Reviews (page 12 of 14)
I mean Riders On The Storm is a certified banger. The rest wasn't really my style, too much of the same doodly melodies of the 70s.The Blusie stuff is well done but not for me. Overall solid album but I fail to see what it brought to the table to make it one of the best.
8/10
This album grew on me. First listen through it just seemed okay. By the 3rd listen I liked most of the songs. Favorites were Riders on the Storm, Love Her Madly, LA Woman, Hyacinth House, and Cars Hiss By My Window
Absolute classic
Strong blues Doors album and prob their best.
I mean…it’s The Doors, man. Are you gonna tell me it’s bad? It’s about as straight forward as rock n roll gets. You already know the big tracks here. I don’t need to tell you that Riders on the Storm is iconic, or that Ray Manzarek’s organ work holds the whole thing together (not just on this album but their whole discography). But does it hold up? Do I like this album the way I should? Eeehhhhhh…yes.
The hits soar; the rest is a bit of a bore.
It had great sounds but the words weren’t familiar to me so it didn’t draw me in. I’m still glad I can say I listened to it.
Great album. Raw sound. Great choice in track order. Many songs I had heard before, but never the whole album.
Better when I was 14
Vocals sound like a random dude singing…spanning many different styles. Jim Morrison was a wild dude and I guess this was the intro of many genres to come. Best song Hyacinth House. Loved the organ music. Very Greg’s dads house.
This was the 6th album released from 67-71, that's quite insane and a bit different from the first. This one takes a bit more digest than the others as others. Outside of the 3 big hits you still have great songs like Changeling, Been down so long and of the course the absolute amazing WASP. However there's a few songs that are just ok, Hyacinth house for instance. It's like a 4.75 album.
Half the songs on this record are fantastic and make it a classic for sure. And there really isn’t another band that sounds like The Doors, so yeah this is “list worthy”.
Less interesting then the other Doors album we did. I enjoyed the songs i knew but the rest felt like filler.
I don't like this one as much as the debut S/T album. It's still very good, and the popular songs are popular for a reason, they're great. This album is a lot more blues forward which isn't a bad thing. It's good, but it's not great.
Great album, heard some of the songs before so it brings back some good times
Quite boring. Wouldn’t listen again
fun album, but not really something I would listen to all the time though.
Overrated.
This made me like The Doors. A subdued Heroin fog of an album.
Terrific. Amazing songcraft: classic folk and blues forms, yet they sound fresh and brand new.
Meh. It’s a good album I suppose but I feel like I’m one of the only people who just don’t get excited about the doors
I felt neutral about The Doors going into this album. Now I think I don't like them much. This specific brand of boomer blues rock just isn't for me. I can't see myself ever giving this album a listen ever again. The one song that doesn't come across as cheesy is Riders on the Storm. Even still, lyrics like "his brain is squirmin' like a toad" are just goofy. The Doors are goofy.
Great set of songs - kind of like their previous album never happened. Morrison does sound baked/drunk on some of these, but it makes it sound more realistic and almost like it's live. Production value is stellar (though maybe I was listening to a remaster?).
Way too much blues. Two stars for being Clapton-adjacent. The songs are unpleasant and don't build on the unique sound that the Doors established on the five previous records.
Very bluesy.
I have always loved this album. "riders on the storm" is one of the best songs ever written, the bass line creates a structure for the piano to travel around. Jim Morrison's voice keeps the album hypnotic in songs like "Love Her Madly"
Discazo full blues de los Doors.
This was better than I thought it would be
One of all time favorites.
I never loved the Doors. but I get how great they are.
Don't think I've ever listened to a full Doors Album. Enjoyed this quintessential and seminal sound
Classique
Pretty great album.
cool album, but outside of the more well known tracks, nothing mind blowing. riders on the storm incredible though. Listened through 2x
Really enjoyed it, new indie feel at times.
Upbeat rock.
Classic
Split between 3 and 4, think I'll go 4. I really enjoyed the bluesy influences. Downside was JM's voice on some of the tracks, I get the raw sound but it wasn't always sonically pleasing. Still enjoyable and unique
Been Down So Long is a great song and Riders on the Storm is a classic, but the rest of this album is an annoying mess
Pretty solid first half but goes downhill at L'America. Saved by Riders on the Storm at the end.
Solid and everything but the only song I connected to was the last one, Riders on the Storm.
a good one! in particular, I like crawling king snake. its rhythm is fun. riders on the storm is great as well. love the sound of rain and thunderstorms blending with melody. -S I was familiar with riders on the storm since need for speed underground 2, because of the snoop dogg remix. I also heard L.A. woman before. Even though I kinda like these two songs, I wouldn't listen to any of the other ones again since they didn't catch my attention. I know that they had a big influence in the rock scene but for modern Standards I just felt a little underwhelmed and experimental. I think I even liked their debut album "the doors" more. But still a good listen. -A
- I've never loved The Doors. I can respect them, and they have some tunes. But I just can't get excited about them. - The title track kinda sums up everything I don't like about these guys. The endless lackluster jamming. The crushing self-importance. The most basic lyrics imaginable delivered as if they're the most profound poetry of all time. The "Mr. Mojo Rising" section is so stupid it makes my physically upset. - "Love Her Madly," though? That's the kind of Doors I can get behind. They're at their best when they focus their morose intensity into tight little pop songs. Apparently their producer quit over how terrible he thought this track was, which is ludicrous to me. - Okay, so 6 songs in I think I can say this: the main thing The Doors had going for them was their sense of atmospherics (that "morose intensity" I alluded to before). So stripping themselves down and doing a blues album, to me, is kinda working against their strengths. Not that there's anything wrong with the blues, but so far it's really not their forte. - Nope, not for me.
Didn't mind the album, all songs were pretty decent, no obvious weak point. However I didn't find anything all that spectacular, this style of music generally just doesn't excite me. Fav Track: Riders on the storm
Was it just me or was this album goofy as hell? Like so silly? The vocals are so silly? Not that thats a bad thing. Just in this case it might be a bad thing. Instrumentals not bad, but nothing worth saving. Fave track: Riders on the Storm
Not sure I was ever a die hard for The Doors. There's a lot of charm and style, but was never certain about the actual music. I think this lands somewhere in the good but not amazing category for me. I enjoyed the listen, quite a bit, but still maybe I'm missing something. Three and a half. Fave track: Riders on the Storm
4/5 Great album!!! What’s not to like about Mister Mojo Risin’!!!
Good album to listen to while doing other things. Heard some samples in there which I didn’t realise were from this album.
Funkier than expected. Only knew riders on the storm beforehand.
An amazing record from an innovative group whose potential was cut way too short with Jim Morrison’s death. Very cool and unique!
Obviously The Doors are an iconic band - I loved their early stuff as a teen, but I didn't know this album (only Riders on the Storm). I liked the bluesy vibe and the band sound really tight, but thinking about Jim Morrison just depresses me so I can't say that I really enjoyed it. If I were doing a road trip around the states (it's so evocative!) I might feel differently, but on my daily commute? Not so much!
I didn't realise Jim's voice was so, um, erratic? Into the Riders on the Storm croon, less on some of the more screechy. Good blues and good 60s though.
Good stuff but wasn't something I was into
RIDERS ON THE STORM
Psych-blues. End of the sixties. Iconic. I'm coming around to the importance of the Doors, but they're less psych and less blues than their contemporaries. You could listen to Little Feat, Canned Heat or Eric Clapton if you just wanted some white guy blues or a more trippy rock band (Jefferson Airplane?) if you wanted the psych. This album also reinforces that one of the things they're most famous for -- lack of a bass player -- is a fault, not a virtue. Jerry Scheff (Elvis's bass player) shines here and it's a real insult to him to jam to this album while wearing a "No Bass" T-shirt. Every rock fan should listen to this album, though. Yeah, it's loose in deliberate ways that don't benefit it ("LA Woman" is at least two minutes too long), Jim Morrison seems subscribed to his own fan club and there are frankly much better blues outfits from any era, but there was never a blues more psychedelic, doom-y and downright weird as this. There'd be no Sabbath or QOTSA or all kinds of modern, polished, focused doom-y stoners playing what's ultimately a gussied-up version of Black music from the Delta without these weird white dudes on acid.
debutalbum fast sämre
Yeah, classic rock… I appreciate it, for sure, just not my very favorite.
Mister MOJO RISING 3.5/5 round down
damn i love the doors. and i love this album. apparently i’ve never listened to it all the way thru bc i wudda remembered hyacinth house. What an album man. the singles alone carry it to a 3 then the other tracks give an ez 4 star here.
Changeling // Love Her Madly // Hyacinth House // Riders on the Storm 2.5-3/5
honestly kinda slaps
Instrumentaal 5/5, echt een paar bangers , maar te ongeinspireerde teksten en de zager is een beetje hit or miss.
Alfa
boring beginning, gets better in the middle, good last song. 3.5 riders on the storm
Some great songs in here but some of the blues felt very repetitive.
Quite bluesy, not as dated as expected
My dad being a massive Doors fan, I know this album like the back of my hand having listened to it throughout my childhood years. The Changeling is such a booming start to the album and considering the Doors never had a permanent bass player, the bassline is like a mission statement for the album. And of course, the finale of Riders on the Storm is typically epic. Could only be 5 stars
Plus one for Riders On The Storm
Another great album. One of my favourites. Just a brilliant sound from an incredible band.
A classic. For good reason.
Classic Morrison and the Doors! Haven't listened to this all the way through in at least 30 years. Still hits it for me. Probably because I'm so much closer to when it came out and get the cultural references. Hope they throw in some Hendrix and Joplin, too.
Decent. Not sure I'd repeat listen much, but glad to know more about The Doors' deeper tracks.
I'm just happy it's over
Vocals are kinda mid sometimes. Decent Riffs and solos
I *do not like* gravelly Jim Morrison. Like fingernails on a blackboard. For the two recognizable songs that are fine where he doesn't sing gravelly: 1.5/5.
I was excited for this but turns out I was actually thinking of The Who. This was too noodley
Didn't enjoy this album as much as I thought I would. A few of the songs were nostalgic, but any of the songs with the dueling shrill guitars were rather unpleasant.
Only was really familiar with a few songs but I enjoyed them
The last studio album while Jim Morrison was still alive is steeped in the blues, even more than previous albums. To go along with "Riders On The Storm (which is one of their all-time best), "Cars Hiss By My Window" is a slow, but determined, classic blues piece that you will not find on any greatest hits, but it's more than worth a listen.
The beginning was good but I got bored eventually. Couldn't hold my attention. I like the grooviness
Alright, has it's ups (Riders on the Storm) and downs (L'America)
Listened to this a lot when younger. My dad had it and listened to it a bunch.
The Changeling- 4/5 Love Her Madly- 5/5 Been Down So Long- 5/5 Cars Hiss by My Window- 4.2/5 L.A. Woman- 3.9/5 L'America- 4.8/5 Hyacinth House- 4/5 Crawling King Snake- 3.7/5 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)- 3.5/5 Riders on the Storm- 3.9/5 Total- 4.2/5
not what i'd listen to on my own time. sounds exactly from the time period, which isn't bad, but i've never been a fan of the 70's or its music so i'm not enjoying it as much as someone who was a regular of that kind of music would. this doesn't make it BAD, i think sonically it's pretty sound. just not my taste. also from the time period; the cover. it's ugly. and it's very 70's. my lord. first thing i noticed, is i'm pretty sure the last song on this album was in need for speed underground 2. it's been so long since i've played that game, but it's still very nostalgic, so it made me like the album even before i listened. the songs are long, especially for the modern day where 2 minutes of song seem to be enough for most artists. looking at you, newjeans. though that does sometimes make me wonder when it'll finally be over. especially the songs i don't like as much.
Classic is the word for this album. From the hypnotic riff of the changeling to the guitar play on been down so long the slow build up of all the songs is mesmerising. Cars hissing. L.a. woman. Crawling King snake and of course light my fire give mr Morrison a chance to use his voice to full effect. Mr Mojo do your stuff.
Riders on the Storm is the best song on the album, if a tad long. The whole album sounds more bluesy than the rest of their discography.
The Doors never been my thing since childhood, so i ignored 'em as long as i could. But in fact, that's definitely wrth listening, and even it's not my thing at all, i loved that experience.
Wat een geweldige band! De nummers zijn goed, maar de manier waarop het gespeeld wordt, maakt het album. Jim Morrison klinkt bezeten.
Not much to say here. They went out with their best set.
Excellent.
Big fan of the doors when I was younger but always preferred their live albums. This has some good songs but also some forgettable blues. Probably a 7/10 for me but rounding down to 3 stars
Kende ik al
Awesome front to back with a lot of unique songs. Rating: 4.6
the doors more like the bores am i right
Tolerable but not my taste Couple songs were "ok"
Forgot how many hits were on this album
me gusta mucho wtf. intento hacer una review coherente y no puedo. nuevo fav. no se si lo escucharía todo el tiempo pero sigue siendo un muy buen album, me llama la atención. me gusta toda la pinta blues jdksj. muy groovy. 4/5
Beautiful production. Some great songs, some cut and past blues/rock and roll. An enjoyable listen, doesn't really move me though
Another bland "classic/alt/psychedelic rock with a touch of country" albums to throw on the pile.
Much better then I was expecting. Assumed it would be the same through but it's got great variety, running the gamut of 70s rock and blues.
pretty decent album but not for me really
classic album. good for background music while working
drug induced bluesy bar rock. good stuff. highlights: “love her madly”, “crawling king snake”, “riders on the storm”.
A group of very talented people making music that doesn't speak to me.
Not my favorite Doors album but still great. Bluesy meandering with Morrison giving more of an edgy growl.
Overall, I don’t care for this album. I’m not a fan of the early 70s keyboard sounds. I did like Car Hiss By My Window and Been Down So Long. Don’t remember ever hearing those songs.
Not bad
Possibly the most bluesy Doors album and it’s brilliant
Wasn’t super engaging, and didn’t appreciate the vocals too much. Had some very unique and cool guitar riffs but they were the exception on this record that proves the rule. The Doors are classic but this album was not for me
Not bad. Not amazing. Was good
From 111 to Sundeck to Gramercy, a bare-chested, arms outstretched Jim Morrison flag served as one of my main wall decorations throughout college. Unbeknownst to me at the time, my dad actually had a nearly identical flag in the eighties, so I’m tempted to believe such behavior is correlated with an underdeveloped frontal lobe and not with our family tree. Either way, I’ve been familiar with LA Woman for 15 years, but the hallmark of a great album is discovering new appreciations regardless of its perceived novelty or lack thereof. “Love Her Madly” is a Doors classic, and sets the bar high for the rest of their final album with Jim Morrison. I’d never given much thought to “Hyacinth House,” but a closer listen reveals that it borrows from both Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylan while retaining the signature psychedelic blues that only the Doors could pull off. While not a staple of the Doors, “Crawling King Snake” is a timeless blues classic, and the different versions of this song show how blues rock has evolved over the decades from John Lee Hooker (1949) to George Thorogood (1985) to the Black Keys (2021). The combination of cryptic lyrics, dark instrumentals, and the sounds of thunder make “Riders on the Storm” the perfect way to end the record. My favorite song on the album, and my favorite Doors song in general, is the title track. For lack of a better word, I have many fond drunken “memories” of singing “LA Woman” on Rockband in the movie room at 3 a.m. after any given night’s shenanigans. The more drunk I was, the more convinced I was that I sounded just like Jim Morrison. My sober guess is that I did not. Before listening to the album this time around I assumed it would be a four, but after listening through a couple of times I developed a new appreciation for the deep tracks and had a welcome reunion with the classics. No doubt about it, Mr. Mojo Risin gets five stars for that.
Of it’s time with a couple of great tracks, but then …
Meh not really for me but overall pretty good
The 12 bar blues for an entire album? Revolutionary
Although I think some of the songs on this album are better than others, you really can't fault the Doors when they're at their best. They deliver amply here, with a bluesy badass vibe and several of the best songs in their career. Fave Songs: L.A. Woman, Love Her Madly, Riders on the Storm, Crawling King Snake, Hyacinth House
Not my favorite
My 19 year old self really liked this. The Doors are always on my list of kinda good bands. The musicianship is ok, the lyrics are very 60s but JM's voice IS GREAT. That is what makes The Doors, well, The Doors. IF your new to The Doors this is a good, fun album. If you know them then you probably didn't listen to any of this album becuase you couldn't stand to listen to Riders on the Storm for the zillionth time in your life.
I want to tell you 'bout Texas radio and the big beat Comes out of the Virginia swamps Cool and slow with plenty of precision With a back beat narrow and hard to master Some call it heavenly in its brilliance Others, mean and rueful of the Western dream I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft We have constructed pyramids in honor of our escaping This is the land where the Pharaoh died The Negroes in the forest brightly feathered They are saying, "forget the night Live with us in forests of azure Out here on the perimeter there are no stars Out here we is stoned, immaculate" Listen to this, and I'll tell you 'bout the heartache I'll tell you 'bout the heartache and the loss of God I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night The meager food for souls forgot I'll tell you 'bout the maiden with wrought iron soul I'll tell you this No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn I'll tell you 'bout Texas radio and the Big Beat Soft, driven, slow and mad, like some new language Now, listen to this, and I'll tell you 'bout the Texas I'll tell you 'bout the Texas radio I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night Wandering the Western dream Tell you 'bout the maiden with wrought iron soul This is actually difficult to grade. This is an excellent album the first time you hear it. However, after MANY repeat listens it gets a bit stale. Also, in retrospect these guys stole all the good hooks. Still, it carried me for almost a decade - 4 stars. 4/5
There's one hell of a blues record hiding behind a few, well-known rock tracks here. I legitimately loved it even though I felt like the victim of a bait-and-switch scam. No complaints, only good vibes. Full marks.
Honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about this band. I don't think I like them as much as I want to like them. Don't get me wrong- I do like some of their songs. But I can't help but feel that The Doors constantly fall short of my hopes and expectations. I hadn't heard this album before, but I had heard their first album, which I wasn't too sold on the first time I heard it, but my tastes weren't as broad back then. I haven't gotten it on the list yet but am looking forward to hearing it again when I do get it, as it's been so long! From this album I only knew "Riders On The Storm" which, unsurprisingly, is my favourite song on here. The reasons it's unsurprising is that I'd heard it before (we all have that tendency, don't we?), and because it's a classic. Everyone loves it, and for good reason. It's a great song. Overall, though, I was disappointed. I think I was expecting some really surreal psychedelia, and instead I got a whole lot of blues. In terms of sound, this wasn't too big a deal. And it's not like there's no psychedelic influences in here either. Although blues is the primary genre, there's also plenty of psychedelic stylings which are combined with the blues in a really cohesive way that I've never heard anyone do before. It gives them such a distinctive and well rounded sound. I'm absolutely crazy about the contrast between dark and light, grounded and ethereal, real world grit and dreamlike reverie that this synthesis creates. As you can probably tell, my expectations being knocked a little didn't end up bothering me that much in terms of soundscapes. However, I'm a songwriter. When I say this, I don't just mean I'm someone who writes songs- songwriter is my identity. It's in my blood. Therefore, when listening to music, I find it really challenging not to listen primarily to the songwriting and judge it by that. I found a lot of these songs to be boring blues songs with uninspired lyrics about love, of the kind you hear in too many blues songs. There were a few times, too, where the 12 bar sequence shuffle just got a little old. It feels both disingenuous and unoriginal coming from The Doors of all people, especially considering their reputation for being psychedelic trailblazers. They're not black blues legends. They're not a rock and roll group, like the early Beatles and Stones, who took their point of difference from making blues more accessible and more pop. Obviously, all this classic rock is blues inspired in some way. But in terms of straight blues, I think it reach its peak pretty soon after its conception. There is only so much you can do within a genre where every song has the same chord progression and lyrics are generally very simple. By the time The Doors came onto the scene, it had all pretty much been done... I have no interest in hearing them copying and rehashing old blues tropes rather than pursuing the stylings that make them unique. I also need to add that for me, Jim Morrison's vocals just weren't it on this album. He just sounded tired all the time and I found it challenging to emotionally connect with his delivery. Ray Manzarek, on the other hand... why, as a keyboardist in a band, he's an inspiration to me. I aspire to be able to play like him. He is so central to The Doors' sound and is my favourite thing about it, providing warmth, light, colour, energy and soul to every song. In regards to the actual songs. Well, other than "Riders On The Storm" being an obvious favourite, I also really enjoyed "The WASP." It was so surreal with such poetic, imagery rich lyrics! Also, I've got to hand it to the solid opener "The Changeling." Not only does it rock, but I found the whole lyrical concept hilarious. In a good way. Despite all my misgivings, the only song I absolutely hated was "Crawling King Snake." I just thought it was so stupid. What were they thinking? Favourite tracks: Riders On The Storm, The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
Creo que nunca había escuchado este disco todo entero y seguido. Me encantó. Es de esos discos que descubrí "tarde" y que me gustaron mucho
riders of the storm is great, half are fine, and the rest are very monotonous
Very bluesy, great production, and ends with one of their greatest songs. Another one of those artists where I usually default to the same album whenever i want to listen to them (the self-titled), but I might have to add this one into the rotation. Bit of a quality dip from the first couple tracks until Riders, but couldn't really pick a weak track overall.
Ground breaking at the time but now sounds dark, dated and indulgent
Blues and fine!
I've cooled on the Doors a lot over time, but this album still has classics
Fantastic album with a couple all time classic songs on it. You just can't help but groove to "Riders on the Storm"!
"If they say I never loved you You know they are a liar"
Is the rating even up to discussion?
Perfect album, great harmony. It's so good that I don't know what more should I say. Timeless classic
Album 112 of 1001 The Doors - L.A. Woman Favorite Track : The WASP Rating : 4 / 5 Great album. Listened through a couple of times today. Nice break from life.
oletuksena helppoa vitosta, heh, pari jättiläistä jota tukee muutama mukava viisunpyhäkkö... paitsi muutama jarring (EI JARRE) biisi jotka tymähtää, tymäyttää albumia ***u**t*... unfathomalbe.dissaointment... ovi lävähtää visusti kiinni heh riders on the storm
Well title track, Riders on the Storm and Love her Madly are great songs, and as a record it’s not too long and decently paced but kind of saga in its third quarter. And even though I had the joy of rediscovering Morrisons strength of voice - I still am a bit off the Doors for some reason - and this record is not special enough for me to see past that.
Its amazing that big slaps can be on this album, interspersed with lazy trash songs. The doors sound tastes like a microwaved cheeseburger. You know that there's something great about it but it just doesn't live up to its potential
Not a super rememberable album aside from the hits everyone has heard 1000 times, but I enjoyed it the way through.
I think a generous 4. Wasn't bad overall and had a few good songs.
Favourite song: Riders on the Storm
Not a classic, but does have some great songs to carry it. Standouts: L.A. Woman, Love Her Madly, Riders on the Storm Others: L'America, The WASP, Been Down So Long 4/5
Good album, but a bit samey. Not a huge fan of the organ being so prominent on all the songs, but that happens when you have an organist. Good vocals, often bizarre lyrics, largely unexciting music. 3 ⭐
The songs are long and repetitive. The bluesy feel is strong, but I don't like the keyboards / organ vibe that much.
Very solid blues rock album Favourite tracks: The Changeling, L.A. Woman, Crawling King Snake, Riders On The Storm
No está mal, pero un poco turra de boomer.
I like The Doors, with their debut being one of my favorite albums, and I understand why this album is here, but for me, it's not one of their best. It's good and remarkable, but it's possible to choose another one with the same qualities, ignoring the importance of being the last release with Morrison alive.
At this point The Doors are so ingrained in to the culture of American Music, it's impossible to not know most of these songs. I've never listened to the whole album start to finish, and it's just fine. The hits still slap, there are some nice weird songs in there, and then also some sprawling way too bluesy jams for me, which is just kind of how I think of The Doors in general. So I guess this is probably a pretty good representation of them as a whole I think.
What a God damn album. The Doors do the blues like nobody else, and it's awesome. Favorite track: Been down so Long
Solid album all the way through, and good for the gym!
Volgens mij had ik nog nooit het album in zijn geheel geluisterd, maar wat is dit goed. De nummers die ik nog niet kende paste er perfect tussen en geven samen precies die sfeer waar ze voor gaan. Je hoort ook dat Jim Morrisson goed in zijn vel zat. Wat zonde dat hij ons vlak daarna alsnog verlaten heeft.
started funky and fresh, but quickly became samey
Not bad!
Blues rock is great but very draining for 50 minutes. I feel like this theme will reoccur throughout this list. Tracks like L’America and the undeniably classic The Changeling do more interesting things but don’t save the experience.
Okay album. Different than I was expecting, I don't think I'll think too much about it after. Mid 3
The second best Doors LP, this was a chilling return to form. Sadly Morrison popped his clogs weeks before the album's release so 'Riders On The Storm' ended up sounding like an erie finale.
Are they meant to be explaining the L.A. woman, are they being the L.A woman? Or are we all meant to be the L.A woman by listening. Who is the L.A woman is she specific or generic and what about the L.A Man, L.A child, L.A Grandma, what about the goddamn L.A dog. Enjoyable music but too many unawsered questions.
Better than I remembered
Classic. I am guessing this will be divisive as some in our number think that Jim Morrison was a twat, but I enjoy it. It has a load of great songs on their, the organ noodling isn't too indulgent compared to their other work and the bangers BANG HARD. Riders on the Storm? Yes, please. Love Her Madly? A great track.
The title track and Riders On The Storm are great, the rest feels like a boozy blues club band, boorish, whilst still musical tight, it put me on a bit of a downer. 2.5
Not really my type of music. Can appreciate it though!
It got my mojo rising.
For me this band just doesn’t miss. This is another long, epic journey through the thoughts and mind of the Lizard King himself. Equal parts strange and transfixing. He’s almost putting you in a spell up until the very last note.
I loved The Doors, and I love them so much more now. All of the songs on this album are phenomenal. It's the exact album I needed today. 5/5, glorious, nothing but perfection.
Their first and last albums are their best. This one is consistent top to bottom.
Many bands in the sixties started out as blues bands and moved into a more psychedelic/rock sound, but The Doors did the opposite, and embraced the blues in their final 2 albums. I owned this album in high school and wasn’t into the bluesy sound – that was the music your friends’ older brothers listened to. I’m much more open to it now. Jim Morrison's voice is quite withered from his years of self-abuse, but it works well for these songs. Robby Krieger is awesome and a greatly underrated guitar player, probably due to his lack of lengthy self-indulgent solos. And the two classic tracks become more classic with the passage of time.
This fusion of Blues and Rock features some monster songs - LA Woman and Riders on the Storm plus Changeling, Love her madly, The WASP are also very strong. Morrison is literally at his peak here since he would tragically die shortly after this album and the band, especially Manzarek on keyboards are very tight.
Banger
More pretentious yet middling blues-rock courtesy of Morrison & Co. I literally fell asleep while listening to it.
Top 3 Songs: 1 - L.A. Women (5) 2 - Been Down So Long (3) 3 - Riders on the Storm (10)
Classique Doors avec des gros classiques tels que L.A. Woman pis les Riders of the storm. Quand même intense considérant que c'est le dernier album qu'il a fait avant de crever 3 mois plus tard. Bon en général, mais pas de méga wow.
A classic example of a band being in the right place at the right time for a cultural moment. Morrison thinks he’s scarier than he is, the rest of the band think they’re better musicians than they are, and the end result is mediocre blues that would, in any other time period, only be heard from the back of a Fresno dive bar. One or two good songs an album does not make up for the other dozen bits of filler.
Just excellent and vibey and never has a record been more true to its title. An exercise in artful languor.
Absolutely great album
ok
Era defining but still thoroughly enjoyable and fresh sounding. The looser and more cerebral stuff has mystical qualities which give it a wild, psychedelic style that will always be cool. Compared to the last Doors album we had, there are more R&B and blues elements too (e.g. on Been down so long and Crawling king snake). That addition matches Jim's gruffer voice neatly, taking this album to higher heights. Closing off with riders in the storm was just the cherry on the top. Dead cool.
An inconic album. They do look like a bunch of pervingtons on that album cover though.
LA WOMAAAAN... LA WOMAAAAN
UH! Best Doors album. This is where the Doors became the Doors we know and love. The Doors people emulated for decades to come. Coolest mother fucking vibes. Recommend looking for a video of Ray Manzerek on how they wrote Riders on the Storm. A lot of weed smoked. Sot The Changeling Love her madly Down so long LA Woman L’America Riders on the Storm 4.5/5
Very good but not 100% consistent.
The Doors attempt to make a blues album with this one. The album ends up long overstaying it's welcome. The aside from bright spots in L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm, the songs are just exhausting and not very memorable. Even those are far too long for the musical ideas they bring. On top of that one of the WORST album covers of all time. Looks like it was designed by an AI whose prompt was "give me the most un-inspired 70s blues rock cover possible."
”L.A. Woman” tries it’s best to capture the dark underbelly of the city of angels with vibrant energy and allure. The Doors do this by painting vivid soundscapes, blending rock, blues, and psychedelic elements. The title track does a good job to convey this with Jim Morrison's haunting vocals and Ray Manzarek's mesmerizing keyboard work adding an extra layer of intrigue. The hypnotic rhythm and Manzarek's haunting keyboard melodies on the track ”Riders on the Storm” is another big highlight of the album whilst Robby Krieger's blistering guitar riffs, John Densmore's dynamic drumming, and Morrison's raw vocals shine through on the track ”The Changeling”. This is an album that demands attention, well shown on this song. The Doors do a good job of creating rock”y” tracks that still get introspective without it sounding weird. This album kind of confirmed to me that The Doors are a very good band.
Bland
Sense of longing embodied in music.
listened
Like listening to a really good band indulge themselves
Ojämnt. Riders och LA Woman är dock klämmiga bitar.
Nice vibe
good, not their best
As near to perfect as it gets. More songwriters should be poets.
No review needed
Lots of very famous and recognizable work, but listening to this, they feel tired, man. If Jim hadn't died, this sounds like it may have been their last album regardless. They're not "the Doors" here. They sound like "the Doors Playing the Doors".
I’ve always wanted to get into the doors, but I only listened to their titular album. Good album, riders of the storm carrys. 7.5/10
Bill
Nice enough but doesn’t reach the highs of their better albums
Fattar int da doors dehä va rätt tråkigt
Me gusta, me gusta, me gustaaaaa (ONB)
Something about Jim Morrison I do not like
Not really feeling what Morrison is doing vocally. Closer feels like it should’ve been the opener.
Classic and never realized how bluesy the Doors were
The ultimate pub rock band? I have never seen the appeal of Jim and co. The band are tight, but it just all feels a bit obvious. And the lyrics seem fairly banal while trying to sound mysterious. Maybe the album recorded 3 months before Morrison's death is not the best intro, but this is not for me.
If this didn't have the name of The Doors on the front, then you might dismiss it as a CD sold after a pub gig by a village blues band.
It's fine. Some interesting musical ideas, meh on the vocals/lyrics. Inoffensive but doesn't stand out.
Era partito bene... E l'ultima è "Riders on the storm", 4 stelle meritate.
There were a couple of nice songs which I could see coming up in my daily mix and me getting behind and vibing to. A lot of the songs just felt like 7-8mins of meh tho and that was disappointing.
i enjoyed it on my 3rd listen. all the songs sound vaguely the same to me but it's not my favorite genre tbh.
A classic album for sure. Riders on the Storm is just an S tier song but the rest holds up amazingly too.
Some of my favourite Doors songs but with loads of straight ahead blues around them. LA Woman still sets my hairs standing on end though when it takes off. Tbf it's just track 2 and 3 that I find dull. The rest is pretty great.
Very good, bit boring in the middle but still enjoyed it
It was aight. Pretty standard 70s bluesy rock, at least coming at it today.
very cool vibes, fun listen
Never really attempted to dive into The Doors before. Familiar with a few songs but that’s about it. This is more bluesy and stripped back than I expected. Title track and Riders on the Storm are easy highlights. 3.5
A classic album! Love it Saved tracks: Been Down So Long, Love Her Madly, L.A. Woman, Crawling King Snake, Riders On The Storm
Starting strong
I always thought I didn’t like The Doors but this one was v fun
its ok but no my style
Top songs for me today were Been Down So Long and Riders on the Storm. I love the blues heavy sound and I think this album is a fun listen. Not terribly complex or overproduced, it is a very casual listen.
I really liked this album
portas
Loved it! Great performances, interesting take on blues rock jams, Jim is awesome
I think I liked Morrison Hotel more, but I still liked pieces here and there. I like some of the instrumentation on here, but I wasn't really into a lot of the songs. My favourite song was Love Her Madly.
eh
Totally perspective changing. Made me rethink Acid Rock and the Doors.
Some really good songs on this blues forward album, which is the paradox. It's a varied collection of tracks without a direction.
Certainly seems a seminal work with Love Her Madly, LA Woman and Riders of the Storm. It has such a strong blues-rock feel and stands out that though being a product of 1970, it doesn't sound particularly dated. Really liked Crawling King Snake.
it's meh
The A-side is perfect but the back half isn't as strong.
Juuuuust makes it to a 4, I think.
A handful of great songs, but a lot of duds too
Riders on the Storm is great, the rest is kinda meh.
I grew up on The Doors because they were my mom's favorite group growing up. I know a lot of people think Jim Morrison was hokey and pretentious, but I will never not love them
Used to love the Doors, played their albums to death. Kinda ruined then for me. Rarely listen to them any more and don't miss them. Good album, just listened to it too much.
Not my favorite by The Doors, but I didn't hate it. Would put it on again as chill background music to a gathering or while I'm cooking dinner. 3/5.
Yeah alright
Un peu mieux que l'autre album de The Doors que j'ai eu, mais je continue de trouver que seules les chansons connues sont les highlights de l'album et le reste est du bon rock sans plus. 7/10
Released in 1971...makes sense. Clearly the best year for music.
LA Woman is my favourite Doors song, but there's so much more to this album. Coming after Waiting for the Sun and Morrison Hotel which felt laboured at times.
HL: title track, “Love Her Madly”, “Riders on the Storm”, “Been Down So Long” Taking out “Riders on the Storm” and “L.A. Woman”, I’m left with a decent blues rock record, but the classics definitely elevate the experience
Start 70’er rock, tilpas mærkeligt, groovy, gammel lyd, fed vokal
This is not my favourite album by The Doors, but definitely it is a greatly atmospheric record, being as close to blues as it is to rock. Jim Morrison's vocal abilities are absolutely amazing, totally one of a kind. I also love Ray Manzarek's keyboard/piano style. On this album it was only partially exposed, but still, "Riders of the Storm" wouldn't be that great without him. Overall just a very solid album.
Doors are probably one of the most overrated rock band. Especially Jim Morrison , pretty boring voice actually and I don’t really like his lyrics. This is like their blues album but their blues playing is pretty uninspired sounding. Would much rather listen to cream , stones, zeppelin etc.I guess what they do best is the psychedelic rock stuff Riders on Storm and Changeling and La Woman are the best ones on this album. Every other song is the worst
Wow this sucks.. the doors have like this romanticized aura of cool psychedelic vibey-ness but then you listen and they’re actually just a shitty band. Especially when they try to play the blues. Their feel is not groovy or soulful at all and maybe I’m missing something but Jim morrison is not that great. I feel like for every box they check there’s another band that does it better.
Sometimes I’m just like…men are so strange. I’ll give a point for weirdness and a point for not hating it. Otherwise, not interested. What is going on lyrically in Hyacinth House?
This was okay. I only liked a few songs.
Excellent album
2 or 3 good/great tunes. The rest is just dreck
Love Riders on the Storm, Love Her Madly is good, don't really like anything else here. 2.5/5
Cult blues
I don't think I would love this as much if I wasn't brought up on it as a classic. But I was, so I do love it. Four stars probably from nostalgia and familiarity.
Yeah this is fun. It’s not perfect and a few songs drag but overall I get the appeal.
EL MEJOR ÁLBUM LEJOS AAAAA
A few outstanding tracks but a bit noodly
love it
L.A. Woman gives a great indication of where The Doors were going creatively and as the tragic story repeats itself over and over again, we are robbed from finding out what Jim & Co. would do next. 4/5.
This album kinda blows, only two good songs and they could frankly be better
Fantastic. Grooves, Blues, Gets weird, shreds, tickles, yells...def gets the head bobbing solid start to finish.
Classic. Riders on the Storm to end it.
This one was surprising! I went into it thinking The Doors were "boring", but the album was actually pretty enjoyable for me. Besides "L'America", that song was kinda... not as nice. But all the others had not only this very specific vibe to them, as in they created a unique atmosphere I've never heard in "classic rock" before, but the songs also were written well and in an interesting way. The addition of the organ to rock music during this time is something I quite enjoy, such as what I've heard from bands like Deep Purple Genesis, and it was used much to their advantage, as it added a lot to the depth and variety of the songs, in my opinion. Even at first listen I found myself bobbing my head along to a few of the songs, because like I said, they created this feeling that I can't quite describe, but one which I quite like nonetheless. L.A. Woman is an album I can definitely see myself listening to again in the near future.
The Lizard King goes Jazz The music is so tight on this album The songs are so good, not just the 2 hits, but WASP, L’America and a wonderful nod to John Lee Hooker I loved the direction this album took, so sad it was their last
Another classic. Jim's ramblings were an oddly perfect compliment to the brilliant musicianship of Manzarek and Krieger.
Ooh, not my cup of tea at all.
Everyone is so sad...
I don’t think I’ve heard much by The Doors, but I do like the few songs that I have heard (People Are Strange and Light My Fire are absolute bops). I know they’re a somewhat legendary band, so I’m excited to give an album a full listen. Songs I already knew: Riders On The Storm Favourites: Riders On The Storm I was left feeling a little disappointed by this album. That isn’t to say that it was bad by any means, but the status of The Doors made me expect something incredible. It was a lot more bluesy than I expected, and I didn’t really find any song on here to be as good as the songs I’d mentioned above. Riders On The Storm was fun, and the vocals were generally full of character throughout, but I don’t really expect that I’ll be returning to this album again as it didn’t really blow my socks off.
When it comes to psychedelic rock The Doors are pretty much untouchable in my opinion. Just a fantastic album from start to finish, great rock, amazing blues, love the vocals. Solid 5. TBz 1. Love Her Madly 2. Riders on the Storm 3. L.A. Woman 4. Hyacinth House 5. Crawling King Snake
Genre: Classic rock Review: What a classic. I've always admired The Doors, and listened to their hits a number of times over the years, but to listen to a complete album is to appreciate the work that goes into creating a masterpiece of music. Listening to the final track "Riders on the Storm" on my surround speakers at home was a reminder of just how great The Doors and Jim Morrison were. Rating: Without a doubt, 10/10
Sounds fun
Solid blues. One star off for vocals and guitar.
too yelly
Honestly kind of meh. 2 good songs and a lot of wanky blues rock played by stoners. It may have been cool at the time, but in the years since it’s been done to death. Past it’s expiration date
Not my first listen.
My faborite álbum.
A great album, top stuff!
Awesome
Didn’t do much for me.
Ooh, finally I'm getting my favourite Doors album! And it's not like The Doors was a bad album, it's just that I like this one's more bluesy sound (as well as the inclusion of a bass guitar - viva la revolución!). As far as favourite tracks are concerned, I love the title song so much, with its transitions. Riders on the Storm always gets me, too, with its haunting lyrics and atmosphere. It does break my heart that I can order a coffee under the name Mojo Risin and no one blinks anymore, though.
Classic west coast rock/hippie rock Excellent example of the doors at their best Each song tells its own story great mix or blues and rock
This is one of those truly must listen to albums. It absolutely drips in raw, emotional, blues. It is a prime example of what you'd expect when you hear boomers talk about how great the old music was. It has all the prerequisite ingredients of blues influenced rock of that era, organ, buzzy electric guitar, storytelling lyrics, and classic blues riffs. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - It was ok to listen to but I wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.
Good album. Very Doors. Personal enjoyment - 8.5 Songwriting - 8 Lyrics - 5. Pretty derivative but it works for what it is Originality - 7 Production Value - 10 Artwork - 9 Overall - 7.6
I've never been a fan of The Doors so I wasn't too excited to see this one pop up, but I enjoyed it more than I thought! More bluesy than I expected -- really enjoyed Been Down So Long and The WASP, both of which were new to me. Don't think I'll become a big fan but this was a pleasant surprise
Siento que The Doors es demasiado cool, y me hace sentir asi escucharlos
L.A. Woman is the sixth album by the American rock band the Doors, and it is the last recordings to feature lead singer Jim Morrison during his lifetime due to his death three months after the album's release. This blues rock album is the band's most heavily influenced by blues and critics liked this and the stripped-down musical performance. This is the Doors most popular album besides their debut album, because the band returned to their blues roots and recorded together in perfect harmony. L.A. Woman is certified 3x platinum in the US. This was a beautifully haunting album as blues can evoke various emotions. The music and singing melded together well, so there weren't any elements missing from the album. The album closes with the nostalgic classic "Riders on the Storm" which I heard many times while playing Need for Speed as a kid. This track had been remixed by Snoop Dogg and added to the soundtrack for Need for Speed Underground 2. I loved listening to the original! Great album.
This felt much more fun and open than the other The Doors album I listened to. The one with Light My Fire on. That was a bit bleak but this one was ok
My mom's favorite band. Good band and good album.
Listened to this alot when i was younger, loved it more then than i do now but still a pretty enjoyable album for me.
Solid overall but lacking the tinge of psychedelica that would make this a 5 for me
This has some bops, very bluesy. I dig it
Globalement assez chiant. Des solos de guitare à la bouche, des envolées jazzy à l'harmonium. Quelques très bons titres quand ils se retiennent d'en faire 8 minutes d'impro (Love her madly, L.A. Woman..). La voix de Morrison est parfois un peu limite. Et puis Riders on the storm, ça sonne bien mais y a 4 minutes de trop.
I was really not in the mood for this, especially since there was a very similar doors album not too long ago. Not sure why both are needed and I liked Morrison Hotel more. High 2.
Not fully my cup of tea, but there's no denying the musicianship. I actually found I liked a lot of the album tracks better than the popular singles. "The Changeling" is a nice funky intro track -- and "L'America" is a hypnotizing, spooky ditty. But for all intents and purposes, this is still a blues rock album that feels like it goes on a bit too long. A fitting final record, though, for Jim Morrison.
Ikkje lika bra som Morrison Hotel
Fun!
I've never completely enjoyed a Doors album other than their excellent debut, but this is probably the second best. The title track and Riders on the Storm are both fantastic, and Morrison's voice is so rich and powerful across the record, but it just doesn't all hit for me
I personally don't really like The Doors music, and reading about him exposing himself kind of takes away from things too.
Inicialmente já pensei na minha preguiça com a forte presença dos teclados no som da Banda. A força da bateria e os solos de guitarra sensacionais caracterizam a jornada envolvida com altas doses de blues e rock psicodélico. Tanto os vocais como teclados participam com contribuições marcantes sem estarem sobrando. Finalizar com o hit "Riders on the Storm" foi intenso e arrebatador.
After a couple mediocre releases the The Doors are back in form, taking the best ideas from their blues-based work and fusing into the classic Doors sound. Riders on The Storm will always be iconic
A band I kind of expected I'd like more than I did, and aso7nd on this album that is a lot less experimental and groovy than I expected from the release year. Underwhelmed but not disappointed.
hippie shit, stick to the classics
I've listened to a few Doors albums in full and a hit compilation but I'd never listened to this album. I always am sleeping on the Doors. Plus Riders on the Storm is such a great album close. The deeper cuts on this album really are great and should be more well known. A great album of music.
its the doors
Best: The Changeling Worst: Hyacinth House Veeeery nice
Great 70s album has some of the funniest bass lines and of course the classic riders on the storm
Good
ok y q pretendes q haga no se..