The Crystal Ship The End
Great, more boomer rock, but at least this was a band I listened to in my youth. I was just the right age when the Oliver Stone movie came out to get sucked into Doors-mania. I bought the tapes, read the bio, even made an oil painting of Jim Morrison in art class. Listening now with fresh ears, this is pretty corny. I like the organ-heavy production, but the spell is broken every time Jim Morrison starts yawlping his way on the track with his embarrassing poetry. It’s almost stupid enough to sound like parody and I can enjoy it on that level, kind of like how I have to listen to his obvious acolyte, Danzig.
First time listening to this. Started off really well. Can really hear where the Stooges got their inspiration from, though I must say that I think they perfected it. Was doing great until Alabama song which felt so out of place and almost ruined the vibe. Light my Fire brought it back up before the second half went and ruined it again. By the time The End came on I was completely unenthused. Would have sounded much better if it followed some bangers. First half (excl Alabama) 4* Second half 2* Rounding up to 3.5* considering how early this was. Still pretty groundbreaking despite the second half.
6/10 A mixed bag, mostly bad. The attempts at pop and more excruciatingly, blues, are mediocre at best. HOWEVER, the two vibey, definitively psychedelic songs , Light My Fire and, especially, The End are great and where this all comes together. The half baked poetry works so well in the end, who cares if he was play acting being a shaman? If one acts hard enough one will occasionally become that thing, inhabit it. The End also shows kriger to be a real progenitor of raga-inflected psych guitar. People are still mining this vein. But it can’t be overstated how the absolute pillar of this band is the organist Manzurich. To myself the circus organ lines of Light My Fire were a definitive sound of the 60s. I doubt that this band could have made it nearly anywhere without him holding it all down.
Pas mal
ya know, the doors just never really did it for me.
There's some decent songs on this album, but none that get me to get The Doors. I know they were influential, but they're not great in my opinion. 3/5
This album was quite unique at its time super easy listening great to smoke and listen to. There were a few jam sessions that went a little too long but over all i would listen to this again 3.5/5
Contreversially I thought this album was good but not amazing. Started off pretty poor for me but I did enjoy it as I went further into the album. You can tell they're good musicians but it's not quite my kind of thing. Stand out songs: The Crystal Ship, I looked at you, Take it as it comes.
Enjoyed this, some great classic rock.
Pretty good, very 60s. Wouldn't really listen to it for fun but had some cool parts. Kind of reminds me of Scooby-Doo. BT - The Crystal Ship - Alabama Song - Light My Fire - The End
it's cool
Not my style
Little boring
Classic
Stand by what I said about Morrison Hotel (douchebag jock music that is intellectual in the way your 13-year-old poetry is intellectual), but there are at least 2 great tunes on here (not Light my Fire), plus a bonus star for the Apocalypse Now tie-in and the general death-of-the-60s and harbinger-of-worse-times-ahead vibes.
AJ: I like a few doors songs. More than Cat for sure. 3. Now can we talk about the rock & roll album Paranoid by the British band Black motherfucking Sabbath!? Fucking RIPPAH. Absolute RIPPAH. Oh my satan. Should’ve been a 5. Forgive me, sweet Catherine. I’ve sinned. HOT DAMN. ROCK & ROLL. Cat: drunken buffoons. Kinda like Soul Kitchen. AJ: I like soul kitchen too
Instantly recognizable for every single track. I find it so interesting that the Doors are really no longer listened to. You will almost never hear a Doors track played anywhere. This album is so iconic that I doubt I can add anything to the probably widely available critiques.
Blue shag carpet and hippie wallpaper. This is the perfect album while getting baked at your parents house before they get home from work. There was a time that this would've been a straight five, but time marches on and seems stuck in that shag carpeting. Not to fret, there's some gold hidden in there along with some stray roach clips. Soul Kitchen is great and The End has gotta be the Doors best song ever recorded. The rest has outlived itself.
The Doors albums on the list are their debut (here), their final album with Jim Morrison before his death (nearly 200 albums ago), and "Morrison Hotel," (which we have yet to receive). I had not realized that they continued to make music after Morrison died, or that the first post-Morrison album was strangely titled "Other Voices." It's surprising, because Morrison was clearly the driving force behind the band's sound and their lasting impact. Well, that and the organ. Ray Manzarek's organ playing is the other thing I most associate with the Doors' sound. But without Morrison, I think the organ might drive me crazy. It works in smaller doses - "Break on Through" is great and knows when to stop, unlike "Light My Fire," which is great for its vocals but the full version (not the trimmed radio edit) goes overboard with organ solos. Beyond the two hits, "The Doors" is a bit of a mixed bag. "Soul Kitchen" keeps up the energy after "Break on Through" with solid blues rock. Then "The Crystal Ship" turns to the psychedelic, and the energy fades, and "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)" amps up the weirdness. "The End" certainly has its moments, but despite what the title says, seems to never end. Overall, I prefer "L.A. Woman," and I'm interested to see where "Morrison Hotel," with less known hits, will fall. "L.A. Woman" was 4-star. This is probably too good and classic to be a 3, but it's a high 3; 7 out of 10, a true 4 if it had less psychedelic excess.
The Doors are a band that I've always been happy to leave be and let them carry on with whatever it was they were doing. Even on today's listen, where I was actively trying to quantify what I was listening to and how it made me feel, I'm at a loss for how to describe my disinterest. Jim Morrison is a charismatic presence. Ray Manzarek crafted his own sound on the organ/keys. The rest of the band... I could pick things apart but it's something about the sum of the parts that just leaves me flat. It's like these guys were the keepers of some guarded mystery that I am perfectly content not knowing anything about.
The Doors…less varied and innovative than The Beatles, less heavy than Sabbath. Jim Morrison has his charm, and I’m sure this was mind shattering only four days into 1967. But yeah, sometimes it just feels meandering, and the lyrics aren’t so profound if you’re not high. Love The Crystal Ship and Alabama Song.
Classic
It’s fine. More classic rock I am burnt out on due to over exposure. Silver lining: without The Doors we wouldn’t have Jimmy Fallon’s great version of Reading Rainbow’s theme song. I had a teacher in high school who thought I looked just like The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek.
Not the biggest fan of the Doors, but there’s definitely some good stuff here. I really enjoy The Crystal Ship and End of the Night, and the band grooves along nicely on most of these tracks. A prime example of what divides me on this is The End, which I love when it’s the band doing a VU style jam, but then Jim Morrison is all Father? Yes, Son? I want to kill you. Anyway pretty middle of the road stuff for me. I was pleased to learn that Break On Through was edited for the radio!
I’ve never liked Jim Morrison and his whole thing. I do not like his lyrics or his singing. I have always like Ray Manzarek and his organ stuff, though. This had some solid music on it.
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Can't say I'm a Doors fan but for a debut album, this was pretty amazing. Most of the songs turned out to be big hits. I still get annoyed by the electric organ and can't say I have much, if anything downloaded by these guys, but I have to give props to his album. Besides your big radio songs, Break on Through, Light My Fires and Twentieth Century Fox, there are a few hidden gems. Hidden is the sense, I'm not a fan and not sure if these were hits or not. Anyway, really liked Soul Kitchen and Alabama Song. I'm sure Alabama fans were looking for a Whiskey bar Saturday night! Haha. Suck it Tide. My personal favorite off the album is Back Door Man. Just a good tune. And who doesn't think Apocalypse Now where they here The End? It's been very long time sine I've seen the movie, maybe time to revisit? Overall, a very good album from a band I'm not a big fan. I enjoyed my listens and will give a 3.5. Closer to 4 if that damn electric organ didn't drive me crazy after awhile. 3
3.5 The first and only Doors album I ever owned on CD, and one I used to listen to pretty frequently in my early teenage years. I haven’t really returned to it since though, and I’m not sure exactly why that is. I still think Jim Morrison is a great lyricist and vocalist after all these years, but I think something about the keyboard-driven sound of this album hasn’t held up quite as well with my musical taste. Listening to now, as a whole, yeah, it’s not as great as I remember or was hoping it to be. In many ways it’s creepier than I remember with tracks like Alabama Song, Take It As It Comes, and Back Door Man (might just be dirty-minded with that last one there), but that all to say, the absolute greatness of songs like Break on Through, The End, Light My Fire, and Soul Kitchen can’t be understated. Those four songs may sum up the group best out of anything across their catalog, and 55 years later they’re still among the most synonymous with the group. I mean, from the very first note Break on Through is instantly recognizable, and that chorus? Explosive. Right out of the gate the group came swinging with what might very well be the best and most iconic track of their career. And then you have The End that’s the opposite in many ways - mellow and slow to reveal its charm, but once it does, the ambience of the track is unlike anything else. If your group is able to put out a twelve-minute song and have it be one of your best, you’re doing something right - even if it involves murdering your father and having sex with your mother. Anyway, the rest of the stuff on the album is just kind of okay. It never drags, which is good, but there’s nothing I feel that’s worth re-visiting outside of the four songs mentioned above. Twentieth Century Fox is a song I remember really liking in my mentioned teenage Doors era, but it didn’t do much for me here, and once again I gotta say Alabama Song in particular I found to be kind of an abomination. Great debut, but not quite an all-time great album, though shoutout to my favorite cover band Crystal Shit. I hope these guys have a good sense of humor and don’t take them into court.
maybe I just don't get it but this doesn't really grab me. It's not bad per se but it's not super fantastic other than its highlights. best tracks: break on through, light my fire, soul kitchen
It’s a classic but it was interesting to hear all the guitar mistakes listening closely.
Not terrible. At least half of it was enjoyable.
Not a fan of their keyboard sound
Listened Before? Y Undeniably influential. A very solid album. Light My Fire does NOT need to be 7 minutes.. The End is my favorite Doors song, and it's on this one so that's nice. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: The End
This is music that I would describe as late 60's or early 70's music. It sounds like something that would be in an Austin Powers movie or something. Honestly, despite being an American band, this sounds like British people trying to sound American. It's alright I guess. Nothing to write home about A solid 3/5
Big hits: Break On Through (to the other side); Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) (circus feel); Light My Fire; The End (featured in the intro of Apocalypse Now)
1967 rock underground that becomes mainstream Regained fame in the 80s, when "the end" is used in the movie "Apocalypse Now". Otherworldly and dangerous, trippy but based in garage with an affinity for blues and hard rock. They inspired Iggy Pop. My thoughts: I've always thought that "The Doors" were not a band for me. Listening to this album has somehow confirmed my opinion but, at the same time, I have realised I appreciate them more than I like to admit. I can finally pinpoint what I don't like: I am really not a big fan of the organ and the more trippy sounds, but somehow I love the Beatles' more experimental albums like "Srgt pepper's lonely hearts club band". Maybe I'll change my mind with a second listen?
3.5, liked the instrumentation a lot
I can’t argue about the few bops on here, no doubt. BUT, The Doors are just still not an album band for me. Y’all can hate me all you want.