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Solid album by a solid band 3 - deserves to be on this list
I just love roadhouse blues such a good opener.
songs i liked peace frog - the opening riff is great ship of fools - nice groove to it. the vocals fit and don’t feel as misplaced as the rest of the album land ho! - kind of ridiculous but enjoyable the rest of the album feels very overstimulating. the vocals are the main “character” but with the musical background the whole thing kind of gave me a headache. has vast potential to grow on me though so i will hold off on the rating from the time being
It sure is The Doors
Don't worry the Doors (blues edition) can't hurt you. The Doors (blues edition): ....
musica de hetero, gostei.
Man, only 211 albums and I'm running out of clever ways to say "it's okay"
There’s better doors albums.
The doors aren’t really my thing, this is probably as close as they can get to enjoyable for me
I think it's one of those albums that I need to revisit because nothing really stuck with me. I'll edit in these notes whenever I can listen and know you as long as I enjoyed more than others
Not as bad as it could have been, considering how much I hate the Doors
weird do i have to rate them or can i just listeN?? ok well i don't rly have any notes except i think maybe i'm just not a doors fan except i did like the one song land ho i think it was called. no denying their cultural impact or talents, just maybe not my cup of tea.
As a product of its time this is likely a 4 but modern day this average as hell blues rock does nothing for me.
Makes me want to listen to more doors albums, like one of them I’ll probably really enjoy. but this one didn’t quite land for me
Pleasantly surprised by the versatile sound on this one. I was honestly expected a bunch of hippy-sounding shit, but this started off all bluesy, which caught my attention. Rest of it was pretty damn good.
When you are a teen, Morrison sounds inspired. When you revisit as an adult, you know he is a pretentious dolt. A few bangers on here but a lot of cringe and filler. The Doors are a "Best of" band for me.
Good, down to explore psychedelic rock more
If my dad, whose favorite genre is blues rock, doesn’t think your album is great, then it’s probably not great.
The Doors were described to me as "THE white boy blues band", so having gone through some mind-numbing Clapton blues a few days earlier, I definitely felt trepidation going into this album. ...I enjoyed it! It's like a bridge between 60s and 70s rock. It does indeed get very bluesy at its core, yet it's also infused with the sort of interesting instrumentation that the year 1970 seemingly blessed numerous rock bands with. In the shoes of a blues fan back then, I could see my mind being blown by this sound. This won't be a regular listen... yet.... but I can at least say that The Doors are pretty good! Standouts: Waiting for the Sun • Peace Frog • The Spy • Queen of the Highway • Indian Summer
I have to take back some of the mean things I said about The Doors in the past because I actually found this pretty enjoyable. Nothing too special and nothing that blew my mind but I enjoyed it.
Pretty good classic rock sound
Doors have better
Не поннимаю этот их переход к блюз року, им не идет
I like the doors. They’re fun, but I almost never listen to them on purpose. This album didn’t make me a super fan.
good, just not my thing.
not *not* ^ i'm gonna be real i typed this much and then got distracted and then found this tab again later. Idk what i was gonna say. It's alright
True Americana and incredibly nostalgic! What a fun listen. Anyway, I'll try and avoid letting nostalgia cloud my lens. I want to try ranking albums more on (according to my criteria) 'objective' value moreso than personal enjoyment. That's the whole point of this undertaking after all. Moving forward I'll try and rate based on categories such as: 1. Lyrical Value (if applicable) 2. Instrumentation 3. album structure (ex: if an album only has one good song vs has a good general theme between tracks) 4. Syntactic complexity 5. Vocal performance (if applicable) finally 6. track diversity (not every song should sound the same), surprise me! for this album: 1. ~1-2 2. ~4-5 3. 4 4. 2 5. 3 6. 4 Great listen, very solid 3.
I think this is the first Doors album I have listened to in full. Not bad. Real bluesy bar music. 3.5 stars
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.
I enjoy quite a few Doors tunes, but this is my another attempt to listen to their whole album... And it's not as good as some of their singles. Or maybe this album is just mid. 6-6,5/10
Yah this album is solid. Definitely not as good as their debut album but it’s a pretty close tie between this album and LA Woman for second place in their discography. I often see people say this is the most underrated album of theirs, and I could see that if not completely agree with that. The problem is it’s just a solid album, it’s not an all time great album like their debut is. It’s got great blues rock songs like “roadhouse blues” and “Peace frog” (which is literally the best song on the album. And there’s a few lesser known songs that are totally great like “ship of fools” and “Maggie Mc’gill”. But the rest of the album just feels like filler unfortunately. Not bad or lazy songwriting, just nothing that rises to the top like the other four songs. I’d definitely still recommend people this album especially if they show interest The Doors or blues rock. But I won’t be rushing to add this album to the collection.
has good songs
Strong lyrics. It appears I can only take so much keyboard playing...
I like the Doors generally but this pales in comparison to their debut.
I really don’t like Jim Morrison
Heard some before; 3.5; Very enjoyable album, fun hit songs and solid blues vibes. It all sounds very good, with a thick and syrupy instrumentation and production, especially with some of the synths. At the same time, it sounds a little reductive and repetitive. Favorite Track: Waiting for the Sun
Roadhouse!
Some good songs. Some mid ones too. ;-)
No standouts, but no bad tracks. Just ok. Could've went my whole life having never heard it
Not their best, but there’s a few good ones in here. It’s not exactly bad as an album, but there are moments that just kind of washed over me.
FOODA
Classic rock and blues album, some sweet songs some boring. Just don’t think I like the progression of some songs
Fun, bitchin, groovin, basically the peak of the 70's American Rock movement, where heavy pianos, digital organs, and two step swinging grooves were the dominant force of the time. A natural evolution from the jazz and swing that dominated the decades preceding. While I'm not familiar with doors, I'd imagine that they were likely one of the larger driving forces of this movement.
Ok
Good album. A few classic songs here.
Ok
J'aime ben ça mais j'suis jamais convaincu de vraiment aimer ça. 3.49 étoiles
Would anyonne care if this album was by someone else and not the doors? It's a good kind of bluesy rock album but nothing spectacular IMO
From 1960 Newport to 1970 LA - this was a step from Muddy Waters, yet with the clear bluesy feel throughout I’m sure he was an influence. It took me awhile to get into the album - but also seemed like the album took awhile to get into self bouncing from the hyper peace frog to moody blue Sunday to a swashbuckling ship of fools and land ho. I did enjoy it but I’m not sure it exactly cleansed the doors of my perception. I am keen to explore more of their work though. Peace frog, Queen of the highway, Indian summer, blue Sunday and the spy were my favourites.
Just not for me honestly, though its also a little bland
Good album. it's no LA Woman or Strange Days, But good enough
I liked this one better than LA Woman, but something’s still just not totally clicking for me. Maybe I’m going in with too many expectations. Maybe it’s just not my thing! Idk! Regardless of the music though, one of the great joys of this challenge has been reading stories about Jim Morrison. Matty Healy WISHES he could get arrested on stage.
Pretty good! overall I prefer their self titled and quite like the piano. Although I do wish it was a grand piano instead of whatever they chose instead.
j'ai un peu de mal à distinguer une musique d'une autre , excellente ambiance tho, me fait me sentir comme dans un film de type western musicalement c'est assez agréable *** je me suis arrêté à "spy" parce que j'allais manger (à finir )
Second album for me on this list by the Doors. It is weird how they have the famous songs, which are all psychedelic and poetic, and then the rest is just Bluesy Rock Made by Hairy White Men in the Seventies. As BRMBHWMITS goes, it's not bad, but as usual, I don't feel listening to the amount of it that appears on this list is really enriching my life very much.
I liked one single song from this album. Indian summer
Quite fun and classic
It’s fine. There are some strong tracks but also some filler. You can tell they were in a hurry to put The Soft Parade behind them.
fun, but not my type
I enjoy a bit of The Doors with The Strange Days album. This one was ok, maybe it's a grower. Maybe it'll get a chance to do so. It certainly sounded like The Doors
Why does he sound like Ringo at points? The album is alright, I don't love it and I feel that with a 2nd listen I liked it less. It has a very unique sound and generally speaking it does flow well. I find the keyboard instrumentation becomes very irritating very quickly. I don't think I'll be giving this a 3rd listen anytime shortly Fab Track: Waiting for Sun
I think the Doors are overrated. Morrison is a bit of a jerk. Actually more than a bit. Lots of songs sound blues based The Spy is a good song. Morrison’s voice sounds shot. None of the other songs stand out. Average album. Three stars.
I'm not a massive doors fan, a lot of times it strolls along aimlessly too long I feel. This record is different though, feels really focused. Strong songs all throughout, a classic 70's record
Why is it that every artist of this era that includes a Blues song always has to have Blues in the title specifically? People don't do that with Rock, or Electronic, or whatever. Otherwise, good album. Some great production, very rich voice on Morrison, and overall fun enough. Didn't exactly blow me away though - I do like the Doors generally but it's a sound that suffers a bit in this format. Fav tracks: You Make Me Real, Peace Frog, Queen of the Highway
Things I love: Jim Morrison’s voice, light psychedelia, the organ Things I don’t love: when white rock bands insist on ruining their otherwise great albums by playing half-assed blues 101 music
The opening track is a pretty mediocre blues rock to me . As I mentioned previously in my LA woman review, I prefer the Doors more psychedelic side. That's why Waiting for the sun is much more to my liking. The sound of the verses with the contrast to the choruses is great. 3 is a fun track. No offense to this one. 4 is a good one as well. Has some interesting turns. The second half reminds me of the mysterious nature of their debut album. Great Nice work between guitar and keyboard on Ship of Fools. Great drumming aswell (as in all of the album so far.). Interesting exchanges between darkness and light on track 6. While i prefer the darker side I appreciate the experimentation of the track. The Spy is a nice but not an impressive track. It's good but not memorable. Queen of The Highway is a great little sixties track. Liked this one a lot. Track 8 is my favorite here probably. Just what I want from the doors. A mysterious magical tune with magical guitar lines. Wish it was much longer. Unfortunately the closer is a pretty mediocre rock tune. Not much to write about. I must say I'm very impressed and pleased with this album. The Doors as their whole are probably not really my kind of band (I absolutely love their debut album, as mentioned), but this one contains enough of reasons to like it a lot. Have to mentione as well that the band sounds amazing. They all play great, especially guitar and drums. With keyboard had more place to shine. Really hoped for that. Unfortunately not so. I gave LA woman a 2 , which was a bit harsh. But still think it's a flawed album in many many ways. About the Doors self titled. I just looked And saw that that I gave it a 4 in my 24f review in the game. Today I wonder if it should be a 5. It's a really special one. I think this one deserves a high 3 overall. Ill keep it as that . Have a great day.
Pretty good, too much organ
I’ve heard this before. I don’t own it but it’s in my dad’s collection, so I heard this a lot growing up. I went through all of the Doors albums within the past year or so and I recall this one having some good tracks and not being as cringey as some of their other more ridiculous lizard king ramblings. There are some banger tracks on here and some weaker ones. Some lyrics are goofy but the only truly ridiculous ones are in Peace Frogs with his “fragile eggshell mind” line that he used in a couple at least one other song because he really thought he had something special there. There’s a few songs where the band seems to be reusing lines from their first album, you could chalk this up to being part of their “return to form” after The Soft Parade but it could also mean they were just out of ideas.
I don't even need to listen to this. Unless the song is "The End," and it's 1992, and I've been ripping bong hits for several hours in the Georgia heat, anything done by the Doors immediately ranks as mid.
Peace Frog may be the only Doors song that doesn't sound dated to me. It's great. And I still like Roadhouse Blues. The rest is typical Doors filler. Adds up to a 3.
3/5 - I'm rarely excited to hear a song by The Doors. Peace Frog is an exception.
Enjoyed the first half that felt more bluesy than the more mellow sounds in the second half. Liked You Make Me Real and Peace Frog.
I like The Doors quite a bit. I wouldn’t call myself a fan per se, seeing as Morrison Hotel seems like an essential album of theirs and this is my first time listening. I’ve heard a few of these tracks just out in the wild. All together, I’d say it’s very good stuff, but not quite as triumphant as their self titled or LA Woman. I’ll give this a few more listens.
CIA music goes kinda hard. I enjoyed it
Very doors. Not my favourite band, but it's not bad. Ultimately a 3, no single track stands out as anything I would go back to, but I'm reserving 1s and 2s for things which are actively bad.
First half was good, but then it was boring
First half was good. Lost momentum
cool
not my current taste kinda contry
Morrison Hotel is a return to form for the band back to their loud and proud sound like on their debut album. This album really shows just how much this band loves their organ because they use the ever-living shit out of it on this album. I think that this album really excels in a much more appealing "fun factor" that some other albums like Waiting for the Sun and Strange Days really lack. I do think that the song compositions are dumbed down a lot, but made into nice easy tracks to digest. For example look at Peace Frog and tell me that song isn't an absolute banger, or the very black sheep Indian Summer that feels way to cool and relaxing for this project. It is also kind of funny to me that Waiting For The Sun didn't even make it onto the album of that title but instead was saved for 2 albums to be put on this project. I guess it was too good to be used up then and wanted to be saved for a much better project? All in all Morrison Hotel is a project that shows that The Doors can go back to their original sound if they want to, but they choose to continue being weird and thriving in their own experimental lane.
3.75
Its an ok album but would have preferred to listen to their first album as it has more recognisable songs. either way, this still feels a bit too bluesy for me
It was interesting to listen to, since it's not what I usually listen to, it reminded me of one of my brother who actually recommends songs like these to me. For me 2.5/5 Objectively: 3.7/5
Fav Songs Waiting for the sun - This song is sickk Solid album, Not one bad song but probably about a 6.5 for me, I just like something abit more faster paced. If I liked this type of music more I would probably bump up the rating because it does its job perfectly.
I have grown up with a strong dislike for The Doors, perhaps based unfairly on songs like Light My Fire and others with excessive and ultimately annoying keyboard solos. However, I have to say this one surprised me a tad. I did struggle to separate my inherent prejudice against the band and listen to the music objectively. Perhaps I needs a second listen, but I really don’t want to. Better than expected.
Some ear-catching guitar work but also pretty plodding. I can’t decide if Land Ho! is hokey or hearty.
= The Beatles there are a few greats on here but overall...
Favorite Track: Blue Sunday
This was fine. I am not unfamiliar the Doors, but I also don't really ever find myself turning to them to fill the silence. Can never go wrong with the keys. Some nice bluesy rock. Some nice chilled down moments.
not really their best album... again, one doors album should be enough on this list
I enjoyed this more when it sounded closer to classic blues rock and less when it sounded like The Doors
Didn't like it as much as I did when I first heard it, but still a pretty good time overall.
"Roadhouse Blues" and "Peace Frog" were absolute bangers. I love Jim Morrison's voice, it's so clean and elegantly American. The subject matter of this album is so uniquely post-hippy as well. It came out one year after the iconic Summer of '69. It's got themes of materialism, monogamy, American maritime, and the music is heavily influenced by Blues. It's not my favorite Doors album, but it's definitely not the worst on this list so far. 7/10
70's rock has never been my thing, but it was cool to listen to such a legendary band for the first time. not a fan of the organ or his singing voice, sadly. favourite song: indian summer
An incredibly cool album from start to finish. Love the bluesy rock and roll sound. Some great guitar riffs, I found my foot tapping and head bopping throughout a lot of this. A solid 3.5/5.
Good but not cake-taking, it's a decent rock album for listening with some extra excitement in the first few tracks
The album is fine overall, I really just am not a fan of the 60’s organ sound that is in everything. It sounds so goofy to me and I don’t get why it’s everywhere.
already listened to the doors but I haven't heard this album before
It's not bad, it sounds like the kind of music my dad and nonno listen to though. Not really my kind of thing
i have this on cd 😛😛
Solid
buen ritmo
Was expecting something... more? It was not boring, don't get me wrong, but I was left wanting more.
Not bad
bluesy and groovesy i think i like their other albums more tho
Meh, it was fine. Nothing too significant or special here.
Not the best Doors i have heard
Bah franchement ? pas mal. ça s'écoute bien
peace to all my frog homies 3.5 que baja a 3
It wasn't bad but none of the songs really stuck with me if I am being honest. I walked around Denver near my house after work and it made for some pleasant walking around music.
strong start, got bored as it went on
A curates album. (Good in parts)
I’ve long appreciated The Doors for just a few songs, so I was hoping to discover more to like here. I just found myself frustrated. Jim Morrison has such a wonderful voice when it’s used well. His vocals on Waiting for the Sun and Blue Sunday are great examples. Then there’s others like Roadhouse Blues and Maggie M’Gill where it’s just kind of wretched. Those two, You Make Me Real, and Land Ho! are all terrible. When I can stand the vocals, even some of those songs aren’t that great. There’s nothing here on the level of Light My Fire, The End, People Are Strange, The Crystal Ship, etc. I can’t see this being anyone’s favorite Doors album. If it is, I probably don’t need to see the rest of their record collection. The lightest of 3s.
The spy is groovy as shit and maggie M grill Crazy groves There are some low lights for me, sometimes Jim singing feels lazy, Not my favoruite album but there are songs in here I have never before and they are awesome
En del riktigt bra låtar, men känner verkligen att The Doors är ett band där det räcker att lyssna på greatest hits
Coolt ändå även om jag inte helt föll för helheten.
Stark trea.
It's very fine. Gets sleepier as it goes on.
Muy bueno, no del todo mi estilo pero un clasico
Almost a 4
i LOVED the doors in high school. some memories are best left in the past. edit post listen: this is less cringe than i had expected. maybe that's just nostalgia.
Well that happened. It was better than expected but nothing to write home about.
Cool bluesy vibe. Some nice sounds between saucy guitar/ bass licks and that organ that features heavily throughout. The more energetic and up-tempo songs appeal to me more but like it overall. Vocals have a smooth old-timey and nostalgic sound to them. Feels like an album to drink a beer to.
Está realmente bien, pero la verdad que no me parece tan relevante o que aporte nada, como para quitarle el sitio a algún otro album de algún grupo más desconocido. Es decir, estoy seguro que están el The Doors y el LA Woman, con esos nos bastaba
This must have been cool back then, but I think it sounds kind of banal today. It did not age as well as some other albums from the era.
i like the doors but there's a reason my only record is a compilation album. fav: peace frog
Honestly didn't like this one as much as my last Doors album. Less hits (Roadhouse Blues is great) and more oddly-structured organ-heavy anthems that tend to drag. Some good and some bad. Overall 2.5 to 3 out of 5
Fire
I find The Doors a bit overrated. First and last tracks were really good but I could take or leave the rest.
This isn't the Doors best effort, good but not what I would call great.
1970 American rock
Not bad, overall stronger album than L.A. Woman
album #40 definitely enjoyed this more than LA Woman. Some real fun moments throughout, and the vocals in maggie m'gill are pretty cool. as i said with LA woman, there is simply better blues rock out there. jim morrison is very clearly carried by the musicians he surrounds himself with, and you could easily replace him and there would be little difference. i liked some of it, but i do not think this deserves its place on the list! ꩜ average track rating: 2.9/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): roadhouse blues, maggie m'gill ꩜ least favourite track(s): indian summer, the spy ꩜ album rating: ★★★☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,049 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 24 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 9 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 31
Blues is not a sound I associate with The Doors at all, but I think the style suited their voices and musical talent. The album was missing something for me, although I enjoyed my listen overall! Favorite tracks: You Make Me Real Peace Frog Land Ho! Indian Summer
Not a bad album at all. I enjoy the Doors. This one isn't their best in my opinion though, but very listenable.
It's decent. I like Jim's voice . I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. 3.5
Not bad but very samey
It was just ok. The doors are good but not great.
Far from their best work but still an enjoyable record. 3.5
I don’t love this as much as L.A. Woman or The Doors, but the band’s blues-y psychedelia is always welcome. 3.5?
Pretty good album overall. Not really my thing but I can see why it’s up there. A good mix of blues and rock.
I totally get why some people think this is awesome. I, unfortunately, do not. Honestly, I find it quite boring. And not all blues rock, mind you. Just this. Just The Doors. Morrison sounds so disinterested it's laughable - honestly, everyone does, besides the guitarist. Can't stand the keyboard. I enjoyed the second half of this album more than the first. The better songs were Land Ho!, The Spy, and Peace Frog. I'm still giving it a 6/10 because I think it would be way better live, and I don't think it's the worst anyway. Just considering how acclaimed The Doors are, I always expect more from them than I get.
Featuring the criminally underrated talents of John Densmore.
Pretty good
Pretty meh tbf 5/10
A good album, certainly a cut above some of the average rock of this period I’ve had on this list (Traffic, The Youngbloods, The Mothers of Invention). The album has an enjoyable, bluesy sound, but overall nothing stuck in my head that strongly. A good 3, but not quite memorable enough for more.
Not bad, and definitely better than ‘The Soft Parade’, but also not their strongest album either. Some of the bluesy and rockier tracks are really solid, particularly ‘Roadhouse Blues’, ‘You Make Me Real’, ‘Maggie M’Gill’ and ‘Peace Frog’, though the more psychedelic ‘Waiting for the Sun’ is a highlight too. As these picks suggest, I found side one to be quite a bit stronger than side two. I’ve also never really liked ‘Morrison-as-crooner’, so ‘Blue Sunday’ left me especially cold, and several other tracks (mostly on side two) are perfectly fine but nothing special. Just shy of 4 stars overall.
Meh.
Musically I really liked it. Lyrically it seems like Jim was trying just a little too hard to be far out
Waiting for the Sun was actually my standout track, loved it’s punchiness. Peace frog obviously another classic. A couple other good tracks but overall I think the second half of the album falls flat compared to the first half. This sits a bit higher than a 3 but not quite 4 level for me.
For me, the Doors have 3 classic records wich are LA Woman, Self-Titled and Strange Days. Everything in the middle is kind of mid. Though every Doors record contains a classic song. I will say out of the 3 records after Strange Days and before LA Woman, Morrison Hotel is the better one. It’s a return to form from the blues and it has some nice songs. Roadhouse Blues, Waiting For The Sun and Peace Frog are really good. But the rest lacks depth for a Doors records. It’s kind of generic.
this was good! not enough to turn me into a doors fan or even to get me to explore their discography but i had an overall positive impression and i even did a little dance a few times so that’s nice.
When to listen: a hazy, warm day with steaks on the grill. The Doors are good, this album is... fine.
That one song is pretty great, and the cowboy-blues aesthetic serves them pretty well. Morrison is juuust starting to steer into Cosmic Prophet mode, so it’s decent. But, y’know, it’s still The Doors. And I hate the fuckin’ Doors.
Giving this album a 3 is generous, and I like the Doors a lot.
Криспи 100% ситигриль музыка Классный блюз, классный рок Разнообразно, но при этом местами скучновато Возможно звучание приедается 3.1
Some psychedelic blues rock. I’m not the biggest Jim Morrison or The Doors fan. Peace Frog is cool.
From one listen: not in the same league as their debut, but definitely enjoyed it more than L.A. Woman. I admired the musicianship especially. The Doors always seem to have exciting little riffs and flourishes. It also did not feel to me like they resorted to the blues too much on this album, which always sounds lazy to my 21st century ears. I heard some interesting songs on Morrison Hotel which I would like to hear again. I noted that it was from one listen as I felt to do it justice I ought to revisit it, but there's 1001 albums to get through so one will have to do.
Wasn’t bad but wasn’t memorable. I know some of the doors songs but most of this album was new to me. Reading other reviews it sounds like their earlier albums are well liked, so hopefully those come up and are more interesting.
It’s not the type of music I’m used to listen, but it’s good
The doors clearly have a vibe and sometimes it's great and sometimes it's not and overall just makes them feel very average i suppose. It's not bad it's not great, it's decent clean music that matches with my black coffee, used vintage clothes, book reading lifestyle.
Enjoyable listen a little too bluesy to be in my day to day rotation - high 3
It's Fine.
It was good but not great.
This album took me to the bar and ordered boilermakers for us
Fun but probably won't listen again.
It’s ok. The songs all sound the same to me. Nothing special to note.
Groovy album -- classic Doors! But I HATE the cover album. It freaks me out. Why is Jim Morrison just standing there like a mannequin??? It's uncanny
Never listened to this one. It starts well with a bunch of fun and energetic songs (including the famous ones) but the second part becomes frankly boring (with the exception perhaps of Queen of the Highway). Such a number of fillers in a 37 mins album can't be regarded as a great achievement... Why the hell this project includes this record and not Strange Days is beyond my comprehension...
The original Geese
very good not the best doors album tho 5/10
holy fuck how does it go on for so long but aint so bad?
Me ha gustado bastante este disco, aunque pienso que no ha envejecido tan bien como otros discos de la época. Hay canciones que molan muchísimo
Bastante entretenido. Un poco infantil el sonido, como de musical de fondo, pero bastante disfrutable. Pasó un poco sin pena ni gloria y ninguna me gustó así mucho mucho. Un tre
Very Bluesy album, some songs I like, some I don't. Not their best album, but an interesting listen. 1. Blue Sunday 2. Pace Frog 3. Waiting for the Sun
no me agarada tanto que laguitarra no este tan presente en algunos temas pero donde esta presente son burnas canciones
Classic.
6/10 Best songs: Ship of Fools, Land Ho!, Maggie Ma'gill Not sure why the exact middle album by this band is on the list, especially when it has no big hits (and literally nothing I or my parents have even heard of), I guess because it charted highest in the UK? idk. Some of the songs have good beats, some are dull, the lyrics are whatever. The big standout for me is actually the terrific bass lines in many of the songs - Land Ho!, for example, has a pulsating, forward-driving bass that is irresistible. Overall pretty good, with the music itself being a standout.
The Doors are weird man. Jim Morrison is a human bottle rocket, when pointed in a safe direction, he’s fun and harmless, but when lit and left to his own devices, he’s a danger to himself and everything around him. I feel like Manzerak, Krieger and Densmore are the glass bottle, desperately trying to keep Morrison contained and purposeful. But once that genie is out, there’s always a show, explosive, brilliant and gone far too soon. -TomB
L.A. Woman came up earlier in my reviews to date. Of the two, I prefer this album. The Doors occupy that space for me where I must admit, somewhat sheepishly, that I am more a fan of the hits than their works as a whole. I bought the double CD Greatest Hits collection many years ago. It was one of my first CD purchases. I haven't particularly felt the urge to go beyond that. Morrison Hotel has managed to pique my interest in that regard, though. Outside of the leadoff hits, Roadhouse Blues (one of my favourites) and Waiting for the Sun, there are plenty of intriguing tracks, including Peace Frog, Ship of Fools, and The Spy.
Are the Doors a band you just outgrow as you age? Or do they have some decent songs, but then a lot of filler? Is what made the Doors unique the organ sound of Ray Manzarek paired with the dorm room poetry of Jim Morrison? Is Jim Morrison mailing it in on this record? Was he a good front man with limited vocal range? Had Jim Morrison lived, would the Doors have become another classic rock band paying tribute to its past? Did Jim Morrison grow and change as an artist over the time the Doors were making records until his untimely demise?
Roadhouse blues Waiting for the sun Maggie M’Gill Queen of the highway
lovely record, doesn't hit the highs of some other Doors records but enjoyed it
When I heard the first track, I didn’t think I’d like this album but the second track was really great. I was not expecting any synthesizers in this album. I do feel like there are some filler tracks. But most of the tracks are actually really good. I can easily see how this album could be influential for a many rock acts, I can definitely hear some Red Hot Chilli Peppers in here
Actually a big no
I would be a lot more into the doors than I am if not for the organ. I really dont care for the organ sound. But some of these sound need it. But you cant argue with some good music and I like this album.
-Much more blues than I had expected, before listening I couldn't name or Guess a DOORS song I've just seen a lot of shirts -Reminds me a lot of songs my Grandpa sings, but he's always been big on blues -Not sure if it's my cup of tea, but it does make me nostalgic
I love "Roadhouse Blues". Interesting that a lot of the album is very blues/rockabilly. Only a couple of tracks are psychedelic-sounding. Also interesting to hear that this was an intentional shift in direction because their previous album had more strings and a lot of their fans saw it as a sellout/pop album. But also interesting to hear that at the very start of their career they did a lot of blues, so it wasn't an entirely new thing. I'm torn between 3 and 4 for this one.
I don't mind the Doors, but this album is a lot of good without much great.
Good Doors album. Couple of classics. Traditional electric organ sound.
I find Jim Morrison's voice to be quite uninteresting. Mumbling and grumbling.
Solid rock album
Cool intro Peace Frog was phenomenal Blue Sunday was peak
A bit too much organ for my taste, generally nice.
Sounds like average guitar pop to me. Probably a banger back in the day.
purest of mehs
Sneaked into a 3 by being short. Only 2 good songs--Roadhouse Blues and Waiting for the Sun--but rest of it was over before I was hating it
The Snores. Perfectly fine background music, but nothing really grabbed me. For all of Jim Morrison's raging id, it comes across pretty tame to me.
Cool! Some of them were really sick, others were just kinda cool
First introduction to The Doors, fun instrumentation, looking foward to hearing the debut
It's pretty good but I don't have the will to listen the Doors.
I'll agree you should hear the s/t debut but not sure you need two more doors albums if you aren't already fan, or sick of the hits from classic rock radio .
Everything anyone has ever said about The Doors is true. I do wonder if their legacy would have died with Jim if it wasn't for Ray.
cool, i liked 5 of their songs in this album
This feels a lot more... straightforward than most Doors albums? Like idk their stuff usually has this grandiose that wasn't present here which is weird cause this came out right in the middle of their discography 6/10
q album chato
I didn't hate it, I didn't love it
I had previously had their first album so feel my expectations were high with this. However, despite trying to not compare the two and remain as impartial as I could I just didn’t enjoy this one. I felt the tracks blurred and it quickly faded into the background for me. Not one I would listen to again
Roadhouse blues
Nothing too exciting or groundbreaking. I feel there are much better albums from the Doors
I don't know if I've heard this entire album before, but I don't feel like I have. And maybe there's a reason for that - not many of the songs stood out for me. It still sounds like them, if not a bit more subdued overall. - Heard before? Maybe not? - Will I listen again? Probably not - there are other Doors albums that I like better. - Does it inspire me to listen to more of this artist? Yes. The Doors are one of those bands that I forget about until I hear them again, and then I'm reminded of how good they are. Notable songs: Indian Summer, one of my all-time favorite Doors songs.
An okay album, although by the end all the songs sounded the same.
I quite liked the combination of blue rock and psych/prog rock, but I didn't think it really meshed. All the songs were one genre or the other, but never really both. Favorite Song: Waiting for the Sun
Uhh i guess bro. Not bad tbh
It was ok
Love this version of the bluesy style they were famous for. Roadhouse Blues and Peace Frog have always been on my top 5 Doors songs, and the album never really faulters. Starts great, ends great, great deep cuts like Indian Summer and Waiting for the Sun (shouldn't that come on Waiting For the Sun album?) If only some of the middle songs were better it'd be a strong 4 songs, but it's a good 3 for now.
The Doors are insanely overrated. Jim Morrison was a hack poet.
🌟 A great album to start with. More bluesy than expected: yay!
Instrumentals were fun and I do like Morrison’s voice on this, but it was just kinda boring. Nothing monumental
did not move me. blue sunday was my favorite song though.
This was good but not their best work idk why it’s on here instead of their self titled
Weer zo'n prima album waar niet zoveel over te zeggen valt tbh
Niet verkeerd. Sommige nummers wat interessanter dan anderen
Dit is wel heel bluesy en straightforward. De Doors nummers die ik vet vind zijn echt het andere uiterste: van die lange, uitgebouwde piano-led tracks. Al met al een prima rockplaat, niet m'n favoriet.
Cool!
Loved it, cohesive in style but varied enough to keep interest. I didn't think I liked the Doors but turns out I do.
It feels weird that this is considered a return to form for The Doors. While it clearly signals that their time as a creative force wasn't at an end, in retrospect it feels more like a warm up for the far superior LA Woman. 3*
Yep, more Doors. Waiting For The Sun is cool. Really dig that one. Everything else is kinda alright.
mi idea era escucharla de una pero me colgué y lo dejé a la mitad así que ahora que terminé de escuchar las que me quedaban me gustaron: you make me real, ship of fools, the spy e indian summer. las que menos me gustaron fueron waiting for the sun y land ho!. quedé sorprendida con algunas partes porque no escucho the doors por lo que no tenía idea con lo que me iba a encontrar pero en general me gustó!!
Pretty solid
As much as I appreciated The Doors in my teens, today I don't bother about their music.
I do not get the appeal. A mix of psych rock that was done better on Strange Days, drunk local band blues that was done better on LA Woman, and a few silly ones. Peace Frog is a banger though.
It was okay.
O primeiro álbum da lista e o segundo do the doors que escuto
Un album très bluesy, plus que ce que je connais du groupe. Pas vraiment mon truc, mais très cool dans le genre.
Enjoyed over 1/2 of it but some of the tracks were a little mundane
Peace Frog probably the best. Enjoyed the funkiness. Waiting For the Sun and Blue Sunday stood out too. Indian Summer has The End vibes which is a ok with me.
Roadhouse blues is class. The rest is pretty standard doorsness. Not the best doors but not the worst
First 4 or 5 songs are really good, but starts to fall off towards the end of the album. 3.5 stars
Lyrics bland, music good. Like the mix of keyboards and guitar Better in headphones I cant say more than decent though. Standard boiled egg, nowt with it.
Wasn’t in the mood to listen to this so maybe it wasn’t fair Was bang average for me never really got into the doors
This one kinda hit after the guitar class
It’s alright. It starts out amazingly with Roadhouse Blues which just goes OFF, but I feel like like the quality dips significantly after Peace Frog which is a shame because there’s still like 2/3s the album to go.
This was great. But not that great. lol 3 stars.
Best: Blue Sunday I liked many of the songs while I was listening to them but found this album fairly unmemorable as a whole, I kept having to go back and listen to tracks over again, more of a me issue than an actual reflection of the album, I think. Some of the other reviews suggest this album is boring/slow, but they are wrong. I do find the doors can be a bit eerie/hypnotic at times but I enjoy the ominous vibe. I liked how bluesy this was and loved hearing the electric organ across the tracks especially that tremolo effect on waiting for the sun.
In turning to straight blues, The Doors forgot what made them interesting. The first four tracks rock pretty hard, and Peace Frog in particular has flashes of Morrison's sinister weirdness, but the remainder are fairly forgettable.
Some great ones on here. A back to our roots record. Channeling the Wolf without ripping him off is tricky. They do it here. Still, no one's dying full of regret for not hearing this one. First Album is cannon. A must. It shows they can rock with Break on Through so MH hotel not needed for that. And LA Woman has some of this leftover blues vibe.
acho que nunca ouvi nada do the doors, não era isso que eu imaginava que fosse ser dá pra ver bem que é um período de transição entre blues e rock mais moderno; bastante parecido com o get back dos beatles; especialmente porque o vocal e baixo em algumas músicas remete bastante ao paul mccartney músicas que eu favoritei: - waiting for the sun - blue sunday - ship of fools - queen of the highway
Æ, þú veist, bara... bleh? Rann bara í gegn. Samt ekkert lélegt.
Just don't like this type of rock
My favorite song is the spy.
Not the biggest fan of the Doors, however I really liked the first part of tha album, really fun
I hadn’t listened to this album in probably 30 years. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to side 1. Side 2, not so much.
Didn‘t know that one. But some songs on it i really liked.
I was excited for a Doors album, always a band you hear off but I haven't actually listed to. I enjoyed it and likes the lyrics. Alot of that keyboard vibe that by today's standards is reminiscent of carnivals, but very 70s aesthetic.
Roadhouse Blues is a hell of an opener, and Waiting For The Sun a great follow-up. Peace Frog is probably one of the most underestimated songs, making for a great side 1. Unfortunately the second side isn’t nearly as compelling, with diversions into sea shanties and Jim blathering on about Queens of the Highway and Indian Summers. Overall, pretty good, but not their best
Eh. Liked the instrumentation with the organ, the blues feel is nice but gets old a little bit. Not bad but I don't think I would return to this album.
its just not for me but they something here
Good album Solid songs
I started this album and was immediately surprised. I thought that I didn't know any of the tracks on this album but I knew Roadhouse Blues. Then I was expecting experimental rock with lots of noodling and organ playing. But this album is a full on R&B album. Lots of 12 bar blues riffs. You can hear some of the organ but it's not a front and central as I was expecting. (2.755)
When this album opened with Roadhouse Blues, I thought it was going to be a favourite. The rest of the album didn’t really live up to that opening track, but I emptied listening to it.
Bit of a mess by this time !
meh
Vond het saaier dan verwacht. Maar opzich wel leuk
Yea was okay
Enjoyed this a lot more than expected. First half of the album was very song. Second half not so much. I realised Muse nicked tor riff in Roadhouse Blues for their track Psycho.
That 70s keyboard blues hits, but like most 70s bands I miss the variety and lyrcism that comes later on in the evolution
This album was a bluesy one with smooth instrumentation. In fact, every instrument came through cleanly and blended nicely, so a very good quality recording. I liked how there were bits of experimentation sprinkled throughout (particularly midway through Land Ho!), and how some songs had ethereal qualities (Blue Sunday and particularly Indian Summer). Overall, it wasn't bad, I'm just normally not a big blues fan, mostly because of the abundance of organ and keyboards. I think my favorite song was Waiting For The Sun.
Yessss! I’m listening to “waiting for the sun” while making coffee and looking outside also waiting. Such an influential band whose tragic end instantly put them into classic status, raw unfiltered talent burned bright and quick , not too different from Kurt Cobain Enjoying this album so far , raw and loud blues and rock and roll 🤘
Bluesy, a bit repetitive