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Spet stari znanci, spet z meni manj poslušanim albumom. "Roadhouse Blues" je res hud začetek albuma. (Ob ponovnem poslušanju, res je hud. Ampak, lol, ker zaključek komada.) (Ok, ob prvem poslušanju sm očitno tud mal zgrešila the goodness that is " Waiting for the Sun"? Pa "You Make Me Real"? Fak, zato morm 2x poslušat.) "Peace Frog" - nov favorit? (Še zmer amazing.) Mal funky, mal značilnega bluzenja s strani Jima, velik Manzarekovih orgl in, kr naenkrat konc komada. K da bi padla v vodo in se zj kopam v počasni vodi "Blue Sunday". "The Spy" začetk je, k da smo kr naenkrat v Twin Peaks. Tud en novih favoritov. Pr "Maggie M'Gill" mi je všeč njegov rahlo sfukan vokal. In, o ne, kr naenkrat je konc albuma? Grem koj še enkrat poslušat. (In še enkrat.)
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A classic Doors melding of Blues and Rock. Some great riffs, melodies and lyrics make for a good album.
Never knew the Doors made such swingy bluesrock.
Not very consistent 2
Uno de mis álbumes favoritos, sin lugar a dudas, puro Roadhouse blues
Yes
As a Doors fan I think it's weird that this one's here as I've never considered it any good.
Love the Doors
Such a solid encapsulation of late 60’s
One for the dads Alright for a bop around the kitchen if you turn it up
Jim lad
Yeah not bad.
Much prefer the first two Doors albums but this is a enjoyable listen even if it doesn't set the world alight. Best Track - Peace Frog Other Liked Tracks- Roadhouse Blues Maggie M'Gill
undeniably good.
quite romantic. exactly the kind of thing i'd let play in my room while i lazily clean. i really enjoy peace frog and indian summer
My god. I thought I would like the Doors, but no? His vocals become grating after a while, the lyrics are horrible, and the music is so dull?
Strangely enough, this album reminds me of highschool and it’s so great. The lizard king lives on
Pure nostalgia vote here.
I only ever heard "break on through to the other side" and I was sick of it. Turns out I've been missing out. So much organ!
Loved this as a kid. Not sure it holds up
Absolutely loved it. Earthy blues rock at its best. There is a strong possibility that I buy this record.
I thought this was fantastic much over variety than most albums overall very happy. Tailed off a bit towards the end.
Pretty good but there's other Doors albums I prefer
Jim Morrison? He's a drunken buffoon posing as a poet
83% Best: You Make Me Real; Peace Frog; Maggie M'Gill Must-Hear? Sure
Very Fun Bluesy Album
Man, this is a hard one for me to be objective because I have spent my whole life just hating the Doors. When I saw it pop up, I audibly groaned. However, perhaps over time, as my music tastes have evolved in many ways, I've become more accepting. Hell, I listen to the Rolling Stones on purpose now! I still don't like most of it. The problem with the Doors for me is Jim Morrison. While he's an interesting songwriter, his voice just grates on my soul. I hate it! I'm not 100% sure why. He's not whiny, nasally, or weird. Objectively, it's a fine, middle-of-the-road voice. It's kind of loung-singer-y at times and arrogant somehow in a very off-putting way. I know a lot of folks love him and that's cool. But it has always bugged me so much that I can hardly listen to the music. So, I listened with an open mind and some of this music is really good. Structurally sound, sometimes experimental, sometimes retro. A little heavy on the up-front keyboards for me, but it's fine. I would probably love "Peace Frog" if someone else sang it. The music is cool. I didn't quite hate Morrison's voice on "Ship of Fools". None of that yelling, swaggery shit he's usually throwing. Those are the high points for me. I can guarantee that I won't be listening to this again. Will give it a 2 because it's not garbage. It's just not for me. Some of the music is quite good. Probably a good album for everyone to hear once. sure.
Middling doors album. Nothing to write home about but jot bad.
3.5
Not my thing. Classic albums are going to be hard for me on this thing. I really don't like classic rock.
Love the album, feels like I’m a hippie on a summer love
This is such a conflict for me. I was a "fan" of the Doors in my youth. I loved their albums, I read Morrison's poetry, consumed the biographies. But it's always been clear the band is a sum of its parts, but I think without Jim's chaotic clown persona, they wouldn't have been as big as they were (no matter the "incidents" around him, I think it was before the idea that "even bad news is good news, because everyone is still talking about it." It's not my favorite collection - but damn if it doesn't bring back memories.
Bluesy rock with psychedelia and country elements (Maggie M'Gill) That classic Doors sound without the organ so much front and centre. Not as good as their classic album. Morrison sounds old and gravelly in places. Best track - Peace Frog 3 stars
I tried. I honestly tried to love The Doors. Then I tried to hate The Doors. Then I finally came to terms with accepting The Doors. Tons of great songs, tbh, but just never could buy into the whole Jim Morrison Serpent God bullshit. Peace Frog is a standout, but the rest...meh.
I previously had only heard Roadhouse Blues on this album, and have always liked that song a lot. I thought this whole album was really good, and a bit more listener-friendly than a lot of their other material. If I get a chance to pickup a second hand vinyl copy, I will. Four happy stars for this one!
Not my cup of tea.
blues? pq? mas ruim não é...
The first couple of songs are great, but after that it's just variations of tired old blues riffs with some psychedelic flair added. I'd argue that only two Doors albums were needed in this book, the debut and LA Woman.
This was ok
Like all Doors music, some of it is pretty good ("Peace Frogs", "Maggie M'Gill"), a little bit is great ("Roadhouse Blues") and some of the woo-woo mystic stuff is tedious and not as cool, pathbreaking, or interesting as it thinks it is. This was fine, but when I saw it pop up I was not excited by the prospect of listening to an entire Doors album.
I think I like the doors more but this album is great
I wish my name made a cool anagram.
I did not like this album. Perhaps it's because I was born at the wrong time, but it sounds very run of the mill and like any other 70s rock album. Additionally, I do not enjoy Jim Morrison's "poetry" and lyrics. I find it vague, esoteric for no reason, and void of any of the meaning it seems to be chasing. Not a fan.
Funky little blues album. I can imagine being a kid in my parents living room, shag carpet and worn couch, with one smoking a Parliament and the other drinking a scotch, dancing in the fading sunlight of a Saturday afternoon while this vinyl spun on the record player (not that this ever happened, but I can imagine the scene)
The sound of a talented band playing mostly just fun lil' ditties instead of, you know, real songs. Kinda fun and kinda groovy, but you can't help but to wonder if the waiter forgot to supplement your sides with an actual piece of meat.
Awesome album, such a bigger sound than what I'm used to with the doors, very groovy
I much prefer the earlier albums by The Doors, but this is a solid album of heavy blues & RnB. Pretty good!
I only really heard the Doors' singles and LA Woman before and didn't really warm to them, but this is more my style. Apart from Land Ho! being perilously close to a novelty song.
I’ve always been a big fan of the band but I don’t know if any of their albums would be five stars. They all have at least one throw away track on it, and this one has a few. It also has some of my all-time favorite songs but the throw away tracks hold the album back.
A few pretty rad songs but overall not my favorite output from the doors (but i also don’t find it to be bad). Leaning a bit more into their heavier and bluesier side, while dropping a bit of the psychedelia. It’s fine and still an enjoyable listen overall (they still have a pretty interesting band dynamic), but now an album I’m likely to pick up and listen to in full often.
I like The Doors but this didn't resonate with me at all.
Who knew I was so into blues rock? A slow burn after the first couple of tracks but had me completely hooked by the end. Also love the iconic album cover.
nothing special just some blues, probably a 4 if I liked any song
Pretty good, standard rock. Fave song: roadhouse blues
Pretty good, really liked the first song and last song. The middle slowed down too much for no reason imo. Favourite Song: Road House Blues Honourable Mention: Maggie M'Gill
Pretty fucking good, enjoyed this. Good mix of heavy and some slow
I like some of their other albums better
Look, I'll always love "Peace Frog", and who can deny "Roadhouse Blues"? I had this in my blue plastic walkman at age 13 for probably a month, it's seared into my brain. Are the Doors a unique, important, lightning flash of a band? Yes. Is this album cornier than a Thanksgiving shit? Also yes.
Good album, just not for me
Would not listen to the album again.
2 good songs on the whole album. Not good
Strong album by the Doors.
Prefer their début
Nothing too bad, more enjoyable than others. But not bad but no singular track I would come back too 4.2
Really fun album. Loved the blues influence. Hadn't listened to much of the Doors less famous output and it's good.
I think I like this better than the previous Doors album on here, little more eclectic, but the same concerns remain
The bad songs aren’t that bad but the good songs aren’t as good as the hits in the debut album and LA Woman although Roadhouse Blues does rip. Another 3.5 from rock and rolls favorite pervert.
As much as I shit on the Doors, this feels like a real album rather than just a distillation of generic late 60's hippy rock. There's actually variety in the types of music. It's a decent listen, probably a 3.5 (but I'll dock them .5 cause they're the damn Doors)
Heavy 3 light 4
Sympa mais un peu repetitif
Porządni, chociaż mocno stonowani Doorsi. Jedna z tych płyt, której nie poniosła fantazja. A szkoda. To nadal dobra płyta, ale wątpię, aby ktoś lubił ją najbardziej ze wszystkich. Nie chcę pisać, że jest nudna, bo nie jest, ale brakuje jej magii, tej dodatkowej iskierki, która przypomni mi, że słucham właśnie jednego z najlepszych zespołów wszechczasów. 6.5/10 równane w górę.
they threw indian summer in there like they cooked
Tasty treat
Coole Vibe, hans nid mega speziell gfunde. Het aber spass gmacht zum lose.
Pretty good
Old school rock and roll, back when you could still hear the blues influence. Not bad
Solid doors album roadhouse blues peace frog and land ho are stand outs. Land ho gets jammy at the end
Solid album. I'm not a huge fan of The Doors but it was nice and groovy. Some tracks were much better than others but overall I enjoyed it, I would listen again.
This is a great album, but not my favourite Doors album. Some legendary songs are here: Waiting for the sun, Peace frog and, of course, Roadhouse blues. Still, it leaves just a little to be desired for me (or I have in my head other albums by them that are a clear 5/5). 4/5
Blues rock blueprint
Much better guitar playing than expected
i lament that i don't understand The Doors sometimes. they seem so cool but the music doesn't really go all the way for me with a few exceptions like Light My Fire and The End and Riders on the Storm. i think Jim Morrison is a good writer but nothing was that memorable to me deserves to be one of the 1001? would just leave The Doors with the self-titled and Strange Days probably, L.A. Woman too maybe
One of my favorites from high school
This was a pretty chill album. It’s that old type of rock that can either be upbeat or more laid back. This album contained both kinds of songs. It was pretty enjoyable to listen to. Both the instrumentals and singing were very pleasant, and it made me feel pretty calm. My favorite song would be “Roadhouse Blues.”
not their best album imo but still good
i <3 the doors really though the whole album had a beautiful vibe that was present throughout
It's really good album especially peace frog but mediocre in terms of the doors
I feel like it's just non stop 70s rock. Love the doors, lots of fun stuff on here. Maybe just a function of the list that I'm getting a little fatigued on this genre.
This is neither the best nor the worst Doors album. They’ll always be 5-stars for me. One of my favorites.
Like a hotel to stay the night on a road trip, it's alright. You're just staying there for one night and then you move on without a second thought, because most of it is standard fare that you're used to by now. 'Peace Frog' is quite nice though.
I think I enjoyed LA woman more. This has more than a couple electronic influences that have not always held up.
I got up this morning and I got myself a beer
All the Doors album are pretty good and I'm also surprised how well-beloved the 4th one is. "Morrison Hotel" lets them go in a more bluesy direction with songs that are more upbeat than the dark psychedelic rock albums before. Some might not find that very exciting, but it is definitely a new path from what they did before. "The Spy", "Indian Summer" and "Peace Frog" could be considered as some of the best songs they've ever written. It's just such a great poetic way to juggle the material.
Didn’t recognise much of this but very decent
Morrison Hotel feels like slipping into your favourite worn leather jacket, instantly comfortable, a little rough around the edges, but impossible not to love. Kicking off with “Roadhouse Blues,” that familiar guitar riff hits like a friendly nudge “Hey, remember me?”...and suddenly you’re tapping your foot, winking at the speakers, ready for whatever comes next. That opening track alone sets the mood for a night spent with good company and your substance of choice. What I adore here is how The Doors lean hard into the blues without ever feeling like they’re trying too hard. It’s not perfect, there are moments where the groove meanders, and a couple of songs feel like padding, but you forgive it, because that raw vibe is exactly why you came. Morrison Hotel delivers a lush, bluesy roll that feels both familiar and fresh. I’m giving it 4 out of 5 stars.
The Doors, great album
Nice
Never gave this album a full listen before, but it’s awesome. I was right to expect it would be great. It’s bluesy, psychedelic, a little bit of r&b, and even jazz. And Morrison’s vocals really tie the room together.
Solid.
I can see the appeal of the Doors, but nothing on this album did much for me. It felt like an edgier, American response to music from the Beatles and Stones. There’s nothing wrong with that, it just wasn’t for me. I don’t know that I’d give it another listen because I think my mind would just wander again trying to pay attention.
Love the doors
Good roadtrip album.
The Doors are one of those bands that I'm not into but somehow I end up enjoying their shit.
In love with that one
There was a time I listened to the doors, mostly their first album. This has a nice balance of blues, rock, and balladry. The best album I have heard of theirs Let down by the side 2. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? A couple of songs Owned: No. 1/1001, 1/7 (14%) Will I get? No Recommend: Sure
Better than the other Doors album
Big Doors fan. Great album.
It was good, nothing groundbreaking.
En god del bra musikk på dette albumet med gode blues elementer som er interessante. Blir for meg i lengden litt likt. Sterk 3’er
Another Doors album! Good band, not my favorite though. LA Woman was an excellent record, so color me interested. This record gets off to a great start with Roadhouse Blues, a tune I've heard a bunch of times. Super fun with tons of energy. Love this song. The rest of the album doesn't live up to the opener, but in fairness that's a pretty high bar. There's still some good stuff on here, and Morrison's voice is very cool throughout. That said, it's not as good an album as LA Woman. A solid effort, but definitely an inferior album to others.
More straight up blues than I was expecting from a later Doors album, but this slaps.
A little bit biased as the Doors are on of my favourite bands. This album is full of their own brand of bluesy rock and can’t think of a bad track on it
love the doors
The Doors. One of my favorite band. Long time fan. Great album.
Esse nunca foi um dos discos que mais ouvi deles qnd era moleque, mas me fez questionar fortemente pq eu gostava.
First song is good. Rest of album isn’t.
Legendary band, mediocre album. A few classics.
the album was reaLLY GOOD AND REMINDED ME OF STUFF MY DA USED TO LISTEN to 4/5
This album was rather hit-or-miss for me. The Doors try out a few different sounds here, all united by a general psychedelic leaning and Jim Morrison's rich baritone and poetic lyrics, and not all of them worked for me. I'm not really a blues person, but when they went for more rock or folk directions, I enjoyed it. I can understand why people love this, they are certain a band with a unique, well-developed style, but it's not for me. 3/5.
Love his.voice
I like the Doors quite a bit but Morrison Hotel, while still enjoyable enough, is definitely the weakest of their albums, so it's surprising to me that it's on the list. L.A Woman and The Doors are 5 star albums, but this only scrapes a 4 from me.
Mostly forgettable in my opinion. Very “good ole’ days” American, when everyone in popular music was white and assumingely straight.
I like the blues rock direction on Morrison Hotel, but it ends up being a pretty laboured listen, with too many tracks sounding the same.
Some good blues songs, but a singer he ain't
I think I had the wrong impression of The Doors, I expected something artsy and pretentious but this is straight ahead blues. It’s well executed though.
This is fine! It is not bad but I feel like the Doors have released much much better. Really good guitar riffs, but most bled together for me. It's good, but I expect more from a band that's as highly rated as the Doors. I don't know, it left more to be desired. It's standard bluesy rock for me.
Straight forward Jim Morrison and The Doors. It was a good listen and will show up in my music rotations.
I do NOT like this band. I did not have a good time listening to this. I'm sorry.
Never really listened to much of the Doors and tried hard to like this. I just couldn’t get into any of it, nothing stuck, nothing stood out
I’m going to assume these guys have other better more compelling records than this one? Which was like, fine.
I think I only know a handful of songs by The Doors, none of which were on this album. This was good to listen to while I was working.
Well that was an epic way to start the morning
Started off so strong. The blues. The rock. The rawness. By the end, I got a little worn out, but overall, loved the album.
Pretty great album, I like the guitar on peace frog
pas mal
Have never listened to the album in full, but have listened to some of the songs many times in the past. Peace Frog is probably my favorite Doors song and one of my favorite songs from the period in general. The transition into Blue Sunday always is beautiful. As someone who performed Doors songs in the past, I've grown a liking to them despite not listening to them that much. Land Ho is one of those funny songs that I was recommended years ago and would have been fun to play that but never did.
Didn’t think I was much of a doors fan. Always joined them but not huge on them. That said, I’ve enjoyed this one. Properly my favorite out of doors records I’ve heard and maybe I need to revisit the band.
A bit slow for me but pretty good
Found this a bit boring and meandering, but still pleasant background music. Just no stand out hits really. 3
6/10
8/10 I like this more than most Doors I know. The additional guitar and bass really lift it and Peace Frog, especially, is great
really like 3.3/3.5 stars
A band one loved as a kid still has pretty strong appeal. One likes the crispness of the playing on some songs, but there’s a dated grooviness (one can just picture the go-go boots) and a trying-too-hard factor on cuts like “Waiting for the Sun” and “You Make Me Real.” Then its get seriously better thru the middle section. One was already embarrassed about liking this album by the time one went to college, so wouldn’t the embarrassment have reached eye-rolling scale by now? Alas, no, this holds up nicely, especially the bits that showed up on An American Prayer.
Bluesrock. Något bättre än LA Woman.
A very good album! Enjoyed from start to finish.
Len Houmous actually pitched to Van Morrison to open a hotel together. It was going to be called Morrison Hotel - Van was concerned it would be confused with this album. How do you confuse a hotel and an album? No idea! Also Van is far too grumpy to work with someone like Len. It would have ended in a fist fight everyday! 3.3 5/11 Blue Sunday
Nothing unique musically or sonically speaking, but a good album nonetheless. My opinion does not consider the lyrical prowess.
I listened to a lot of the Doors when I was teenager because I thought I was supposed to.Then I concluded they were embarrassing especially Jim Morrison's shaman poet circus performer routine. This is a roundabout way of saying that I fully expected to hate this record and I didn't. First side of the record was not bad at all then it did descend into a fair amount of jimbabble. Band sounded good and for at least part of the record, they were actually trying to write songs.
Other than Roadhouse Blues, I find this album quite tiresome. But I burned out on the Doors many decade ago.
Surprisingly, this was not the Doors I know and hate; it was shockingly tolerable and even had a couple of songs I might consider good. I guess he hadn't gotten grandiose and ridiculous yet.
why so many people are so fond of this band, I'll never know. I can't help but find them tedious and self-obsessed. groan.
Turns out I actually quite like the doors
Pretty good, always been a fan.
There are better Doors albums
Fun album, enjoyed it and it made me realize I need to listen to more Bluesy stuff more. Highlights: Blue Sunday, Peace Frog, Roadhouse Blues
Loved this! Love The Doors, but hadn’t listened to this album before Fav songs: Roadhouse Blues, Maggie M’Gill
IDK, it is the Doors, and iconic band.Yet there has been plenty of better blues rock before and since. It is certainly not a bad album, there are many gray tubes. To me it lacks the emotional depth and originality of earlier albums. Listening to the album fresh, I liked all of the tunes, but I was there wasn't anything that made me think, "Fuck yes, this is amazing!" It did remind me that I hadn't listened to R.L. Burnside in too long. I guess my point is that whole I respect the Doors, I was just bored through much of this. Not bad, just not great.
Great album, enjoyed it all the way through. I’ve always been a fan of The Doors and this album reinforces that for me. Favorite track is Waiting for the Sun, with Roadhouse Blues a close second. 5
pretty naff
Good stuff, classic Doors. 3.5
not my favorite, but it did grow on me!
3 - not my favorite doors album
Can't say this one really did anything for me.
Not bad, definitely not my favourite doors album
Apart from Roadhouse Blues, which was worth the price of the album alone, there weren't any other "hits", but Morrison Hotel was a solid blues record. It may seem more low-key and less flashy, but it was an improvement over the previous couple of albums. It takes a couple of listens to "get into it" and when you temper your expectations that there isn't another, Light My Fire on here, it's mildly satisfying.
Wasn't a Doors fan before this album and am not a Doors fan after
it's honestly a really enjoyable album to listen to - the organ consistently appears through the album and it's a lot of fun to hear that added. definitely a worthwhile listen!
Some days I am a doors guy. Not today
can't help it, i love it. one of several essential doors albums with the debut and probably strange days and definitely LA woman... jim becomes the growling blues oaf he was always destined to be. i don't care if his lyrics are hack-poetic or whatever. in fact, i don't give a shit what he says. jim makes the doors sound like the doors, and i love the doors. he sounds like a blustering, untrained drunk, and that's what he was. this is where he tips the scales into "BE[ing] [a] drunken buffoon, which MAKES [him] poetic." thanks almost famous, lester bangs, philip seymour hoffman, and the guess who. robby's playing is spidery and agile. manzarek's circus organ often gives way to boogie keys, but is spooky at times, staccato at others. densmore plays the drums, baby. someone even plays bass. the second half has fewer radio hits, but smolders and flares. fell in love with them in high school, burned myself out on them in college, was too cool for them in my 20s (but always knew i had a youthful love back there), and hit a listening renaissance in my 30s, running back through all of it, collecting it, and appreciating them for what they always were: a great LA band and a great american band who sounded like no other.
Ray Man-fucking-zarek steering this ship of fools with his organ. His playing is phenomenal was lucky enough to see him play at Buddy guys absolute maniac on the electric piano. This album was super fun. We get to see the sea shanty side of the doors definitely some bangers on this album. Jim Morrison‘s voice has these moments where he’s haunting me holding these notes and drowning things out. There’s some great moments in the book. Please kill me with Jim Morrison hanging out with all these punk guys and David Bowie and just being a drugged up pixie that even Diggy pop described as insane. Lots of mentions of him never wearing her shirt. I believe the word bimbo was used multiple times..
should have called this album Goofy Blues, cos that's what it is. Doors are a weird mix of traditional blues concepts and, tons of keyboard/organ, and morrisons unusual deliverly. kick ass album. its fun to find new appreciation for this band....realistically first time ive listened closely since i was a teen.
A classic album with so many iconic bangers.
I'm starting to get The Doors a little bit more after not liking them for so long.
Blues.,
Good album near the end of Jim Morrison’s life
**** 1/2 Have Not listen to that one for a long time - it is really Great!
7/10 Ah, the Doors 7-3-2025
it was fine. storytelling was there but it just doesn’t do anything for me
4’5
I didn't really like the doors' hits before this, and this just further confirmed it. Just kinda of boring blues esque with one note vocals.
Pretentious drunk. Mediocre rhythm section. What’s not to not care about.
Not much to say other than it's good. Only other Door's album I heard was their debut so this album being slightly on par with their debut kinda surprised me. It's a good listen, a fine album from a fine band, nothing really much to say other than that.
Roadhouse blues and peace frog are bangers
their best
Does any band sound more 60s than the doors? Roadhouse Blues is a great rock classic but Peace Frog is an under appreciated gem. A top Doors song for sure. The rest of the album is a little hit and miss. Not even song to song, but moment to moment.
not my taste but not bad
Pretty good, but not great.
it was fine but kinda old school
Aika rokki! Välillä tuli nollariviboja, aika moni indiebändi on varmaan tätä levyä kuunnellu. Sopiva mix perusrockia ja progepsykee.
Myyttisyys laajennettu LP:n nimeen saakka. Itse musiikki säilyy selitettävänä.
I adore the Doors but feel that the 1001 albums book would be better if it just included "the best of the best". I prefer other albums of theirs so will give this 4*.
Some psychedelic blues? Sure. Maybe I’m just not in the mood for this but I come away either wanting some real funky Delta Blues or wilder, more psychedelic funk. This leaves me feeling mostly bleh.
not as interesting as I was expecting
I think this is a pretty good album.. idk it’s not my favorite doors stuff but I really only love a couple of their songs
I think this is my favorite Doors album. Just a great listen all the way through.
Great listen
Brings back memories from years ago when I first explored the classics. I have always felt that The Doors were underappreciated and need more recognition. Morrison Hotel, despite being a small album of only about 37 minutes, has perfectly captured the bluey, dance-y vibe of the 70s.
I actually didn't hate it. Very enjoyable. I especially liked the last track.
2.5/5
entertaining mix of rock, blues, and psychedelia. jim morrison is a great crooner, but he can get pretty intense as well. for my money, “roadhouse blues” might be my favourite doors track, but this album also includes great deep cuts like “you make me real”, “blue sunday”, and “maggie m’gill”.
First band I really got into (a lot of 15 year olds were just like me in this regard) and still dig it. Not my favorite Doors album but Peace Frog and Land Ho! are all timers for me. Not a bad track on the album.
I prefer their early work a bit more. And even still I’m not a huge Doors fan.
A few really nice ones but overall I find quite underwhelming. I think _on the whole_, I find The Doors quite underwhelming.
Not the best doors album but there’s a few great songs
Jim Morrisons vocals are just awful. Lucky he was a sex symbol.
Mostly boring.
Inoffensive, nothing that stood out to me 2-3
Not quite as good as LA Woman but still a fun bunch of songs by Jim & the boys. Roadhouse Blues is always a riot to listen to.
"Roadhouse Blues"... need i say more? opens this great record... if this song doesn't get you fired up, you have no soul... Jim Morrison gets all the press, but, the band is very underrated as a rockin' group... killer guitar... bad ass piano... bass by Lonnie Mack... and that's just the opener... "Waiting For The Sun" is Hippie gold... a snapshot of the times back then... the garage band esque "You Make Me Real" is next... "Peace Frog"... if you don't like this song... you don't like groceries... "blood in the streets of the town of Chicago..." wooo! another snapshot of the times... "Blue Sunday" is Morrison at his spooky best... "Ship of Fools" while not as good as the Grateful Dead song of the same title, is strong... that's side one... side two... is another story... not nearly as strong... side one is Five stars... i deduct one for side two... FOUR STARS... and an album you must hear before you die... at least side one... ; ))
Really cool classic sick stuff. Extra fan of Peace Frog and Waiting for the Sun. Have always enjoyed this band. (4.5 stars)
Good but didn't blow me away
Interesting album, a lot of mixing of genres. I see why a lot of bands got their inspiration from.
I do love the Doors and this album specifically. Not a five star but close. Peace frog is one of my favorites.
The best one!!!!!!
This hopefully ends a full week of classic rock albums. I like classic rock, but I was hoping for more variety. I guess the random number generator can't win them all. As for the album, it's okay. I'd take either of the Doors' first two albums over this, but it was a fun listen.
A good album, I liked Waiting For The Sun the most.
I know everyone loves The Doors. But honestly, some of their drug-fueled moping is just boring. This album though... this is great! After listening to the complete album, I needed to hear it again despite about 10 more albums in the queue to get caught up on my 1001 Albums project. Awarding this a rare 5.
Biased because I’ve been a Doors fan for years. This is not my favorite by them, but certainly a strong record with a lot of interesting tracks. Jim’s voice is sounding great and the flow is solid. The band is super tight as always.
70s blues rock. surprisingly fun.
Weak start, followed by the solid strong album. My fav from the doors so far.
Decent. In general, I like the doors. Some of their songs are fantastic. Many are just Jimbo exercising in self indulgence. This one is good, not great.
I det her tilfellet va det nok lytteren som va på feil tid og sted for albumet, men det va mer gøy enn æ hadde frykta etter alle de andre gamle klassikeran. Det e nesten så æ kan skjønne koffor folk høre på The Doors.
Classic. Crooning. Crazy. Gotta love it.
Absolutely gorgeous, violently 70s album. I love the Doors and previously listened to some songs already but it's just so good. 8/10
This was interesting to listen to but I wouldn’t listen again.
Pretty good I like his voice and everything has a good ragtime vibe to it
Quite enjoyed this, but not enough for a 5
Didn’t really stick with me this one. It’s good stuff, but they have better. Simpsons: Yes
Good vibes. Might be a generous 4 but I did like it.
I don’t know how to rate this, does that make it a 3? Or does me not knowing make it less? Like an album I didn’t enjoy will at least stick with me and I found interesting in a bad way. The 37 minutes I spend listening to your album will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.
Classic The Doors sound, het is soms bijna blues-achtig wat het een heel dynamisch en verassend album maakt
Nice to listen to. I like The Doors, so I enjoyed this. It really didn’t stand out much compared to the other Doors albums I’ve listened to though. I might come back to it, but it’s not a must-listen.
Not The Doors best, but still a great album!
I don’t know maybe I have to listen to their earlier stuff first, but this album didn’t give me much
I love the Doors, but this is not my favorite album, sadly. favorites on this album: The Spy, Waiting for the sun, Roadhouse blues
For an iconic band fronted by someone nicknamed 'the Lizard King', a lot of this is pretty generic.
I kinda forgot that this one falls off a bit past the beginning.
This album is great from the get go. I don’t think I’ve ever listen to an album. Just the hits collections.
The older I get the more I enjoy blues-ey Doors over bohemian weirdo Doors. I'd go up another half a star for bearded Morrison.
It’s been years since I’ve listened to any Doors. Had a friend who was pretty infatuated with them a long time ago, and during our travels from Spain to Morocco one their albums was one of the half dozen tapes we had with us. So ye I have a soft spot for their music cos of the stories it conjures in my mind when I hear those keyboards, the bluesy riffs and of course the hoots and hollers of Jim Morrison.
Overall I think this was pretty good, maybe a mid 3 star album. I haven't listened to The Doors in forever and a lot of these songs were new to me.
This album has its moments, but I've never been a fan of The Doors. 2 stars.
Good album. Enjoyed listening to it. Never have been really exposed to The Doors too much other than their hits. Good listen.
Listened in the truck via YouTube Music. First song is a classic and maybe my favorite of theirs. The rest of the album has some good songs, but there’s also some like Land Ho that are just odd. I’m hoping this isn’t the only entry for the Doors in this list.
No lo había escuchado nunca. Lo acabé de escuchar y me lo puse otra vez de nuevo. Es muy bueno
okay!
The doors is amazing. Good album!
4.2
Listened to this albums 3 times. So many great songs. Roadhouse sets the tone
It's better than expected
There’s always a big doors fan. Then for a while I don’t really care for him that much. But now I’m starting to kinda come around again. And this particular album was one of their most straightforward rock ‘n’ roll blues albums. Not really a lot of hits other than roadhouse blues But it didn’t have a lot of the weird stuff that Jim Morrison did on some of the albums. Not their best stuff it still pretty good.
Not really for me
22/1001 ( I think). I am not a huge Doors fan, but heard the albums a few times, some of them more, and of course the hits keep playing over and over and over. This album is not in my top Doors list, mostly bluesy, basic rock with an attitude and a few good songs. Favourites: Peace Frog and Waiting for the Sun. Actually the more the songs step outside the blues norm the more they are interesting. A solid 3 for me.
Solid four star album, right on the cusp of five. I really love a lot of the songs, but it’s not quite as cohesive as some of the other doors albums I think. Love the vibe, Jim Morrison’s voice, all the instrumentation is fantastic. If I didn’t have 900 more albums to go through, I’m sure this will be right at the top.
Not their best album, 2 or 3 decent songs, rest highly forgettable.
Best song is roadhouse blues
easy to listen to, nothing really stuck out except the songs i already knew, but enjoyed listening
I liked this - would listen again
Not as good as I remembered .Not as strong as earlier records.
Of course
This is the first Doors project I really liked. I thought it was a nice engaging listen.
I'm gonna say it. The Doors suck and are boring. RIP Jim it took you dying young from drugs to make this band interesting.
The Doors didn't release anything good until Sonny Moore came along in 2011 and helped them write "Breakin' a Sweat".
4/5
A good album and I see why people would like it. Doesn’t particularly capture the magic of the doors and their later work to me!
I really wanted to like this one and there are songs that I like a lot including Roadhouse Blues and Ship of Fools, but the songs I don't like as much end up feeling pretty grating to the point that the album is just 'meh' overall for me
Haha jag gillade albumet men lyssnade inte så noga på låttexterna, ibland kände jag att de kanske var lite tveksamma ändå 😅 3 + men inte 4
Front loaded. Roadhouse Blues is a classic. Peace Frog is a banger. But the second half drops off. Decent but not great as a full album.
Jim Morrison's crooning can elevate any song, unfortunately the only song I really liked was Roadhouse blues.
Not sure if this is the most "essential" of The Doors' recordings, but it is my personal favorite. "Peace Frog" alone is worth the price of admission.
I need to be in the right mood to tolerate The Doors. Today was not that day.
Always will have a soft spot for The Doors, even if I never really listen to them anymore. I did enough in middle and high school for a lifetime.
The Doors did white boy blues rock better than anyone. Just iconic songs on here, like “Roadhouse Blues” and “Waiting for the Sun.” “Indian Summer” is a top Doors song for me too. The rest of the album rocks too, even if it’s not all classics. The Doors are divisive. I’m in a split marriage myself: my husband thinks they’re pretentious and Manzarek’s keys unbearably carnival-esque. I love them. Jim’s poetry and delivery are impressive. The songs are great. The keyboard works for me in context. This is one of their stronger albums. Five stars
Hasn't aged so well that I would give it five stars, still a great record and an iconic one.
ook zonder de obligatoire hits is dit een zeer goed album
Bra album, Diggar The Doors! Många bra låtar men min favorit är The Spy
I forgot how good The Doors are
Although there are no “hit” singles, front to back this is my favorite Doors album. Lyrically, musically fantastic. Peace Frog may the best groove they ever wrote.
The Doors. Always good!
Adored this, not sure why I’ve never listened to them before!
None of the Doors songs I’m familiar with were on this album, but the record knits together nicely and is fun to listen to. I’d happily spin it again.
This album IS the 70s to me. It sounds like bellbottoms, fringe, and long hair. Early rock and roll like we know it today. The plucky electric guitar is iconic. Huge fan of this album and The Doors
Loved the blues undertone. Want to listen to this again :)
Other than roadhouse blues I hadn’t heard much of this album before. I went through a big classic rock phase in middle school and used to love The Doors, but I had never explored them beyond the hits. So this was fun. I dont think this album is one of their best but still some great songs. Feels less experimental and more blues-y/americana than I remember. Waiting for the sun is my favorite new find. Still love roadhouse blues.
Always thought the Doors were overrated, but Roadhouse Blues is pretty damn good.
Nearly perfect. I guess you could say this review is open and shut. Like a... case...
Ik vind The Doors een legendarische band, maar toch heb ik er eigenlijk weinig mee, als in ik zet ze nooit aan. Maar het eerste album dat ik hier kreeg gaf ik een 4 en ook met dit album gaat alweer vrij snel die kant uit. 'Waiting for the Sun' vind ik een geniaal nummer. Dikke soort van uptempo blues. Af en toe doen ome Jim en z'n kornuiten me iets te druk, maar over het algemeen vind ik dat er toch wel hele lekkere muziek wordt gemaakt. En toch ben ik nog steeds niet overtuigd dat ik dit vaker aan zou moeten zetten. Ik weet niet helemaal waar hem dat in zit. Maar dus wel weer 4 sterren, lekker hoor.
Typical doors. Moist with too much organ
The Doors don’t just open here, they kick them off the hinges.
Actually a banger.
The first song gives outlaw country with the harmonica but then the rest of the album flows into more rock vibes. Love the shout out to New Haven :) Blue Sunday sounds like the Beatles song Michelle? I wonder if it was based on that? This sounds like the type of music to be played at a dive bar and everyone loves it. That being said though I didn’t feel much emotion or anything from this, but it was groovy.
Had a decent bluesy groove. I think people like the doors more if they think Jim Morrison is a spunk. They deserve credit for being early but this sounds like a million bands.
Classic doors, super good super heat super 60s
Better than expected. Some really good songs. Morrison still drags it down somewhat
quiet riot did cum on feel the noize better
Favorite Track: Roadhouse Blues
roadhouse blues- 5 waiting for the sun- 5 you make me real- 5 peace frog- 6 blue sunday- 5 ship of fools- 5 land ho- 5 the spy- 5 queen of the highway- 5 indian summer- 5 maggie m'gill- 5 every doors song sounds the exact same
Very bluesy. I didn't know the doors got that bluesy. Not my cup of tea but well done and keyboards always slap.
:)