Morrison Hotel

Had Morrison Hotel on repeat from 17 to 19. great memories and it still holds up

It's decent. I like Jim's voice . I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. 3.5

Not bad but very samey

It was just ok. The doors are good but not great.

Far from their best work but still an enjoyable record. 3.5

I would really give this album a 3.5/5 if I could, but I'll choose a 4 since I liked this album before having to listen to it here. There are some great tracks on this album (Roadhouse Blues, Waiting for the Sun, Peace Frog, Maggie M'Gill) but I found the rest of the album to be pretty lackluster. Still worth the listen, but not the Door's best work

Boring

Like all the doors music, I find this incredibly bland, boring, and self-indulgent

love that bluesy rock sound.

Tanto este como un par de los discos anteriores me traen recuerdos de la adolescencia. Nunca fui muy fan de los Doors pero habia gente cercana que si. A mi siempre me parecieron una buena banda pero no me identifique nunca con lo que proponian.

indian summer me gusto el resto zzz

I don’t love this as much as L.A. Woman or The Doors, but the band’s blues-y psychedelia is always welcome. 3.5?

Delightfully bluesy, definitely had me wiggling/tapping my foot.

Pretty good album overall. Not really my thing but I can see why it’s up there. A good mix of blues and rock.

ниче не добавил но в целом вайб имеется

I totally get why some people think this is awesome. I, unfortunately, do not. Honestly, I find it quite boring. And not all blues rock, mind you. Just this. Just The Doors. Morrison sounds so disinterested it's laughable - honestly, everyone does, besides the guitarist. Can't stand the keyboard. I enjoyed the second half of this album more than the first. The better songs were Land Ho!, The Spy, and Peace Frog. I'm still giving it a 6/10 because I think it would be way better live, and I don't think it's the worst anyway. Just considering how acclaimed The Doors are, I always expect more from them than I get.

yok

Lo escuché mientras hacia lo de morfo

Featuring the criminally underrated talents of John Densmore.

7.5/10

Pretty good

The Doors seem to encapsulate the fraught emotions and anxieties of the dying 60s more viscerally than most bands of the time – whether or not in the ways that Jim Morrison intended (is that self-awareness on “Maggie M’Gill”??). Their songs have a pulsing urgency that gives the record much more lasting power than your average white-boy-blue-eyed soul. But then again, my feelings about these albums are so dependent on context, and I happen to be listening to this one outdoors on a beautiful sunny day.

Roadhouse Blues is such a great opening track. Dropping the needle down on this record and hearing that opening guitar riff...so good. The album fluctuates from there. Riddled with Morrison weirdness, some psychedelically far out (Waiting For The Sun, Indian Summer) and others just plain dumb (Land Ho!) Morrison Hotel is a real sine wave of an album. Regardless of what I said about the first track, Peace Frog/Blue Sunday will always be my favorite track. So freaky, so groovy

Pretty good

Pretty meh tbf 5/10

I didn’t enjoy this, not awful but I didn’t want to finish it

Can't say I'm too familiar with the work of the Doors, but I really liked this. Pretty straight forward blues/psychedelic rock, carried by Jim Morrison's iconic voice. I'd say that the second half is definitely a lot weaker than the first but I dont think there was a song here that i outright hated. A pretty strong album overall, even though I'm sure this is far from this bands best. Fav Songs: Roadhouse Blues, Waiting For The Sun, You Make Me Real, Blue Sunday Least Fav: The Spy 8.3/10

Mr mojo risin

Now here’s an album I can really start the week to!! I am very familiar with this band, but not really this album. I don’t actually recognize any of these songs besides “Roadhouse Blues”. Could be the reason this is the lowest rated of the 3 The Doors albums on the site. I think that’s a strong possibility. Speaking of, this is also the first of 3 The Doors albums that I’ve listened to for this project so far. I have 6 of the Top 10 Popular The Doors songs saved to my Spotify already, and I’m looking to add some more soon. The big hit on this one is the opener, the previously mentioned “Roadhouse Blues”. What did I think of it?? It’s peak, obviously. You’re never going to find me saying a single bad thing about Jim Morrison. In fact, I would argue he’s one of the best singers of all time. I don’t know what it is about these guys, they’re just a special level of iconic that most other bands strive to be. You can tell them apart easily from everyone else even if you don’t know you’re listening to a song by them just by listening to the lead vocalist. If it’s still not clear, perhaps the organ, drums, or unique guitar riffs will job your memory. I don’t know, it’s just so freaking cool. I love these guys. I can’t name many bands where I’d just put the genre as the band name itself, but this genre is simply “The Doors”, and that’s the highest compliment I can give a band. The fact that this is the lowest rated album by these guys makes sense. It doesn’t have many of the hits. However, it’s still pretty god damn good, and I’d never be upset listening to it. It’s a 4, almost a 5, and I really really REALLY want to give it a 5. Few songs I would maybe pass over here, but they’re still great. It was agonizing having to give this one a 4, but the only song I added to my frequent rotation was “Peace Frog” and “Maggie M’Gill”. That’s what this band means to me personally. They're really good and I want to give all 3 a 5 star rating. But yeah, I’ll agree with the masses on this one and give my favorite to the opener, “Roadhouse Blues”. It’s also really good and has all the signatures of a good The Doors song. Very excited to roll the other 2 albums, as I loved this one enough to just barely scrape under a 5, and that’s without a good majority of the hits. Fantastic album, would always return to this one at any time!!

The only song I like on this is Peace Frog

The doors sound is way ahead of its time. The ability to have a blues/rock sound at that time period is unbelievable. Love me some Doors. 8/10 Top song Roadhouse Blues

What a banging album! Peace Frog is a choon!

A good album, certainly a cut above some of the average rock of this period I’ve had on this list (Traffic, The Youngbloods, The Mothers of Invention). The album has an enjoyable, bluesy sound, but overall nothing stuck in my head that strongly. A good 3, but not quite memorable enough for more.

This album represents a return to the blues rock style but it’s actually the more psychedelic tracks I’m drawn to on this album, “Waiting for the Sun” in particular. I’m also very fond of “Blue Sunday” and “Indian Summer.” Overall, a decent collection of tracks strong enough for a 4.

Not bad, and definitely better than ‘The Soft Parade’, but also not their strongest album either. Some of the bluesy and rockier tracks are really solid, particularly ‘Roadhouse Blues’, ‘You Make Me Real’, ‘Maggie M’Gill’ and ‘Peace Frog’, though the more psychedelic ‘Waiting for the Sun’ is a highlight too. As these picks suggest, I found side one to be quite a bit stronger than side two. I’ve also never really liked ‘Morrison-as-crooner’, so ‘Blue Sunday’ left me especially cold, and several other tracks (mostly on side two) are perfectly fine but nothing special. Just shy of 4 stars overall.

Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? Pretty familiar, I know a lot of songs How do I feel about this artist? I like The Doors a quite a bit Favorite song(s)? Roadhouse Blues, Waiting For the Sun Overall Thoughts: I liked listening to this album. My favorite songs are the first two songs so it seems downhill after that but I still enjoyed it. The Doors are my first repeat band on this list and my previous Doors album was also on a Friday.

Muy blue-sy. Mis mejores: Peace Frog, Queen of the Highway, Waiting for the Sun y Indian Summer. Mucho órgano. Gran voz. 4.5*

Meh.

Musically I really liked it. Lyrically it seems like Jim was trying just a little too hard to be far out

Waiting for the Sun was actually my standout track, loved it’s punchiness. Peace frog obviously another classic. A couple other good tracks but overall I think the second half of the album falls flat compared to the first half. This sits a bit higher than a 3 but not quite 4 level for me.

For me, the Doors have 3 classic records wich are LA Woman, Self-Titled and Strange Days. Everything in the middle is kind of mid. Though every Doors record contains a classic song. I will say out of the 3 records after Strange Days and before LA Woman, Morrison Hotel is the better one. It’s a return to form from the blues and it has some nice songs. Roadhouse Blues, Waiting For The Sun and Peace Frog are really good. But the rest lacks depth for a Doors records. It’s kind of generic.

this was good! not enough to turn me into a doors fan or even to get me to explore their discography but i had an overall positive impression and i even did a little dance a few times so that’s nice.

When to listen: a hazy, warm day with steaks on the grill. The Doors are good, this album is... fine.

Absolutely class album. Hesitating to give 5 stars for the irrational reason of rating the first of 1001 albums. But love the Doors

Fantastic

Torrada, no me gusta the doors

My fav: Peace Frog (funky), Waiting for the Sun (I liked to trumpet it along), Ship of Fools (the beat!), the beginning of Indian Summer is also soooo nice, but then becomes basic and a bit annoying… I really like the vibes and the way this album turns your room into a cozy vinyl store somewhere in a tiny street in Paris. And it feels like if I look out of the window there will be US in 1970, ok?! Rating: 7,5/10

A few greats mixed with some easy listening a solid album

That one song is pretty great, and the cowboy-blues aesthetic serves them pretty well. Morrison is juuust starting to steer into Cosmic Prophet mode, so it’s decent. But, y’know, it’s still The Doors. And I hate the fuckin’ Doors.

Rating: 8.5/10 Favorite song(s): Blue Sunday, Indian Summer Review: This is my favorite Doors album. I prefer their slower songs to their blues-y stuff. Not that the latter is bad, it just stands out less in a sea of white bands at the time copying an already well-developed sound. I don’t feel like Zeppelin, the Doors, or the Stones add much to the canon of western music with their blues tracks that wasn’t already accomplished by black musicians. They’re pretty good songs nonetheless. I like this album, it’s short and easy to listen to. Listen again?: Yeah

Muy bueno

Roadhouse Blues is a BRILLIANT start to this album. Blends seamlessly into Waiting for the Sun even though the tempo slows. The album is bluesy at times, pure rock at others, dreamy at others. Then Land Ho! is half country, half pirate anthem. And damn, I forgot how good Peace Frog is. Morrison's voice on every track is stellar, and Ray Manzarek's keyboards are iconic, giving the band their unique sound.

Giving this album a 3 is generous, and I like the Doors a lot.

Криспи 100% ситигриль музыка Классный блюз, классный рок Разнообразно, но при этом местами скучновато Возможно звучание приедается 3.1

I quite liked this album. I appreciated that each song had its own unique sound.

Never have got into the Doors. Classic Rock is not my thing in general but these guys are pretty low down when it comes to the genre itself IMHO. Is his sultry voice that gets people? Or the mythical status surrounding Morrison? Maybe seeing them live was a big thing. Who knows? But it just sounds like bog standard white boy blues rock that sprawls out a bit to make it 'psychedelic'.

3.5

Bien lo escribió alguien en una reseña, The Doors están sobrevalorados. Me parece que solo valen la pena como 2-3 canciones. Nada más.

I think my view of who The Doors were was rather incorrect. I was expecting dull mopey songs (coz I only knew Riders of the Storm going in and such). This had some right bops (best one is Land Ho!) and a great rock and/or roll vibe. Lovely surprise!

I love The Doors so much. I genuinely don't think they have a single bad album and this album is absolutely perfect. Favourite songs: Blue Sunday and Indian Summer

Some psychedelic blues rock. I’m not the biggest Jim Morrison or The Doors fan. Peace Frog is cool.

The actual music of the doors is not bad for white-guy-blues. There’s LOTS of good piano. The problem with the doors is Van Morrison. He sounds like some guy they picked up off the street who is just making it up as he goes and he’s just drunk enough to think he’s nailing it. Like how he’ll repeat the same line a few times like he thinks it’s clever.

I went through a big Doors phase in my twenties as I was trying to figure myself out, so a lot of this is familiar. Cracking tunes. There's something unendingly spectral about some of The Doors' music, as if it's already haunted.

some 5 moments, some 3 moments.

Quality stuff. Much better than I expected. Great opening tune. 4/5

I’m a massive doors fan so i’ve been waiting for a doors album to review and this is a great one, barely not a 5 for me cause land ho and queen of the highway are just ok. That said, some of the doors strongest tracks are here, which are my standouts: Roadhouse Blues, Peace Frog and Blue Sunday.

A few songs i didn't care for, but some iconic ones and the overall musicianship still warrant star number 5 for me.

I hate the doors. his voice is so slurry and just no.

From one listen: not in the same league as their debut, but definitely enjoyed it more than L.A. Woman. I admired the musicianship especially. The Doors always seem to have exciting little riffs and flourishes. It also did not feel to me like they resorted to the blues too much on this album, which always sounds lazy to my 21st century ears. I heard some interesting songs on Morrison Hotel which I would like to hear again. I noted that it was from one listen as I felt to do it justice I ought to revisit it, but there's 1001 albums to get through so one will have to do.

mid 2 when all inspiration has dried up, play the blues. im a massive fan of the doors first album. this challenge has shown me they really didnt live up to their potential on later albums its a shame

I didnt like it that mucho, it's very neutrual

Blues, cool music, want to be driving an old Cadillac on a summer day listening to this album

A rollicking comeback of an album where Jim Morrison sounds equal parts unhinged and enlightened. The instrumentation is flavorful and extremely well-mixed. It is a bit front loaded as an album, but I really think this one is quite a solid entry in the Doors discog.

this was sick, absolute tunes, no skips, goated intro

This is what good blues rock can sound like. “The future is uncertain and the end is always near”. Morrison is somehow able to make this sentiment sound comforting. It loses steam around the halfway mark, but the first half is entirely excellent. Great stuff! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great!

8.1

Don’t hate ‘em, but don’t love ‘em either.

Not bad. Just not a fan

Excellent album from start to finish. Honestly I would have told you that I disliked The Doors before this listen. Now I know I like this album by the doors but still hate Riders on the Storm.

Way better than the other doors album. They should have started with this one. Four!

This was if memory serves- their "back to the basics" return to form after the craziness of the Soft Parade. Pretty solid from them, pretty back to the basic rockers. I always loved "Peace Frog" when I was a teenager, it was sampled by the Rap Group Third Bass on a song. It's funky. Jim has an awesome voice, I do understand why he is also sort of insufferable sometimes. I love the song Ship of Fools.

It was a good album overall, didn't blow me away like I thought it would given the popularity of it, but definitely enjoyed it.

Wasn’t bad but wasn’t memorable. I know some of the doors songs but most of this album was new to me. Reading other reviews it sounds like their earlier albums are well liked, so hopefully those come up and are more interesting.

Roadhouse blues - this is super nostalgic? Was it used in top gear??? This album is going to be a fun one i think Waiting for the sun - wowie the electric guitar and drums You make me real - reminds me of meat loaf ?? Peace frog - i didn't know this song was off this album! One I've enjoyed for a while Blue Sunday- pace change but I quite enjoy it Ship of fools - is than an organ?? Land ho! - the organ is back! This is a fun one, i think my fave song so far The spy - this feels like sleuthing. Fr just noticed the title (they named it perfectly). Its kind of sexy Queen of the highway - not my fave but still enjoyed Indian summer - gorgeous gorgeous Maggie m'gill - this is a cool song, in the running for fave too! Overall album rating 7.5/10

It’s not the type of music I’m used to listen, but it’s good

A rockin' album. I'm not hot for the Doors, but a transformation happened in this LP and LA Woman that appealed to me. The music is muscular and heavy and there is a sense that the band wants to evolve into something bigger than their previous incarnations. Of course, Roadhouse Blue perfectly epitomizes this desire and it surely has earned its place as a classic rockin' standard. But so do You Make Me Real and Peace Frog/Blue Sunday. The Blue Sunday section bears a mysterious ease that tells me Jim is fully in love. The album definitely leans more toward the blues in tracks like You Make Me Real and The Spy, which Morrison clearly based on Anais Nin's novel. I wish there were more guitar solos like the one in You Make me Real. By the time we get to Indian Summer, we are in an acid-fueled blissed out dream of love. I think Morrison's singing is the best on this track. His voice vines with Robbie's guitar strains so beautifully. Best song, too short. Maggie McGill returns us to the blues and makes Jim snarl so convincingly.

Lowkey unimpressed. Nice vibes though.

Love the groove of Peace Frog

rockig, sommerlich, roadtrip mukke, so sommer wo du füße im auto hochlegst , deine haare im wind vom offenen fenster wehen, sonnenbrille auf der nase und keine ahnung wo heute nacht geschlafen wird aber es ist egal, weil 30 grad

some bangers

The doors clearly have a vibe and sometimes it's great and sometimes it's not and overall just makes them feel very average i suppose. It's not bad it's not great, it's decent clean music that matches with my black coffee, used vintage clothes, book reading lifestyle.

Don’t really relate to the lyrics but there is no denying it’s a great band and good background music

Enjoyable listen a little too bluesy to be in my day to day rotation - high 3

Really liked this one. I had it on in the background while playing fifa and was nice and mellow. I liked the jazzy vibe and the songs mostly fit my preferred genre. Most songs were hit. 8.5/10

Great album sequencing. Real exciting opening and closing. Nice Vibe. Top Tracks: Waiting for the Sun Blue Sunday The Spy Maggie M'Gill

Mmmm yeah very interesting. Much to think on!

Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Super Scheibe!

8 - GOOD

It felt like they were trying out all sorts of genres and styles but not in the experimental exploration way, but in the "we have no idea what we're doing way". It was kinda disjointed and I just didn't particularly care about either the music or the lyrics. It was disappointing.

Yes I am little subjective on this bevause i hold special place in my heart fot The Doors. So what? It's brilliant album.

Essential Doors. Not my favourite of theirs, but a great summer album.

It's Fine.

YESSIRRRR this was in my top 5 albums last year shut up favorite song: peace frog<3333

😃 Do it, Robby, do it

I really liked the organs, and the vocals matched better than the previous album. Some of the lyrics i was a bit ehhh on but i love how goofy zany they were in general.

Decently snazzy stuff, can’t really go wrong with the Doors.

Fantastic

It was good but not great.

👏. An all-timer.

Fat Ugly Dead

Very good

Need to listen more only got to listen once but I really enjoyed what I was hearing

troche nie pamietam?? 1 pioesnka mi sie nie podobala bo miala yaka dziwna harmonijke jak stare pisenki maja. 2 byla fajna i reszta tez spoko z tego co kojatrze

Quite solid

This album took me to the bar and ordered boilermakers for us

Fun but probably won't listen again.

It’s ok. The songs all sound the same to me. Nothing special to note.

Groovy album -- classic Doors! But I HATE the cover album. It freaks me out. Why is Jim Morrison just standing there like a mannequin??? It's uncanny

Otro discazo

Never listened to this one. It starts well with a bunch of fun and energetic songs (including the famous ones) but the second part becomes frankly boring (with the exception perhaps of Queen of the Highway). Such a number of fillers in a 37 mins album can't be regarded as a great achievement... Why the hell this project includes this record and not Strange Days is beyond my comprehension...

Excellent

The original Geese

very good not the best doors album tho 5/10

holy fuck how does it go on for so long but aint so bad?

absolutely in love with the diversity of the album especially the song "the spy", the best one yet!!!!!! also indian summer and maggie m'gill and cannot forget about the queen of highway

Great album! Not really my thing but I appreciate it and the musicians that made it! Rock and roll with a slightly bluesy feel to it.

Me ha gustado bastante este disco, aunque pienso que no ha envejecido tan bien como otros discos de la época. Hay canciones que molan muchísimo

7/10

Bastante entretenido. Un poco infantil el sonido, como de musical de fondo, pero bastante disfrutable. Pasó un poco sin pena ni gloria y ninguna me gustó así mucho mucho. Un tre

Chevere, but not my style

Very Bluesy album, some songs I like, some I don't. Not their best album, but an interesting listen. 1. Blue Sunday 2. Pace Frog 3. Waiting for the Sun

Surprised myself by how much I liked this.

no me agarada tanto que laguitarra no este tan presente en algunos temas pero donde esta presente son burnas canciones

Welp, they can't all be rated 3-stars and above. The only song that caught my attention was Blue Sunday, but no other song will not be revisited. At least the album is short.

Still hate The Doors

I feel like Morrison Hotel is The Doors in their peak form. By this time in their career they seemed to have let the gimmicks (harsh I know) fade away. It sounds like they were pushed to try and save some face on this album after Morrison's antics had lead them to be somewhat black listed in the music scene. To me though, that's the space The Doors thrive. You get the full f-you attitude on this album, without the sometimes complicated or upsetting undertones of some of their darker earlier stuff. What's left is some hard rockin, west coast, blues inspired, bar music and to me this album perfectly captures that iconic sound.

My third and final Doors album from the generator and I think it might actually be my favourite of the three. The other two albums, their self-titled and L.A. Woman, definitely have more of the well-known hits on them, but that might actually be why I enjoy this one more; I just haven't heard these songs dozens and dozens of times over the years.

not my style

Classic.

6/10 Best songs: Ship of Fools, Land Ho!, Maggie Ma'gill Not sure why the exact middle album by this band is on the list, especially when it has no big hits (and literally nothing I or my parents have even heard of), I guess because it charted highest in the UK? idk. Some of the songs have good beats, some are dull, the lyrics are whatever. The big standout for me is actually the terrific bass lines in many of the songs - Land Ho!, for example, has a pulsating, forward-driving bass that is irresistible. Overall pretty good, with the music itself being a standout.

Grizzled and splendid, back to their roots as a blues rock band

Første gang jeg har hørt annet et noen enkeltspor, og liker det bedre enn forventet. Det er the Doors som spiller the Doors, men selv om de ikke prøver å sprenge noen grenser, har de ikke gitt opp. Noen av sporene i midtpartiet blir litt vel intetsigende, og Indian Summer høres ut uforløst reprise av The End, men så går de ut hardt med Maggie M'Gill som virkelig hinter til de bedre sporene på L.A. Woman. At denne er valgt over Strange Days er ugreit; skiva har ingenting på denne lista å gjøre. Likevel kan jeg se meg selv booke meg inn på Morrison Hotel igjen. Born again Doors-fan? Begynner å se sånn ut altså!

Litt rart at denne er med istedet for Morrison Hotel (eller The Soft Parade bare for kontroversens skyld). Morrison Hotel er en helt ålreit plate fra et band med et høyt utgangspunkt. De låter som The Doors og det er bra. Gjenbruker noen gamle triks, slik som at "Indian Summer" er en miniversjon av "The End", men riffinga på "Peace Frog" låter hvertfall et par år før sin tid. "Land Ho!" er fjollete, men overall er jeg ikke i tvil om at jeg er The Doors-fan.

Hvorfor er dette med? Jeg likte ikke særlig godt de forrige doors skivene heller, men jeg forsto ihvertfqll hvorfor de var med på lista. Dette er som alle andre doors skiver. Kult orgel, mindre av det kulenorgeley, mye kul musikk, morrison ødelegger det meste og de roter seg vekk i en blues de ikke helt mestrer.

i did not know about this band till this album was recommended to me. but i lowk see why

The Doors are weird man. Jim Morrison is a human bottle rocket, when pointed in a safe direction, he’s fun and harmless, but when lit and left to his own devices, he’s a danger to himself and everything around him. I feel like Manzerak, Krieger and Densmore are the glass bottle, desperately trying to keep Morrison contained and purposeful. But once that genie is out, there’s always a show, explosive, brilliant and gone far too soon. -TomB

Listening to The Doors throughout this list makes me realize how many songs I know by them, which is a surprise to me. Roadhouse Blues is a classic and it's surrounded by a pretty similar vibe in the tracklist.

A solid album, not every track was memorable so it didn't make to coveted 5 stars, but I really enjoyed it nonetheless.

L.A. Woman came up earlier in my reviews to date. Of the two, I prefer this album. The Doors occupy that space for me where I must admit, somewhat sheepishly, that I am more a fan of the hits than their works as a whole. I bought the double CD Greatest Hits collection many years ago. It was one of my first CD purchases. I haven't particularly felt the urge to go beyond that. Morrison Hotel has managed to pique my interest in that regard, though. Outside of the leadoff hits, Roadhouse Blues (one of my favourites) and Waiting for the Sun, there are plenty of intriguing tracks, including Peace Frog, Ship of Fools, and The Spy.

Holy moly! Familiar with individual songs but this is the first complete album for me and what a revelation. Tip to tail greatness. Worth another listen 4/5.

It's not perhaps the best Doors album but it's the one with the most influence on jazz and blues that I love. The lyrics are a big step forward. Compared to the last ones there are no missteps. The more political tracks of the other albums and the less romantic tracks. Still beautiful. Jim Morrison's voice improves a lot. Still very beautiful.

Are the Doors a band you just outgrow as you age? Or do they have some decent songs, but then a lot of filler? Is what made the Doors unique the organ sound of Ray Manzarek paired with the dorm room poetry of Jim Morrison? Is Jim Morrison mailing it in on this record? Was he a good front man with limited vocal range? Had Jim Morrison lived, would the Doors have become another classic rock band paying tribute to its past? Did Jim Morrison grow and change as an artist over the time the Doors were making records until his untimely demise?

hell yeah the Doors

Another great classic rock album. Great band. Enjoyable all the way through.

I own this album and apparently never flip it over. The first side is amazing. The second falls slightly flat. 4 stars.

Fine, but not really remarkable.

I haven't previously had much fondness for The Doors. 'Roadhouse Blues' has always been excellent but it's a straightforward blues number (great album opener). I'd barely call my previous feelings 'respect.' However, when 'Waiting For The Sun' started, I was really impressed by Manzarek and Krieger's response to Morrison's call -- dun-dun DUUUN dun-dun-dun. Really cool tune and very interesting work on both the organ and guitar, throughout. I'm still not a big Morrison fan but this album has tempered my feelings about The Doors. From 'Roadhouse Blues' right through 'Peace Frog,' the album just keeps being fun and interesting. It's definitely another version of white guys doing some blues but they also have some other ideas. It's got some darkness to it ("blood in the streets of the town of New Haven", etc.) and Morrison's occasional spoken word bits really add to it. 'Indian Summer' is quite sweet and weird. Sort of a North African/Middle Eastern inflected call-and-response between Morrison and Krieger while Manzarek just adds the hazy vibes on the keys. Anyway, it's hard to give up old grudges but this is a solid record. 4/5 and start here if you think you hate The Doors.

Nice, a bit on a slower end, more like blues

I thought I'd like this more, but it's kind of meh.

Better than previous listens, the first few songs are tremendous and the songs on the 2nd half while not being as good still pack a bigger punch than I initially thought. low 4/5

Indian Summer is one of my favourite Doors songs. Rest of the album is great, but not quite 5* for me. Good stuff regardless

Roadhouse blues Waiting for the sun Maggie M’Gill Queen of the highway

Not bad, but not my kind of music.

lovely record, doesn't hit the highs of some other Doors records but enjoyed it

Groovy

When I heard the first track, I didn’t think I’d like this album but the second track was really great. I was not expecting any synthesizers in this album. I do feel like there are some filler tracks. But most of the tracks are actually really good. I can easily see how this album could be influential for a many rock acts, I can definitely hear some Red Hot Chilli Peppers in here

Yep, really liked that one.

This is my first pull from The Doors. Disappointed that Waiting for the Sun (the album, not the song) didn’t make the cut, but only because that album holds a fond place in my memory. In any case, Morrison Hotel is good, but misses out on the benefit of nostalgia. And so while it still has some of The Doors’ characteristic weirdness, there’s not quite enough of it to get up to a 5/5 for me, so a mid-4/5 it is.

Actually a big no

Solid album all-around, as depressing yet upbeat as I would expect from a Doors album. Top tracks: Roadhouse Blues and Peace Frog.

Incredible. Deeply rooted in established forms but hugely ambitious

I would be a lot more into the doors than I am if not for the organ. I really dont care for the organ sound. But some of these sound need it. But you cant argue with some good music and I like this album.

It was okay

-Much more blues than I had expected, before listening I couldn't name or Guess a DOORS song I've just seen a lot of shirts -Reminds me a lot of songs my Grandpa sings, but he's always been big on blues -Not sure if it's my cup of tea, but it does make me nostalgic

I’ve just read that this is The Doors’ fifth album, but to be honest, I’m not familiar with it. I think the music is decent, especially the ‘bluesy’ tracks...

Solid blues rock, with organ, and typical Morrison posturing.

I can never quite get up to 4.5 stars on this one because, for me, side B is such a clear and noticeable drop-off from side A. But it's all still good, and side A is damn near perfect. 4/5

It took me so long to get into The Doors, which was foolish on my part, cause the hype is so real, what a band. Morrison Hotel definitely isn’t their best album, but it’s still very good.

Chef's kiss. Not my favorite doors album, and not a tastemakers choice but definitely a A+ performance. Cover to cover jams, including 2 radio hits and classic rock anthems (Roadhouse, Peace Frog), two psychedelic anthems (Indian Summer and Ship of Fools) and a whole heap of great sound blues rock "filler". There is not a bad song here.

Phenomenal album. Balances the bluesy and psychedelic tones of the band incredibly well. Peace Frog and Waiting for the Sun are two of their absolute best. 4.2

I love The Doors.

Hasn't aged well

I love "Roadhouse Blues". Interesting that a lot of the album is very blues/rockabilly. Only a couple of tracks are psychedelic-sounding. Also interesting to hear that this was an intentional shift in direction because their previous album had more strings and a lot of their fans saw it as a sellout/pop album. But also interesting to hear that at the very start of their career they did a lot of blues, so it wasn't an entirely new thing. I'm torn between 3 and 4 for this one.

I don't mind the Doors, but this album is a lot of good without much great.

Man, kind of embarrassed to enjoy the Doors. I mean, there's all that Native American fixation, the spoken word wankery (sometimes fixating on Native Americans), and Jim being a mess who flashes his junk on stage before ODing in Paris. I mean, come on. But they put enough of a weird spin on their version of blues rock that they avoid sounding - like so many bands of the same era - like they're straight raping John Lee Hooker. & I can't deny Morrison is just a great vocalist, vacillating between cult leader trying to lure you back to his compound and a drunken biker who thinks they're a pirate. Will I go out of my way to listen to this again? Probably not. Did I enjoy it against my will? Absolutely.

Good Doors album. Couple of classics. Traditional electric organ sound.

This is a fantastic album. I was pretty heavy into the Doors in high school in late 80s but there were several gems on here I did not know. Peace Frog as example. Ended up adding 4 songs to my Liked playlist. I would happily put this on anytime. 5/5

I find Jim Morrison's voice to be quite uninteresting. Mumbling and grumbling.

It was ok I guess? Not their best album, not a style of music I dig really either.

Solid rock album

I debated whether I should give this 1 or 2 stars and decided on 1 because while I get some of the musicianship might be good, I never want to listen to it again.

We’re so back

nice

An absolute classic.

This might be my favorite Doors album

I am a huge Doors fan. This album has some classics like Waiting For the Sun and Roadhouse Blues. The album is a smooth listen from start to finish.

Catchy at points but not enough ideas to capture me

Clássico dos Doors

Ekstremt kompetent blues rock. Liker faktisk dette bedre enn debutalbumet. Top 3: The Spy, Ship of Fools, Peace Frog

The Doors being considered one of the greats is a psyop.

Cool intro Peace Frog was phenomenal Blue Sunday was peak

A bit too much organ for my taste, generally nice.

Sounds like average guitar pop to me. Probably a banger back in the day.

Not the best Doors album imo, but certainly showcasing their classic blues-rock sound.

purest of mehs

One of the best albums ever created. I love everything about it.

Great variety of sounds and vibes, energetic but laid back, no song stands out as much as their mega hits from other albums, but I like this one a lot.

Skipped the first track after 1 min because hate the blues Literal peace frog? Like the t-shirt? The thing I've heard is that Chris Cornell and a bunch of other '90s men kind of wanted to be Jim Morrison but I like them better than him. I like the grateful dead ship of fools. Why does this album sound like a circus? Like it gives distinctly haunted carnival to me.

Sneaked into a 3 by being short. Only 2 good songs--Roadhouse Blues and Waiting for the Sun--but rest of it was over before I was hating it

The Snores. Perfectly fine background music, but nothing really grabbed me. For all of Jim Morrison's raging id, it comes across pretty tame to me.

Cool! Some of them were really sick, others were just kinda cool

First introduction to The Doors, fun instrumentation, looking foward to hearing the debut

I really enjoyed this album. The guitar is super fun, pleasant all the way through. Sounds great in headphones

Rimane bello

It's pretty good but I don't have the will to listen the Doors.

By this point in their career, The Doors had moved on from their (admittedly potent) “Light My Fire” template, which leaned heavily on Jim Morrison’s magnetism and Ray Manzarek’s trippy organ leads and provided the blueprint for much of their early phase. Robbie Krieger’s guitar is given much more prominent billing right from the get-go, lending things a more aggressive but also expressive — such as on the phenomenal “Peace Frog”— feel. Morrison’s years of hard living have added some richness to his voice, which suits the material. The interplay between the musicians sounds fantastic in headphones. This album may lack hits, and there’s no extended epics like “The End” or “When the Music’s Over,” but they’re a more powerful and adventurous band than they were upon debut.

I'll agree you should hear the s/t debut but not sure you need two more doors albums if you aren't already fan, or sick of the hits from classic rock radio .

Full extra star for having the GOAT Doors song. Fav tracks: Peace Frog Saved a song: Y RYM: N

Everything anyone has ever said about The Doors is true. I do wonder if their legacy would have died with Jim if it wasn't for Ray.

cool, i liked 5 of their songs in this album

Listened while driving to work. Not a huge Doors fan and this didn't do a ton to change my mind. It's fine!

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This was much better than I would have anticipated going in. The Doors were cool culturally when I was 14 years old or so and everyone that was my age had the double CD of the greatest hits. As time went on the became less cool and after hearing "Break on through" for the 1000th time you start to reconsider prior held notions about the band and the Doors were not so cool to me anymore. Fortunately time passes and we are able to see things again if not anew with at least a new perspective.With that perspective in mind I listened to this today and found this to be a perfectly enjoyable album. This is much more bluesy than the majority of the hits from my previously mentioned greatest hits CD and the The Doors sound like an excellent bar band that would be a lot of fun to see in person.

This feels a lot more... straightforward than most Doors albums? Like idk their stuff usually has this grandiose that wasn't present here which is weird cause this came out right in the middle of their discography 6/10

I dislike The Doors (or at least Jimmy is a pompous, misogynous jerk), but the talent is unmistakable.

first listen great stuff

Very nice

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Terrible

I've liked The Doors for so long, but had never gotten around to listening to this album in full. Very good album; I can see why some people call this their favorite.

I didn't hate it, I didn't love it

loved some white boy jazz

Not their most memorable but the bangers do bang.

I still have Peace Frog in my head

Did this age well? Probably not. But for most of us that were alive in the 70s, I am certain that the majority of us listened to this album. And most of us probably liked this album and some us (like me) loved it. (Maybe the drugs helped...? Fricking who cares?)

More blues rock like LA Woman. There are a couple of tracks that stand out, but not to the level of the best on the other Doors albums. But the filler is better here too. It ends up being the same rating. 3.5

I had previously had their first album so feel my expectations were high with this. However, despite trying to not compare the two and remain as impartial as I could I just didn’t enjoy this one. I felt the tracks blurred and it quickly faded into the background for me. Not one I would listen to again

Roadhouse blues

Nothing too exciting or groundbreaking. I feel there are much better albums from the Doors

I really enjoyed listening to this one. A really great album. Favourites: Waiting For The Sun Peace Frog The Spy Indian Summer

good bit of organ playing

I don't know if I've heard this entire album before, but I don't feel like I have. And maybe there's a reason for that - not many of the songs stood out for me. It still sounds like them, if not a bit more subdued overall. - Heard before? Maybe not? - Will I listen again? Probably not - there are other Doors albums that I like better. - Does it inspire me to listen to more of this artist? Yes. The Doors are one of those bands that I forget about until I hear them again, and then I'm reminded of how good they are. Notable songs: Indian Summer, one of my all-time favorite Doors songs.

A solid chunk of blues rock. The thing about the Doors is that the great talent of the musicians was overshadowed by Morrison's excessive presence and ego. Excellent playing by Manzarek, Densmore, and Krieger, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, particularly since Morrison had devolved into a druggy burnout edgelord by this point. The first half is a bit more memorable than the rest, but it's all good stuff.

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/morrison-hotel/1622467535 Liked: - The Spy

An okay album, although by the end all the songs sounded the same.

I quite liked the combination of blue rock and psych/prog rock, but I didn't think it really meshed. All the songs were one genre or the other, but never really both. Favorite Song: Waiting for the Sun

Finally got around to listening this one, 3 weeks later. It's the Doors, it's a really solid late 60's hit machine. I find the first side, the Hard Rock Cafe side, to be my favorite. Just has a few more hits and more edge than the other side. Stylistically, it really falls between their early and later work, and that's where it sits in the discography as well.

not that great. its weak compared to their other works

Doors don't do it for me

I believe this is the most complete album by The Doors. It's straightforward, blues driven, rock and roll...no filler and no long jam sessions to take up space. Even the deep album cuts are gems.

I’ve heard a lot of this before and really dug it

This is the second album by The Doors in a week. “LA Woman” was pretty bad. This is better, but still not great. I understand why some people might enjoy this, but it’s just not for me. I didn’t enjoy listening to it.

Uhh i guess bro. Not bad tbh

great album

It was ok

Love this version of the bluesy style they were famous for. Roadhouse Blues and Peace Frog have always been on my top 5 Doors songs, and the album never really faulters. Starts great, ends great, great deep cuts like Indian Summer and Waiting for the Sun (shouldn't that come on Waiting For the Sun album?) If only some of the middle songs were better it'd be a strong 4 songs, but it's a good 3 for now.

The Doors are insanely overrated. Jim Morrison was a hack poet.

So the real Morrison Hotel is just one block from where I live on S. Hope Street in downtown LA. I had no idea of that until the vagrants who live in that abandoned building started a fire that nearly brought the whole thing down the day after Christmas 2024. There is next to no information about that building on google which is kind of fascinating. Much more fascinating than this album which sounds more or less improvised.

🌟 A great album to start with. More bluesy than expected: yay!

Tolles Album!

Da stehen alle Türen offen

Jim Morrison was an obnoxious little shit, wasn't he? His lyrics remind me of a guy I knew in college who tried to adopt his personality from the movie Point Break (I'm old). Nobody's ever going to call you "Shaman Bodhie," bro. Morrison, that swaggering dope, is what happens when a young man just lets out all the animal sexuality inside him without reservation or shame. It's embarrassing, but fuck if it isn't magnetic. All of us nerds are a little bit jealous of guys like this, and that makes sense, but at least we annoy people with infodumping about music instead of acting like we're somehow connected to Native American or Eastern mysticism, whatever that means. "Indians scattered on dawns highway, bleeding / ghosts crowd the young child's fragile eggshell mind." Ugh. Stuff it, dipshit. You can't just culturally appropriate; you have to imprison one of their souls in your pasty braincase, too? Smooth. In the summer of 1996, when I was nineteen, my girlfriend and I used to makeout to the first Doors album. We both thought it was the sexiest thing we ever heard. Yeah, that tracks. But the Doors S/T first album is a great record, and so is Morrison Hotel. I cringe every single time I hear the above "Indians" line, but the groove on "Peace Frog" gives me a stank face so screwed it hurts. "Roadhouse Blues" makes me want to find some dusty floorboards and stomp them loose. The moral of the story is that Ray Manzarek is the real icon or should be. He lived to be 74, produced the first four X albums, and collaborated with Weird Al. Jim Morrison was a mess, but when he pulled it together in the studio, he could give a blistering performance. The fire is really captured here. It annoys me, but I can't stop playing Morrison Hotel. I hear the readily available Rhino vinyl rerelease is an excellent pressing and is less than $25. Hmm.... Four stars.

Instrumentals were fun and I do like Morrison’s voice on this, but it was just kinda boring. Nothing monumental

snoozefest

did not move me. blue sunday was my favorite song though.

Solid album that’s somewhat straight ahead for a band that normally doesn’t mind veering off into the weird.

This was good but not their best work idk why it’s on here instead of their self titled

Muy interesante, me gustó bastante a pesar que no soy muy fan de este tipo de música, es muy interesante

Right at the top. One of the first The Doors' albums I listened to -- full-on nostalgia.

Not as unique as the other Doors record that popped up earlier but maybe a little more cohesive? High 3

Очень интересный альбом в своем жанре, крутые хиты и использование настоящего баса

Weer zo'n prima album waar niet zoveel over te zeggen valt tbh

Niet verkeerd. Sommige nummers wat interessanter dan anderen

Dit is wel heel bluesy en straightforward. De Doors nummers die ik vet vind zijn echt het andere uiterste: van die lange, uitgebouwde piano-led tracks. Al met al een prima rockplaat, niet m'n favoriet.

Fun album. Only familiar with the opening track but the rest of the album held up to my expectations. Would likely give this a few more spins and pluck out a few tracks to keep.

I always thought the Doors were overrated, but upon listening to this album it occurs to me that I actually just think Jim Morrison is overrated; this band is extremely talented and tight. Even Jim Morrison is an excellent singer; I just feel like his reputation as an Earth-shattering "poet of a generation" countercultural icon is overblown. But what do I know? I was six months old when this album came out.

It’s classic Doors, which is fine. 2.6/5.0

Waiting for the Sun is good and Peace Frog is one of the best The Doors songs ever made, pretty good progressive pop. If only the rest of the album was as good

Cool!

So good I really like.

Great album by The Doors. Enjoyed it end to end!

Loved it, cohesive in style but varied enough to keep interest. I didn't think I liked the Doors but turns out I do.

It's a Doors record...

It feels weird that this is considered a return to form for The Doors. While it clearly signals that their time as a creative force wasn't at an end, in retrospect it feels more like a warm up for the far superior LA Woman. 3*

Un disco joven, rebelde, seductor,sexy por momentos, agitado, sensual, múltiples escenas. Buena combinación de subidas y bajadas. Mis dos favoritas. Waiting for the sun Maggie mgill

The Doors are absolutly overrated ¬¬

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Not as good as their first album, but still a legendary band!

Yep, more Doors. Waiting For The Sun is cool. Really dig that one. Everything else is kinda alright.

mi idea era escucharla de una pero me colgué y lo dejé a la mitad así que ahora que terminé de escuchar las que me quedaban me gustaron: you make me real, ship of fools, the spy e indian summer. las que menos me gustaron fueron waiting for the sun y land ho!. quedé sorprendida con algunas partes porque no escucho the doors por lo que no tenía idea con lo que me iba a encontrar pero en general me gustó!!

Pretty solid

Some belters on this album. The Doors really nailed their own sound, like they really do sound like The Doors don’t they? Its a v good album, good tunes, good runtime, when it closed I wanted more doors to open. 4.5/5.0 Best Song: Peace Frog - holy fuxk what a banger

Its their best album, its mostly bangers and then like all doors albums there is the odd absolute stinker. Its got a real sound and vibe to this album and i do love it, they really are the coolest band in the world when you're 14. Best Track: Peace Frog, its one of the all time tunes.

At the end of the day I always go back to the doors ❤️

Man I knew The Doors were taking pills but I never knew they were taking happy pills

A great blend of psychedelic rock, funk, and blues.

As much as I can understand why someone would be a fan of the doors, I am simply not moved by them. Their musicianship is clear, but I have never come away from listening to them with any kind of enthusiasm. Jim Morrison has a crazy model face tho which is funny. -Ruby Some classic songs on here from a bygone era but overall pretty mediocre. —Noah

Buff Roadhouse Blues para mi ya es un himno y son 5 estrellas solo por existir!