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Great debut! Dark and dancey; poetic funk with a brit-pop blues sound. Morrison sounds possessed; a voice you crave more from.
I mean, it's The Doors' self-titled. If you haven't listened to it, what are you doing? They took 60s blues and psych rock and just put such a fun and unique spin on it. From the melodies to the arrangement and the vocals, everything is so good. The intro has such a memorable riff and fun energy, always puts me in a good mood. Soul Kitchen also has a killer melody and guitar parts. The Crystal Ship has such crazy energy radiating from it, it's so cool. Light My Fire is honestly one of my favorite songs of all time. Again just so much fun to listen to, while also being really impressive. I love the bassline, amd of course the keyboard and guitar solo is just sick as fuck. The End is such a perfect closer, the song feels like being on shrooms and they are slowly overtaking your entire body. While all songs are great, some are not as memorable as others and I guess that is my only complaint. Still, Incredible record and one of my favs from the 60s.
I wish there was a 2.5 star ranking as that is exactly what the doors were, a 2.5 star band that the death contributing mythos of the lead singer somehow made them legends. Had Jim lived into his 50s they would have faded into the background of the good but not great bands of their era, yet here we are.
Classic for a reason.
So many iconic and timeless songs. The more meandering and psychedelic bits aren't really my thing, but a great album nevertheless.
Some iconic songs but think the album tracks are better on other classic albums.
The are popular for a reason, all were my tops songs off the album: The End, Light my Fire and Break on Through. Kinda spooky. Can’t imagine hearing this body of work when it came out for the first time. Could be fun at times, but also is quite dark, brilliant song writing sprinkled in.
2.6/5 I've never liked the doors and I've never understood the fascination with them, but I didn't mind this album to be honest. Might have to give them another chance. Not that big a fan of the keyboards though and some of the long songs. Light my fire is a great track but it's brought down by the massive long bridge. If it was a tight 3.30-4min song I'd love it more.
Not for me
Iconic. It's one of those albums that is truly innovative and unique, changing the trajectory of music to some degree. Cool and edgy in a real way. Side 2 has some weaknesses, although those deep cuts still have something to offer. Maybe it just seems weak in light of the strengths like Light My Fire. The album still sounds good, still spooky and weird and dirty.
A fun psychedelic trip that transcends its time.
Great
Nice chaotic feel to it - would sink a bottle of pinot and defeat the evil blackjack dealer to this
Fun classic rock album
Despite the band and album name, only one song is actually about doors.
I like the Doors. Feels like I’m back in Nam, M16 on Rock’n’Roll, stoned outta my box, waiting to shoot up the Viet Cong……
Rating this (like many others) weeks after listening and don’t remember enjoying it as much as expected. However, it is The Doors so feel like I need to relisten and for the sake of the big songs in the album 7/10
Class, not quite a 5 but really enjoyed
I went into a record shop and asked what have you got by the doors? The bloke said a bucket of sand and a mop.
Some stand out tracks, and some boring bluesy jams. I wonder if we’d still be talking about The Doors if Morrison hadn’t died young, or if they’d just be a footnote on the ‘60s.
164/1001 ## The Doors - The Doors **Year:** 1967 **Heard before?** ✅ **Listen again?** ✅ **Own** ✅ **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ During the early 90s revival around The Doors, my older brother had that ‘wanted’ poster’ of Morrison on his wall and as a ‘not quite’ teen I was intrigued. Then one day he showed me the Oliver Stone movie and played me this album and I was hooked! I still listen to them regularly. Simply one of the best realised debuts in music by a band that came out of the gates fully formed. What an opening statement _Break on Through_ is and _The End_ is just epic. _Light My Fire_ was the first song that Robbie Krieger wrote after Morrison encouraged other members to write.
Meh
One of the great debut albums of all time and one of the greatest opening tracks too. Supposedly the first ever album to have been associated with the term 'gothic'. Perhaps this had something to do with Jim Morrison being highly influenced by the writings of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Anyway, it's on my shelves Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★★☆ (8/10)
Break on Through came on and I was like “Oh man, have I been too hard on the doors? Do they actually kind of rock the way I thought they did when I was fourteen?” Then it was followed by like four of the shittiest songs I’ve ever heard. That’s an exaggeration but whatever. There are some cool songs, and Manzarek is pretty cool. But overall, more bad than good.
I'm not a contrarian for the sake of it, but man, I _fucking hate_ this album. Ray's organ is way too prominent in mix, and the timbre is nasally and grating. It's like nails on a chalkboard. Particularly with no bassist to thicken up the sound. And then you have Jim’s brooding, pretentious, college-dorm philosophy and slurred, droning vocals. It's an awful pairing that my brain just can't enjoy.
Some good ones in here
Solid album, so many great tracks. I'm not sure it's one I throw on too often, but I'm not mad if it's on.
Better than I remeber
3.5 Why a 3 you may ask? Well, sounds a little dated; and Morrison comes off a little pretentious at times. I enjoy The Doors, and this album is no exception especially since it’s a trailblazer for modern psych records of its time, but it just doesn’t quite strike a cord for me like it does for others.
I suppose as far as Doors records go this isn’t as bloated or full of itself as Jim Morrison became - with the notable exception of The End. However, I still don’t want to listen to them.
Bra, spesielt The End
I like The Doors. This is fine. It doesn’t excite me or anything.
Masterpiece. And one of the main albums of rock music. We don’t pass by, we definitely listen.
I respect them for turning doing drugs into a career, but their music is kinda meh
Not my taste
Great music played by solid musicians led by the ultimate front man. Manzarik's organ playing is legendary. It always bothered me that they didn't have a full time bass player. Liked Songs Added: Break On Through (To The Other Side) Light My Fire
Pretty solid album
Great album!
The elusive 5. As a teenager I absolutely idolized these guys. I am the lizard King, I can do anything
A very strong debut from The Doors, a band that I got very into as a 16 year old in 2001. The tracks that carry this album are obvious, Light My Fire has to be the best display of an organ solo of all time, I can’t think of any better, what a clinic Ray Manzarek puts on. Jim Morrison’s voice is fantastic, his attitude alongside his songwriting ability and lore make him one of the best rock frontmen of all time. The closer, The End, a wild 10 minute fever dream is a great song to cap this fantastic debut. 5 stars
Oh, man! I've spent my whole life absolutely hating the Doors and Jim Morrison. I found it all so depressing and annoying. His voice sounds like a growl and he has just one sound/tone. (and the keys sounded the same on every song.) Listening to "Break on Through" reminded me of all that. But I'm on a journey through this list and I'm giving everything a chance. To be fair, it's better than I thought. On "The Crystal Ship" he actually sings like a normal person with a fine enough voice. "End of the Night" almost does it too. "Twentieth Century Fox" is hooky enough. Can't understand why people like "The End." Probably the same people that say he's a poet, when most of his lyrics come off like a 20-year old pot smoker. Oh, that's right. He was! I'd listen to it as an instrumental. (Check out Manzanera's AM/PM) I bit the bullet and listened to it all twice. Some is still quite annoying and some ain't so bad. Don't imagine I'll come back to listen to this whole album ever again, but at least I won't have to run to turn any Doors song off the second I hear a few notes, like I've done my whole life. Seems crazy to my mind, but I'm giving this a 3, not a 1 as was expected.
this shit has been incredible. 4/5
I’ve always liked individual songs by the doors, but this is my first actual album from them. And shocking nobody it was really good, just wall to wall bangers. Also Jim Morrison died on my birthday, so that’s cool. Favorites: Break On Through (To The Other Side), Back Door Man, The End
Some classics.
Probably the worst of the most overrated acts. Even Neil young can write a decent and even great song on occasion. This is immature toxic masculinity wrapped in the lie of the sensitive poet. The best song, Light My Fire was Robby Krieger’s. The End… if anyone points out the self indulgence of Pink Floyd, counter with The End. Freud would have smacked Morrison in the mouth. We can see how well the band would have done if Morrison hadn’t tragically died. Just look at the careers of Densmore, Krieger and Manzarek after. There was little there then. And nothing there now. And Light My Fire was ruined by the winding endless annoying organ. Jose Feliciano did a much better job. I will be fair. Densmore is a solid drummer and Kroger is a good guitarist. But both needed more than this. 1 star
Essential 60s listening. Sure it's one the soundtrack of all the Vietnam war films. It's wild psychedelic happy stoner road music, crazy, unhinged and glorious. It was great while it lasted and crowd pleasing rebellion. I don't care what the critics say. It works. I enjoy it.
Light My Fire. One of those strange songs which seems to haunt you. I don't mean Joe Dolce Shuddup You Face haunt, more 10CC's I'm Not In Love haunt. Always been there, can't remember a time before it etc. With Light My fire I first heard it through my mother playing Jose Feliciano's version. As a five year old I loved it and for years thought it was his song. Then my grandmother in the early seventies had Shirley Bassey's version and, in an early display of my nascent fascist tendencies, I loudly asserted it was a Jose F song. Then, the dark cynical years of 13-14 descended and some Maroubra "dude" introduced me to this album, and doth spoke "it's really heavy". Which it is, for every Robbie Kreiger inspired Light My Fire there is Jimbo indulging himself with The End. But Break on Through is a groove, and Densmore really shows his drumming chops. He and Robbie are the real stars of this band, they make it happen. With Light My Fire , the old A minor to E minor is given life by Densmore's Latin beat. Soul Kitchen is a knock out, again funky as fuck. So much of the rest of it is, as the Maroubra dude thus spake, "heavy". An interesting and sometimes quite brilliant listen.
God, I totally don't know what to do with the Doors... Morrison is a total pretentious prat and not nearly as deep as he thinks he is, the band are a glorified lounge act... and yet, and yet, THIS record is surprisingly listenable. Most songs are 3 minutes or under, not enough time to outstay their welcome, and the tunes are catchy, the band can swing a little bit, and their dynamic interplay is not too bad. The lyrics are not TOO dumb (for the most part). Light My Fire and The End have a tendency to drag on a bit. I often think about the way Danny Sugerman describes the impact of seeing the early Doors as a 13-year-old boy with ADHD, which is probably the core audience for this record. I really want to hate The Doors, but this album is kinda fun. I can forgive the band for this record. (Footnote: Alfie did point out that the opening of Soul Kitchen sounds a lot like Walking on the Sun by Smashmouth. Just sayin')
I normally enjoy psych rock, but this album just doesn't work for me. Everything's fine, but for the most part, things are just that: fine. I don't really see myself coming back to this album. Favorite tracks: "Light My Fire," maybe "The End"
раньше чаще слушал этих ребят, особенно "the end".
This is such a classic album. The crazy thing is that it was already a ‘classic’ when I was first listening to it c1979 or 1980 (and feeling like I was hearing something very retro) whereas it had only been released about 12 years earlier! It’s now closer to 60 years old… Break On Through, Light My Fire and The End are incredibly well-known of course. It was nice to rehear some of the tracks that pop up less often in popular culture today. I always disliked Alabama Song and that feeling has survived half a century! Reading Joan Didion’s accounts of the band (in her essay collection The White Album) when they were young and white-hot in Summer of Love era San Francisco brought them to life for me in the context of when this album was being conceived and recorded - highly recommended.
A very obvious 1960's sound, for example the organ solo, from this album, but some of it still works in 2025. Break on through and Light my fire are well known classics and still good to listen to. Other tracks, e.g. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) are full of 1960's psychedelic rock mystery and a bit impenetrable nearly 50 years later unless you're a fan of psychedelic rock.
Shut the front door, The Doors! Für The Doors by The Doors würdi immer mini Doors ufmache. Und sie grad offe lah. Will The Doors by The Doors dörf wenn immer sie möchtet i mini Doors steppe. Die Doors bliibed offe und wird nie verschlosse. Grossartig Albums! vier mal d Schueh ade Doormatte abstriiche.
Uhh gfallt mir je meh je mehbchs lose. Viiibe Thr quattro by the quattro
I constantly wonder what we would have gotten out of Jim Morrison and the Doors if he had lived longer. I guess will have to be happy with this, which is fine because it's amazing. Such a unique sound with the heavy guitar riffs and organ all covered by Morrison's vocals. Completely captures the vibe of California culture at the time.
I would give this album even 4.5/5 Great record! Enjoyed from the first note.
The greatest CIA funded band in history, recruited him for his psychical attractiveness. Something, something MK-Ultra. Something, something CIA circus music playing. Something, something, I eat more chicken than any man ever. Something, something, she gets high. Something, something, eat more pork, beans and chicken because I'm the back door man. She poops everywhere, Hol up the bathrooms are clear. Something, something about Indians and Snakes. Thank you Jim Morrison for some truly groundbreaking music.
I did enjoy this but it was a little samey by the end. A lot of stone cold bangers on it and The End was excellent.
Quite a few hits on this one
One of the best debuts ever. I listened to this over and over in the early seventies. Still love this one
The Doors are raw in the way that eating an entire onion is. It's powerful, impossible to ignore, made a whole lot of other things better, but also kind of jarring and went too deep down itself. You can't ignore the influence and creativity of this album.
Sonically some of the songs engage my brain on a golden ratio like level. Peel back the thin skin and Jim is a sloppy childish lyricist. The energy and influence this album has makes it worth a listen. It is probably the only album by The Doors that should be on the list.
I am never going to be a big Jim Morrison fan but to be honest on here his mystic shaman act is not quite as over the top as on later records and there is some actual musicality to the songs. The rest of the band is not just there to provide a background to Morrison's convulsions and it is actually quite pleasant psychedelic 60ies pop with plenty of freaky organ work and lots of performative pseudo-spiritual woo woo stuff that only gets really annoying in the final track. Would happily listen to it again some day. Can't believe I am going to give this three stars.
I can't tell one Doors album from the next.
And absolute masterpiece. Need I say more?
3.5 RYM
i have known too many insufferable idiots who loved the doors so i never did. a victim of their own success, you might say.
Easy 5 stars, no questions asked, one of the best
So good.
The Doors are awesome, Jim Morrison is captivating, you need to hear this.
I thought it was good in parts, some songs worked better than others. But as a debut it has more than its fair share of recognisable hits. Soul kitchen was a nice highlight
I hadn’t listened to this before as an album but recognised most of it. I think I finally got The Doors listening to this. As it’s a pretty cool sound all together. A 3.5 rounded down to 3 On the below basis: There was one song I was half listening to and it seemed to be about beckoning little girls to come be seduced, which was grim.
Alright alriiiight I get it I like The Doors I think Jim Morrison was worth his star power. Songs like “Break On Through” and “Light My Fire” are culturally ubiquitous at this point. But I really liked the composition of “Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)” for its circusy instrumentation, something I believe was later explored on Strange Days and The Soft Parade. I also liked the swagger of “Back Door Man”. It’s heavy for its time and has a great piano section. This is an easy 4, could honestly be a 5 depending on the day. So much character to everything Jim Morrison stepped in front of, backed by instrumental work that probably lit the studio on fire
Mid
best
Classic
6.5/10
Peak 60s, counter-culture era music. Jim Morrison is a legend for a reason and the real unspoken hero is the organist, Ray Manzarek. Would have loved to listen to them live in a smoky club in LA
J’ai une phase intense « The Doors ». En raison du film d’Oliver Stone? Probablement que ça a joué. Dans les premiers groupes dans lesquels j’ai joué le chanteur se prenait pour le réincarnation de Jim Morrison. (Je suis aussi sorti avec une états-unienne qui se prenait pour la réincarnation de Jack Kerouac. Plus space. Ça n’a pas duré longtemps.)
Quel album légendaire ! Hérétique de ma part, je l'avais presque oublié. Comme j'avais oublié à quel point les soli de light my fire étaient longs (et bons). Alabama song, une de mes tounes fétiched de karaoke (c'est excellent pour générer un malaise quand les gens lisent les paroles pour la première fois). The End je réalise que Dédé Fortin a dû s'en inspirer ++ pour la pièce Dehors Novembre (les deux des très longs vamps modaux avec un thème assez pessimiste), un coup de coeur personnel.
Excellent rock un peu psychedelique. J’adore les claviers des Ray Manzarek, et la grosse voix plein de swagger de Jim.
Ok - I love The Doors and LA Woman is probably in my Top 20 albums. However, like David Bowie, The Doors have produced some really dross - I cannot stand Alabama Song, and why does Jim need to sing about Back Doors all the time? Really?
Quite enjoyable
В целом норм. Я не знаю, что это за пиликалка у них такая примерно во всех песнях, но она очень быстро стала меня раздражать...это скорее 3,8, но поставлю 4 так и быть
Da me sad neko pita zašto mi se sviđa ovaj album ne bih znala objasniti. Valjda fin glas, sva muzika dobra, ništa spektakularno, ali nesumnjivo dobro.
Sure there’s a song or two that I can get down with. But overall I’ve always been confused at people who idolize The Doors. 3/5
maybe better than I expect a Doors album? Wasn't expecting much despite knowing 1/2 the songs on this, and owning the vinyl, but some of the deeper tracks hold up, too. IF you can deal with Manzarek's organ, it's a good record
Not a fan of the Doors really but always love The End
8.0/10
So many songs I already kinda knew
This record feels like the moment that sex and drugs met Rock’n’Roll. Can’t really argue with this one. Iconic fr.
Emhh I don't like it
The first half of the album was really strong and I enjoyed it immensely. It's the kind of music you want playing on a record player while you just do your own thing. I'm tempted to buy the vinyl. However, I kind of fell off a bit in the second half. I just didn't like the sound nearly as much. Still, I think it was a really strong album.
I preferred this to LA Woman but still a bit overrated imo
unreal
Beispiel für das classischen psychedelische Musik der 70-er
Hot take. I think Break On Through is the best song on here. It was the first Doors song I ever heard and I only heard the censored version.
The fact that “The Doors” still works today, almost 60 years after it was released is pretty remarkable. This may be the most important and significant debut album ever released. With poetic lyrics and a blend of musical genres from jazz, psychedelia, blues and rock, the music was pretty unique in its time and proved to be highly influential. I don’t think calling the album a masterpiece is hyperbolic.
You can hear the excellence and potential on this record that has a couple classic tracks and also lots of other tracks that seem like templates for better songs on future albums.
Nothing crazy stand out except for the famous ones, and even then my mind isn't blown. But atmospheric, and great voice.
Fantástico álbum
Classic rock. Honestly didn't realize Jim Morrison was in the doors.
Not a huge Doors fan, but another killer track to open
Favourite track: Light my Fire
Ganske bra, litt slitsom i lengden. Men avslutter med en klassiker.
Klassiker, 5/5
2-3 et sted. Noen gode opplevelser, kanskje mest The End. Typisk album som er stort i sin tid. Hadde ikke anledning til å grave meg ned i tekster. Tenkte mye på Disintegrate av Suede
"The Doors had no bass. The Gypsies had no homes. Don't let that scare you—let that free you."
I hate on the Doors but this album is just impeccable. “The End” gives me an urge to take a boat through Vietnam.
I love the classic Doors psychedelic sound and this album really captures that. A handful of really awesome songs, especially on the first half of the album. Break on Through, Light My Fire, Twentieth Century Fox are pretty classic songs. Solid 4.
As a known Doors-hater, I was surprised by how many of their hits were concentrated to this one release. End of the Night and Take it as it Comes are the weak points of the album (with Alabama Song coming in close based solely on the "little girl" lyrics). But the rest of the songs are all pretty iconic. The end is prob too indulgent but it gets a pass as the song of Apocalypse Now.
One of the best debuts of any genre…given how many hits and accessible songs of theirs are on this, it really feels like they arrived fully formed. My favorite Doors album, leans more towards than the melodic/blues/psychedelia than the spooky avant-garde stuff of later albums that can feel dated(though it does include “The End”…). Love this album.
3.5 Stars. Some classics!
Solid debut album. I had a grand time when I wasn’t paying attention to the creepy little girl lyrics. 3.5/5
Great for montages of young people in the 60s doing drugs and fornicating.
Second time listening to The Doors. This one’s kind of overhyped, but it could be that I don’t actually like The Doors. Jury’s still out.
Imagine a slowcore cover of Light My Fire
Solid set of songs. At times energetic, moody, and contemplative all with a psychedelic theme through out. Classic 60’s era album.
This is a classic for a reason, though it gets a bit self-indulgent on the second half. Great listen, very influential.
The Doors are kind of hit or miss for me. I love a few songs on this album, Light My Fire is fantastic. However outside of those few bangers it just doesn't do it for me.
A lot of these songs sound the same. I don't hate it, but I also would not seek it out to listen to on purpose. And what was that line about eating chicken?
Do I like The Doors?
I said, "Who are you?" He said, “Jim Morrison. I'm a dead rock star." I said, "I'm not familiar with your work." So he played The Doors. I said, "You're like a crooner in the rock milieu, which I like."
Did the conglomerate "Twenty-First Century Fox" get their name by trying to one-up The Doors? Was never huge on The Doors, but was never really huge on psychedelia. That has changed in recent years so this was a worthwhile listen. Even the two singles still slap.
It’s a solid album, sound considered classic at this point, a lot of wisdom and fresh perspectives for the time of the release. A lot of spiritualism and drugs 😅
Great album one of the best 60s for sure. Must listen and its a no skip as well.
I'm not a fan, never was, never will be. I think that Ray Manzarek's playing is atrocious.
One of the greatest albums ever recorded. Certainly the greatest debut album. This is why we listen to rock music.
One of the greatest albums of all time. A true classic
one of the rare albums that has a perfect beginning, middle and end track. still giving it a 3.
some songs ok i got the cutie ness of it and then it was also just fucking wack as hell LMAO
A true classic. 5 stars from me.
This is the—I don’t remember the other times when I listened to this album. I really enjoyed listening to this album. My favorite song is The Crystal Ship. All other songs were also great! 5/5
Alcoholic carny theme music
The Doors is the epitome of the 1970s rock genre. There are only a few artists that captured the spirit of music at that time
They don’t do it for me
Pretty solid stuff.
Never heard before. But so much classics on the list. Great listen and Great Doors sound
classic, no notes
Was pretty surprised by this one, I like psychedelic rock. This was one my dad always tried to get me to like and I didn't like it much but this listen I got a bit more into it. Maybe just the right headspace. The end was a solid track, I like the pipe organ
I was almost praying for a Doors album in this list,and i guess there will be more.This one was their debut,one of the greatest debuts of a Rock band. I grew up with them as my big sister was a fan and i used to write her records in cassetes that i still have.As my sister has passed away i might skip The End song for personal reasons.So much nostalgia,memories, i used to be obsessed and had almost everything of them even the books.This band is a genius as a whole,the jazzy drummer John Desmore,the soulful phychedelic virtuoso keyboardist Ray Manzarek,the guitarist Robby Krieger that can play almost everything perfectly and of course Jim Morrison.Such a unique album that still you can hear and enjoy every song even if you've heard it a zillion times. All songs are classic favourites but there are a few that really brought me tears reminding me how good they still are: The Crystal Ship(one of their best in my opinion,so beautiful,it made me cry,again). Light My Fire (the exceptional keys and guitar solo,sooo good,jazzy & soulful phychedelia at it's best). The End,i finally decided to hear this again after almost 28 years or so for personal reasons.Back in the days we used to listen to this with friends and relatives with no lights except some candles for the experience.Now every lyric line strikes a chord,except the Oidepodian ones.It still gives me the chills. What an album,what an era.Even the Beatles were influenced by this one. 5/5
Verdientermaßen ikonisch!
The Doors - always good!
I could not dislike the Doors more if I tried
Some real bangers. Feels like half dream and half scarry trip.
Never listened to the whole album before, but it's not bad. I think my rating really just comes down to the fact that I find Jim Morrison annoying. Musically, the album is really good. Feels of it's time, but some songs do feel current.
This band were on the list of bands that I knew I would have to begrudgingly endure doing this. Listening to this and trying to equate it to the twittering of Morrison devotees is odd because there’s really not much to see here at all. Musically it’s ok. Certainly not the work of genius that some claim Morrison to be. Vastly overrated and dull. Struggled to a 2.
As I’ve grown older, I find myself liking the Doors less. All of their non-Blues songs just aren’t that interesting to me.
Good background music i guess
Hell yes
Such a classic have listened to it dozens and dozens of times over the years. I Looked At You is an all time fave underrated tune.
Masterpiece
#162/1001. Mother! Yrs son? I want to…rate this album 5 stars!
Classic
The highs are insanely high, but the album as a whole is not my favorite.
The hits are bangers, the rest is filler. Too much noodling.
I spent half of this album looking forward to the end and wishing Ray Manzarek would quit playing the keys so loud and start playing them more creatively. But then the B side started and that redeemed a lot of the album for me. There was a lot more I enjoyed on the B side, including “The End” which is unnecessarily long but I was kind of into it.
Fucking Legend! Almost sixty years, still brilliant.
Psychedelic, loads of swagger, full of great (Soul Kitchen) and classic (Break On Through, Light My Fire, The End) songs. It even gets a bit sexy (Back Door Man - is he talking about the bottom?) There are a couple of weaker songs (Twentieth Century Fox, I looked at You) but the album manages to keep it's momentum. Some really interesting bass and guitar work popping under the slightly dominant keyboard and organ sounds. I have no nostalgia for the 60s (I'm a 90s kid) but this sound just seems to be a wild time capsule and there aren't many bands as instantly recognisable as The Doors. I think there may have been some drugs involved. 4.5
This is my third Doors album from this list, and I have co e to the conclusion that I really like them! Not quite a five star album, but a solid four.
Practically a greatest hits.
Classic
Very here for the wandering, magnificent psychedilia of The End. Less here for Jim Morrison singing about little girl's back doors...
I used to see The Doors as 60's fodder; as a band to use as a litmus test to judge whether someone has a personality or not. I have slowly realized over decades that I have been entirely unfair to The Doors. This is The Doors debut, and it's solid from front to back. I used to hate the organ, now I can't imagine The Doors without it. The performances (vocal and instrumental) are all great, the songwriting is strong and creative, and Jim Morrison is one of the most perfect front men in rock history.
I knew the two big hits. A cool ride, loved the organ effect
The lyrics on these songs are simply not good. At all. The instrumentation is fun, though.
The End is one of the closest things to religious experience that you can have in rock music. CIA should fund more circus music
The greats are excellent. Not much not great
it was okay, only liked one song in the end
I know lots of people have very strong anti-Doors feeling. I am not one of them. This is a debut album that could easily be a Best of. Break on through being a hell of an intoductory track. I love the mad mix of vibes. The crazy organ, the shotgun percussion ... a jazz blues fusion that sounds horrible. The psuedo-weirdness of Jim. It just the sort of woozy cocktail I get on board with. An easy 5
7.2, light my fire and the end were good, beginnings of psychedelic rock
It was
Fantastic top to bottom. Spins well even after all these years
let's set the night on fire. I do love this album. the end was a weirdly meaningful song of my childhood.
Honestly, couldn’t finish it. Their hits are neat, big Vietnam vibe. Sure it was important but it wasn’t for me
This album is iconic. From the artwork to the hits!
So good.
Classic
Again not bad but far too much organ noodling for my taste! Done solid doings but also a lot of dross. Has the ability but must try harder.
Ohh, I wasn’t expecting much but this is completely bonkers!! The jazzy tone is just incredible mixed with the more 60s rock, just makes it so much flavourful. “Light my fire” has the best inst. I’ve heard, it’s not just trying to show how good the musicians are but the soul of the whole album. Overall very engaging and incredible!! Fav: Light my fire.
Five stars. No debating one of the greatest debut albums by any band. All killer, (mostly) no filler. Top notch musicians, open jazz style production, great vocal performance. I'm not a fan of the mid '60s hard stereo pan but whatever.
Time to live
I didn't like their sound at first; I think I really struggle with the organ as an instrument in anything but like, church music, because there's just something that feels hokey about it when removed from the religious context, but I tried to be open-minded and relisten a couple of times. And then it did grow on me! It reminds me a lot of those Near Eastern shops that somehow still exist in Berkeley. I do think I thought of Apocalypse Now when I was listening to The End.
I'm surprised so many songs I know by The Doors is from this album. I enjoyed the songs I didn't know too but I will say some aging is showing with Back Door Man as far as meaning goes. Cover: why is one of the members coming out of Morrison's eye?! 2/5
A known favorite and easy to tell why it's on this list.
I was expecting worse because my only memory of The Doors includes “LA Woman” which I did not enjoy. This was pretty good.
Hearing The Doors for the first time when I was young, I remember them blowing me away. Returning to them now I get it, the music is varied and not afraid to take risk, and Morrison is a force, but the album is uneven and really more potential than execution. It's still impressive, I'm rounding up a bit because the base lines are so groovy. I kind of hate the cover though, that's a 1/5 for me.
I wasn't expecting much but I got say this was a great listen. Jim Morrison's showmanship is unquestionable. No wonder the man was so notorious, I knew like two songs on here so I had a gist of what to expect. There were a few misses but overall this album was splendid I can understand why many consider this one of the great psychedelic albums on it's time. F Y E Top 6: Break on Through To The Other Side, Soul Kitchen, The Crystal Ship, Twentieth Century Fox, Light My Fire (extended ver. kicks ass), and Back Door Man Worst: Alabama Song (might be a grower, but for now this irks me a bit), and End Of The Night 4.50/5
A great album. A great debut. The occasional low points are more than compensated for by the groundbreaking classics.
Excellent early psychedelic, ranging from spooky and atmospheric to loud and rockin' all while maintaining The Doors' very distinct sound.
I knew that “The Doors” was a great album, but I hadn't listened to it in a while. And what can I say? It's even better than I remembered! Literally every one of the eleven songs is a timeless classic! What I find amazing is that every aspect of it is strong: of course, the songwriting is top-notch, but the two covers, “Alabama Song” and “Back Door Man,” also fit seamlessly into the whole. Of course, Jim Morrison's characterful voice carries every song, but so do Ray Manzarek's keyboard playing and John Denmore's drumming. Robby Krieger holds back in the interest of the songs—compared to later rock guitarists—but when he does get a solo spot, he delivers spectacularly. When you consider that the members of The Doors had only experience in completely different musical styles before this album, it's the ultimate proof of a crazy amount of talent! I'm usually hesitant to say this, but it's downright magical.
First heard Break on Through in Tony Hawk Pro Skater and although the Doors have been an influential band, I feel that the hallucinogenics probably was a big factor in their success.
This album will always and forever be a 5-star album for me. I have so many great memories of this album from HS and college. Not to mention the music, is in my opinion, fantastic.
This is the peak doors and its brilliant. Hazy, sexy, dangerous, inventive, original, seditious and just damn good.
Had some vibey songs for sure, Jim Morrison's waxing poetic at times was great, and then sometimes was frustrating to hear because the backing track wasn't being done justice. Favorite song: Back Door Man
Wicked awesome
Schwierig. Es fing echt stark an, ließ aber für mich ab Light My Fire nach. Das sind eindeutig dreianhalb, weil ich es besser fand als die anderen beiden Alben sollte ich eigentlich aufrunden. Eigentlich. Ich weiß nicht. Okay, ich runde auf.
There was a time when I liked this shit, but it was 25+ years ago.
These guys have never really been my cup of tea…
No comments needed - pretty great album!
Better believe I get down to The Doors. In Almost Famous Lester Bangs (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) says, "The Doors? Jim Morrison? He's a drunken buffoon posing as a poet... Give me The Guess Who. They got the courage to be drunken buffoons, which makes them poetic." And I think that's nice. Sometimes you have to take a few swings above your weight class. Jim and the boys sure do on this record.
Not the best Doors album but a good one
This album rocks and I hate the organ. Most this album sounds like the outlook email received sound effect, so I kept checking my email. This album rocks.
classic
Essential. By itself, “Light My Fire” would probably get the album to four stars. But there’s so much more, including “The End” and “Break on Through (To the Other Side).” The sound is absorbing—and like no other band, of course. I love Jim Morrison’s vocals and Ray Manzarek’s keyboards. If you asked me to conjure up the sound of mid- or late-60s California in my head, this is what I’d hear, I’m sure.
Great album
10/10
Some first album that.
Putting some dodgy lyrics aside - 5/5
October 8, 2025 Album #768: The Doors by The Doors Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelia Often called one of the best debut albums of all time, The Doors’ self-titled record is one I’m familiar with. I’m very glad that I got to revisit it today, as it still stands the test of time as a seminal sixties and psych record. The performances here are very noteworthy. Jim Morrison is still an icon to this day with his charismatic vocals and lyricism, Ray Manzarek’s keyboard cuts are still amazing, and John Densmore on drums really holds the sound together. Their performances come together to make an album with a stacked tracklist. There’s so many iconic songs to be found, like *Break on Through* with Morrison’s roaring vocals, the all-timer psychedelic *Light My Fire* with its keyboard solo, and the bluesy *Soul Kitchen*. There’s also the mellow and intimate *The Crystal Ship* and dreamy sounding *End of the Night*. There’s also plenty of innuendo to be found, like in the bluesy *Back Door Man*, haha. However, the epic closer that is *The End* cements this album as an absolute classic. I adore its mysterious sound and Morrison’s memorable lyricism and performance here. It’s an all-timer closer that I love. This album is so psychedelic, and it makes sense as to why it was so influential. While I do think it sort of wanes a bit in the second half, The Doors’ self-titled is a classic debut, and one that I’d really recommend. It’s truly an iconic album that I’m glad I revisited. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Decent 8 Favorite Tracks: Break on Through (To the Other Side), Soul Kitchen, The Crystal Ship, Twentieth Century Fox, Alabama Song (Whisky Bar), Light My Fire, Back Door Man, End of The Night, Take It As It Comes, The End
Amazing, never dull, sounds fresh and new, could easily listen repeatedly
Pretty great and unique sound
For an album I’ve never listened to I was surprised how many songs I knew. This was bloody brilliant. I was a bit dubious going in since I didn’t like Morrison Hotel at all but I enjoyed this one infinitely more. Top Track - Break On Through
The Doors are a Great Band
I love The Doors. Sure, Jim Morrison was a mess and was way into his own self-perceived greatness. His poetry is cringe, as the kids would say, but I don't care. I still love The Doors. This album is perfect from start to finish. The lyrics, the music...it's just *chef's kiss.* The other members of The Doors seem to keep Jim in check, and the result is iconic. This will never not be a 5-star album for me.
An absolute classic by The Doors self-titled debut. Pioneers in psychedelic rock, they masterfully take you on a sonic journey that's hard to beat. Best: Break on Through (To the Other Side) Worst: N/A
Classic - an album that really defines a genre for me, as it is the pure encapsulation of psychadelic rock. The keyboards and Morrison's oblique lyrics are so perfect for this sound. Pretty amazing that it was a debut as well as they seemed to already know what made them great. Full of classic songs - Break on Through, Soul Kitchen, Light My Fire, The End.. but basically every track is good
Not bad
Bom e só. Algumas músicas sensacionais, outras esqueciveis.
*** 1/2 The Doors album containing "Light my fire". I like it, however not everything. The Doors are fine, but not one of my absolute favorites.
2nd Doors’ album I believe. Very ‘60s and very Doors.
Quite like this album. Very listenable all the way through. Such a cool 60s - pre70s vibe. Can't go wrong with Light My Fire, really.
Just kinda don't love it. Idk, respect them but can't really get into any of the songs.
Ground breaking!
Loose and loud, with a vibrant artistic voice.
Classic
Classic!!
The killer awoke before dawn He put his boots on
A very old classic band once again but to me this has aged better than a lot of the Beatles songs. While the mixing and recording still shows its age this album still have a bunch of good songs that I enjoy even though I haven't listened to the bad much before. They use the synth to make the music more interesting and songs like Alabama Song adds a nice twist to the other songs on the album in style and genre.
Had Aldous Huxley stayed alive towards the end of the 1960s, I wonder what he would have made of The Doors. Jazzed up theatrics, bare bones simplicity, pure sex, literary references to stimulate the mind beyond.... what broke through in the game changing year of 1967 was the blueprint of a way of being; the kind of living that could makes men into martyrs and martyrs into legends. From statements to complexes, this eponymous debut album from The Doors is a classic of the rock genre for plenty of good reasons and, regardless of what one thinks of the idea of the group, worthy of its stature.
The album gives me a feel of "The rolling stones" while still being original, the keyboard in most of the tracks also make the album a bit more interesting. My grandparents would rock to this shit, but it is from 1967, so i'll cut it some slack.. (Keyboard sounds like an old church altar) (But the guitar solos on the album are kinda cool) (Singer kinda sounds like the singer from "The Cramps" mixed with Elvis) Ending track was 11 minutes.. my opinion Best song: (Twentieth Century Fox) Worst song: (The Crystal Ship) 3/5
It’s honestly really impressive how this album manages to be awfully boring and awfully annoying at the same time. Can’t help but respect that
I mean I don’t know. whatever. who cares at this point
I'm so sick of these doors
Somewhere between 4&5 but I listened to it Friday
Great album. I've listened to this so often. So, yeah I like it. I think Morrison Hotel is better but one can nitpick here. 4 solid stars.
I do not car for the Doors.
the ultimate 60s rock sound. so fun and entertaining to listen to
Música excelente para animar o dia, mas também para acalmar
Ech hätt honestly ned dänkt dass das albom us em 67i chond. För das esches doch rächt experimentell ond met of 70er Rock usgleid. Das esch eigentltech es rächt guets Zeiche, dass das Albom au scho de als rächt innovativ ond, wel veli idee splter weder bruucht worde send, au sehr vorrusschauend. Ech gse das Projekt aber halt ned als en ischätzig als wie guet s Albom zo sinere Ziit empfonde worde esch, sondern was ech dröber dänke. Klar heds au e ifloss öb t idee im ne Albom s erschte mol vorchond oder eifach bellig kopiert worde esch, zu konservativ gsenis aber ned. Us dem folgt au mini Bewärtig. Musikalisch esches secher rächt guet gmacht. Vorallem t instrumentalisierig hani jetzt sehr akkurat ond usgleche gfonde. Velecht fascht e chli zu usgleche. Ech has eigentlech no gärn, wenn au mol nome i öppisem t Böhni öberloh werd ond so t stärchi no klarer usechond. So chammer au es geils zämespel zwösche verschedne Instromänt mega guet betone, was do jo eigentlech scho au gä werd. E Näbeeffekt devo esch, dass es chli emmer de gliichi Cocktail us Intromänt esch. Wenn das no kombiniert esch met ere fählende oder langwiilige Melodie ziehds sech halt. Klar geds usnahme wenn öppe e klari entwecklig hörbar esch, das esch do aber rächt sälte de Fall. Die bede Aspäkt chömed jetzt wahrschiindlech chli öbertrebe öbere. Es ged sehrwohl instromänt wo ellei send wies au entwecklige oder cooli Songs net Melodie ged. Break trough the night aber au Soul Kitchen hend bedi gueti melodie ond speled sogar chli met em Stereo. Was ech met dem Review eifach wott säge esch, dass es secher mol sehr innovativ gse esch, intwösche aber chli öberholt. Ehri originelle Idee send öbernoh ond verbesseret worde. So chonds halt dezue, dasi lieber aders lose wo mer halt au besser gfallt.
Paul McCartney wannabe
3,3/5
Technically fine and there’s a few songs I really like individually. Overall as an album it just doesn’t leave a mark on me though, and the hagiography of JM throughout my life predisposes me to shrug the effort off
What a great album! So many classic songs!
Classic album that I have heard many times. It's really good with memorable music and amazing vocals. It's really unique in the style of the music and I really like it. Having said that, I have heard these songs many times due to their popularity and presence in pop culture. Great stuff but I don't really need to listen to it just because of how often I get to hear it in every day life.
No tengo nada que decir. Es, sin género de dudas, uno de los discos más audaces, salvajes e importantes del siglo.
This is the end....
Listened to this many times and still impressed by the music. One of the greatest debut opening tracks ever? Maybe.
Back to Back and doesn't disappoint
The tracks everyone knows are great but the rest are just ok.
Was expecting this to sound like The Beatles, so I was preparing to be disappointed, but it turned out to be quite different. It’s hard for me say much about this album because it is extremely simple. I think it balances its dark atmosphere with energetic songwriting really well. The vocals are fun and memorable. Every song is pretty catchy, and these organ melodies all throughout the album are great. It’s early stereo, though, so there’s some annoying aggressive separation (there’s a mono mix, but it sounds worse, in my opinion), but this is probably the best implementation I’ve seen. Surprisingly for an album released in the 60s, it is mixed very well. So yeah, can’t say this albums is all that special, but I was pleasantly surprised by how fun it was.
The doors are like the epitome of overrated Rock band for me. Hammond organ is cool and all, but it dominates the mix on some of these tracks... I just don't get how this is a good album. There's a friggin polka in the middle!
It's mega fans of The Doors and Jim Morrison that have ruined much of this for me. I'm trying really hard to listen to this and not think of the fans. But good grief the "Alabama Song" is terrible, it sounds like shitty circus music.
Had an out of body experience once, I'm sure of it, while listening to Light My Fire at night as I was driving home. 5.
I used to be very, very into the Doors. I thought they were so cool. But then I became 13. So it's been awhile since I've sat down and really listened to them. They are unique and pretty edgy for their time. This album is pretty cool.
Near perfect art for me.
Yea, it's fine. Heard a lot of these songs hundreds of times so they don't really excite me any more. It's not as good as Madvillainy.
This is the first time listening to this record and it kind of clicked for me. I love the organ on this. 8/10
Two stand out songs obviously, but overall a great album
6,5/10
Some classic tunes.
Hard to believe this is The Doors debut album with Break on Through, Light My Fire, The End. The Doors have always borderlined "eerie" for me. Their weird psychedelic sound just feels like Halloween for me. Great album. Can't imagine what Vietnam war movies would be like without The Doors.
Legitimately painful to get through. Two good songs (ironically one of them is called the end- couldnt have come fast enough). Your music’s shiiitteeee it keeps me up all niiiiggghhhtttt… ZERO
Incredible album, not just the obvious ones. The album is as old as me and only truly perfect albums hold up that long! Worthy of being on the 1001 list forever
I really enjoyed this album. Some bangers! The keys are great.
Great album
Didn't listen. I just had The Doors a few days ago and I wasn't in the mood. I'm sure it's great. Also, I'm sure I owned this at one point. 3.5
Classic
Singers voice is weird
Xx
I always found Jim Morrison so corny and I can’t get Val Kilmer’s over-the-top performance as him out of my head. This is also the album of theirs that has the most songs I’ve heard so many times I never need to hear them again. Musically I dig it but The Doors are just not top tier 60’s rock to me barring a few ATJs
Classic. One of my all-time favorite albums.
Honestly, I fucking hate the doors. Getting that out of the way, I can respect how so many people in the late 60s loved this music. It's fine.
I've come back to this one many times over the years. No doubt it is famous and influential. I like this era and genre, but this one just never grabs me. The singles are OK, but the rest is pretty forgettable.
I get it, but not for me.
A truly amazing album, a classic for a reason and it launcher the Doors into what they are for a clear reason. So many good songs, so many instant hits and tracks that stood the test of time.
meh
I have a love/hate relationship with the Doors. I hate just about all the singles, but I love the album tracks. The Doors' debut album has arguably their two biggest hits, Break on Through (To the Other Side) and Light My Fire. I’ve heard those songs since I was born, so I’ve gotten burnt out. I love Soul Kitchen, The Crystal Ship, 20th Century Fox and Back Door Man. Those songs do get some radio play today, but not as much as the hits. I’ve heard 7 of the 11 songs on this album on the radio at some point in my life, which is incredible for a debut album. No wonder it’s on the list. The Doors are the quintessential 60s band with Ray Manzarek’s organ and Jim Morrison’s “poetic” lyrics. The organs supply the psychedelic sound and Morrison’s lyrics supply the drug-fueled poetry that appealed to young people in the 60s. Both, at times, drive me crazy. Plus, I’ve never really been convinced Morrison was a poetic genius. He was insane, which actually works better for rock ‘n’ roll. I’m not a lyric guy, as I’ve explained before, so maybe that’s why I like more of the “easy” songs, like Back Door Man, though it takes on a whole new meaning these days than it did in the '60s. Songs like The End sound cool, but you have to do some research to see what Morrison was trying to say. At the time, this album blew people’s minds. Paul McCartney said it was an influence on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Since that time, and Morrison’s untimely death, the praise and love for the album have only increased. The closing song, The End, is a psychedelic masterpiece, though I can imagine in 1967, it scared the squares to death. If for nothing else, that brings me back around to loving the Doors. Get into the Doors, they’ll get you fired up, make you scratch your head and maybe open up your mind, dude. Ride the snake!
Idk its fine Didn't finish it Date listened: 10/09/25 Favourites: Light my fire Rating: 2
My karma must be way out of wack. If I get Boston in the next week I’m gonna do something drastic. Milketoast is not my preferred genre of music. Cultural significance in a pop sense I’ll allow it. Just barely 3.8
A genuine classic debut. The End is the highlight, but the whole album is full of character.
Listened to 3/4ths and gave up. Podcast boys make bad honky Tonk album
Their debut album. Rock / Psychedelic Rock. What a debut! Quite possibly the best debut album ever. The opening two tracks are perfection. Break On Through (To The Other Side) and Soul Kitchen are iconic tracks. There is no bad song on the album and then after all that they finish up with The End ! Argh ! It's outrageous that a band can be this good on debut. Morrison's vocals are mesmerising, the lyrics superb and the band are so tight. A near flawless album.
6/10
Alabama song is incredibly grating. In fact, the whole second half of the album is less than stellar.
Loved this. Don’t even have words - just a good album start to finish. The lyrics were great. Shoutout to Redhead Hemp for providing the necessary vibes.
"The Doors" is Jim Morrison's beautiful, dark and twisted masterpiece. Morrison was significantly inspired by Greek mythology and their albums include mythological allusions. While most people are familiar only with "Light My Fire," most of their debut is surprisingly eery and unhinged for its time, but exceptionally poetic. Even the simple songs, like "Take It As It Comes," possess elegiac characterization ("Time to live, time to lie. Time to laugh, time to die.") The album is indubitably sexual too as it ties into the Freudian complex. Time and again, The Doors challenge the media conventions of their time. "The End" might be the most brilliant and taboo album closer of all-time. Personally, I adore that song even though it leaves a sick feeling in my gut.
Great memories with this one. If not for a couple very dark songs it would be a 5
just great rock. a lot of questionable obsession with 'little girls' but the rock is timeless
Should The End reeeeaally take so long to get to the end?
idk kinda boring for me
Dark and psychedelic. About as good as it gets. The Doors are an awesome band.
Despite this not being my most favorite band or album, if I had to make a time capsule for a future millennia, I’d put this album in it. So many hits, and it’s a perfect reflection of the direction music was moving in at the time. Fun fact: the doors performed at my high school when they were just starting!
Them: Jim Morrison is the greatest poet of his generation Jim Morrison: Little girl I'm a cool cat / Look at my new hat This is just to say I really can't stand Jim Morrison.
The Doors is the best of The Doors. Truly a psychedelic band that sounds like no other in the business. Their debut shook the world and it's still resonating to this day. Every track slaps hard and mixes beautiful melodies with pathos induced lyrics so heavenly. The End in particular is one of the greatest musical pieces of the previous century. Deserves a spot in the top of every list ever made.
Always great to listen to. Even though I think you need to be in the right mood and place ;)
already knew half the songs because of how famous they are, discovered the album embarasingly late but its a banger obviously
Yes, this is one of The Doors' best albums. I loved listening to it, and it made my day feel lighter.
Sonidos típicos de los 60's, órganos eléctricos que marcan el ritmo y se mezclan con las guitarras y batería de manera uniforme. Jim Morrison tiene un voz muy bonita, en algunas canciones calmada y en otras más rasgada y rockera. El solo de guitarra de light my fire es increible, pero me gusta más el solo de back door man. Canciones favs: break through, soul kitchen, light my fire, back door man, I looked at you y the end.
It's pretty good