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The Doors are fun when Jim keeps his Lizard King shit under wraps. He's courteous enough to spill it all out with the last track, "The End". The Jesus Man still can't resist giving us a "back door man" song (nudge nudge wink wink). They're highly overrated but they did make some fun songs and this album has a few snappy tracks.
Love this album
Quite something for a debut, but not for me. 3.
I love the sound of the synthesizer used in this album. Favorite song: The Crystal Ship, Light My Fire
Great start with break on through Also knew light my fire Pretty funky music would listen to again
lame
cool guitar solos, iconic album, like the blues/jazz element
Un factor común de este reto ha sido "no querer tanto" los discos que tienen canciones que ya conozco. Y es increíble la cantidad de canciones que cachaba de antes de este disco. Estoy tentada a ponerle 3 estrellas porque la verdad es que por eso mismo tal vez no me hizo sonreir tanto. Pero pienso que objetivamente es una banda que me podría haber gustado demasiado si la hubiera descubierto con este disco. Al final queda con 4, me gusta, pero no tendría en mi rotación de discos para escuchar regularmente.
A really good album, loved the classic The End but there were so many other great songs too. I also liked Break On Through, Soul Kitchen and Twentieth Century Fox.
4 stars A classic album. The Doors are unique in their sound and their time and place in rock n roll history. From Jim Morrison’s poetic lyricism to Ray Manzarek’s keyboarding, there’s a little something for everyone… but also things to be annoyed at. The extended keyboard solos aren’t for everyone. And “The End” kind of only works for people who already know about the song and even so, does anyone enjoy all 11 minutes? But I guess it’s important that they did it. It’s not perfect. There’s a lot of filler on side 2, and that’s assuming “The End” isn’t considered filler. But side one is fantastic.
Keyboard solos for dayyysss
a rendition of a Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht song is always a good thing to see, and of course Light my Fire and The End are insane psych rock songs. but otherwise the drug addled, CIA funded story of The Doors is a lot more interesting than the actual music. but this is one of their better moments deserves to be one of the 1001? too important to leave off, it needs to be included
Classic, pure psych rock. I'll admit, the album got a little weird for me at times but the instrumentation always kept me tapped in.
My Only Friend, The End 1001 Albums Generator 106 (08/28/2025) Although they may have been funded by the CIA, The Doors are still one of the best psych rock bands ever and their debut album stands as one of the first I would recommend to someone getting into the genre. This album is truly perfect to me. It has hits, like massive, defining hits, in Break on Through and Light My Fire. It has some great slower moments in The Crystal Ship and End Of The Night. It has an absurdly loud organ played by the absurdly talented Ray Manzarek (I'll be brave and admit I had to look up his name, which is sad because the organ on this album is fantastic). And of course, this album also has that song. You know the 12 minute masterpiece that closes it out and features an Oedipus breakdown? Yeah, that song. Yes, The End one of the best songs ever and totally deserves the praise that it gets. The Doors never reached these heights again, but all cylinders were firing on their debut. The only song that I feel lukewarm about is the cabaret of Alabama Song, which just always feels slightly out of place to me. Besides that, The Doors is a perfect 5/5. Favs: Break on Through (To the Other Side) Soul Kitchen The End Least Fav: Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)
Mmm, one of those classic rock bands that I think are too overrated in today’s day & age. A couple of great singles but no care for the album tracks.
Seriously good album, little unfair as I loved it already. Great musicianship, wizard fingers on the organ and memorable vocals.
Banger of the Album: Soul Kitchen Loved it, wish I could give it a 4.5 but the stars won't let me so it has to get a 4
Not massively for me but I appreciate the influence. Still a couple of bangers. Probably better after a zoot.
Very typical 60's sounding psychedelic rock that defined that genre in that era
- Hello, Mrs Morrison, what's your Jim doing these days? - What isn't he doing?
Definitely sounds like the 60s but doesn’t sound dated. I can see why they made an impact.
When I think of 60s rock I think of the doors. Iconic album. But Morrison's poetry eww. What was with ‘back door man’??? Would give it a 5star if the keyboardist had calmed down. Was a bit much
I've never been a huge fan of The Doors, but it's pretty clear this is their magnum opus. And obviously a strong debut album. Their trademark organ used on essentially every track gives it a psychedelic bluesy feel.
3- pretty average but a few good bangers
They came right out of the gate with this one! I’m not the world’s biggest The Doors fan but I really dug this album and had a great time listening.
No one is more surprised than I am. Maybe it’s the ankle fracture and pain meds talking, because what?! This was actually really good in parts. First full listen of this album, and dare I say… I enjoyed The Doors? Two songs I’d never heard before absolutely stole the show: The Crystal Ship is a shimmering ★★★★. And then out of nowhere, Take It As It Comes dropped with full five-star energy. Consider my mind blown.
The one album I can think of where my favorite song changes almost every time I listen. One day it could be one of the classics BOT/LMF/End, but another I could really be digging Soul Kitchen, Crystal Ship, 20th Fox, or Take It As It Comes. This album has been in my life seemingly forever, and there is some sort of magic that permeates through it. Oher Doors albums are great, but this one is magic. Another 5 star from me
just not that into the pedo lyrics i guess
i liked the other one better
Cant go wrong with The Doors
By far the best Doors album IMHO. Not sure if they every really caught lightning in a bottle again like they did on this one.
Really incredible what three guys could accomplish with such minimal elements, and how iconic and historical their sound became.
Very biased, not gonna lie. This album holds a lot of my favourite songs, and a very special place in my heart since I used to listen to it again and again when I first discovered the genre. it's imposible for me to rate ir less than a 10/10.
Awesome
1. Break on Through (to the Other Side) - 2.5 2. Soul Kitchen - 2.5 3. The Crystal Ship - 3.0 4. Twentieth Century Fox - 3.0 5. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) - 2.5 6. Light My Fire - 3.5 7. Back Door Man - 2.5 8. I Looked at You - 2.5 9. End of the Night - 2.5 10. Take it as it Comes - 3.0 11. The End - 2.5
A timeless classic
Really enjoyed the back half of this. The singles are classics for sure but the psychedelic droning songs towards the end are amazing. Will come back to this for sure
Jim Morrisons cultural significance is massively overrated but doesn't mean the music isn't good.
The Doors were my dad's favourite band so after a childhood spent listening to every single Doors album in the mornings before school, this album in particular is etched into my mind. Possibly my favourite Doors album (LA Woman runs it close). Considering there was no bass player in the band Ray Manzarek knocks out some awesome bass riffs on his organ (ooh-err). The tension and release of The End is pretty special too
2 star album. I’m sure it was amazing at the time, but it’s far too linked to that specific counter culture moment
Solid listen.
There was a time that I didn’t “get” The Doors, but I’ve since changed my stance. A fantastic debut album. I know Jim Morrison gets most of the credit, but Ray Manzarek’s contribution to The Doors legacy cannot be understated.
I hate them referencing women as “little girls”, but other than that the music was great.
This is what I think of when I think of the Doors, and this is good.
76/100. A solid debut that took a bit of time to grow on me. The second half of the album stands out as stronger than the first. Still, it’s a consistent record overall, with excellent production and sound quality, especially impressive considering its age.
Their best. They never topped this one. Solid albeit weird and somewhat unsettling. Some of it hasn't aged well. Still, a quality listen. After hearing The End, I feel like watching Apocalypse Now.
Seminal album.
I remember the whole album from high school. 27 seems so young now. His voice is so powerful and mature. I think his psyche was not as mature. It’s an amazing album. The End is quite dramatic, even more melodramatic to aged ears.
I kind of don't like The Doors, but you gotta give credit where credits due.
locura d disco
Pretty funky and embodies the 60s sound pretty much the whole album. I like and definitely see the cultural significance but I don’t know how much of it is my vibe. I definitely will be returning so maybe my mind will change.
Never sat down and listened to a Doors record before but I fully understood their place in rock history. I throughly enjoyed this album. The hits are hits for a reason but even outside the hits this album is incredibly solid
4.5 - Great
I have mixed feelings about this. Yes, a timeless classic. But there’s some kinda janky filler on here too, for me anyway. You’ve heard the big tunes, Ad infinitum, so there’s no big surprises except The End seems to go on about three days longer than I remembered. But the enduring success and legacy of this album buy it an extra star from me.
No, nie. Brzmi meblościanką.
One of the greatest debut rock albums of all time.
Overall pretty neutral on this one. There were some parts that I liked but I found some songs to be a bit boring.
I think the ones I like are actually quite similar to the ones that don't do much for me, it's just that I've heard them enough to enjoy being familiar with them.
Mellow - really nice jazzy beats - early rock - drummer on fire z
Excellent album!
I knew two of the songs but listening to the album gave me a new appreciation for Light My Fire. Alabama Song was also a fun one.
Fremragende. Selv de hits, man burde have hørt for meget.
A great debut. Almost perfect if not for the end dragging on too long.
An interesting soundscape but I don’t really like Jim Morrisons vocals Also listen to Jose Felicianos cover of “Light My Fire”
so outdated it’s cool again.
First time listening to the doors. I usually am picky about vocals and like songs despite the singing, not because of it. Unfortunately because of the extremely nice baritone vocals here, it makes me pay attention to the lyrics. Which isn't great because these lyrics aren't the best. Fortunately there's some GREAT organ to make up for it. Love it. (I also don't like Alabama song. Which is a shame because I really like hammered dulcimers. ) Overall it wasn't bad; in fact quite good; and the one disliked song and mid lyrics did not skew the average too much. 8/10 Favorites: The Crystal Ship; End of the Night; The End; Light My Fire; Take It as It Comes; Soul Kitchen
I liked the keyboard. Album did not seem cohesive
the 11 minute song felt a little excessive but overall the album was enjoyable, particularly enjoyed 20th century fox and light my fire
Potentially the best debut album of all time. Of 11 songs, three are massive hits, three more are widely recognized b-sides, and two more are fan favorites. Love him or hate him, Mr. Mojo Risin is a rock icon. 5
I Looked at You is the song I liked the most. A lot of the other songs the synth(?) is a bit much. It's like overly grating bagpipes. In smaller doses it's manageable but it's like someone discovered cinnamon for the first time and started putting it in everything.
High 3, but not quite a 4
snooooooze
This was done great, especially considering the time period this was released and how overall interesting this is. The entire album has amazing singing from Jim Morrison as well as surprisingly done keyboarding by Ray Manzarek. The album has an overall mix of emotions to very enjoyable music on songs like "Soul Kitchen" to depressing and sad songs like "The End". This album is consistent with its music and the quality of it. The part between Light My Fire and The End does seem to be essentially what I think of as filler tracks due to how much I felt it lacks compared to the other amazing tracks. I feel like there is something here for everyone. With some exceptions, the entire album is extremely consistent in quality. Overall, I give this my full recommendation due to how enjoyable it is overall.
Ni tan mal
Great! Not in love, definitely good. Just not my cup of tea.
An unbelievably self-confident debut album. Even the stumbles are cool because of how sure they were in their stride.
A great album for any mood. Break on through and light my fire are the classics along with the end
all 60s rock lowkey sounds the same but it was enjoyable background noise.
Increíble
Einfach gut 10/10
Loved this one, super experimental, but amazing coherent storytelling. All in all a very enjoyable listen
Whiskey bar is godawful Flashes of brilliance, long stretches of boredom and jamming And I wrote the above before the 11+ minute closing track, with such lyrical insight as "ride the snake" and "the west is the best"
Overall the album is a 3, but the best songs bring it up to a 4 for me.
Masterpiece! Jim Morrison forever! The Doors best album. An one of the best albums I ever heard.
Fantastic
Fun one to start with! Listened on the couch while home alone. Liked the vibe and the style, interesting blues mix in with the rock and even some polka in one song. I've heard Light My Fire plenty but never knew its origin or anything about it, also fun to get some actual listening time of Jim Morrison given how much I've heard about him.
Too many commercial interruptions
Heck of a journey we go on here. Soul Kitchen has been my favorite song of this album, and Alabama Song stood out this time around as well. 5/5
I am the lizard king I can fuck everything
Cheers to fun synth solos
for some reason i thought riders on the storm was on this album
Interesting. There is a wide use of instruments. All the songs sound amazing. I was not blown away by any song, but very much appreciated each of them. I would probably listen to any of these songs again and possibly the whole album. "Take It as It Comes" was surprisingly my favorite of the album. It's a simple track, but does a lot in the 2:15. "Light My Fire" was a good catchy tune with a strong instrumental in the middle. Jim Morrison is a very strong vocalist.
Mehhh. Just couldn’t get into much of this
I f-king hate Jim Morrison. I Looked At You pissed me off. However,Soul Kitchen is a vibe.
I'm not really a Doors fan overall...but with this album they really captured a spark that still burns bright so many years later. Bravo!
Probably not unoriginal, but it sure sounds it. Even the deep cuts I've heard in the music they've inspired.
10/10
It's been a really long time since I last listened to this album. Its alchemy cannot be denied. The magic of music is that it can transcend time and place. Listening to a song can instantly transport you from whatever mundane middle-aged moment you're experiencing and place you right back in the middle of an exciting memory that you haven't thought about in 30 years... The relationship between this album and me personally - that's exactly the problem - too many memories... When I hear the brooding music and the mysterious lyrics, it places me dead center of so many dumb antics from my teenage years that it's a tough record for me to listen to... Attempting to separate myself from my memories, this album is the culmination of a lot of great rock bands that preceded it, as this album also gave birth to exponentially more bands and even more want-to-be front men. I don't know how you give this album anything other than 5 stars. Every song triumphs (except for maybe 20th Century Fox.) I just really wish I wasn't such an idiot teenager.
Very good early rock. I enjoyed
I’ll admit I’m heavily biased – back when I was an angsty teen, I did so many drugs on this album (and when I say « on », I literaly mean on the jewel case) that just listening to it probably still triggers a chemical response in my brain. That being said, and putting aside the annoying mythos Jim Morrisson would later come to build around himself, I still think this is an absolute beast of an album. There’s no fat, not filler, it’s mean and lean, there’s not a single bad track. It’s just pure blues-rock with a unique tonality and lyrics that are a million times more intriguing and original than any other song in the same period. To put out such an incredible record as a first effort, AND have at least three of the tracks become absolute classics that are still used in popular culture almost 50 years later, is certainly no small feat. « The End » still sends shivers down my spine to this day. Am I being an edgy fanboy for still loving that song ? Maybe, but then so are Coppola and Marlon Brando, so I really don’t mind the company.
Great debut album! 1001 album worthy: Yes - 104/193
Musically brilliant but I get irritated by Morrison’s vocal stylings.
Very good album. Solid music.
A humdinger of a debut!
Not a 3 but better than a 2
I wanted to like this album more than I did. Not that it's bad, at all, I guess I just hyped it up in my head. I really enjoyed a few of the songs, but most felt really expressive and interesting in a way that wasn't really something I can listen to again; absolutely insane that this album is from 1967. Very excited to listen to more of The Doors, I want to be a fan. Favorite songs: Break on Through (To the Other Side) Twentieth Century Fox Light My Fire Back Door Man
Banger
The Doors were the cool band that split up before we were born of the 80s. It's alright.
I feel like The Doors embody the psychedelic rock movement of the late 60s. They had such an iconic, recognizable sound. Solid album with some killer songs on it.
"I'm a backdoor man." "Ride the snake." Horny and shit poetry. The doors are overrated and gross.
[One afternoon at a record store. A customer walks in.] Customer: "Excuse me." Clerk: "Yeah?" "Do you have the new Depeche Mode record?" "Yeah it's over there, but it sucks." "Well, do you have the latest Pixies album?" "Yeah, but it sucks. All that new stuff sucks, but it's over there." *points, the customer reconsiders* "You know, actually, I was thinking of getting into something more vintage anyway, like I don't know, maybe The Doors?" "Really? I never had you figured for a Doors fan." *Shrugs* "I'm not really a Doors fan, but sure, I'd like to get into them." "No, no, no my friend. Doors fans aren't made. They're born. I think right now there's some guy in Africa madly beating on a drum. He's a Doors fan. Or an old lady on the bus sucking humbugs. She's a Rider on the Storm, but she ain't never heard the sounds. So, what about you?" *Snaps fingers* "Well I heard a record of theirs last night at a party-" "uh huh" "-and i've always liked 'Love Her Madly.'" "Well if you become a Doors fan, 'Love Her Madly' is the only song you WON'T LIKE." "Oh right. I guess I should start with their greatest hits." "Hey! Greatest hits albums are for house wives and little girls! You're not serious! You don't wanna be a Doors fan! Get out of my store! We're closed! Get out of here!" "No, nonono! I want you to show me the way!" *The clerk hesitates* "Was that a Frampton reference in my store?" *New doors fan is horrified at his mistake* "No. Nono. No lyrics, just words. Just words. Words." *Clerk moves toward the album racks, directing the new doors fan* "All right. If you want to be a Doors fan you can't just go buy any album. It's scientific." "Sure." "You gotta buy this," *flips through vinyl record stack* "'Waiting for the Sun'. It's the departure point." *kisses cover* "Listen to it every night around dusk for about a month." "Sounds good, then what?" "Who's playing bass?" *new doors fan flips over record jacket and reads liner notes* "Uh...no one." "No bass." "No bass?" "The gypsy's had no homes, The Doors had no bass, but don't let that scare you, my friend, let that liberate you. Because when you're free flying with the doors man, what do you need a safety net for?" *the new doors fan raises fist* "VIVA LA DOORS!" "VIVA LA DOORS! All right! But listen, there's a burden that every real Doors fan has gotta live with. It's a fact that the greatest Rock n Roll band of all time is never gonna play live again." *tears up* "Can't live in the past." "No wait, there's hope. I heard once that Iggy Pop is gonna front them, and the Doors will tour again." "Where did you hear that?" "Oh, I heard it somewhere" "Yeah? Read it in your precious Creem magazine, maybe? Well it's not gonna happen!" "Well, how do ya know that?" "Because somebody told me." "Well, who told you?" "Do you wanna know who told me?" "Oh yeah." "JIM F---ING MORRISON TOLD ME! THAT'S WHO!" *Customer runs through the door* "Do you guys have the latest Depeche Mode album?" [New doors fan]: "SUUUUUUCKS!" [Customer runs back out, the shop clerk returns to the new doors fan] "I forgive you, here." *goes behind the counter, searching, and pulls out an 8 track cassette.* "Take this, it's an 8 track tape. One of the last in existence. I want you to steal a car-" "I have a car." "-Steal a car-" "Steal a car." "-get it in and drive west. Play the tape full blast. When the tape ends, get out, get into a fight. Then get back into the car, come to town, and meet me at the Cargas club." "And what will you do?" "I will let you in to the most prestigious hotel of all time." "Which is?" *Looks down and taps the 8 track tape in the new doors fan's hands." "Morrison Hotel." "Then what?" "Then...you're gonna be a Doors fan, man!"
Alright.
The best Door album.
I would have given this four stars, because I really do like some of these songs (although they're extremely out of fashion), but The End may be the single worst track ever included on a major label release.
Sad junkie music.
Pretty good. Nothing notable enough to comment on.
Aguanten las puertas loco. Increíble el sonido característico de esta banda, escuchas un toque de algún tema y los distinguis al toke.
Es the Doors papá, me voy a abrir un whisky para escucharlo otra vez. Salú
Antes de que se pongan bien bien faloperos
I hate The Doors. Jimbo wasn’t a good poet. Fight me.
I liked it!
Songs ranging from terrible to great
Not even done 100 albums and this is my third doors album. The best one of theirs that I have had. 4/5
I don't think there is any better introduction to a band (first album, first song) as break on through. It is their philosophy of song and music all in one piece. In reality the album is mostly about sex, but the musical philosophy stands strong. 4.5/5
Torn how to rate this album for sure. Musically I really enjoy most of the album. I think now that I have listened to a couple of their albums I can definitely say their lyrics and the vocals are less my thing. Morrison’s voice works well in spots, but overall I'm not a fan and get tired of it quickly. Stuck between a 3 and a 4 for this because what is good is really good to me, but overall I can't say I would look forward to listening to this again. Ultimately I think I fall a bit on thinking this album is overrated which inclines me to shift towards the 3.
Yo solo pregunté: “¿Fuego, tenés?” Y Jim Morrison no dudó en cruzar la puerta del otro lado para prestarme su encendedor. Se lo había robado a la mesera de Soul Kitchen cuando el reloj anunciaba la hora de cierre. Cuando te echan de tu lugar favorito para matar el tiempo, no queda otra que organizar la misa en otro lado. Y ellos se encargaron de mostrarnos el camino al siguiente whisky bar, para entretenernos con blues oscuro, jazz improvisado, órganos barrocos y atmósferas lisérgicas que nunca te dejan claro si estás trascendiendo con ellos... o muriendo con ellos. Jim Morrison: el chamán moderno. Ray Manzarek: quien suplió la ausencia de bajo con teclados hipnóticos. Robby Krieger: el que compuso Light My Fire y nos mostró los deseos de las cuerdas de su guitarra. John Densmore: el ritmo ritual en batería. La misa pagana californiana comenzó con su álbum debut, como cowboys en un spaghetti western dentro del canon musical: encendiendo un cigarrillo, con postura firme, sin pedir permiso. Si los querés encontrar, están en Soul Kitchen, liderando la zona de clásicos contraculturales estadounidenses. Apurate a recibir la maldición de Morrison. A los 27 años ya se va. Si se hubiera quedado más tiempo, se habría convertido en pósters de habitaciones de quinceañeras en los dosmiles. The Doors es la clave para entender que, para asegurarse un lugar entre los grandes, a veces menos es más. Paul Rothchild hace una producción minimalista pero hipnótica. Crudeza lírica, dramatismo teatral, y un Jim Morrison guiando la misa psicodélica. El rock mainstream de fines de los 60’s quedó marcado para siempre. Las espuelas de las botas tintinearon fuerte al pisar la zona de clásicos indiscutidos con Break On Through (To the Other Side). Las bisagras de Soul Kitchen chirrían mientras gente va y viene entre la cocina y el comedor, bailando ese irreverente blues. Light My Fire viene a incendiar las fórmulas de los éxitos pop radiales con su solo extenso de jazz-rock. Once canciones tiene este debut. Al menos seis son clásicos que aún suenan igual de amenazantes que en los sesenta. Eso es lo que yo llamo una entrada a la escena musical. En los apóstoles de Morrison todavía podemos escuchar cómo trascendieron sus enseñanzas: Joy Division, Nick Cave, Iggy Pop, The Cure, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey y hasta la faceta literaria de Arctic Monkeys. El fuego encendido en la mirada de Morrison. La misa pagana servida en la mesa de este teatro lisérgico. No pierdan de vista sus encendedores. Los van a necesitar. Porque al cruzar el umbral del otro lado, solo está el limbo. Una cocina que marca que es tiempo de irse... aunque te quieras quedar una eternidad. Pero primero tenés que aprender para no olvidar que existe.
This is a great album... the debut of The Doors... it starts off appropriately with "Break On Through (To The Other Side)" killer playing by the band... Jim Morrison bursting on the scene... Ray Manzarek tickling that Vox Continental... "Soul Kitchen" is next... what a bad ass groove... the bass being played by Manzarek... John Densmore drums, and Robbie Krieger on guitar are essential... "The Crystal Ship" takes us along this psychedelic voyage... "Twentieth Century Fox" and "Alabama Song" lead into the EPIC "Light My FIre"... which NEVER gets old... one of the greatest songs in RnR history... but if that's not enough the album ends with "Back Door Man" into "The End"... a brilliant debut... and all timer... FIVE STARS.
Mixed bag for me. I can only imagine how different this sounded as mainstream music in 1967. Obviously there are a few songs which are way too famous to look at objectively but a number of tracks still really feel atmospheric and absolutely fresh. Caught by surprise by I Looked at You which really felt like prime pop Beatles, while others are absolutely drawling, psychedelic rock. Really enjoyed but think I need more listens.
I mean it broke thru the other side
Fucking banger
I can absolutely see how this isn't everyone's cup of tea. Both at the time and now. The problem with a modern audience hearing this today is that so many of the things that made the Doors so astounding have been copied wholesale by other bands, which have then been copied by other bands, ad nauseum. But even taken out of context, these are wonderfully crafted songs. The weakest track is "I Looked at You," which is still pretty good. Everything else is excellent, especially the hits and "The End." He's old, and his skin is cold. RIDE THE SNAKE FIVE STARS
I probably should like this more than I do. I can only really say I like the singles and The End goes on a bit. I can see the appeal but wouldn't put it on out of choice
I like the Doors - compared to the earlier Claptom/Mayall paint it by numbers Blues rendition I appreciate their Dionysian interpretation. Any Doors album on here is likely to have a four star floor with me - however this falls a little short of the extra star - I probably prefer their later albums - the organ can be a little too Wurlitzer-y Circus/carnivalesque here at times, and The End is a little too overblown/long.
This is something special. As soon as you hear it, you know exactly who’s behind it as it’s so distinguishable from everything else This informed a lot of what I was listening to 30 years ago such as the charlatans and the prisoners (who incidentally are criminally underrated - see what I did there?) More bluesy than I was anticipating, but I guess for the time that makes sense. Anyway, it’s a great listen and the passage of time has not dulled it in anyway.
As good as it gets
Not a bad album, but it shows me that I prefer the doors 3-4 years after this. It seems like they were more caught up in that classic sound of the 60s with this one. They were able to “break on through to the other side” for lack of a better term in the years following. The meandering organ music doesn’t do much for me.
The 16 yr version would had said this was a perfect album. The almost 50 year old guy thinks think this is an almost perfect album.. Whiskey bar was almost perfect, and then it turn Epstein creepy. The End has an Oedipus complex.
Have always felt the Doors to be quite a bit on the overrated side. This album has some interesting moments, but still nothing I would prefer. 3/5
think the Doors are the most over rated band ever, but this wasn't that bad
I do not like this band. But a fine listen
Parts that are great are really great. Other times it’s borderline carnival music in a bit cool way
Excellent 60s album, no misses
First listened to this in 2021. Another 60s showing. This is an album that has a sound but explored it. Didn't become samey. Vocals can be meh at times, but instrumentals are dreamy. Best tunes: break on through (to the other side), soul kitchen, alabama song (whisky bar), light my fire [instrumental jam], end of the night
It's a spoken word piece? Frank Sinatra could "sing" every song IF on orange micro-dots, acid. Remember to "ride the snake". Found a rare mono upload with all the clicks and pops in. Back in the day we played this album to clear out the bar at closing time AND IT WORKED!
23/1001 :: The Doors - The Doors Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: 9 Fav Tracks: Back Door Man, The Crystal Ship, Light My Fire The Doors debut… Is it perfect? No…but it’s really fucking good. I grew up loving The Doors as a teenager. My mother saw The Doors play at my High School (Oct. 11, 1967). I must have watched Oliver Stone’s movie one thousand times (on VHS). And then at some point I didn’t like them? “Where’s there bass player” I would say… That was a horrible take. DUMB. This band is great and this album is almost flawless. I could probably do without I Looked At You. The End is a little drawn out…but really it’s a monumental album with great songs. This truly is an album you need to hear before you die and before I do I will listen to this many more times.
Nunca he sido muy fan de The doors, por lo que me sorprendió lo mucho que disfruté este disco. Lo escuché durante una caminata nocturna y al parecer era el mood que necesitaba para ir pensando cosas que a veces tardan en llegar a uno. Y escuchar la versión completa de The end es un viaje tremendo.
Original, artsy, pretensiøs og dritkul. Noen ikoniske låter, og noen som bare ikke treffer meg. Får frem mange motstridende følelser. Beste låt: The End
Albumet åpner sterkt. Har noen syrete sanger også, eksempel Alabama Song. Høyt nivå er tross alt pre 70 tallet.
Skranglete på den beste måten. Kul plate, artige stemninger de lager og bare en ekte klassiker.
One of the greatest of all time!
I've always had a love-hate relationship with The Doors. I've never gone out of my way to put one of their songs on—I’ve just never felt the need. That said, under the right atmosphere, if a track came on unexpectedly, I could get into it. Then there’s the whole “Jim Morrison was a poet” debate. Honestly? Not for me. He’s always seemed more famous for being out of his mind on drugs and alcohol than for any real musical or lyrical brilliance. He’s no Dylan or Carole King, that’s for sure. I get why this album makes so many “essential” lists. Released during the Summer of Love, with a unique sound and no traditional bass player, it stood out in its time. But for me, it doesn’t hold up. Blame it on decades of “classic rock” radio recycling the same few songs endlessly, but I’m just burned out on most of this album. The only tracks I still enjoy are "Take It As It Comes" and "I Looked at You." For my taste, this is a 2-star album.
When Robbie Krieger's snakey Byzantine SG leads, Ray Manzarek's swirling organ take center stage, and Jim Morrison shuts the fuck up and they're actually a decent blues psych band with the classic 60s California sound. The trouble is he rarely does since he's constantly wailing on and on about little girls.
I've officially become too cool for The Doors. Not sure if that means I'm no longer a pretentious asshole or I've become an even bigger ass than young Ray and Jim over here. Either way, I'm less than impressed by the wailing organ of Ray 'I invented the 7th chord' Manzarak and the immature lyrics of Jim 'The drugs make me think I'm a poet' Morrison than I was a younger man. Still they get two stars for the staying power at least. Love hearing other bands play their music.
Sooo many classics
Full of memorable lines this one. SHE GET HIIIIIGH, I eat more chicken than any man has ever seen and “mother, I want to (REDACTED)” as some examples. I love the Doors and their debut is their strongest record. Jim Morrisons energy translates well on this record and I love Ray’s keyboard playing in particular. This feels like the quintessential late 60’s band.
Loved it
I've owned this album since the Val Kilmer movie made me fall in love with Jim Morrison in the 90s!
Widely considered one of the best debut albums of the time, it's a record that in many way spearheaded the darker and more Gothic sound of the subsequent decades. It is also heavily influenced by blues but the band doesn't simply emulate their influences but rather adds new layers of color to it. There is also a notable cabaret, vaudeville element but distorted into a more grotesque sound.
Break on Through (To the Other Side) 4.4 Soul Kitchen 4.2 The Crystal Ship 4.3 Twentieth Century Fox 4.1 Alabama Song 4 Light My Fire 4.5 Back Door Man 4.1 I Looked at You 4 End of the Night 4 Take It as It Comes 3.9 The End 4.6 Score: 4.190909091
It’s ok
Hits like I would expect. I am sure this was impactful on the genre, but I don't think I would relisten.
The first Doors album has more hits and well known songs on it than I was expecting. The Doors are easy to goof on--I guess Jim Morrison--particularly. But this album rocks, listened to a few times. I can see how it would have been so far fucking out when it came out.
Let me make this clear: Jim Morrison was a terrible lyricist. Having said that, this was a cracking album to get on a sweltering Saturday. If you can ignore the terrible lyrics, The Doors is a tight and inventive 1960s rock band. Ray Manzarek is a stand-out but the dynamic between the band members is great. They must have been extraordinary live. The obvious big-hitters are here - Light My Fire and Break On Through - but the Brecht/Weil cover (Alabama Song) and the whimsical The Crystal Ship shine brightly. On the other hand, their cover of Backdoor Man sees Morrison posturing and pouting in the worst possible way. An album that's undeniably great but not perfect.
Thirteen and Fourteen year old me lived for this band. I listened to Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine on cassette, I read the obligatory No One Here Gets Out Alive book, I drew their logo on every desk as soon as I sat down (in pencil, I was a closeted delinquent) and wondered if in fact Jim Morrison had faked his own death. It isn't so much that I stopped listening or liking them, it's just that my musical world kept expanding so their part in it took up a lower percentage of space in it as years passed. Now forty(mumble) years later I have a normal comfortable relationship with The Doors and this album. I have an extensive playlist I listen to (when Gina leaves the house - she abhors Jim's voice!) but I rarely put on individual albums. So listening to this today I am struck by just how remarkable this debut is. I wasn't alive in 1967 when this was released but I can only imagine discovering it and hearing it for the first time. I mean, no one sounded quite like them prior to, or since, their run. The mix of Robbie Krieger's unique guitar sound, the hypnotic Manzarek keys, John Densmore on drums and of course the larger than life Jim Morrison's vocals and lyrics. The stars aligned and something very unique was created, never to be repeated.
Smash Mouth on drugs
I fucking hate The Doors
*Jim Morrison voice* It’s time to give this one a 2
My second Doors album, and I definitely preferred it to Morrison Hotel. I'm still a bit on the fence about the Doors (love Break On Through, think The End is a pretentious dirge, reckon Light My Fire gets covered so often because people realised it was a great pop song struggling to break free of the unnecessarily long organ solo), but I can at least understand what other people see in them based on this one.
16/1001 The Doors - s/t Listened Before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ The hits are incredible on this for me personally. The trippy 8 minutes of Light My Fire, The End - sublime and the opener - Break On Through. Yes there are some duds, but this is still such a great album.
Rating: 8.5/10 What a great debut, some of their most iconic songs but a few underwhelming songs as well.
A strong debut that probably was more impactful at the time then it is hearing it today. A mix of blues, jazz elements, psychedelic rock, and Jim Morrison's sophomoric poetry but electric presence, it is unique and fresh compared to much of the music of the time. Today it seems less so, but it comes out of the gate hot and only contains a few outright misses ("Alabama Song"). A legendary debut.
Pre-listening thoughts: Christ are we not done with these guys either????? Post/during listening thoughts: well this was definitely another album by The Doors! I know a lot of my reviews have been like this recently but genuinely because we’ve already gotten these artists before and these albums aren’t any different from their other ones, I don’t have anything new to say. This one at least had some songs I recognized. But this blues rock genre is actually one of my least favs to ever exist. 4/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Break On Through, Light My Fire Least fav tracks: eh I don’t remember this one well enough
Classic rock, not my thing genre-wise and wouldn’t listen to it again (esp that fucking organ/piano or whatever it is in every song it was so annoying. Light my fire is THE WORST because of this) but the lyrics were solid (besides calling women little girls in every song)…also it sounds like early Pink Floyd which ig makes sense. At least it was short. 5/10
Psychedelic. Good, would listen again, but perhaps not for a while?
🚪(pretty good)
My first experience with this album was at my first job. I was working retail at a folf course pro shop, and the owners wife came in to drop off some products and arrange some displays. She found this album in a pile of cd's by a boombox and put it in, within 30 seconds of Break on Through she flipped out and unplugged the whole machine sighing "UGH DRUGGIE MUSIC", she played Brenda Lee later on. Its fine, 60's psychadelic rock isnt my thing but there is some good, Break on Through being the standout, but a lot of it just falls flat and is a chore to get through. Also the keyboard tones are pretty obnoxious.
Still not Wild about the doors but Break On Through is pretty catchy. Whisky Bar is AWFUL though!
its good
RIP Jim. Ray Manzarek the real genius here though.
Some solid tunes
So much of this is old hat, but a little bit of it really hits. The circus-y/creepy nonsense ("Alabama Song") and the sleaze ("The End" "Twentieth Century Fox" ) are a total lead balloon. But when its rock and keyboards, I like it. I'm surprised it made it up to 3, even though the songs of theirs I like the most ("Roadside Blues") are pretty great.
Mein lieblingalbum. Bis auf 20th century fox nur banger. 5/5 die Atmosphäre und Reisen die erzeugt werden sind einfach unvergleichlich
not my kind of music but don’t think alot of this will be liked it quite a lot like 6/10 added one of the songs to liked songs and after the album finishes people are strange came on and turns out they wrote it banger btw nd somehow it wasn’t in my liked songs so yk i had to add it heavy rate this album probs wld listen more if i was born 60 years before but yk oh well
Not the biggest DC fan or even a rock/metal head - but has it ever sounded better?
jim morrison's voice is delicious? I have these songs running on repeat in my mind. so freaking catchy
This has classic written all over it. Iconic songs and sounds.
Les Doors ont ceci de particulier que leurs claviers sont très 60s, alors que la batterie et la basse sont plus déjantés. Ajoutons à cela la sensualité de Morrison et on a un groupe unique
Such an iconic and influential album, especially considering it was their debut. A lot of their influences from Jazz, Blues, and R&B really shine through too. Break on Through is an amazing opener. Break on Through (To the Other Side) Soul Kitchen Light My Fire Back Door Man I Looked at You End of the Night The End I will say that Light my Fire and The End make almost half of the entire albums runtime, which is something to consider when rating the whole album. 7/11
I remember when I discovered this album. My friends were talking about how 'The End' would be a great track for the end of the world, and that sparked my curiosity. So when I first listened to this album, not only I was surprised that 'Break on Through' was also here, but also I found out how good, catchy and powerful the songs are. There are so memorable moments in here, from the screamed chorus, to the keyboard solos to the epicness of the closer track. I said all these good things about it, but I'm giving it 4 stars because it isn't one of my favourite albums of all time. Still an excellent experience, nonetheless.
iconic, perhaps a victim of nostalgia bias, but there are still a lot of songs that hold up
I really, really, dislike the Doors. The reverence heaped on Jim Morrison is baffling to me - to my ears, his lyrics are pure 6th Form. I tried to give this record a fair listen, and failed. Actually, I didn’t try very hard, and I’m fine with it.
Off the cuff remark: The stunning and mesmerising long montage of napalm and Willard losing it in Apocalypse Now, with "The End" central to it was my introduction to the Doors. The scene and music has stuck with me as one. As such I am a bit of a "greatest hits" fan. This has some ans the other tracks don't impress me much. Standout track: aside from aforementioned; Break On Through and Light My Fire are great. Revisit?: Probably the 3 standaout tracks are great. The others do leave me a little cold. I'm not a subscriber to the Morrison cult.
I've been doing some thinking, and I've got some ideas to improve the album. One: Ray Manzarek needs to be louder, angrier and have access to a time machine. Two: Whenever Ray Manzarek's not playing, all the other members should be asking, "Where's Ray Manzarek?"
I knew The Doors would come up at some point, so part of me is glad to check one off the list. I'm not a Jim Morrison fan. If I could somehow listen to this album without wincing every time he launched into his signature overly theatric vocals, there’s a possibility I’d enjoy some of these songs. Hell, if they just mixed everything differently to make Jim and the organ less prominent, I might be able to enjoy this more. I understand how influential The Doors were, but I just can't get past Jim. Maybe that will change with later albums, but I kinda doubt he got less obnoxious as he got more famous. The saving grace is that they influenced a lot of later acts who managed to tweak the recipe and make enjoyable music. I don't have many specific notes about this album. The hits were the hits. You know them, you have feelings about them. "Twentieth Century Fox" feels like a warm-up for "Light My Fire" - without the tempo difference, they open with essentially the same melody and that's all I could think about. Somewhere during "The End" I started looking for the ffwd button. The 45min runtime for this record felt like it meandered more than it needed to; the opposite of yesterday's Supertramp album.
Decent album with some certified hood classics like. Break On Through - Fantastic song, great opening for an album, very late 60s Soul Kitchen - Great track, distinct intro/melody Alabama Song - Fun track Light My Fire - Great song, even though the organ solo does drag on it a bit Take It as It Comes - Fantastic song The End - Spooky but drawn out imo
Good album overall. Not as energetic as I picture old rock to be. Almost hiphopy. I guess music of today has been influenced by this. Overall just a great listen. Some catchy songs and riffs and some songs that just bring the overall tune of the album.
I despise this band. Why is this >2 hours long? No one asked for this.
Was alright,
Oui ok c’est pas mal j’avoue
Complètement dingo
The best of this band and a terrific debut album. I don't buy into the "Morrison was a poet" motif ("Ride the snake. The snake is long."?), but there's a great variety of songs on here, and, despite myself, I really like "The End."
Pretty good stuff, perhaps a bit self-indulgent at times.
Partly listened. Quite cool, but not for me.
Dad rock
Doors might be over rated
Liked this album 30 years ago. Some good tracks but also some not so good tracks
FUCK YEAAAAH! always love listening to this album. the way they blend the amount of genre influences while maintaining a sense of sonic consistency is remarkable. the only thing thats lowkey mid are the lyrics but besides that, this album is a tens across the board. difficult to pick a favorite song bc I'd just list off half the album lol
Mostly loved it!
Hell yeah. Morrison and company deliver both big catchy hits and deep in this incredibley solid album. A classic for a reason, never gets old.
Sehr gut. Sehr melodisch. Hatte ich so nicht erwartet.
I loved this when I was I kid. Not so much now, but there's still great stuff on this album.
I don’t like the Doors. I can understand why some people do, but Jim Morrison’s voice does NOT do it for me. I can’t stand how he wails in every song and his voice is just so theatrical it sounds forced and borders on corny. Anyway, I won’t say anymore about it, because I know people love the man, but nope, not for me 👎 I’ll give it two stars because I didn’t hate the album. I just wish someone else had sung it
One of the albums from the '60s that I only discovered a few years ago. Of course, I already knew the classics "Break on Through" and "Light My Fire." Ultimately, the reason for listening to the entire album was a recommendation from a friend. And I don't regret it; it's truly excellent. What bothers me a bit is the organ sound, or rather, the dominance of the organ. It reminds me of church music, and I don't want anything to do with the church theme.😉 Nevertheless, they are all great songs.
i like organs too much to stay semi-dismissive of the doors forever, call this another stop on the way them becoming Perfectly Enjoyable Music. whats funny tho is that ive long held onto a sort of truism that i get the mystique but not rly the music, i think thats inverted over time...the whole dark seedy hippie jim morrision thing was kinda lost on me as a vivid color this listen (FAR from my first, ive been trying to "get" this album for ages lmao), but the cool instrumental setup that often de-emphasizes obviously followable guitars in favor of this fucked up kaleidoscope of somewhat equally weighted and attention grabbing elements rly made some Visceral Sense to me this time. jim morrision is surprisingly unrelatable for a guy who spends ten minutes moaning and screaming about his mom but the insistent Drama of his voice gets me just a little bit. prob will never be one of my fave records or anything lol but not at all a bad portrayal of a Just Slightly Off bar band that semi-accidentally summons something from the gates of hell. the end absolutely rules ofc but it does have me kind of yearning for sister ray yk....
6.8/10
8/10 - Very nice album, I’m a huge fan of Jim Morrisons vocals, there’s a really nice collection of songs, however the flow of the album and themes it presents could be made more cohesive
Pretty Cool
I didn’t even need to re-listen to The Doors to know it’s a 5-star album—but I did anyway because it’s just that good. This is hands down my favorite Doors record, and it’s wild how many legendary tracks they packed into a debut album. "Break on Through" kicks the door open (pun intended), and I’ll never forget hearing it for the first time on Tony Hawk’s Underground 2—as a high schooler, it was the moment I realized oldies could actually be cool. Then you’ve got "Light My Fire" with that iconic organ solo, the chaotic and theatrical "The End," the bizarre but brilliant "Alabama Song," and underrated bangers like "Take It as It Comes." It’s psychedelic, dark, poetic, and just straight-up badass. A debut like this doesn't happen often—The Doors came in fully formed and ready to burn the house down. Favorite song: Light My Fire
Lit up when i saw this album pop up. There is just something about this group that makes me sing along to every song, every time. Each Doors song has its own style and pulse. Thank you for allowing me to listen!
Obra maestra. Unos de mis 10 álbumes favoritos de todos los tiempos. El 1967 es, probablemente, el año más importante en la historia de la música y lo es, en parte, por este salvaje debut. El mejor disco debut de la historia.
Excellent. Songs that transcend time. Lots of highlights on this album and I did discover new favorites like The Crystal Ship and Twentieth Century Fox. There’s something about Jim Morrison’s voice, it digs into you.
There are a few duds on here for sure, but on balance, I like it a little better than L.A. Woman.
I've heard great things about this album, but for me, while being enjoyable, it simply wasn't all that memorable.
Un clásico del rock. Ya conocía varios de los temas, un perfil psicodélico por momentos. No es la música que más me gusta, pero me parece un gran trabajo, además de ser un hito histórico de la música, sobre todo considerando que fue el primer álbum de la banda.
Started off excited bc the doors. Then listened to half and I was like ok it's a 3 then I got to light my fire which I thought was gonna be a hit and it sucked so here's a two star. Organ is 10/10 tho
I love the doors sorry
i liked this more than the previous (1980's) album. but i'm not that into this time period (1960's) either.
I’d listened to the album before, naturally. But boy is it short. Short and sweet, production sucks though
Nisam veliki fan Doorsa, koliko god kužila zašto su bitni, ovaj album mi pogotovo ne sjeda. Dosadno mi je i jednolično. 2/5, 3/10
Not my fave, but want to listen to more
I first heard "Break On Through" on a trailer for an NFT (Remember those?) MMO. To the surprise of no one, the game either failed or was never made. "Self Titled" is way better than any NFT in existence. Every song has a charm to it. I hope to have another great album soon. 4 stars for "Self Titled".
/100 Sam: 69/100 Katie:Production hasn't held up to time very well and pacing/lay out of the album is a little weird. Some songs are solid and boundary pushing but others fell a lil flat. Top Songs: Break on Through, Backdoor Man, Light My Fire
brilliance from first song to last.
What an iconic debut. Even the lesser tracks are a lot of fun. I must have heard The End more often than any other songs in my life and I’m still blown away each time I listen to it
It's crazy how one of the best albums of all times was made in 1967... Tough competition.
Easily one of my favorite album ever. Each member of the band gave a top performance here. Jim Morrison was so wild for a first release as a singer, Krieger immediatly had that unique way of playing, Ray Manzarek is just an otherworldly organ player and mastermind, and John Densmore recorded what is, to me, the best drum performance ever made on "The End". An album that I will listen to all of my life.
I've heard Light My Fire a lot and it never fails to make me smile when I hear that initial drum pop and the first notes of the keyboard. The full version is so much better than the radio cut that I grew accustom to growing up. I remember a specific house party where this album was played repeatedly. I was feeling good and spent a good portion of the night watching the owner's tarantula in it's enclosure. I think Jim would have appreciated that, even though he was more a snake fan.
Good album. Couple of hits.
Very influential
Favourite was back door man unreal vocals
good listen, some bangers, some strange jamming out nonsense.
good debut album by a classic American rock band
Peeeeaaaak.
3.7/5
Great album, something my dad used to listen (probably still does) a lot when I was growing up. It has some of the more well known songs like Break on Through and Light My Fire but also some deeper cuts like The Crystal Ship (Banger). Did enjoy this one for something not in my rotation.
Classic. Quite psychedelic at times.
Lots of good songs
Excellent
It's a very good album, the sound is a very interesting and quite unique mix of hard rock, blues and psychedelic rock. Morrison's voice works great for the style, the guitar playing is great and the organ work is a standout, complementing most of the songs. I also like how weird they get at times. The album flows well, mixing calm moments and powerful hard rock tracks without feeling jarring. It did feel a bit long, maybe a couple of songs could've been cut. In terms of favourites, this album has many tracks that have become classics, as "Light My Fire", "Break On Through" and "The End". "Twentieth Century Fox" was interesting too, and I liked how weird "End of the Night" sounds too.
I still don’t care for The Doors, but this is definitely their best album. Favorite songs were Break On Through, Soul Kitchen, and Light My Fire.
Any album that starts like this is always going to be a classic.
This is a fuckin cool album. This album smokes cigarettes and wears leather pants and calls it's mum once a day. This album is stone cold cool as fuck. Swoon.
Nice album with some iconic tracks, but it’s not exactly my cup of tea. While I can appreciate the unique sound and vibe, it doesn’t quite resonate with me the way I hoped it would. It’s a solid listen, but I’m not rushing to play it on repeat!
3 out of 5. Solid end to a full week of rock albums. Overall I feel just ok about The Doors as a whole though some of their instrumentation did blow me away.
The perfect The Doors album.
This was a great debut album. Break on Through and Light My Fire are solid tracks.
What a brilliant album. So far beyond their contemporaries. Every song is a classic and yet they all come together as a coherent album as well.
Un classique
marginally better than their other albums. i still dont get it tho
Classic ain't it
Fine. Bit whiny
Nice, bit of a dated feel to it though.
OK, here goes. I never really liked or got The Doors (and was once put in a headlock by a 14 year old classmate to prove just how wrong I was - everybody knows *that* kids right?) Morrison's voice always just annoyed me and the songs felt so tepid. The tracks you instantly think of are all here, so definitely some kudos for them all coming on debut and Apocalypse Now means I view |"The End" in a different light now. Plus I question how much I was turned-off them, because they were a band you were *supposed* to like?
Not for me Dull The End is good, the rest is mediocre
Yeah I didn’t like L.A woman when I got it a few months ago but clearly my opinion on this band must’ve changed as this was brilliant imo. 4 stars
✌️
Do the kids still listen to The Doors? I used to like them in high school. I don't really like them any more but they have their time and place when you're young and getting into music. This album is a great one – solid through and through, with iconic tracks and only one skip (I Looked At You). TBH this is probably in the conversation for greatest debut album of all time: a distinct, new sound, interesting lyrics and about as much variety as you can get from a band that consists only of a vocalist, guitarist, drummer and an organist. Anyway, any album that spawns a track used in a Coppola film is fine at the very least, and very good – if you like The Doors.
can’t make me like the doors
Several classics here. Personally, I prefer Doors songs in ones or twos—their sound is so distinct. Touch Me is welcome whenever.
So many movie scenes pop in my head. A solid all around listen.
“the end” is mostly a pretty bad song. there, i said it.
silly
This is the end
Lots of great songs I was already familiar with. Classic DOORS
2.5, good organ, few solid tracks, otherwise a little boring
It was alright. Just alright. To me, a very overrated album. Not bad by any means, but definitely an insane slog, especially after Light My Fire. And don't even get me started on The End. Overall, a fine enough album but not a lyrical masterpiece or anything. Rating:6.1/10
I really like it besides alabama whisky bar
carnival music is for carnivals. a couple of classics, but overall not well recorded, not creative, just lots of drugs. carnivals are for kids
I've loved this album since I was 14 and it's still great - for me it hasn't aged a bit. Even songs like Light My Fire survive overplaying.
Snooze
Grew up on this album, launched the band as well as the myth. The End is still haunting
Such a strong debut. Still holds up well.
Classic rock record. Bordering on 5.
Eternal classics
I mean side A plays as if it's a greatest hits record. Side B comes down to earth a bit but ends with an epic. To think they recorded another album immediately, it's nuts. Today, and album as successful as this debut would be rested on for three+ years till profits dipped, then a lackluster effort would ensue. God the 60s were great!
Freaky but I liked it 7/10
It’s not bad but not great. On this site it’s better than most other albums we got lowk
Fun fact, the doors were the first band that ever got me to love classic rock when I was in like fifth grade and this was the first album basically so automatic five stars.
Really great, though admittedly it drags at the end…heh heh
Love this album! Not a single skip ❤️
Ég skil vel af hverju Doors varð svona stórt band. Eðallög í alla staði og hún gefur aldrei neitt eftir. Mig langar að hlusta á þessa plötu oftar. Það myndi líklegast toga hana úr fjórum upp í fimm
ES UNO DE LOS MEJOIRES ALBUMES QUE SE HA HECHO EN LA HISTORIA ME HA HECHO MUCHA ILUSION QUE ME SALIERA EL PRIMERO. LO VOY A AOIR CON MUCHO GUSTO TE AMO JIM MORRISON
decent. Fav Track: Soul Kitchen, Light My Fire
SO much organ!!! But some pretty good songwriting and suits Jim Morrison's (very weird) voice well
I already got the final Doors album with Jim Morrison on my journey, so it's rather fitting to go back to the band's first stint with him. The Doors' self-titled debut feels iconic in its sound, where the recording was done in an echo chamber to capture that spacious quality, as individual notes and Jim Morrison's howls and wails were captured cleanly in the mix, further enhanced by the occasional use of bass overdub. It's the right kind of atmosphere for the group to play their haunting organ-led blues psychedelia, kicking the door down on "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" before running the gamut of chilling, ethereal tracks like "The Crystal Ship", "Alabama (Whisky Bar)", "Light My Fire" and their thumping rendition of Howlin' Wolf's "Back Door Man". Even lesser cuts such as "Twentieth Century Fox", "I Looked at You", and "Take It as It Comes" bode well, as every word and motif is delivered with pure conviction. It all culminates in "The End", a nearly 12-minute closer that never felt like it overstayed its welcome, as Jim's poetry delved into the Oedipus complex to convey the desire to kill those influences that do not represent who they are as a being and come back to reality. It's an effective finale for such an impressive debut. I got no complaints here, as the Doors managed to break through near the beginning and help expand the kind of storytelling and dynamics that can be achieved in rock music.
They say The Doors were ahead of their time. I was born in 1988, and this album sounds like it could still play on a weird alternative radio station. I'm not sure if that makes it good or not.
This album is an absolute powerhouse. This review is going to be too long but I have to gush about this album. The instruments all sound so good, and Morrison's voice and lyrics are so captivating. The guitar is clean and the organ that is so integral to The Doors and actually sounds good on a 60s album!! And this is their debut album, like, that's mind boggling. There are so many good songs and hits on this album, it's kind of staggering. There are a million good moments to experience. "Break On Through" comes in strong, the wild/weirdness of "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)," coming out of the solos and back to the catchy-as-hell organ groove on "Light My Fire" all the way to the thumping bassline of "Take It as It Comes" and into the brooding darkness and chaos of "The End." It's a journey. Standouts are almost every song on this damn thing. How can I pick? Special shout out to "The End" as I remember hearing it for the first time while watching Apocalypse Now, probably way younger than I should have been, and being blown away by it. That was my first memory of being aware of The Doors and I think about it any time I hear one of their songs. My one semi-issue at first was the mixing on the original album. It's not really a problem but drums and bass out of one ear, guitar and organ on the other kind of did my head in until I got used to it, which was thankfully quickly. It is kinda neat to be able to more easily focus on one instrument at a time whenever you want, so that's cool. Easy 5 stars on this one. I just finished my listen and might go right back in to try the mono mix.
So many amazing and classic songs.
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