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Insane debut album
4.5 Not entirely sure on what the knock would be against this album. Not a weak song on the album, 4-5 hits. Great debut. A generational frontman, the bands great.
My relationship with this album is bizarre. Upon first hearing it years back, I saw absolutely nothing special in it - like at all. In fact, I wouldn't hesitate to say it bored me with just how boilerplate it sounded in some of its bluesier moments and how painfully tacky a song like 'Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)' came off to me. In my defense, this album's brilliance is well hidden (so well hidden that it eludes me to this day), as it shamelessly masquerades behind these cliche '60s blues rock tropes. But it's those subtleties kept drawing me back to this thing - I didn't know what they were, but SOMETHING made me return to this thing repeatedly. Fast forward to today and it's one of my favorite albums of all time, and I still have no idea why. I almost don't take this album as seriously as I should. The impeccable follow-up 'Strange Days' is certainly more unique sounding in its takes on psychedelic, and the band would only get more defined and bluesy with their sounds on later releases like 'Waiting for the Sun' and, especially, 'Morrison Hotel'. But the roughly recorded, grainy, mindlessly meshed together beginning of the band with this self-titled release always had this unsettling aura that none of their follow-ups were quite able to capture. Historically speaking, were 'The Doors' treading any new waters? Or were they just doing these oversaturated sounds much better than all their contemporaries? I still don't know how to answer that - I mean the psychedelic labyrinth that is the closer gives proto-post-rock vibes (mainly Swans with Morrison sounding a lot like Gira here). And Morrison's lyrics, when the "FUCKS!"'s on 'The End' and "She Get High"'s on 'Break on Through (To the Other Side)' weren't being censored, were spurring quite the negative reaction from mainstream '60s audiences - like with the infamous Sulivan Show performance of 'Light My Fire' where Morrison says the word "Higher" and the guy cancels the rest of their shows. It sucks but it was also a defining moment for the band (and popular music in general) that shot them into the mainstream. Jim Morrison. I honestly don't know much about that guy. I know his dad was a CIA agent (or so the internet tells me) and he died way too soon after his tumultuous final years with the band. But he is, above all else, a poet with an incredible voice. Taking the term at face value he may be the best front-man in rock history, be it with his shattering screams on the disgusting blues track (and Howlin' Wolf cover) 'Back Door Man', the incredible walking melody of 'Soul Kitchen', the angelic and almost beyond-life chorus of 'Light My Fire', or the horrifying cries that send off the Oedipian passage of 'The End'. 'Take It as It Comes' and 'I Looked at You' also prove the guy can write incredibly catchy choruses and, in the case of the latter, pop songs. Thematically, love and drug imagery that were so common in the '60s scene are what you get here. Seems generic at first but the heavy caveat is that these themes take an undeniably ominous tone here, like a bad trip spirling you to the brink of death with the song 'The End' as its crux. But it's also wholesome at times; I love Morrison's ode to soul food diners on the aptly named 'Soul Kitchen', it's one of my favorite songs here. Now let's talk about the music. Again, it's not boundary-pushing for the majority of this album, but it sounds too damn good for that to even matter. Robby and John. on guitar and drums respectively, do a great job of bringing those bluesy moments to life on songs like the opener and 'Back Door Man'. I also love Robby's bright and twangy guitar tone on 'End of the Night', a particular sound that would, thankfully, be more present in their follow-up. But it's ultimately Ray Manzarek on piano and organ that gives this album a genuinely unique sound. 'Light My Fire' is, without a doubt, one of the greatest songs ever - and the keyboard solo is dangerous in just how easily it slithers into your head and then refuses to leave. It's really on 'Light My Fire' and the underrated and potent 'Take it as it Comes' where it sounds like Ray's trying to start a fire with the sole power of his fingertips and some keys. The piano solo on 'The Crystal Ship' is another genuinely gorgeous moment here evoking the feeling that you're sailing away on this vast crystal ocean in the dead of night, completely directionless. I don't know...maybe I'm tricking myself into thinking this album is better than it is because of just how many times I've listened to it. Going back to my opening paragraph I don't know what it is about this thing. It's just so damn cool - like the idea of it is awesome and it has an undeniably strong presence that's just impossible to shake. Anyways...I think I'm gonna go listen to it thing again now.
Forgot how much I love this album!!
Often imitated but never duplicated.
This is an inspired, raw, dynamic album. Who knew you could love an organ? Funny, I haven't listened to it in a long time, which may have added to the delight.
Say what you will about the doors - they started as well as anybody. Is there a better first album/first track in rock history. Break on Through is certainly in the running in terms of song quality, raw energy as well as mission statement. great songs throughout and the only indulgence - something that the doors would have plenty of in the years to come - The End at ease delivers on its promise. Say what you will about the song lyrically - the musicianship is transcendent and thar holds true throughout the album. There were plenty of missteps to come - this one is lean.
I find this album pretty hard to review. A lot of The Doors success seem to have come from Jim Morrison being a real erratic person, surrounded by lots of drama, but also from their music being quite different from what else existed, with controversial lyrics and energetic live performances. Most of this is missed out when hearing the recording. Anyways, this album contains many of their top hits 'Break On Through (To The Other Side)', 'Light My Fire', 'The End', and so on. This by no means that the album is only carried by those songs though, I think most songs hold a really high bar throughout the whole record. For example, I really appreciate 'Soul Kitchen', and 'Back Door Man'. 'Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)' is quite a strange song. "Show me the way to the next little girl" is quite... interesting to put on a record. Perhaps I'm taking the lyrics too face value, but it certainly makes them come across as a bit suspicious and creepy. Their sound hasn't aged very well in my opinion. It really sounds as old as it is, and the sound quality isn't that impressive. The electric organ they use in almost all songs is a trademark instrument for them, but it makes it feel like whimsical circus music at times, which doesn't sit that well with me. In summary, I think it's definitely a record filled with enough interesting stuff to warrant a high rating. The actual music is interesting and evenly good, and the band is also surrounded with some mystery and weirdness that piques your interest. The Doors is definitely not a group I would count among my favourites, so I had a hard time deciding between a 4 and a 5, but in the end I'll give it a weak 5 partly because it's actually pretty good, but also because of the band's influence on music.
When people talk about The Doors it is always Jim Morrison that is mentioned. I think however that both Ray Manzerick and Robby Krieger were equally as important. Their guitar/keyboard playing really pulls the whole thing together and I had the luck of seeing them playin The Door's songs as "Riders of the Storm" since they didn't have the right to use the name "The Doors". It was really great. Anyway, this album is like a greatest hits put into one album. Many good riffs and songs where 7 of the 11 tracks are great hits. I think Morrisons spoken word is cringey at times but as a whole this is a 5 star.
Så många hits.
Yeah yeah, it's really great.
This is easy: five stars is the max, so it’s gotta be five stars!
Not just a classic because of the songs themselves - everyone is a banger - but also because as a debut of a band consisting of such young, hungry men AND as the dark end of the hippie movement. Everyone knows the big hits so I think that songs like The Crystal Ship or Backdoor Man deserve more recognition. The first one is a melancholic ballad with amazing piano, the 2nd one a blues rock song with obscure humour. Yes, this is one of the best albums ever and definitely deserves a place on this list - like many other albums by The Doors.
Legendär
I can't say that I'm a huge fan of The Doors generally. I have found some of their music to be a bit boring and some a little more interesting. Their self-titled debut however was something special. With all of their best known tracks in one place, this is surely the best of The Doors right from the beginning. The organ sounds throughout the album give them a unique psychedelic vibe, matched with their rock energy. Arguably, this album has some filler, but it's still significant if only for the inclusion of 'Break on Through', 'Light My Fire' and 'The End'. Surely 'The Doors' is one of the best debut albums out there, even if their later work couldn't quite match it in my opinion.
Pretty seminal rock and roll album; it's eerily transportive. Super crisp capture for its era, the record still sounds totally alive and kicking for 1967. Jim Morrison is clearly shaping the frontperson paradigm in real time and is absolutely electric all over this record.
I sure love CIA-funded circus music
Comes out of the gates strong and doesn't let up. Absolute classic and the best doors album. The end is a bit long but other than that is fantastic
Classic rock.
Groovy
Again, 4+ iconic songs, radio hits and some added in that could be considered in the same category. Classic album, Top 500 in my opinion and if you dont have it, I suggest you run out and go get it.
All killer….no filler. Incredible debut album that doesn’t suffer from familiarity of repeated listening.
10/10
classic
I'm bemused by the global rating for this album... Not being born when this was released, 1985's The Best Of The Doors was my introduction to their music and I was immediately captivated. When they were recording this in 1966 they were way ahead of their contemporaries. Some of their later albums are certainly weaker, but this is solid gold 5⭐
The best psychedelic rock album ever. Jim Morrison and company started their career with the right foot! I don’t think there’s a skip here. Its influence is absurdly humongous. It’s a 5 - no questions.
Incredible album. Better than LA Woman. Love the psychedelic-ness of it.
When I was a kid I couldn’t get over the fact that Jim Morrison sings “if I was to say to you” rather than “if I were to say to you.” It still kinda rankles. But this is a masterpiece of an album nonetheless.
Comienza el primer álbum de los Doors con la fuerza irresistible de "Break On Through (To the Other Side)", y con este tema (un canto a la libertad alcanzada rompiendo todas las barreras físicas y mentales, con una referencia clara al uso de drogas psicodélicas) sientan las bases de un estilo único que hace reconocible cada una de las canciones de esta banda mítica: letras poéticas y blues y rock duro, con fusiones de jazz y música clásica, sostenido todo por la voz de Jim Morrison, la guitarra de Robby Krieger y los teclados de Ray Manzarek. Para los restos dejaron una influencia brutal en la historia del rock (mucho más allá de la mitificación de su vocalista, Jim Morrison, a raíz de su muerte temprana). Me gusta mucho la rockera "Soul Kitchen", con la estupenda guitarra de Robby Krieger tomando protagonismo, así como el órgano de Manzarek en "Take It as It Comes". Otro gran tema, no ya del disco, sino de todo el repertorio de la banda es "Light My Fire", canción sobre sexo y pasión con una poética descripción del orgasmo utilizando la metáfora del fuego y su ardiente temporalidad. También me gusta la atmósfera surrealista de "End of the Night" para hablarnos de la búsqueda de la felicidad y la insatisfacción utilizando el poema "Augurios de inocencia" de William Blake. El disco concluye con otro monumento musical, "The End", engrandecida más de una década después por ser parte fundamental de la banda sonora de la película Apocalypse Now de Coppola. En sus más de 11 minutos la prosa de Morrison nos habla sobre la muerte y ese momento justo antes del ocaso en el que la vida pasa frente a tus ojos en una secuencia acelerada de forma que, cuando lo comprendes todo, llega el FINAL. Todo un broche de oro a este magnífico disco.
The Doors are probably not underrated, but they are under-hyped. This album is one of the best debuts I've ever heard, even though it's not a style that I gravitate toward. Jim Morrisson is a rock n' roll icon for a reason — great voice, clear lyrical delivery and a brilliant charisma that even shines through on a recording. And then there is the band! The guitar playing of Kreuger basically sums up guitar playing before Hendrix, while still bringing a fresh legato style playing on The End that I think far too few are aware of being influenced by. And the use of organ is something that will dominate the music of the coming decade, be it in soul, prog or early metal. On top of that you have a solid drummer that ties it all together.
This is how to do a debut album. From the opening chords of Break on through to finishing with The End it is a must listen. The rest of the tracks don't sound like fillers, each with its unique style. And this isn't even the best Doors album IMHO 5/5
One of the best! This is a great example of an innovative, creative, and perfect rock album to fit the time and genre.
One of my friends from university decided to listen to all "staple" or "masterpiece" albums from start to finish, like Biggie's "Life After Death" or "The Doors". The Doors was the first album I listened to from start to finish, before embarking on the 1001 journey and it absolutely deserves a 5/5. I had to listen to it for the second time.
BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE YEAH
Psychedelic, revolutionary, otherworldly
Uno de los mejores álbumes de rock de la historia, indiscutiblemente. Las letras e imposición de Morrison, sumando al infinito talento de sus compañeros de banda, logran construir un LP debut increíblemente sólido, hipnótico y psicodélico. En mi opinión, este es el mejor trabajo de The Doors, con himnos inmortales del géenero como "Light My Fire", "Soul Kitchen", "The End", "Alabama Song", y "Break on Through". Solo este disco les merece el estatus de leyenda que tienen, sedimentando su tremenda influencia en el panorama rock, pop e indie.
I can see why people still listen to this album 50 years later
Albumi #7, 03.08.2024 Doorsin debyyttialbumi lienee yksi kaikkien aikojen debyyteistä. Levyltä ei löydy ainuttakaan huonoa saati keskinkertaista kappaletta.
Fucking love the doors - the eerie feeling with the use of the organ, the vampire-like persona of Jim Morrison, everything in this album seems to work for me.
This album is behond good, great or legendary, for me this is the peak of music by on of the best band of all times. The Doors are on of the coolest and interesting band of the 60's with their very unique sound (organ and jazz style drumming and Robbie Krieger guitare style), their imensly charismatic and enigmatic lead singer Jim Morrison and his lyrics that magnify all of this. Its also a crime to not mention what make this band so special, the organ sound by a truly underatted music genius, Mr Ray Manzarek. John Densmore drumming is essential to all the track on this album and Robbie Krieger is a wonderfull guitarist who bring outiside influences like flamenco, jazz or blues. Its easy to forget about because of Jim Morrison appeal (sexual and vocal) but really his poetry, songwritting skills and raw voice work at aboslut perfection with this band. First it has a very very iconic cover, the faces of the band in a black image, kinda like the With The Beatles album, except with Morrison's face way bigger than the other, to show hoe beautifull and magic he was. The name is also cool, the name of the album is the same that the name of the band of course, it came from the Doors of perception a book by Aldus Huckley about his experience with psychedelic drugs, itself inspired by a quote by William Blake in the 18e century. So a reference to literature, to drugs and to niche autours, all of this perfectly summerzie what the band is about. On the top of this the album was a huge commercial sucess, the album itself and some of its songs, with arouynd 20 millions sales wordlwide since 1967 it is their best selling album. the song are honnestly some oif the best songs ever made, its almost criminal to have them all on just of album, they are are better and legendary. "Break On Through (To the Other Side)": Probably one of their most well known and recgonisable song, way faster than their habitual song, very poetic lyrics but sing with the rock and roll might of Jim make it perfect. "Soul Kitchen" is also very poetic, its about a black restaurant that Jim was going in Venice Beach, probaly in reference to the lyrics, the song is pretty much a soul song, a critic call it Funky blues rock, and i agree. Definitly on of the best song of their discography. "Crystal Ship" is way slower, and hade a very smooth vibe that tranport you in heaven, just the organ and Morrison voice are enough to make you dream. The lyrics of the song are pretty vague and open to intepretation could be about a lover, or death, or fame or drugs or all of them. "Twentieth Century Fox", is a cool song, a classical Doors song, with the organ that carry the song away, the song has some intersting meaning, about hollywood, a young actress and fame "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)" is cover so good and well done that its almost not a cover anymore, its just a Doors song, everything on this song is good, Jim's voice is just magnetic, Ray Manzarek is really the star on this song i think, he play all the instrument that make the song good. This song is a wierd song from a 1930's german opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, but the song was trasnalted in english in the 30's and its another proof of hoe the literature influence the Doors. Anyway also on of their best song overall. "Light My Fire", the hit song that made the Doors of the most well known band of the late 60's, this song is closely associated with the 1967 summer of love and with big reason, the up beat song, about free love and sex. The song is so intersting musically, and in this song John Densmore have to be credited with the jazz style drumming that bring the song to another level. Ray that play organ and bass (on the organ) with his 2 hands give the song its unique touch, almost like a jazz improvisation. The song was written by Robbie inspired by the Rolling Stone's play with fire. The song topped the charts, and the lyrics "girl we couldn't get much high" was sing live in the Ed Sullivan Show (they ask Jim to not sing it and he did) so they were never invited again, but the damage was done and now the Doors enter rock and roll legend. The song is abviously one of their best and most well known but most, it one of the bets song ever made and just make you want to live in the 60's. "back-door man" is the other cover on the album wich is also so good that it now their song, this time its a Chicago blues song by Willie Dixon. A back door man is a doubble entente, first in the south its an expression to describe man who have affair with married woman (they enter/leave the house by the back door when the husband leave or came back). It could also be man who love anal sex So very very sexually inspired lyrics and the screaming at the beggening also tell us the raw enegery of the song. "I looked at you", its a pretty fast song, nothing so special, but very cool and joyfull. "The end of the night" is a truly beautifull song also classic Doors, very poetic with some literals influences of Jim like William Blake and french autors. The song is so moody and dreamy, and so psychedelic just moved you away. "Take It as It Comes" is way faster than the previous, its about love sex and life moving fast, apparently a tribute to the Maharishi Yogi, with his meditation classes that the band was taking (where some of them met). Pretty decent song. Wich other song would you have concluded this perfect album if not "The End" no better way to do it, the guitare by robbie here carry the song, with the mystical aura aound it its so pure. The lyrics talk about a love that ended and its a farewell to that girl. The song have some beauritufll image in the lyrics by Jim and the music make it even more tragic and mysterious. So the song was pretty simple at first but trought the month anjd the nconcert it grew longer, with the middle part that is a complete improvisation but Jim who was stoned out of his mind on LSD, and make a poems with so story and coherence but somehow is just moving you away (by far my favorite part). And then he stared on a story about a guy who killed his father and fuck his mother (reference to the oeadipian complexe). There is also the part where his said "fuck" repetely . Wich also gave the song an even greater aura, its the reccording where Jim was also very high on acid (wich explain a lot) and sang the song with an almost godly voice. This song its rock and roll at its best, purest form, a psychedelic masterpiece an greek tragedy so wonderfull, and the final where the muci just accelerate an explose in an epic climax and Jim just said "Kill" multiple time and then back to the beggening. Anyway a truly epic and magic song, and its their best song. Its difficult to find a more perfect album form every musical details, everysong every lyrics is good, inspired by so much diffrent kind of music and art, cinema, old, classic and avant-garde literature, psychedlic rock, jazz, blues, classical music. A modern album with old school and niche influence make it just perfect and was so much influential, inclunding for the Sgt peper albums by the Beatles. This album is esoterical, magic and deeply poetic, i have to say it again and again but this album is perfection and i truly love it.
If I grow my hair maybe I could become Jim Morrison. FAT. UGLY. DEAD.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would
I liked it much
I don't have any actually useful comments to contribute; obviously, the Doors' debut album was one of the cornerstones of the decade and so on. I had not heard these songs beyond the two hits before, and the less-remembered songs turned out to be a great listen. It also helped me fill out the Doors' timeline in my head - this first album sounds the closest to the contemporary British trends it parallels, and the later albums lean more into a unique style.
Better than I remember
holy fire
A classic. Need I say more?
If I was born in the 50’s I would have been so devastated when Jim Morrison died.
Love this one. Probably shouldn’t but I do.
Regular go to album
I've come to really enjoy listening to The Doors. This is a good ass album
Insane debut album from a band that continued to put out stellar albums for 4 short years to come. I’ve grown to love all of the albums in that time span, constantly switching out favorites every few years. This is a band I tell myself I’m tired of and can’t listen to anymore and then the second I throw on one of their albums I’m immediately mesmerized like it’s the first time hearing them.
Such a great album here. Not really any bands like this one in 1967, or now even. Every songs is great, but I'd have to give the nod to The Crystal Ship. Although, Alabama Song is strange, and I LOVE it. Psychedelic circus music at its best. I like that they pushed the censorship envelope with their live performances. Wonderful band!
When I was a younger teen, I read a Jim Morrison biography and pored over a giant tome of his poetry, lying in my bedroom, cocooned by the glow of my black light and lava lamp. Jim was a fascinating figure to me at that time in my life, and listening to this album reignited that fascination today. The Doors sound so different than most other bands from their era; the combination of elements they brought together made such a unique style. At their most iconic, it's like a mystical experience with the trance-inducing music pulling you under its spell, with Jim as your high priest guiding you with his brooding voice and evocative lyrics, building and swelling in passion until it seems like Jim is going to completely come unhinged. You drank the Kool-Aid and this charismatic prophet helped you glimpse the mysteries of the universe…before obliteration. This is music in service of poetry in service of philosophy in service of spirituality. It's clear that the Doors had lofty ambitions with their music/art, if you are willing to take the ride (ride the snake!).
A very easy 5 for me. I started listening to the Doors somewhere around 1994 I think. I was 13. It's one of those bands where on the very first listen I was hooked. Light My Fire was the first thing I'd heard from them and I was pretty captivated by it. I like every song on this album. To me there is no other band that sounds like the Doors. Funnily enough what gives them such a unique sound is that they combine some truly oddball elements and seem to break a lot of musical rules. Elements that maybe would not usually go together are all thrown together. Present on this album are r and b, blues, jazz, rock, bossa nova and flamenco influences. Tie it all together with a combination of descriptive, philosophic, poetic and sexualized lyric delivered on an accessible baritone voice. Jim Morrison gets so much attention because of his persona, and he is a great frontman, however Ray Manzerek and his organ playing to me are what really draws me in. The organ truly makes the band standout. Break on Through and Light My Fire get a lot of attention, which they should, but The Crystal Ship is a masterpiece, and The End and Alabama Song and so many others are such great songs. The Doors are probably a top 10 band for me. I absolutely wore this album out when I bought it as a teenager. A soundtrack for an oddball teenage kid that didn't quite fit into any particular clique.
One of the best self titled albums of all time
A fantastic rush through the 60s from a legendary band cut short.
It's a fantastic album with some classic and timeless songs that hold up even half a century later. I really enjoyed the whole album and found each song interesting and engaging.
Impressive!
I had never given a full doors album a chance, and I don't know why. This was really good; probably the most I've liked an album from this list on a first listen
Great debut album, I knew the hits but there was plenty of new tracks for me. I don’t remember ‘Light my Fire’ being as long as it was. 4.5/5 bit gonna round up
I just listened to this album a few weeks ago! This keeps happening. Among the first CDs I ever bought with my own money was a greatest hits of The Doors. I love love love this album.
Few bands have a debut album of this caliber. The Doors come out of the gate fully formed...dark, dreamlike and disturbing with twisted sense of fun. Almost every track here is a classic and one of the most epic ending tracks ever produced.
The Doors are not a perfect band and this is not a perfect album, but there is no denying the far reaching influence that this album had on the culture of America and the direction of music for years to come. This is literally the door that opened up so many to the power and excitement of rock and roll.
This album is a fullblown masterpiece, still after more than 50 years, Jim morrissons storytelling poetry Can drag you into an almost dreaming Universe . This is highlevel
Great doors album.
Uno de los mejores discos de debut de la historia y una de las mejores bandas de la historia. Un disco fundamental. Apetura con un himno como es Break on through y final apoteósico con The end. Por el medio clásicos como Light my fire, The crystal ship, Spul kitchen, Alabama song... Mejor que leer cualquier reseña es escuchar el disco y dejarse llevar. Otros excelentes debuts de ese mismo año fueron los de Jimi hendrix Experience, Scott Walker, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground, y también aunque menores los de Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Bowie o First Edition. Otras obras enormes editadas ese mismo año 1967: Sgt. Peppers y Magical Mistery Tour, Forever Changes y Da Capo, Are you exeprienced y Axis: bold as love, The Velvet Underground, Surrealistic Pillow,The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The Who Sell Out, Days of Future Passed, Disraelí Gears, Bee Gees´ First, Younger Than Yesterday, Evolution y Butterfly, I never loved a man the way i love you y Arrives, Something Else, Scott, Bee Gees´ First (en realidad el segundo), Wild Honey o Happy Together...
This album is in basically every "best debut albums" list and for good reason. It's catchy, lyrically deep, and hugely influential and creative. Fully deserves its spot here.
Poetry in motion is the best way I can describe The Doors. I have always been a huge fan of this band from the moment I first heard them. I have always been partial to music with a dark and surreal tone and lyrics. It is the reason this is one of my favorites. Although I prefer "Strange Days" to this album, their debut still ranks 5 stars!
I like all of the songs on here. Whisky bar is bad though. Will I listen to again: 100%
Gone too soon
Classic songs, quick pace, love the Doors and had forgotten
Fantastic, love Jims unique voice and all the instrumentation. Very fun to listen
A classic
1. break - 4 2. zoul kitchen - 3.5 3. cryztal zhip - 4 4. foz - 3.5 5. alabama - 3.5 6. light my fire - 5 7. back door man - 4 8. i looked at you - 2 9. end of the night - 2.5 10. Take it - 2 11. The end - 5
Great album front to back. A few songs on here I didn't even realize were from The Doors! The End is possibly one of the greatest album outros of all time.
The first vinyl I bought was this one. I was 14 and feeling edgy in the 2010s. had a short phase of loving them and now I get surprised that I know every single song of them by heart, completly forgot about this talent of mine.
One year back in 2000s, I went on a camping trip with friends for about 10 days. We didn't have Internet or any connection, all we had was a small radio with only this album. And believe me, I will never forget those nights with cheap wine in the middle of nowhere, with "Alabama Song" on a loop. Amazing memories. And still, after years have passed, this album is as good as it ever was. One of the few older records, that in my opinion, every song is enjoyable and very good. Big fan forever.
Excellent album. Almost all of the songs are standouts. I have listened before and I am very happy this prompted me to listen again.
This is a great album. That said, one of the tragedies of modern electronic rock and roll music is that The Doors weren't recorded live often enough, and so we don't have the depth of catalog for them that we have for some other significant 1960s artists. Doors live shows were absolutely insane, and if you haven't already, make sure to check out some of the recordings available. Jim Morrison would often go completely off script, occasionally with profanity, ranting, nudity, you name it. When Elektra did send folks to shows to record them, often it seemed like Jim pointedly sabotaged the whole thing... it's kind of wild... the resulting recordings were deemed too outlandish and crazed to be released to Middle America that wanted "Light My Fire" LOL. Nothing quite like listening to a random super weird Doors bootleg from 1967 or 1968 while driving in the car in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night...
The phrase, "All killer, no filler" could have been coined specifically for this album. Every song is excellent without exception.
Great stuff. Lots of solid tracks.
The Doors' eponymous album is their debut studio album. Considered psychedelic rock, this album is really just excellent. Jim Morrison's voice is incredible. Ray Manzarek on the keys is astounding. The guitar, the drums, everything is just excellent. This cultural impact of this album is astronomical.
I can't believe I have never given The Doors the attention they deserve. The space they found at the intersection of prog rock and blues needed to be filled, and boy do they excel at it. My first 5⭐ rating 18 albums in!
It's gotta be a 5, doesn't it? It's just an absolute classic. The End will always make me want to watch Apocalypse Now
Phenomenal
👍 10/10
I listened to this album a lot in my late teens, early twenties and I loved it. I was slightly apprehensive about listening to it again for the first time in twenty ish years, but my fears were without any form of merit because it is still a great album. I see from some of the naysayer reviews that these is dislike of Morrison's weak lyrics, and you know what - some of it genuinely is lyrically weak. For this though, I kind of fall back onto Mansun - the lyrics aren't supposed to mean that much, they're just a vehicle for a lovely voice. And Morrison's voice is lovely. Morrison himself probably was an asshole, but this music is catchy, pushed the envelope of what was around at the time and was the Holy Trinity of popular, influential and good. It has to be a five star review, because it has to be.
genius,
5/5
no comment
The first band I ever reeeeeaaalllllly got into. Played out that tape in a car on my Walkman on a vacation.
Fantastisch. Vind vooral de overgang van dat whisky bar nummer naar Light my Fire prachtig. En natuurlijk The End. Een van de favo nummers van mijn vader en wellicht wel het nummer dat ooit op z’n begrafenis gedraaid zou worden.
Het is te origineel om geen 5 sterren te geven. Ondanks dat ik niet alles kende waren ook de onbekende nummers lekker
Una de las bandas de mi juventud pre y universitaria. A veces pienso que me hubiera gustado aprovechar más esos años para militar alguna causa, para hacer más trabajo comunitario y todo el camino necesario para tener una mayor consciencia de clase, pero se dio que mi adolescencia fueron esos años y como en toda adolescencia, el escape fue con la música. Disco y banda excelentes. Imposible destacar la unidad sobre el conjunto.
Classic great album, everything on this just works!
Before this project, I was not much of a Doors fan. At age 50 I have discovered that I genuinely love the Doors and think they are brilliant. Jim Morrison is great but I especially love the way that keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore play together. When musicians are clicking, it's just magic and that's what I hear. Yes, I'll take that 7 minute long version of Light My Fire anyday over the 3 minute neutered radio version. Great album!
The Doors are the OG of psych rock and they still sounds incredible. The stars here are Jim Morrison of course, and that organ playing, which creates a dark purple acid trip swirl.
This album is pretty spectacular. Jim Morrison’s vocals are so smooth and intimate and at times emotionally raw, and the instrumentation is composed and executed really beautifully. Love the keys. It’s a particularly perfect album to vibe out to with a little greenery. I listened to the Doors in college but they haven’t been part of my regular rotation over the years since, so it’s awesome to hear them again after such a long time…loved!
01) Break On Through (To the Other Side) - 10,0 02) Soul Kitchen - 9,5 03) The Crystal Ship - 9,0 04) Twentieth Century Fox - 8,5 05) Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) - 8,5 06) Light My Fire - 10,0 07) Back Door Man - 9,0 08) I Looked at You - 9,0 09) End of the Night - 9,5 10) Take It as It Comes - 9,0 11) The End - 9,0 TOTAL: 9,18 (92/100) Current ranking: 15/193 I was at Morrison's grave and it was nice to see how much he still means to people. This album is one of those that you don't even have to listen to to conclude that it deserves to be on this list, and when you do listen to it, you realize that it is one of the best albums ever.
Classic one. Loved to dig into this one again.
Absolutely love it. Memories of my Dad's old Panasonic stereo on a Sunday afternoon when mum was out. I don't think it's just nostalgia though, there's a foreboding tone that runs through the whole album which I think comes from the tone of the keyboard along with Morrison's voice. A lot of negative sentiment around The Doors being primarily a masturbatory vehicle for Morrison, which I can see. The End in particular is... well, long, meandering, and thoroughly odd. But the music evokes something in me. Fear, or excitement, I'm not sure. And that for me makes this worth a five.
Carousels, psychedelics and a church organ.
I gotta go 5 stars here. Not every song is a gem, but damn close, and there’s enough studs to make this a must have for anyone craving 60’s stoner fueled power-pop. Morrison was a bonafide narcissistic loon, but I can’t help but like his style. Born to die young, never a doubt. The End is a pretty amazing wrap to this great disc, and I’m not ashamed to admit to more than one trip around with this beauty.
obviously a classic album, one that is still iconic of its time and still has a presence in culture. i really go back and forth on the doors as a whole, sometimes i really can't stand them and sometimes i do appreciate them. right now, i am feeling more positive towards them. what i appreciate most about this album is the sound - nothing sounded like it before, or really since. what is particularly important to me is ray manzarek's keyboard playing, which is, in my opinion, what makes the doors music special. without him the group does not stand out from the crowd. his playing is proficient and is incredibly important to the sound of this album. of course, jim morrison's vocals are iconic and the guitar playing and drumming on this one are underratedly good. between 'break on through (to the other side),' 'light my fire,' and 'the end,' you have a trio of terrific late 60s psych.
Great old music
Such an amazing album, start to finish. I put The Doors on the backburner for the last 30 years, probably because of the Oliver Stone movie. Before that, I listened to them a lot, learned many songs on guitar.
What a year 1967 was for rock music, this and the Velvet Underground's debut both pushed the genre forward as an art-form by leaps and bounds. Even if it was just the first 10 songs, this thing would be a stone cold classic. But then hey, they decided at the finale to throw in a 12 minute long fucking masterpiece. A creepy sex/murder fantasy that just gets more deranged and explosive as it goes on. Morrison was a frontman that will never be recreated.
I was in college when The Doors movie came out, I swear everyone had that soundtrack and the music from it was ubiquitous. I got so burned out on The Doors I went out of my way to avoid hearing them for decades. Burnout aside, there is no denying this is a great album.
I mean c’mon
Classic. Legendary. Unique. DEBUT album. I can go on.
some absolute bangers in here. but you already knew that
There was a period in the earlier 2000s where it became fashionable to shit on the Doors. Fortunately the winds of change have shifted and all and goddamn the blues, flamenco, classical, jazz juxtaposition is just so good. On revisit even ones I didnt' care for in past, like backdoor man hit hard. Sure Morrison was a bit of a ridiculous cat, and pretentious, but he wrote some really really good lyrics. Song structure is immaculite. Krieger contributions are otherworldly good. Stumbling in the neon groves!
Love it love the doors this album is great
SCC
Great album. Classic for its time period.
Good
Every year, kids go to college, take some Acid, and realize the Doors are the greatest band ever.
This sounds like nothing else! This is the first band that led me into weirder choices!
Classic
Man this is an amazing album. I've listened to an album from The Doors before. I liked Morrison Hotel and I also really like their self-titled debut. As was the case with that album, the highlight for me is Jim Morrison's singing, which still holds up as being very unique in the best way possible. The instrumental sound in this is very enjoyable. I really like the organ keyboard thing they've got going on. The writing is very interesting. This is perhaps most obvious with the final song, fittingly titled "The End." Not every song hits quite as hard as the best of the best from this album, but the best songs are truly fantastic and the worst songs are still pretty enjoyable. It's crazy to think that this was their debut! It's another debut album that absolutely deserves its inclusion on this list. Light 5/5.
That Guttermouth song about The Doors auditioning new singers is how I learnt to do the Fred Schneider voice.
Undeniably great
Lekker album, vette sound, goede nummers, echt iets anders
superb and classic. 4.9/5. Listened 2x
Great
Classic
It was steering towards a solid 4, but then "Light My Fire", "Back Door Man" and "The End" came on. Such masterpieces, amazing.
Ich habe die Doors schon sehr viele Jahre nicht mehr gehört nach einer sehr intensiven Doors Phase. Und ich war nicht begeistert, als sie auftauchten, obwohl man damit rechnen musste. Aber als kaum die ersten Töne erklangen, hat es mich wieder total erwischt. Fantastisch. Ein geniales Album. Die Albumversion von "Light my fire" unschlagbar. Ich weiß gar nicht, was viele Hörer gegen den Alabama Song haben. Er haut mich im positiven Sinne um. The End - ein Juwel. Take it as it comes, so ein toller Sound. Das alles stellvertretend für das gesamtes Album.Come on, Baby, Light my fire. Ja, dieses Album hat mich erleuchtet und begeistert. Das hätte ich jetzt nicht erwartet. Wow, so cool.
When I was a kid before I got into music I used to think The Doors were an 80s band. Mainly because other 80s post punk groups sounded a lot like them. My mind was blown when I saw they were from the 60s. Just goes to show the influence they had. This is a great debut. The longer jams are my favorite. Just completely unique and raw.
Great from the first to the last song.
Un classique chez les classiques, le parfait album de dark psychédélique et un tour de forces musicales plein de bangers
Nineteen sixty-seven was a great year. It was the year I was born and it was the year this album dropped. It's hard for me to pick one event as being more important than the other, but I might have a bit of personal bias. There's no dimension where this album doesn't deserve a rubber-stamped full five stars. It's probably one of the strongest debut albums ever recorded and it somehow manages to avoid the worst excesses of the 60s popular music tropes. Morrison's voice is fantastic and the rest of the band manage to keep everything fluid, with an emphasis on the keyboards. Special shoutout to The End, which I'll always remember from Apocalypse Now, and is probably the best fitting movie music ever. Oh, and I forgot how much I adore Alabama Song, particularly how it segues into Light My Fire.
classic! hadn't heard some of the deeper cuts but I liked them.
This slaps. 9/10.
Ja.
A heavy-hitting debut album of one of the most iconic groups of the 60s-70s. Not a bad song on this album and such a unique VIBE even if you're not big on Morrison himself. Manzarek (RIP) is a BEAST on the keys. You can't miss with this one. Standout Tracks: Break on Through, Alabama Song, Light My Fire, The End
I absolutely adore this album. Everything from the atmosphere, the songwriting the production it is just so incredible for it's time and only taking about a week to record. It influenced so many of my favourite bands and you can see why. It just has so much feeling and is a proper album I don't know how to explain it but clearly people agree. Not much more to say just really really good. I could pick every song for standout songs but for the influence of the album I will pick the coolest 3. Stand Out Songs: Break On Through Light My Fire The End
Love this album.
I like The Doors! Do you like The Doors? The Doors (The Doors, 1967) is inexplicably unique-sounding, both for its time and in retrospect. Pretty interesting, really, because the instrumentation is simple (vocal, drums, organ, bass) and the genre is very in-your-face blues rock without much room for wondering. And I reckon that's entirely the point. The Doors knew their strengths and played to them. Couple that with a string of easy classic compositions, and you start to verge into masterpiece territory. Break On Through and Light My Fire are the main radio hits, but many other tracks here are so goshdarn memorable. The Crystal Ship, Soul Kitchen, Alabama Song, Back Door Man... and, of course, the closing track that slowly and sinisterly tears at the soul: The End. You can't argue that that isn't an impressive track listing. The lyrics (arguably) aren't exactly poetry, but Morrison delivers them with such manly, whiskey-soaked confidence that you don't really notice. Also, the cover art is great. It's one of my personal favourites. As another reviewer wrote, "The fact that 75% of the band is standing neatly next to a massive, superimposed headshot of Jim Morrison is hilarious." Key tracks: all of them, probably
Great and classic album. It’s funny how the album from the day before this, I was complaining about how it didn’t age well, and it should remain in the grave, but than the next day I get a great timeless album like this one. This is everything you can ask for in a record. Every song from front to back is good and enjoyable.
It's a classic American album with great psychedelic rock/blues rock sound. Plus Jim Morrison was pretty good at writing poetry in song form. I also really appreciate the focus on piano/organs throughout the album. Gives it a more unique sound compared to other contemporary psychedelic rock at the time. Highlights: 1, 3, 5, 6, and 11.
Classic
I forgot how good this album is, cheers 1001 album generators!
Empezar con una muy buena canción y acabar con una de las mejores canciones de la historia es algo que muy pocos álbumes pueden decir. Solo le faltaba que la parte de dentro fuera buena y... lo es, y mucho. Me encanta este álbum.
This album is solid...every song is great!
Brilliant
Such a great debut record. The end is so good man
"The Doors" is the debut album by American rock band the Doors. The band had been playing and developing most of the album's material in various LA locations prior to the recording. The pyschedelic rock created incorporated a wide range of musical influences including jazz, classical, blues, pop, R&B and rock music. Commercially, the album hit #2 in the US and has sold over 13 million copies. It is considered one of the best debut albums of all time and, in 2015, was put into the National Recording Registry for its artistic significance by the Library of Congress. A bossa nova drum beat opens "Break on Through (to the Other Side)." Guitarist Robby Krieger said the guitar was based on Paul Butterfield's "Shake Your Money Maker" and organist Ray Manzarek said his part mimicked Ray Charles' "What I'd Say." Well, it worked. Is it about a relationship? Drugs? "Soul Kitchen" has an organ groovy riff. Blues guitar. The lyrics are based on a late night place vocalist Jim Morrison would go to. I like the X cover version too. Manzarek keyboard shines on their big hit "Light My Fire." The keyboard chord progression was an homage to band favorite John Coltrane. A guitar and keyboard solo. It builds to a climax. Great vocals by Morrison. Pyschedelic pop at its best. They do a good bluesy cover of Willie Dixon/Howlin' Wolf's "Back Door Man." I had to mention this since I like the line "I eat more chicken than any man ever seen." Of couse, you close to the album with a song named "The End." The iconic pyschedelic guitar start and the tambourine. The music ebbs and flows. Morrison goes into the whole Oedipus complex speech where he want to kill his Father and do something else to his Mother. Is it an end to a relationship? Childhood? Sometimes else?Critics put this song as an important precursor to both the prog rock and goth rock genres. That might not make everyone impressed. I have to be honest; I was not the biggest Doors' fan in my teens and twenties. Maybe it was due to them being overplayed on classic rock radio. I've come full circle and actually now like them a lot. This is a fantastic album. There might be some overindulgence in the length of songs but I don't think it's dead weight. With a deeper listen, you really do hear all of the aforementioned influences (jazz, blues...). All the musicians are top notch. I never mentioned drummer John Densmore; he is fantastic in spots and gave the band the jazz experience with his background. The lyrics are at times dreamy and other times direct. This album is one everyone should visit or revisit.
It's so crazy that a) so many of these songs are super ingrained in the zeitgeist, b) this was their very first album, and c) this was released in 1967. This is magic in a bottle and the sounds are just so incredibly cool and catchy. Even the non-hits on this album were so smooth and nice to listen to. Five stars easily.
Really good! Only few songs I don't totally love but otherwise great
loves it :)
Good vibes, I want to lay in the floor and smoke to this album
Speaks for itself doesn't it
their best or something like that
An incredible album. Every song is good. Unbelievable that this is a debut album.
Great
Organ dominated psych pop and proto punk brilliance.
One of my favourite albums
Still awesome. No notes.
лучшие
One of the greatest debut albums of all time. It is so strong that it almost seems like a greatest hits collection. Definitely one of my top 10 albums of the 60's. The organ parts are what really bring this album together, there are so many great lines, the tone is superb, and that solo on Light My Fire is next level. Jim Morrison's lyrics and vocals are great, a lot of stand out lyrics and melodies. I love the line "You men eat your dinner, eat your pork and beans. I eat more chicken than any man ever seen", I just think it is really funny. And what a closer, The End is one of my all time favorite songs, such a great atmosphere and the guitar really gets to shine here. The album cover is also great, it really captures the mood of the album. It is one of the best covers that is just a photo of the band. Also the typography is great. Easy 5/5 for me.
Absolutely classic blues/psychedelic rock. The catchy riffs, fat/fuzzy guitar tone, fun organ parts, and killer vocals from Jim Morrison have all aged so well. I want to take off half a star for Whisky Bar making me uncomfy, but the rest of the album is so good that I can forgive it. 5/5.
One of the best albums ever.
I love The Doors and love this album. This band really captured my imagination when I was first starting to gig in bands. We thought Jim Morison was some sort of shaman when it turns out he was just a dude with an ego and a drug problem. I love it when bands remaster albums however, this album has been tinkered with, they have added lots more of Jim’s ad lib sounds/grunts/ words (beyond the sung lyrics) etc, which I think detracts from the original and make some of the tracks sound a bit try hard and cheesy. Still, it’s the doors so it gets a 5 from me! Try to run Try to hide Break on through to the other side!
A pretty amazing debut album! I really enjoy The Doors and this is mostly a great album. I'm giving it top stars, even though there are a few tracks that I'm not into the rest of the album makes up for it Fave track: Back door man
Superb!
Already a favourite. Love almost everything about it: vocals, sound, song construction; just the right mix of freedom and tight playing. It's just cool (it might help that I discovered it aged 15). A pretty astonishing debut, too. Love it!
Wonderful to hear this again! It seems funny now that I knew the Amii Stewart version of Light My Fire first before this one. Hello Metallica, THIS is how to record a 7 minute album track that people want to listen to all the way through. I’ll give it five.
This one needs no explanation. It is way ahead of it's time and one of my favorite albums of all time.
An incredible album, hard to believe that this was their debut. Such a distinct sound, often dark and mysterious
Kæft en flok liderlige dorks! Wall to wall bangere, har ikke engang hørt den så mange gange men kunne stadig genkende alle numrene.
Absolut banger!
Banged
Classic
Bueno
Amazing
Always loved them, every note and word.
original Doors, awesome!
Hall of Fame. Essentially their Greatest Hits but it's their debut album.
This a really exceptional debut album. I don't think there's a duff track here, the music and vocals are great. This is an album that has been in my collection for many years, and this was an opportunity to revisit it. 5/5
Ein unvergessliches Album mit dem unvergleichlich synthetischen Keybord, genialen Gitarren Solos und der auf dem Album noch klaren und deutlichen Stimme von Jim. Dieser Stil prägte die Band, den Sänger und das Zeitalter. Verkiffte Party Keller mit langen Bewusstsein erweiternden Sessions. Nie war ein Album klarer und unverbrauchter von den Doors als dieses - Ihr Debüt. „To the other side“ und „Light my fire“ sind bekannt aber auch Raritäten wie „Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)“ und die Ballade „The Chrystal Ship“ sind schlicht umschrieben - genial 🤩
Look, this album is just good. Like really, genuinely good. Listen to the whole with nothing but a neat glass of bourbon keeping you company and be enthralled the entire time good.
Solid classic rock. Hard to go wrong.
Its just so clearly incredible man. Favorite track: Light my Fire
Really dig this. Might be one of the best debut records out there.
Up there with the best debut
Exceptional song writing, beautifully performed by the enigmatic, idiosyncratic lounge lizard
Fantastic debut album which highly belongs on this definite list.
The Doors debut album. A classic
Classic album - I used to listen to it with my dad.
Great
:))
This has always been a huge album but given its usage as a distraction for a 45 minute medical procedure, it will be an even deeper part of my life forever. The tracking is absolutely perfect, the production value is immaculate and influential.
Wat moet ik zeggen.. wereldalbum. 5/5
I really like The Doors, and I’m still impressed with how many great songs are on this album. The End has always been my favorite… but I do appreciate how Light My Fire doesn’t quit!
Listen at 27/01/2024
Really great album
Schön, einfach schön
Unbelievable. I have not listened to this album since 1986. It is amazing. My favorite song is “Soul Kitchen”. It’s not for everyone, but give it a shot. You may like it.
A cultural colossus.
One of ‘The Albums Everyone Had’. Can’t believe it’s as old as it is. Still killer rock. Hope some younger folks get blown away by it from your project.
Rock, 1967, -> 5
Brilliant psychedelic rock album featuring the poetry of Jim Morrison
A big step forward for his time
One of my favorite albums. Excellent lyrics and song structures. The guitar and keyboard are excellent. The album has great pacing. An all time classic.
Now we’re talking. One of my all-time faves. It came out when I was 11. JB bought it and I used to listen to it over and over in front of our stereo cabinet, laying on a pillow to get the great stereo separation. Don’t love the final 11 minute track, “The End”, but still a solid 5 for me. One old blues song, Willie Dixon’s “Back Door Man”, and a song from 1927 by Brecht and Weill supplement the originals, (Alabama Song). Until about 15 years ago, I had no idea that the original album and my memories of it had the last word of “she gets high” silenced throughout the opening track, “Break on Through”. Great stuff.
Auch in meiner Plattensammlung und einfach nur genial.
own
One of the best! Loved it when it came out, love it now.
Every song is great. The music and lyrics play together perfectly. The heavy focus on the organ gives The Doors a unique leg up on a lot of the other classic 60s psychedelic rock stuff.
"Break On Through", "Light My Fire" and "The End" alone warrants the inclusion of this extraordinary debut album in such a list. It would be insane not to mention The Doors at some point. And here's your best bet to do it, no question. By the way, the three gems I've just quoted shouldn't lessen the impact of the other slightly-less-iconic-yet-equally-stellar cuts in this debut. Cuts such as "The Crystal Ship", "End Of the Night", or that mock-gothic yet genuinely haunted cover of Brecht and Weill's "Alabama Song"... And "Soul Kitchen", "Twentieth Century Fox" and "Take It As It Comes" are excellent blues-infused psychedelic songs as well. There's maybe a couple of very short fillers at the center of the record, but nothing that hurts its momentum. And even those lesser tracks bring some welcome mood swings on the table, in a way. So contrary to the mixed bags that all the other Doors LPs are to an extent, this one's a no-brainer. 5 stars, then. Number of albums left to review: 320 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 303 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 167 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many other records are more important to me): 220
Better than I remembered
Who does not love the Doors!
David Crosby notoriously HATED Morrison and The Doors. But Croz was a pretty hateful guy. RIP to both. Please someone transport me to L.A. in 1967 4.5/5
Powerful and classic Can’t believe this came out in the 60s and was their first album. Jim Morrison vocals are chilling and captivating Love this album 4.5
I’ve always liked the Doors!
Classic favorite
Upbeat, funky, toasty.
Classic album with no filler songs.
Listened to the Doors growing up. Great to revisit the whole album.
Ремек дело 10/10. Break on Through и Light my fire су посебне јер су и велики хитови.
Great album! I've been listening to The Doors my whole life.
LOVE
High school memories
Already a big fan of this
Raw. Genre-blending. Of the Times.
Ah yeah. The Doors. When used try to be a hippie I would listen to these guys a lot. I’ll never forget the time we were doing acid at Adam’s and he put on the doors and The End came on. In my fucked up religious brought up brain I thought the song was me telling them goodbye. And I up and left trippin balls and went back home. I got lost driving in my truck. Pulled into a persons driveway to turn around. And they thought I was being suspicious so they called the police. I finally found my way home. I was living with Marisa at the time. And then I got a visit from the police. lol that fucking sucked!! But this album kicks ass. 5 stars!
I mean what can I say, one of the most influential albums of all time right?
A great album! Several great original classics I never get tired of hearing The Doors and Morrison were way ahead of the curve!
любимка алкоальбом: виски fireball!
Мне кажется, этот альбом прекрасно подошёл бы саундтреком к какому-нибудь фильму ужасов. Здесь есть и застолье, и всякие саспенс нагоняющие темы, и "танцы на костях" в буквальном смысле. Короче этот орган делает весь альбом, в чём в целом и заключается основная инновация наверное p.s. Пришлось погуглить, зайти на википедию и посмотреть, что это всё-таки орган. Хотя звучит не так объёмно как у Deep Purple, или даже Arcade Fire. Это не предъява, это я просто на терминологию жалуюсь.
cool
My fire has been lit
Is it truly a five? I don't know, but I'm giving it five stars because I've had such lackluster albums lately
Geiles Album Beste Songs Light my fire Break on through Soul kitchen Back door man
The A-side is the stronger side, but the entire album is compulsively listenable with the Hammond organ and the soulful rocking out. Classic (rightfully).
FUCK YEAH~ BABY TAKE A CHANCE WITH US!
Straigt up fire. One of the best psychadelic rock albums ever made. And it is a debut album made in the fucking 60s.
4/5
Liked it. Had heard most of the songs by themselves before, but this was the first time I listened to them all together. Light My Fire was my favorite.
This can't be anything else than a 5 star rating
Takes me back to college. Cool album all the way through.
One of the best albums out there
Well what can I say? It's just a brilliant album. 3 famous tracks 8 not so well known but also good. The full version of the end. Its just a great album. Don't know why I have always baulked at buying it.
The Doors! One of the best late Sixties U.S. West Coast bands. You can spot them a mile off, just like East Coast bands of any era, you can just tell what coast from the whole sound and attitude. Some big songs on here! 'Break on Through', 'Light my Fire' and 'The End'. Another album I haven't listened to since my formative years. And why not? I have not a clue, but I should have done. Maybe its the ghost of Val Kilmer (is he dead?) who caused the issue maybe, great film though. Got to love Ray Manzerek's keyboard playing, especially on the extended version of 'Light my Fire'. Jim Morrison, what a front man! A band I'd loved to have seen live, so I suppose Mr Kilmer was the nearest I got to it.. The rest of the album is class, the nearest they got to a duff one was 'Alabama Song' but it's still good. I have to give it a low 5, I have no choice as it is excellent. This is why I feel 1-5 stars can be very restricting which can skew ratings as it is quite a distance away from some of my favourite albums of all time.
Excellent
92/100
Epic album! You can literally feel the time in which it was made.
Great album 5 *
A masterpiece of an album, among the very best psychedelic rock records ever and in general, very high on every "best ever album" list. 'Break On Through' is one of the best opening songs on any album. 'Light My Fire' is a classic and so is the closing 'The End'. I love Jim's singing and especially Ray Manzarek's playing. A 5 no doubt.
Heel erg fan hiervan, muzikaal erg goed, orgelgeluid is uniek en leuk plus een heerlijk gitaartje! Vocals ook gewoon lekker. Ook leuk hoe het gemixt is, wel echt een album die je op koptelefoon of stereo speakers moet luisteren eigenlijk Echt goed voor een debuut album, vind alle nummers nice, geen moment saai of herhalend. Alabama song is echt grappig Light My Fire blijft een topper I looked at you ook erg leuk, je denkt dat ie is afgelopen maarr dan gaan ze nog eventjes door Take it as it comes kende ik nog niet maar is ook heel nice Haha en leuk dat 't laatste nummer 'The End' hee Would buy, hier wil ik wel een plaat van!
I mean it's the doors - what can I say? From Break on Through to The End the album is an absolute banger. This is one of the first albums that I really got into, so I've been listening to it for a bit over a decade. I think what I like is how the album changes for me over time. "Break on Through", "Soul Kitchen", "Light my Fire" are all perennial favs, but other songs wax and wane with time. When I was younger and struggling with Dating, I really loved "The Crystal Ship", especially for its idealistic love vibes, but now as someone who is actually in an a relationship, I find the romantic highs of the song unrealistic. In contrast, I used to struggle with "The End", but the song has evolved for me - especially the lyric "My only friend The end". Previously I used to hear it as if Jim was singing to a dying friend, but now I hear it as if he is addressing The End as his friend. I remember hearing that that this song was composed in a crazed fit of music composition, so to have wordplay this cool to come out of a burst of musical passion is kinda cool. Or maybe I'm holding the band on a pedestal a bit too much. Idk and Idc - its a great album.
I used to listen to listen to a lot of classic rock from my childhood through college years, The Doors included, but I'd never listened to a full album by The Doors until starting this list (this is my second album of theirs I've been assigned, the first of which was Morrison Hotel). This album was great, and I can't believe it was the band's debut album; this album sounds like it was made by a band who'd spent several years crafting their sound. Jim Morrison's vocals are powerful, yet somehow dreamy and ethereal as well. The keyboard playing really shines on this album, especially on "Break on Through" and "Light My Fire," which are two of the best songs of the late sixties, and perfect examples of west coast psychedelic music. The band does a great job of applying their own sound to other artists' work as well, with their covers of "Alabama Song," and "Back Door Man." The Doors' version of "Alabama Song" sounds like they absorbed a polka band, and on "Back Door Man," they give their own interpretation of the blues, letting the keyboard take lead over the guitar. "The Crystal Ship" is a gem as well, where the band shows that they can do slow and melodic just as well as they can do loud and up-tempo. The album closes out with the epic "The End," which today feels eerily prophetic for the few short years that would proceed Jim Morrison's death. One of the most impressive aspects of this album is that the longer songs never feel tiresome or repetitive; they're just as interesting and engaging as the shorter songs. This album is great from start to finish, and is a shining example of how great psychedelic rock can be.
A top debut
Jazzy, psychedelic rock. Loved it.
A pure historic classic.
The Doors’ self-titled debut album is a sonic journey that captures the essence of the sixties. Even though I was not born in that era, I can imagine the psychedelic atmosphere, the rebellious spirit, and the poetic expression that defined it. This album is a masterpiece that showcases the Doors’ unique blend of rock, blues, and jazz, as well as the charismatic vocals and lyrics of Jim Morrison. It is hard to believe that this was their first album, as it contains some of their most iconic songs, such as “Light My Fire”, “Break On Through”, and “The End”. I think this album is one of the greatest debut albums of all time, and one of those must albums have for anyone’s record collection. 5 stars.
Wore out the vinyl back-in-the-day. 5/5
Outstanding album. Five stars
Music that came after this based on "auto play" made it more relevant as how it fitted into the overall music genre at the time
What else is there to say about The Doors? Sure, Morrison could go over the top at times, but the Doors still give me glimpses of a different consciousness, steeped in blues, sex, and American mysticism. Jim's poetry shines as lyrics to an incredible body of music. All that said, I have really listened to them in years so this is a good reminder to head down that rabbit hole for a while.
Know this album and love it. Been listening to it since I was a boy
Excellent album! 8 tracks are frequently played on classic rock stations.
Even the 12 minute song!
The Doors' eponymous debut, released in 1967, is a psychedelic masterpiece that catapulted Jim Morrison and the band into rock immortality. Iconic tracks like "Light My Fire" and "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" showcase Morrison's enigmatic vocals and the band's bluesy, hypnotic sound. The album is a portal to the counterculture of the '60s, blending poetic lyricism with experimental rock. With its seductive mystique and cultural impact, "The Doors" remains an essential chapter in rock history. Its enduring allure and the band's charismatic presence make it a timeless classic, deserving of an unquestionable 5/5 rating.
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one of the best debut albums of all time. one of the best bands ever. love the doors so much.
Loved it
Not exactly my style but I can hear the influence of this artist/album in some of my favorite artists. The album flows well and has some notable hits that hold up today, and the ending track is a really nice wrap up. Great album, 8.5/10.
Great music, love this album. It's The Doors at their best
An absolute classic imo. Classic after classic.
Amazing
klassikko
Delicious. Finally some good fucking music.
Makes me Wanna break on through to da odda side
One of the best albums ever and it’s influence is now as wide reaching as any in the canon.
Excellent
One of my favourites
I love compositions of keyboard and guitars. Beautiful album
One of the best debut albums ever, one of the best albums of the late 60’s. One of the best keyboard based rock albums. From the opening of “Break On Through” to the last strains of “The End”, this album doesn’t let up. I’ve had this on vinyl since the 70s, and on CD since it was available. HIGHLY recommended, 5/5
Good album. Nostalgic and energic at the same time
always treat listening to this album. great atmosphere and not afraid to be a bit silly at times.
Fantastic album all around. An absolute classic. Feels so much fresher and more exciting than so much of the other late 60s psych stuff.
First 5 star and first I was able to listen to from my record collection rather than Spotify!
Break on through, light my fire, the end. Enough said. 5/5
One of the greatest classic rock albums from the legendary band The Doors. I highly recommend this album!
Production: Produced by Paul A. Rothchild, the album is known for its raw, unpolished sound, which perfectly complements the band's rebellious and enigmatic image. The Doors made use of a minimalist lineup—Jim Morrison's haunting vocals, Ray Manzarek's mesmerizing keyboard work, Robbie Krieger's intricate guitar riffs, and John Densmore's solid drumming. The production captures the essence of the band's live performances and adds a layer of intrigue that draws the listener in. Musical Style: The Doors' music is a fusion of several genres, including rock, blues, and psychedelia. Their sound is characterized by Morrison's distinctive baritone voice, Manzarek's signature keyboard work (often emulating the sound of a bass guitar), Krieger's bluesy and jazzy guitar solos, and Densmore's steady, jazz-influenced drumming. The band's music is often dark and hypnotic, creating a moody atmosphere that was ahead of its time. Lyrics and Themes: Jim Morrison's lyrics are one of the defining features of this album. He was a poet, and his lyrics are enigmatic, often veering into themes of love, death, rebellion, and the human condition. Songs like "The End" and "Soul Kitchen" showcase Morrison's poetic prowess, while tracks like "Break on Through" and "Light My Fire" express youthful rebellion and desire. "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)" is a cover of a Bertolt Brecht-Kurt Weill composition, which adds a touch of theatricality to the album. Key Tracks: "Break on Through (To the Other Side)": This track is a powerful opener, featuring an infectious guitar riff and Morrison's energetic vocals. It sets the tone for the entire album. "Light My Fire": Arguably The Doors' most famous song, this epic track is a masterclass in musicianship, with a captivating keyboard solo by Manzarek and an iconic guitar solo by Krieger. "The End": This nearly twelve-minute-long opus is a dark and poetic journey through the human psyche. It's both haunting and mesmerizing, and Morrison's vocal performance is particularly compelling. "Soul Kitchen": A catchy and upbeat song with a memorable melody, it showcases The Doors' ability to mix rock with a touch of blues. "Back Door Man": A bluesy track with sexual undertones, this song highlights Krieger's guitar work and Morrison's charismatic delivery. Impact and Legacy: "The Doors" had a significant impact on the music scene of the late 1960s. The album's controversial and poetic lyrics, along with the band's charismatic stage presence, made The Doors a symbol of the counterculture movement. Jim Morrison's persona, in particular, became iconic. The Doors' fusion of rock, blues, and psychedelia was influential for generations of rock musicians, and their music remains timeless. In conclusion, "The Doors" is a seminal album that not only introduced the world to a new and unique sound but also gave voice to the counterculture of the 1960s. With its mix of dark, poetic lyrics and mesmerizing musical arrangements, it's an album that has stood the test of time and continues to be a classic in the rock genre.
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Great first album from the Doors. Some songs I haven’t heard for awhile. Alabama Song and Back Door Man to name a couple. And of course The End.
Certified banger
I don't come back to this hardly at all now but reminding myself of the tracks here it's a real hit list. Like many others it seems I went through a "Doors phase" when I was youthfully exploring music and played them to death. Maybe that's why I don't go back much, the songs are just in my head, beat for beat. The End is superlative. One of the best, most fully realised debuts from any band. The killer awoke before dawn.
Classic debut
Absolutely brilliant debut album!
Un clásico de clásicos !! Para irse a la segura y escuchar buena música !!
Based only on the sound, I'd give this 4 stars. That it was recorded in 1966 and was well ahead of its time, this becomes 5 stars.
What a debut album, so iconic and of it’s time, yet lasting. Manzarek and Morrison are unstoppable here with raw energy and an entrancing vibe.
Light My Fire may be the 6th song on album, but my fire was lit from the get go. Yup. Really good album, their debut no less. Light My Fire drags a bit with the instrumentals and Take It As It Comes is the low point of the album. But things get back on track with The End. I like its spoken word stylings. Morrison was part poet, part philosopher, part vocalist, and part asshole. He was a pure entertainer though. I have an original pressing of this album on vinyl. I personally prefer The Soft Parade for my favorite The Doors album.
Such a perfect album! John Dennsmore’s drumming really shined for me upon this listen. I wonder if Ray Manzarek had any idea his sound would so clearly define both a decade AND a specific year—1967? Soul Kitchen always slammed for me but all the lesser known (are they really?!) songs reminded me just how good this album is—I Looked at You, End of the Night I thought 20th Century Fox might not have held up but nope it’s still a rocking ode.
Absolute classic , still listen it and still love it.