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Old and boring. Not terrible, just not good
J'ai écouté cet album deux fois et il ne m'a pas vraiment laissé d'impression, à part les accents de blues et la voix de Morrison.
Great
Really good album. Liked the songs in the beginning more than the end
I hate the doors
Normally find the blues boring, and whilst this didn't blow me away like some Door's songs have done, it was still a great listen.
Love this
4 y medio me gustaría ponerle
I have, for much of my life, found The Doors to be overly hyped, self-indulgent, self-important bullshit. This album doesn't really do a whole lot to change my mind on that, though there are three songs that I really dig (Roadhouse Blues, Peace Frog, and Indian Summer - the last despite the fact that it's really kind of a nothing song, but it hooked me nonetheless). That said, there's some definite shit on this album (Blue Sunday: snore; Ship of Fools: more snore; Land Ho! is so bad that I turned it off) What I will say in terms of this album's importance that it ends up on a list like this is that you can definitely hear influences from other artists who came before (Land Ho!, for instance, borrows heavily from Ob-la-di Ob-la-da) and that ended up being passed on to more modern acts (such as how you can hear elements of the opening of Peace Frog in the opening of Smells Like Teen Spirit). So in terms of influenced by and influencer of other acts, it's definitely still relevant even 53 years later.
Nice
This is always referred to as The Doors blues album. I guess that is true in some respects. I have always thought it was a last-ditch attempt to salvage the band (mostly Jim) by going back to basics. The last few years were very eventful for them. We tend to forget that some of the late sixties, early seventies bands were not together very long. There are enduring classics here (Roadhouse Blues and Ship of Fools). More interesting to me are the jazz type excursions and interesting instrumentation (I do like the Fender Rhodes on occasion). It was over soon after this, but makes one contemplate the what ifs.
50+ years later, this still sounds different and original. Not the best Doors album but still a classic.
The songs on here seem to be bluesy or trippy but not both making it an inconsistent listen as compared to the debut album. It was good but not great (like that debut album). I’d give it a 3.5 is possible.
Fantastic
Its a very good example of The Doors' vibe. Lacks anything killer, though.
Ehhhh if you want something to pass the time while you're reading something or taking a train. I give it a 6/10
Good album-has that doors bluesy raspy sound and is a good listen. Not many hits on this record but some quality rhythm and vocals.
L.A. Woman is better, but now Waiting For the Sun is one of my favorites. The rest of the album is good, but nothing really captures me.
Good music, but there's better and more iconic stuff out there from The Doors, which is already found on this list. A better psychedelic option from the same year that should REALLY be on this list is the self-titled album from Exuma, an enigmatic artist from the Bahamas, combining some wild elements from junkanoo, calypso, blues, rock, New Orleans jazz and more into a wonderful and exciting cacophony of trippiness and mystique. Won't be crashing at the Morrison again, unless out of necessity. 2 pillow mints out of 5
Blech. At least they tone down the organ.
okay yeah i can see why the doors are so well-regarded the doors are one of my classic rock blind spots - my dad wasn't too fond of them, so i never heard a ton of the deeper cuts. i grew up with people are strange and touch me, not songs like waiting for the sun. waiting for the sun is immediately one of the coolest songs i've ever heard. it's like if imagine dragons had artistic integrity and lived in the 70s. it's all the good stuff about the type of dramatic pop they make and none of the sellouty-ness of it all. this is just an angry rock record, and it's pretty damn good at it. morrison absolutely kills the keyboards on this one. he's a damn good keyboard player, but he's REALLY in his bag here. legitimately impressive stuff on tracks like peace frog yeah this is good. i'm glad i listened through this one
I had a bit of a heavy heart when I saw a record by The Doors, but - OPEN MIND! Sadly I was right. This is not for me, don't like the sound and there are no songs good enough to transcend that. Best of a dull bunch is Blue Sunday.
Not a huge Doors fan, but this was decent.
The Doors will always rank at the top for me
🚪🚪
Good for doors. Gr8 stuff. But not life changing
a decidedly mediocre Doors album. I feel like The Doors are a pretty overrated band in general and this album does little to dispell that impression. 3 stars
Btw meni je Morrison jako zgodan
Koja slučajnost da se baš nakon one žustre rasprave kod Ivana u stanu ko je zgodniji našao ovaj album. Nije čista petica, fali do toga, ali svejedno mislim da bez problema mogu dati toliko.
Yeah!!
The doors might be the most overrated band ever. Blah. 1.5/5
so overrated
Another solid classic rock album by the doors. Morrison hotel offers a wide array of instrumentals and styles played throughout. The album is fun and Morrison does a great job singing. Would definitely check this one out again. 7.9/10
Buen disco de rock setentero con melodías sencillas y buena voz. Ningún título excesivamente destacable
Two great songs, the big ones. The others seem too "out there" for me. Just don't hold up. Maybe they lack an interesting tune, like so many of my Doors favorites. Maybe too much of Jim-poetry indulgence without the sheer rock/blues force of the hits. For context I love "The End", I think cause you get a great performance too.
cool
Erg goede muziek!
Overall a better album than L.A. Woman, but The Doors are still a heavily overrated band.
The Doors
A remarkable comeback to formula. Fantastic dark blues with utterly beautiful themes. Morrison has some of his best works on the album, and also not to neglect Manzarek too. And oh, Kreiger does some great work and Densmore does his best work on this album. Ok, so all of them are on top of their game on this album. The album has some of the band's greatest songs. A strong recommendation!
rocking roll babey
It sure was the doors, not my usual jam but a classic
The songs on this album felt a lot longer than 2-4 minutes a pop. They weren't bad, but a lot of them barely stuck out to me. Still, I really enjoyed a few of the songs on here. I'm hoping I'll like some other The Doors albums more. My favourite songs were Blue Sunday, Queen of the Highway, and Indian Summer.
The Doors rock!
White boy blues, sure. But The Spy? Indian Summer? I'd never have lost my virginity without this album.
70s Rock
Recognized some songs. Never got into the doors. I’m not sure whyZ great rhythm. Fun songs. Maybe it’s Morrisons vocals. I don’t know. I dig the organ in a lot of songs.
nothing special tbh
Doors in the right way! Less psychedelic and more rock n roll and blues. Loved the guitar licks on the album.
What a pleasant surprise after the previous Doors albums: great Blues rock album that doesn't have one or two big hits bit compels with a overall high quality of songs
S'écoute bien mais même si j'aime The Doors c'est pas un album qui m'impression tant dans son ensemble.
Waiting for the sun ; indian summer
Good album
No me gustó mucho, también muy instrumental
A few great songs. Otherwise an OK listen at best.
Some rock solid Doors, Jim is in fine voice.
I run hot and cold with the Doors. Their hits definitely are great, the songs that got played on the radio were meant to be, you know? "Roadhouse Blues" and "Waiting For The Sun" definitely are good songs. But then we get to the rest of the album and you wonder what happened. I mean... "Peace Frog?" "Land Ho" isn't too bad, even if does hit the nail right on the head. "The Spy" is ok and so is "Maggie McGill." But OK doesn't really cut it. If you're going to listen to the Doors, their best of is really all you need. The albums have so much "poetry" that really goes nowhere. You shouldn't have to sit through 25 minutes of drek to listen to a couple of ok songs and 2 songs that are really good.
Alright, I better put this right out in the open. I do not like the Doors. Never been a fan of Jim Morrison. His voice doesn't do it for me and if his charisma isn't really there in studio performances. Listening to this album, I just find them boring. I've always liked Roadhouse Blues so that's a plus. And they do put together a decent blues sound. But otherwise the album felt like it plodded along. Not terrible but I still don't get the hype behind the Doors.
Welp, first day, first album. The Doors is a band I have heard of before but never went into listening to them, and I wasn't planning on to until this. This is a quite nice album I will not lie. Ye old classic rock is nice, but not something I enjoy. Indian Summer was the best since it somewhat flipped the switches and was more mellow/acoustic.
Great Energy, this album is another addition to my rotation.
Story book album.
Jim annoys me to no end but at the end of the day, i do like the doors more than i pretend to...
Incredible, but not quite as good as the first three albums due to some generic rock and roll flavour. (4.2)
It's a fine blues record, and the front half is very strong. The back half is a little dull, and overall they're not doing anything all that innovative. Beyond the first four songs it's pretty slow and also very treble-y. Morrison has a pleasant voice but doesn't show a lot of range or, after the first track, a lot of excitement.
4,8/5 Kannte ich schon BANGER The doors sind premium haben aber NOCH bessere Alben
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Roadhouse blues, Waiting for the sun, Peace frog, The spy
Never had listened to a whole The Doors album. Couple hits not bad over all.
Qui hagués dit que després de 'The Soft Parade', The Doors serien capaços de fer dos discos com 'Morrison Hotel' i 'L.A. Woman'. Aquest va ser el primer dels dos i una tornada a la bona forma de la millor manera possible. Blues rock pesat i potent amb cançons sublims que sobreviuen al temps encara millor que les dels primers discos. I encara ho haurien de millor encara més a la seva última obra...
feel like a cowboy
Loved it such a joy to listen to
Was ok
Love Jim Morrison. What a guy.
Peace frog and roadhouse blues are in Unbelievable, rest of the album was very solid but those are timeless bangers
Gotta love some 70s blues rock I love how the keys are tuned Kinda metal Consistent vibe
This is my second doors album and I know this was at the end of their career if not their last album. The other album I listened to was their first. Both great albums, but such a change in sound between the two. This was just psychedelic and groovy as hell but it was also rock and and roll and bluesy. All i know was that it sounded pretty fuckin good. 7/10
There’s some good songs on here just really wasn’t feeling it. Might take a few more listens
Aside from “Waiting for the Sun,” this album is at best dull and at worst the musical equivalent of watching a philosophy major’s film project. I’m fairly certain it, and a dozen uninspiring albums like it, only get love because they came out in or around 1970.
Surprisingly good bit not particularly attention grabbing. Some famous songs, a lot of drawling, basically okay - evokes the epriodnwell. But tbh, I can't stand Jim Morrison because he's so far up his own rectum.
Love the doors so this was a fun listen
Liked it more than I thought I would but still don't really know what some of the lyrics mean
Enjoyed it but preferred the more atmospheric sound of Indian Summer compared to the blues jams the rest of the album includes.
Never heard of the doors and I liked this album. It had a good sound to it. Not normally something I go for but I could appreciate it.
Not bad
Some good songs but nothing special
Even better than I remember, another Doors album with surprisingly killer bass work.
Excellent.
5 star
To be honest, I didn’t hear anything on this album that knocked my socks off and made me realize I’ve been missing out on The Doors all my life. The album isn’t the worst though and it could make for good filler sound for any generic early 70s soundtrack. I wish I liked this more, since it seems that Jim Morrison and The Doors are iconic “must listens”. I just didn’t get that with this offering.
This was a fun album.
Decent stay, rooms had character but no bass...boards
They had better LPs, although it still has its decent moments (Indian Summer, the Spy) 5/10
Doors är som bäst när de är lowkey, detta album är rockigt.
While I love quite a few tracks from The Doors, this album couldn't suck me in. Not that memorable for me.
Peace Frog is a bop, and I enjoy the groovy keyboard action throughout the album. Morrison's lyrics are amusingly on-the-nose, at times. Not exactly wall-to-wall bangers tho.
It might be my imagination, but I hear Jim Morrison's powers waning. Does his voice sounds less sharp, a bit less powerful than earlier recordings? Flabbier even? There are still some great songs on this album. Roadhouse Blues is good swinging blues song (I want to hear Howlin Wolf sing this one). Waiting for the Sun is amazing. The Spy is a great song (if you ignore the lyrics which are kind of cheezy). 3/5 (good)
Never been a huge Doors guy but I'll take Morrison over Morrisey most days....
The doors honestly kind of suck and this album it just sounds like they are doing a half ass rendition of blues music and it pretty much is not worth a listen
While blues as a genre isn't always my thing, I still found my self tapping my feet to most of this album. It started a little shakey, but in the middle I was enjoying myself quite a bit, and while I wasn't a huge fan of the ending song, I still am extremely satisfied with it.
Big fan of the keys on this album. The whole album was good listening to but not many standout songs. Land Ho was my favorite from this one
Like this one more than LA woman.
Roadhouse Blues an all time classic. Billy Idol has an awesome cover. Enjoyed You make me real, Peace Frog and Maggie M'Gill. Enjoyed more than I thought. Solid 3. As a younger kid, found myself turning off most Door songs. Think they better songs are the ones that don't get beat to death on classis radio. Starting to kind of digging these guys.
2.5 Two Doors albums down and I’m still not blown away. While I enjoyed this one more than LA Woman mainly because Jim’s voice is totally shot yet. All the sea-faring blues songs got old here like they always do for me. I do dig the drums in this one a lot though. The frantic pace almost reminds me of Keith Moon’s style of playing. I liked Maggie M’Gill, but mainly because of Better Call Saul. There’s definitely more here but not a ton. Favorites: Roadhouse Blues, Ship of Fools, Land Ho!, The Spy, Maggie M’Gill
3.5 Our first artist repeat! And just one week after LA Woman. Compared to that album, I enjoyed the sound on this one a lot more - while still bluesy, it doesn't lean quite has hard into the genre (which I think serves the band better), and it also just felt a bit more versatile and crisp. This album also contains "Peace Frog" which is one of, if not, my favorite Doors songs (Note: This is likely largely due to its presence in a Tony Hawk video game). Other than that, I don't think I have ton to say, but this an enjoyable classic rock record and Jim Morrison shines as always on here. Favorite songs: Peace Frog, Waiting for the Sun, Indian Summer
The band and backing music is excellent but the vocals just feel wrong. Probably not helped by the fact he's a massive wanker
Good album, varying songs to listen too, not the greatest not the worst opens up to blues and rock alternatives
door hun discografie moet ik ook eens gaan, hebben echt top fucked up nummers hahah
Bluesyyyyyy. JM has such a unique voice. Always seems somewhat monotone but still somehow comes through as emotional. Idk if I've just come to appreciate blues more because I never really vibed with the doors too much but I added a few songs off this album to my spotify.
Good but nothing grabbing
Good! Variety of tempos on album.
Classic doors album. Roadhouse blues, waiting for the sun.
finally an album by the doors
I only know the debut and the final (LA Woman) and tbh have considered them a rather overrated band especially with Morrison being lauded as a poet and guru. However I like the bluesiness of this especially the first side. The second side seems a bit lame in comparison. 3.
It's pretty good, but I've always been more of a "Strange Days" kind of guy. I like when they go more psychedelic, like "Waiting For The Sun". The bluesier songs were sort of generic (still enjoyable though).
Not interesting, sounds like the generic dinner music in any movie
I like it, even if it's far from the best Doors album. The opener is an all-timer. The vibe has been so reduced to corny that I can't help but think of it as such. Ultimately, there's always something kind of nice about Morrison's voice and the unique instrumentals even if the lyrics are nonsense and the melodies a bit redundant.
Didn't know what to expect, but i enjoyed it. Like the blues / rock fusion
Starts off great. Loses a bit of steam mid way but all and all it's a solid album.
Wäre nur "The Doors“ in dieser Liste, wäre die Welt in Ordnung. Mit jedem zusätzlichen Album kommt der Lack beim Gesamteindruck ihres Werkes ein bisschen mehr herunter. Schade.
First time listen to thr full record. Immaculate vibes.
3.5
Doors will never fade away
Another solid Doors album.
The weakest of the three Doors albums on this list. Not awful, but not all that interesting. Just standard, really. Perhaps a symptom of being overly prolific? (they released 8 albums between 1967 and 1972). This record preceded their strongest album (LA Woman) by only 14 months. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Roadhouse Blues Date listened: 27/07/22
Waiting for the Sun was good, but nothing else left much of an impression.
Super solid from start to finish Sounds best in a car
whoof what a ride. love love love the doors. they can manage to make any subject matter harrowing and expressive, that being said, the subject matter in Morrison Hotel is one track, and for that reason I'm docking as many points as I probably could for a 70s doors album 9.7/10
This band is so overrated and annoying. This is even worse than L.A. Woman. I couldn't wait for it to end. I hope that there are no more Doors albums on this list but I'm willing to bet that my Morrison induced Suffering isn't over yet.
This is an excellent rock album but for me just falls short of being a 5-star one.
Great songs. A little bit down in places, but very tight.
Solid rock-blues effort, that doesn't seem to have lots of stand-outs as much as everything pretty decent. Enjoyed The Spy and Maggie M'gill. The weirdest thing is the overuse of panning/directional stereo... voices/instruments just fade from one side to the other and back quite regularly.
Keep your eyes road, your hand upon the wheel.... Morrison Hotel contains many Doors classics such as Roadhouse Blues, Waiting for the Sun, Peace Frog, and Land Ho! Other standouts: Blue Sunday, Queen of the Highway, Indian Summer, Jim Morrison - gone too soon, but when we need him we can always check into the Morrison Hotel and enjoy the entire catalog.
Never been a Doors fan, and this doesn't change that tbh.
allright allright allright
I get that a good chunk of albums I'm gonna listen to are going for this kind of blues rock trend but I'm going to be eternally wondering why it won't click for me. I think the story behind Morrison Hotel is more interesting than the music itself as well. Maybe I just need to listen to something else from the Doors otherwise, this is just another album that ain't for me.
Fun, easy to listen to.
Loved this, right in my wheelhouse.
Not as good as the last Doors album we had, but still a really good listen. Strong 3 out of 5, just shy of a 4. It's a good album, the quality keeps up the whole way through, but I don't think there are individual songs that really lift this up to a 4 or 5. Will probably listen to this again, it's good music both for working to and for active listening.
My friend Dave got me into The Doors when I was about 17. My dad always hated them, so by proxy, I hated them too. Jim Morrison’s psychedelic poetry I still find annoying. Like he is just trying too hard to be weird, but it was 1970, so no one was really weird yet. Ray Manzarek is awesome. Morrison Hotel is my least favorite of the Doors albums, but none of them are really that wonderful to my ear. Strange Days maybe. When I was a kid, I really liked American Prayer, but I listen to it now and it just sounds like a Jim Morrison ego / acid trip. There are a few catchy tracks on Morrison Hotel, Peace Frog as an example. But it is less about the lyrics and more about the music behind it, which on this track is particularly good. Roadhouse Blues is a great track. Everything else feels like a Doors answer to Pet Sounds. I’m not really sure what they were going for on this one. In fairness, this was the height of Jim Morrisons drug / alcohol abuse. He would die a year later.
Quite a bit of blues influence. Not overall too memorable.
For some reason growing up I was never a big Doors fan, always thinking they were more of "B"-level band. I'd say that changed in the last 15 to 20 years and I appeciate most their music quite a bit. "Morrison Hotel" is the The Doors fifth album and their fifth album in three years. It marked a return to their more blues-style rock from the previous album "The Soft Parade" which encorporated strings and brass (horns). The album is divided into two sides, "Hard Rock Cafe" and "Morrison Hotel." The "Hard Rock Cafe" side has all the hit songs ("Roadhouse Blues," "Waiting for the Sun," "You Make Me Real" and "Peace Frog") and more variety in the music and lyrics. The "Morrison Hotel" side has more songs about love and relationships. The album starts with the blues banger "Roadhouse Blues." How could you not like a song with lyric "I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer." Just a song with a bad-ass vibe featuring John Sebastian on harmonica and Lonnie Mack on bass. Swagger. Swagger. Swagger. "You Make Me Real" was the only single released ("Roadhouse Blues" was the B-side) and is a great combination of the Yardbirds and boogie. Yes! "Peace Frog" has just a great groove and funk with the wah-wah guitar and bass line. Apparently, based on Morrison's poems and personal experience with a car crash and getting arrested in New Hampshire. "Peace Frog" and "Roadhouse Blues" are way up there among my favorite Doors' songs. It's hard to pick out a specific song on the "Morrison Hotel" side. I guess the last two are worth a listen. "Indian Summer" is a love song with only two verses and has a great pyschedelic, Indian-sounding guitar. It's the closest song to "The End" I've heard from them. The last song "Maggie M'Gill" has a nice bluesy start and is kind of a jam. It appears to be about Maggie who had a child with a rock star. Autobiographical? I would put both their debut album and "LA Women" ahead of this album. However, it is absolutely an album worth listening to with a few kickin' songs.
Self titled better
Better than expected. Liked peace frog
I already knew this is a good one
The Doors are just kinda goofy.
morrison el rey largarto de ruta 3
Non-troglodytic classic rock. Morrison’s got the archetypal rock star voice and mien and the band are so tight and polished behind, even when they are aiming to show rough edges. Opens with an all-time lick and, after a few weaker cuts, excels from “Peace Frog” right through to the end. It all feels fresh and even a bit fun, too. One always worries about the Doors taking themselves a bit too seriously, and one suspected this would have not aged well (one took it so seriously when one was younger, that how could one take it seriously now?) but there’s still a vitality and relevance to the mood and tone. They were in a groove about this time and it plays out to pretty powerful and enjoyable effect overall. And we’ve all had time enough away and one is comfortable enough of his own skin not to not feel embarrassed about liking it now.
high water mark for the doors is still an 7/10 for me.
Pretty generic blues rock. Not that great but not that bad either.
Damn this is really great album. A couple stinkers but overall I loved it.
Toimii, ei kuitenkaan yhtä väkevästi kuin ensimmäinen levy. Tuli luulutettua kymmenisen vuotta aikaisemmin enemmän
Tykkään enemmän kuin nimikkolevystä. Ehkei silti nelosen arvoinen. Mut pitää kuunnella vielä joskus. Jotenkin koherenttia ja etenee kivasti. Ei vain läjä biisejä.
Blues-vaikutteista 70-lukua esimerkillisimmillään. En ollut kuitenkaan ihan valtavan innoissani muutamaa parempaa biisiä lukuunottamatta eli 3/5.
Haven’t listened to this full album in years. Great album
4.5
One of the most consistent Doors albums, I think. But while it has no real filler, it also kinda lacks in truly glorious and magical moments, save for the two first songs.
Not even the best from The Doors, but still one hell of an album.
#Classic 5 stars no question.
In my opinion, this is not their best, but hey... how can I give under 5 stars to a Doors album?
Not my favorite Doors album. But a good one just the same. I like the bluesyness that you find in most of their previous albums.
Roadhouse Blues tem vários instrumentos interessantes.
Blues-rock de The Doors. Vinilo.
Awesome album. I was disappointed with LA Woman and I’m not sure this record is all that different, but it just struck me as more solid. Jim’s voice is legendary.
A much better Doors album than L.A. Woman.
Another band I never gave a chance to. This is awesome. {prior rating} Also rocks a lot better than the later album on this list!
Meh. Jim Morrison is a garbage can.
I’m sure I heard it when I was a kid but don’t quite remember. It is a classic alright! My approach to The Doors is mainly via the hits but albums are good alright!
huske ingenting fra da, så va sikkert heilt gjennomsnittlig
Syns da va ganske bra egentlig. Gøy med litt synth (orgel?)
decent blues rock, mainly carried by morrisons voice and classic blues compositions
Not my type
The lizard king gets fat and grows a beard and decides he likes the blues again. Best Tracks: Roadhouse Blues, Waiting For The Sun; Peace Frog
probably should have listened to S-T first, but pretty decent
Great album, loved the mix of psychedelic and blues. Though I think this album just falls short of the masterpiece status of their debut and LA women.
Fabulous solid 5 album. Loves me a bit of dirty rock & roll blues.
A great album.
4.5
If I had a dollar for each time I tried to get into The Doors, I'd have about $7 unearned. That's because I don't think I've ever made it more than three tracks into a The Doors record before getting bored and turning it off. People love this band. But are those people music lovers with a critical ear, or hippy poseurs? That question certainly reveals what my answer would be, doesn't it? I mean, the music here is fine. Repetitive but fine. My barrier is Jim Morrison's lyrics. Just dumb repetitive cliches and druggy bullshit. Which I can be fine with, if they are a springboard to thoughts or creative visions or whatever. Still, I'll give it a 3/5, since 2.5 isn't possible. Not sure why. That feels generous.
The Doors are cool. I never really got into them. It's sloppy drug rock - but it's like the best sloppy drug rock there is maybe, so . . .
Not one of my favorite Doors albums but honestly The Doors were my first favorite band as a teen, and it still sounds as great to me two decades later.
Ok album, still not a huge can of Jim Morrison or the Doors
This was released one day before my anniversary! (22 years before I was born.)
Maybe I'm just dumb, but I always assumed the doors were more dour and depressing, this shit rocked and was much more up tempo and lively
Good music but definitely not their strongest works.
I listened to it but have no recollection of doing so.
This album is kind of mopey and made me sleepy.
Enjoyed this
Sounded good. Not the best work of the doors.
Stomping start but ends with a whimper. Definitely a side 1 side 2 album. Side 2 improves on listening Cover art 4/5
Pas mon meilleur du groupe, mais tout de même un classique.
Classic
The greatest soundtrack to a movie that does not exist. Barry Adamson is a maestro. Side note, if you are a fan of the classic, first Bad Seeds album, this should appeal
An ok album no bad songs but not many stand out songs the doors have better songs and better albums
I'm a sucker for the doors, this is however not their best album. Still got some huge tunes on it.
I once stayed at Morrison Hotel. I murdered a young woman in the bathtub. I'm sorry. I'd had too much to drink. LOL! I didn't really! Gotcha! No, I was completely sober.
Am I supposed to like this?
Very enjoyable to listen to this again!
I listened to a few songs and scanned through the rest. I decided that I prefer my doors on oldies radio in my mom's baby blue honda civic. I'd have to be 18 again to think this 'Lizard King' thing is sexy again.
Kolejne Doorsy na liscie, jesli pamiec mnie nie myli bedzie to juz ich trzeci album, kolejna klasyczna pozycja ich dyskografii, czyli Morrison Hotel z 1970, chronologicznie piaty krazek, wydane po mocno srednim soft parade, ktory swoja eksperymentalnoscia brzmial tak jak polowa muzyki wydawana w tamtym okresie, Morrison Hotel byl powrotem do tego co Doorsy robily najlepiej czyli granie hardego rokowego bluesa, mniej tu psychodelciznosci z pierwszych materialow, a za to wiecej klimatycznego zawodzenia w akompaniamencie ktory nigdy sie nie nudzi, wiec przede wszystkim Manzarekowe klawisze, Kriegera gitara i Densmorowe drumsy, do tego goscinny bas od Raya Neapolitankiego, co do samych wokali Morrisonowych, to plyta powstawala w ciezkim okresie dla frontmena bandy, co slychac zarowno w glosie jak i w kontencie lirycznym albumu, bo sporo jest tutaj materialu z starszych nagran, najbardziej rzucajacym sie w oczy jest pojawienie sie kawalka waitining for the sun, ktory byl pisany na plyte o tym samym tytule, ale nie znalazl na niej dla siebie miejsca, a dostal drugie zycie tutaj, podobnie z peace frogiem czy indian summer, ale jak to bywa odpadki po poprzednich sesjach staja sie glownym daniem nastepnych, tak jest rowniez w tym wypadku, bo hajlajtowymi momentami plyty sa dla mnie wlasnie te dwa pierwsze wspomniane utwory, pewnie przemawia przeze mnie fangejowosc doorsowa, ale ciezko doszukac mi sie czegos co by mi nie pasowalo w tym 37 minutowym krazku, nagranym zgrabnie i dosc szybko, ale prosto i autentycznie, juz tyle odtworzen nabitych na last fmie, choc nadal nie jest to najbardziej osluchany album z dyskografii zespolu, dopiero teraz przy systematycznym sluchaniu nowych plyt czlowiek jest w stanie docenic prawdziwe perelki, nie ma jeszcze polowy listy, a juz pojawilo sie to co obstawialem, ze bedzie doorsowego, teraz tylko czekac na pozytywne zaskoczenie gdy pojawia sie kolejne dwie pozycje
Has it's moments; not always been a big Doors guy but they are undoubtedly fantastic musicians.
Rating system (Most of these albums are shoo-in 5-star albums for anyone “into” the genre they represent, my system is trying to avoid all 5-star reviews and break them down to represent my tastes. This is subjective and supposed to be fun, and some of these are snap judgements/hot takes after listening to an album once.): * Why is this even on here/DNF ** Album with artistic merit, but not my jam. Will probably not listen to again without prompting. ***Solid album, would listen to again. Some significant flaws for me to fully enjoy as a “full album.” Most albums will be in this category, as it’s the legit average. ****Almost flawless album, only one misstep in tracklisting or small engineering quibbles. *****Flawless album, one of my favorites, owning is required. Day 3: Third day, and two Doors albums in those 3 days, sigh. Already mentioned my general apathy towards Morrison & co, but here it goes. This album is fine. It’s not filled with as many highs and lows as LA Woman, with a few standouts (the classic Roadhouse Blues opener and the openly Donovan-inspired Peace Frog are two that I really enjoyed). But, I posit this is a better album qua album than its follow-up because it’s snappy, and keeps to its ideas a lot more succinctly than LA Woman. Sure, it’s still doing a lot, the boards run from Hammond to electric piano to pipe organ, but it’s not getting lost in everything that it does. I’m not someone who hates noodling, but I do love a good dirty blues riff, and this delivers on that promise too. Morrison is his dark, brooding, “enigmatic” self, and it works here. He’s developing the sound that he uses in LA Woman, but it feels fresher and more intentional (than drug induced, though it’s likely that as well).
Solid 70’er blues rock, harmonika, klaver
I know that, for a lot of people, The Doors represent something very important. I wish they could explain that to me someday.
good one
Great album full of classic songs.
4.4 - Another Doors album I slept on because it contained only some of their slightly lesser hits ("Waiting..." and "Roadhouse Blues"). But this is a great record. What this album doesn't have is some of their meandering explorations (e.g. "The End", "L.A. Woman"), instead showcasing tight song structures mostly under 4 minutes. I love the way the freaky "Peace Frog" flows quietly into the gorgeous "Blue Sunday." The mix of songs shows restraint and balance - there are blues-tinged rockers and pretty ballads.
This one is always difficult for me. I love the Doors and love their catalog (for the most part). Morrison Hotel, in my eyes, is one of their less than stellar albums. It has some highlights and a few low spots. It’s a good listen if you put it on and sit outside on a nice summer day, where you can just get lost in the music.
For a brief moment in my life, I was pretty into these guys and listened to them quite a bit, including this album. Can't explain why, but fairly quickly I just didn't like it. It's one of those "on paper, it should be a perfect match" situations. I admire each of the musicians very much -- truly excellent at their craft -- and Jim Morrison's voice is understandably admired. I listened to this album today really trying to find in it what once interested me, but it's just kind of 'meh' for me. I did find that I still enjoy "Peace Frog" a lot.
The Doors? Jim Morrison? He's a drunken buffoon posing as a poet. - Lester Bangs, Almost Famous
I like side 1 far more than 2. I enjoy the blues rock songs and particularly funky Peace Frog. Not as overall enjoyable as LA Woman, but not awful.
FULL DISCLOSURE! I love The Doors. While this isn’t their best effort Morrison is undeniably the man and the rest of his merry band sound extra crisp thanks to great production.
This would have definitely not been my pick for a Doors album to include in this list, but I won't go over this list eccentricities again. It's not like this one is a bad album in any shape or form, it's just that, you know, LA woman, you're my woman
Much much better than the last doors album I had to listen to. It has a couple of classics on here and all of the rest of the songs were really good
Liked it more than I thought I would!
Another band I never gave a chance to. This is awesome.
I'm at a strange position with The Doors. I know they exist, but that's about as far as my knowledge of them goes. I don't know what their music sounds like, I don't know the context of their origins and I sure as hell don't know who their influences were. So really I am going into this album blind. Morrison Hotel sounds like another 70s blues rock album; a sound that's sonically rooted in rhythm and blues, with inflections of psychedelia and soul. It took a while for me to warm up to this album. Opening track Roadhouse Blues was a pretty standard blues (duh) number, while it was in no way technically bad, this writer found little to latch onto. Only when Peace Frog came on, with its jumpy organ and wah-soaked rhythm guitar, did I find myself wanting to continue with this endeavour. Blue Sunday, the track that follows, was a slower number, with the organs taking more of the sonic space here. The album would continue with diverse tempos and moods, rooted deeply in the sound that I have now deemed "my dad's rock and roll". Overall, Morrison Hotel was a slow starter, but patience rewarded this writer, if but modestly. Each band member had a level of competency that was greater than the sum of its part, whether it was the adventurous drums or the steady but tuneful bass, or the guitars and keys playing off each other without drowning the other out. An enjoyable listen over all.
good music, creative, I enjoyed, but not so good in overall; 3,5 stars
Af hverju er Roadhouse blues vinsælasta lagið? Það er bleh. Friðarfroskurinn og Sólarbiðin eru t.d. mun skemmtilegri. Fín plata, betri en ég taldi að hún yrði, Doors eru verri í minningunni en í raun.
Honestly, that was a mostly okay Doors album. Nothing to hate and it's The Doors so there was a lot to like. Problem is, there wasn't much to LOVE. So it gets four stars instead of five.
Thought I was gonna like this one because I like a lot of The Doors songs, but this was just very underwhelming. Disappointing.
3.5
I don't know if I loved this particular album, but I am blown away by Jim Morrison himself. I didn't realize how young he was when he recorded this
Geniaal album, blijft prachtig. Vooral natuurlijk roadhouse blues
Pants
classic rock and roll!
Top album. The Doors at their peak
Iconic
Hey, one I already own! There's a rockin' start to this album with 'Roadhouse Blues'. The album keeps it up mostly, though it stalls at times when it gets slower and more contemplative. Overall, however, the album comes together as a cohesive vision, which I really appreciate. So many albums feel fragmented and broken apart from song to song, but this one maintains a steadiness throughout that makes it an engaging listen from beginning to end. I also really like that it doesn't linger longer than it needs to. It's a little bit of a shorter album than some of the other's on here, and I can appreciate getting in, making your point, and getting out.
I love the doors; soulful, bluesy, groovy! Much derided, but extremely unfairly!
Roadhouse blues is a vibe! love this album so far
Like most Doors music, I put this album on and kinda forgot it was playing. Idk, it's the doors doing what the doors do. Nothing too offensive, nothing too interesting. Palatable. Just kinda there. If I were around when they were really doing their thing, maybe I'd have a different take on it, but here we are.
Boring.
There’s a Kids in the Hall sketch where a deranged record store owner tells Kevin McDonald’s character that he won’t know the Doors until he goes on a three week bender, listening to nothing but Morrison Hotel until he finds himself behind the wheel of a stolen car driving into the middle of the desert. I don’t know the Doors THAT well, but I have enjoyed listening to Morrison Hotel.
Fínt blúsrokk.
Starts out Bluesy with, well, Roadhouse Blues - this is the Doors at their best for me. Steady rhythm with commanding vocals and big time harmonica. After roadhouse it dabbles with a few styles and recording effects including old time keys/organ and distortion. Highlights RH Blues, Peace Frog, Maggie MGill. Not as tight as LA woman but still a great listen altogether.
Good
Genre: Psychedelic Rock 3/5 The Doors rock, man. But this ain’t the 60s anymore, man, this is the turn of the decade. And they had just dropped, at least by their fans reception, their worst album, The Soft Parade. So, on the heels of that, this must’ve been QUITE the breath of fresh air for fans of The Doors. However, without that context, this comes off as your run-of-the-mills blues rock albums, with touches of the drudge that made them the pioneers of psychedelia that they were. It’s good, though. Loved The Spy, and the first couple of songs are pretty great, but the back half is bland and certainly not their best.
Amazing group, amazing album. I wish I could give it ten stars.
Excellent album. Standouts: Roadhouse Blues, Waiting for the sun, Blue Sunday, Land Ho!, Peace Frog, Indian Summer.
I'm not sure how well the doors music works on a stereo system. I do have the nigling feeling they were an excellent live band and by contrast their studio recordings often seem a bit, well flat. There are some great tracks on this album like the spacey 'Indian Summer', the groovy 'Peace Frog' and psychedelic tracks like 'Waiting For The Sun' and 'Blue Sunday'. I also really like the rolling groove of 'Land Ho!,' which is probably my favourite on the album. Less successful are the straightforward blues rock tracks like 'Roadhouse Blues' and some of the lyrics make nice poetry but don't really work in a song.
Classic Morrison
As with all Doors albums the heady mix of filthy blues, psychedelia and that great voice and disturbed lyrics creates a great music.
Classic doors, no more no less than expected
A solid Doors album.
A classic.
Hadn't listened to this one before. Pretty good.
I haven't liked the Doors more than when I first listened to them, and less and less over time. There wasn't anything I particularly disliked from this album. I didn't feel like listening to any of the songs a second time either. "Roadhouse Blues" was the only song I know I've heard before. I have seen reviews of Peace Frog, but probably haven't heard the whole track before. I'm still a fan of what Ray Manzarek did on the keyboard.
Is ok
Niet de grote hits, maar wel een goed album
Meh
I am a spyyyy 3.5/5
My knowledge of The Doors is embarrassingly poor, but this seems like a step away from psych-rock and towards noodley blues.
Rock blues
I'm 30 albums into this project and this is the first to come up that I actually own. And love. I had Jim Morrison on my dorm room wall -- you know that poster. The last album served me by the generator was by Living Color, which rocks but is let down by the lyrics, which remain relevant and are presumably heartfelt, but they aren't poetry. Morrison Hotel, on the other hand, is the whole package. Roadhouse Blues is a strong opener, very bluesy Doors-y with the music supporting/echoing/riffing on the sung melody, with some classic Morrison flourishes and lyrics like "The future's uncertain and the end is always near". Waiting for the Sun paints a darker picture, I think, and gives us the uber Doors line "This is the strangest life I've ever known." You Make Me Real is back to a rockin' good time love song, but then Peace Frog gives us the unsettling imagery of "Indians scattered on dawn's highway bleeding / Ghosts crowd the young child's eggshell mind." Even the (slightly) weaker tracks towards the end Queen of the Highway and Maggie M'Gill are like snuggling up in a thick velvet blanket, although admittedly one made of scotch and sex. TL;DR: This album is a journey. I was born in the wrong time and place and introduced to The Doors at the wrong age to have any genuine perspective on this music. This album mother's milk to me.
4/5, blues rock? gimme that.
“Morrison's gliding vocal presence –arty and self-absorbed though it may be – provides focus.”
Best Song: Waiting for the Sun. Maggie M'Gill. Psychedelic, with moments where Morrison lets loose. Worst Song: Land Ho. The whole song sounds restrained. Overall: Bluesy, with a sort of drugged and drunken swagger. Is at its best when Jim Morrison is wild and uninhibited, and at its worst when he tries scatting.
2.5 / 5 Good, but nothing anything special, Peace Frog is a banger tho.
Wat The Doors betreft blijft het mij toch bij de bekende nummers hangen.
Mijn ouders hadden hier de LP van, veel gedraaid en klinkt nog steeds op een rare manier tijdsloos, hoewel ze betere albums hebben.
Niet hun beste album, maar toch nog steeds erg goed.
Goed te doen.
Ik heb hier wel van genoten. 3,5 ster.
Some good songs but overall a bit dull.
This was like the other Doors album in that the first song made me think I would like it and then the others proved me wrong
From one Jim to another, great work Jim
Люблю этих ребят.
6/10
Probably the best their album
i just hate the doors. always have, probably always will. i feel like i should like them, but i don't. i'm sure this album is just fine if you like jim morrison's whining.
Try as I might, I can appreciate but cant get into the doors
Great album....
roadhouse blues is a banger, way more bluesy than I thought the doors were waiting for the sun is more in line with my image of the doors, with those dragging jim morrison vocals Peace Frog rocks This is just a blues album made in 1970 by white guys so its rock? somewhere between a 3 and a 4. Like, I really enjoyed listening to it, but I don't know that I'll listen to it again
The Doors are absolutely LEGENDARY and this album is no exception. Jim was an enigma and blessing in one.
Not their best
A nice listen.
I did enjoy this but I feel as if it's something I need to be in a specific mood for. It has that 60s rock sound to a T. I can see how this would be great to listen to while smoking some weed. I just can't see it being something I put on every single time I'm in the car. But for a specific mood or vibe, it's great.
Some good ol’ ramblin’ rock. Songs sound quite similar to each other, but it’s definitely not a bad sound. Just nothing too memorable. 5/10
The Doors invite us all to "Morrison Hotel", getting down to brass tacks with dirty blues, sleazy rock and roll and some spectacular songwriting. I've been a casual Doors fan for many years, but have never gone far beyond their self-titled debut, a masterclass in pseudo-intellectual psych. As far as this album, I'd only heard "Roadhouse Blues" a couple of times and didn't realise the ride I was in for. The first thing that hit me was how rip-roaringly tight the band are. "Morrison Hotel" showcases The Doors at their most primal, with Morrison's philosophising toned down and the amps dialled up. Robby Krieger's guitar is searing throughout, and there's really strong interplay between the band- it feels leaner, more developed from their Manzarek/organ-dominated early sound. "Roadhouse Blues" is a raunchy, twisted take on a familiar blues, with the doors blown off and a smoke bomb thrown in. Straight afterwards, "Waiting for the Sun" treats us to a psychedelic assault of fuzzed out bass, with a thick and crunchy sound and a powerful climactic bridge. "Ship of Fools" is the most riotous, swinging apocalypse I could ever hope to be part of, but "Peace Frog" is the real standout for me: boasting a palpable crossover funk flavour, with a classic bit of Jim Morrison poetry seeping in the middle. It had a stronger groove than any other Doors track I've heard, and a killer bassline carrying it for an exhilarating three minutes. Crucially, it's not all rockers here: the band's sensitive side comes out in the understated, plaintive "Blue Sunday". Meanwhile, "Indian Summer" is a gorgeous exercise in restraint, structured almost entirely around one chord until it shifts towards mantra territory. Some may argue this album isn't as innovative or groundbreaking as the band's earlier material: there are no 11 minute odysseys, no Oedipal howls, no spoken word poetry recitals. But in the same way those trademarks can feel stagey and hokey, here the Doors are more grounded, tied to the physical. It's not as though the lyrics are lacking: the doom-laden content of "Peace Frog" and "Ship of Fools" show the band haven't abandoned Morrison's knack for poetry or voicing some of the anxieties of his generation. Altogether, it makes for a dynamic listen which - at its best - is The Doors firing on all cylinders. It lags at times: "The Spy" is a meandering and "Maggie M'Gill" is a poor way to end, but there are so many great songs here and I was surprised by the quality of the material across the rest of the record. Definitely worth a listen for anyone getting into The Doors!
Really nice, bluesy and synthy
Listening to this, I hear where a lot of more contemporary bands got their sound; while some tracks seem to meander, the album is strong overall and certainly reminiscent of its time.
Meh, ni lo he terminado la verdad
Classic
One of the best blues albums I've come across. Not a bad song on there but special mention to Peace Frog and Queen of the Highway (obviously).
One of the best bands from the rock history.
There are albums that stand the test of time and sound as good now as when they were first released. This is not one of them.
One of their best end-to-end listens, maybe second only to their debut.
Really like The Doors. This is not my favorite album of theirs. Lots of samey sounding songs. Best track: Roadhouse Blues
Classic Doors. Very enjoyable. Could be in regular rotation
one of the best Doors albums
Very bluesy. Sounded okay, but not as adventurous as some of their other albums.
This is the 100th album I’ve been served by the wonderful 1001 project (big thank you!). To celebrate this, here is my first review. For sure it will make some people happy. Apart from a few songs, the Doors were actually unknown territory for me. I was prepared for some tedious stuff but this turned out to be a lovely collection of bluesy tunes. If I need to pick a favourite, it is 'Waiting for the Sun'. A quite enjoyable album for the Sunday afternoon indeed. Ok, it’s not anywhere near the level of ‘Siamese Dream’, but man what a relief after yesterday’s unlistenable ‘A Wizard/A True Star’!
Amazing!
POKER TIME
Influences are undeniable, both who they were influenced by and who they influenced. Last half of Land Ho! sounds like Cameron Winter lol Already Saved: Roadhouse Blues Saved After Listening: Waiting for the Sun*, Blue Sunday, Ship of Fools, Land Ho!
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Peace Frog, Land Ho!, The Spy, Queen of the Highway, Indian Summer Cutting Edge: Ship of Fools Overall Notes: MUCH prefer Side 2, which seems to be a hot take. Sometimes the psych blues just ain't rocking and the organ just rubs you the wrong way.
Moody, smooth, dark but not depressed.
old school cool white people blues
More bluesy/funky than I expected, some pretty good songs but overall probably not an album I'd listen to again as a whole
Phonetically fantastic, a classic
Classic album