Morrison Hotel

Top: peace frog, you make me real, ship of fools. Thought this was going to be kinda shit but actually really enjoyed it.

Consistently good bluesy, jazzy album musically, and I love Manzarek's keyboards as always. It's one of their best albums I think. Strong 4+.

Genialer Beginn im weiteren guter Rock.

If there’s one word I could use to describe this album it would be “raw” Favourite tracks: Roadhouse Blues, Waiting For The Sun, Peace Frog, Indian Summer

love the Doors

Definitely one of their best albums (all of their albums are one of their best albums)

Decent

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would, and I was impressed by the musicianship more than I thought I would. Roadhouse Blues is an absolute killer track, and the rest are a great variation on the Doors' sound. Surprisingly good.

Thought it was ok the first listen. Felt that other Doors albums were better. After second listen, I understood the cohesion. There's some sort of feeling expressed that connects all of the songs. I still think it's middle of the pack in the discography.

Good album not the doors best though

Pretty cool album! Of course I knew a few songs already but never listened to the whole thing. Can definitely understand Scott Weiland comparisons to Jim Morrison!

5 stars for influential. 3 stars for I've heard it waaaaay too much.

Unos Doors mucho más maduros y centrados en hacer música en base a un universo y un sonido. Suena mucho mejor que sus discos anteriores, pero carece del punch y de hits que en mi opinión le restan. Evidentemente no es igual de bueno que su disco homonimo, pero no es malo está casi a su nivel, solo que lo encara desde otra perspectiva. Dejando esto de lado hay que darle las rosas a este disco que si es una carta perfecta de lo que son los door, ambiente psicodelico, etras piradas, tiempos medios confusos y su tinte sombrío, todo esto en suma con el blues, 7,8/10.

Very strong

Super solid

This is blues rock I guess? It's alright for the most part. Nothing I particularly enjoy a whole lot, but slightly better than the average album on this list. For something that came out in 1970, it sounds like something that should have come out 6 - 10 years after. Thankfully it doesn't suffer from the pitfalls of other 70's music and the songs are concise and don't have any padding or overstay their welcome. The instrumentation/production is pretty good too. I don't know much about this album, but it feels like it would or should have been influential for the genre at the time. It didn't overstay its welcome either being only 37 minutes long. I was going to give it a high 3, but this has earned a low 4/5

Very good, me ayudo con la migraña

Classic cliassic

A classic, has some low moments but otherwise pretty damn good. Roadhouse Blues and Peace Frog almost don’t even feel like they’re part of the album because of how many times I’ve heard them on soundtracks or on the radio.

4.5

It was good. Classic album. 4*

The Doors aren’t my favorite but as usual I enjoyed hearing songs that haven’t been played to death. Incidentally, it was interesting learning the origin of the name “Hard Rock Cafe.”

Not my favourite album by The Doors. Not their best. Still solid just does not sound as iconic as their debut or L.A. Woman. It’s The Doors in good forma so an almost 4/5 anyways. Fav Tracks: Waiting For The Sun, Peace Frog

started like ass then then waiting for the sun came on and i think i ascended to the sun and then the rest was amazing

I enjoyed a decent bit of the songs on this album, makes me interested in possibly listening to more of The Doors in the future.

A nice bluesy album. I liked it a lot.

Been a while since I've listened to The Doors. Ought to be fun. Roadhouse Blues is one of the ultimate driving jams. Never tire of following that bass-line and harmonica melody. Waiting for the Sun is a solid jam with some ominous overtones. You Make Me Real has that harpsichord base that makes it seem like it was recorded in an old-time bar. Morrison owns the record with his commanding vocals -- man had a presence. Peace Frog is one of my all time favorite Doors tracks. Love the playful call-response of the tune paired with stereo production and the Hammond organ in the background. Such a groovy little jam. Enjoy how this drops seamlessly into Blue Sunday which is a toned down ballad of sorts. What a voice the man had... Beginning of Land Ho! reminds me of "Just a Girl" by No Doubt. Wonder if they had to pay royalties? Either way, I actually prefer the No Doubt song here -- more energy. Overall this is a soft 4/5 for me. The back half is weak relative to the first, but altogether The Doors at some of their finest.

Good, liked most of it

Classic groundbreaking album.

Hey now this Jim Morrison guy is an absolute creep

I love how this bridges 60s styles with new rock trends. It occupies a sweet pocket that I don't think a lot of bands found -either swinging farther into each side of the spectrum. Super solid and fun to listen to.

Hadn't listened to The Doors for years, but I enjoyed this. More of a sense of humour than I expected.

Pretty Great album.

Vraiment bon,mun classique 4,85

Probably the second-best Doors album after their self-titled. You'll love this if you think drinking beer for brekkie and acting like a dickhead is cool.

Fun listen. Bery cool

Liked a lot of the songs and didn't dislike any of the songs. I need to listen to the other Doors to see which I like the best. Rating: 3.5

More classic music from The Doors: the rocking "Roadhouse Blues", plus the moody "Waiting for the Sun" and "The Spy".

Un gran disco de The Doors, tiene canciones excepcionales como Roadhouse blues,peace frog y waiting for the sun, sin embargo creo que esta banda tiene en su catálogo otros albums que merecían más el privegio de estar en el libro.

Doors are a vibe. Love Jim Morrison's voice eternally.

Begint stevig, pruttelt daarna voort als een stationair draaiende motor. Maar nog nooit een motor zou lekker stationair horen draaien. Niet hun beste album, maar nog altijd heel best.

Bezwerend. Morrison bezweert je met zijn stem. Manzarek bezweert je met zijn zenuwachtige pianootje. Krieger met zijn gitaar. En Densmore met zijn drums. En ik laat me graag bezweren door deze muziek.

ok

I had a big Doors phase in my twenties but it's been a while since I've really dove in much, so this was a nice one to have come up. Not my favourite of the lot, but features a couple of my favourite tunes. Which sounds a lot like my notes for Songs From a Room - in fact I could mostly just cut and paste a lot of them because this one too has a killer Hard Rock Cafe side and then loses a bit of that steam on the Morrison Hotel side. All in all, a solid return to blues rock form after getting a little more symphonic and experimental on the previous album.

enjoyable

roadhouse blues uhh i really like this guitar. really cool guitar stuff i nthe 1:50 mark waiting for the sun is dope i dont have a lot to say

Not their greatest album, but it's close. Most of that stems from Morrison's pretentiousness being held back somehow. This band could really cook when they leaned into their love of the blues, as evidenced on the opening track.

Fun album, bluesy, lots of great songs. Roadhouse Blues is probably my all time favorite by the band.

Really good album. Was surprised after L.A. Woman being so meh (for me). 4/5

I always considered this one kind of mid for The Doors, but it has some of their best musicianship in it, their jazziest compositions and the band is up for it. I don’t always love Morrison’s poetry, but he doesn’t feel like the most important member here, despite the title. This is one of the few Doors albums I don’t own, should fix that. B

"Waiting For The Sun" is one of my favorite songs by The Door. And the fact that this track is *not* on the album that bears its name has always confused me somehow. The *Waiting For The Sun* LP is a lesser album, by the way--only this one here, the self-titled debut and *LA Women* should be considered for such a list (with maybe *Strange Days* as well, at least if there's enough room for it at the end). The rest of the tunes in *Morrisson Hotel* is very good too, even if not as stellar as this psychedelic, catchy romp I've just mentioned. Oh, and that photograph on the album cover is iconic as well, which doesn't hurt. 4/5 stars. Number of albums left to review: 598 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 192 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 90 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 120

Wasn't expecting to like this but pretty good. Listen again

Classic

8/10. weno y sin misses pero el s/t es mejor por caleta. estas chalas son de los grupos mas consistentes hasta lo q he escuchado

why did they think land ho was a good idea 3.7/5

I liked it! A good mix of tempos. Some songs were bluesy, some were psychedelic. I put this album off for a while because we were skiing. I'm glad I did because this is not a skiing album.

Fun album to listen to while cooking salmon al pastor

Easy to see why Peace Frog is in so many movies with classic rock soundtracks. The album was a little uneven imo but overall very good and psychedelic bluesy.

When playing straight up blues, they sound pretty average, but the SoCal hipster-psyche stuff is still striking and impressive.

I could hear the dads of the world unite and say "proper music this" as soon as the first track started. They've probably got a point. This album got looped a few times for me as I went to and from the dentist today and got better for it. For me the more interesting stuff on this album was the looser, more surreal or pyschadelic material. With Waiting for the Sun and Blue Sunday standing out. Lyrically I'm not quite sure what's going on but it just sounds right, like hazey rocker poetry. Indian Summer would have been up there too but musically was a little to close to The End to surprise like those other two had. The other tracks are all at least good and got more interesting with more listens. Probably an album that belongs in the pantheon of rock counter culture.

Probably The Doors album I'm least familiar with, but it was pretty great!

Probably more of a 3.5

Based on the first song I thought I wouldn't like this, but it definitely picked up after that. I enjoyed it.

Roadhouse Blues is just a classic and just a fantastic way to open the album. This is the music I can listen to all the time. All of the opening tracks bring energy and feel like classic grooves. The album has some peaks and valleys, but overall a great listen.

Echoes of youth. Classic doors blues vibes

This was a really great collection of bluesy songs that I didn't know. However, there really wasn't anything that made me think, "Oh, this is special and why I love The Doors."

Bluesy and moody. A lot of songs with a maritime theme. I had fun.

Classic records. Will be adding some songs to my playlist

Was ite

De va mycket mer goat än ja hade trott!

Solid groovy songs from later career The Doors (with Jim Morrison, at least)

Loved this album. Less bluesy than I was expecting. The bass is so good throughout. The guitar sounds wonderful and they go in on some super wonky lines like in The Spy. It sounds like they had fun making this one. Favorite track: Easily Peace Frog Least favorite: Land Ho! is one I would have left off the record.

3.5

I've listened to The Doors quite a bit, but this was my first time listening to one of their albums from start to finish. I love Jim Morrison's voice; it always has a haunting quality to it, even on songs with less haunting titles, like "Waiting for the Sun." I love the keyboards and how the band seamlessly fuses blues and psychedelic rock. The only strike against these guys for me is that some of their lyrics are a tad too far 'out there' for me (I'm looking at you, "Peace Frog"). Overall though, this is a wonderful album, and a great showcase for the music coming out of California in the 1960's.

The only Doors album I have not heard before. Not sure how it passed me by. It is just as good as most others. Morrison's voice excellent, the band tight and strong. Love it.

pretty well made, not entirely my style though

Jim Morrison was a self-absorbed arrogant prick but this album has some stellar bluesy tracks.

Nice album, matched my expectations

Nobody plays blues rock quite like The Doors. Something about the tone of their guitars and keyboards infuses the music with a dark psychedelic energy. I love it. The highlights here are the rockin' "Roadhouse Blues" and the funky high-energy "Peace Frog." I also liked the serene "Blue Monday." The rest of the album is a fun, unpretentious set of The Doors doing their Doors thing. Really enjoyable.

Classic album by a classic band. One of the best voices in rock and roll (crazy to have this album follow a Queen record!) and the instrumentalists are incredibly tight, inventive, and engaging. "Roadhouse Blues" is a perfect rock and roll song. And a perfect guitar riff. And a perfect album starter. Should definitely be one of the first songs you show to someone who wants to hear rock and roll. I never knew "Peace Frog" was the title of this track! Outside of being a perfect combination of blues/funky rock and roll, it also was perfectly influenced by the time period. I love the trippy~ness of this band and record and it doesn't take anyway any of their edge. For me this is a 4/5. There's just so many good tracks on it.

this shit was fire

My second album on this generator by the Doors. This album, unlike their self titled debut, is much more blues rock forward with less acid induced organ solos. For those reasons, I found that it was a stronger album. Another reason this album is stronger in my mind is because this is their fifth album, so the band had time to settle into their sound. Apparently this was a return to their sound after their fourth album which featured jazz notes with horns and strings, so it was recieved well. Overall, a great album, and one I will definately visit again! Favourite songs: Roadhouse Blues, Peace Frog, Maggie M'Gill, Land Ho!, You Make Me Real Least favourite songs: Blue Sunday, Indian Summer 4/5

The Doors at their best.

4/5 I don't know why exactly but I actually really enjoyed this. I liked the intensity, the drums, the actual music, and I don't mind Van Morrison's voice. 🫣🤣 It felt like they had "star quality." I listened to Waiting for the Sun three times. I might regret this but I'm giving it a higher score. I feel conflicted about it too because Morrison was abusive and racist etc. I guess the shit men did and said back then was more socially acceptable. Especially for a rock star... 😕

The doors are the doors. Good doors.

I love The Doors!! Classic

Not the sound I was expecting from the doors, overall good. I wish the website allowed for decimal voting 3.75

8/10. I don't really know why I liked this, but I did. Maybe I was just in the right mood for it?

Kinda like if The Rolling Stones were American. 7/10

Klassisk The Doors-album, herlig mix av rock, blues, hard rock.

Rough, dense, down to earth. The teamwork between vocalist and band is credible. A very good rock record which sometimes explaines to me the blend of cheesy croonerism and wifebeater virility that also lingers somewhere between The Divine Comedy or Richard Hawley spiced with an extravaganza that made Fiery Furnaces possible. 3.5

I'd forgotten how bluesy the Doors were, having gotten sidetracked by the big hits that tend to be a lot more psychedelic. Even so, there's elements of that in this album and love how it creates a unique and distinctive sound. Album made for road tripping for sure.

Good

Really good. Organ is very distinctly Doors. Jim Morrison has a very distinct voice, and it echoes on this album. 4.5/5 but could very well be 5/5 after more listens.

Classic album. I don’t have a lot to say about this but I’ve always liked The Doors so this was an enjoyable listen. Probably more like 4.5 stars.

Great

Really good album. Liked the songs in the beginning more than the end

Normally find the blues boring, and whilst this didn't blow me away like some Door's songs have done, it was still a great listen.

4 y medio me gustaría ponerle

Nice

This is always referred to as The Doors blues album. I guess that is true in some respects. I have always thought it was a last-ditch attempt to salvage the band (mostly Jim) by going back to basics. The last few years were very eventful for them. We tend to forget that some of the late sixties, early seventies bands were not together very long. There are enduring classics here (Roadhouse Blues and Ship of Fools). More interesting to me are the jazz type excursions and interesting instrumentation (I do like the Fender Rhodes on occasion). It was over soon after this, but makes one contemplate the what ifs.

50+ years later, this still sounds different and original. Not the best Doors album but still a classic.

The songs on here seem to be bluesy or trippy but not both making it an inconsistent listen as compared to the debut album. It was good but not great (like that debut album). I’d give it a 3.5 is possible.

Its a very good example of The Doors' vibe. Lacks anything killer, though.

Good album-has that doors bluesy raspy sound and is a good listen. Not many hits on this record but some quality rhythm and vocals.

okay yeah i can see why the doors are so well-regarded the doors are one of my classic rock blind spots - my dad wasn't too fond of them, so i never heard a ton of the deeper cuts. i grew up with people are strange and touch me, not songs like waiting for the sun. waiting for the sun is immediately one of the coolest songs i've ever heard. it's like if imagine dragons had artistic integrity and lived in the 70s. it's all the good stuff about the type of dramatic pop they make and none of the sellouty-ness of it all. this is just an angry rock record, and it's pretty damn good at it. morrison absolutely kills the keyboards on this one. he's a damn good keyboard player, but he's REALLY in his bag here. legitimately impressive stuff on tracks like peace frog yeah this is good. i'm glad i listened through this one

🚪🚪

Good for doors. Gr8 stuff. But not life changing

Btw meni je Morrison jako zgodan

Another solid classic rock album by the doors. Morrison hotel offers a wide array of instrumentals and styles played throughout. The album is fun and Morrison does a great job singing. Would definitely check this one out again. 7.9/10

The Doors

It sure was the doors, not my usual jam but a classic

The Doors rock!

70s Rock

Doors in the right way! Less psychedelic and more rock n roll and blues. Loved the guitar licks on the album.

What a pleasant surprise after the previous Doors albums: great Blues rock album that doesn't have one or two big hits bit compels with a overall high quality of songs

Waiting for the sun ; indian summer

Good album

Some rock solid Doors, Jim is in fine voice.

Welp, first day, first album. The Doors is a band I have heard of before but never went into listening to them, and I wasn't planning on to until this. This is a quite nice album I will not lie. Ye old classic rock is nice, but not something I enjoy. Indian Summer was the best since it somewhat flipped the switches and was more mellow/acoustic.

Great Energy, this album is another addition to my rotation.

Story book album.

Jim annoys me to no end but at the end of the day, i do like the doors more than i pretend to...

Incredible, but not quite as good as the first three albums due to some generic rock and roll flavour. (4.2)

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Roadhouse blues, Waiting for the sun, Peace frog, The spy

Qui hagués dit que després de 'The Soft Parade', The Doors serien capaços de fer dos discos com 'Morrison Hotel' i 'L.A. Woman'. Aquest va ser el primer dels dos i una tornada a la bona forma de la millor manera possible. Blues rock pesat i potent amb cançons sublims que sobreviuen al temps encara millor que les dels primers discos. I encara ho haurien de millor encara més a la seva última obra...

feel like a cowboy

Love Jim Morrison. What a guy.

Gotta love some 70s blues rock I love how the keys are tuned Kinda metal Consistent vibe

This is my second doors album and I know this was at the end of their career if not their last album. The other album I listened to was their first. Both great albums, but such a change in sound between the two. This was just psychedelic and groovy as hell but it was also rock and and roll and bluesy. All i know was that it sounded pretty fuckin good. 7/10

Love the doors so this was a fun listen

Never heard of the doors and I liked this album. It had a good sound to it. Not normally something I go for but I could appreciate it.

Even better than I remember, another Doors album with surprisingly killer bass work.

Excellent.

This was a fun album.

Decent stay, rooms had character but no bass...boards

Never been a huge Doors guy but I'll take Morrison over Morrisey most days....

While blues as a genre isn't always my thing, I still found my self tapping my feet to most of this album. It started a little shakey, but in the middle I was enjoying myself quite a bit, and while I wasn't a huge fan of the ending song, I still am extremely satisfied with it.

Like this one more than LA woman.

Bluesyyyyyy. JM has such a unique voice. Always seems somewhat monotone but still somehow comes through as emotional. Idk if I've just come to appreciate blues more because I never really vibed with the doors too much but I added a few songs off this album to my spotify.

Good! Variety of tempos on album.

finally an album by the doors

Didn't know what to expect, but i enjoyed it. Like the blues / rock fusion

3.5

Doors will never fade away

Another solid Doors album.

Super solid from start to finish Sounds best in a car

This is an excellent rock album but for me just falls short of being a 5-star one.

Keep your eyes road, your hand upon the wheel.... Morrison Hotel contains many Doors classics such as Roadhouse Blues, Waiting for the Sun, Peace Frog, and Land Ho! Other standouts: Blue Sunday, Queen of the Highway, Indian Summer, Jim Morrison - gone too soon, but when we need him we can always check into the Morrison Hotel and enjoy the entire catalog.

allright allright allright

Loved this, right in my wheelhouse.

For some reason growing up I was never a big Doors fan, always thinking they were more of "B"-level band. I'd say that changed in the last 15 to 20 years and I appeciate most their music quite a bit. "Morrison Hotel" is the The Doors fifth album and their fifth album in three years. It marked a return to their more blues-style rock from the previous album "The Soft Parade" which encorporated strings and brass (horns). The album is divided into two sides, "Hard Rock Cafe" and "Morrison Hotel." The "Hard Rock Cafe" side has all the hit songs ("Roadhouse Blues," "Waiting for the Sun," "You Make Me Real" and "Peace Frog") and more variety in the music and lyrics. The "Morrison Hotel" side has more songs about love and relationships. The album starts with the blues banger "Roadhouse Blues." How could you not like a song with lyric "I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer." Just a song with a bad-ass vibe featuring John Sebastian on harmonica and Lonnie Mack on bass. Swagger. Swagger. Swagger. "You Make Me Real" was the only single released ("Roadhouse Blues" was the B-side) and is a great combination of the Yardbirds and boogie. Yes! "Peace Frog" has just a great groove and funk with the wah-wah guitar and bass line. Apparently, based on Morrison's poems and personal experience with a car crash and getting arrested in New Hampshire. "Peace Frog" and "Roadhouse Blues" are way up there among my favorite Doors' songs. It's hard to pick out a specific song on the "Morrison Hotel" side. I guess the last two are worth a listen. "Indian Summer" is a love song with only two verses and has a great pyschedelic, Indian-sounding guitar. It's the closest song to "The End" I've heard from them. The last song "Maggie M'Gill" has a nice bluesy start and is kind of a jam. It appears to be about Maggie who had a child with a rock star. Autobiographical? I would put both their debut album and "LA Women" ahead of this album. However, it is absolutely an album worth listening to with a few kickin' songs.

Self titled better

I already knew this is a good one

Non-troglodytic classic rock. Morrison’s got the archetypal rock star voice and mien and the band are so tight and polished behind, even when they are aiming to show rough edges. Opens with an all-time lick and, after a few weaker cuts, excels from “Peace Frog” right through to the end. It all feels fresh and even a bit fun, too. One always worries about the Doors taking themselves a bit too seriously, and one suspected this would have not aged well (one took it so seriously when one was younger, that how could one take it seriously now?) but there’s still a vitality and relevance to the mood and tone. They were in a groove about this time and it plays out to pretty powerful and enjoyable effect overall. And we’ve all had time enough away and one is comfortable enough of his own skin not to not feel embarrassed about liking it now.

4.5

One of the most consistent Doors albums, I think. But while it has no real filler, it also kinda lacks in truly glorious and magical moments, save for the two first songs.

Awesome album. I was disappointed with LA Woman and I’m not sure this record is all that different, but it just struck me as more solid. Jim’s voice is legendary.

A much better Doors album than L.A. Woman.

Another band I never gave a chance to. This is awesome. {prior rating} Also rocks a lot better than the later album on this list!

I’m sure I heard it when I was a kid but don’t quite remember. It is a classic alright! My approach to The Doors is mainly via the hits but albums are good alright!

Syns da va ganske bra egentlig. Gøy med litt synth (orgel?)

Great album, loved the mix of psychedelic and blues. Though I think this album just falls short of the masterpiece status of their debut and LA women.

A great album.

4.5

Maybe I'm just dumb, but I always assumed the doors were more dour and depressing, this shit rocked and was much more up tempo and lively

Enjoyed this

Stomping start but ends with a whimper. Definitely a side 1 side 2 album. Side 2 improves on listening Cover art 4/5

Classic

The greatest soundtrack to a movie that does not exist. Barry Adamson is a maestro. Side note, if you are a fan of the classic, first Bad Seeds album, this should appeal

I'm a sucker for the doors, this is however not their best album. Still got some huge tunes on it.

Very enjoyable to listen to this again!

Great album full of classic songs.

4.4 - Another Doors album I slept on because it contained only some of their slightly lesser hits ("Waiting..." and "Roadhouse Blues"). But this is a great record. What this album doesn't have is some of their meandering explorations (e.g. "The End", "L.A. Woman"), instead showcasing tight song structures mostly under 4 minutes. I love the way the freaky "Peace Frog" flows quietly into the gorgeous "Blue Sunday." The mix of songs shows restraint and balance - there are blues-tinged rockers and pretty ballads.

FULL DISCLOSURE! I love The Doors. While this isn’t their best effort Morrison is undeniably the man and the rest of his merry band sound extra crisp thanks to great production.

Much much better than the last doors album I had to listen to. It has a couple of classics on here and all of the rest of the songs were really good

Another band I never gave a chance to. This is awesome.

Af hverju er Roadhouse blues vinsælasta lagið? Það er bleh. Friðarfroskurinn og Sólarbiðin eru t.d. mun skemmtilegri. Fín plata, betri en ég taldi að hún yrði, Doors eru verri í minningunni en í raun.

Honestly, that was a mostly okay Doors album. Nothing to hate and it's The Doors so there was a lot to like. Problem is, there wasn't much to LOVE. So it gets four stars instead of five.

Geniaal album, blijft prachtig. Vooral natuurlijk roadhouse blues

classic rock and roll!

Iconic

Roadhouse blues is a vibe! love this album so far

There’s a Kids in the Hall sketch where a deranged record store owner tells Kevin McDonald’s character that he won’t know the Doors until he goes on a three week bender, listening to nothing but Morrison Hotel until he finds himself behind the wheel of a stolen car driving into the middle of the desert. I don’t know the Doors THAT well, but I have enjoyed listening to Morrison Hotel.

Starts out Bluesy with, well, Roadhouse Blues - this is the Doors at their best for me. Steady rhythm with commanding vocals and big time harmonica. After roadhouse it dabbles with a few styles and recording effects including old time keys/organ and distortion. Highlights RH Blues, Peace Frog, Maggie MGill. Not as tight as LA woman but still a great listen altogether.

Good

Classic Morrison

As with all Doors albums the heady mix of filthy blues, psychedelia and that great voice and disturbed lyrics creates a great music.

Classic doors, no more no less than expected

Niet de grote hits, maar wel een goed album

My knowledge of The Doors is embarrassingly poor, but this seems like a step away from psych-rock and towards noodley blues.

4/5, blues rock? gimme that.

Best Song: Waiting for the Sun. Maggie M'Gill. Psychedelic, with moments where Morrison lets loose. Worst Song: Land Ho. The whole song sounds restrained. Overall: Bluesy, with a sort of drugged and drunken swagger. Is at its best when Jim Morrison is wild and uninhibited, and at its worst when he tries scatting.

Люблю этих ребят.

Great album....

A nice listen.

I did enjoy this but I feel as if it's something I need to be in a specific mood for. It has that 60s rock sound to a T. I can see how this would be great to listen to while smoking some weed. I just can't see it being something I put on every single time I'm in the car. But for a specific mood or vibe, it's great.

The Doors invite us all to "Morrison Hotel", getting down to brass tacks with dirty blues, sleazy rock and roll and some spectacular songwriting. I've been a casual Doors fan for many years, but have never gone far beyond their self-titled debut, a masterclass in pseudo-intellectual psych. As far as this album, I'd only heard "Roadhouse Blues" a couple of times and didn't realise the ride I was in for. The first thing that hit me was how rip-roaringly tight the band are. "Morrison Hotel" showcases The Doors at their most primal, with Morrison's philosophising toned down and the amps dialled up. Robby Krieger's guitar is searing throughout, and there's really strong interplay between the band- it feels leaner, more developed from their Manzarek/organ-dominated early sound. "Roadhouse Blues" is a raunchy, twisted take on a familiar blues, with the doors blown off and a smoke bomb thrown in. Straight afterwards, "Waiting for the Sun" treats us to a psychedelic assault of fuzzed out bass, with a thick and crunchy sound and a powerful climactic bridge. "Ship of Fools" is the most riotous, swinging apocalypse I could ever hope to be part of, but "Peace Frog" is the real standout for me: boasting a palpable crossover funk flavour, with a classic bit of Jim Morrison poetry seeping in the middle. It had a stronger groove than any other Doors track I've heard, and a killer bassline carrying it for an exhilarating three minutes. Crucially, it's not all rockers here: the band's sensitive side comes out in the understated, plaintive "Blue Sunday". Meanwhile, "Indian Summer" is a gorgeous exercise in restraint, structured almost entirely around one chord until it shifts towards mantra territory. Some may argue this album isn't as innovative or groundbreaking as the band's earlier material: there are no 11 minute odysseys, no Oedipal howls, no spoken word poetry recitals. But in the same way those trademarks can feel stagey and hokey, here the Doors are more grounded, tied to the physical. It's not as though the lyrics are lacking: the doom-laden content of "Peace Frog" and "Ship of Fools" show the band haven't abandoned Morrison's knack for poetry or voicing some of the anxieties of his generation. Altogether, it makes for a dynamic listen which - at its best - is The Doors firing on all cylinders. It lags at times: "The Spy" is a meandering and "Maggie M'Gill" is a poor way to end, but there are so many great songs here and I was surprised by the quality of the material across the rest of the record. Definitely worth a listen for anyone getting into The Doors!

Really nice, bluesy and synthy

Listening to this, I hear where a lot of more contemporary bands got their sound; while some tracks seem to meander, the album is strong overall and certainly reminiscent of its time.

Classic

This is the 100th album I’ve been served by the wonderful 1001 project (big thank you!). To celebrate this, here is my first review. For sure it will make some people happy. Apart from a few songs, the Doors were actually unknown territory for me. I was prepared for some tedious stuff but this turned out to be a lovely collection of bluesy tunes. If I need to pick a favourite, it is 'Waiting for the Sun'. A quite enjoyable album for the Sunday afternoon indeed. Ok, it’s not anywhere near the level of ‘Siamese Dream’, but man what a relief after yesterday’s unlistenable ‘A Wizard/A True Star’!

Influences are undeniable, both who they were influenced by and who they influenced. Last half of Land Ho! sounds like Cameron Winter lol Already Saved: Roadhouse Blues Saved After Listening: Waiting for the Sun*, Blue Sunday, Ship of Fools, Land Ho!

old school cool white people blues

return to form

It’s hard to top the doors

Not the doors best but still some classic tunes on here

Doors sliding spectacularly into blues.

Ah, a test of my Doors fandom. Aside from the self-titled, I think I have only listened to some greatest hits albums prior to this. This is a solid album too. It includes some of the recognizable for hits for me, like Waiting for the Sun and Peace Frog. A bit more blues influence in this one, which isn't bad, though maybe less interesting to me than the psychedelics. Not as memorable as the self-titled, but a great and enjoyable album nonetheless. Favorite tracks: Waiting for the Sun, Peace Frog, Ship of Fools, Blue Sunday. Album art: Another fantastic one from the Doors. Not just a band photo, but the band posing like a shot from some wicked '70s thriller. Once again, Jim Morrison's narcissism on full display, which is hilarious. Bright white shirt, smolder, and you just know he picked the spot for the name. 4/5

Cool mash of blues and psych rock

i love the rhythm and experimentation with tempo on this record, it has such a good first half too. Blue Sunday is my fav track but will 100% need to listen to this more.

love it.

good but not great, some of the tunes are filler, but the good tunes (roadhouse blues, you make me real and peace frog) are really well made and stand the test of time. 7/10

8/10

Loved it.

All hail the Lizard King!!!!!!!!!!!

My vinyl of this bad boy was chewed up to shreds. I searched high and low for it. The continual snap-crackle-pop made it difficult to listen to and I expect I may have sent it off to heaven a decade or so ago. This much wear and tear on an album is a badge of honour. Sure Roadhouse Blues and Peace Frog are insane but the song with the second lowest number of listens by Spotify's count is Ship of Fools which is also an amazing song. This album is raw and sounds like it was made to play live. Since I'm a big Doors fan, I need to reign in my "5s for all y'all" instinct. By way of comparison, while I quite like the line "When I was back there in seminary school . . . " on The Soft Parade, Morrison Hotel is superior by a long shot. But it just isn't in the same league as their first album.

There's quite a mix of moods on this LP. The bluesy feel of Roadhouse, Maggie M’Gill, the funky protest Peace Frog, up against ballads and more run of the mill, 60s Doors songs. I think their following album was more consistent, but it doesn’t have the line "woke up this morning and got myself a beer". Could this sound be a little over the hill for its time? Spotify seemed to be implying that when it queued up The Stooges "Be your Dog" after this LP finished - something that came out a year earlier in 69!!!

The Doors are great sometimes or, for me at other times, they can be a miss. Personally, never liked "Light my Fire," but always loved "L.A. Woman." This album has a lot of blues elements, and it falls into the great Doors category.

good listen

Feels surprisingly modern for many songs, great vibes

Another fantastic album by The Doors. After their failure of Soft Parade, they returned to their initial sound, relying on psychedelic sound and poetic lyrics. This time many songs demonstrate a shift toward blues right that would be fully explored in LA Woman. "Peace Frogs" is a favorite of mine, but many of the tracks are great in their own ways. Some can be considered weaker until you listen to the fitting lyrics. Probably my 3rd favorite Doors album, maybe tied with Strange Days.

Everything there is to say about this album has already been said. Diverse and utterly compelling.

Constantly surprising and interesting - low key weird as hell, in a good way. Waiting for the Sun is a great track

Not my favorite Doors album, but with Roadhouse Blues, Waiting for the Sun, Queen of the Highway, and Peace Frog, this is still a very strong album. As always, Ray Manzarek's keyboard work is incredible. I'm also a fan of Robbie Krieger's guitar work.

I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer. Mostly great album, has all the things I like about The Doors and only a bit of what I hate. Why they followed the stellar “Land Ho!” with the meandering “The Spy” is beyond me, but otherwise it’s pretty solid.

Blues-rock

Pretty classic

I like all of the songs on this album. I actually really like Jim Morrison's voice, it's very mysterious sounding and I think that's what draws me in to this band. Plus, I love the organ sound that they often used.

Love some of the songs on this album. Some are arduous.

Gutes Album! Wenn auch ohne die großen Hits

Наконец-то альбом, что я слушал до этого. Он даже на плеере имеется в составе дискографии The Doors. Впрочем, не относится к любимым: для меня после 2 первых и до L.A. Woman альбомы The Doors сливаются в какую-то единую аморфную кашу, которую я употребляю лишь при прослушивании дискографии от корки до корки. Употребляю, однако, не без удовольствия. Ныне прослушал 3 раза. Всё равно альбом не обрёл для меня лица. На следующий день уже без подсказки и не помню, что там за треки были. Кроме Waiting for the Sun, но этот трек я помню из-за того, что за 2 года до Morrison Hotel у The Doors был альбом Waiting for the Sun, где трека этого не было. Подобная бестактность обескураживает. На памяти аналогичным примером предстаёт дискография Queen, где спустя годы после альбома Sheer Heart Attack на альбоме News of the World выходит трек Sheer Heart Attack. У нормальных пацанов всё логичнее: группа Iron Maiden - альбом Iron Maiden - трек Iron Maiden, группа Black Sabbath - альбом Black Sabbath - трек Black Sabbath. Вот за такое уважаем. Да и за Morrison Hotel как альбом тоже The Doors уважаем, но меньше.

All american music. Vielleicht nur nach den letzten Alben aber viel eingängiger als erwartet

Like the previous Doors album from this list it's simply a very good album. Not much more to say - just good music.

More variety than I was expecting, I quite enjoyed it all.

Wonderful.

Peace frog is the standout, some good bluesy jams, complicated songs too

Loved the bluesy feel on that first track. The staccato piano was refreshing and a fantastic opener. Same with ‘You Make Me Real’, guitar was brilliant on this one. Stand out for me was Peace Frog. Reminded me of The Charlatans with that crazy back beat. Very ‘Mad’chester, right up my street. Blue Sunday was also a welcomed calm before jittery Ship of Fools. Overall, really happy with this, tough to rate properly with a quick listen but I’ll go with a solid 4/5.

Hadn’t listen to this in years. Wasn’t one that I thought of as being up there amongst their best when comparing to the first 3 albums but really enjoyed it. Peace Frog a stand out but almost rate the more bluesy standards such as road house and I’m a spy

Roadhouse blues

Again a sound all of their own, a little too experimental to be a 5 though

Solid, nice n bluesy at the extremities with rock n roll center. Favorite was probably You Make Me Real, followed by Peace Frog (but what a title!)

Chido... supongo que he escuchado mejores de Las Puertas. Un disco divertido como eram de esperarse de estas banda, mis favs fueron Peace Frog que tiene un final super ritmico, super funky y Maggie M'Gill que suena sensualona. Mood: Esperando al sol contra la depresión tropical

Surprisingly Western, Definitely "Heroin-Feel"

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roadhouse blues, magic mac gill, queen of the hadway

This album fucking rules and will always rule.

good!!!!

Cool

The Doors have not weathered as well as one might have expected. It will be interesting to see if Nirvana suffers the same "fall from grace." With that said, this is their 2nd best, after their eponymous debut. "Peace Frog," alone makes this a solid 4.

There’s no holier storm like Morrison, piano, guitar, and harmonica. A bit more honky tonk than I expected

First real listen to The Doors outside of House of the Rising Sun. I love their dirty, raw, bluesy rock. I get why they got so famous! I enjoyed the raw outtakes at the end of the 40th anniversary version of this album. The Frog song stood out the most to me, and I think Side A is stronger overall than Side B.

Pretty darn good.

Finally one I already know really well.

The doors go bluesy. Didn’t realise how much I like the doors as I scarred myself as a child by listening to some of Jim Morrison’s drug fuelled poetry and therefore avoiding their music aside from the well known tracks. Enjoyable to hear again

The Doors are good. This album was okay

You’re only supposed to blow the bloody Doors off!

Not bad but really not a genre for me.

Bestial

This is right up my alley. Love it! I haven't really heard much of this album before, so it's like getting new Doors material. It's actually not that Doors'ey, they're very simple songs, bluesy stuff. Yes, love it.

Good old classic rockin blues

Really enjoyed this. My jam.

Very good album with some classics

Okay, I went into this album expecting to dislike it because of my general disdain for Jim Morrison. Honestly, I thought it was a pretty fun album. Morrison's attempts at poetry bog it down at times, but the music is great throughout. 4/5

Enjoyed the bluesy nature

Say what you will about Morrison being a bit pretentious, he and the other fine gentlemen of The Doors knew how to write a song. Fantastic blues rock with a very energetic performance. Two songs ("Indian Summer", "Queen of the Highway") feel superfluous. Favorite tracks: "Roadhouse Blues", "Peace Frog", "The Spy", "Maggie M'Gill"

I've yet to hear a perfect Doors album, but they're clearly a band that has the ability to pull one off. The moment that convinces me of that fact in Morrison Hotel is the build-into-change in the middle of Waiting for the Sun. The rest of the A-side immediately appeals as well, while the backside is sparser in its spots of beauty. Powerful closer, though. I'm not sure if my feelings about The Doors make me too hard or too easy on them. The day I can rock out to an entire LP without thinking is when I'll know for sure.

7/10 FT: Queen of the highway

THE DOORS! YES THAT INTRO!

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

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

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

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

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

Ok

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

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

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

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

Quite good, I liked Waiting for the Sun best

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

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

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

Bleh.

Låter som all the doors

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

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

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

Hits misses 70’s rock

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

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

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

they aren't high enough in this one yet

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

album.

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

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

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

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

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