Morrison Hotel

Not sure what my brain expects The Doors to sound like, but it’s certainly not this! Very interesting bluesy stuff. Not really my jam? But interesting and enjoyable enough. 7/10 Quite Likeable

Crooning to the inspiration of the sixties like no other. A mild and sweet taste of the master at work.

далеко не лучший у The Doors, но в целом неплохой. а ничего интересного тут и нет

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Probably not an album you need to hear before you die, but it was enjoyable enough, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Only ever listened to their self titled, but this one isn't bad. A little too blues rock at times, but Waiting for the Sun is a great song. Probably more a four, but I might not return

Calm, nice, but nothing really special in my opinion. Although it’s a great record. It’s pleasant to the ears and good storytelling aswell. All in all 76/100

The är ju bra kort och gott. Ibland kan det dock bli lite väl stora utsvävningar, men detta album tycker jag håller sig inom gränserna.

I came into this album having just listened to Teenage Head by the Flamin Groovies. That album had so much more groove, fun, sex, rock than this album. By comparison Morrison Hotel felt rather chuggy and plodding blues rock by numbers.

1 - Roadhouse Blues - 👍 2 - Waiting For The Sun - 👍 3 - You Make Me Real - 👏 4 - Peace Frog - 🙌 5 - Blue Sunday - 🤷🏻‍♂️ 6 - Ship Of Fools - 👏 7 - Land Ho! - 👍 8 - The Spy - 👍 9 - Queen Of The Highway - 👏 10 - Indian Summer - 👏 11 - Maggie M’Gill - 👏 4/5

While The Doors are classic for all the right reasons, for me they are just NOT a go to. I think they’re one of those bands that when they hit your mood is one of those perfect sounds. But if your mood is not matching it’s a real no go. I already liked Peace Frog… love that song. But another song I really enjoyed was Indian Summer. I liked the mellow feeling of the song mixed with the easy going and simplistic lyrics. Rating: 5/10 Stars: 2/5

If i wanted to listen to white guy blues, I'd just put on Clapton. Is it possible to separate the music from how much i hate Morrison? Not sure.

The Doors are odd to me. Sometimes, I love their music. Sometimes, it just rubs me the wrong way. All in all, great album and well-crafted music.

This was SO fun, honestly I had no expectations and I really enjoyed my listen. The blues/rock/soul infusion was very well done, with the intro track setting the tone from the beginning. There was a lot of range and even the few ballads were pretty solid. Intentional track placement, All in all a great album Favorites: Roadhouse Blues, Peace Frog, Indian Summer

聞き馴染みがあって、安心する曲。 Dolby Atmosだからっていうのもあるかもだけど耳にしっかり入ってきて、楽しく聴ける。 doorsの他の作品のイメージとは少し離れ、サイケデリック感が多少薄れてる気がする。

4.25 / cool sound! Hard not to hear riders on the storm throughout. Loved frog, Maddy McGill, and The Spy.

This is fine. I'm not really a blues fan or a Doors fan, so I'm probably not the best person to have an opinion on this album.

While I am no longer in my “Doors phase”, I preface my review with the admission that a slight bias may still exist. The Doors are one of those unique bands that are kind of a genre all their own. It’s pretty amazing the catalogue they cranked out in 6 years. This album is not my favorite of theirs, but I like the diverse sound and the fact that they manage to keep to a 2-4 minute framework in length, and have such a range of sound and style. “Roadhouse Blues” is a great opener both for this album and for a live set. “Peace Frog” has such a great opening and recognizable riff, and also manages to pack a strong punch with one of the shortest guitar solos in history.

I was never really a huge Doors fan, but definitely appreciated them. This album was a nice surprise. Good variety. Roadhouse Blues alone gives the album a higher rating. I guess I like the Doors more than I thought.

I feel like the keys (electric organ and piano) is the star of this. Of course Jim has some charisma too. Roadhouse Blues is great. The rest is solid. 3.5 and I’ll give them the benefit of rounding up since this still holds up 50+ years later

I like The Doors when they sound a little less like The Doors. Round up on Roadhouse Blues alone. 3.75/5

Starts off with “Roadhouse Blues” which is a Doors song I like. I also like “You Make Me Real.” The rest was the sound of the Doors I’m just not into—I like energetic, sounding like they’re having a good time Doors rather than I’m miserable doors. Not sure what was going on with “Peace Frog.” Starts off energetic and goes into Morrison croon. Just didn’t work for me. I really am not into the signature organ sound, which is the normal Doors sound. Not a “how can anyone like this,” but not something I enjoy. I feel as though the organ didn’t belong on “Land Ho!” “Indian Summer” is pretty. I was happy that there were no marathon songs on this album. Unlike “The End” all were a reasonable length.

Can I call you crazy if you rate The Doors lower than a...

The songs on this album sounds more gritty than I've heard them before, and I like it! That tone is set with 'Roadhouse Blues' with a catchy distorted riff and some harmonica. It's easily the best song of the album, but I find myself nodding along to many others as well, like 'Waiting for the Sun', 'Peace Frog', and 'Maggie M'Gill'. I initially wasn't very fond of that trademark The Door's organ, as it reeks a bit too much circus monkey for me. But I've grown to accept it. And while the tone isn't always that cool, they play some cool rhythmic parts on it on a lot of songs. I think Morrison's vocals are on point on this record as well. Very powerful. Not much more analysis than that really. It's a really good record that holds a high standard throughout without being too long. Even has some stellar tunes.

Bluesy and surprisingly heavy blues-rock. There are plenty of good songs here, and kicking things off with “Roadhouse Blues” really sets the stage. Morrison’s vocals are great as always, and the interplay between the guitar and organ is a lot of fun, especially on tracks like “Peace Frog.” A special shout-out to “Queen of the Highway” as well, although I prefer their jazzier version of the song. 4 stars.

as someone who was never a big doors or Jim Morrison fan, i enjoyed this album way more than i thought i would.

This combination of rock and blues did not make much of an impression on me, unfortunately, whether that be positively or negatively.

Gosh. I absolutely love The Doors. They are so delightfully weird! It's classic gibberish blues, but I would listen to Jim Morrison sing anything. The musicianship is brilliant, with Ray Manzarek's keyboard skills being amongst my favorites. "Roadhouse Blues" is timeless, and "You Make Me Real" also steals the show on this album.

Tief im Blues verwurzelt aber trotzdem innovativ!

Maybe I'm tired, maybe my brain is too overloaded with schoolwork stuff, and maybe I'm just totally brain-drained after listening to one of the craziest folk bands I've ever heard (shoutout Ak'chamel, Giver of Illness. They're awesome) for an hour and then going to a marching band event, but I feel like I can't put into words what I like about this album. I just know that I really like it. I share a love for The Doors with both of my parents. It's pretty rare that all three of us love a band. Usually there's one of us that doesn't like them, like my mom not liking John Prine or me not liking The White Stripes. Really the only other examples of artists we all like are singers and groups that I swear nobody on this earth hates, like Joni Mitchell or OutKast. That all being said, this is a great album. I definitely prefer L.A. Woman over it, but the mood of this album is unlike anything I've seen in the blues.

For the most part I enjoyed it. The organ started to grate on me after a while, it’s not my favourite instrument. I thought sometimes it fit quite well and other times it was just too much for me. Similarly the vocals sometimes worked for me and sometimes didn’t. I like the bluesy vibe, just not sure I’d come back to the full album. Fav song: Roadhouse Blues Least fav: Ship of Fools

yes land ho! Specific rating - 4.0 Fav song - queen of the highway Least fav - Indian summer

Habs nicht gefühlt, war oft gelangweilt

I haven't listened to the Doors since my teens and was pleasantly surprised to enjoy returning to them. I've never understood why people venerate Morrison as a lyricist, but his voice still gives me chills and there's plenty to enjoy in the band's blues-rock sound.

I just don't want an organ in a rock song.

One of my favorite albums of all-time. Would love to have been able to see them perform

How do people hate the doors? Name any other band that sounds remotely close to them. They were so ahead of their time. I love the doors, and this is a top 3 album of theirs behind their debut (top 10 debut of all time btw) and probably LA Woman.

I've always really liked this album. Peace Frog is the most underrated Doors song, and it holds up even after all of these years.

jaunty

It was fine, just faded into the background for me.

This one starts of strong, but doesn't live up to the quality of some of their other work.

Not my favorite Doors album. Starts out strong then fizzles out.

3.5/5 I think it might take a couple more lessons as not used to this genre My fabourites defo Blue Sundays, The spy and Peace Frog Overall jolly funky album. Personally prefer the slower songs

Vibes, vibes, vibes

My least favorite of their albums but still has several good tunes. Good vocals and added depth to their musical sound with bass players on board.

Pretty enjoyable album. Except Waiting for the Sun (too repetitive), Blue Sunday (too whiny). Nice bluesy vibe and a nice variety of songs. (4)

Best comment on this album: "This is basically The Wiggles for adults" 3.5 Stars because of the poor filler songs that I ignored.

What's funny is I've been on an obsessive kick with this album for a month or two already.

Yh sounds good

very good

I always have lived the doors this album was no exception

Typical sounding and what I expected for a Doors album, not particularly interesting.

Would buy

Bluesy, goofy, not really my thing. Organ is annoying. Roadhouse Blues is alright and I dig it but the rest just felt too hokey.

707/1001 2026.09.22 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

I like my Doors weird and sinister, not weird and quirky. This was okay, nowhere near on the level of their self-titled album though.

I think this is definitely the least interesting Doors album that I've heard through this list, it has a lot less going for it than the other ones. I've always thought that Jim Morrison was a very compelling vocalist, I think he's really cool, but this album would try its best to convince you otherwise. There's nothing here that would tell you this is The Doors, nothing that would set them apart from any of the other rock bands out there. It's a little disappointing, but if you can pretend like it's not them then it's pretty okay. Favorites: Roadhouse Blues, Land Ho!, Maggie M'Gill

Very enjoyable album don’t know what else to add

I enjoyed it

Not the best Doors album, but still sleazy, groovy, and dark. 4.5/5.0: Excellent

cool album

A decent if less exciting record from The Doors. Doesn't feel like it quite earns its spot on this list as they have much better records already on here.

Found the instrumentals to be extremely nice across the album, though some songs were better in that regard than others (Peace Frog). I think some of the vocals and lyrics were neat while others i think were bafflingly bad (Blue Sunday). Didnt feel extremely cohesive to me, instrumentals were really the highlight.

They go on some tears but have lots of flat padding in between. Can come off as a bit goofy nowadays Highlights: "Roadhouse Blues", "Land Ho!", "The Spy"

Not dreadful at all, although more stuff along the lines of Roadhouse Blues would make this a better album. I'm more familiar with the Status Quo version of course, but this isn't bad at all.

5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Couple of great songs....lot of filler.

really liked this album too! i could definitely listen to it on a normal day. big fan of psychedelic rock and blues rock it seems.

The only other Doors album I've listened to is their debut, and I feel this is a solid step up. They definitely still have their signature sound that they do not deviate far from, but I thought the songwriting was much more interesting on this one. I particularly liked The Spy.

Get rid of You Make Me Real and The Spy, and you have perhaps the best overall representation of The Doors on this album. Waiting For The Sun is maybe The Doors' best orchestrated song. Peace Frog's groove is infectious and undeniable. Indian Summer is basically The End made into a gorgeous, love-intoxicated dream scene that can go on forever. I would've ended with Indian Summer, but Maggie M'Gill is a badass track which def signals the direction they continue in on LA Woman. For real, if one wanted to get the best overall picture of The Doors at their best, Morrison Hotel is it.

Ei mulle

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Roadhouse Blues, Waiting for the Sun, The Spy I think this is just plain old good psychedelic rock. I especially enjoy Waiting for the Sun and I really like any track that throws in their signature organ sound. Not as good as their debut album, but a solid entry nonetheless. No idea if they have a 3rd album on the List, but I would have no objections to hearing Riders on the Storm. --- I am a bit over 550 albums into this journey, and I've never been particularly good at articulating my own thoughts on the qualities of music - I don't really know much of the history behind most artists like some people seem to or how to appropriately ascribe adjectives to the music I've listened to ... These last few dozen albums have been especially hard to write about. Not because the music is good or bad, just because I've been doing it for so long. I am not tired of having a new album every day. That part is great, but writing a "review" every day where I say some variation of this sucks/is whatever/is good/is great/is amazing is being stretched thin. It's beginning to feel more like a chore than an enjoyment. I am determined to continue writing reviews. I am determined to finish, but I fear my already-dubious review-writing quality is going to go down even further. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Completely different from what I listen to normally. I loved it and it was fun learning about the band as I was listening to it.

Album contains the ABSOLUTE CLASSIC Roadhouse Blues! Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs Roadhouse Blues Waiting for the Sun Peace Frog

I can’t help but consider this album as the precursor to the entire Vietnam War.

Generally enjoyed this! Wasn't a huge fan of "Roadhouse Blues" but "Waiting For the Sun" and "Peace Frog" were the standouts for me

This is the first time that I have ever listened to this album, although I have heard the first two songs in other contexts. Evidently this is an attempt to 'return to form' after the previous string drenched album. I think that this works for the first fours songs, all of which are fairly solid. "Roadhouse Blues" is a solid blues number and the next couple of songs return to their earlier psychedelic pop sound with some success. "Peace Frog" brings in a bit of a funk sound that had not been heard on the previous albums fairly successfully. The album loses that momentum with "Blue Sunday", which is slower and less compelling. The material after that is patchy and songs like "Land Ho" feel a bit like filler. At this point, I find my contrasting this effort with the first album that it is attempting to replicate to some extent and its just not as good. That initial album just has consistently better songs without any real filler. This record's simply not as consistent. I don't mind having listened to it, but I probably won't return to it.

Some really good music

They're not the Messiah They're just a very average band.

More like a 3.5 for me, really. Cool, bluesy, atmospheric. But very much traditional Doors, nothing special or apocalyptic here.

(8.9)

hell yeah brother

No lo sentí muy relevante, sólo bastante repetitivo

Album #276 The Doors: Morrison Hotel Morrison Hotel is the album where The Doors and Jim Morrison found their balance between their signature psychedelic sound and a more traditional commercial blues sound. There is no long obscene rants about fucking and riding snakes, but Morrison didn’t lose all of his hippy edge, with songs like Indian Summer being reminiscent of the former transcendent psychedelic style. But frankly, the reason I love Morrison Hotel has very little to do with the reasons that I love The Doors debut; it might not feel as dangerous or edgy, but damn if these songs don’t fucking bang. There are like five all-time great blues rock songs here, and though I don’t always love blues rock, I definitely love The Doors' take on it. A great recovery album after the slip that was The Soft Parade, and along with L.A. Woman, proved that The Doors were more than a mere flash in the pan. Best Songs: Waiting For The Sun, Roadhouse Blues, Peace Frog Worst Song: Land Ho! Score out of 10: 9

В отличие от одноимённого альбома и от LA Woman, этот слабоват.

There are some really groovy moments but just ok

Never been a fan of Morrison, but the album is quite the mix of blues, rock, and LSD. 7/10

Primeira metade melhor que a segunda metade; mas experiencia bem positiva ouvindo

Not bad just kind of underwhelming. Few good songs and a lot that just blend together into a bluesy mess.

Great

After the high production of the Soft Parade album, Morrison Hotel is a bit of a regression back to the grittier bluesier sounds of prior albums. Roadhouse Blues exemplifies this. As a kid I remember my older brother playing that riff frequently. But I think my favorite track has to be Peace Frog.

I enjoyed the sound of this one at least nearly as much as their self-titled, even if it gets a bit inconsistent towards the back half. A few clear standouts do much of the heavy lifting for me. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Waiting for the Sun, Peace Frog

I don't like this nearly as much as their self-titled album.

Never listened to full The Doors album before. Most of the tracks are great

I mean ya, I spun it 3 times

7/10

Not a touch on the earlier stuff IMO, more upbeat with a couple of decent songs

melhor que o esperado

Not my favourite Doors album. A bit too stripped back and basic considering the stuff they did before and after it.

The Doors hold a special place in my heart. They remind me of a guy I had a crush on back in high school - he was the one who introduced me to their music. Later, when I was in Paris, I became fascinated by Jim Morrison’s story and learned more about his life, including how he tried to find a sense of refuge there. There’s something about this band and its history that resonates with me on a deeply personal level. 8/10

Muy buen disco! Uno de los mejores discos de The Doors

Overrated

What a great album. Aware of The Doors, but not what I’d consider “a fan”, this lesson was really a pleasant surprise. Waiting for the Sun was probably my favorite.

One that I know very well, been a while since that's happened.

Best Track - "Peace Frog"

Fine, more Doors. Like the beat—good for running.

3eme album proposé après 'The Doors' et ‘LA woman’ (notés 2/5 - pas vraiment intéressants sauf les tubes). Seule bonne surprise dans celui ci : la version originale de ‘Roadhouse Blues’. Je connaissais la version de Blue Oyster Cult (pas dans la liste …dommage) sans savoir que c’était une reprise. C’est ce morceau qui sauve l’album de la note minimale ! Le reste, blues rock assez standard, n’apporte pas grand chose. =>2/5

Surprising number of songs that sound the same, didn't do much for me, of course the hits in the first few tracks are absolute bangers.

It was alright not really my type

6/10

Solid album with all the Doors have delivered on a previous outings.

Solid album by a solid band 3 - deserves to be on this list

I just love roadhouse blues such a good opener.

Morrison Hotel oli The Doorsin paluu ruotuun pöhöttyneen ja kevyemmän The Soft Parade-albumin jälkeen. Tällä levyllä kuullaan entistä enemmän bluesia, kuitenkaan psykedeelistä tunnelmointia unohtamatta. Kaikki kappaleet eivät ole klassikoita, mutta Morrison Hotel on silti oikein hyvä albumi.

i love it ofc

I liked the blues of the first song, but then they kept singing and I was so underwhelmed and just downright annoyed with the 60s. 2*

The Doors are one of the most overrated bands of all time. Jim Morrison is actually a bad poet, and was famous more for being handsome than for being either a great musician or lyricist. The rest of the band? Thoroughly meh. I recognize a few of these tracks by title, and I'm not really looking forward to listening to this. Yup, boring and meh. This does not earn its place on a list of albums you _must hear_ before you die.

songs i liked peace frog - the opening riff is great ship of fools - nice groove to it. the vocals fit and don’t feel as misplaced as the rest of the album land ho! - kind of ridiculous but enjoyable the rest of the album feels very overstimulating. the vocals are the main “character” but with the musical background the whole thing kind of gave me a headache. has vast potential to grow on me though so i will hold off on the rating from the time being

It sure is The Doors

Don't worry the Doors (blues edition) can't hurt you. The Doors (blues edition): ....

musica de hetero, gostei porém

Man, only 211 albums and I'm running out of clever ways to say "it's okay"

A record of two halves, side one was excellent, side two less so. Still a good listen overall, but certainly not one of the best Doors LPs. Peace Frog is fantastic.

There’s better doors albums.

Bortsett riders of the storm som är en häftig låt har jag som aldrig fattat grejen med the doors. Rätt sömnigt eller? Däremot hade velat smaka på brajjan dom rökte när dom bestämde sig för att panorera ut alla instrument 100% till höger och vänster. Mindre av detta på detta album jämfört med de första dock.

Stark fyra! Finns inga som låter som The Doors. Riktigt, riktigt bra.

Det finns en gräns för hur många Doors-låtar jag kan lyssna på innan jag tröttnar rejält på Jim Morrisons melodiska stildrag. Den gränsen nåddes på den här plattan.

Kan va en 3 men orkade inte

Classic doors. A few of their strongest tracks land on this one

One of the better doors albums, blues and hues idfk

The doors aren’t really my thing, this is probably as close as they can get to enjoyable for me

made me like the doors more which is a win

Olipa kyllä harvinaisen mitäänsanomaton albumi. Voi myös olla etten ylipäätään välitä Ovista, mutta silti tää oli kyl yhtä tervaa. Ei jatkoon.

Ei mun juttu. Toisesta sissään ja toisesta ulos. Kun yksi ovi sulkeutuu, toinen avautuu.

Mulla on erikoinen suhde The Doorsiin, koska vaikka ne on mun teinivuosien lempibändejä niin en oo oikein koskaan kuunnellu muutaku niiden debyyttilevyä. Tiiän kyllä monia biisejä muiltakin levyiltä ja oon fiilistelly monia biisejä sen ulkopuolella, mut aina kun oon halunnu kuunnella kokonaisen levyn oon kuunnellu sit debyyttiä. Osittain syy on ollu siinä, että se on niin hyvä levy etten oo vaan ollu valmis päästään irti. En oo jotenkin ollut valmis vastaanottaan enempää jotain yhtä hyvää tai vaihtoehtosesti kohtaan sitä että muut levyt ois huonompia. Noh, tänään tää asia muuttu ja nyt ehkä vähän ärsyttää tää reilun kahenkymmenen vuoden paasto. Tää levy oli monin tavoin just sitä mikä tekee The Doorsin debyytistäkin hienon. Ymmärrän mielestäni musasta ihan kohtuullisen paljon ja tää levy pääs yllättään monta kertaa, mitä ei mulle tapahdu turhan usein. Vaikka tälle levylle ei oo päätyny hittejä, niin tässä oli valtavan hienoa tunnelmointia, Morrisonille tyypillisiä mystisiä tekstejä ja bändi, joka soittaa niin luontevasti yhteen, että tuntuu että kaikki tulee yhdestä mielestä. Kaikista näistä syistä tää on eka sellanen levy jota en oo ennen kuullu ja jolle annan viis tähteä.

Tää oli nyt kyllä jotenkin ihan all over the place. Ihan hyviä riffejä ja komppeja yms. siellä täällä mut jotenkin tosi raskas kokonaisuus kuunnella 😮‍💨

Hyvvää rokkia, jalan alle mennee. The Doors ei oo tuttu mut pitäis selkeesti olla. Solid af.

yritin etsiä tämän levyn lorea, joka oli tuntematonta ja tärkein oli tämä seuraava ote: "Hän [Morrison] antoi parran taas kasvaa keväällä 1970."

I think it's one of those albums that I need to revisit because nothing really stuck with me. I'll edit in these notes whenever I can listen and know you as long as I enjoyed more than others

Not as bad as it could have been, considering how much I hate the Doors

I like the slow groove of this playlist. 7/10

weird do i have to rate them or can i just listeN?? ok well i don't rly have any notes except i think maybe i'm just not a doors fan except i did like the one song land ho i think it was called. no denying their cultural impact or talents, just maybe not my cup of tea.

meh

As a product of its time this is likely a 4 but modern day this average as hell blues rock does nothing for me.

Amazing! Bluesy, dancing! A piece of art!!

Pretty good.

“I woke up this morning and got myself a beer/the future’s uncertain and the end is always near.” Yeah man. What an opener. This is my favorite Doors album by a country mile. It’s gritty and bleak in a way that their other albums aren’t (at least not the whole time; “The End” is obviously bleak as hell.) There’s something truly ominous about this one. Morrison’s voice also sounds fantastic, which is impressive given how deep into his downward spiral he was at this point. This blues and psych rock fusion suits him.

Makes me want to listen to more doors albums, like one of them I’ll probably really enjoy. but this one didn’t quite land for me

Feel like I’m missing something here. This sounds like a generic bar band to me.

Pleasantly surprised by the versatile sound on this one. I was honestly expected a bunch of hippy-sounding shit, but this started off all bluesy, which caught my attention. Rest of it was pretty damn good.

When you are a teen, Morrison sounds inspired. When you revisit as an adult, you know he is a pretentious dolt. A few bangers on here but a lot of cringe and filler. The Doors are a "Best of" band for me.

Still never really understand the deep love some have for them, but I have to admit that this was a really good album. I have only really listened to their Best Of, but this was an equally good listen in its own right.

Good, down to explore psychedelic rock more

I know and like The Doors and already have 28 songs liked by them on Spotify - with 7 songs already liked on this album. Maybe I'll appreciate some more with repeated listens. Liked songs I'm starting with are: "Roadhouse Blues", "Waiting for the Sun", "Peace Frog", "Blue Sunday", "Ship of Fools", "Land Ho", and "Indian Summer". After relistening, I also like "The Spy" and "Queen of the Highway". Still don't like "You Make Me Real" or "Maggie McGill" The Doors sound like The Doors and nobody else sounds like them. That's the thing that makes them so great. In particular the keyboards, the voice, the interesting lyrics - you just know it's The Doors whenever you hear them. Nobody else could create a song like "Waiting for the Sun". That's the standout track on this one for me. The closest I can think of for a similar voice is Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. I've occasionally wondered what future Doors albums would be like if Jim Morrison hadn't died so young. Jim Morrison died when I was in first grade so I really wasn't aware of them at that time. But I was one of the kids of that early GenX cohort that started getting into the Doors in high school (late 70s, early 80s). I think the catalyst for so many of us revisiting the Doors at that time was the inclusion of the song "The End" in the Apocalypse Now movie. They definitely had songs on rock radio when I was a kid in the 70s - but that created a whole new level of interest as I recall. I still think their debut album (The Doors) is their best one - it's a perfect album, whereas this one is almost perfect. I had a tape of that one and it was on regular rotation in my car when I first started driving. Good job Doors! Liked songs on Spotify: 9/11 Rating: 4/5

Not my favourite Doors album by any stretch - I tend to prefer their earlier, weirder psychedelic fare over their later, more overtly bluesy stuff - but still a very solid record!

If my dad, whose favorite genre is blues rock, doesn’t think your album is great, then it’s probably not great.

The Doors were described to me as "THE white boy blues band", so having gone through some mind-numbing Clapton blues a few days earlier, I definitely felt trepidation going into this album. ...I enjoyed it! It's like a bridge between 60s and 70s rock. It does indeed get very bluesy at its core, yet it's also infused with the sort of interesting instrumentation that the year 1970 seemingly blessed numerous rock bands with. In the shoes of a blues fan back then, I could see my mind being blown by this sound. This won't be a regular listen... yet.... but I can at least say that The Doors are pretty good! Standouts: Waiting for the Sun • Peace Frog • The Spy • Queen of the Highway • Indian Summer

I have to take back some of the mean things I said about The Doors in the past because I actually found this pretty enjoyable. Nothing too special and nothing that blew my mind but I enjoyed it.

Solid. I went in fully expecting a mid rock experience. It was better than mid.

🏨🥃☀️🐸🍺

Pretty good classic rock sound

Doors have better

Effed with this heavy. Bluesy, psychedelic, pure 60s rock n roll.

В этот отель 60е пришли умирать (в хорошем смысле)

Не поннимаю этот их переход к блюз року, им не идет

Ну….

Не фанат блюз-рока, но вполне интересно

топ, давно не слушал, надо будет по дискографии пробежаться, тут глобально крепкая 4ка, но из-за хорошего настроя пусть будет 5

I like the doors. They’re fun, but I almost never listen to them on purpose. This album didn’t make me a super fan.

One iconic song does not a whole album make nor does the fact that it’s the Doors means it needs to be on the list

good, just not my thing.

very "american"-sounding. not really my thing.

It’s good! Couldn’t remember which Doors albums were duds but this one is not

Credit where credit is due. This is super solid and worth one or two listens.

not *not* ^ i'm gonna be real i typed this much and then got distracted and then found this tab again later. Idk what i was gonna say. It's alright

Love the doors. Honestly the quintessential sound of American psychedelia

Moving forward I'll try and rate based on categories such as: 1. Lyrical Value (if applicable) 2. Instrumentation 3. album structure (ex: if an album only has one good song vs has a good general theme between tracks) 4. Syntactic complexity 5. Vocal performance (if applicable) finally 6. track diversity (not every song should sound the same), surprise me! for this album: 1. ~1-2 2. ~4-5 3. 4 4. 2 5. 3 6. 4 Nothing special.

This is my favourite doors album and it's an easy five for me. When I first heard this album I was immediately taken by us. The combination of raw blues heavy rock and experimentation with Morrison's surreal and often beautiful lyrics was immediately captivating. The sound peace frog alone is an anomaly in time it. It sounds like it was released by a Manchester band in the early 90s with its disco high hats pulsing argans dancing drums and groovey war guitar. The rest of the album is full of sonic innovation and some amazing playing from Krieger in particular on guitar.

A bonefide classic. But then again, which Doors album isn't? There are some great songs on this record and really no BAD ones. It's the kind of record that you judge against itself and some of the songs aren't QUITE as good as the others, but the sum is pretty damned good. This IS pretty damned good.

I think this is the first Doors album I have listened to in full. Not bad. Real bluesy bar music. 3.5 stars

So much more consistent and coherent than I was expecting at this late stage in the Band’s, and indeed Jim Morrison’s, life. The first half of the album seemed slightly stronger but I was pleasantly surprised throughout these 39 minutes.

#418 My parents liked The Doors so I got to know them from a young age. It was likely a best of compilation that we had because I got to know a wide range of songs and it wasn’t until my 20s that I started exploring their studio albums. I’ve listened to this one less than the others, except The Soft Parade, so by extension it’s not my favourite, but nonetheless, it’s very good and today’s listen highlighted how I perhaps owe this one some more time. Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Listen before you die? ✅ Fave track(s): Roadhouse Blues; Waiting for the Sun; Maggie M’Gill Rating: 8/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was surprised when I gave LA Woman a 5. I was feeling it that day. Thought it might go similarly with this. But… yeah, no. I was even thinking 3 at certain points. Something about this album made me want to be done with it. But I think it still gets a 4. 4 Boolean: True

A very good, but not excellent, Doors album. It fell into the background for me a bit, and I felt it was missing something catchy and deep that the Doors hits seem to have in spades. 5/10

The last Doors album on my journey, and much like the other two, I genuinely enjoyed Morrison Hotel from front to back. This was the band's return to blues rock after their string- and brass-arranged art-rock direction with The Soft Parade, and they knocked it out of the park. Of course, the notable highlights of the record are the songs still played on the radio, namely the long-enduring bar song "Roadhouse Blues" and the funk-rock boogie of "Peace Frog" that often gets paired with the tender love ballad "Blue Sunday". But the rest of the record is just as good, between the longing on the psychedelic stomper "Waiting for the Sun", the keyboard-driven hard rocker "You Make Me Real", the syncopated rhythms and shifting time signatures that signal impending destruction on "Ship of Fools", the sea shanty-inspired jauntiness of "Land Ho!", the slow-burn blues of "The Spy", the pensive introspection on the jam number "Queen of the Highway", the serene acoustic haze of "Indian Summer", and the straightforward blues closer "Maggie M'Gill." The band fired on all cylinders throughout the runtime, with strong additional support from Ray Neopolitan and Lonnie Mack's basslines. Jim Morrison continued to be fervently poetic in his lyrics, painting such a seedy underbelly of the world from his view, while also devoting twisted yet sweet tributes to his longtime girlfriend Pamela Courson. I don't have much else to say here, as Morrison Hotel was yet another banger of a record from The Doors. Of course, the band would continue this return to the blues with L.A. Woman, then Jim would tragically pass away, and the rest is history.

This album is pretty great - from star to finish. I'll say 4.5 - round down.

The good one

Some decent bluesy Doors!

Bars

Fantastic classic doors album. Added to Spotify library

New one for me. Like the blues vibe, and generally like all of the instrumentation. It's very funky and there's a reasonable amount of variety in tone, even if it's mostly the same blues style and rhythm. The guitar solos are decent enough. The bass lines are a bit repetitive, but the songs themselves are quite interesting in terms of the switch-ups they make throughout. Not a massive fan of the vocals (this does vary across the album, "Blue Sunday" for example is a totally different style), but they do work with the rock sound. Didn't really pay attention to the lyrics. In a good mood and this was surprisingly interesting. Generous 4.

This is clearly inspired by Jefferson Airplane but this sounds like a Jefferson Airplane if they went into rock and roll (spoilers, they did and it sucks). With that in mind I think the vocals sound stilted compared to Grace Slick powerful range and brutish compared to Marty Balin's delicate voice. After a few songs it got so predictable I forgot it was on. I feel like I had heard every song before despite never having heard of this band.

I’m really bored of this guitar tone.

A band I was in had a singer who fancied himself a Jim Morrison (and a bit Iggy Pop), it was ridiculous (but the rest of the band was good). The idea (myth?) that Morrison was charismatic, finds no support in this album. His lyrics are pathetically juvenile (rubbish and sometimes disgusting), his singing unconvincing (whether or not shouty). The music occasionally has half an idea but is mostly tedious. Roadhouse Blues specially bad as a nearly one-chord hackabout, some ppl like the morning beer line but I’d say it’s a red flag. Waiting For The Sun: more interesting but still unsatisfying. Queen of the Highway: the band are kinda learning how to jam together, but haven’t got it yet, meanwhile the lyrics are utter rubbish. Indian Summer: astoundingly shallow rubbish. It’s Bad, 1/10.

Tried, but still don’t get the fuss with The Doors. Not for me.

Loved this record from my dad's record collection. Some weaker tracks but Peace Frog and Waiting for the Sun make up for it. And of course Roadhouse Blues. The line, "the futures uncertain and the end is always near" is especially forboding for Jim Morrison.

Still don’t like Morrison or the doors lol

One of their most consistent and best albums. Only weak songs are Land Ho! and Ship of Fools which is more middling. It recovers nicely with The Spy which is a neat more relaxed song as is Indian Summer, one of the best on the album. It's very varied for a Doors album which I appreciate. Waiting For The Sun is probably their best pure rock song

Not as good as the other famous doors albums. Feel like its missing some ideas to be great. 7/10

The Doors return to fighting form on this release after 2 softer, more subdued releases in Waiting for the Sun and The Soft Parade in the preceding years. Morrison Hotel eschews most of the carnival organ psychedelia that marked the Doors for most of the 60s and exchanges it for the most driving blues rock of their career. That doesn't mean that there aren't more contemplative moments on this album though: the second track "Waiting for the Sun" does an excellent dynamic quiet LOUD quiet build throughout, and "The Spy" slinks around like its titular character in a rainy film noir. The most immediate songs are among the best: opener "Roadhouse Blues" sounds like a bar brawl that quiets down then picks up again after the saloon piano intro of "You Make Me Real." Morrison's voice is an anomaly on this thing: I can't think of another singer whose drinking and drug use continued worsening all while his voice kept improving. It shines best on the last 2 songs of this album as it careens between the warmer than normal baritone of "Indian Summer" to the bearlike growl of the closer "Maggie M'Gill." The Doors' hardest hitting album of their careers was resounding proof that the CIA's favourite psych rock band (if the rumours are to be believed) could hack in the new decade. Morrison Hotel showed a lot of promise that they ended up delivering on in the follow up, "LA Woman," which I like to believe is their best album. It's just a shame they would end up losing Morrison the very next year; at least the band definitely stayed broken up and DEFINITELY didn't make 3 more albums without their image-defining frontman, right...? Key Tracks: Roadhouse Blues, Waiting for the Sun, Peace Frog, Indian Summer

3/5. This album marks the beginning of what I’d call the doors “Blues era” which encompasses Morrison Hotel and LA Woman. There’s still some elements of psych-rock laced in, but it is much more built around blues riffs. And the album starts off very strong with the 1-2 punch of “Roadhouse Blues” and “Waiting for the Sun.” But from there I do feel Morrison Hotel is a somewhat mixed bag, though not without its high points. However when it comes to the Doors I do always gravitate more toward their first three records

I don’t mind this album! It’s not a favorite per se, but it’s good for what it is.

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honestly thought it was a bit naff

A parte la famosa Rodhouse non conoscevo le altre canzoni. Molto bella Waiting for the Sub e Blue Sunday. Sicuramente è un album da ascoltare dopo una cannetta per connetterti al meglio. Non lo trovo un capolavoro ma sicuramente un buon album. 3/5

Loved the "weirder" cuts on this, while the blues rock songs are really fun and goes very hard (why is The Doors not counted as proto-metal lol). What a great transition from Peace Frog to Blue Sunday, lots of great songs on side A (Hard Rock Café) Side B not quite as memorable, but still pretty good. 8.5/10

Ok

Strong showing from The Doors, this isn't their greatest work but it has a few of my favorite songs in Peace Frog and Roadhouse Blues. Wish that they could have created so much more.

bien chill

Excellent! Loved the style and the edge. Would like to know what was innovative because you can hear so much in it but I don’t know what the doors invented?

I’m not a huge fan of blues rock and this is one of the worst. I’m a big fan of their first album because the songs make sense to me but I hate this rambling blues crap.

Rating: ⭐️3/5 Favorite Tracks: Roadhouse Blues, Peace Frog Verdict: Solid blues rock album that makes a good first impression on the A-side with hits like ‘Roadhouse Blues’. More psychedelic-sounding B-side lets it down somewhat. It still has its highlights like ‘Land Ho!’ though. Don’t love The Doors as a band, especially with their lyricism. Instrumentation behind the songs was good but not spectacular

Definitely a The Doors album lol. They had some good stuff, and I’m glad I listened to it. But I don’t think I need to revisit it? Besides Blue Monday I think!

Simply one of the great of all time !!!!

powinnam chyba wcześniej zacząć to pisać ale jestem juz po wiec napisze co mysle w calosci. to totalnie nie jest moja muzyka, chyba ze od swieta. polubilam dwie piosenki, ale tak naprawdę w pamiec zapadlo mi tylko blue sunday i mam wrazenie ze kiedys ja slyszalam. od pierwszych sekund mialam w glowie to, ze ten album moglby byc soundtrackiem do filmu z silna glowna bohaterka, cos osadzonego w latach 70 (duh) albo jakiegos filmu akcji(?). nie slucham tego typu muzyki wiec ten album brzmi jak taki typowy album z wlasnie tego okresu i pewnie dlatego skojarzyl mi sie z filmem. mimo to doceniam wielowarstwowosc niekotrych piosenek i mysle ze gdybym sluchala tego gatunku to bylabym zadowolona, ale wnioskujac nawet po piosenkach ktore mi sie spodobaly, wole raczej cos wolniejszego w takim klimacie. nie moglabym nawet powiedziec ze to jest zly album, tylko dla moich uszu brzmi tak jak kazde inne rockowe wydawnictwo, ale przyjemnie sie go sluchalo, chociaz mysle ze niedlugo o tym zapomne

Funky

I've often found Doors albums to be somewhat overrated and lacking in quality on this list, so I don't really expect to much from this. It kind of falls in the same category as the other Doors albums, with some good songs and some less good songs. Lyrics are as bad as usual for the Doors. I don't really get what makes this particular Doors album essential when it lacks their best-known songs. It's not any better or worse than other Doors albums, nor does it do anything particularly interesting relative to the rest of their catalog. This album is ranked #12 of 29 albums for 1970. Other 1970 albums rated by me: Bridge Over Troubled Water(2/29)-5 Led Zeppelin III(3/29)-4 Cosmo's Factory(4/29)-5 All Things Must Pass(6/29)-3 Tea for the Tillerman(10/29)-4 After The Gold Rush(11/29)-5 Deep Purple In Rock(14/29)-5 Fun House(17/29)-5 Ananda Shankar(27/29)-4

Listening to this at 45 makes me want to go back and slap the shit out of the 16-year-old me that thought it was cool and mystical and deep.

Solid. Some good hits on there, exactly the vibe I expected from The Doors, almost Beatles-esque but less creative. Good driving/napping music.

4 stars

Buen álbum, el sonido de la guitarra y la voz de Jim es buenisimo

Quite good, I liked Waiting for the Sun best

Didn't know any of the songs, but I was quite surprised by Jim Morrison's voice — I really liked it. Much more bluesy than I expected. Nothing particularly stood out and I probably wouldn't listen to the album again, but it was an easy enough listen and I wouldn't mind hearing it again.

8.5/10 Very solid album, prefer it to LA Woman which was also solid

This was solid, because of course it is, but also not the most amazing thing I've ever listened to. Took me a little too long to recognize that this is a concept album, but I don't necessarily think it's a super example of one. Still a perfectly fine listen. Fave tracks: - Roadhouse Blues - Waiting for the Sun - Peace Frog - The Spy

Peace Frog made me feel like I was playing Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. Which I've done before.

just abysmal. i have never understood these guys and regret liking their debut album after having heard this

It was good, but it didn't make much of an impression on me.

Bleh.

Not my favourite Doors but still brilliant. Peacefrog is just amazing - I've listened to it hundreds of times and a love it all a little bit more each time.

Not their best, but it IS The Doors.

Classic sound. I liked the album. Bump to four stars

I'll always have a soft spot for the Doors. This album is largely carried by Roadhouse Blues and probably doesn't need to be on the list, but I still really like it. Just oozes overall quality.

Låter som all the doors

The first songs leave me the impression of a nice album. Nice music to listen to. Blues, rock, harmonica, organ. 3,5/5.

Really good album, again this was one outside of what I'd normally listen to, but it made for some pretty chill background music while I played RuneScape.

great album by the doors, solid 9/10. first listen tracklist ranking: 1. Maggie M’Gill 2. Roadhouse Blues 3. Peace Frog 4. Waiting for the Sun 5. The Spy 6. Ship of Fools 7. Indian Summer 8. Queen of the Highway 9. You Make Me Real 10. Land Ho! 11. Blue Sunday

Lekker album voor tijdens het rijden. Wel veel van dezelfde soort muziek op een plaat, niet dat dat erg is. Ik vind deze muziek ook wel erg lijken op veel uit de ‘70. Het had ook van The WHO kunnen zijn.

Ik vind het een beetje rollingstones achtig. Ik snap niet waar de hoge waarderingen voor deze band vandaan komen. Het is niet interessant of boeiend. Het kan mij niet bekoren.

Misschien niet helemaal het juiste album om kennis te maken met The Doors. Voor dit album hebben ze ervoor gekozen om weer terug te gaan naar de basis, en dat is toch vooral de blues. Voor veel fans is dat misschien juist leuk, maar ik vind het psychedelische en experimentele werk van de band interessanter. Daardoor geeft dit album voor mijn gevoel ook een beetje een incompleet beeld van waar The Doors allemaal toe in staat waren. Al met al een prima bluesrockplaat, maar voor mij niet de reden waarom The Doors zo’n legendarische band zijn geworden. 3 sterren.

My teens: The Doors rule! My 20s and 30s: The Doors are cringe and insufferable. My 40s: The Doors rule!

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I wish one could give negative stars. The Doors opened up an inter-dimensional portal to shit, making all music that came after worse, just by the proximity effect. The English language, nor any language for that matter, does not have the words to describe how much this band sucked.

Not a Doors fan, and nothing I heard here changed that.

I’m not the biggest The Doors fan, but I found myself enjoying this album more than I thought I would. 4/5.

One of the Doors' best albums, in my opinion. Doesn't contain many of their "hits", but this blues-heavy gem is consistent from start to finish. A must-listen.

As I generally enjoy The Doors' sound, I enjoyed this album as well. Even if I didn't feel to connect as much with it as I did with others, I still liked the particular sound choices and the vibe in this.

와진심으로 너무 지루해여의. 어디 서부 사막을 끝도없이 달리다가 뭐 웨스턴 켄터키 이딴거 적혀있는 술집을 갔는데 거기서 밴드가 이런 노래를 부르고있을 것 같음… 모리슨 호텔.. 내가 왜 호텔에서 이런노래를 들어야대? 너무 올드해!!!

Somewhere between a 3 and a 4 this. Always good to hear The Doors but not my favourite album by far

Like being let into the most prestigious hotel of all time!

The instrumental is too loud compared to the vocals. I’m not a fan of the singers voice. I like the blues vibe of the music. This is only the first song so far. The album got way better as it went on. I love Land Ho! The album feels very cohesive and I love some of the politically coded lyrics.

Fucking it. A 5star record.

Wasn’t the biggest fan, but the last two songs were interesting enough to vibe in the dark to.

Not a very good Doors album. I think I can only take them in low doses too. He's very melancholy and his change in tempo and singing style mid song is jolting. Aside from the first track, Roadhouse Blues, I don't think there is anything good here.

Hits misses 70’s rock

Classic doors

It was fine. Good times and familiar vocals from Jim Morrison. Roadhouse blues is great and peace frog too. Remember grooving to ship of fools as well. I get worn out on the prominent organ parts

Kinda oldie. I think at some point halfway in the album, I really started enjoying the songs. I ENJOYED this more than the Beetles album (objectively, both were great), but more songs from this ended up in my listen again playlist... idk why but we'll see.

I just don’t get the Doors. Plenty of people do and they rave about them, but I just don’t hear what they hear it seems. And this isn’t their best either. 1.5 for me.

I'll give it a 3, but just barely. Roadhouse Blues is pretty good, and there's one more song that I quite liked, but I don't even really remember what it was. I think The Doors as a whole have some incredible songs, and a heap of mediocre songs, and this album is emblematic of that.

Masterpiece. You just feel cool listening to this.

Excellent album

they aren't high enough in this one yet

Roadhouse blues is a classic, but suffers from being overplayed on the radio. Nothing here feels fresh any longer to me except Peace Frog.

Ive heard enough Doors

A few standout tracks, but otherwise pretty middling blues-rock buoyed by skilled musicians and a pretty voice.

album.

Very solid album, quite a bit of variety despite being generally the same vibe song to song. Overall I thought the instruments sounded really good especially the guitar but was not quite as impressed by the vocals. Top songs: Roadhouse Blues, Waiting for the Sun, You Make Me Real

Normally I listen only to best of The Doors compilations/hits. So it is nice to hear a complete album. Of course hits like Waiting For The Sun are the reference point, but the other songs are in the same vein. And that is somehow the downside of this album. Not a lot of variety, but a nice listening nonetheless. 3/5

Arguably roadhouse blues is my favorite song by doors. The album is pretty solid for not having a lot of their popular songs on it.

Get on vinyl: Yes Great Doors album, but then again I was always a fan.

The further they strayed from blues clichés, the better the album was, so I would have liked to hear more of that synth

not my favorite album, tbh, but they are still beautiful

"Roadhouse Blues" has got to be one of my least favorite classic rock songs, and I had no idea it was by the Doors.

I’ve listened and love most of The Doors catalog but somehow this one has (mostly) escaped me. Now it’s moved up the short list to purchase because it’s great. If you like what The Doors do chances are you’ll love this album. Starting with one of my favorites the blurry romper Roadhouse Blues and then getting more experimental with Waiting For the Sun cement the album. While The enchanted Peace Frog and the sea shanty Land Ho! add more variety. No skips. Another banger from one of the best to ever do it.

Un poco aburridete eeeh??

Cuando era joven me compré una camiseta de The doors (la sigo teniendo creo) y por si acaso me paraban por la calle para preguntarme cuál era mi canción favorita, me puse a escuchar el grupo. No me encantó. Creo que nunca más volví a escuchar el grupo hasta hoy, y sigo opinando que no me encantan.

Empezó gustándome pero se me fue haciendo muy pesado a medida que avanzaba. Suena bien pero bastante machacón.

fuck this band

My tolerance for the Doors is fairly low, and it doesn't extend very far past the singles. This is probably my second least favorite album of theirs, and Peace Frog is the standout here, with very few bright spots otherwise.

It didn’t stick out to me that much, but it was solid.

Weird pick. "Strange days" is better imo. Ive heard "Roadhouse Blues" too many time. It gets annoying. The album is fine. Probably dindt need 3 Doors album on the book but whatever.

Yes

Awesome album

Между 3 и 4, но я сегодня добрая

Eh…

I enjoy quite a few Doors tunes, but this is my another attempt to listen to their whole album... And it's not as good as some of their singles. Or maybe this album is just mid. 6-6,5/10

Yah this album is solid. Definitely not as good as their debut album but it’s a pretty close tie between this album and LA Woman for second place in their discography. I often see people say this is the most underrated album of theirs, and I could see that if not completely agree with that. The problem is it’s just a solid album, it’s not an all time great album like their debut is. It’s got great blues rock songs like “roadhouse blues” and “Peace frog” (which is literally the best song on the album. And there’s a few lesser known songs that are totally great like “ship of fools” and “Maggie Mc’gill”. But the rest of the album just feels like filler unfortunately. Not bad or lazy songwriting, just nothing that rises to the top like the other four songs. I’d definitely still recommend people this album especially if they show interest The Doors or blues rock. But I won’t be rushing to add this album to the collection.

has good songs

What a way to open an album! Unfortunately the rest of it was a bit hit & miss. Still 4+ though.

Strong lyrics. It appears I can only take so much keyboard playing...

I like the Doors generally but this pales in comparison to their debut.

Had no idea all these hits were from the same album. Killer

I really don’t like Jim Morrison

there are some catchy melodies on here, but holy shit was this boring

4/10. Bro washed

What’s better than orange infused bluesy Morrison rock?

A bit weak. 3.7/5

Heard some before; 3.5; Very enjoyable album, fun hit songs and solid blues vibes. It all sounds very good, with a thick and syrupy instrumentation and production, especially with some of the synths. At the same time, it sounds a little reductive and repetitive. Favorite Track: Waiting for the Sun

Good album

Roadhouse!