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I love The Doors. Morrison has this weird Sinatra thing with his vocals.
Jim Morrison is just so fucking cool. I have to rate this a 5.
If anyone can make an organ cool, it's these guys.
Yeah it was fine.
really not my style.
amazing
Brilliant debut, brilliant musicality and blending of styles, let down by schoolboy lyrics.
This is not my era, but the album does hold up extremely well.
It sure is Jimmy Morrison doin' the sing sing thang
Waffled between 4 and 5 stars but man at the end of the day it’s just really that good. First time listening to a Doors album all the way through and was surprised how much every song hit. The ratio of songs to classics is insane
Came out with a bang on their debut album.
It's a good album but always wonder how the reception would have been had Morrison not died so early.
I've always found The Doors to be an inconsistent listen... I either love it or hate it. That said, this is probably their most consistently enjoyable album. Opens strong, middle kind of ebbs and flows, then ends with probably their best track.
An interesting album. Definitely abstract. With the benefit of coming to this in 2026, it feels almost stereotypically 60s, but I guess that is because it helped define that sound. On the first listen it didn't do much for me, but I enjoyed much it better on the second time a round. I think it may certainly be a grower. I liked it more than baseline, but I'm not jumping to listen to it again immediately. 3/5
An essential album from the mythical Doors. Poetry, and teenage energy mix with flamenco influence, and classical is everything you need for a true rock experience. This being the first album feels incredible for what they accomplished, and future albums just solidify their legacy.
Pretty good. 4.
a couple of the songs i could skip and dont care for the organ solo. but a solid album.
Had a lot more fun with it than I thought I would in the first half, but Alabama Song sucked. From there, I felt pretty warmly with it til The End.
Fantastic album , I can see why many people rave about the doors - till now it’s not been something I could ever get into
Break on Through has to be the coolest opening track of a debut album ever. The Doors was the first band I got obsessed with when I began forming my own musical taste as a kid so this album is an automatic 5/5 and perhaps the first 5/5 album I’ve ever heard in my life.
Piiiitkän tauon jälkeen taas päivittäisten albumien parissa ja millä herkulla jatkettiinkaan…
Ei todellakaan lisättävää. Suorastaan fantastinen albumi.
Classic
Awesome first album!
Great album. This is the end, my only friend.
Pretty good, but doesn't touch L.A. Woman. Some songs overstayed their welcome, but an excellent debut.
Okay okay this wasn't as bad as the last few songs this is going country music tho which I am not a fan of but this wasn't horrible Day 4!
One of the best debut albums of all time. Great stuff!
First time I heard this I immediately added it to my vinyl collection. It oozes cool, and literally ends on one of the best songs of all time
Topper, net geen 5 sterren
Dit varieert echt van legendarisch (Light My Fire) tot strontvervelend (Alabama Song). Gemiddelde ligt gelukkig ver boven acceptabel.
I have never understood how The Doors are considered such rock legends and this didn't help. Pretentious, overly long nonsense from a bunch of strung out people who seem like they wouldn't be fun to be around. Lyrically it is just beat poet crap for people who want to think they are smarter than everyone else in the room so they pretend the lyrics are deep. I'm sure I have more albums from this overrated band in my future and I'm dreading each one of them.
Always remember
I actually did like the really long songs that are in here for some reason (Light my Fire, The End), I found them a bit Wasteland-ish, at least The End was. Light my Fire just kept going but it had a cool guitar bit so it's fine.
Number: 160 Date: 06/12/2026 Artist: The Doors Album: The Doors Year: 1967 Style: Psychedelic Blues Rock Familiarity: Extremely (5) Rating: 5 Before: ======= Ohhh Lordy. I am blessed this week. Stereolab yesterday, followed by The Doors today. I'll go ahead and rate it 5, provisionally. But, let's go ahead and listen to anyway. During: ======= 5 Break On Through (To The Other Side) 5 Soul Kitchen 5 The Crystal Ship 3 Twentieth Century Fox 4 Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) 5 Light My Fire 3 Back Door Man 3 I Looked At You 3 End Of The Night 4 Take It As It Comes 5 The End ----------------------------------------------------- 4.36 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= I do love The Doors music. They are probably my favorite musical artists from the late 60s.. I'm not sure if this my favorite album by The Doors, though, but it certainly deserves a place on this list. I'm not surprised to see they have 2 more albums here but not sure that is warranted. Anyways, I do look forward to listening to them both again. 4 my personal rating 5 suitability for this list 5 impact ----------------------------------------------- 4.7 composite rating
The Doors are one of the GOATs of the 60s and this album is their strongest example to earn that title. So many classics, my favorite personally being Light My Fire, which inspired me to take on keyboards/organs/synthesizers. Manzarek one of the best.
I wonder what their fave door is
Iconic debut album that shows that the Doors were more than just Jim Morrison. The entire band were just as important to the sound of The Doors and songs like Soul Kitchen and Take It As It Comes are iconic and just as good as Light My Fire and The End
Another classic. Peak psychedelic rock sound mix blues and jazz undertones, peak vocals; the mood the album sets is just impeccable. It’s a debut album on top of that. Favorites: Light My Fire, Break On Through (To the Other Side), Soul Kitchen, Back Door Man, End of the Night, Take It As It Comes, The End
Some great songs on here. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.
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Boring and slow. There was one good song and it was the very first one. After that it became a lame slog fest.
Bangers
I used to like this album earlier, but now for some reason they put me to sleep
Does he know about the D-O-R-E?
ooooo? i always feel like the songs are better at the start of the album tbh Break on through (to the other side) - 5/5 Soul kitchen - 4/5 The crystal ship - 3/5 Twentieth century fox - 3/5 Alabama song (whisky bar) - 2/5 Light my fire - 4/5 Back door man - 3/5 I looked at you - 2/5 End of the night - 2/5 Take it as it comes - 3/5 The end - 1/5 30/55 = 2.7/5
The Doors are really cool when you're hearing them for the first time and you're into psychedelic weird cool stuff. Like dig right man? And then you fucking grow up and you realize that while this band is really fucking talented Jim is a fucking dead weight anchor and they really could've used a frontman with more skillful vocals. Do I still enjoy the songs? Yeah but man - this one just kinda gets more and more meh each time I hear it.
To lose one talented rock star to the entirely foreseeable effects of drugs and alcohol at the age of 27 or 28 is a misfortune, to lose dozens of them is starting to look like carelessness. As with Tim Buckley, Jim Morrison had a reputation of being some sort of mythical shaman poet. However, for all of his allusions to philosophy and classical Greek mythology he was still just a horndog reeling from one whisky bar to the next looking for another “little girl”. It shouldn’t have been a surprise that less than five years after this debut album he would have piled on the pounds, had a voice that sounded like a retired coal miner and be dead in a bathtub. What a waste. That being said, this album was one of the defining sounds of the late 60s, along with Sgt Peppers and Pet Sounds. Morrison had a great singing voice that was perfectly backed by Manzarak’s hypnotic keyboards, Densmore’s jazzy drums and Krieger’s solid guitar riffs. Lyrically, well, we’ve already covered that, but they had their moments. The End will always now evoke that scene in Apocalypse Now, and Break On Through and Light My Fire are still thrilling numbers. Aldous-Huxley-tastic!
4.25. This is a great debut album.
My wife loves The Doors. I do not. It has less to do with the band and their sound than it does with Jim Morrison, which I suspect is true for both of us.
This sounded exactly like I expected it to sound. The Doors had a unique sound, I think it is more the organ than anything. I never really dug it too much. It isn't bad, just not my thing.
.25 - I knew that I disliked the Doors, but having listened to a full album I now know that I really fucking hate the Doors.
Unbelievable density of all time classics!
Album #116, The Doors, The Doors, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you were giving someone a listening history of rock and pop music, I think you’d have to include The Doors. They’re such a unique sounding band. I genuinely can’t think of anyone else who sounds quite like them. Even bands influenced by them don’t really sound like them. I think a lot of that comes down to the organ replacing the bass guitar, but also just the individual playing styles and the boogie-woogie foundation underneath all their music. The clash between boogie-woogie and psychedelia here is just really interesting. It’s a dark, mysterious, provocative album. Coming out in 1967, it must have sounded completely ahead of its time in terms of how sexual and unsettling it is. It’s a real freaky-deaky record. The whole thing is dominated by Jim Morrison. He’s just an incredible vocalist. Completely domineering. Deeply masculine. Even if you never saw a picture of him, you’d know instantly why he became such a huge sex symbol. I’ve been a bit harsh throughout this list when it comes to “hippie bullshit lyrics”. For me, he’s on the Mount Rushmore of Hippie Bullshit, his lyrics can feel a bit empty or pretentious. Despite taking a lot psychedelic drugs myself, his poetry has never really moved me in the way it seems to move other people. But! That’s more for their later albums. It actually really works here. I actually think the more poetic and atmospheric stuff suits them better on this record. Break On Through is such a sinister, searing opener. End of the Night has unbelievable atmosphere. One of the great nighttime songs. It genuinely sounds exactly like its title. On that note, the album cover looks exactly like how the album sounds! As well, for a 1967 album, it has a lot of the production tropes from the era that can sometimes ruin records for me, especially the hard panning. But it works perfectly here. The stereo mix is really balanced and the whole thing sounds great. And then there’s The End. On paper, this is exactly the kind of song I shouldn’t like. It’s way too long, self-indulgent, pretentious, and full of itself. And yet it’s probably my favourite Doors song. It’s just so dark and hypnotic. Morrison completely lures you into it. My favourite moment is the “come on baby, take a chance with us” line. The way he emerges from all the silence and space in the song with that lyric is really powerful. Still, not a five star album for me personally. There’s definitely a bit of filler on it. Not every song on the album is amazing. Some of the more straightforward tracks like 20th Century Fox don’t do much for me. But the highs are very high, and it’s one of the most atmospheric rock albums I can think of. Side note: I actually prefer X’s version of Soul Kitchen from their debut album, if anyone wants to check that out.
Another album where I was expecting to love it, but it just turns out ok. Light My Fire was definitely a highlight though.
I dunno, man. It’s the Doors. They’ve never really been my thing, but they’re ok. This is one of the better Doors records. But it’s still not really my thing. 7/10
Loved the organ and los partes instrumentales! Other than that it's just fine
Some absolutely phenomenal tracks with some pretty standard blues rock tracks. Overall very solid
I Love the doors Classic Album I’ve Listened to this hundreds of times
of all of the 60s pedo rock bands, i think i can tolerate these guys the most. Theyre not too annoying
I like this more than I thought I would. Part familiarity, however it just really like the sound. I'm between a 3 and 4. I knew more songs than I thought I would...
I hate the Doors. Pretentious crap.
genuine horror-movie music! i am shaken by Jim Morrison and his full-throated embrace of hard drugs and forcible sex, kept on edge by the rinky-dink carnival organ, drawn into a kind of minimalist darkness not entirely unlike the one conjured by Miles' fusion band, who are probably the best group of players ever to share a room. call me gullible, puritanical, whatever but i am kind of repulsed by some of these songs and pretty delighted to feel that way. i'd always heard Morrison treated as a bit of a joke, but being a Nick Cave fan i'm very willing to follow him through quite a few boneheaded lyrics, and the band behind him - lithe, skeletal, sinuous - is always satisfying, even when he's not. overall thrilled to come to this band and find them this good, this potent, this tangible, something i can't say i was at all expecting. no wonder people thought this shit was evil! it kind of is!
It's fine and has some quite nice songs, but I didn't see anything that would elevate this above any of the others rock of this era.
오묘. 재즈바에서 들릴것 같은 느낌
Legendary
fav songs: break on through soul kitchen twentieth century fox light my fire the end atmospheric, psychedelic, swaggy 70/100
I loved the album. Break on through- great drums, bass line and instruments in general. Soul Kitchen- great piano, the Fender Rhodes Piano Bass gives such a different sound to the album. Twentieth centrury fox- good song, nothing is EXTREMELY special about it to me, still loving the piano bass and the guitar. Alabama song - love it. Like the guitar and the piano. Cool song. Back door man- good introduction, love it. I looked at you- I like how there is more than one people singing, (or maybe the voice is double) even though this album has a very characteristic sound this song is a little different. End of the night- softer. It's really relaxing, although there are certain chords or sounds that make the song a little creepy just as the end of the night, like walking alone at night or that type of vibe. The crystal ship- soft song also but this one is not creepy or relaxing its just not like the other songs because they don't use the piano that has been used in the rest of the songs as the main character (the Fender Rhodes Piano Bass)they use piano with a more 'normal' sound.
Iconic and a great debut. Some really big tunes on here. Even if they are a little overrated I rate this and a strong 4.5/5.
Great songs 5/5. -1 for the truly awful keyboard solos
I have gone through periods where I have really loved the Doors and other times I just don’t enjoy their music at all, but what is completely undeniable is the fact that they are singular - no one else sounds anything like them, and that is a pretty phenomenal feat. This particular album is a strong collection f songs, with very simple but effective musicianship and, of course, the presence/vocals/lyrics of Jim Morrison.
So I was actually expecting a meh when pulling this. However, Morrison is just so hypnotic. The psych vocals with the bluesy sound is definitely unique. Enthralling though.
Not much to say, it’s good but not as good as LA Woman. Nothing else to add
An album I liked as a teen, but have not listened to since. The first side is pretty good, nice variety in songs, side 2 a bit duller but the End is great. 3.5 rounded up Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes. 80/313 (25%) Will I get: Already have
today i'm learning that several songs i've heard but didn't know the name of are actually by the doors, yeah this album's pretty good but like. it sure is psych rock! and given the composition of this list it's no wonder im already starting to run out of things to say about the genre. i can say that this is definitely one of the better examples of it we've had so far though. if nothing else, "alabama song (whisky bar)" is the best "psych rock album token carnival music ass song" that i've heard on my way through the list. they've all had one and i wish i knew why. other than that obviously "break on through (to the other side)" and "light my fire" are both great but my favourite is "end of the night". i think the psych rock "timbre" can really work well with these more cut down and somber compositions, especially the guitar swimming in effects gives it a dark, wet moodiness that i totally fuck with. i liked "the end" quite a bit too for the same reason, although it's overall much closer to the usual psych rock sound. i do love the chaotic breakdown just before it ends though. that's a move that always lands. i'm torn between a 3 and a 4 here again but im gonna lean on the higher side this time. i could see myself putting this on again and mostly locking in for it, aside from a couple tracks i care less about. maybe this is the first "ascended 3" rating for me....
Love the organ
My older brother had this on vinyl. I remember being 3-4 years old in his bedroom singing along to Light My Fire with him, though to my kid ears I was sure the words were 'come on baby like my fire'. After all, why would someone ask a baby to purposely start a fire? Some of my favorite non-Beatles songs from the 60s are by the Doors, though none of them appear on this album. I think it's Ray Manzarek's keyboards that give the Doors their unique sound, along with the swagger of Jim Morrison's voice. Though I wasn't around when they were making music, I have to imagine they were able to make quite an impact with the six albums they released in four short years. I remember the Oliver Stone movie in the early 90s ushering in a Doors renaissance. Light My Fire and Break on Through are definitely the strongest songs on the album. Alabama Song is just fun, being one of the very few pop songs I know to use a Marxophone. And I love the chill vibe of End of the Night.
So much cool, weird stuff on here. One of my favorite 60’s projects yet. I can definitely see why this is such a loved classic. I’ll have to come back to this a few more times soon; I expect my appreciation to only grow the more I return. 1 listen Favorite Track: Light My Fire
Expectation: -> A classic album. Looking forward to this. After listening: -> I don't have a list of my favorite 1967 songs, but if I did I'm pretty sure that Light My Fire and Break on Through would be top-5. Those two timeless gems carry this album to a 4. Not in awe of the rest of it, but it's listenable. Track ranking: Fire Break Whisky Soul Crystal Fox Take It Looked Back Door The End End of the Night
finally some good 60s music. I think they do get better from this album but it's still really good
this is what 1960s music sounds like!
It was a good album with a lot of variety. Some real great songs there but also some that weren’t as good.
kinda sounds like the beetles, i enjoyed it
adoro
An undeniable classic that is also undeniably annoying. The End is so stupid. Great music with so many annoying parts.
Альбом из зала славы. Больше нечего сказать
Easy 5
A classic
so strange for me. but it's good
Just did not enjoy, not really sure why. Bit meh and blended together and the last song was sooo long for no real reason.
Classic sounds of the 60s
It's okay. They have better albums though. I like the ending part of 'Light My Fire'
The hits are here but the rest of the album just kind of there. I know people look at Jim Morrison as a great poet but most songs were average at best. There was another issue. The organ was too much. Plus The End is not very good.
Excellent riffs. Loved the nostalgia.
Echoing sounds, an album I will come back to
One of many classic albums my brilliant english teacher introduced me to when we should have been studying for an external exam. And what an album. Morrison has the kind of energy that makes you want to build a panic room. While Krieger and Manzarek's unusual note choices add to the tension, but somehow keep just the right side of weird. Genius at work. 5*
This was really good classic rock good singing
The 1960s Nirvana
Fantastic album. Was Jim Morrison one of the greatest vocalists of all-time? Maybe not, but dude had swagger, stage presence, and could write fantastic lyrics. He might be the first punk rock icon. The band slaps too.
Great listen
It’s got the hits. Overall, a decent album. Last song is a bit long though. 3.1/5.0
Jim Morrison was certainly a compelling personality but it's too bad that he got so much of the attention because this was an excellent band. "The End" is a huge favorite. The finality expressed in first lines of the song always crush me. This is the end beautiful friend This is the end my only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I'll never look into your eyes again
I'm of the opinion that Jim Morrison is a little overrated in the pages of rock history. I just never fully locked in with whatever vibe he had going on. Putting Morrison aside though, Ray Manzarek has been one of my keyboard heroes for a long time; his organ and piano make up the backbone of the band's sound on most songs and I'm here for it as the big reason I come back to this band at all. 8/10.
8.5/10 I love everything going on here but I especially liked 'The Crystal Ship', I think that sound works for them really well.
5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background I find the 1st side of this album to be much stronger than the 2nd side but there's no denying this is an essential 60s album and fantastic listen.
-Beginnung of the album less interesting, middle to end tho>>>
muy buen album, me sorprendio la cantidad ed hits y the doors como banda que solo tenia de nombre 3.5o4/5
Alright
Average music for this day and age, it may have felt edgy Bank in the old days but it doesn't feel great now. It feels incredibly samey.
I'll give this a 3 because it's an impressive debut chock full of hits, but my general sentiment about this band is UGH. I couldn't make it all the way through the spoken word part of The End. Just shut up, you pretentious twat!
Humoured, Joyous, Dancing.
7.5/10 Best songs: Break On Through (To The Other Side), 20th Century Fox, The End This album started very strong, but after a few songs the shine started to wear off. I'm an increasingly big fan of psychedelic/experimental rock, which is absolutely what the Doors are doing here, but it sort of gets repetitive/isn't as appealing as the album progresses. I have to say, though, if the entire album were like The End I'd probably consider it the best album of all time - outrageous, compelling, frustrating, passionate, enthralling. Nevertheless, the album is quite good.
I like The Doors well enough, but this is the third time I’ve gotten one of their albums in the short time I’ve been listening… Not very random…
pretty solid album. the “Alabama Song” is kinda lame but aside from that it’s all great
This reminds me of “discovering” music in my parent’s old record room as a pre-teen and feeling enlightened.
pretty good variety here. break on through is good of course. alabama song is really goofy, it's like honky tonk or something. the end is just indulgent
GREAT album. Soul Kitchen, Break On Through, Light My Fire, all amazing
Reminded me of the Vietnam war. Felt like those times. Kinda boring at times.
Amazing debut album.
Even though Jim Morrison was soooo fine, I’ve never been obsessed with their music. My favs were Break on Through and Soul kitchen
Jim Morrison my beloved
はい神
5/5 Album.
no me transmitió nada, algún que otro lindo tema
They like that Hammond don’t they? 7/10
Great album do love The Doors even if Jim Morrison was a complete bellend
✌️✌️very 60s but I didn’t love the Alabama song - low 4
Hey they were the Doors very much a product of their time while being ahead of their time.
A long term favorite that dates back to high school. Nirvana for the Boomers.
Oh this is the end dans Apocalypse Now
album #1 10/6 - anyum kedvence volt, amikor annyi idős volt, mint én. nagyon wild dolgokat olvastam a morrisonról meg az előadásmódról, ami nagyon durván pionír lehetett 1967-ben. Első hallgatásra azt gondoltam, hogy nem lesz maradandó, de utána hozzászoktam és megszerettem. Olyan a hangulata és az íve, mint egy bolyongó cowboy utolsó útja az éjszakában (dont make me explain.) Kiderült, hogy ismertem róla eleve a Break On Throught és a Light My Firet. (köszi minionok, köszi Vilu) Kedvenceim: Break On Through, Alabama Song, Light My Fire, The End, de legfőképpen a Take It As It Comes. (ezt kiderült, hogy Apa is szereti)
Love this! Have never listened to the whole album
Exceptional debut. So original, even now. Musically amazing, it can be deep and then whimsical.
I love the Doors and this album especially!
As far as The Doors albums go, this is fine, I guess. I'd still rather not.
Good album but to me one of the bands that I’ve grown tired of hearing.
Eerste indruk: Lekkere psychedelische rock. Best toegankelijk. Goeie grooves, zelfs beetje samba vibe op het eerste nummer, maar toch heel vrij. The crystal ship: Hele andere vibe maar ook mooi. Bedenk me dat Jim Morison als een soort dichter bekend staat. Dus ook eens naar de lyrics luisteren Alabama son: wtf wel lekker Overall: Hele goeie psych rock met wat gevarieerde invloeden. Mystieke sfeer vaak. Nog eens de lyrics aandacht aan besteden
This was an incredible debut album. That being said, I don’t love the doors
"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite." — William Blake
3.5
Whiskey Bar oompah nonsense aside this is amazing
I haven't listened to The Doors since I was a teenager and I cannot believe I used to actually listen to this. No wonder I was depressed
I prefer Iron Butterfly when it comes to extended organ pieces, but I can't deny I enjoy them when I listen to The Doors.
Great album. Love Crystal Ship and The End even though they made me almost get in a fight with a Disturbed fan at the bar.
Nur Banger
Absoluter Klassiker
Old mixing
Despite being a big influence on one of my favourite bands (Echo & The Bunnymen), The Doors themselves don’t do that much for me. I feel this is quite an iconic album as well but, while listenable, I didn’t connect with it at all.
What a breathtaking badass great album. I always forget how good this album is until I listen to it. I also don't listen to this album that much so it does feel fresh each time. 5/5
Really enjoyed the organ playing and vibe. Unreal
toinen klassikko heti perään
Probably top 5 of my go-tos in highschool, so I'm biased. 10/10!
Like
Very dated.
Fine, a little too rambly at parts and some really weak songs in the middle that are either actively grating or go nowhere. The End is great.
Jesus this is annoying
80
What the rolling stones wished to be
Zeitlos, geht fast immer.
Instrumental mag ich die, die Stimme auch, aber die Gesangsmelodien nicht.
So many excellent songs on the album.
This era of music isn't really for me, but I acknowledge how important they were for the evolution of music. One of Scott Stapp/Creed's influences, I can hear it in some of the songs. It's listenable, some songs are good, others not at all for me.
A great album I've heard too many times.
Ik vind The Doors altijd een beetje moeilijk, ik heb er vrijwel nooit zin in om het aan te zetten, maar ik gaf ze wel twee keer 4 sterren. En ook bij dit album heb ik er weer heel weinig op aan te merken. Misschien bevalt dit album me zelfs wel het beste van de drie, maar waarom dan kan ik moeilijk zeggen. Het orgeltje mag weer welig tieren in ieder geval, lekker. Ik was na de eerste paar nummers eigenlijk niet van plan om een 5 uit te delen, maar naarmate het album vordert merk ik dat ik er moeilijk omheen kan. Dit is wel met afstand het lekkerste album van ze. Vooruit dan maar.
Powerhouse of a debut album. Established the organ sound for the rest of their careers.
Rating:★★★★ Good album. Songs sounded a bit repetitive sometimes with the organ sound. Classic hits and a few new one's I haven't heard. Overall good.
Best rock and roll featuring an organ
I've already stated by belief that The Doors are possibly the most over-rated band in history. Not awful, just nowhere near as great as their fanbase believes. As for this album, it does have some classics on it. It also has several tracks that I would consider below average filler - "Twentieth Century Fox", "Alabama Song", "Back Door Man", etc. Overall, a very meh album with a few gems. 2 1/2 stars
Not a big fan of the Doors, but this is the one with all the hits ...
I didn’t even have to listen to this album to rate it, but I did anyway on vinyl. Matter of fact, I made my entire class listen to it because we were studying to 1960s. Growing up this album was a constant around my house. Light My Fire was my parent’s wedding song, allegedly. The song that made me an independent Doors fan was Break On Through, which I believe I listened to on the Forrest Gump soundtrack. I had heard it many times before, but the time was right to listen to it new. When I went down to listen to the full album, I don’t think I found a bad song, and have listened it in every format ever since, even on 8-Track. What made the Doors unique is they did not follow the normal pattern of rock bands: a poet, who couldn’t sing: a classical piano player; a jazz drummer; and a flamenco guitarist that joined together to define psychedelic rock. I actually met Ray Manzerick and listen to him play Riders from ten feet away. He was as cool as you would have excepted. Though every song is amazing, my all-time favorite is the song at The End, which I have used on so many mixtapes and playlist over my life, and will even put it on just so I can listen to that song alone on repeat. I actually like the original studio edits better than the uncensored remastered. For me, this album ranks as an all-time favorite.
Random thoughts: * This has to be one of the best, if not the best, debut album of all time. * I forget how good this album is but it is basically a greatest hits compilation. * I still think the Doors are completely underrated. Not sure why they don't get their proper dues in my opinion. * Ok, there might be a few songs on side two that don't get to the highs of the rest of the album. * I don't know if this is my favorite Doors song but it is the one I play the most often: The Crystal Ship. I absolutely adore this album. What a great song to listen to before you drift off into unconsciousness.
4/5 Really enjoyed the songs but I would still skip some if I was listening to it on my own. Favorite Song: The Crystal Ship
I think the doors has to be my favourite band from the 60’s, their sound is so different to other artists from that time, maybe it’s all the psychedelics Jim was taking but still that point of difference sticks with me. When I was a teenager starting to write my own music, listening to the doors opened my eyes to the possibilities of what music could be, that there was a whole world of music other than punk and metal.
Can I really afford to be buying more vinyl at the moment? No. Have I just ordered this anyway? You bet I have...
Greatest hits playlist from my youth
Come on baby, light my fire (Suck my dick) Come on baby, light my fire (Show me your tits) Try to set the night on fire (Rub your clit) Girl we couldn't get much higher (You're a fuckin' twit)
They were so inventive and sleek when they started out. I can never understand why people, seemingly the editors of the book included, prefer their later bar room blues efforts.
Kinda drags on, takes its self too seriously, there was maybe one or two songs I liked
Another classic rock album I’m very familiar with. As a high school kid, I think The Doors had the place of my second favorite classic rock band behind The Beatles. I’m sure this will hold up well. This album just rocks. Break on Through and just doesn’t let up. Fun rock with some great hard guitars and drums and those keys enhancing the sound in a good way. What a band and record. Every member is just killing it. Jim Morrison is awesome. He’s probably his most contained here than in later albums. This is probably their best album and what a debut album for a band. The front side is probably way stronger than the back half, but it’s still filled with great songs that rock throughout. An easy 5 for me.
Top 10 album EVER. There's nothing else to be said, really. 10/10
Not for me.
My rating 3.6. What debut!
I can sometimes find myself impatient with The Doors, and it did happen at times with this album, but they have such a distinctive sound that you can’t help but feel nostalgia and appreciation at the same time. Break in through’s intro to the album is iconic, and within 20 seconds The Doors are in their signature funk carried through the whole album. This album reminds me of a Saturday night spent in Trisha’s, people clamouring over each other, half proven gossip spreading like wildfire, whilst the band unpretentiously carries on in the corner at their leisure. Alabama Song sounds like something out of a Wes Anderson film (maybe it really was on one of the soundtracks). Overall, the album lacks some variety, but it is a quintessential Doors listening experience and you will not be disappointed.
Had already heard this one but i feel way more receptive to it's energy at this juncture.
3 - ok album carried by the hits
Would I listen again: yes I really like the organ throughout the album, tracks were groovy! Alabama song was a bit weird but also liked their strange lyrics
Rock music is like a human body; it should probably have organs.
A lot of organ..!
Not bad! I liked it a lot at first but less so after a few listens.
3.5
posiblemente uno de los mejores debuts de la historia.
L'album a vieilli mais moins que son âge réel, des chansons sont très longues sans vraiment ajouter quelque chose mais cela reste du classic rock, et du très bon
I couldn't have named a doors song if asked, although it turns out I do know some of them. This album was alright, I'd listen to it again. Didn't knock my socks off, but not every album can be that good.
So many classic tracks
This album is a real mixed bag. The End is an amazing song. Break on Through (To the Other Side) and Light My Fire are fantastic....and then there's a lot of pretty paint-by-numbers psychedelic pop, e.g. Twentieth Century Fox, I Looked At You. Generally very good, but I wish they'd had better quality control.
I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did, but it really is excellent. I'd only heard the bigger hits before, but the rest of the album holds up too. I'm left wondering why I hadn't dug into their albums more before now. Musically it's got such a good vibe to it. Really accomplished and harmonious with some GREAT jams. The production is excellent too - it still sounds really good all these years later. Obviously there's a lot of big hitters on here, and they've also stood the test of time. Light My Fire is such a behemoth. I love how there's such a huge middle of pure instrumental where everyone gets a go, adding layers and layers before jumping back into the main thrust of the song. When this broke through it must have been such a moment. So yeah. It's simply, really really good. And it feels iconic.
Break on thrugh Twrntieth century fox Light my fire
Love the doors, so many amazing songs on this album
Loved it, brilliant
los puertas 3,78
The big songs are perfectly spaced at the start, middle and end of this album. ‘Break on Through…’ is a great opener and the subsequent album tracks build well on this. However. ’Alabama song’ doesn’t quite live it to what came before. ‘Light my Fire’ would stand out on most album and marks the half way mark. It is somewhat questionable that this is followed by a song featuring lyrics about someone eating pork and beans and Morrison himself boasting the he ‘eats more chicken than any man ever seen’. ‘The End’ is a long meandering crescendo and one i have always loved and considered The Doors best song and nothing here changes that opinion
Turns out I know, and enjoy, more songs by The Doors than I thought I did. Off-beat, in the best way, but a bit too long, it’s really a 2.5* for me.
If anyone says The Doors to me, I think of People Are Strange due to an abiding love of The Lost Boys, so I was a bit sad to discover it's not on this album. There were bigger hits on though, with Light My Fire and Break On Through (To The Other Side) included and I was also very familiar with The End for some reason. From the songs I didn't know, many of them seemed pretty different than I imagined the album tracks would be - much of it felt far more "swinging 60s" than I was ever expecting. I liked Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) but I could not explain why, even if I tried. The singles are great, but nothing else won me round in quite the same way. So I think this is a 2.5 ⭐ that's going to instead get a: 2/5
This was kinda cool, I guess. Nothing really caught my ear though (save for a couple tracks). Maybe need a relisten? I don't know. Favorites: Light My Fire, I Looked at You, End of the Night
Never been a Doors guy (I can not sanction Jim Morrison's buffoonery), but I do love Ray Manzarek's work on the keys. Iconic. Highs are high on this record but the lows are pretty bad/forgettable. Just not for me. Maybe not enough drugs on my part.
Existem discos que são excelentes e alguns poucos que são geniais e impactam o mundo culturalmente. Esse é o caso desse álbum. Incrível! QoA Vesper.
Big fan
2/5 inget som stack ut som bra för mig. Helt okej
I actually got this album on CD in the 90s from my brother, so I've listened to it several times. I don't remember a few of the tracks, though, so I must have gotten bored and skipped that song, which sounds like something 15-year-old me would have done. Overall, this is a solid, classic 60s rock album that gives me a lot of nostalgia, but there are enough weird filler tracks to prevent a 5-star rating from me. Some of the tracks were weirdly long, and I really did not like the last track on the album at all.
ehh... I didn't hate it but some of the songs got under my skin for some reason, like Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) was pissing me off
The keyboard solos went hard.
rating artificially higher because i've always liked jim morrison's hair
I never really listened to much of The Doors aside from the hits. I had no idea just how engrained into my brain some of these songs were. Break on Through will always be directly tied to the EA Skate games for me, and those games were arguably my entire personality for a very long stretch of my childhood. Something about that Vox organ just fills my heart with joy. Any time I hear it on any song, it just tingles my brain in the perfect way. I absolutely adore that instrument. They just released a modern version of it recently (past few years) and don't think I haven't thought about pulling the trigger on it if it weren't so damn expensive (like rent!). I get this might be a "normie album" or whatever the hell, but the entire time through this album I was cheesin ear to ear and I had a great time listening to it. I will probably go listen to more.
Back Door Man, Light My Fire and The End were the highlights for me, but the rest were kinda forgettable. Didn’t really know what to make of this one. 2-2.5
As a kid, I couldn't listen to The Doors without getting freaked the fuck out. "The End" haunted me, it was so terrifying. Kept me up every night for a week. I also remember my dad turning on the shitty biopic with Val Kilmer and the scene where Morrison is maced and temporarily blinded was on and it just doubled the trauma. As an adult, I find the album fun except for a few songs. Very much in line with other psychedelic rock on the list but there's just this dark undertone not there in other groups. I guess they still give me the willies a little bit.
Every Doors song sounds the same. Depending on the day, I either find that sound awesome or intolerable.
Light My Fire rips, but I didn’t care for the rest of this one.
aburrido
The doors are boring and their songs sound the fucking same
Clássico.
Yeah, this was difficult to listen to. I can't help but think how much better the songs would sound with a bass. It's an essential part of a song for me personally, not just saying it as a bassist. On top of that, the keyboard is grating to me, I hate the tone sooooo fucking much and the only one I sort of liked was The Crystal Ship because the piano part drowned it out for the most part. So yeah, not my thing and don't really get why people would like them sorry
classic
Well, what can I say. This was my introduction to The Doors years ago and it is a great record. I didn't listen to it for several years and I was afraid that I had rose-tinted glasses back then and it might not hold up but nope, it is even better than I remembered. Great mastering, powerful lyrics, vocals and keyboards - all contribute to the whole experience. Don't have a favorite track here, it's the whole album.
四月三十日
I enjoyed this album. I have heard several songs previously but have never listened to the entire album. Lots of good songs and no real duds. Overall, I would listen to it again and possibly buy the album
Soft but fervent. I probably would have joined a cult for this album.
È stata una riscoperta assoluta. Sono stato 45 minuti di ansia, tensione e disagio. Armonie e arrangiamenti sono davvero unici. In qualche modo i cicli armonici non arrivano mai alla fine, sembra sempre di essere sul bordo di un fosso. L'organo si espande, occupa lo spazio prepotentemente, ma non risolve le questioni, ne amplifica la difficoltà. Le tensioni armoniche si risolvono solo quando la voce di morrison passa da teatrale a calda; spesso questi momenti coincidono con epiloghi narrativi, che però sono tragici. La firetta conseguenza è stato di inquietudine di cui non ci si può non innamorare
I’ve always liked Light My Fire, but otherwise this really sounds of its time. Didn’t do much for me.
Quite enjoyed this album, although it's dated, but I would say it's quite a different sound for its time. Typical keyboard sound of the 60s. Like the old classic "Light My Fire". Some songs weren't so good.
Never heard of them BUT I KNOW THIS SONG!!!! Break on through makes me think about Christ, but the verse about the gate made me look back, but its a very nice song. Good instrumentals and very 60s. 7.5 of 10 Soul kitchen reminds me of Hell´s Kitchen. A nice song, builts up a atmosphere of past midnight, but i dont know. 7.8 of 10 A very low on Crystal ship. A good melody and a lyric that makes me think of Jesus. Very ahead of its time. 9 out of 10 20th centrury is a nice song, i thought about LA for a minute. I would like to be like that, she seems cool(if i understood right). 8 de 10 I didnt understand Alabama, but the final is very good(the last seconds) 7 de 10 Light my fire is different and have a nice sound, but the lyrics are just not matching much with me, stills a good song. One of the longest songs. The riffs in the middle are the charms. 7.8 de 10 Back door man is about cheating, i can relate this to Basílio. Have a nice instrumental tho. 6.5 out 10 Makes me think of my walk with Christ in I looked at You! Remember me of another song in this album, but its nice. 7.5 de 10 Vessels of Glory and Fury on End of the Night. Calm vibes, i like it. 8.4 de 10 Take it as it comes have a nice lyric and a nice sound. A great final sound(for me). Eclesiastes e o tempo, uma coisa bem Salomão. 9 out of 10 A very 60s album, but with remarkable and inovative songs. It was a nice shot. 4.1
last three tracks carried the album ngl
I've always generally liked The Doors, but having now listened to many other albums from this time period does deepen my appreciation for them. I can see why they really would have stood out at the time, they really had their own unique sound and style right out the gate. The songs do start to blend together a bit as they really have their gimmick, but still a very solid record overall.
I really enjoyed this one, more so than L.A. Woman.
It was very good but not a 5*, some songs are just OK
Great album. There’s some variety to make the whole album 5 star from start to finish
Ravintola musiikkia (Tai mieluusti kuuntelisin tätä radios)
1967. Debut studio album. Has since been recognized as a landmark of psychedelic rock and one of the most influential albums of the 1960s. Robby Krieger had only been playing the electric guitar for a few months when he was invited to become a member of the band.
Always a classic
I went in with high hopes but found this really dreary
You know, I was pre-emptively worried that I wasn't going to like this.To a modern ear, most of the classics feel overdone and played to death. I've already been spoiled by many renditions over the radio. The doors, however, do feel like a breath of fresh air. They don't stick to one formulaic song beat: they experiment and let the music carry them onwards. Alabama Song is my favourite, it's just so -out- there. And the End isn't the 11 minute slog I was dreading it to be. But, it still suffers from some of the prosaic lyrics of the time. Overall though, quite good!
This is the end of our time with the doors for this list. It is indeed quite the debut. The song structures are varied and still pleasant to listen to. There is time for expansive dreamscapes and small straightforward rock. I do love me some driven organ sounds with frantic drums. And it all just works. The only song that took me out somewhat is the beginning of the alabama song.
I find myself irrationally annoyed by Jim Morrison. He always struck me as the kind of man that was a rockstar because he kept telling you he was, and a lot of this just felt like it was self-consciously teting to be 'kooky'. There are some great moments - there's a reason Light My Fire is a classic, although you could probably halve the instrumental section in the middle. It does combine rock and jazz in an interesting way in places. Wasn't as appalled as i thought I would be, but not in a rsuh to listen again. 3 seems fair.
questionable lyrics
Some good tracks, interesting, but not my favorite 3/5
I'm sure this one did numbers once, it just felt repetitive and boring to me
I’m going to skip listening to- The Doors make me mad. I’ll save everyone reading the screed about pointless organ music and Jim Morrison’s voice.
I don’t love or hate the Doors. I am struck by how relevant a lot of these tracks feel which is impressive for a debut album that came out almost 60 years ago. The End is what makes this album controversial IMO. I find it overly long, self indulgent, and a bit boring. At the same time, it did push the boundaries of what was acceptable to release on an album. 6/10
40 albums already! (So the Generator has informed me) The time she does fly I have the Doors down in my book as one of the most overrated bands of all time ... we shall see how this goes. Never listened to any of their albums beyond the iconic greatest hits album, with the red and white cover design. This is going to get me to listen to the famous "The End" for the first time, so that's a plus. For the first half, I'm thinking -- this is better than I expected. Not that different, but the non-singles are better than I thought they would be. But then! The back half! Tracks 8-10 are exactly as bad as I expected them to be. So lame! And The End ... there's a reason I have always avoided it, and the reasons to avoid it are plainly evident when you listen to it. The End is actually a bit better than I thought it would be -- it drags less, flows better. But again -- they are beating modestly my quite low expectations. It doesn't really change things much. 198 stars out of 357 (docked 14 stars for, in their desperate search for things that rhyme with Fire, leaning fairly hard into Mire ... terrible!)
I was... 8? 9? and my parents were friends with the Snells. They had a big house in East Lexington, filled with wonders. Laura Snell was my age, and we played together awkwardly. Laura had an older sister who had Marcia Brady hair circa 1972--long, straight and golden; I remember her with a non-plussed look on her face when Laura and I came to her door in search of refuge from ourselves. She was playing The Doors on her stereo, and it was Jim Morrison's scream in Light My Fire that seared this whole scene into my memory. I hadn't heard much rock and roll by then; in fact I was innocently listening to disco in my bedroom, on my spinster aunt's old radio. This new music was a revelation. It seemed like a world filled with sulphurous ghosts, dark hallways, and medieval tortures... y'know, like Scooby Doo. Very important record in my life. And listening to it again, I do hear just how odd they were in the palette of pop rock available in the late 60s. The Doors movie made much of Morrison's story of dissolution, despair and death. IMO it's an odd tale to sell records with, but that's me. I do love his muttered hints as esoteric topics, his brooding, pouting, screeching weirdness. And I will always, always love "Riders on the Storm."
Another album I felt like I was supposed to love. His voice is beautiful but I found the lyrics mostly uninteresting and the music repetitive.
Not sure what happened here. I almost didn't even bother listening to this record. I felt like I'd heard enough Jim Morrison for this lifetime. Not only were the Doors played in heavy rotation on the radio stations I listened to as a child (looking back I have to wonder WHY), but my college roommate was a massive Doors fan, to the point where every year on Jim Morrison's birthday we had to listen to all their songs in alphabetical order (she had made some cassettes that accomplished this). I figured I already knew how much I didn't like this band so why punish myself further by listening to it? However that seemed contrary to the assignment, so I sat through this, and I was pleasantly suprrised. Were there songs I had to terminate early? You bet. Not only is The End unbearable, but the execrable organ solo in Light My Fire makes me want to turn off all FM radio, forever, just to make sure I never accidentally hear it again. And yet--I enjoyed listening to this. Yeah, Jim Morrison is annoying, and his lyrics are easily mocked and filled with rampant sexism. And yet--I have to put this into the ever-widening three-star category.
Not for me. Singer feels drony & one note and the band often feel like they’re completely independent of one another & weren’t aware they were meant to be playing together. Songs all quite samey too.
An iconic album, and a debut album that almost defies criticism. However, taking off the rose tinted glasses, it almost as good as it's reputation. Some tracks are a little weak, and personally I find The End to be an overblown, overlong slog. Easy four star, but not the faultless classic that many claim.
A fabulous and iconic debut album. Besides the classic hits, there are no fillers, but also really good tracks.
Man this is dope
Honestly such a vibe! I had already listened to some of the songs on the album before so it feels it was the perfect first album to get me going on this project!
Personally not my type of genre but the album was quite goid
Ottimo album, canzoni ottime di un rock eccellente. alcune tracce possono sembrare ripetitive ma nel complesso davvero un ottimo disco!
sure the lyrics are overrated but this is still a great blues/pysch rock record
I'm not high enough for this. That's the problem, I think, I've never been high enough for this. In addition, I just straight up dislike the organ as an instrument. I think it sounds dumb. Which is a tough beat for this band, because this shit is like 80% organ. I recognize the classic songs as such, I recognize Jim Morrison as a singular sex symbol, I heartily approve of the Aldous Huxley connection. I just don't care about The Doors and never have. Not for me.
This album fucking rips and is an essential listen for context on the development of culture and music. The sound is pretty original given the time period, the strange mix with keyboards/organ playing a more prominent role and stray influences (bossa nova, carnival tunes, etc.) I feel like there was a time recently where it was cool to dog on The Doors, and Jim Morrison's entire oeuvre has been parodied to death. Say what you want, but "The End" is an excellent jam.
Sometimes there are albums where every song is good, hits and non-hits alike. This is not one of them. Ok, but I very quickly became tired of the deedle-deedle keyboards (sorry Ray)
the debut of the doors, absolutely one of the most influential alternative rock bands in the universe. nobody comes close. their debut album is composed of tracks made for live gigs and sonnets written on a whim. it says a lot about this album, even in this day and age, people in my family still listen to these guys. there's something so enthralling and so unique about their bossa-clave, low-fidelity psy-rock compared to all the other guys with their yodeling and sitars. oh mr. morrison, you were like a psyrock creature perched upon my shoulder, whispering me weird nothings.
It seems I’ve always liked various Doors-esque bands more than actual The Doors. And this one is not their best album.
When I first started life under P2P and mp3 downloads, it was hard to find full albums organized in good quiality; eventually I found someone who had some Hendrix, Bowie and Floyd. The top 3 I listened to was Hendrix debut, DSOTM and this album. So many catchy songs, hilarious that this was such a contraversial and baned album back in the day. Almost perfect, a 4.4 for sure. I like LA Woman better
Solid album, classic
Fantastic debut album. Some real bangers. Soul Kitchen is an insanely underrated song. Alabama Song aged poorly but Jim Morrison isn’t alive to catch the heat so it’s fine.
Kinda Doors-y ya know. I'm kinda Doors-y. Vibes super fun and chill and I just gave Abba a 4.....
Really enjoyed it and think it flowed well as an album
My favourite album by them. Timeless
I like the general vibe of the The Doors, but a couple of tracks break the spell for me, e.g. The Alabama Song.
There is a creeping and sinister darkness to The Doors’ debut which elevates a record which already has an incredible hit rate and some of the highest quality jamming ever captured. This era of The Doors is my favourite, where crystal clear ideas arrive like a bullet, but are then dramatically fleshed out with some gently psychedelic sensibilities. In 1967 The Velvet Underground were writing music that wasn't a million miles away from this, but the darkness in Jim Morrison's voice, and tendency to draw everything out makes for an entirely different listening experience. No song benefits from their patient approach to songwriting than the iconic The End, which left an indelible impression on me when I watched Apocalypse Now as a teenager.
The Doors get another low 5 from me with their self-titled, i have always loved Strange Days and the singles from each of the major albums but i’m very much enjoying them as a full album band, 100% a Doors fan now
lesgo whisky bar
Chill music, with good taste. Remembers me to the music of breaking bad
Doors on Doors. Hyvin erikoista meininkiä, yhtäkkiä iskelmää, sitten taas rokkia. Aina tykännyt.
4,4/5
I never understood why this band was considered a super band. Mediocre musicians who stopped at dense lyrics and a character typical of the emerging music "industry"
A little too keyboard happy but Break On Through is a classic. Coppola changed how I felt about The End after he put it in Apocalypse Now.
- Another SAer... - This album has great vocals and instrumentals that go together really well. I especially like the organ and guitar. - Songs can go on too long. - There are songs that I actively dislike... and the casual misogyny.
Best Song: Break on Through (to the Other Side) This was the album that introduced me to an obsession that lasted from about 15-50 - Jim Morrison. Now, for the down side, this project did show me that Morrison, especially live Morrison, did try to emulate an early-60s Mick Jagger. It seemed like if you were a band in the mid-to-late 60's you either tried to emulate the Stones or The Beatles. This album fell nicely between the two with some out there moments (The End). Overall, I will never say a negative thing about this album - to me it is one of the my top 20 albums ever and helped to shape the weird-o I became. 5/5.
What do you mean this was their fucking DEBUT album? Their best songs are here!
This was easily one of my most listened to albums in high school. The creative musicianship, the enigmatic persona of Jim Morrison, the drawn out closers on at least half of their catalogue...all of this was incredibly appealing to me back then. Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger had an incredible chemistry, the guitar and the synth combine beautifully here. Add Morrison's iconic drawl on top of that, what's not to like? Nostalgia aside, my opinion of this debut, and most of The Doors catalogue in general, has somewhat diminished over the years. Nowadays, Strange Days would probably be the only release I'd label as a masterpiece. This one is really great at times, but it's filled with inconsistencies that would become even more apparent from The Soft Parade onwards. Here, the second half is decent, with End of the Night as a highlight. However, if you swapped the aforementioned track with Twentieth Century Fox, you'd get one of the most frontloaded albums I can think of. Even the legendary closer, The End, starts to become tedious after one too many listens, especially as you grow a bit older and realize that Morrison really isn't as deep as you once thought. When the Music's Over is, in my opinion, a much more engaging closer of similar nature. I've gotten way too negative over an album I like in general and have very fond memories of, though. The highlights are absolutely phenomenal and worth their status. Favourite track: Break on Through (To the Other Side)
Probably their best album and for me their only true 5/5 album. The songs stand the test of time and were very groundbraking psychadelic rock for its time period.
I fundamentally do not trust anyone who creates a mythology around themself or allows one to be created, and damn if Jim Morrison isn’t both of those things. He’s always given me an ick that the fun blues rock/precursor to goth bands thing and his interesting voice have to compete with also he fancied himself a poet and that never bodes well either album list is confirming for me that most songs about drugs are like hanging out with high people when you’re sober: endlessly fascinating for them but boring as shit for everyone else (weirdly all the songs we’ve listened to about heroin make it sound fun as hell, which is probably bad for health but good for music) probably gets a two on a night when I’m feeling less vulnerable. three mostly thanks to Light My Fire nearly pulling it up to a four and The End trying just as hard to drag it down to a one.
Very good. More upbeat than expected
Love da organ
Genre defining!
Extremely understandable why this is such an iconic influential album. The sound and especially atmosphere of this album hit you down to the bone and stick. Great vocal recording.
Great album with great songs. I love the organ music and play this when I was to take a nostalgia trip.
A classic.
Clásico total. No mucho para decir.
Gran álbum, potencialmente el mejor hasta el momento, dicho esto, tampoco me fascina del todo. 8/10
So much better and fully formed than LA Woman it makes the latter feel like an aberration. Except for Riders on the Storm. That one still goes. Best: Break On Through, Soul Kitchen, Alabama Song, Light My Fire, End of the Night, The End.
But then other times, it turns out you were oversaturated and there was no new ground.
WHOAAA TS WAS PEAK i dont like the occulty stuff tho
This sounds hella evil. Not in a griffith or Anton chigurh way but in a sick Dracula way. I don't have much to say because I haven't been able to put my upmost attention to the album but "Light My Fire" is a pretty tight song. So far this is kinda somewhere in between the Beatles and the Police. Yep and I did not finish but it was lovely and I'll give it another chance on another day. I was going to write it earlier but in the songs of the middle of the album I swear that I could hear a "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals vibe strung into it. I wonder if that was just the vibes of bands in the 60s or the Doors kinda just relayed parts of other music at the time into their stuff(wow it's almost as if that's what artists do) Anyways cool asf and it reminds me of Ace's friend Elliot who had a t-shirt of The Doors
Yeah yeah, it's def really good
Ok
Legendary. And probably only could have worked in the 60s. Great instrumentals, excellent vocalist, don't expect too much from the lyrics. The album falls short for me a few times and they're all due to Morrison trying too hard to be edgy. So...the usual for this band.