Reviews (page 4 of 14)
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
C-
q album chato
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.
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 ¬¬
Solidan kasniji album
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!
As much as I appreciated The Doors in my teens, today I don't bother about their music.
I really liked this album. Definitely saving this one.
Feels like if country music met the beatles in a cool funky way
I do not get the appeal. A mix of psych rock that was done better on Strange Days, drunk local band blues that was done better on LA Woman, and a few silly ones. Peace Frog is a banger though.
Second favorite The Doors album, this has some excellent tunes on it. Highlights for me are Roadhouse Blues, Indian Summer, and one of my favorite The Doors songs, Peace Frog. Not a single dud on the entire album. Absolutely worth a listen.
I have a strange relationship with the Doors. Most of their songs I love, like track 1 on Morrison Hotel, it's Roadhouse Blues. I love that song. It’s got everything you need: a great bluesy groove, great guitar picking by Robby Krieger, great piano by Ray Manzarek, solid drumming by John Densmore, and a thumping bass line by non-Doors member Lonnie Mack. But the thing that turns it from just your run-of-the-mill blues rock song is Jim Morrison. “I woke up this morning, and I got myself a beer!” I don’t even really drink, and that makes me want to wake up and start drinking. Morrison is an insane person who I’m not sure was as brilliant as most people thought. I think drugs and booze brought his inhibitions down, which led to several viral moments that made the band huge. Unfortunately,y those same addictions killed him and the Doors. But he was a legend. Track 2, Waiting for the Sun, is so good. I never listened to much of the Doors' catalog beyond the greatest hits. Waiting for the Sun has these futuristic keyboard sounds that make this song sound like it was way ahead of its time. Which is rare for the Doors, as I've always believed they were a band that sounded just like the era they were making music in. Krieger was such an underrated guitarist. I wish I had gone to see the Doors with Ian Astbury of the Cult fronting them. That had to have been as close to seeing Morrison as you could. Track 3 is another rocker, You Make Me Real. It seems the Doors wanted to get back to their blues rock style with this album after experimenting with strings and horns on their previous album. Though Touch Me is one of my favorite songs by the Doors. It captures the essence of the 1960s without sounding like most music from the 60s. Track 4 is Peace Frog, and it’s a skittering jam. Apparently, its lyrics come from one of Morrison’s poems about abortion. Well, that’s just ducky. Again, I never believed Morrison to be a poetic shaman. He just had charisma out of the yinyang. Still a great song. Track 5, Blue Sunday, is usually played in tandem with Peace Frog, kind of like Led Zeppelin’s Heartbreaker and Livin’ Lovin’ Maid (She’s Just a Woman). This is a nice, slow, psychedelic love song. Just a couple of minutes long, but it gets the job done. Track 6, Ship of Fools, was about all the crazy stuff going on in the 1960’s, people walking on the moon, smog is choking people out, etc. Then here comes LSD and marijuana to help escape all the craziness. Morrison is a good lyricist, but I think some god him up a bit much. At the end, I think he was becoming more of a crazy drunk than a poet. Track 8, The Spy, is just another example of the psychedelic blues rock the Doors are known for. There’s something about the Doors’ songs that is different from any other band from that era. I generally tend to dislike the psychedelic rock from that era, at least the derivative, jumping on the bandwagon kind. The Doors never sounded derivative, though their sound is no doubt of the 1960s. Most of their songs could never be mistaken for any decade beyond the early 1970s. Maybe because they are just universally looked upon as one of the best rock bands of that generation, even though they sound dated, they still sound fresh and original. Track 9, Queen of the Highway, is a jam. Krieger and Manzarek are really showing their stuff. Love this song. There were only two singles released from this album,Roadhouse Blues and You Make Me Real. I think Queen of the Highway could have made some headway as a single. But I’m betting the Doors didn’t really care about singles and were big enough that they didn’t need them. They had Morrison ready to take Mr. Mojo out of his pants every once in a while on stage….or not, as the band and others have said. Track 10, Indian Summer, is a slow, quiet song, along the lines of This Is the End, at least the beginning of This Is the End. It seems to be a love song with only a few lyrics sung over and over. It’s a pretty little song and really caught my ear. Not sure that I’d heard it before. It’s a little too minimal to have been a single, but it’s nice. Track 11, Maggie McGill, is a lowdown, blues jam with a killer old school blues riff. Morrison sounds licentious. “Miss Maggie M'Gill, she lived on a hill Her daddy got drunk and left her no will So she went down, down to Tangie town People down there really like to get it on” That’s nice right there. Again, Kreiger’s guitar work is phenomenal. I might like this better than Roadhouse Blues. “Illegitimate son of a rock and roll star Illegitimate son of a rock and roll star Mom met dad in the back of a rock and roll car, yeah Well, I'm an old blues man And I think that you understand I've been singing the blues ever since the world began, yeah” God bless Jim Morrison and the Doors. The world just wouldn’t have been the same without them, would it? This album is a certifiable must listen before you’ve shuffled on out of this plane of existence. Great band, important band, great album, maybe not as important, but fun to listen to.
Great driving blues rock. Great sounding album well mixed
Tällä levyllä oli muutamia klassikkobiisejä, mm. mun ikisuosikki ”Roadhouse Blues”.
Meh
It was okay.
Man I love The Doors.
Roadhouse Blues is a banger. I enjoyed some of the other songs and it was good to have my first listen of a Doors album from end to end. Heaps better than some of the junk I’ve been served up lately, so I’m rounding up from 3.5 to 4 stars.
Love the Doors! Album is a classic!
O primeiro álbum da lista e o segundo do the doors que escuto
Fun and enjoyable
Un album très bluesy, plus que ce que je connais du groupe. Pas vraiment mon truc, mais très cool dans le genre.
Excellent!
The kind of album that makes you want to steal a car, get in it and drive west, play the album full blast. When it ends, get out, get into a fight. Then get back into the car, come to town, and the enter the most prestigious hotel of all time: Morrison Hotel
That's a real hotel but they didn't have permission for the shot, so they quickly snuck in whilst the clerk was away and grabbed the it! I'm a big Doors fan! I've never ranked the albums, but this is not my fave, i'm not even sure this would make top 3 but they have en insanely high quality body of work, 6 albums, all released within 4 years. _Morrison Hotel_ saw the beginning of a new but short chapter for The Doors moving into more blues-oriented territory following the poorly received and more orchestral _The Soft Parade_. Whilst not my fave, it does contain some of my fave songs. _Roadhouse Blues_, _Peace Frog_ and _Waiting for the Sun_ would all be in conversation for my top 10 . Ultimately, it doesn't quite maintain its quality throughout which is why this is a 9 rather than 10/10, but in a 5-star rating scale, that's still maximum points!
Classic!
Enjoyed over 1/2 of it but some of the tracks were a little mundane
After their less than spectacular previous album, Soft Parade, the Doors decided to get back to basics and boy did they. This album stands shoulder to shoulder with any of their earlier classic albums. The Doors at their best.
Really good disc, every instrument has it's rol and i love it
Fantastic album, very broad coverage musically, maybe not the most thematically engaging but from a listening standpoint, I would very much listen again
Peace Frog probably the best. Enjoyed the funkiness. Waiting For the Sun and Blue Sunday stood out too. Indian Summer has The End vibes which is a ok with me.
Roadhouse blues is class. The rest is pretty standard doorsness. Not the best doors but not the worst
First 4 or 5 songs are really good, but starts to fall off towards the end of the album. 3.5 stars
Lyrics bland, music good. Like the mix of keyboards and guitar Better in headphones I cant say more than decent though. Standard boiled egg, nowt with it.
Wasn’t in the mood to listen to this so maybe it wasn’t fair Was bang average for me never really got into the doors
This one kinda hit after the guitar class
Peace Frog is maybe my favorite The Doors's song. Great album, look like a real hommage to North American music, rock and folk, the second part is more expérimental, love it !
Yes yes, we love The Doors. It’s still not the self-titled project, is it?
too hippy for my liking
pretty groovy, good 70s music
It’s alright. It starts out amazingly with Roadhouse Blues which just goes OFF, but I feel like like the quality dips significantly after Peace Frog which is a shame because there’s still like 2/3s the album to go.
5 out of 5. So obsessed with the Doors entire discography...Morrison hotel is perfection. Teen me is thriving today
This was great. But not that great. lol 3 stars.
I love this album. Furthermore, Peace Frog is one of my favourite The Doors songs. But come on… Roadhouse Blues, Waiting for the Sun, You Make Me Real, Ship of Fools, Queen of the Highway, Indian Summer. If you like the Doors you are in for a treat
Always been conflicted on the Doors, enjoying elements of their songs but feeling like the tone or energy is off; I dislike the eerie depressiveness which is intentional at times but seems to permeate a lot of their music and, in my opinion, needlessly. I did really enjoy this album to from the really blues songs like Roadhouse to Indian Summer which is very hypnotic, and I recognise from Apocalypse now.
Best: Blue Sunday I liked many of the songs while I was listening to them but found this album fairly unmemorable as a whole, I kept having to go back and listen to tracks over again, more of a me issue than an actual reflection of the album, I think. Some of the other reviews suggest this album is boring/slow, but they are wrong. I do find the doors can be a bit eerie/hypnotic at times but I enjoy the ominous vibe. I liked how bluesy this was and loved hearing the electric organ across the tracks especially that tremolo effect on waiting for the sun.
In turning to straight blues, The Doors forgot what made them interesting. The first four tracks rock pretty hard, and Peace Frog in particular has flashes of Morrison's sinister weirdness, but the remainder are fairly forgettable.
didn't care for this album although both blue sunday and indian summer we good, exceptional even
Nope. Thought I was a fan of The Doors, but this album was not the one. I found it annoying. Also, it felt like they were trying too hard and amateurish? Not sure that's the correct verbiage but the point is that it was less than impressive. No standouts. 02-08-2026
Digga det! Men alt for kort album!
Morrison Hotel feels like The Doors deciding to make a straight-up blues record—and doing it well. The band sounds locked in and confident, leaning less on psychedelia and more on groove, feel, and classic rock foundations. It’s tighter, more restrained, and more conventional than their debut. That’s both its strength and its limitation. Songs like “Roadhouse Blues” and “Peace Frog” are undeniable, and the musicianship throughout is strong. Morrison reins things in just enough to let the songs breathe, and the band sounds cohesive rather than chaotic. This is The Doors as craftsmen, not provocateurs. But while it’s well executed, it doesn’t feel as groundbreaking or dangerous as their self-titled debut. There’s less sense of discovery here, less of that “how did this exist at the time?” energy. It’s a record I like and respect more than I love. In the context of their catalog, Morrison Hotel earns its place as a strong, blues-driven entry—just not one that redefines the band or moves me emotionally in the same way. A solid, confident album that I’m glad to know, even if it’s not one I’ll reach for first.
Some great ones on here. A back to our roots record. Channeling the Wolf without ripping him off is tricky. They do it here. Still, no one's dying full of regret for not hearing this one. First Album is cannon. A must. It shows they can rock with Break on Through so MH hotel not needed for that. And LA Woman has some of this leftover blues vibe.
acho que nunca ouvi nada do the doors, não era isso que eu imaginava que fosse ser dá pra ver bem que é um período de transição entre blues e rock mais moderno; bastante parecido com o get back dos beatles; especialmente porque o vocal e baixo em algumas músicas remete bastante ao paul mccartney músicas que eu favoritei: - waiting for the sun - blue sunday - ship of fools - queen of the highway
Virkelig fedt lydbillede hele vejen igennem. Stemmemæssigt også spændende, da der er skifte i sanger, hvilket giver noget sangmæssigt dynamik. Generelt set et fantastisk album, hvor jeg var særlig fan af numrene: - Roadhouse blues - Waiting for the sun - Maggie M'Gill
Doors brand of rock never gets old
I was waiting for this one to come up! My dad introduced me to this album and it's been a staple for me when I listen to long-form music. Peace Frog / Blue Sunday has got to be my favorite.
Æ, þú veist, bara... bleh? Rann bara í gegn. Samt ekkert lélegt.
Fantastic album. I love how the panning of the guitar and synth are so in your face at each side with Morrisons vocal booming out like some enchanted witch doctor. Roadhouse Blues is one of the best album openers of all time and the wistful and mystical Indian Summer is a personal favourite but for me Peace Frog is the standout track on the album. An absolute stonker.
The Doors es Uno de esos grupos que he apreciado con el tiempo. Actualmente me parecen monumentales. Y este disco es uno de los tres mejores que publicaron.
Hyvä levy, pitää kuunnella uudestaan. 3,75/5.
Just don't like this type of rock
Top 3 favorites: 1. Indian summer 2. Peace frog 3. Blue sunday
Songs I saved: Waiting for the Sun Peace Frog Blue Sunday Land Ho! Indian Summer
Just when I thought the Doors couldn;t get any more annoying, I get subjected to this horrible album.
Great album. I really like the stuff I've heard by The Doors so it was nice to finally listen to an album. Will definitely listen to this again. 4/5 for me.
My favorite song is the spy.
The Doors are one of those bands I never tie myself to one album, there were just so many songs that I like, that I forget half the time which album they are from. That said, it was good to sit down and listen to this one. I had not listened to much of The Doors recently, so it was good to get into listening again. Biggest Hit - Roadhouse Blues Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - Indian Summer Underrated Gem - Peace Frog
Not the biggest fan of the Doors, however I really liked the first part of tha album, really fun
I hadn’t listened to this album in probably 30 years. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to side 1. Side 2, not so much.
Didn‘t know that one. But some songs on it i really liked.
Fucj this shit
de este album me gusta solo una cancion , el resto nada
Pretty cool album Standout songs: Waiting for the sun Ship of fools Maggie M'Gill
Очень люблю The Doors
I don't care for the Doors much. I was hoping this album might get me into them. It did not. This album is ok.
I was excited for a Doors album, always a band you hear off but I haven't actually listed to. I enjoyed it and likes the lyrics. Alot of that keyboard vibe that by today's standards is reminiscent of carnivals, but very 70s aesthetic.
Roadhouse Blues is a hell of an opener, and Waiting For The Sun a great follow-up. Peace Frog is probably one of the most underestimated songs, making for a great side 1. Unfortunately the second side isn’t nearly as compelling, with diversions into sea shanties and Jim blathering on about Queens of the Highway and Indian Summers. Overall, pretty good, but not their best
One of my favorite groups of all time. A return to from for these four, after an excursion into heavy pop psychedelia with their previous effort "The Soft Parade." This album brings it back to their jazz, blues, & rock influences. Not too much I can say about this album that hasn't already been said. The album cover is perfect and sets the tone immediately. Top Track: Blue Sunday
Bit uneven. Best track by far is Roadhouse Blues...absolute classic Doors. Other favourites You make me real, Ship of Fools The Spy, Maggie M'Gill Veering between 3 and 4 but Roadhouse just nudges it into 4 for me
Eh. Liked the instrumentation with the organ, the blues feel is nice but gets old a little bit. Not bad but I don't think I would return to this album.
Heard of the doors but never this album. Opening background track is really good. So many layers working well together. Doesn’t even need lyrics. Guitar and piano working together on the solo 🔥. Waiting for the sun is pretty cool. Lyrics aren’t the best but the sounds are really cool again. You make me real was good not great. Nothing life changing. Peace frog is much better. This one is really fun. Good songwriting and really good background track. Love the change of pace on blue Sunday. Bass line carries. Lyrics aren’t really good as well. Ship of fools is very unique. Not the best but u can appreciate the range. Not completely sure abt the sailor theme in the back half. It’s not bad just a little goofy. Still really good background music. It’s growing on me as I keep listening. Piano on spy is so good. I like this song a lot. It’s another really good change of pace. Queen of the highway is good not great just doesn’t hit as hard as some of the others for whatever reason. Guitar is really good tho. Maggie Mgill is really good. Really catchy lyrics, good bass line and good guitar. Another song with so many layers working well together. I love how it fades out, and I didnt want this album to end. Both good signs. 3.7 stars.
its just not for me but they something here
Good album Solid songs
Quite enjoyed this one. Love the blues influence. Started to drag/blend together at the end though.
I started this album and was immediately surprised. I thought that I didn't know any of the tracks on this album but I knew Roadhouse Blues. Then I was expecting experimental rock with lots of noodling and organ playing. But this album is a full on R&B album. Lots of 12 bar blues riffs. You can hear some of the organ but it's not a front and central as I was expecting. (2.755)
mitico
When this album opened with Roadhouse Blues, I thought it was going to be a favourite. The rest of the album didn’t really live up to that opening track, but I emptied listening to it.
Mid. I don't like blues. Some catchy songs tho
Bit of a mess by this time !
Classic. Not my favorite doors by any means by a good place to get it in!
meh
Never liked The Doors