Reviews (page 10 of 14)
3/5 - still just the doors
The Doors' fusion of Psychedelic and Blues has always made for such an addictive concoction - and this album might be their most overtly bluesy one, vocally and instrumentally. Morrison's vocals shift between deep, husky, and subtle - and loud, growly, and raspy from song to song - his dynamic ability as a vocalist has always been what made him such a standout frontman. Ray brings such a unique keyboard-organ tone and playing style to the table on these Doors albums, very rarely do I associate a specific "tone" to a band but this is one of those cases. It's so subtly ominous, even on the most upbeat tracks here. It's such a colorful record with so many great moments like the entirety of the heavy and heavenly 'Waiting for the Sun' and that bassline on 'Peace Frog' rules. I love the hypnotic coasting and warmth of the track 'Indian Summer'. The Doors really mastered the sacred art of being cool as fuck - I mean they're cooler than most any band that came out in the 60s imo.
All over the place by design, but the quality is more inconsistent than I'd like. Still enjoyed it a lot.
Honestly, the lyrics were dull and repetitive and the vocal performance was not fun to listen to. The music was fine.
And so a million ropey bluesy bar bands came into existence. Waiting for the Sun is great though.
The Doors have an unmistakable style. Good riffs and vocals, a little dreary but in a satisfying way.
This album was unbelievable. Honestly, I don't think there were any bad songs on this project.
Decent. Not as good as I expected
Turns out I like the Doors! Or, at least, I like this album. I was really only ever exposed to “Riders on the Storm”, “Come on baby light my fire”, and maybe to some extent “peace frog” featured here. I found every song to have catchy grooves and Morrison is doing a great job of entertaining. He uses his limited voice really well and doesn’t get too ambitious. I’m excited about this one and will be coming back.
5 sterren alleen al voor Roadhouse Blues
Really enjoyed that!
3☆/5 08.05.2024
Kinda over the doors now. Was find.
This is not bad, not as overwrought as I thought it might be
Meh. O.k. I guess, but has lost its luster over teh last 50 years
it was fine. i would listen to peace frog again and that's about it.
Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer
I kind of forgot how much I like this record. Or maybe I never knew because I never listened to it as a whole. Damn, it’s pretty great. Weird and musical and Morrison’s vocals are great.
I enjoyed having it on. No one song really stood out to me. I do love that organ sound.
Hmm, The Doors but with Blues? Sign me up. I really really liked this album. Probably a 4.5 for me, but, hell, I'll round up.
The Doors are such an overrated band. There’s nothing here that other bands weren’t doing better.
Wow, some fabulous tracks ... and those lyrics
another doors album, another real mixed bag here. there are great songs on this record that i like a lot, 'roadhouse blues' and 'queen of the highway,' there are some decent, pretty good songs here as well, 'waiting for the sun' and 'peace frog,' and there are songs that are, quite frankly, kind of dull, 'indian summer' and 'ship of fools.' just imo a pretty uneven album from a band i can never decide where i stand on them. sometimes they are great, sometimes they are not. as always, the musicianship here is great. the songwriting and the vocals have the biggest sway in quality. the more i listen to the doors, the more i land in the middle on them, which is where i feel this one lands as well.
A very mature and soulful sound, borderline vulnerable and heartfelt at times. Catchy and suave, each song has something unique to bring to an album that is bursting with bluesy energy, and tender ballads. Very well-rounded and engaging. Top tracks: Roadhouse Blues, Peace Frog, Blue Sunday
I hate the Doors. Jim Morrison was a horrible vocalist.
Morrison Hotel has frequently risen to the top of my list of favorite Doors albums, even though choosing a definitive favorite among their catalog is always a challenge. This album stands out for its bluesier edge, yet it remains quintessentially Doors with its eclectic mix of styles. It might be difficult to determine which album features their best songs, but sonically, Morrison Hotel is undeniably their most polished and impressive work. The performances are robust, and the recording and mixing are top-notch. The band's dynamic range is on full display, with seamless transitions that showcase their stylistic versatility. Tracks like "Waiting for the Sun," "Ship of Fools," and "Queen of the Highway" flirt with progressive rock elements, incorporating intricate changes that highlight their musical complexity. Particularly striking is the smooth segue from "Peace Frog" to "Blue Sunday," which never fails to surprise me. "Indian Summer" exemplifies the Doors' ability to craft meditative, psychedelic tracks that feel otherworldly. Overall, Morrison Hotel is a testament to the band's enduring creativity and skill, presenting a blend of blues, rock, and psychedelia that resonates deeply.
Another good Doors album here. Not as great as their earlier albums, but still has some bangers. This one makes me feel like I'm driving on the open road out West, making stops at random dive bars to get drunk and party with the locals. It just has that vibe to me. Peace Frog is my favorite on here.
Treat yo'self to some cheap thrills at Morrison Hotel, from $2.50 and up! By now The Doors are in full bloom, and the conviction with which Mr. Mojo Risin' himself sang his lyrics on the first album has long had the consistent quality to back up his hubris. It strikes me funny that some of the qualities I chastise on some albums are the hallmarks of other albums when in the right hands. For instance, the languid lost-in-the-desert head-full-of-peyote feel of "Indian Summer" hits the right droning meditation alongside the best of Velvet Underground that with other groups would just be boring and uninspired. The first side is easily the more popular, and "Peace Frog" has the best guitar solo I've heard from Robby Krieger to date. But the second side shouldn't be dismissed; the fun "Land Ho!" and swanky "The Spy" perfectly set the expectations and the band simply delivers perfectly.
So I was pretty much unfamiliar with this album, having gained only a small awareness of it just about an hour before seeing it as our album of the day on this list, but I really enjoyed listening to it! I was familiar with the song Roadhouse Blues, but unlike a lot of albums where the song I already know is the one I end up liking the best, a lot of songs here really grabbed me more than that one ever has. There was a lot of blues on this album in addition to that song, but there was so much else going on, it's like the band was following whatever creative whim they had to see where it took them. I feel like compared to their debut, this album shows that they had really expanded their sound. But it wasn't a mess or a mishmash. There was a consistent thread throughout, and though there were lots of forays in many directions, and at times more energy, everything worked really well. I keep coming back to Peace Frog. I love the energy of it and it makes me want to go-go dance like Goldie Hawn. But then that droning, moody, Jim vocal is there in parts, too. Blue Sunday, Ship of Fools and Indian Summer also stood out to me. The focus is always on Jim when it comes to the Doors--the man, the myth, the legend--but I don't think the rest of the guys in the band get enough credit for their creativity and virtuosity.
Tough to go wrong with the Doors. Another easy 5 for me. As a 14 year old in 1995 I had all their albums and wore them out. I feel like this album features John Densmore a bit more and shows his jazz drumming influence. 'Waiting For the Sun', 'Blue Sunday', and "Indian Summer'.... masterpieces. 'Queen of the Highway' is also a standout. I feel like they maintained their identity while still drifting through multiple styles of music.
Very good álbum bit Kinda repetitive. Best song: Waiting for the Sun
Morrison Hotel perfectly encapsulates why I hate The Fucking Doors. ZERO STARS
USKOMATON THE DOORS ALBUMI.. biisejö ei toki nouse hittilistoille.. MUTTA TARVIIKO.. heh.. ei..
I like The Doors. They were very popular through the 80's. I know for some reason some people don't take them very seriously. This is not my favorite album of theirs but its good. It seems to run out of steam through the 2nd side. And its missing the one killer tune although some may think Roadhouse Blues is it,; I don't. 3.4
Pretty cool dad rock that is best enjoyed with a side of drugs.
Definitely not my favorite Doors album by far but after the initial 3 boring blues tracks they picked the speed back up. Blue Sunday, Peace Frog, Ship of Fools, Land Ho! and Indian Summer are all great Doors deeper cut tracks.
Drunk jerk off that thinks he's some deep poet but is just a douche
Неплохой хард рок. Не очень хорошо помню, ну пусть будет...
This record was on major rotation in our shared living space when I was in college in the late 1980s. It would get played a lot later on in the evening when things were starting to get going... maybe around 11:30 PM, or midnight, when everything needed a little injection of weird energy. Worked perfectly!
I'm not a Doors enjoyer but this album was ok! I didn't find any specific songs very memorable but I do like their style/bluesy-ness
Way bluesier than I thought. Not my favorite Door but pretty pretty good.
It's been so long since I’ve listened to a Doors album, and boy, I forgot just how enjoyable they are. This one is definitely another I'll go back to and jam out to again.
Morrison
Das sind also die sagenumwobenen Doors. Dann vermute ich, dass das nicht das beste Album der Band ist. Ich hoffe da kommt noch Besseres.
Starts of dyno-mite! Not the biggest Doors fan in the world, and though the album is better than several others ones' I've had the displeasure of having to listen to, I know 100s that are better... But that's my opinion...
This was okay overall. I couple real standout songs. Peace Frog is still a favorite.
It's ok, nothing special. I preferred their self-titled record.
Ok, de mondharmonica en piano is fucking vet in Roadhouse blues! Lekkere binnenkomer dit! Daarna een paar standaard rockplaten, voor we weer wat meer bluesy jazzy muziek hebben met Ship of Fools. Ik vind dat duidelijk de betere muziek, de rock kan me een beetje gestolen worden maar de apartere nummers blijven veel beter hangen! Maaaar het grootste deel is toch een beetje nietszeggende rock voor mij. De paar interessante nummers zorgen er wel voor dat ik het leuk genoeg vind voor 3 sterren, maar het is niet hoger voor mij. Gewoon een goed rock album, niets wereldschokkends. FAVO: Roadhouse Blues, Ship of fools, The Spy
That's some smooth keys and guitar work. I don't want to call them a one trick pony because they are so damn talented - but it does feel like they have a pretty narrow range on this album. I'm impressed with this album but I'm not really blown away by it.
Roadhouse Blues sounds familiar. The rest was new to me. I enjoyed it! My favourites are Peace Frog, Blue Sunday, Queen of the Highway and Indian Summer.
I head peace frog before; I liked it. The rest didnt impress.
Bless the 70s rock'n'blues
Roadhouse Blues Waiting for the Sun Peace Frog
My kinda jam
All the best hits from The Doors but slightly different
Very nice album. I like The Doors. Jim Morrison is genius.
I liked this one, it's a different vibe from what I recall of other Doors albums. It's more bluesy rock, simple and straightforward. I would like to have heard more in this vein.
I of course love the doors, and this is one of the best.
Typically I am not a huge Doors fan, but I enjoyed this one. The blues, keyboard, and lyrics were really good.
It was better than LA Woman
This may be a hot take but I liked this one a lot more than L.A. Woman. I very much liked the variety, from upbeat twangy electric guitar to slower more plodding songs with a nice splash of blues all across. I liked the organ that was interspersed throughout. The storytelling was nice too, it wasn’t all coked out nonsense that only makes sense if you’re high as a kite. Pretty good album I would listen to this one again.
Pleasantly surprised by this. Enjoyed the more bluesy sound & editing they gave in tracks.
Surprisingly enjoyable, did not expect this. Bluesy guitar tunes
Aspettative troppo alte
This is one of my absolute favorite albums of all times. The memories of Athena and me jamming out to aby number of Spors tracks but this album especially will always be a bright spot. I hear this album and I think of my best friend. 5 stars every day all day. Love The Doors.
Great stuff. I haven't really explored The Doors beyond their hits (and the other album on this list) but I really should. They were able to bring the goods. 4.5/5
Was wondering when the Doors would show up…can’t overrate this band. A singular voice that is deeply missed. Another club 27 member.
Exemplary Doors album. So many memorable tracks, with varying styles. Favourites include Roadhouse Blues, Ship of Fools and Land Ho. 4/5
As poucas músicas boas se destacam, mas como album nada demais. Bem repetitivo
Back to back with their debut album is a weird coincidence. Not as strong as some but still a classic.
this album is okay. I think I like it more than the self-titled album, but I'ma be real and admit that none of these songs stand out to me. I think I'm too familiar with modern music because music from a certain time period feels like it's lacking.
I like The Doors, and "Morrison Hotel" is a fine album, but I don't think it is their best, and if it made my Top 3 albums of theirs, it would be 3rd. However, I may even put it 4th. So, ultimately, yeah, I think it is good, but I can't really say, at this point, that it is anything I get as excited about as their other stuff that is more poignant and still haunting to this day.
Another Doors album. They honestly had a bigger output than I expected, given how young Jim Morrison died. This met the expectation of a Doors album. It was bluesy, a little psychedelic, and had some elements of harder rock here and there. The organ was back but not quite as prominent as I would’ve liked. But it was just ok. Like I said, it met expectations for a Doors album. Didn’t exceed them, didn’t fall short. It just was. And that’s all I kind of have to say. Three stars. I am whelmed. Also I’ve heard “Roadhouse Blues” waaaaaaaay too many times in stadiums that I just cannot list it as a Standout Track. Sorry not sorry. Standout Tracks: You Make Me Real, Peace Frog, Ship of Fools, Queen of the Highway, Maggie M’Gill
Have always loved The Doors and their unique carnival-like sound combined with Morrison’s vocals.
What a weird guy Jim Morrison was. We share a birthday.
An excellent mix of blues infused rock. Maybe not their best album, but still pretty solid.
Peacefrog and Roadhouse Blues still holdin up after 50+ years, but I believe it’s Ship Of Fools that gets this album on the 1001 list. Short and sweet listen, great bluesy sound with a lot of range. I remember 1970 but never remember a time when hotel rooms rented from $2.50 per night. Solid (3.9*s)
Starts out strong with the first two tracks, couple other good ones scattered throughout, a few stinkers. If this Doors album made the list there's going to be more of them on it. They deserve all the praise and credit but this is not my favorite of theirs. It gets a little "merry-go-round/carnival-esque" at parts but I do like the return to blues. A fun journey and a decent listen.
Side A...yes, Side B...meh. Are all the Doors albums gonna make the list cause this is not their strongest? Roadhouse blues and Peace Frog top the track list. Really only like Maggie McGill on Side B...2.7.
I can talk forever about The Doors. Primarily about how overlooked and underappreciated they are as one of the best American bands ever. While I continue to enjoy them they don't get as much air play as they used to for me. My memory for Morrison Hotel is that it was one of their weaker albums. I was surprised how strong the album is on this re-listen. They fall back to more the blues roots and get away from some of the psychedelic Jim stuff. Manzarek's organ/piano paired with Kreiger's flamenco style and Jim's flair sprinkled in work really well this time around. Stronger album than I had expected though I look forward to hopefully LA Woman and The Doors. The one thing it missed is a signature long jam ballad that they are famous for. I understand that isn't everyone's cup of tea but I've always love The Soft Parade, The End, When the Music's Over, etc. I would have loved if they dropped 1 or 2 songs and had another long track to cap the album. Despite that still high marks deserved. 3.61 stars
3.5
Bluesy Doors = Best Doors And this is their bluesiest. Best tracks (in order of personal preference): Peace Frog - doesn't get as much airplay as their most famous classics, but it's as good as any of them. This is the Doors signature sound, at their best. Funky beat, driving keyboards, and shamanistic Morrison rapping vocals. Love that guitar solo too. Roadhouse Blues - awesome, high energy, blues rocker. And one of the best album openers anywhere. A classic. Maggie M'Gill - Powerful Morrison vocals, driving beat, and awesome blues guitar. Land Ho! - Love that bouncy bassline The Spy - How cool is that bluesy guitar riff? And Morrison sounds great here too. Waiting for the Sun and Indian Summer are more psychedelic tracks. Still good....just not bluesy and could fit better on other albums. (I believe I read somewhere that Indian Summer was written several years earlier, so that would make sense). I'm not big on Blue Sunday or Ship of Fools, thus the 4 rating overall for an otherwise 5-star album.
37 minutes that seemed twice as long. Waiting for the Sun was the only highlight on this album. Boring.
Love, love this album
There was a brief time where I listened to the Doors trying to get into the music — and failing. I read the Jim Morrison biography and would throw my POP's records on the turntable, turn it up loud and wait for something compelling to happen. But it never really took. Usually it just seemed like wallowing and noodling music. This particular record is too bluesy in parts but also has a surprising heaviness to it at times that redeems the moments when they tread into the boring blues cliches. A decent Doors record but it can't compete with more interesting music made by others.
Whenever I seem to be talking to Doors fans, they seem to adore Morrison's psychedelia wank. But this blues-rock album I find much more palatable
4.5/5 This funky unique experience is a delight. Jim Morrison screams and reminisces over groovy tracks oozing with flavour. The lyrics evoke strong sexual desires or inspire beautiful psychedelic images, such as the fantastic Peace Frog, which fades amazingly into the elegant change of pace of Blue Sunday. A slightly weaker stretch following the brilliant Ship of Fools weakens the overall quality of the album but the highpoints are so high this is a must-listen. Maggie M'Gill brings the album back to what it does best right at the end. Roadhouse Blues 4.5/5 Waiting for the Sun 5/5 You Make Me Real 5/5 Peace Frog 5/5 Blue Sunday 5/5 Ship of Fools 5/5 (FAV) Land Ho! 4/5 The Spy 3.5/5 (LEAST FAV) Queen of the Highway 4/5 Indian Summer 4/5 Maggie M'Gill 5/5
Alexander Van der Bellen: Liebe Österreicherinnen und Österreicher, so sind The Doors nicht!
Sure, the rocky bluesy thing is cool. But it feels a bit one note and some of the lyrics are a bit simplistic for my taste.
Jingle, jangle. Jim Morrison with amazing presence and voice. Otherwise not too memorable for me, and a lot less interesting than their earlier records.
meh. 4/10
I enjoyed the album but didnt find anything that really stood out to me
I love this album. Might be my favorite Doors album although I know others get more critical acclaim.
Really liked this album I had never heard before. Good bluesy feel but still sounds like the doors
OK, The Doors are cool & all, but why THIS album? None of the big hits that everyone knows & associates w/ the band. Very little of the psychedelic rock they're famous for- instead we get a straight-up blues album. Well guess what? There are probably thousands of blues albums from actual blues artists that were passed over, for what? To give the Doors a 3rd spot on this list? C'mon. I'm looking forward to the other 2 (assuming they'll be the first 2, or maybe first & last), as those will be far more representative of The Doors. As for this one? Pass. The Doors are cool. This album doesn't need to be here, though.
2024-06-23...
The Doors released six albums and one live album. They're all good. Morrison Hotel, and The Soft Parade, are the two weaker studio albums. I still love them (the two albums, and The Doors.)
Not my fave Doors album.
HL: "Roadhouse Blues", "Waiting for the Sun", "Peace Frog/Blue Sunday", “Land Ho!” A stellar 1st half, with some of their best psychedelic tunes & blues numbers. 2nd half is good; listening to both this and L.A. Woman reminds me that I prefer their earlier stuff ("hello i love u") to later-day Morrison. Still rounds up to a 4
A more bluesy than psychy and fewer famous tracks. I loved this
This was a more bluesy version of the band that I really dug, I liked the album
It’s The Doors. Enough said. I’ve never actually listened to this album all the way through before but it did not disappoint.
Maybe 2. They need to calm down yo
There's nothing special in this album. I liked the synth parts (I almost always like those). The album itself is quite good. A few songs were forgettable. I hope the rest of the Doors' discography is better than is. I'll give "Morrison Hotel" 3 stars.
Classic The Doors album, "Waiting for the Sun" mixes the psychedelic into the blues, especially with the Moog synth sound. Was fun to listen to.
I went through a Doors phase early in high school. Then I got older and realized while the music is kind of fun, Jim Morrison is a blowhard pseudo-intellectual.
Ok wow, The Doors were more ahead of their time than I previously have given them credit for. I always thought that they were just another generic rock band from the 60s and 70s, but this is simply fantastic.
Very good!
The doors the doors is better
Best part is that it is only 37 minutes. Peace Frog is good though.
There were surprisingly a couple of okay songs on here, but a lot of carnival organ and blathering other than that.
Great album. Some songs were familiar of course but also some new stuff.
First listen through I thought this album was only okay. But I find myself going back to parts of it more.
own
everything I know about being a doors fan I learned from the kids in the hall
didn’t enjoy this one very much, although I do like other material by The Doors.
Good album, I probably enjoy this more blues-rock version of The Doors the best.
Really? One Doors album was plenty, thank you very much. Roadhouse blues is fun though.
At first, I sighed, the Doors.... again. It felt too soon but, all in all this was a pretty good listen, will not put it in rotation -- but good hear.
the spy and queen of the highway were top tier
I do love the doors and while this isn’t their finest I still really enjoyed it. Waiting for the sun was my fav
Wonderful
Definitely can see the impact this band had on so many after.
A lot of dark bluesy sounds on this album. The keyboards are as always strong. I don't love the Doors but a solid album.
👍10/10
# 249 : A bit of an over-rated band with some great tunes on occasion. They've done a pretty decent job with this pretty good album though.
Just doesn't hit like it did in HS
An album like driving on the highway in Summer. Sounds kind of nice, right? But when you think about it for more than a second, it's still just driving in a straight line while the seat gets more and more uncomfortable and the AC is blasting because it would be unbearably hot otherwise. Not the worst kind of activity, you might actually enjoy unwinding a bit, but not something I would seek regularly either.
I loved the first Doors Album. It was raw and new. I loved Morrison Hotel more because it was the Doors when their art was honed to perfection. There is a song for every mood. Waiting for the Sun is a psychedelic ride while Land Ho! Was a funky exploration of uptempo oddity and Roadhouse Blues was a down and dirty classic rocker. One of my favorites is the soft romance Indian Summer. There is beauty in there, despite the fact it’s comparing his love to multiple women. Hmmm. I love the story about the cover too, that the owner refused so when he wasn’t paying attention then ran inane got the shot before being chased out. Classic twenty year old rock band mayhem!
I was trying to figure out why this album sounded like a grimy version of the Doors. It's way more guitar forward than what is considered classic doors. "Waiting for the Sun" has that classic Doors sound with all the organ from Ray. But the rest either has more guitar or has Ray trading the organ for a piano giving the Doors a more down to earth and bluesy vibe. Stand out tracks are "Roadhouse Blues", "Peace Frog", and "Waiting for the Sun".
Love the sound of this album. Easy 5 stars for me. Such a cool voice.
Still don’t love the Doors. But I will admit Morrison is a better vocalist than I had previously given him credit for.
Plenty of good music here. I just wish Morrison would let the band jam more; a few of the songs would have been better without the vocals.
Some of my favorites on one of their best albums. 4.5*, but I have to round up for this one.
70’s don’t care
This album is a ride. Well, for the times I guess it’s a trip. Drops of blues, flamenco, rock and love songs to boot. I did often find myself wondering “what does that mean” when listening to songs but I guess that is the poetic side of the doors that you hear about. This album would do nothing but make me want to explore more. Choice Cut: Maggie McGill
Loved their Roadhouse Blues. Just love The Doors 4*
Was better than expected
Waiting for the sun sampled by girl talk very cool
Another Dad band for me. A lot gruffer sounding than I thought they were. Not awful but can’t say I was even really paying much attention to it.
Rock, Blues, 1970 -> 4
I was hoping to like the deep cuts more than I did. The hormone the are legendary though. I was always fascinated by the doors. I made the mistake of watching the Oliver stone movie about them and it was so freaking annoying.
Just amazing can't add much else
It sounds like the Doors. This isn't the best album by the Doors. "Roadhouse Blues" and "The Spy" are my personal favorites off this album. All in all a super generic Doors album.
Meh
I liked the unserious vibe of some songs. However after some point they started blending into each other and being a bit repetitive. Stand-out: Land Ho!
So fun! Classic.
Really just tired dad rock. There's nothing really deep here, or any great production. It's by-the-numbers rock music by a bunch of amateurs. They just happened to do it before anyone else, making everyone think it's better than it actually is.
Grungy and scrappy
roadhouse blues. Absolutely cracking song. Great way to open the album. Some great piano in You make me real. Could imagine the bar in full swing with a guy playing the piano to this. Absolutely rocking. Peace frog. Love the bass line and boards on this one. Great solo. Absolute tune. Good first side/half to the album. Drops in the middle and finishes off well with Maggie M'Gill. Overall, a good album i say with a few standout tracks. Rating 4/5.
Good blues album, plenty of good songs.
Mint
Always a lot of filler on a doors album.
Very good listen. Jim Morrison had such a distinctive soft but strong voice that belied his age and has now become immortalised. The Doors music was not just a product of their time. It's still a pleasure to listen to today which makes this band a classic. Brilliant 👍
Wow. I've always struggled to enjoy The Doors, but this album really rocks and helped me understand the vibe. I really liked this, maybe because it's a little more traditional rock, but Jim Morrison's vocal style really shines through here.
Roadhouse Blues and Peace Frog are awesome tracks. The rest just sounds a bit lazy e.g. Land Ho. “The Doors? Jim Morrison? He’s a drunken buffoon posing as a poet” - Lester Bangs (The late Philip Seymour Hoffman) in Almost Famous. I took offense to this when I first saw the movie. But the older I get and listen to the Doors, the more I tend to agree.
There was a time when this would have been an unquestionable 5 stars from me, and that would have been the case if I didn't relisten to the album. Maybe it's age, maybe I should have been day drinking while listening to this? Either way, there's a lot to appreciate here, just doesn't feel 5 stars
this was a good solid rock and roll
Roadhouse blues was the first song I played with a band in front of people. This one's a rocker and a classic. Favorite track is Peace Frog.
This album is bluesy and has real saloon style vibes. It's definitely a Doors album, but there's good energy here. Peace Frog and Land Ho! are the most "Doorsy" song here for better or worse. I used to admire The Doors more than I do today. This album did little to affect my feelings towards them one way or the other. It's fine.
I was never a great Doors fan. I’ll give the man his due, he certainly has a sultry and other worldly charm, and it carries over into his music; but like a lot of this late 60s stuff it feels rather pedestrian without the assistance of a narcotic haze.
Not 100% my jam, but easy listening. Funky guitar in there
Thought I hated The Doors before, but this was a nice blues rock album to listen to.
Love the keyboards and some of the drumming. Lyrics are desperately simple and lazy at times which made me cringe e.g blue Sunday. I'm familiar with the Doors but never heard a whole album from them. Nice to delve into their sound but not likely to come back to this one.
Shout out to 13 year-old me for having great taste in classic rock. The Doors are still great, and many of the tracks I had never heard, because I was a greatest hits basic boy.
Good album. Some of the songs were fun and the bluesy influence was nice. 3/5 Might listen again
Another pleasant surprise. Much better than I was expecting.
Ok, some good songs, some a bit samey.
An iconic bluesy/ rocky sound
OK.
Right about here, Jim & Co. hit a relentless blues groove which doesn’t let up for eighteen months until it is all over, and which represents some of the finest, and the funnest, that American rock has to offer. It’s so good that it rises above being the cliché that it can’t help avoid being. The pleasant surprise here is how lovely, how non-throw-away, the slower tracks are.
Jim Morrison's voice is unmistakable. As are the rhythm and the sound of the band. A great album that I wasn't that familiar with. I will certainly listen to it again. 5/5
Nice, better than I thought it might be
Vintage American Rock
I was doing other stuff while listening to this, and yet, my ears kept tuning in and realizing I liked what I was hearing.
This is not my favorite doors album. I still like some moments of it, not the whole thing though. Will I listen to again: 25%
Not the best Doors album, but still pretty good. If it wasn't for the dip in the middle, this would be a 5 star album, but as it is, it's a strong 4 star one. Somehow, I still love Roadhouse Blues, even if it has been played to death for the last 50 years.
The organ tones are a little too circus-y for me. The blues stuff is ok but there’s not much room in my heart for white guy blues beyond zep and stones
Waiting for the sun was my fave.
Muchas de las canciones suenan igual, por suerte son buenas todas.
Aside from Roadhouse Blues all these songs were new to me. Not a Doors fan but this one is very good.
A decent chill listen, mostly rating it 4 stars because it does a better job than the previous picks
Enjoyable rock, lots of fun riffs that keep you interested
The Doors ist und bleibt eines meiner Favoriten. Die Stimme von Jim Morrison ist einfach besonders.
Good listen.
Not a huge fan of The Doors's later works. Other than a few numbers like "Blue Sunday," "Morrison Hotel" is skip worthy.
Something about the doors urchs me
Not my favorite doors record but still great. Has peace frog on it.
Not a weak track. I hadn't previously listened to more than Roadhouse. More classic rock (more guitar-focussed?), less artsy than their debut, but still The Doors (organs, growling Morrison vocals, oddball themes). Could reach 5* on many repeated listens as familiarity grows. Big fan of 'Land Ho'.
Gud gud like to go to the hotel 🧤
If ya like some Blues this is probably for you. So many good tracks on this album, probably the best The Doors have to offer.
A classic
I have never listened to a full Doors album. I think their saturation and ubiquitous-ness in american culture and cinema in particular has turned me off. After a listen I was taken aback by the power: this album had almost a heavy metal vibe. Morrison is subtler and more gentle at times than I imagined. Don't get me wrong; the animalistic, gutteral howls are there. But he hits different emotions and tones as well.
YES! nice. 5
Classic up beat rock
Not as bad as I thought it would be
I’ve never really liked the doors and this doesn’t change my mind. Not sure what makes this one of the 1001 albums I need to listen to but I have now done that and probably won’t listen to it ever again. A 2 pointer just to let me rate another of their albums lower.
Idk, I just couldn't get into it. A few great standouts but it gets kinda boring.
classic. doors are GOATED psychedelic rock
I liked this. Sounded like Neil Hannon at times too. 3.8
This late-stage 70s blues rock is my bread and butter.
Don't even need to listen to this one to rate it
Style and talent. This album rocks
Thanks for all the bangers Jim! Good album not quite 5 stars
It's strange to listen to Jim Morrison sing about monogamy.
Ugh more Doors? No, I don’t want it. They’re the same on every record. It’s repetitive and tedious.
Not my favorite Doors album, but it's still the Doors
Jim is so drunk!
Back when I listened to classic rock pretty exclusively this wouldn’t be the Doors album I’d reach for but I really enjoyed it this time around. The blues influences really shine through and Morrison sounds great with the little grit in his voice (3.5/5)
Better than I expected. It was quite enjoyable, though not something I would often listen to. 3.5 stars.
This album starts out with a bang with Roadhouse Blues, and though I don't think it quite rises to those same heights again, it stays solid all the way through. Has some nice variation between tracks, and makes for a really good listen.
Ganz cooler RocknRoll
There is no mistaking that The Doors were instrumental to the mainstream popularity of American Rock, and this can be seen evidently on Morrison Hotel. Sonically similar throughout, the signature Doors sound is only altered in terms of tempo, and this is all as well, as over thirty-seven minutes, Jim and the gang muster up a storm of timeless rock.
Good, but I like the first Album more…
I don't mind The Doors, but I have a pretty low tolerence of 2-3 Doors songs before I get a bit bored. A full album just ain't for me. 3/5
Very enjoyable
It’s just sort of fine blues rock. Nothing terribly stand out good on this album, but also nothing too bad. It’s rather middling.
Not their best work, but it showed how early rock bands could incorporate honky tonk into their arrangements and make it last forever.
Cuando "Morrison Hotel" fue lanzado en 1970 no fue tan valorado como lo ha sido a posteriori. La banda había decidido innovar incorporando arreglos de trompa y cuerda y, sobre todo, regresar a los fundamentos del blues y el R&B, y la crítica contemporánea no se lo tomó muy bien. Así, el disco abre con un blues estridente titulado "Roadhouse Blues" que es uno de los temas intemporales de la banda. En "Morrison Hotel" permanecen trazas de la psicodelia característica del grupo, fundamentalmente en los cuatro temas compuesto por Jim Morrison, como "Waiting for the Sun" o uno de los que más me gustan, "Peace Frog", con ligeros toques de funky y una letra en la que Morrison habla de la "sangre en las calles" como metáfora de la agitación cívica que se vive entonces en los Estados Unidos. En el sinfín de matices sonoros del disco también encontramos blues-rock ("You Make Me Real"), e incluso algo de jazz y pop ("Ship of Fools"). Otro de los temas que más me gustan del disco es "Queen of the Highway", quizás porque es uno de los cortes más progresivos. Y por supuesto, también "Maggie McGill", concluyendo el disco como empezó, con un blues potente en el que los riffs slide en la guitarra de Krieger se enfrentan en un duelo de ida y vuelta con el órgano distorsionado de Densmore.
Outstanding!!
9/10. I think it had all the elements for a great album. Instrumentally great. Pace changes throughout. Loved it.
There is an evil magic to the Doors music, completely askew to the hippie and flower power of the 60s, harbingers of metal and punk rock. They are equally accessible and inaccessible. Jim Morrison’s gruff voice is as eerie as it is often monotone. This album is probably their most consistent, from the roll licking Roadhouse Blues, to the political anger of Peace Frog, and the dark romanticism of The Spy and Queen of the Highway. It doesn’t have any “hits” per se, but it is strong throughout, a borderline classic.
It's way upbeat this album. Lots of driving songs with interesting guitar and cool keys. It dies down a bit towards the end. 3.5 rounded down.
Great album, not more, not less.
When I was younger, I had a ‘Best of the Doors’ compilation which was a pretty good selection of tracks from all eras of the band. However, the track order is burnt into my synapses so that when I hear Roadhouse Blues I expect it to be followed by LA Woman, which is kind of jarring when Waiting for the Sun comes on. Taken as a whole, this is a solid blues rock album although Jim Morrison’s voice sounds much older than the 27 years old he was at the time.
Great blend of blues and psychedelic rock. I mostly knew The Doors with a best-of I owned as a teenager, and I don't know so well their full records. It was pretty pleasant to listen to. The characteristic sound of the organ feels less present than in other of The Doors tracks I had in mind and it therefore sounds a bit less dated than other of their releases.
I actually quite liked this
This is less irritating than I expected it to be, but it's still just barroom blues with the mildest hint of psychadelia. It's like the Pigpen songs from a 60s Dead show, just with a smoother vocalist. There's some ok blues rock guitar and psych organ stuff - the instrumental breaks have a cool feel to them. But really, it's pretty dull. I don't even like the Doors but this doesn't have any of the stuff that makes them unique, even if that uniqueness is hugely overrated and what I feared would be irritating. They're a greatest hits band at best, and this album doesn't have any of the hits!
A record that starts strong! Roadhouse Blues is a 10/5 song
I'll grant that this is one of the great albums by The Doors, and I appreciate the failed effort they put into not having Elektra photograph them as Jim's backup band. Still, I'm not nearly as impressed as I was in my 20s. That's not their fault.
Had a lot of fun with this. Might have been a 3.5 but the second half of the record is a lot weaker than the first.
A couple of stand out tunes but gets a bit boring
I have never listened to an entire Door’s album. I must say that I always had some bad feelings about The Doors, but the truth is that I liked this album! A strange and cool mixture of blues, rock and the keyboard. 🥰
Solid. Hadn’t realised I liked The Doors!
A new, but expected, title for me. One of the first full albums I ever listened to was their self-titled release. As for this one, I'd heard its hits on the radio plenty of times, to the point where every time those first few notes in "Roadhouse Blues" come on, I tend to change the station. But after giving the entire album a listen, it's not so bad. The new-to-me tracks were fun, although the lyrics could get a bit strange sometimes. "Waiting For the Sun" is always a fun one. "The Spy" is an interesting one. All in all, not bad.
The deeper cuts? Nothing.
Actually don’t know much of The Doors. Cool, not as weird and psyche-y as I expected. Much more bluesy
Classic!!!
Now seems as good a time as ever to sort out my ranking philosophy 5 stars - thank you, will go out and purchase immediately 4 stars - stick in my Discogs basket for a treat 3 stars - will buy if I come across in a charity/thrift/goodwill store 2 stars - will not purchase. It’s me, not you 1 star - Duke Ellington is my guide : ‘there are two types of music: good music and the rest.’ Solid 2 stars here. Wouldn’t warm to this if I worked in it for a week.
The first half of this is a barn burner. Morrison is completely unleashed and is beautiful and frightening at the same time. Everyone sounds passionate. His vocal assault on side one is similar to Elvis Costello on Trust, that crazy naked emotion that is hard to pull off on a studio recording…. Then we have side two it feels deflated.
Much better than I remember
Por el de al green
Okayy
DOPE!!! I e been waiting for the Doors like track 2
My first time hearing this beginning to end. Good Doors album.
Another reason for playing the Doors daily.
A few gems... the rest, ok.
Rockin from start to finish
okay i know this is classic classic rock, but it’s a lil too country for me, vv fun but only in a particular vibe
Meh, it was kinda fun
Roadhouse Blues - Just the right amount of raucous blues and dark, brooding Jim Morrison. A strong start which doesn’t blow your mind, but sets the tone admirably. Waiting for the Sun - Tip top Doors psychedelic rock, weird Dorian flavoured chord progression in the chorus which is just jarring enough to catch the attention You Make Me Real - Continuing a good run of tracks, there’s enough standard blues rock fare here, tinged with dark psychedelic influence, that it rocks you along. Not a standout but a decent track. Peace Frog - Come on, it’s a classic for a reason. Great song by any standards, what a banger. Blue Sunday - The segue from Peace Frog into this dreamy piece of psych pop is brilliant. Ray’s organ sits in the background adding mood and texture throughout as this song glides along. The syncopated rhythm of the chorus is a great hook. Ship of Fools - Here comes the jazz… or perhaps not. Great jazzy drum groove in the intro morphs into a throughly… ok… verse, which is reprised at the end. This song is saved by a great, moody jam section and a solid bass groove. Land Ho! - The wheels have fallen off here. It’s not bad, but when you know what the band is capable this sort of middling major blues rock is just a bit pedestrian. Again redeemed slightly by a good middle jam section. The Spy - Sexy, slow blues, Doors style. This is more like it. Nothing groundbreaking from a songwriting perspective but it’s got that moody timbre which makes The Doors great. Queen of the Highway - The Rhodes on the intro starts strong, and develops into a great groove. A nice bed for Jim Morrison to come to the fore with some characteristic crooning, plenty of space in the track and the mix for the lyrics to shine. Not sold on the middle 8. Indian Summer - Standout track on the album for me, although it lends very heavily from their earlier work, particularly “The End”. However, this fresh twist on the idea remains great in its own right, exactly the type of evocative, slowly twisting, modal psych jamming which allows the band to settle in and paint a collage of sound for the listener to melt into. Fantastic stuff. Maggie M’Gill - I imagine this would be a bit of a barnstormer played live. On record it remains fairly energetic, but again falls into the more generic type of blues rock so typical of a lot of 60s bands on autopilot. Not a bad closer to a pretty solid album.
Slightly more listenable than the other doors album I got this week. Maybe it’s actually a blessing to get their shit out of way this early in the project.
Roadhouse Blues: 9/10 Wait for the Sun: 8/10 You Make me Real: 7/10 Peace Frog: 10/10 Blue Sunday: 6/10 Ship of Fools: 8/10 Land Ho!: 7/10 The Spy: 7/10 Queen of the Highway: 5/10 Indian Summer: 6/10 Maggie M'Gill: 7/10 Album Score: 7.9/10 very very high 4 star
I only enjoyed -Roadhouse Blues -Waiting for the Sun -Peace frog Rest are misses.
Simply the Doors, simply good!
The Doors... what to say about the Doors? They are groovy. They are swingy. They are shaky. And they are strange. People are strange. I bet the Doors would've been an awesome band to jam with. I don't even like the blues but damnit I like it when they do it. Jim Morrison gets all the fame but his band is riffing out some incredible stuff! Roadhouse is awesome and timeless. Waiting for the Sun makes me wanna do acid and stay up all night and have an experience as epic and twangy as this sweeping song of static electricity and sunlight. You Make Me Real shakes it up like an old time rock and boppa-loo-bop. Jerry Lee Lewis, eat your heart out. Love that one. Peace Frog. Yes. I dig this boogie. Blood to our elbows, Jim. Don't even start about Chicago. Ribbit. Blue Sunday - nope. Gong. If I was a 1970's C list actor who was guest judging on the Gong Show and the Doors were playing this song, I would fucking gong them. Ship of Fools - boogie on the high seas in the key of D (for Doors). Land Ho! - It's a journey inside a diddy. And you can dance to it. Here's what I love about the song writing here... Jim has one phrasing to the diddy on the first part.. then there's the middle part where the wind blows and several men possibly die... then they spot land (or maybe a ho) and he changes up the phrasing and melody of the lyrics but the diddy is the same. I hope he lands and marries that ho. The rest of the album is pretty good in a weird and wonderful way. I especially liked Maggie M'Gill. "Well, I'm an old blues man and I think that you understand I've been singing the blues ever since the world began, yeah"
I had a Doors Greatest Hits album once, but most of this was new to me. It grew on me after a few listens. The Doors have a pretty unique sound, and Jim Morrison sings with a lot of soul. I get psychedelic undertones sprinkled into this mostly bluesy rock collection. Enjoyed it a lot!
Struggled on this one. LOVE the music, dislike Jim Morrison's singing and lyrics. 2.5/5
It's just totally fine. Nothing super interesting going on, but nothing bad.
lieb the doors, erste song schomol bluesrock time. findi nöd sooo geil aber de morrison singt suuuper. waiting for the sun isch huuuere geil. de synthi? und die fuzzy gitarre zwüschedine und denn die chli nostalgisch strophe bwuaah you make me real isch afoch bereal 1970. aber wieder mega bluesrock. s dünne piano gfallt mer mega. peace frog het ENDLICH d doors orgle. enflich. wichtig und wuchtig. blue sunday isch süss aber jo nöd bsunders geil. ship of fools foht miteme komische takt ah und denn ischs mega classic doors eig no nice. land ho findi ehner weniger spannend. the spy isch wieder ehner da woni mer vorstell. sochli weirde storytelling shit come ooonn. i am your deepest secret feat jooo geile sxheiss. queen of the highway isch okay. nöd meh. indian summer isch huuere schön whuaaa sehr geil. so spacey und de jimmy sing suuuper. de song lupfts gad en stern. maggie m'gill isch wieder voll bluesrock time. s ganze album wechslet brav ab zwüsched bluesrock und experimentellerem langsamerem. ich find die langsame vieeeel geiler. aber anschinend isch s album vor dem gar nöd guet acho und drum hends uf dem wieder ihren classic bluesrock gmacht und denn hend sich d fans beruhigt. vo dem her checkis. git e guets vieri find doors afoch e sehr underrated band sehr sehr geil.
bin jz bi queen of the highway und muss sege bin nöd mega begeisteret? abgseh vo the spy woni mega geil gfunde han, isch alles für mich chli z langsam und mengisch "chinderliedmässig" gsi? chammer vorstelle dassmers mit musigtheoretuschen wüsse meh fühlt aber ja bis jz isches naja okay zweiti hälfti gfalltmer um einiges besser jaa trotzden hets wenig in mier usglöst:(
This far from my favorite Doors album. This record stays firmly in "The Doors Sound" with a compelling organ focus and a boozy rock sound. However it all sounds a bit far from what makes the Doors great. With the exception of the standout Roadhouse Blues, Morrison sounds more restrained, and the music feels a bit too influenced by other bands. In some ways this is very cool, to hear The Door's spin on the Beach Boys and the Beatles. But this album is a bit too jazzy, and a bit too much of a stretch from the quintessential sound the Doors became known for in their freshman self-titled record.
Is it Rock? Is it Blues? Is it some kind of New Age Folk? Does it matter? The voice sucks you in while the instrumentals surround you.
Morrison Hotel, the penultimate Doors album (before the departure/demise of Jim Morrison). Between January 1967 and April 1971, The Doors released 6 studio albums, and a double live album. In the true spirit of “better to burn out than to fade away”, they pretty much imploded by 1971, culminating in the mysterious death of lead singer Morrison while he was appealing an indecency conviction. During the Doors’ original run of popularity, I wasn’t even a teenager, so I only knew the hits. And the songs that played on FM radio through the 70’s. Which is a great set of songs. From Morrison Hotel, that included “Roadhouse Blues”, Waiting For the Sun” and “Peace Frog”…. All very solid songs. Then, in the fall of 1980, on the heels of the movie Apocalypse Now, they released a Greatest Hits collection that made a major splash (top 20 on the US charts) and started a Doors revival. I was in college at the time, and it seemed the Doors were everywhere. My roommate even headed up a Doors cover band, and pretty soon I knew all their music… In other words, this album is quite familiar to me. And it is very representative of the band. Great songs, very keyboard driven, featuring Morrison’s distinctive vocal style (and lyrics). This is one of the four Doors albums I own, and it’s a 3 way tie for second place behind their debut. Solid 4.5, I’ll round to 5 because I really enjoyed today’s listen. 5/5
Classics - didn't know a lot of them had names, but recognized and enjoyed
Pretty hood
You know what, I am going to say something nice about this Doors album. Many of the songs are less than three minutes long. So, as a listener your suffering is pretty minimal. Good job you overrated pretentious mediocre hacks. At least this collection of awful songs you foisted upon the world has several awful songs that are pretty short. Good job.
When The Doors are good they are so good. Jim isn't a drunk mess on this album which is great because he is captivating when he's sober enough. I think this album starts strong a peters out by the end. I'm surprised to see so many people Maggie M'Gill a highlight. I found it so dull especially coupled with Indian Summer. The Spy right before both of those clunkers was a way more interesting track. Good music by a good band, but has its warts.
Don't care for the doors, but it was not terrible. Just not for me
first track was great, got bored thereafter
Love the doors
I do like The Doors and I'd rate their debut album very highly. This album isn't as good as that, being very much more of the same, and something of a return to the style after The Soft Parade.
I just don't like the Doors. 1/5
Solid 3.5
The Doors is another band I got surprisingly early on. And I’m glad that was the case, because their debut was a fantastic record, no doubt. But it also set the bar very high, and I have yet to find a psych rock album from that time period that really comes close. I kind of forgot this band was on the list to be completely honest, so I was ready to hear more from them. I’m not sure what it was with bands in the 60s and 70s releasing a bunch of great records in a very short span of time. I guess all bands did back then was tour and record. But this only came a little over three years after their debut. It sees the band returning to form a little bit more than previous albums. And it works. The blues have not gone away, and now they have some small additions of jazz added in here and there. It might not have the jamminess of something like Light My Fire, or the experimentation of The End, but it still rocks just as much as anything else they’ve made. And every member is still playing at an incredibly high level. Especially Manzarek. I continue to be awed by his organ and keyboard skills. Jim is also just as powerful as ever. His voice is smooth like butter, but thick like gravy. And the raspy heaviness of it fits this more slightly more rock-oriented sound perfectly. I almost like this just as much as their first album. But I think that debut has the edge only slightly because of how solid of a breakthrough album that was. I’ve been on a very strong run of good albums recently. Not mind blowing. But just good, and I’m enjoying them enough where it isn’t leaving me always looking for more. Rating: 7/10
B-side slumps a bit, but i’m feeling generous today
Not quite as good as their debut but still excellent.
it got better towards the end groovy has to listen to riders on the storm afterwards haha
it was decent
Got a bluesy feel. Kinda liked most of the tracks. I give it 3 stars.
I do not like The Doors but this is probably their best album. Bonus points for being short.
Listen before. Greg’s album
Потрясающе. Понравилось.
Some good songs, some not. I feel like the Doors (and Jim Morrison in particular) is a band that people like because they think they’re supposed to, that you’re not cool if you don’t. I don’t think Morrison is a great singer and although he comes across as passionate, he’s just not that moving. And some of the songs are pretentious or just plain stupid. It depends on the song whether or not I like the Doors; I mean, “the future’s uncertain and the end is always near.”
Nice album
I like the doors and Jim Morrison but this doesn't strike me as their best work.
lots of fun! favourite song: peace frog
Boring. Some cool instrumental parts, but overall so boring
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It has some cool songs, not my favorites album but i'll pasa
It’s got all the ups and downs and it makes me wanna move 11/5 best album so far ??
Brilliant execution and a truly classic sound. It makes use of every part of the medium, seemingly without trying. Grips you from the first moment of the first song while not overwhelming you or demanding all of your attention.
#156. I thought I only knew a few Doors songs, but it turns out I already knew most of the songs on this album. I definitely dig it, this album is good shit. 4/5: I like *this is the seventeenth album I purchased from this list. Song added to playlist: Peace Frog 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
This has always been one of my favorite albums. The song Roadhouse Blues has to be the best ever song to drink a beer. Besides that songs like, "Waiting for the Sun", "Peace Frog", "Ship of Fools", and "Spy" are sleeper hits that don't get the radio play but are among the best the Doors have to offer. Actually, there was a boxed set of the Doors Music years and years ago that listed all of the band members favorite Doors songs. Many of those songs that each member picked show up on this album unsurprisingly.
crazy how 37 minutes can feel like four hours.
I’ve always struggled with the doors, and feel bad for that because I know that they’re such a hugely influential band. But I’ve tried to restart this album 6 times now and got bored every time. Maybe it’s my tik tok brain, but I just kept getting irritable and wanting more/something different. The musicality is great, Jim Morrison is an icon in his own right with and amazing voice and poetic lyrics (most of the time). But I just didn’t want to listen. Time to move on and try another album I think, feels harsh to rate it 1 when I know it’s not a BAD album, but not being able to finish due to boredom definitely puts it at a low score
I love the doors, influenced a lot of my favourite bands. However I had never listened to this album. It was okay it wasn’t my favourite just felt like it failed to reach as many heights as the first 2 albums. Doesn’t mean I still don’t love it, I hate rating everything a 4 but I just can’t rate it lower. Standout Songs: Roadhouse Blues You Make Me Real Maggie M’Gill
Psychedelic Blues is apparently the way to my heart, "Roadhouse Blues" goes without saying, but the rest of this album was just a straight up groove on my frequency. Very little of the greatest hits appear here, but in some ways it was The Doors at their tightest.
Not my taste. Not a fan of Morrison’s vocal style
Again, this is a new band that I never gave the time of day. I love the blues elements and vocals.