L.A. Woman

Densore, Krieger, and Manzarek with some weird spoken word dude on vocals. Pretty obscure, surprised to see this on the list considering how underground this band was. Wonder what ever happened to them. Seems like they just stopped releasing stuff after a while. One note: I never realized (or forgot) how incredible Robby Krieger. Really amazing, in all seriousness.

Great album! I had not realized how blues oriented they were! Very cool.

Perfect Doors.

Some very strange album choices on this list. This wasnt great, really sounds like a band that had run out of ideas.

Kind of got bored, music that's very easy to zone out to, but not in a good way.

I like The Doors but I don't think this is the best they can do. Definitely a few good songs in there but overall just an ok album. Favourite song is probably Love Her Madly

Wasn't too bad. Not a huge want to listen again. Still not my kind of music but I didn't actively dislike it. F.song: Riders on the storm

Favorites: The Changeling (the guitar!) & Riders on the Storm.

Car album or dancing in the sitting room kind of album. Honestly sounds like they had a lot of fun recording this - almost sounds like a live version of an album. I really had a more hard rock version of the doors in my head but they're much bluesier than I thought, love it. "The Changeling" is funky town?!

Hey, I mean, the Doors are classic and what's not to love about their iconic style especially their heavy use of the keyboard to drive uniqueness to their sound and style. This was a good listen, but I wasn't super engaged for many of the tracks. Riders on the Storm is legendary, saving the best for last.

Very cool album!

Decent blues rock. Though aside from “Riders on the Storm”, the songwriting and performances don’t do a lot for me.

I'm not the biggest Doors fan. I'm not sure why. The songs I like, I like. I'm good with listening to them if they come up somewhere, but I have yet to buy a Doors album. In this case, my favorite is Love Her Madly. I can take Riders of the Storm and LA Woman, but let the rest go. I appreciate the energy Doors fans have for the band. Hats off to them. Enjoy!

Ремек дело

Straight out the gate with a growling, gravely, sex-god voice. Maybe trying /too/ hard to have a growling, gravely, sex-god voice. Yerk - dad blues. Overall, not a lot of "there" there.

Jim Morrison's voice is great: I love that growl of his. You can't go wrong with The Doors - very bluesy.

Bra album, men int lika bra som dom två första the doors album. Love her madly och riders in the storm är bästa låtarna!

Great listen. Riders on the Storm just sublime.

Great album-one of my favorites!!!

good

I just don't like the vocals and the emphasis on the organ. The doors is just a band that I don't get. There was better guitar work in there than I would have assumed

god

Good album. Quintessential Doors

Not one, but 2 Doors albums on this list?? PASS.

Great

Great record

Songs I like Love Her Madly L.A. Woman The WASP Riders on the Storm

Was pretty good. Knew most of the songs

Good album. Not sure he best from the doors but pretty good.

Klassiker. Kann aber leider nur ein paar lieder von denen hören.

Absolute classic by one of the greatest bands ever

Very good album. I've never actually heard the whole thing before. I would listen again. Kind of bluesy, pretty chilled out.

Some of my favorite Doors tracks, but also some very forgettable filler songs. Iconic sound with that organ and guitar playing off eachother.

Felt like I should be drinking while listening to this album. So much southern blues influence!

The power of Morrison's voice to sound like a commanding and loving DAD is what makes these songs resonate in my bones. I've been listening to these songs since I was 7 years old. Never tire of them.

The blues are strong with this one! A couple songs fall flat for me, and, oddly, the more popular ones were not my favorites, but overall I was moving and grooving to this one. A lot of fun, and some really cool additions (synth/keys) to some of the songs really bump up the overall appeal. A solid group of musicians. Fav tracks: Love Her Madly, The Changeling, Been down so long, Crawling King Snake

Cool blues rock album. Love the keys too

Listen this: 26/01/2024

Surprising 5/5. Usually don't care for them too much. I like the band more than Morrison's vocals and lyrics at times, but would listen again.

Wundervoll

ok

A great album with some fantastic tracks including "Love Her Madly", "L.A. Woman", "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)", the bluesy "Been Down So Long" and "Cars Hiss by My Window", plus the atmospheric "Riders on the Storm".

A pretty awesome blues album with the inimitable classic "Riders on the Storm" as absolute icing on the cake. Gets better with each listen!

This album is in my library and has been played often. Not bummed to be assigned another album from the Doors.

So moody and bluesy you can practically smell the smoke, whiskey, and sweat. For a band that famously has no bass player, the bass on this album is surprisingly prominent in the mix. Really great.

The Doors have always been one of those groups that I liked well enough but never felt the intense allure a lot of my friends had for them over the years. I put this on as my transcontinental flight lifted off ready to be whelmed, and promptly fell asleep. A bit later my dreams were flooded with intense funky piano that would do Jo Ann Castle proud. As I bounced myself awake L.A. Woman was dancing in my head. Where did this come from?! Holy shit this is transcendent stuff! Two more listens on that flight and even the songs I’ve heard a thousand and three times revealed new dimensions. One of my favorite listening experiences on this project. What a difference 31,000 feet makes!

More my type of thing. Some of it is pretty generic 60s sounding but then there’s the bluesy sounding tunes that are top tier. And of course riders on the storm is an undeniable classic

Passabler Psychedelic Rock mit dem Highlight und wohl bekanntesten Song des Albums am Ende: "Riders in the Storm".

Not a fan of some Of the vocals

Ana: “classic funny silly exciting and funny.” “Crazy.” “A little scary at times with the Thunderstorm but exciting.” Great stuff but feels a little derivative of even better stuff out there in blues and rock but I appreciate the dipping of the toe in funk. I am a sucker for gritty blues roots rock ala “Been down so long” so I probably gave it an extra star for that.

I hated parts of this and loved other parts. Great sounds in general, though

like it

The band of my youth. I loved them (and still do).

7. Riders on the storm, lover her madly are great songs, and the rest of them have a good sound. For 1971, good album

nüt ussergwöhnlichs in my humble opinion

not really my taste

This was a pretty good listen.

I'm not of the era, but I do remember having an old tune lovin classmate in high school claim "Riders on the storm will change your life" I didn't get it then, I still don't get it now. I get the feeling that The Doors and Jim Morrison are sorta over hyped a bit? It's blues rock with some playful mixing, not some life defining record in my opinion. It's not bad, a bit slow for my tastes.

Riders on the storm ist das einzige, was man ohne Drogen hören kann...

A 3.5 star album for me. This album's like a sonic time capsule for early 70's LA. Songs about killers, a bustling city, alcohol and prostitution. Jim paints a vivid picture of a crime filled LA in which citizens (and likely himself, who struggled with drug abuse) can't seem to find their place. Unfortunately some songs seem to fill up a spot and offer not much but a simple blues jam. Nevertheless a very enjoyable album. Highlights are: Been Down So Long LA Woman Riders Of The Storm

Would like to give it 2.5

A solid outting from the Doors, not my fav of theirs but still a strong album. I think the first half is punchy but the second half falls off a lot and lacks some of that energy Fav Tracks - Love Her Madly - L.A. Woman - The Changeling

Love “L.A Woman” and “Riders on the Storm” classics.

5/10 Highlights: Love Her Madly

As bluesy as I remember, more danceable than I remember. But definitely drags in the back half and the lyrics don't always land

Pois moi sen máis está guai, non se fai pesado pero non é o meu rollo

Expansive sound through headphones. Dark and moody at times. Pace picks up with the title track, driven along by bass and piano. Slow middle section before the guitar comes back in. I like this. Ominous riff and organ (?) on L'America. Riders on the Storm brings back the moody atmosphere with guitar and keys over rainfall sounds. Very good.

I heard this album and immediately thought it was definitely Dana's thing. As for me it was good but it didn't quite grab me. 7/10

Excellent!

I LOVE the Doors. Saying that, this is not my favourite album of theirs. You can hear Jim Morison decline which makes the album much more raw and in some ways fun. Some of their best tracks are on this album, some of their worst too!! Loved them when I was 15 and still love them just as much today. I remember listening to this album on my Walkman when visiting Jim’s grave in Paris whilst on my Doors pilgrimage. 😂 Has to be a 5. Revisited and knocking it back to a 4 - seems only fair!

I love the doors! I listened to this multiple times today and loved it each and every time! Not every track is perfect, and it’s not my fave album of theirs but it’s still pretty solid and has some excellent songs. I love the rock/bluesy chord progressions, and even through synth sometimes irritates me it just works here and is so good! Moody and raw, you can feel Jim Morrison’s decline through some of the songs. What a voice! So hot Fave track: Love her madly

Loved it when it came out in 1971.

I really didn’t like The Doors growing up. So when I saw this album pop up I was very apprehensive. But then I listened and I have to say, I was right. The Doors aren’t good. I don’t care for this. Nearing the end of the album I thought “at least this wasn’t the album with Riders on the Storm.” But - BAM - there it was, one of my least favorite songs ever. Hard pass.

Very easy to zone out to. In fact, I didn’t even realize they stopped and I was listening to their radio.

It sounds like the Doors

Classic stuff

Classic

Jim Morrison's last album.

Mr. Mojo Risin. So good.

I love this album

Had no real idea that The Doors were quite Blues genre. Love Her Madly, L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm were the three songs that I would have recognised prior to listening. So well worth a few more listens after this review!

Excellent!

Love the blues feel and early funk. Still has The Doors experimental rock/psychedelic rock aspect to it. I like the Doors, but not really the weird experimental stuff.

Classic

Just doesn't do anything for me. Jim Morrison's voice is aggressive, and the music is dull.

A great one

Not my style of music. Pretty typical 70s rock. Found learning about Jim Morrison and the lore around the band interesting but I really did not enjoy the album.

No.

Haven't heard much Doors, just a few tunes here and there, but stoked to get the opportunity to hear more. This album is sweet. More stompy blues stank than I expected. Classic album that lives up to its name (this album is on the same list as the Foo Fighters, somehow)

Very bluesy. Pretty familiar with album. It’s fine

I very much enjoyed the blusey tracks. There were a few skippers but overall quite good.

One of the greatest rock groups. New fav song Car hiss by my window.

So, I'd only ever heard Riders on the Storm, which is still one of my favorites off of L.A. Woman, but this whole album was pretty solid. I expected nothing less from The Doors.

Great album!!! Doors had such a cool and creepy sound on some of the tracks.

I was 10 when this came out. They didn’t play the Doors on the radio in my town, and my parents listened to a softer sound. It wasn’t until 1979 before I finally escaped to new music. Read No One Here Gets Out Alive in 1980, and that was that!

the b-sides are b-sides for a reason the changeling love her madly been down so long l.a. woman riders on the storm

This is for when you want to hear what it's like to be on drugs.

Bluesy, organy.

I am less impressed with the Doors as I get older. A couple good songs but I never quite understood the mystique about this band. Above average blues band with a charismatic weird lead singer. Crazy that Jim Morrison was gone less than 3 months after this came out.

Night and Day from their psychedelic debut. Pure rock and blues. An old guy who frequents Emmet’s Tavern and Alderman’s always karaokes “Been Down so Long” very poorly. Title track, Riders, Love Her Madly, Hyacinth House all rock.

Have to give fivestars for that keyboard / organ.

It was a cool album to hear, and different than what I usually listen to. Not necessarily my style tho, there were a few songs I enjoyed. I would only play this album if I was somewhere in the desert of Texas, or playing poker with friends.

Nice and soulful, doesn't "wow" me but would enjoy listening to in the background. Fond memories of visiting Pere Lachaise and Jim Morrison's grave!

who doesnt love the Doors

Love it

i only listened to a couple songs, did not stick in my head

Good album! I definitely see how The Doors have influenced even modern music with the likes of Tame Impala.

This was good but not their best work.

This album was a flashback to earlier days. Bluesy rock was enjoyable. Had fun listening to this album.

The Doors were great when they were great. This album has some real sparks, but is more of a "return to form" than "The Doors at their peak". I would've like this more in my 20s.

I liked this album for the known songs - LA Woman, Lover Her Madly, Riders on the Storm. Also I liked Hyacinth House, good discovery. The rest was a little too trippy for me.

Like Grateful Dead but bad. I couldn’t give a two rat’s ass.

C+ The Changeling 3 Love Her Madly 3 Been Down So Long 2 Cars Hiss By My Window 3 L.A. Woman 3 L'America 3 Hyacinth House 3 Crawling King Snake 3 The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) 3 Riders On The Storm 3 This was average.

3.5

My favorite Doors album by far. So back to form with a hardcore blues record.

Better than their first album but still eh

I feel like this is a great album while high. Good vibes and energy building to get stuff done.

very different from what i was expecting, even if im not sure what i was expecting. very bluesy in parts, some funk, progressive rock, lots of keys. the creation of atmosphere is also outstanding. especially on "riders of the storm" or "l'america". not a fan of the latter but point still stands. "Cars Hiss by my window" is my standout. can imagine just putting it on and getting lost.

Was good like an album to get you through a long straight road driving hours and hours has slow steady driving beat and some songs some nice synth and other

I had to listen several times because I kept tuning it out, but I found myself listening when a song I knew came on. I could definitely get down with listening to this by a fire or chilling with a drink on a summer night outside. It's chill.

Okay

Haven’t listened to this in decades. Overall, great band with an overrated and overwrought singer. Surprisingly, there are several tracks of which I have almost no memory. Listened to this a lot in Milwaukee 1972-3 and almost never since.

gud

My favorite Doors album

Brilliant album from a brilliant band. I absolutely love the way they treat the blues in their music. Cannot get enough of it. Favorite track: Been down so Long

Doorsin Dressman rockia. Jim Morrisonin woah huudot on kyllä agressiivisimpia ikinä. Ei kummiskaan sitä kaikkein ikonisinta Doors soundia. Riders On The Storm on tietenkin bangeri.

I don’t know what I thought The Doors sounded like but it wasn’t this - I wasn’t expecting a fairly straightforward blues rock record. I don’t mind it though! This worked for me and Riders On The Storm is a classic

Good vibes, sounded very samey tho

Solid album. Listened to this on the Boston train. Felt it was appropriate cuz I think this is a Boston band. Nothing really exceptional that I remember but it was really listenable and a good standby album.

The highs are pretty high. I am ready for something outside of 1971 though.

fav doors album (jedini koji sam cuo ceo)

It's a bit hit and miss for me. I like a lot of the Doors hits, but there's lots here that's quite plodding and slow. I'm not really that excited by most of the album. Love Her Madly and Riders on the Storm are the standouts for me.

Love the dark, sinister, sleezy vibe. The electric organ is great.

7.5/10

Too country

Remarquable album by a very special band, however, not as brilliant and influential as their debut album.

Never been a huge Doors fan. This is an OK album, It has 2 great songs (L.A Woman and Riders on the storm), 1 good song (Changeling) and the other are ok songs (just regular blues stuff). I enjoy the genre, but maybe was expecting more from them, It just felt like an ok Blues album. 3/5

Absolute treasure of an album.

They take their music seriously

I've listened to The Doors quite a few times, but they've never become my favourite band and I still have a bit of a hard time appreciating it. Some songs are really good, like 'Riders on the Storm', but the rest of this album passes me by quite unnoticed to be honest.

This brought back some memories. The first time I can remember listening to the Doors was when my regular piano teacher broke her hand and was gone for a semester. The substitute was not that interested in classical piano which was all I played and instead introduced me to all these rock organ music instead. I got to play "Child in time" by Deep Purple and "Riders of the Storm" which really opened my eyes to The Doors. (This was no School of Rock deal though and I continued to play classical piano for many years with my old teacher after). A few years later I also got to see "The Doors" live. They were called Riders of the storm due to some legal reason but both Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger were with (this was during the 00s). It was a great show and both me, my friend and both our dads were standing at the front at this small venue in Gröna Lund. Manzarek really is a great pianist. I still love the photo of me, and my friend absolutely mesmerized by the performance. Ok, so the actual album. There are so many great, classic The Doors songs on here. L.A Woman is great. so is Love her Madly. I really enjoyed the bluesy mix. Closing with riders of the storm is a great way to end the album. A very solid four.

Nice psychedelic rock, liked twos songs the rest wasn't really for me

Riders on the storm

Nice

This one is good, amazing groovy opener and psychedelic closer, but there’s less memorable songs on here than other Doors projects for me. I like it, it’s just not The Doors at their best.

A bit hit and miss. The album closes magnificently with Riders On The Storm, an all time banger. The title track is solid as well but the rest doesn't click the whole way. This was Jim Morrison's swan song so I can see why this made the book.

Hot take: without "Riders On The Storm", a song I have cherished for decades now, this Doors album wouldn't be in such a list-- and yes, even as ultimate recordings by Jim Morrisson, not long before his early death. The reason this album is a partial letdown is simple enough: too many of the cuts in it are just derivative blues dirges--appearing as a return to grassroots form at the time, yet souding quaint and quite self-indulgent decades later. I understand there's some "mystique" fitting with Morrisson's persona and fate in the lyrics of "The Changeling" or "Been Down So Long". But the music on those cuts is so... predictable. Even hackneyed at times. Not to say this is "hackneyed" as in the horrid album "The Soft Parade" (those tracks in *L.A. Woman* still "rock" somehow). But still... We're far from the peaks of the debut album here. Some tracks other than "Riders On the Storm" stand out, fortunately. With its epic undertones, the title-track is one of them. As are the delicate "Hyacinth House" and the wild, almost proto-sludge "L'America". " Love Her Madly" is also a memorable earworm, I'm gonna give it that--even though it sounds rather trite today. So yep. 3/5 for the purposes of this list of "essential albums" . Which translates to a 8/10 grade for more general purposes (as much for the "historical document" that the album is as for the few highlights in it) Albums I have left to review: more than 300, I've temporarily lost count here. Albums I'm sure to include in my own list: a half, approximately. Albums I *might* include: a quarter (including this one, even though I doubt there will be room left for it) Albums I certainly won't include: another quarter.

3.5 stars rounded up.

Love The Doors, unique psychedelic sound, great lyrics.

I'm not familiar enough with The Doors to hear them and immediately know them from their sound. Maybe because of that, I caught a bit of a bunch of other bands in there. Not saying it's a good or bad thing. Regardless, their hits are pretty great.

Amazing. Love the keys

Now that's a good album! I already had it on vinyl so I knew it was amazing. The WASP is so good, all the keyboard and guitar solos 😁

Without the psychedelia wank, the Doors are much more palatable. And this blues-rock album does it well.

Good guitar and drums, but large parts where the songs are directionless.

Storm: *rolls in* The Riders: *Cue groovy synth solos* For real though, well rounded album. Not my favorite amd not perfect but still very good. Classic rock and would recommend.

Funky vibes with very chill and deadpan vocals. After a little all the songs kind of started to blend together but kept that same soulful spirit to it!

Had a good groove throughout the album, and the flow from song to song felt intended.

The Doors have all the same problems as the Red Hot Chili Peppers - three gifted musicians and a gibbering fool for a frontman - but none of the self-awareness or entertainment value. What a dogshit band.

I can understand why the Doors are influential, but I feel like a lot of the bands influenced by the Doors did this style of music better than the Doors.

I get why people like Greta Van Fleet now.

Overall a more blues rooted record, missing a lot of Manzarek's psychedelic organ. Love Her Madly a bit of an exception here with the Continental leads. Morrison's voice and delivery complement the songs well. I love his growls in the Been Down So Long. Cars Hiss By My Window sorta drags in the middle but it just makes the title track stand out even better. I'm sucker for a Rhodes and the interplay with the guitar in the intro is great. Overall the high point here, and probably for the Doors in general. Tempo change into the bridge before the soaring outro is a great showcase for John Densmore and just feels exuberant when they come back around - great encapsulation of a car speeding down the highway out of LA. Sounds like a nod to Alice's Restaurant in L'America? Crawling King Snake oozes with sleaze.

... ok fine

Yawn

i listened to this a few times over like a month and that of course means i like it more now. i already liked riders on the storm and LA woman but it was the first time i'd really sat with this album... probably a 4.5 but imo not fully there so we're at a 4

I’m very very familiar with four of the songs on the album but hadn’t ever listened to the rest and man.. when you put them all together it really does sound like a suicide album. A very strong and fun album but absolutely a Final Album. I imagine people might like this album less than I did if they’re not as into blues. The first side is definitely weaker than the second half, and the album would definitely be a 4.5 instead of a 5 if that were an option here. But songs like Hyacinth House and Been Down So Long and even Cars Hiss By My Window stood out in addition to the four that are already some of my favorite songs of all time so. I had no choice but to go with five stars here. The band is firing on all cylinders (not just organ, although Ray Manzarek kills it as always), the album sound is cohesive, Morrison sounds great, and some of these lyrics are so important to me that I can’t even joke about them. “The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)” changed my life in high school. So glad this album came up on the generator and I finally checked it out as a whole!!

Ornamental transition.

One of the most overrated bands in rock music, and one that I have tried repeatedly over the years to get into, but the music and lyrics always falls well short of the mark of music that does ANYTHING for me. This album was no exception.

Excellent A side with LA Woman as the highlight and probably my favorite all time Doors Song

J'aime Pô pire sa c'est tra bon!

Ça doit être mon album des Doors préférés. Changelings, LA Woman, Hyacinth House et tu finis avec Riders! Chefs kiss

3/5

For some reason I really expected more of this.

Super good !

Highlights: The Changeling, Been Down So Long, L'America, Riders On The Storm

feels very like drunk night alone at home cooking pasta in your red underwear (in L.A.) L.A. Woman is such a great song - all members performing their very best

The hits and some generic blues

👍🏼

Apparently Robby Krieger said this album “sounds almost like a rehearsal. It’s pure Doors.” Yeah, that’s it! It’s so cool and casual despite being incredibly good. It’s like if slacker rock went blues-y.

Classic but not that into it anymore

Morrison's final album consistently provides what made The Doors great. His vocal performance ranges from energetic to cool, and laid back. Great songs all around. The addition of a bass guitar creates a unique sound in The Doors' discography. *Heard before.

cool

Aika tumma kokonaisuus, kruununa vielä Riders of the Storm. Sopi hyvin siivousmusiikiksi taustalle. Tiettyyn vähän synkkään mielentilaan toimii. Sateinen syksy ja hämyinen ilta.

I fucking hate The Doors, honestly the SHIT you can get away with if you're good looking, it's disgusting. Terrible.

God it's so boring.

משעמם

Love it. Bluesy rock tickles my ears. More bands should have a mean organ.

Impressions: One of The Doors' perfect albums! Favorite tracks: The Changeling, Cars Hiss By My Window, LA Woman, Riders on the Storm Rating: 5/5

Probably like 4.75 since I prefer their eponymous album but it's still fucking cracking music.

The album was okay for background music but I really liked Riders On the Storm.

When I want to be sad, motivated, or lonely while staying dope and cool. Definitely a listen.

Pretty pleasant to listen to

i appreciate it but not for me

Pretty solid blues

The Doors were a bit before my era of growing up with the current music, but I was always drawn to their sound, which is something that has stayed ingrained with me my whole life. I bought this album on vinyl in 1983, some 12 years after the original release, and literally played it on repeat every night. I still have that album, with all its battle scar scratches from drunken nights and sticking on my default vibes. Their sound is unmistakable, with the growled lyrics from the late Jim Morris on.

Obligatory 5 for The Doors. These guys ooze cool

Amazing album.

just for Riders on the Storm....

I love The Doors. Sadly the last album Jim recorded. It's good blues-rock and starts out with a heavy dose of Ray in organ.

I had money, and I had none But I never been so broke that I couldn't leave town

Some great ass songs.

Not as good as the first album, to be honest.

This album encapsulates my relationship with The Doors. They have such fun musical ideas that I really enjoy but then sit on then without really going anywhere. Combine that with Jim Morrison's inconsistency, going from really velvety blues tones to having his larynx attacked by a saw you've got one album that just misses the mark for me. Don't get me wrong there's a few extremely solid songs on the album but the lows are too low for me to be a fan of the album overall

Most everything that is great on here I already like and the gaps between those are not as interesting as I hoped they feel a bit indulgent. I do like Hyacinth House and wil;l listen to that again. I think I like earlier albums more than this one.

The doors is always pleasant to listen to but I wouldn't listen to all the time. They feel cinematic for some reason

It’s the Doors. Heard it a million times before and not in a good way.

Still not a fan

Really solid album. Added about two songs from it and I’m gonna listen again to the album and probably add another 👌

Mannnnn, the fucking doors. Cant go wrong. In L.A. Woman, they bring the RIGHT ratio of psych rock, rock, and some deep blues. Produced beautifully, every song just has that sound I want it to have from an album in this time. Some good shit Personal Favorite: Cars Hiss by my window, hyacinth house, Riders on the storm

This is a nice album - varied but still completely "The Doors". Doesn't indulge itself too much, nice and tight, some bit hits from it

Got to be careful of falling into the trap of hype because of the 27 club but genuinely a good album and you've got to enjoy Ray Manzarek playing with his organ

riders on the storm is one of the singles ever but it’s just bait for the rest of the tagged on tracks that aren’t near as punchy. disappointed, i was really looking forward to this album

1/3

Such a strongly blues album. Hyacinth House is the complete standout for me, next to the epic classics Riders on the Storm, Love Her Madly and LA Woman. It blows my mind that LA Woman is not higher on the Spotify top 10 singles for the Doors, but then I'm reminded that 9 other songs are Just. That. Good.

I listened to this a lot when I was younger. There are some great songs on this, But I don't think it was their best album. Going back to their roots comes across as lazy to me.

Bluesy rock, good voice and nice riffs. Good for the road

might run back into something when in the mood but not very memorable for me

just totally in a league and style all of their own

alright, not that interesting

Gritty, bluesy rock. Morrison's vocals alternate between haunting, to preaching, to aggressive and hostile. Teetering on the 4/5 line for me.

Didnt listen to all but it's very groovy.

Is it just me, or is the title track a blatant rip-off of Johnny B. Goode and Mona? A bastard love child if you will? The rest of the songs are decent. 🌪🌪

fanataysic alvum. i love the doors. four stars because some of the final tracks suck

This album did not do it for me. I wanted to like it but all the songs sound the same and didn’t have any catchy hooks that reeled me in.

The Changeling sounds like Funky Town. Great bass. Nice guitar solo on Been down so long. L.A. Woman, fun.

Catchy classic

classic, raspy and psychedelic

Every track on this album is a bop. Each one of them have a different sound to them, without making that a mess of a record. I had heard some songs from them in the past, but surely "L.A. Woman" is a great introduction to The Doors. Quite sincerely loved the album, but I missed a stand out song I had already known.

No és res de l'altre món. Comença molt fort i les primeres cançons m'han encantat, però perd qualitat a mida que avança l'àlbum crec jo.

4 star

I personally am not a giant classic rock kind of guy, but I did enjoy putting this album on softly in the back and tapping my foot to the rhythms. 2/5

It’s got groove, but too much white guy blues

yummmmm. loved this album when I discovered it in my mid twenties while living in Moranbah. Love the organ in this one.

It's real good, a few songs on it aren't so good (Been down so Long, and Car Hiss) but the rest makes up for it. Will I listen to again: 100%

All the stars purely for the blue meanies cover of l.a. woman because we love and appreciate Brian Cancemi

heavy blues influences aren't exactly my thing, however several of the songs were great and a few are extremely memorable (for their greatness or for their popularity, I can't tell. If not both) favorite track : 'Love Her Madly'

FAVORITES Love Her Madly- love the way the lyrics rhyme L.A Woman- too catchy not to add to my playlist Riders On The Storm- the piano runs are sooo good, made me so happy. beautiful breaks from the typical style of the songs in the album

Mellow, lots more going on than I was expecting. Same vibe throughout. Favourite song: L.A. Woman. Least Favourite: Hyacinth House.

Lots of blues. It was a little slow but I enjoyed every song.

Allt með doors er eins

Classic dad rock album. I think it's more revered than it should be, mainly because it was the last album The Doors released before Jim Morrison's untimely death. I don't have the album, but I don't really enjoy Morrison's voice. Rider's on the Storm is truly a great song though. Best Songs: L.A. Woman, Riders on the Storm, Crawling King Snake Worst Songs: L'America, The Changeling

Pretty great. Very bluesy. Probably giving it 4 stars.

Easy listening, with some great songs.

Love the blues influence on this album. Jim Morrison’s voice is the best.

I was surprised to hear Jim Morrison's voice is so low. I expected it to be different. Good album though, but it didn't stick with me.

As far as the Doors go, this one was pretty good. Really like the organ work on it.

The challenging - very interesting mix of church influences with the organ to rock and roll with heavy base Love her madly- stanky keys and guitar. Lovely 70’s guitar twang. Been down so long - really strong blues vocalist with the base and snare drum picking up (so far my fav of album) can definitely feel a big church influence, fun to see how this is incorperated into the more 70's style guitar and the incorporation of blues

The Doors is by far one of the best bands in the world. This album, omfg!! All incredible songs but Riders on the Storm WOAH what an amazing song. Huge fan, great album

Overall 5/10 but I guess this is a very personal review reflective of my intricate perspective. Just missing even a little X factor for me in a lot of the songs and venturing a lil towards blues which I don’t really care for as a genre. Can see ppl who would enjoy it and there are still some killer solos in there and some good songs such as The Changeling which has really good instrument choice,. But I feel these songs are strictly just songs I’d like to play on guitar not to listen on a day to day basis.

Bastante Gucci. No el que más me ha gustado de the doors, pero lo he escuchado muy por encima en verdad Blues lento muy bueno para tener de fondo 3'5 o podría subirle hasta más pero bueno ahí se queda.

classic!

The Doors are one of the best bands ever, and this album is Exhibit A.

Still not a Doors fan. The titular track is fine, but overall still not doing it for me

4/5. I do love this album a lot and the first side run is perfect. However, most of the second side is skippable. Texas Radio and L'America are definitely misses. And as an album as a whole, it rocks but not like other Doors albums. Jim's sultry blues voice is the best it's sounded and the instrumentation is more collective but the songwriting is what is missing here. Still some great songs overall.

Very great for fall/autumn season. Songs I would include on a morning playlist or for a hammock on a crisp day

Couple good songs

Really good album, would give 4.5. Couple of less than great songs but it’s a classic for a reason

Good solid early 70s grooving, not outstanding, Jim Morrison is the star and this isn't their or his best work but good enough for a 3.

Jim Morrison's voice is just very cool, isn't it? That really carries this album, which isn't particularly interesting musically or lyrically in the most part. Not much worth revisiting other than Riders on the Storm, 2/5.

One of my first albums. It shifted my taste from the Monkees to great rock and roll.

Great album, very bluesy.

Rock and roll

Great Album. Songs I like all of them 5/5

👍🏼

It was ok not my cup of tea

RIIIIDERS ON THE STOOORM.... This is my first album on this website! Blues rock isn't exactly my thing, but I gave this a listen anyway. The tracks L.A. Woman, Love Her Madly, and Riders on the Storm were probably my favorites. Some of these felt like they dragged on a bit long, though, like Cars Hiss By My Window and especially L'America. Good album overall. There are some songs I’d come back to.

Wait, the doors are... good? Was I put off by all the boomer baggage? Was an above-average band bogged down by the eye-rolling mythologizing of the keyboardist?

Safe to say, our first 5-star album. The Doors' self titled album is one of my all-time favorite psychedelic records, and this one continues their winning streak. Right from the get-go, "The Changeling" grabs my attention with its bass riff, and never lets go. "Love Her Madly" is another highlight with a kind of funky atmosphere. A bluesy track "Cars Hiss By My Window" is followed by a flamboyant and fun title track, which begins with a distorted segment of the British National Anthem weirdly enough. "L'America" and "The WASP" continue the psychedelic blues jammin', and "Hyacinth House" is one of my favorites with a beautiful melody line and magnificent organ solo in the halfway mark. And the final track, "Riders on the Storm" might be the greatest Doors jam ever, with that legendary Ray Manzarek keyboard solo. All in all, a near-perfect work and something that might become my favorite Doors album after a few relistens. Great one!

1. the changeling - 2 2. love her madly - 3 3. been douun zo long - 2 4. carz hizz by my uuindouu - 3 5. la uuoman - 5 6. lamerica - 2 7. hyacinth houze - 2 8. crauuling king znake - 2 9. the uuazp - 3 10. riderz on the ztorm - 5

Kinda boring ngl

T’was alright Ridahz on tha storm tha goat though

Not my favorite from the Doors, but still better than almost all blues/psychedelic rock. Jim Morrison is a legendary front man for a reason.

I found two songs wildly annoying and out of place, I believe "L'America" and "The Wasp". Without these, 5/5

Absolute classic.

The Doors 1971 Genre : Blues Rock 1971 Standouts: Riders on the Storm, Love Her Madly, L. A. Woman, L'America, The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat). Others: The Changeling, Been Down So Long, Cars Hiss By My Window, Hyacinth House, Crawling King Snake,

From 'The Changeling' through 'L'America' + 'Rider On The Storm' this is a perfect album. The sound mixing is just incredible with each Door getting his due time to show off.

It’s no wonder this album contains some of The Doors’ best love songs, since La Woman is obviously “the woman” in Spanish. Well executed jokes aside, L.A. Woman is perhaps the greatest blues record ever. It initially took me some time getting into The Doors, but then it hit like a sledgehammer. The entire Side A is a piece of perfection and while Side B is not as good, songs like “L’America” and especially the legendary closing track is something to behold.

I love The Doors. Though this is a great album, it’s not my favorite of theirs. Though this was the first time I’ve heard many of the songs.

Confirms The Doors are not my cuppa.

Their best album. "Been down so Long" >> "Love Her Madly", by the way. I love Jim's opening, growled / shouted lyrics on that song.

Never listened to the whole album before, it's fantastic. My favorite Doors album for sure, getting back to their roots.

2 good songs, L’America and Riders on the Storm. And obviously I prefer the Snoop Dogg version of Riders on the Storm but still pretty decent for boomer music So a weak 3 I guess

i expected this entire album to be as good as riders of the storm but no, not even close still giving it a 3 just because that song is so good NFS Underground had such a good soundtrack

Such a nice album. Doors just Rock.

Oh. Thought that would have been better given all the hype. Still it had Riders On The Storm.

между 2 и 3, но за райдерс он зэ сторм -- 3

Заключительный аккорд Мориссона, мешающих хаос вокруг со своим авангардом

I don't know with this one. The band is incredibly tight. LA Woman and Riders on the Storm are incredible hits and I really liked L'America. Jim Morrison is a goddamn mess though. I wanted the drunk uncle to shut up and let someone else do their impression of a blues singer instead. Who cares if we lose a few clever lines that Uncle Pretense managed to squeak out of his addled mind? I could do without the shouting and mumbling. Seriously, I was born almost twenty years after the man died so I'll never know the culture but from everything I've learned Morrison wasn't counter cultural, he was just an alcoholic dickbag who threw a tantrum when he was told what to do. I don't care how "intelligent" he was. The end result was a pretentious douche who drank himself to death at 27. That shows on this album. Love her Madly sounds like the vocals were recorded in another room. Changeling is a mumbling mess. I'm looking forward to when their earlier albums show up (and try to find the time to listen to them before then even). The Doors launched so much music that I love. I just can't get past Jim on this album...

"Love You Madly" is probably my favorite Doors song and is up there on my list of favorite songs ever. As an album, L.A. Woman is pretty solid. Some great rock tracks and then some weird ass songs that are indicative of The Doors and lots of other bands around this time. Pretty great album top to bottom.

Brisk energy. Jazz wrapped in a lo-fi rock sound. Frills of complexity, you get the sense the band could get weirder if they wanted but are holding it back. L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm are instant standouts. Jump up in sophistication from my last recommendation here, The Eagles’ Hotel California, which apparently came out half a decade later :)

Love the doors.

Riders on the storm

En dehors de Raiders on the Storm, c'était vraiment pas fou.

Great classic late-60s early-70s album. Morrison’s voice is great, it has groovy parts. 2 absolute classics in “Riders on the Storm” and “Love her Madly”, also really appreciated the titular “L.A. Woman”. 4/5, would recommend.

A cohesive statement from the legendary rock band featuring iconic songs and layered production. There’s still nothing quite like them - driven by Ray Manzarek’s keyboard and Jim Morrison’s growling vocals.

These songs are so freaking long omg

It’s all about the three big hits in ‘Love Her Madly’, ‘L.A. Woman’, and ‘Riders On The Storm’, the latter being two of the great driving songs of all time. ‘The Changeling’ is also a solid opener. The rest of the album while pleasant is largely forgettable for mine.

To be honest, I was going in to this album without any expectations and was immediately blown away by the opening track. The mix of bass with the piano and other instruments ( I don't know my instruments) makes for an incredible album, I had fun listening to this. The only track that I didn't like was cars hiss by my window. Pretty forgettable compared to the other songs that follow it .

The Doors are not for me.

An enjoyable blues rock album by the Doors

I’ve written and deleted about nine thoughts. I don’t like these songs. They’re feathers, no weight behind them. When they do really crank up the feeling, it’s grating. I don’t ever want to hear Jim Morrison do his Louis Armstrong voice again.