Reviews (page 9 of 15)
This is one that I think I could play every song by memory. It has stood the test of time quite well.
Well acquainted with this one, and one I've always liked for the combination of Jim's vocals/lyrics as well as the really unique addition of the organ that gives a fullness to the sound. There are just a couple tracks here that I don't really care for, which is the only thing keeping this from a 5 star album.
If I’m honest it’s more of a four. But “The End” persuaded me to give it five. I listened to all the Doors albums and there’s a main four of five which have more good songs than average songs but none a complete classic-all-the -way-through. That’s why I love the Best of The Doors cassette tape I used to have. But, five points for being so Doorsy.
Absolute classic….
Solid
Wel goeie vibbas
Arguably the best debut album of all time
I bought The Door's greatest hits in high school, and most of this album made the cut, so that's impressive for a debut, I suppose... Or maybe that just means they were never able to fully recapture the same magic? At any rate, there wasn't much to discover here for me, and maybe because I've heard most of this countless times it felt sorta boring... But it IS a classic... and I can respect it for that... So, for what it is, it would be unfair to give it anything less than a 4.
Wow, never listened to The Doors. And now that I have I can say full heartedly “They suck”. Many of the songs were long winded, and all were such a bore. I did try to listen to it a second time, just in case I was just in the wrong mood for my first listen. Nope that shit sucked worse than the first time.
Would rate this higher if a quarter of the album wasn’t the last track.
Well, it remains one of the most iconic and important Rock music records of all time. Just interesting how much aggression this creates with some, how much loathing and obvious jealousy. Yes, Morrison soon became an overly self-indulgent and pretentious appearance soon, and the song writing didn't overly advance later on, and yes the Doors might me overrated as a whole. But this one is a stand out by far.
Best album of a generational band. Definitely holds up.
Alors voilà, on y est. Le premier album des Doors. Un de ces disques qui pèsent une tonne, non pas sur la balance, mais dans l'inconscient collectif. Quand on me l'a mis entre les mains pour ce projet "1001 Albums", j'ai eu un rictus. Putain, The Doors. Combien de fois j'ai dû le conseiller, le vendre, le défendre, ou au contraire, lever les yeux au ciel en le voyant passer sur le comptoir du magasin de disques ? Des centaines. Des milliers, peut-être. C'était le passage obligé pour tout adolescent qui se découvrait une âme "sombre et poétique", généralement accompagné de l'achat d'un recueil de poèmes de Rimbaud et d'un paquet de clopes roulées. Ne vous méprenez pas, on ne parle pas d'un mauvais disque. Loin de là. Le mettre dans la liste est une évidence. Mais avec le recul de mes 55 balais et des années passées à voir défiler les modes, je ne peux plus l'écouter avec la même candeur. C'est là que la note de 3/4 prend tout son sens. C'est un album majeur, fondamental, mais ce n'est pas un album parfait. D'abord, il y a le son, cette claque monumentale de 1967. On est en plein "Summer of Love", mais à Los Angeles, l'ambiance est plus vénéneuse, plus électrique. Les Doors, c'est l'anti-flower power, c'est le versant sombre du rêve californien. On a quatre musiciens au sommet de leur art. Oublions un instant le chanteur-gourou en pantalon de cuir, le vrai coeur du réacteur, c'est Ray Manzarek. Son orgue Vox Continental, c'est l'ADN du groupe. Il crée des atmosphères de fête foraine déglinguée, de cabaret sous acide, de messe noire. C'est lui qui donne cette couleur baroque et hypnotique qui n'appartient qu'aux Doors. À côté, Robby Krieger plaque des arpèges de guitare uniques, entre flamenco et blues psychédélique, pendant que John Densmore, avec son bagage de batteur de jazz, ancre le tout dans une pulsation à la fois souple et implacable. Ces trois-là, ensemble, sont une machine de guerre. Et puis, il y a les hymnes. Faut être honnête, balancer sur un premier album "Break On Through (To the Other Side)", "Light My Fire" et "The End", c'est ce qu'on appelle un grand chelem. "Break On Through", c'est l'urgence, la frustration, l'explosion de désir contenue en deux minutes trente. Un uppercut. "Light My Fire", c'est le tube interplanétaire, celui qui a fait d'eux des stars. Et puis... il y a "The End", le morceau-totem. Le morceau est devenu plus grand que lui-même, une bande-son pour la folie, un cliché de la transgression. À l'époque, c'était un pavé dans la mare. Aujourd'hui, c'est presque une caricature, c'est brillant, mais c'est aussi le début de l'auto-indulgence qui finira par bouffer le groupe. Ce qui m'amène au point sensible : Jim Morrison. Le grand chaman, le poète maudit pour lycéens en mal de rébellion. Le Roi Lézard. Sur ce premier album, il est impérial, sa voix, chaude, gutturale, est un instrument à part entière. Il chante, il déclame, il murmure, il crie. Il est charismatique en diable, sexuel, dangereux. Ses textes, même s'ils sont parfois un peu fumeux, ont une puissance d'évocation indéniable. Mais. Car il y a un mais. Ce disque contient en germe tout ce qui va faire dérailler la machine. La pose, la prétention, l'image du poète torturé qui se la pétait un peu trop. Morrison était un immense artiste, mais il était aussi son propre personnage, et il a fini par se faire dévorer par lui. Cet album, c'est l'acte de naissance du mythe, et le mythe a fini par écraser la musique. C'est pour ça, le 4 sur 5. C'est un album essentiel, une porte d'entrée (sans mauvais jeu de mots) vers une autre facette du rock. Musicalement, c'est une tuerie. Historiquement, c'est incontournable. Mais je ne peux pas lui mettre la note maximale. L'ombre de Morrison, de ses excès, de sa transformation en poster pour chambre d'ado, plane un peu trop sur ces chansons. C'est un disque qu'il faut entendre avant de mourir, absolument. Pour comprendre ce qu'était le rock quand il se voulait encore art total, quand il voulait être plus que de la simple musique.
Some songs dragged on a bit but the album itself was a nice listen.
groan
probably the main pinacle of psychedelic rock
I enjoyed this one better than the other Doors’ albums that we’ve heard. Could have done without the long last song, but overall solid album.
Overall it’s alright but come on you don’t need to have the final song be 11 minutes cut it into separate songs
Liked this a lot more than L.A. Woman. I still don't really get all the hype around them but that's probably because when this was released it was a lot more controversial. By today's standards it's absolutely nothing. Sounded really nice, I actually didn't mind the final almost 12 minute long song at the end. Not something I am dying to listen to again but because of its historical importance imma give it a 4.
while I'm not a huge psych rock fan, this wasn't too bad. was better than other Doors album we've listened to on this list. but then I reached "The End"...... and ugh. nope-lost a star from that one.
классика
That special voice and the prominent organ in the music. It's far more timeless than anything else I've heard from that time.
My second Doors album for this project, and a further reminder that Jim and Co. were ill-served by his Byronic poet reputation. "Specialize in having fun" is objectively hilarious. That stretch of slight little tunes between "Back Door Man" and "The End" is my favorite part of the album. Maybe because it could just as easily be the Monkees. That's a compliment.
Neutral
Classic
Ok, sounded good
JIM MORRISON IS A MONSTA
Detta är ju en skiva med många klassiska låtar. Man gillar ju ändå dessa. Men nu när jag lyssnat några gånger känner jag nog, ärligt talat, att det inte är svinbra. Tänkte först att detta kommer bli ett högt betyg. Men känner mig lite tveksam. Break on through och the end är bäst. Light My Fire är rätt grym också. Får nog kanske blir en fyra ändå. Men en tveksam fyra.
The Doors är coola för att de har ett så otroligt särpräglat sound. Utan att vara ett superfan så är det här är ändå en bra skiva med ett par riktiga fullträffar och inga direkta bottennapp.
I thought the album was pretty good, but I don't understand why this is considered one of the best albums of all time. I saw that "The End", the closing song on the album, was considered one of the greatest songs of all time. Maybe psychedelic rock just isn't my thing? I thought it was way too long, but maybe this sort of thing was groundbreaking at the time.
I’ve always fucked with the Doors but they are very much a band that oscillates between killer and filler tracks. I’ve heard this album a handful of times and the 5 songs I had going in are the same 5 going out. They are very much a greatest hits band and not an album by album band. No shame in that bc their bangers bang indubitably but it makes an analysis difficult. I’m leaning 4 because the tentpole tracks are so solid but then again I could do without half the album entirely. Light my Fire rips, Break on Through, Alabama Song and Backdoor Man are all solid songs that balance out the album, and The End is just a haunting masterpiece of wait wtf did he say about his mom? Oh he inherited a Native American soul whilst driving by a car crash so he’s spiritually on another plain? Cool let him ramble then. I would agree that this is an album that should be heard as I think it drives its own unique sound and vibe into the world, and as a member of the 27 club Jim Morrison is forever cemented in rock /music history. Giving a 4 with a caveat that this is an essential listen due to its impact and not necessarily because every track is amazing.
this album takes me back to riding the bus to school my freshman year when I was listening to a lot of old rock and roll. I specifically remember listening Alabama Song, rolling through the hills of CT on my way school. It brought me back immediately, and was a really nice start to my morning yesterday. That being said, I remember not really liking The Doors when I listened to them on that bus ride; I found them pretty boring actually. I didn't really understand the influence they had or give it enough of a chance I think, because this time I felt way differently. I really enjoyed having this album on and even let it ride into a second time. Easy listening and some pretty great hits that have stood the test of time.
For the first half of the album I was like ahh, I kinda like this electric keyboard vibe in the background of the songs (circa I’m a believer by the monkees kind of sound). After like the 7th song with the electric keyboard in it, that shit started to get old. I’ve never really listened to the doors much and I know Jim Morrison is considered a legend so I’m glad I did but can’t give it more than a three
I really liked this one. High 3 or low 4 but I’ll give it the edge to 4 because of my consistent enjoyment of it throughout.
Damn, Jim Morrison was so good. There aren’t many hits, but this is definitely an album you can play all the way through and not get tired of, except for maybe The End. Hard to go from such a driving rock sound to spoken word that takes up a quarter of the run time. I respect the artistic value of The End, but it definitely detracts from the rating here.
I've been a fan of The Doors ever since I first did a 720 Christ Air over the New Orleans cemetery in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 while "Break On Through" blasted in the background. I'm a big fan of the organ that plays throughout. It really gives them a unique sound. "Break On Through" and "Light My Fire" are staples in my music inventory but the rest of the album is just ok. The Doors are another greatest hits band for me. High 3, low 4 for me.
LP
Classic rock. Period. Always know Jim Morrison’s voice. Always know that organ. Well done every bit.
I liked Morrison Hotel more, but some hits on this one.
Same notes as before
Nice Album
What the hell is a Soul Kitchen??? Honestly, I understand why this blew minds when it released, a Rock band where the lead instrument is pretty much an organ? Extremely cool. Unfortunately, despite Jim Morrison having a reputation as a poet, there were a number of lyrics on the album that were downright bad. Favourite track probably being between Break on Through and Light My Fire, side A i thought was far stronger material. Psychedelic Rock isn't really my cup of tea, so will have to get a 3, but it's probably actually a 7. I don't think I even listened to a remaster and It still sounds immaculate. Influential rather than a timeless classic.
"Show me the way To the next little girl. No, don't ask why" Despite the lyrics I enjoyed the music.
The Doors are one of my favorite bands of all time. As other have mentioned, this is their DEBUT album and it reads like a greatest hits album. Amazing. Lots of great memories hanging out with my friends in highschool listening to these guys.
Couldn't believe it when I learned this is they're debut album. Great album front to back.
One of the best albums in the list. Iconic
on their debut album, the Doors claimed their little plot of land in the domain of psych. heavily distorted, a little sloppy, always cryptic, occasionally vulgar (especially for 1967!). when they really get going, like on the side-closing tracks "Light My Fire" and "The End", they remind me of future bands like The Tony Williams Lifetime; lots of chaos, but also a ton of great interplay. Ray Manzarek's organ often takes a more prominent role in said chaos than Robby Krieger's guitar! John Densmore just lays it the hell down, and Jim Morrison does his Jim Morrison thing. what's not to like? light 9/10.
Didn't realize how sexual some songs were and even more how creepy Alabama song is
Going to suggest 3*s for boring but not offensively so.
Album gigantesque, probablement dans le top5 de la décennie, qui est déjà la plus grande décennie de l'histoire du rock.
Not heard this album before but I love The Doors so I enjoyed it.
I recently got another album of The Doors and thought it was a fine album overall. This one was just not enjoyable. Outside of a couple songs I recognized, this album was just so bland and just droned on. The final song “The End” made me end it early. It was absolutely dreadful to listen to.
is “the end” really that good or has it been made good in the public consciousness by its incredible usage in *apocalypse now*? maybe a combination of both. “light my fire” is one of the worst songs in the world. somebody should have taken that organ away from them (and pretty much everybody else who isn’t the phantom of the opera). fav tracks: i looked at you; the end
whatever
I dug Crystal Ships. And realized I'm a fan of Jim Morrisons vocal style. Still an unwavering pretentiousness to it but I can look past that. I enjoyed the production as well. I may figure out the Doors yet.. . I'm returning a couple days later a few days later. This certainly kindled an interest in the doors. And I love the studio albums. In particularly Waiting For The Sun. All excited I watched The Doors Live At The Bowl. And I remembered what I disliked about them in the first place. Pretentious meandering masturbation. The studio albums are amazing. I imagine with a producer in place to reel in their arty pretentious ramblings. Live its like 2 out of 20 minutes is coheisive music. And Morrison is high as fuck. I saw this video at the RNR Hall of Fame and it turned me off. I see why. I might go as far as to say they suck live. Or they choose to suck live is prolly more accurate. Great studio band....with shimmers of greatness live but its ruined by drug fueled boring ass meanderings by Morrison.
I like how it seems the growing sentiment is "you know, I think I'm gonna try getting into the Doors." However, you know this will never happen no matter how hard you might try. To quote Kids in the Hall..."Doors fans aren't made. Their born." For me, I'm OK with staying put as a curious on looker making note of all the strange influences.
nem a kedvenc the doors albumom de hat NA fav: end of the night, the end (tudom, hogy basic de KLASSZIKUS és tökéletes dal)
Kedvenc/Favourite: Break on Through (To the Other Side) Imádom most és imádom amióta csak emlékszem. A zenei ízlésem egyik sarokköve ez az album, 15-16 évesen olyan volt újra megtalálni, mintha hazaértem volna. Egyik legelső zenei élményem, amikor kb. 4 évesen a Break on Through-t először hallottam, azóta is hatalmas kedvenc. Ezen kívül kiemelt helyet foglalnak el a szívemben: Soul Kitchen, Twentieth Century Fox, Light My Fire, Back Door Man. I love it now and have loved it ever since I can remember. This album is a cornerstone of my musical taste, finding it again when I was 15 or 16 was like coming home. One of my very first musical experiences was when I first heard Break on Through at about 4 years old, it's been a huge favourite ever since. Beyond that, these also have a special place in my heart: Soul Kitchen, Twentieth Century Fox, Light My Fire, Back Door Man.
This is a really good album. It brings back memories of college for sure.
One of my favorites 🤩
This album was one of my driving cds when I was in college. I’d listen to it while driving back and forth between home and school. I’m pretty positive I started listening to it because of the movie and my absolute love for Val Kilmer.
I'm old enough to have had that big caselogic book of cds that played in my discman hooked into my tape player. Yeah, that old. This album was in that case and probably played hundreds of times. Such a wide variety of approaches to music and sounds--love it
Not all songs are good, but all in all its nice
Really great album.
Meh, I can see how it is classic, but I thought it was alright.
I think this is probably the best doors album. Jim Morrison is nuts but not quite belligerent. Band is tight but still hungry. Clean and well produced and I'm struck with how full the band sounds with just the core members instruments. Is the little girl references creepy as hell? Yes. But I know it gets worse the more fucked up he got. I think this shows why they were a unique and interesting band without jumping the shark. I also never knew I had a censored version growing up. The fucks in the end were a new touch I haven't heard before.
Solid Album, I liked it. Very groovy
Another absolute classic! Don't have much to say about this one. If you don't like this album you're probably a pretty boring person. Favorite track: Soul Kitchen 4.5/5
Really nice voice
I like Break on Through, Soul Kitchen, Light My Fire; I kind of like I Looked at You; I almost like End of the Night
True rating: 9/10. Longtime Doors fan and was fun to revisit. Great album for gateway or seasoned Doors listeners. Light My Fire is the standout track with possibly the best instrumental interplay of their whole catalog with the whole band delivering a top-tier performance behind Jim's charismatic pseudo-crooning. I recommend the album version over the single version (the latter of which cuts out the long middle instrumental section). Some songs (moreso the filler tracks such as I Looked At You) sound similar which is points against the whole thing, but luckily it's such a good sound (really, the Doors' signature sound) that it is mostly saved.
"The End" is a pretty messed up song when you actually pay attention to it.
The Doors best is greatest hits.
The Doors! Not every song a banger, but Man Alive! I Love The End!
There's undoubtedly classics here even if I never realized they were performed by The Doors (Break on Through, Light My Fire) and perhaps that's why they're on this list: whatever influence they've had on rock perhaps was so foundation-shifting that it's difficult to separate the two. They ARE rock and roll. That's my kind way of saying, “There are some neat moments on this album, but most of it is forgettable to my senseabilities.” Maybe I can put it this way: I like many of the ingredients, but I'm just not feeling the whole dish. My favorite tracks are I Looked at You (only the instruments, not the vocals), and The End.
I get the significance of The Doors historically, but their music hasn't held up as well as Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd for me personally. It's certainly not bad, but I'll basically never choose to listen to them. 3.2
Even with a few dud songs this is a masterpiece.
Moody, rich, and immaculately crafted, fusing the darkness of blues, the sound of jazz, the edge of rock, and the hooks of pop as effectively as anyone ever did. Greatest debut album ever? Best song: Light My Fire
probably the best debut of all time.
One of the best debut albums ever. The End is just one of the best tracks ever, maybe the start of whole new music genres and movements in itself.
Ja, hier moet ik niets bij toevoegen eigenlijk he. The Doors begonnen met een perfect album en eindigden met een perfect album. 5.0
It was fine. I preferred the Byrds from last week.
So many favorites on this album including: "Break On Through (To the Other Side)", "Light My Fire", "Back Door Man ", "The End".
Gehört und gekannt Liebe immer noch
A classic, an album everybody who is interested in the history of rock/pop must listen to.
Great album!
I have enjoyed a blissful near three week run away from this list. While I missed music slightly, I was touring the “mystical orient” with a loved one and the pang of capsule machines and smooth jazz that accompanied my failed record hunting kept me plenty angry at music. We left this list in a bad place. Writing harried reviews in a departure lounge while learning about Phil Spector was about all I could take. We start today with the Doors, a band for whom some intrigue still exists in the planes between my ears. For the purpose of full transparency this review and hopefully a few others will be conducted from the sky. This song is so intrinsically tied with a TV commercial for Tony Hawk’s Underground that I can never hate it on principle. First video game I had to get my hands on. Mainly due to some weirdo doing the worm on a skateboard to the dulcet tones of “Break on Through”. Even without that palpable nostalgia, the insane vocals, the frantic organ and the overall urgency of this song take me right back to being a frenzied eight year old needing the sweet sweet ability to hit breakdance moves on a virtual skateboard. The soul kitchen makes an appearance as I continue to sit on the runway. No skies for me. I’m not sure if this is benefitting from weeks of musical abstinence, but this is hitting just right. Feels like it needs to be heard. Funky, driving, lyrics that rule and above all a sound that’s actually COOL. This is the Rolling Stones if they were good. Hmm, perhaps a serial killer diary entry? This is fine. I hate that we’re going back to the “this is fine” well so soon. Twentieth Century Fox eh? Is that a double meaning!?!?! SHE’S a 20th Century Fox. Huh?? Whoa there buddy. This feels more like the Rolling Stones. If only they could reference the sexuality of a minor, this would really get Keith Richards goin’. Decent track. I won’t ask why, but I assume Jim is going to the Whiskey Bar to drink alcohol. I feel like he was known for that. This is a Russian Polka fever dream. I kind of like it. Well. The little girl section sucks. Whenever that trope got retired from music was a good day. Just say girl. Woman is even better. Little girl? Unless you’re rescuing her cat from a tree, don’t mention her. A big hit now. The worse of the two big hits in my opinion. 7 minutes too?? Maybe I’ll takeoff after this song. Or during. We’ve lurched into motion. The background organ and percussion goes pretty hard, but the repetition drone of this chorus is not for me. I’m glad most of the song happens away from that chorus to be fair. Ends up being a pretty cool extended jam/solo. I feel like a whole bunch of bands tried to sound like this after the fact, but for an album that is 58 years of age, this thing rips. He eats more chicken than any man has ever seen. I mean. That’s a five star lyric pal. No bones about it. Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel were making babies and then the baby looked at me. Other than slightly reminding me of a Simpson quote (that applies to most things), this was a song that was just there. End of the Night, but not album. Which is fine! Wow. What a relief to not be begging for the end of this album. The song was alright. Not my favourite, but the vocals are really cool. Decent song. I like the lyrics and the energy is once again, excellent. Is this the opening to Creed’s My Sacrifice? I assume they stole it somehow. My ears are prepared for Scott Stapp. Oh no. It’s another classic. Jesus what a song to have blaring in my ears as I watch the Japanese countryside fade into the black of night beneath me. I of course hope this isn’t indeed the end so I can review my next album from *checks botes* DAVID BOWIE. Ugh. Well. Silver linings. This song was cool. Very cool. Could almost fit on an oddball 90’s indie album. I don’t know who is playing the organ or writing the lyrics but give both of those bastards a standing ovation along with Mr. Morrison. If there is any overlap in duties with the insane yet grounded in soul, lead singer, give him a second one as he deserves one for each role. This album was fascinating. It drove forward with relentless speed and a devil may care attitude. Very proto-punk in its delivery. While I completely abhor and detest and any other thesaurus entry for hate the way that we as a society revere mental cases and fetishize mental illness, this particular sicko may have been on to something. This album is not concerned with creating the greatest songs ever written, but it is absolutely crazy in a wonderful way and rides that wackiness to an excellent group of tracks. 3.5-4 HIGHLIGHTS: Break on Through (To the Other Side), Soul Kitchen, Back Door Man, The End
This album is just the right amount of drugs to create a perfect album. No bad songs. Maybe one or two that are more boring than others, but none bad. Lots of range, very original. Instrumentation is unique and exactly what it needs to be to match Jim’s iconic voice. I don’t see any reason why this can’t be a ten out of ten. Also, one of the best finales in all of music. 5/5
Reveal thoughts: I'm not disappointed! Most of my experience listening to The Doors has been through movies, so it'll be fun to listen to an actual album. Actually, I’m a little disappointed. Kind of boring, to be honest.
Incredible debut, especially "The End".
Didn’t hate it. But I still don’t think I am a Doors fan.
There is something about their groove; I think it’s the organ that separated them from other blues rock groups (except for the Animals). 7 greatest hits songs to start the album isn’t too shabby.
I love the Doors, but this is probably my least favorite of their albums. Still, I do enjoy most of it.
Cool and groovy album, maybe influenced by just watching Ocean’s 11 previously but fits into that vibe. Can’t say I actively enjoyed a single track though which is a shame.
My only experience with the Doors before this album was the Riders of the Storm remix with Snoop Dogg (yes I know) so I had zero expectations going in. Honestly I thought I wouldn't be a fan of their music (and I'm not) but I had a better time with it than I expected, mainly because of the organ and some of the more hard rock tunes, they are just good fun music for the most part and I can't complain about that really
Oude popmuziek. Op zich prima te luisteren. ***
This has several absolutely amazing songs, but the filler tracks really are filler. The End drags. The end of the album drags! But even on the boring filler songs, the sound is really good. So even they are 3 stars. And the good songs really are good. I mean amazing, 6 star stuff. So this averages at a healthy 4 I think, but I might be being generous as it's the 2nd of January 2025.
Everything I would expect from The Doors
Meh, dreary
Nope
Pretty solid album, sounds good today holds up well and it seems like it has solid influence on rock as a whole
It was alright
terug een straffe debuutplaat...
I have nothing against the Doors. I’ve also never deliberately sought to listen to them. That won’t change after hearing this album in full.
I don’t remember ://
That's some really good Hammond organ
One of the best debut albums ever. Indestructible.
Back on track
more like the bores
furious!
I used to love them, but as an adult I find the lyrics disturbing
Classic Doors, part of my history.
A heavily blues inspired rock album that I didn’t care for at first but grew on me with a couple listens
The best. Unbelievable for the time.
Has its strengths but the songs sound the same after a while
Fett album! Dette er nok noe for fredrik
Ganske bra album, skjønner det har populæriteten det har men det var ikke helt for meg, noen veldig greie sanger som jeg føler alle kan like, men det gjør de ofte litt generiske til ørene mine så selv etter flere listens er det vanskelig å plukke sangene fra hverandre også plutselig er vi i den lange delen av the end
Wow. Sensasjonelt bra album, endret hele gamet da det kom ut. Dette albumet er en perle blant en ellers fantastisk diskografi som The Doors har. Så mange dristige valg de gjør på albumet, takk gud for narkotika. Jimi Hendrix og The Beatles ble også veldig eksperimentelle og gikk mot litt psykedelisk vibe, men de kan ikke sammenlignes med The Doors. Ray Manzarek, keyboardisten, er helt essensiell her. Keyboardet skaper lyden av albumet i seg selv. Med lange soloer og funky rytmer som passer til Jim Morrisons uvanlige tekster og sang. Alle sangene er veldig gode, og forskjellige nok til at de ikke blir kjedelige eller repetitive. Jim Morrison er en gud. Jeg skal også dø når jeg er 27.
ok
Me, along with many others (of a certain age) went through a Doors phase. I was too young the first time around, but when I was in high school there was a revived interest in the band. Of what I remember, the book, "No One Here Gets Out Alive" was published in 1980 and garnished much interest from my school mates (several were reading it in class) and the music world. A "new" greatest hits album was released and soon after, Alive, She Cried, previously unreleased live recordings. I bought both albums and though I had heard the band on the radio, it caught my attention and I seeked out their other records. There's no denying their sound and songs was influential and the role Jim Morrison played as the front-man, forever changed the look and style of music. The Doors debut was way out there and has to be considered one of the great debut albums of the 60's. One of my criticisms of the band is that their albums had so much filler tracks on them, "The Doors" has the least and contains many of their best songs. I was starting to get sick of hearing, "Light My Fire" so often 40 years ago, but listening now it definitely has a nostalgic feeling. Though, I don't love the Doors, I do love the organ and guitar sound and Morrison's vocals were, I must admit, pretty good.
perdão mas esse eu achei MUITO chato. nada salva
pasme, eu nunca tinha ouvido esse. achei que seria bem pior, mas foi agradável. rockzinho que trabalha muito bem suas influencias e deixa tudo isso notável. bem sólido. é um debut bem acima da média, inclusive. dito isso, tome mais um 3.
Best self entitled to date
Banger instrumentals. No song in particular stood off much
This album is something else. Definitely ahead of its time.
I don’t enjoy their lyrics
Weirder than I expected. I like it.
it’s good but didnt really do anything extra for me
The Doors at their Doorsiest. I love this album but I don’t find it to be earth-shattering.
All the Doors haters can pound sand this is a great record
I've probably listened to this one a bit too much at this point and it's played out a bit too much...so I'm not giving it a 5. And in retrospect, my infatuation with Jim Morrison when I was younger was pretty naive. The guy was a mess and his poetry to awful. But...it's an amazing album that particularly hits right if I'm in a dark/depressed mood.
Impressive that this was their debut album. Dark but pretty much every song is memorable and sticks with you.
Beetje een bluesy rock album, bevalt me best goed als een maandagochtend album. Valt me alles mee, ook omdat de stijl van The Doors erg prettig wegluistert. Alabama Song is een heel grappig nummer, voelt een beetje als een soort mengelmoes qua genres. Light my fire is de grote hit van dit album, en dat hoor je! Verfrissend dat de 'grote' hit eens niet als eerste nummer staat, ook al is dat ook 1 van de bekendere nummers. Alles bij elkaar, vind ik dit absoluut een prima album, duurt ook precies lang genoeg! FAVO: Break on through to the other side, Alabama Song(Whisky Bar), Light my fire
BREAK ON THRU 2 THE OTHA SIDE Alabama Song is truly a terrible song what the hell JIM STOP SAYING "LITTLE GIRLS" End of the Night is kinda spooky and fun. The lyrics are dull and cliche tbh. Maybe they are the origin of the cliché but whatever. I feel like I'd like a lot of songs much more without them, like Take It as It Comes is quite good musically but the lyrics are so boring.
This one almost gets a 5 but I have to knock a point off for the Morrison cringe factor, particularly the Oedipus bit in ‘The End’. I wonder if the man had a sense of humour or did he really take himself that seriously? This album gets a 4 despite itself
I used to really like The Doors. Or at least I used to say I really liked them. I’m not sure I ever really did. Psychedelic rock with a strong emphasis the organ, which starts to sound like circus music to me. It’s definitely their best body of work, but it’s just okay in my book.
Definitely an album enhanced by being high, originally thought I'd only like 3 songs, but ended up loving most of the first half and "The End". Second half pretty forgettable though. Still Jim Morrison is an incredible frontman and the rest of the band is fantastic
8/10, goede stem, relatief eenvoudige muziek, geen ingewikkelde solo's, kalme muziek
Banger. Öll lögun nema eitt að heilla verulega. Whiskey Bar er ekki mitt uppáhalds
The hits on here are excellent then gives way to some self indulgent near nonsense.
Repetitive for my liking but decent.
The Doors self-titled debut album transformed the band from a good, local, LA band into nationally known, headlining act. The album is considered the Doors' best work, and is listed near the top of the "best albums of all time" lists. The album's, and the band's, repute is due, at least in part, to the cultural fascination/mystique around Jim Morrison. The album's status in "classic rock," psychedelia, and 60's counter-culture is iconic, and the "tragic hero mythology" around Morrison only seems to add to the cultural impact of the band's work. The album's success was driven by single "Light My Fire," which became their first hit. It, like all of the Doors' work, is centered on Morrison's deep, dramatic vocals. Their sound is blues based, with strong, driving bass lines. Regular use of distortion on the guitars and organs help add the psychedelic background to the sound. From there, Morrison's content takes over - with tracks like "the End," the band's association with psychedelic counter-culture was inevitable.
The original Doors
Classic doors album
One of the greatest debut albums in music history, that features mesmerizing organ sounds, Morrison’s captivating narratives, and intriguing compositions. An iconic album packed with incredible hits
-Album starts with the banger “Break on Through” (baba’s fav song) -Jim voice is just sexy, so rock n roll -The End is a pretty good 11 minute song -some song lyrics leave more to be desired
I know a 20th C fox.
• 5/5 - Deserving of all the accolades • Manzarek and Kriegler at their best; Morrison before becoming too self-absorbed and/or wasted • I normally find psychedelic rock tiresome, but not this album; masterful balance of hooks, jams, and lyrics • More organ!
Break on Through (To the Other Side) - love the ending, good vocals Soul Kitchen - great concept, pre-chorus hits, transition b/w guitar solo and ending!!?!!??!! The Crystal Ship - kinda Dark Lady-ish, vibey Twentieth Century Fox - not much to say, that organ kinda thing at the back goes hard Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) - best lyrics so far, cool instrumentation, for me its a bit repetitive Light My Fire - slinky 60s vibe, gets better as it goes on, THE ORGAN HITS, the fade out in the middle of the song is so cool, the lil organ at the end hahahahha Back Door Man - kind of a skip, not bad but other songs do what it sets out to do better, unserious in a good way I Looked at You - the median song on the album End of the Night - emotional, mysterious, cool instruments, we're back Take It as It Comes - short and impactful The End - perfect ending for this album, not a replay song tho, cool story
I liked this way more than I expected to - I didn’t think I was anything more than ambivalent toward The Doors. The dark sound of this album is great. Favorite: The End
The first record I bought. Fantastic in many ways, but a little inconsistent songwriting.
I'm not a huge Doors fan (or afficionado), but I *am* impressed with how strong their debut album is. It's kind of like they exploded onto the music scene full-grown and fully-developed, although I suppose that could also imply that they didn't really evolve much as a band over their relatively short career. Regardless, there's not much filler on the album--"The crystal ship" is probably the only real dud (but perhaps not to the psychedelic crowd), and while iconic "The end" is far too long and a bit tedious (although it might have been fun to hear the version that got them fired from Whisky-A-Go-Go). And there's an impressive number of long-lasting radio hits to counter the less interesting stuff. And it's always a pleasure to hear Ray Manzarek's organ playing, as he made The Doors who they were more than even Jim Morrison's distinctive voice.
I can't think of many bands whose debut album made such an impact, with great songs and a truly fresh sound. Definitely the Beatles, Nirvana, and the Doors. The Doors aren't my favorite band or even close to my favorite band, but I've always loved Crystal Ship and did have my mind blown when in high school, I went to a performance of the Weill/Brecht opera Mahagonny with my Aunt Royanne and suddenly heard a guy sing the Alabama song, which I had no idea was a cover.
Classic and outstanding at times 4.2
What better way to start this challenge than with the debut album of one of my favorite bands? This one's really solid, and contains a great mix of energetic blues-rock and slower psychedelic tracks. Fun times all the way through.
While I was listening one of my friends noticed and went on a long conversation about how there aren't many Doors fans anywhere
- loved the prominent combo organ throughout the album - jim morrison has a cool voice - need to listen to more of their albums - highlights: break on through, soul kitchen, twentieth century fox
I enjoyed this. All (?) their big hits collected, worthy of occupying its space on the list with trippy songs that take their time. Not every album should be like this but encapsulates a time and a feeling very well.
True classic from start to finish
If this was their first, that’s pretty impressive. I don’t know(Lots of LSD and mushrooms probably so I do know😉) what’s goin in Ride the Snake but the rest of this album is fantasic.
Remember when you thought this was gonna be every second day in disbursed by some discovery of wonder and awe.
Fantastic
En klassiker ju
This album features for me one of my whole time keyboard moments ever on Light My Fire. The keyboard solo in the middle of that track is just sublime and the guitar solo ain’t bad either. It was sacrilege to cut these from the single version. I also love the first few minutes of The End before it goes a bit weird. The rest of the album is standard Doors fodder. OK but not great. But this is the Doors and Jim Morrison so deserves the accolades it gets. 3/5 18/11/24
Charismatic and iconic.
2.5/5
How did I not know I was listening to censored versions of Doors songs all these years? The bridge in Break on Through -- I always thought it was just ol' Jim vamping with "She get..." instead of the reality of "She get high..." And I'd never heard that series of "FUCK" in The End before. This would have been some serious parent scarin', panty droppin' stuff in the mid 60's, I would imagine. And the whole album (aside from I Looked at You and End of the Night) is hits from front to back. This would have been a hell of a debut album.
Break on through
Hadn't listened to this one in a long time and expected to like it a lot less than when I was a teenager, but it's still class. I think my biggest issue with it is the gulf in quality between some of the best tracks and the weaker ones, it seems pretty big. I could remember exactly how most of the album sounded, but there were a few where I had no idea. Not that those tracks (like Take It As It Comes) are bad, just a noticeable dip from the likes of Break On Through and Soul Kitchen. There seemed to be a bit of a recent trend of dunking on The Doors but after listening to this again I don't think it's warranted at all Highlights: Break On Through To The Other Side, Light My Fire, Soul Kitchen
Great classic album
I was surprised that I hadn’t heard all of these before
I’m sure this was so cool when it came out but it is just kind of dorky to me. Jamming on that little organ? Okay.
Impeccable debut. Still sounding unique 57 years later. Jim Morrison's voice and perspective of counter culture tendancies fuled by delusion and drugs. I love the soul and psychedelic aspects of the album. Combination of old blues licks and then modern pop melodies interwoven with a counter culture gospel like structure. Songs like "The End" and "Crystal Ship" are incredible examples of these sermon type songs.
From the beginning to “The “End” this is one the greatest debut albums that came out of the sixties. Actually one of the greatest albums overall. Sets the mood for a time that I wish I could have experienced more. The four of them were one on this Album.
Tired of writing reviews. Who even gives a fuck about what I think about this. The Doors rule.
7/10 Much better than the other album of theirs I have heard Decent but unthrilling 60s rock music with a total banger at the start, middle, end. Yes, the 3 big songs are clearly the best Good playing, keyboard/organ really stood out Vocals didn’t always hit, nor lyrics Best: Light My Fire
I love the Doors because their sound is so unique. The fact that their debut album could be construed as a 'greatest hits' is a testament to how good this album is.
Do I like a couple of the singles from The Doors? Yes. Would I ever choose to listen to one of their albums? No. Although, this is an impressive debut. Do I think they are worth all of the hype? No.
Coming back to this after a.... long time away. Let's go! A nice short album to return to. I liked this! Nice and easy. Light My Fire is obviously a banger. Correct that like 15% of the album is that one song
Bra, spesielt The End
I was ready to give this like a 8 or 9/ 10 but then I listened to the lyrics on Alabama Song... Jim Morrison yikes my guy what are you doing? 5/10
A rather chilling listen. Morrison's weary vocals remain iconic as ever.
Overall: 8/10 I like to affectionately call this band "The Bores" because 90% of their music bores me to tears. With that being said, they struck gold with their debut and other than a couple tracks, this thing is loaded with catchy choruses, stellar organ work and underrated drumming. It's a shame that (in my opinion) they never made anything that comes even remotely close to replicating the greatness of this album. Highly recommended. Fav Song: Break on Through (To the Other Side) Least Fav Song: The Crystal Ship
This record feels like the moment that sex and drugs met Rock’n’Roll. Can’t really argue with this one. Iconic fr.
if you take out the pedo bits itd be a fiver #justiceformanzarek
It's always a good day to listen to The Doors!! The first time I listened to this album, it was celebrating 50 years since its original release. And this is an album that I can perfectly imagine myself listening to when it turns 100.
Not heard this for ages but mainly amazing!
Fantastic, I've always been a fan of The Doors so I've been through phases of having this on repeat anyway. Could do with less talk of little girls though.
Dark and psychedelic. Groundbreaking album. Love it.
What a debut. There is something in that group...
Schönes, hörenswertes Album.
Gran debut. Aunque mejorarán.
Ray Manzarek is the man, Jim Morrison's voice is mostly insufferable, and the singles are the only good songs on the album, though they do rip.
Great psychedelic rock album. every track had a unique vibe and was really enjoyable overall 93/100
The Doors by The Doors is an engaging album that’s a pleasure to listen to, with hardly any low points. It maintains a consistently high quality, featuring well-crafted instrumentals, beautiful and fitting vocals, and impressive poetry. The album opens with a powerful intro and closes with a fitting outro, making for a cohesive and fun listening experience throughout.
Solid album front to back
I really liked this album until I got to the last song. It felt like it dragged in forever. Still, if I don’t let that one song affect my rating, then I’d give it a 4/5. Super solid record, I enjoyed every song and Break on Through is an absolute classic (first heard it playing Tony Hawk Underground 2)
2 massive hits. Very solid.
This was fresh and unique when it was released and it's a great listen today. Morrison is a special vocalist, the writing is great, and the music is top shelf, varied and bold. It's a terrific album.
Ja instant 5 sterren Heel geil
Ray Manzerek’s defining keyboard riffs are the cherry on top of the sundae that is Morrison’s commanding vocal presence.
I needed to stoke the flames here and there between the eternal fire-starters, but when this debut album burns, it leaves an indelible mark.
When you’re looking at this album in the context of it being the debut album from The Doors, it’s fantastic. On its own apart from that, it’s still really good, but the rough edges are there. With that being said, though, pretty much every song here is great. The only one I didn’t care for was “Alabama Song.” “Break On Through,” “Light My Fire,” “Twentieth Century Fox,” and “End Of The Night” are the highlights amidst a sea of fantastic songs. I feel like “The End” is hit or miss with people, but I personally really like it. This album is the perfect mix of rock and roll and psychedelic weirdness that The Doors would perfect throughout the years. An amazing and influential album.
Not unique
Amazing, love The Doors.
This is the best doors album (my favorite) It has my favorite doors song of all time and multiple other bangers. I LOVE THIS ALBUM.
The Doors inaugural album opens with a song that memorable to it's core for the catchy keyboard synth and simple vocals. After this it begins to get lost in what it wants to convey while jumping between a handful of low points through out the run time. While the highs are high. The lows are low.
Muy buen disco de Doors, cuna del rock psicodélico.
De rauwe, donkere energie spat ervanaf. Onheilspellend, onrustig, als een psychedelische trip. Jim Morrisson was inderdaad het type dat kort vlamt en snel opbrandt. Elk nummer is raak, zelfs een maffe cover als Whiskey bar. En met het stoerste orgelspel uit de popmuziek! Net als dat andere album: volle punten.
Ik kijk even terug naar mijn eerdere schrijfsels over The Doors. Bij beide albums viel mij op dat het eerste en het laatste nummer vooral heel sterk waren. En dat hebben ze ook op dit album voor elkaar gekregen. Is dat dat het recept om The Doors te luisteren? Gewoon alle eerste en laatste nummers van hun albums in één playlist. Daar lijkt het wel op. Want ook dit album maakt mij verder niet bijster enthousiast. Vooral niet als het wat neurotische klanken biedt, zoals bij die andere hit van het album. Het onderscheid tussen de albums van deze band, zit hem dus vooral in de opvulling, in het midden. Dit album schaal ik wat dat betreft tussen Morrison Hotel en L.A. Woman.
We hebben al 2 eerdere platen van the Doors gehad en ik heb tot 2x toe niet heel veel erover geschreven, anders dan bezwerende stem, kriegelig pianootje, etc. En ook bij dit album had ik in eerste instantie moeite om woorden te vinden om het goed te omschrijven. In een krappe 5 jaar tijd hebben ze een album of 5 gemaakt, waarvan we er 3 in deze lijst hebben gekregen. Er zit wat mij betreft niet megaveel variatie in, het ene album heeft misschien wat meer bluesy invloeden dan het andere. Maar the Doors heeft gewoon best wel zijn eigen identiteit, met die bezwerende stem en dat orgeltje. Dat op zichzelf ook al bezwerend is. En ik vind dat gewoon heel tof. Break on Through vind ik iets te rommelig eerlijk gezegd, dan heb ik liever Light my Fire. Maar het sluitstuk met de toepasselijke titel "The End" is wat mij betreft het beste nummer. Eigenlijk heel traag, maar het beklijft, het bezweert. Ze zouden het onder een film als Apocalypse Now moeten zetten. Oh wacht, dat hebben ze ook gedaan. Waanzinnig, letterlijk. Dus klikken we gewoon weer eens op die 5 sterren. Want debuutalbums daar zijn we fan van!
I absolutely adore The Doors - how they create this unique atmosphere that rambles here there and everywhere, seemingly leaving you behind, but then you are whisked back up again and dropped down somewhere totally new. What a trip. The End.
I loved my 'Best of The Doors' tape when I was young and getting into 60s bands, played it to destruction. 'Break on Through', what an opening to a debut album. The first three are all great, 'Crystal Ship' my favourite. After that the stars start to fall. 'Light My Fire' is a classic but let's be honest, it's too long! Then lots of fairly average tracks until 'The End' which I used to think was amazing, I still like the music but Jim's stoned rambling is nonsense really, tedious. Maybe this just got me on a bad day, who knows, People Are Strange :-)
the doors didn’t quite get fours from me
If you take some mediocre Rolling Stones album tracks and slap in some organ, you have The Doors. The organ sound is distinctive but sounds incredibly dated. 3 stars because I like the psychedelic lyrics, and it’s undeniable that The Doors create a unique mood.
Insert whatever I said for the last 60’s boy band that doesn’t need to be on this list
Great album
This was a tough one. Some absolute classics that still sound amazing with some of the worst songs I've heard in a while to fill in the gaps.
This is a 5 star album. So many classics. Such a vibe!
Great album
The Doors’ self-titled debut album feels incredible considering how young the band members were at the time—Jim Morrison was only 23, Robby Krieger 20, and John Densmore 22. Ray Manzarek, at 27, adds a maturity that’s evident in the album’s heavy use of keyboards and organ. The album feels ahead of its time. Even though the band’s influences are clear, the way they blend and reinvent those influences feels forward-thinking, almost like a precursor to bands like Franz Ferdinand with their dry humor. Morrison’s vocal range, from crooning to shouting, is a fascinating mix, somewhere between Dean Martin and Billy Idol. This is undoubtedly a true classic. Standout track: Light My Fire. Score: 5/5.
Classic album
This album is one that I liked surprisingly. I didn’t have high hopes going into it, but it was pretty good. Favorite song: Light My Fire
I set sail on The Crystal Ship, hoping to Light My Fire, but by the End Of The Night, I was just a Back Door Man. The End.
Grooves. Vox continental organ. Rhodes bass. Guitar tones. Hooky melodies Album begins amazing. Tracks 1-3 are an excellent start Vocals really do feel like another instrument. Unique style and the lyrics don’t really even register as I hear them. I’m sure that would change as I listen through the album more Had never heard of a marxo phone before. Sounds cool “Backdoor man” groove reminds me a lot of “five to one” in the very beginning. Also very sampleavle “Light my fire” is also very sampleable. Organ solos galore
It was fine. Morrison has kinda dull vocals but the band is excellent. Probably a better live group than album. Some classic hits but deep cuts were just there as murky palate cleansers.
The definition of classic. Love this album.
Overall good album, would listen again, 3.8/5
I can't help it, I just really dislike The Doors. They are so pretentious and the endless organ solos just grate on me.
Great!
This is a really strange album to review. On one hand it's got some the heaviest hitters in this band entire catalogue. On the other hand it's missing some of things that I love most from the Doors. Doesn't feel like there is any insane guitar solo or rock anthem on this album - it's just a lot of synth mashing. And while the synth does hit for me, I can't help but walking away from this one a little dissatisfied.
Great Album, Huge Songs and many songs i think have more attention deserved imo. Great smooth Record with Raw Emotions from Jim Morrison
#378. I always seem to expect The Doors music to be much worse than it is. It's definitely strange, but it also always seems to be better than I remember The Doors being. 4/5: great? *this is the thirty fifth album I purchased from this list Song added to playlist: Light My Fire I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
I’m surprised how much I like this, especially after not liking Morrison Hotel. Starts off strong with Break On Through and it maintains that momentum. Twentieth Century Fox rocks especially. The innuendo of Back Door is CRAZY tho. Then The End is kind of a beautiful way to end an album.
Not a huge doors fan, but this is their best album
This is five stars - not so much because it’s banger after banger, but because yes everyone should hear this record. Original, creative and Jim Morrison is a legend. As much as people critique his lyrics as childish doesn’t make it any less awesome. One of the best album closers ever.
Boring. I get why they were cool then.
Nice
classic
This album was so important for the scene of music and creates this immaculate vibe. God the Doors are fucking awesome.
I am a The Doors fan, I have heard this album fully. Don't remember too much from it. but I do like almost everything they put out.
5 stars
4.5
This one was pretty great too. Not every song is a winner here, but there are some amazing moments. Jim Morrison's voice is very commanding, even on a silly song like Kurt Weill's "Alabama Song". Great playing, particularly the keyboards, an instrument that doesn't usually get the spotlight in this kind of blues-y psych rock. Key tracks: Break On Through (To the Other Side) Light My Fire The End
Lots of memories of listening to this in high school. Re-listening, yhere is a LOT of "little girl" and "back door" 0/5
From the opening few seconds you know this is going to be god tier, that distinctive fuzzy sound, split stereo in full effect, they literally kick down the doors of perception. "Break On Through (To The Other Side)", "Soul Kitchen, a bitching cover of "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)", "Light My Fire", and the epicness that is "The End"... They had no goddamn right to be this good this early.
was expecting more than this as i liked the other doors album much more and the cover goes hard. some good tracks… some not so good. 3/5
hands down my favorite doors project we've listened to on this website
The vocalist needs to drink water
A vibe.
My Favorites are: break on through, Twentieth Century Fox, Back Door Man, The End (GUITAR INTRO) - Like the sound of it overall - I'm no fan of 60's keyboards but don't try and deny that the Doors make them work -> almost more prominent here than guitar - psychedelic rock isn’t really my world but I do have to say that I understand and respect the influence they have/had on music - it definitely is a must listen and an album you need to listen to before you die - considering the context of political and societal circumstances I bet that this album was IT! (And the band overall) - although I probably wouldn’t listen to it as a whole myself -> only a few selected songs - OVERALL: 3/5
Was pretty decent. Nothing really grabbed me but nothing pushed me away. Wouldn’t complain if it was on, but didnt add any songs to my playlist I really need to adjust my rating system. New rules starting now: 1 - bad 2 - not my type of music, meh songs 3 - pretty decent music 4 - fun to listen to, enjoyed a decent amount of the songs 5 - like a majority of the songs and had a blast listening to.
phenomenal album, i used to not like it but it’s amazing, all songs slap, r.i.p. jim morrison
It's become kind of easy to hate on The Doors. For reasons I can understand, they're kind of the music snob's red headed stepchild of the 60's rock era. David Crosby, who I admired and loved following on Twitter before he passed away, was especially critical of the band and Jim Morrison in particular. I went through a period where I was pretty into The Doors, but I later sort of bought into the hate. Were they actually good? Or was it more of a novelty act with Jim Morrison's antics and excesses being the main attraction, like watching a trainwreck? Like much in life the answer is probably somewhere in between. I don't think they were the best American band of the 60's, but there is certainly some magic to be found in their catalog, especially on the debut. Break On Through is probably my favorite Doors song: what an absolute banger of an opener it is, and it still sounds fresh today. Light My Fire is still infectious, and probably the most "Doors-y" song that they produced. Then there's The End, which is arguably the ultimate LSD song. It's inclusion in Apocalypse Now may be the best use of a song in a movie scene, period. Outside of these three tracks though... it's not great in my opinion. The three classics are enough to justify 4 stars, but I find songs like Alabama Song and Back Door Man just plain skippable, and most of the other album tracks are forgettable. I do think this album is rightfully regarded as a classic, perhaps more so as a time capsule from 1967 California than a great musical album.
I was pleasantly surprised by this album! I didn’t really enjoy the previous The Doors album I generated, because I didn’t like Jim Morrison’s voice. But his sporadic vocals mixed with the good ol’ rock n roll really sound good here.
No skip album - love love love
Dece
The Doors’ debut is dark and dynamic.
amazing stuff
This was... a hard album to rate. Theoretically it's a great album. Has a couple absolute bangers. But I'm not sure if I was too sober or what, but it just didn't click for me.
This album I like. What a fucking debut this seems to have been. That being said, I also recognize my bias as it's from my childhood. The songs are easy for me to get into, and distinctly their own sound.
I liked the album. I knew a couple of the songs going in, but the new ones were good overall. Not too much to say. Standouts: Break on Through, The Crystal Ship, Light My Fire, and I Looked At You.
The Doors are one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock in the late 60s. But at the same time, for an era that's so old, this album can feel quite generic at times. I'll just say that my 2 perspectives on this album cancel out and it's just a really solid 60s psychedelic rock album.
Their best
Haven’t listened to this in forever but it holds up pretty well.
Enough standout songs for me to praise this. A good overall sound, with keys and vocals that bring it a level above I think! Kinda reminds me of Austin Powers again… Alabama Song my fav I think.. also Break on Through rules and is the first song that plays when you boot up Tony Hawk Underground 2.
I might need to turn in my hater badge…. I quite enjoyed this….
I kinda hate the doors but this is easily their best and most successful album! Gotta give it up
Like a tank driving through a forest with a crackpot commander shouting at the trees In the top 10 albums for me
Yes. I love this album. Nuff said
The doors best album but still bogged down by Morrison’s bad poetry masquerading as lyrics. Overrated.
Eh
Insane debut album
Classic. Probably more 3 stars but The End deserves a bump up.
Break on through is an all time track 1 of your debut album. Hard to go wrong with an album about drinking, sex, and death. Lost me at times with the extended instrumental sequences but overall you can certainly see why Morrison was such a legendary figure
4.5 Not entirely sure on what the knock would be against this album. Not a weak song on the album, 4-5 hits. Great debut. A generational frontman, the bands great.
Doors Pretty bad sounding album. The bass sounds like garbage. Vocals are too loud and shouty and Jim Morrison is annoying and drains all my energy. Break on through is cool. Soul kitchen is ok Crystal ship is an energy sucker 20th century fox is bad Whiskey Bar is bad Light my fire - I don’t really like it as a song. The solos have some memorable parts but the keyboard sound is really grating. Kinda trancelike vamp is cool I guess. Back door man- terrible I looked at you- boring 60s rock Take it as it comes- bad The end- points for being original and Droney I guess but again Jim Morrison is sooo annoying and this 60’s psychedelic stuff was maybe exciting at the time but has aged terribly and is now super boring.
Was gonna give this a 3 until whiskey bar. Some of the songs are kinda iconic like light my fire and break on through. The organ sound is very characteristic and recognizable but i think it sounds terrible and one of the things i hate most about this band. I dont like when they try to play blues.
I don’t really get it. Twentieth Centry Fox is my fave
My relationship with this album is bizarre. Upon first hearing it years back, I saw absolutely nothing special in it - like at all. In fact, I wouldn't hesitate to say it bored me with just how boilerplate it sounded in some of its bluesier moments and how painfully tacky a song like 'Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)' came off to me. In my defense, this album's brilliance is well hidden (so well hidden that it eludes me to this day), as it shamelessly masquerades behind these cliche '60s blues rock tropes. But it's those subtleties kept drawing me back to this thing - I didn't know what they were, but SOMETHING made me return to this thing repeatedly. Fast forward to today and it's one of my favorite albums of all time, and I still have no idea why. I almost don't take this album as seriously as I should. The impeccable follow-up 'Strange Days' is certainly more unique sounding in its takes on psychedelic, and the band would only get more defined and bluesy with their sounds on later releases like 'Waiting for the Sun' and, especially, 'Morrison Hotel'. But the roughly recorded, grainy, mindlessly meshed together beginning of the band with this self-titled release always had this unsettling aura that none of their follow-ups were quite able to capture. Historically speaking, were 'The Doors' treading any new waters? Or were they just doing these oversaturated sounds much better than all their contemporaries? I still don't know how to answer that - I mean the psychedelic labyrinth that is the closer gives proto-post-rock vibes (mainly Swans with Morrison sounding a lot like Gira here). And Morrison's lyrics, when the "FUCKS!"'s on 'The End' and "She Get High"'s on 'Break on Through (To the Other Side)' weren't being censored, were spurring quite the negative reaction from mainstream '60s audiences - like with the infamous Sulivan Show performance of 'Light My Fire' where Morrison says the word "Higher" and the guy cancels the rest of their shows. It sucks but it was also a defining moment for the band (and popular music in general) that shot them into the mainstream. Jim Morrison. I honestly don't know much about that guy. I know his dad was a CIA agent (or so the internet tells me) and he died way too soon after his tumultuous final years with the band. But he is, above all else, a poet with an incredible voice. Taking the term at face value he may be the best front-man in rock history, be it with his shattering screams on the disgusting blues track (and Howlin' Wolf cover) 'Back Door Man', the incredible walking melody of 'Soul Kitchen', the angelic and almost beyond-life chorus of 'Light My Fire', or the horrifying cries that send off the Oedipian passage of 'The End'. 'Take It as It Comes' and 'I Looked at You' also prove the guy can write incredibly catchy choruses and, in the case of the latter, pop songs. Thematically, love and drug imagery that were so common in the '60s scene are what you get here. Seems generic at first but the heavy caveat is that these themes take an undeniably ominous tone here, like a bad trip spirling you to the brink of death with the song 'The End' as its crux. But it's also wholesome at times; I love Morrison's ode to soul food diners on the aptly named 'Soul Kitchen', it's one of my favorite songs here. Now let's talk about the music. Again, it's not boundary-pushing for the majority of this album, but it sounds too damn good for that to even matter. Robby and John. on guitar and drums respectively, do a great job of bringing those bluesy moments to life on songs like the opener and 'Back Door Man'. I also love Robby's bright and twangy guitar tone on 'End of the Night', a particular sound that would, thankfully, be more present in their follow-up. But it's ultimately Ray Manzarek on piano and organ that gives this album a genuinely unique sound. 'Light My Fire' is, without a doubt, one of the greatest songs ever - and the keyboard solo is dangerous in just how easily it slithers into your head and then refuses to leave. It's really on 'Light My Fire' and the underrated and potent 'Take it as it Comes' where it sounds like Ray's trying to start a fire with the sole power of his fingertips and some keys. The piano solo on 'The Crystal Ship' is another genuinely gorgeous moment here evoking the feeling that you're sailing away on this vast crystal ocean in the dead of night, completely directionless. I don't know...maybe I'm tricking myself into thinking this album is better than it is because of just how many times I've listened to it. Going back to my opening paragraph I don't know what it is about this thing. It's just so damn cool - like the idea of it is awesome and it has an undeniably strong presence that's just impossible to shake. Anyways...I think I'm gonna go listen to it thing again now.
Overall I liked this album, but I didn’t find it an exciting listen.
Now here's a classic album. Some really weird songs in here between the bangers. And now I'm in Apocalypse Now.
Biiiiigggg fan of the doors but this is not my favorite album of theirs, so we’ll see how this goes. Despite lyrical content, I did not enjoy “Alabama Song.” Yeah this is just okay. 3.5? 4? Ugh.
Forgot how much I love this album!!
Definitely strong for a debut, but there were some tracks that were weaker, and I guess I'm not a huge Doors fan
Light my firen intro piristää aina!! Vahva levy kyllä, toimii vaikkei ole hittien kyllästämä. Tai siis ainakaan sinkkumielessä - paljohan nää biisit soi esim. soundtrackeillä. Toki aika taiteellinen ja showta ylläpitävä meno. Tavallaan yhden keikan tunnelma (sellanen jolla ei tahallaan pidetä välispiikkejä ja valo on keltainen). Vikan biisin jamitkaan ei vaikuta megaliiallisita, vähän vain.
Avaus on ehkä bändin uran huippuhetki, ja levyllä on muutakin vahvaa materiaalia. Jees. Sitten heikkoudet: soundin yksitoikkoisuus, vetonaulabiisin muuntaminen jamiksi, laulajan mytologisoinnin perusteettomuus. Mutta loppujen lopuksi - ja tästä saa ehkä syyttää Smackia - olen lämmennyt. 3,5
There were a 3 songs I really liked. Otherwise the melody and lyrics of the others didn’t really resonate.
Appreciate the classics and the quirkiness but only found one new song I truly enjoyed.
Groovy background music.
Often imitated but never duplicated.
very enjoyable
As I 'rate' (what do I know) these albums, I am finding that there are some that I'm too emotionally attached to to properly critique - this is one of them. When I was in 7th grade I was already full on obsessed with the Doors and begged my parents to get me this album. They got me the Doors Greatest Hits (red and white cover) for xmas - I can still (!) remember sneaking into their room and finding it, wrapped and hidden - and I still feel like a sh*t bc I peeked and then rewrapped. Michael did I ever tell you I had done this .. and didn't we unwrap Pitfall and actually play it, then rewrap and pretend we were surprised? LOLLL Anyway, I love this album I love their unique sound and Break on Through is like Good Times Bad Times (Zep) - the BEST intro /opener !!! And fantastic variety, talent, inventiveness (The End) - so many classics on this 1st album I was so happy to listen to this!
This is an inspired, raw, dynamic album. Who knew you could love an organ? Funny, I haven't listened to it in a long time, which may have added to the delight.
Say what you will about the doors - they started as well as anybody. Is there a better first album/first track in rock history. Break on Through is certainly in the running in terms of song quality, raw energy as well as mission statement. great songs throughout and the only indulgence - something that the doors would have plenty of in the years to come - The End at ease delivers on its promise. Say what you will about the song lyrically - the musicianship is transcendent and thar holds true throughout the album. There were plenty of missteps to come - this one is lean.
I find this album pretty hard to review. A lot of The Doors success seem to have come from Jim Morrison being a real erratic person, surrounded by lots of drama, but also from their music being quite different from what else existed, with controversial lyrics and energetic live performances. Most of this is missed out when hearing the recording. Anyways, this album contains many of their top hits 'Break On Through (To The Other Side)', 'Light My Fire', 'The End', and so on. This by no means that the album is only carried by those songs though, I think most songs hold a really high bar throughout the whole record. For example, I really appreciate 'Soul Kitchen', and 'Back Door Man'. 'Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)' is quite a strange song. "Show me the way to the next little girl" is quite... interesting to put on a record. Perhaps I'm taking the lyrics too face value, but it certainly makes them come across as a bit suspicious and creepy. Their sound hasn't aged very well in my opinion. It really sounds as old as it is, and the sound quality isn't that impressive. The electric organ they use in almost all songs is a trademark instrument for them, but it makes it feel like whimsical circus music at times, which doesn't sit that well with me. In summary, I think it's definitely a record filled with enough interesting stuff to warrant a high rating. The actual music is interesting and evenly good, and the band is also surrounded with some mystery and weirdness that piques your interest. The Doors is definitely not a group I would count among my favourites, so I had a hard time deciding between a 4 and a 5, but in the end I'll give it a weak 5 partly because it's actually pretty good, but also because of the band's influence on music.
When people talk about The Doors it is always Jim Morrison that is mentioned. I think however that both Ray Manzerick and Robby Krieger were equally as important. Their guitar/keyboard playing really pulls the whole thing together and I had the luck of seeing them playin The Door's songs as "Riders of the Storm" since they didn't have the right to use the name "The Doors". It was really great. Anyway, this album is like a greatest hits put into one album. Many good riffs and songs where 7 of the 11 tracks are great hits. I think Morrisons spoken word is cringey at times but as a whole this is a 5 star.
Så många hits.
Fun classic
Yeah yeah, it's really great.