Reviews (page 12 of 14)
Nice enough but doesn’t reach the highs of their better albums
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.
It's fine. Some interesting musical ideas, meh on the vocals/lyrics. Inoffensive but doesn't stand out.
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.
It was aight. Pretty standard 70s bluesy rock, at least coming at it today.
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 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
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
A handful of great songs, but a lot of duds too
Riders on the Storm is great, the rest is kinda meh.
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
This was okay. I only liked a few songs.
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
A few outstanding tracks but a bit noodly
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.
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
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
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
Listened to this alot when i was younger, loved it more then than i do now but still a pretty enjoyable album for me.
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.
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
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
its the doors
Good
I loved the last doors album that we go, but this one not as much. It wasn't a bad album by any means, I just didn't connect with any of the songs as much as the prior album. LA Woman I've heard before, and Riders of the Storm is an absolute classic (shout out to Need for Speed: Underground 2 (and Snoop Dogg)) but the rest seemed forgettable to me. We've had worse albums this week, so I'm not going to complain. This was a good album to close out the week.
Nice, another from the Doors! Looks familiar, don't think I'd heard it in full before. Overall, nothing too exceptional, but damn, "Riders on the Storm" is forever one of the greatest songs. What Ray Manzarek does on the keys during the opening of that track, over that bassline and the storm sound effects, it's just really special. Not the most impressive album, but an all-time great song. Love the Doors though. Favorite tracks: Riders on the Storm, LA Woman, Been Down So Long, Cars Hiss By My Window. Album art: I've always loved this one, great color contrast, font, and framing. Very memorable. 3.5/5
Not a Doors fan
Couple of great tracks elevating a lot of 60's psychedelic shite.
Some brilliant songs padded out with blues jams . Close to a 4 but a bit too much filler
Fine, some strong tracks but overall too much of the same.
I don't quite understand consciously why the Doors and Jim Morrison sort of became persona non grata in the music pantheon. But I too have drifted away from this sound which I listened to so much as a pre-teen. I recognize the musical skill and ability, but don't vibe with it much now.
70s rock bands stop making 9 minute songs challenge: impossible. This is actually pretty good, the annoying organ solos are at a minimum and the instrumentation is great. Best tracks: riders on the storm, la woman, been down so long
Never listened to The Doors really. Familiar with Riders on the Storm which is superb, but the rest were unfamiliar to me. Enjoyed it but not one I’d go back to I don’t think.
Yeah doors were always just ok to me.
Not that arsed about this tbh.
Listened Before? N Well, there's no denying that Jim Morrison had an amazing voice, and that these guys were good writers. What they've become... legends... is undoubtedly earned by their music and Jim's behavior. He was a pioneer of shock-rock, and has been labeled a freedom of speech hero by a lot of people. I won't go that far. I think it was narcissism that propelled this band. They produced some undeniably good things, and this album is one of them. Nice mix of long and short songs, pop and acid-drenched ramblers. Pretty decent rock and roll record, but MUCH better things have been made by others. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Crawling King Snake
Meh
The first track is by far the best, The Doors have always sounded great when they hint towards funk. But Jim Morrison is very simply not a good blues singer, he sounds like mud and when the band are carrying throughout.
Very bluesy
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to front a band, especially one without a bass player.
If songs had smells, you could get a whiff of Jim Morrison's alcoholism on these tracks.
I was just about to give this 2 stars but the Riders on a Storm came on. What an absolute classic
Not so much a fan of the real bluesy Doors stuff but this album has some good songs. I didn't know The Changeling before this listen, it's a cool opening track. The title track is by far the best in my opinion. Aside from the standout tracks I'm not a huge fan of the other songs but I don't hate them either, they're just kind of standard blues rock songs, which I find kind of boring. Standout Tracks: The Changeling, L.A. Woman, Riders On The Storm
Prima album, niets meer, niets minder!
Ik merk wederom dat ik alle bekende nummers van de Doors erg tof vind, maar dat de rest wat er dan op zo'n album als dit staat me eigenlijk weinig doet. Soms zelf tegen het vervelende aan. Met moeite 3 sterren.
The Doorsia parhaimmillaan.
Uh kunnon nostalgiat, tätä tuli luukutettua yli 10v sitten. Alkupuoli edelleen mulle ehkä parasta Doorsia, mutta lopulta vähän epätasainen tämäkin. 3.5/5
Det finns några riktiga godingar där.
This is much better than I remember it being. Pretty much what you'd expect from a Doors album. Has a few dull moments, but overall decent record.
J'aime beaucoup de chansons de The Doors, mais il semble que je me lasse d'un album complet.
ich krieg die ganze zeit einfach lust, die beach boys zu hören. schlimm. und irgendwie find ich die audiomischung schon bissl irritierend. ich hätte eigentlich gedacht, die hätten das 1970 schon besser gekonnt. was sagst du zum cover design? :D --> letztendlich ganz schön viel Kritik dafür, dass es mir eigentlich ganz gut gefällt. lust auf die beach boys bekomme ich jetzt eher nicht, ich glaube das mit der Audiomischung könnte daran liegen, dass es kein normales studio album ist. Wenn ich mich richtig erinnere haben die das einfach selbst in ihrem wohnzimmer aufgenommen und nicht richtig gemastert sonder einfach so eingespielt und veröffentlicht. Es ist relativ wenig "künstlich" drüber gearbeitet. Das Cover macht als Platte vielleicht noch Sinn, aber so ist es ja recht langweilig. Ich bekomme Lust den Film zu schauen von mir aus ist das eine 4/5. ich hab 3 songs vom album sowie so schon in meiner playlist und die anderen würde ich nicht skippen und mir auch das ganze album nochmal anhören
The singles definitely stand out, the other songs are a bit forgettable but still enjoyable nonetheless.
better than hotel
I like his raspy voice. I like the riffs also. had me tapping my foot
It was a decent album. I was not expecting this much blues music from The Doors. A couple of songs were recognizable. Riders on the Storm did not need to be 7 minutes long. The album wasn't that long though.
I don’t like the doors a lot
Its me Aubrey Drake Graham, I enjoyed this album. RIP VON
4 good songs one of which is way over-rated (Riders). Much of it is pretty pedestrian blues-rock. 3 🌟
I never really could get into The Doors. Riders on the Storm is good, but many of the other songs are generic typical early 70s Blues-Rock affairs. This was obviously very influencial in it's time, but for me it falls flat. Very mixed 2.5/5
3 The Doors are an artist I used to really enjoy in high school but have found myself listening to less and less as I've grown older. I still believe Jim Morrison has one of the best and most iconic voices of rock, though I don't think the direction of this album highlights that compared to some of the band's previous work. I don't mind the blues approach, but I think it's a step down in comparison to the sound of the band's earlier work, especially their debut, which I find to be a much better album. Riders on the Storm is a great track and closer though. Favorite songs: Riders on the Storm, L.A. Woman, Hyacinth House
L.A. Woman is the last good Doors album. I could attribute this to the death of Jim Morrison, who played a pivotal role as the band's frontman. Bluesy through and through. There's definitely highlights and lowlights here. The title track is a great one, but the slow tension of Riders on the Storm really gets me. Songs like L'America and Car Hiss By My Window, on the other hand, are too plain and meandering to warrant discussion. It's good but it's definitely not the Doors at their best.
OK... I don't think this is their best (to me)
Not as good as Morrison Hotel, but still solid
For some reason I thought the Doors had one legendary breakthrough album, flattered to deceive for a short while, then (Jim) died. This album dispelled those thoughts in a couple of ways: firstly, turns out they made 6 albums together! And secondly, some of their later work is actually quite good. A few tracks are pretty basic, uninspired blues rock, and sometimes the jams last too long without going anywhere, but I kinda like them anyway. And when they really decide to knuckle down and focus they created gems like Love Her Madly and Riders on the Storm (Ok, the latter is also long and doesn’t go anywhere, but it’s still great - I don’t make the rules). 3 / 3.5
5/10. Kinda boring, but not bad
😴 5/10
Fave tracks: Love Her Madly, L.A. Woman (even thought it's almost 8 minutes long), Hyacinth House, Riders on the Storm (best track)
I would spend up to $7 for a used copy. The hits are hits for a reason. Spaced out in the tracklisting like mileposts. Riders on the storm is a mood. Hyacinth House plods. Don't understand the Doors/Jimbo hate. Good band. 48 minutes, maybe a song too long. Cover art is meh.
Just ok. L.A. Woman song was dope though.
Good album if you love blues rock, I would highly recommend it in that aspect. Best song for me was been down so long, and riders on the storm is such a classic!
I like hyacinth house
3.5
Durchwachsen. Nachdem ich "The Doors" so gelobt hatte, muss ich zugeben, dass ich auf dieser Platte nur das unvermeidliche Riders On The Storm so richtig geil fand, der Rest geht so. Schlechte drei Sterne.
isn't that great but you also get why people love it
an album where i didn't realize i knew so many songs! i'm definitely surprised by the blues aspect of this album. they do a great job with the blues, though it mostly isn't for me. hearing the blues aspect of their album was surprising, considering i only ever associated the doors with psychedelic rock.
I wasn't as familiar with this Doors album, save for the bigger hits. Most of the album was okay, a few of the tracks were GREAT. These bigger hits (Love Her Madly, L.A. Woman, and Riders on the Storm) are all outstanding, amazing tracks, and I was hoping for similar from the rest of the album. That said, I don't think any other song on the album quite held up to this trinity. I think these three tracks are highly reminiscent of their first album works, and maybe that's why. For me, the song that came closest to hitting the same level of greatness as the album's trinity was The Changeling. A great album from The Doors. I would say this particular album falls into "like", but not quite "love".
I went in thinking I would love this more than I did. A couple gems and I love this band, but the album didn’t blow me away.
It was pretty good especially a few of the more blues rock songs. I generally really like this era of music, but this was just ok.
I went for a long drive and listened to the Doors from a cliff overlooking the Bay and San Francisco. It was just the right music. This is pretty tunesome blues throughout and has a great allegory for the title track. I didn't even notice how long it was. Not a perfect album but a great vibe, soup to nuts, and several permanent takeaways.
Not bad not bad.
Riders on the Storm is just such a great tune. The Changeline certainly kicks off in an unexpeted, for me, way. Love Her Madly is cetainly one of their more popular songs as well. Overall though it doesn't really grab me, just a nice listen.
I have to admit, I'm not one of those people who really understands the appeal of The Doors. I did my best to keep an open mind (or an open door, heh heh) listening to this album, but it just isn't my thing. To me, the Doors are like the Stones without the sex appeal, the Beatles without the legendary songwriting, Queen without the bombastic and impressive vocals. They're a good band to be sure, but to me they're missing an extra ingredient that really qualifies them as genuine legends. The Doors are highly listenable but also highly boring. Sorry to say it, but it's true, you Doorks.
Classics on the album. Not bad, not great.
Psychedelic blues rock. Yum! The band sounds effortlessly clean and tight-knit across the entire album. They show they can still deliver some crazed energy on tracks like 'Been down so Long' and 'L'America', but where they really shine are on the cool and casual tracks like 'Cars Hiss by My Window', 'Crawling King Snake', and 'Riders on the Storm'.
Already listened
Its a return to the Doors blues roots. Changeling has some of that magic that brought this group to superstardom. Love Her Madly is another catchy tune. But we hit Cars Hiss By My Window and things slow waaay down. L.A. Woman is a good tune. L'America is bullshit. Snake King and WASP are bullshit. Riders Of The Storm makes no sense as to why it's as big a hit as it is.
It was alright, I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Riders On The Storm is my favourite.
This just wasn't overall that fantastic. The Doors are great when they're doing their "dark take on psychedelic" thing - see riders on the storm for the perfect example of that. But only a couple of songs on this had that vibe. The rest was this "attempting the delta blues" sorta thing that honestly didn't work. I can see what they were aiming for, but Morrison didn't really have the grit in his voice. Funnily enough, I guess it wasn't until Danzig that a white singer got that style right (that I've heard), and Danzig was obviously ripping Morrison off. Either way, the Doors should've stuck to the spooky Beatles angle. 3/5 for love her madly and riders on the storm.
Love the Doors but there are better albums than this of theirs. Listening to this particular album it gels well but seldom gets beyond 2nd base apart from the 3 hits.
First half was great, but the second half was more aimless.
I'm not a huge door's fan. I feel their psych rock up Jim Morrison's asshole is overwrought and oversold. However, the first half of this album slaps. The funky James Brown inspired groove on the opener had me rethinking my whole outlook. Ray Manzarek's Hammond work is rad. Then the second half of the album hits, and this becomes a solid 50% for me. I know the classics are on this, and it's Morrison's final album, but on a one-time listen, I'd give it 3 stars. With repeated listens, the second half may grow on me.
Solid blues album that earns an extra star for Riders of the Storm. Too many songs that run long though and a squeaky drum pedal on the Changeling doesn't help.
I liked it more than I expected. Love Her Madly, probably my favorite Doors song.
In progress - took a day off to go to a gig but will write about this at a later date
Decent album by the doors. Always felt Jim Morrison was highly praised more so because he died young. This album has some good songs. Heavy blues rock style. Raiders on the storm is a great song. Pretty average overall. 6.6/10
Never been a huge fan of The Doors, this album is as good as any of the others I heard. A few nice songs and I can see why others like them.
The Doors aren't bad, but they're certainly overrated. They've got some good singles, but who the hell wants to sit through their full albums?
I don't really get The Doors. The slow and thick psychedelic sounds don't impress me a lot. But I knew and liked some of their bluesy hits - most notably "People are Strange" and one of the singles from this album, "Love Her Madly." This album is described as the band's "most blusey," so I think it'll be good. Aaaand... it's not that bad. It has two distinguishable sides, the LA Woman side and the Riders on the Storm side. The LA Woman side is bluesy. I like the first three tracks. And the last track, the title track, is pretty okay but the lengthy build-up bored me. The Riders on the Storm side is pretty interesting. It's a much trippier than the previous half. And while it has the slick psychedelic sound that I disliked, its interesting at some parts. The iconic closer is chill and trippy, and I guess that's why a lot of people love the band. But personally, it's pretty boring. Overall, pretty good and interesting. Btw, was that really Jim Morrison? His voice here is much rougher than I remember.
Wünschte jetzt ich hätte bei Franz Ferdinand nur 2 gegeben, 5 Sterne ist definitiv zu undifferenziert
Gutes Album auch wenns nicht wirklich meine Musik ist. Zieht sich in der Mitte etwas. Jedoch geiler Abschluss mit dem Klassiker Riders on the Storm, muss man zu viben. Werde ich nach wie vor nicht öfter hören aber ist halt wirklich solide dafür was es ist. Glaube ich mochte die self titled mehr als ich das letzte Mal the Doors durchgehört habe.
Fand viele songs zu lang und generell gab es nichts was mich besonders gecatcht hat, aber auch nichts was besonders schlecht war. Als jemand der generell kein fan von blues rock ist einfach nicht mein Fall, wobei die Hammond Orgel das ganze noch mal ein bisschen aufgepeppt hat.
Mir fällt nix ein was ich hier schreiben soll. Cooler Blues Rock, stellenweise ein bisschen langweilig, zu wenig Orgel.
Totally overrated band but this was a good album. Made me think I’d relisten to their other stuff now too.
Cool mais je m'attendais à mieux
l'album mise tout sur la peak-end rule je pense (+ pochette très laide)
Nothing that special, in no hurry to listen to again.
hmmmm.
nice album, but can´t beat the first one
This is becoming a tired refrain but again: if you're boiling half a century worth if pop, punk, hip hop, rock, plus a smattering of jazz, country, and world music down to 1K+1... I just can't justify multiple Doors entries - and I LIKE the Doors. And this one... despite some great songs it also displays some of Morrison's lazy phone in efforts. The blues retreads in particular are pure filler.
Not really my style kind of slow and felt boring Rating: 5/10
This isn't the best music from the doors that I've heard, but it still sounded like the doors through and through. Fav: riders on the storm
Maybe the best doors? Almost a 4... almost.
Knew a few songs, I don't really know the Doors and the album was alright but won't stick with me
Good stuff, more bluesy than I remembered.
Hey it's the Doors... Moody and brooding blues and rock. Good speed and energy without being overwhelming and a couple of solid hits. It's good. A lot of the same thing. Probably wouldn't listen through the whole thing again.
3, it's fine. I was pretty into it at first but it kind of drug on. I definitely do like this era of music, but I'm finding I need variety to really enjoy it. An entire album from the same band gets to be a bit much of the same sound over and over, I need the variety of different bands from the era. What a baller move though to put your biggest hit as the LAST track on the album, eh?
Good ish
Some classics, some basics. I like it better than the other one we listened to. But really, this band will always be one I associate more with movies than with the music itself. And now I’m sitting here thinking I should go look up some Doors review by Lester Bangs because of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and I’m a go do that. Peace.
Nice
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
I like a little bit
A recognisable and cool sound
Bit disappointing, some funky bits but the singing on some tracks was quite droney.
Interesting! Sounds like all the corner blues players on the streets and in bars. Singer was not that great, but this was the 70s.
riders of the storm, btw.
Some great songs (Love her madly, LA Woman, Riders on the storm). Not enough to make it a great album.
great porch/crusin music.
A good blues album, the band sounds so tight and connected musically, but not exactly the album to best represent the doors.
Surprisingly boring, basic blues rock, little guitars, not very catchy
3.5/5 some good, some bad, i'll have to relisten
By his final album Jim Morrison is sounding weathered and this album is all the better for it. The Door have went for a pure blues album - including a more than decent Johnny Lee Hooker cover - and to be honest it doesn’t always work. LA woman and Riders of the Storm are epic, incredible songs, the later in particular still capable or raising the hairs on the back of my neck with every listen. But on the whole this is a bit patchy and not a good as their debut. An album with great songs, but not a great album.
Great listen when I was in high school. Less so now.
not bad
Didn't really enjoy this one
ah the Doors, liked but never loved except the debut. This one is second fave but penalized one star for overplaying of Riders on the Storm makes 3.5 🌟
More 70s pseudo-blues. Meh.
MMMMMMMMMbop Morrison. Bra. Sida 1 mer bluesigt rockig, sida 2 mer psykadeliskt rockig (iaf Hyacinth House och L'America). Därför sida 2 bättre. Inte lika bra som deras självbetitlade album från -67. Bästa låt: Riders on the Storm, vafan tror du?
Un poco repetitivo, muy clásico, me gustó
I will jave to listen again, I wasn't focused enough.
3/5 - I never much cared for the doors
It was ok. Didn’t rock my world.
Un bon album mais crisdusseld avait, à raison, pointé du doigt les problèmes de branchement de certains câbles dans le studio.
I like how bluesy this is. I know the couple hit songs from this and like them a lot, but was surprised by how rough Jim Morrison's voice is on much of the album. All the hits I've heard usually aren't so gravelly.
It was a solid album, I definitely liked the folksy and bluesy blend of styles.
Good Bluesy album. The Doors are overrated I think, and I believe that mostly has to do with the cult following of the personality of Jim.
Not gonna lie, nothing really jumped out to me. Judge me Maurers.
Doors-album i varierende kvalitet. LA Woman-låta er på min topp 3 låtlista av Doors. The Changeling er også flott (og tøff bruk av hammond). Cars Hiss by my Window og the WASP skjønner jeg ingenting av og trekker helhetsinntrykket kraftig ned :(
I know some songs from the Doors, but have never been through an entire album in one sitting. I enjoyed it but it was nothing to write home about. croon out of 5
good
The doors are Way more “jam band” than I realized
Another awesome album. Classic doors, exactly what you'd expect.
not my favorite Doors
Not a Doors fan.
Music
LA Woman the song is very long...Pretty low energy smooth jamming
Not bad but I'm not big on the slow 70's rock sound
overall solid sound, riders on the storm is a classic, but overall too bluesy for my taste
Pretty good
Meh, never really got the doors
Good, favorite songs The Channeling, stereotypically 70s rock. Catchy, hypnotic songs laid back vibe. Liked it a lot but didn't love it. 6/8.
some good dirty, smelly, filthy rock and roll
its alright but maybe not really my tasteor just not the right mood
First listen whatever tbh didn't finish the album. maybe i'll come back to it
Hard Blues Rock. I like the genre, and I can appreciate everything they do technically, but the guy's voice and the overall 'sound' aren't my favourite. The lead guitar solos are consistently good though
Some good tracks (“Hyacinth House,” “L’America,” title track), but rarely captures what was great and cool about them in the first place (“Riders On the Storm”).
I remember this being better
Doors tröttaste bluesalbum. Med undantag för Love her madly och - i synnerhet Riders on the storm. Faktum är att slutspåret är så mycket starkare än resten av albumet att man nästan glömmer bort och förlåter de tidigare låtarna. Men nej, jag kan ändå inte gå högre än en stark tvåa på totalen.
Har lyssnat rätt sparsmakat på Dörrarna. Hade förväntat mig mycket mer psykadelika och mindre blues. För gubb-blues är det. Inte minst i låtar som Been down long och Car hiss by my Window down. Det är väl mest i avslutande Ridders of the storm hippiepsykadelikan lyser igenom. Hur är då bluesbandet the Doors? Ja, Morrison, som är en ganska begränsad sångare, låter som om han vore snarare 67 än 27 (just här är det ingen komplimang). Låtarna är väl annars rätt okej utan att vara något att gå ner i spagat över. Ligger och skvalpar mellan tvåan och trean.
Kopiera min recension från 15 mars 2025: Murrig ljudbild, som vilket genomsnittligt 70-talsalbum. Trummor, bas, gitarr och en orgel. Grupper ger sig på blues och bluesrock. Inleder med en traditionell soul. Sången gör sig inte särskilt väl till låtarna. Sista spåret Riders on the storm, det enda som sticker ut och förmodligen ända anledningen till att albumet finns med på listan. Här låter sången bra.
Heard before?:❌️/✔️(not entirely) Will listen again?:❌️
classic but mid
The whole album sounds like it would go very hard performed live in a bar. Would make a good movie soundtrack. Bonus points for the guy that starts making harmonica noises. Not sure how much I love the vocals on some of the tracks. Riders on the storm closes out the album very well. Very atmospheric sounds. Overall not a bad album, just don’t think I’d listen very often. Honourable mention for L’America, very good instrumentals. Highlights: Car hiss by the window Hyacinth House Riders on the storm
L.A Woman The doors Generally very good instrumental but subpar vocals ruin it for me mostly. Potentially good for background atmosphere. Riders on the storm best song I liked the piano part here. Love her madly and cars hiss by my window also good. L’America worst song vocals too terrible for me. Unlikely to play randomly
god i do not need to listen to more blues
There's The Doors and then their alter ego The Boors. 3 tracks by the first lot (1,2 and 10) and 7 tracks by the second lot (the rest). So i guess that makes it 3/10. Will double up to 4/10 for ROTS
Pretty boring album
Bad blues cover band
that is nothing more than a zeitgeist to me, maybe if i were a lil bit older or knew more about blues rock it would hit me, but one thing i can say for sure is that it certainly hasnt aged well. it sounded promising on the first songs but then it got EXTRAAA boring and monotonous 2.5/5
This did nothing for me. It felt like a generic 1960’s influential rock album. It’s not even this albums fault but I’m a little played out on this genre atm.
Dette var ikke noe for meg
очень скучно томным голосом мужики выдавливают из себя что-то да, есть хит вайб просто убило не переслушаю 2.8
I have never really been a fan of The Doors and this did not change my mind. I have heard LA Woman and Love Her Madly too many times. I can deal with Riders on the Storm, and The Changeling isn't so bad, but L'America is a drag.
3 of the songs I knew from hearing on classic rock radio way too many times. I struggle with bluesy stuff, I just don’t like it. Riders on the Storm brings it up a bit though.
Riders on the Storm is the only thing saving this from a one, and even then it’s dicey
It was fine. I was a bit disappointed, think my expectations were too high cuz I recognised the name. Riders on the storm goes hard tho
"It was their last album to feature Jim Morrison." Thank God. 2/5
Used to really like the doors but I can't get on with them at all these days. It's just silly
You have to be really confident of your own material to put multiple 12 bar blues songs on a 50 minute album in the early 70s. Unfortunately this confidence is mostly unearned.
that was a lot
Pretty much uneventful except the Riders of the Storm, but that's just me - not a too big of a fan of The Doors 🙃
It's an okay album. I liked a few of the songs which (to this day sound very good and complex). Some songs gave aged poorly and others are nothing that noteworthy
2.5 stars. Nothing says rock and roll like an electric organ.
Riders on the storm ainoa kunnolla tuttu biisi ja onhan se toki komea teos mutta se ei kyllä albumia pelasta. No, L.A. woman erottuu myös edukseen mutta pääosinhan tämä on bluesia jossa ajoittain nostetaan hieman tempoa ja siinä se. Pääasiassa kuolettavan tylsä albumi. 2/5
1.5 Kun Riders on the Storm er en god sang.
Ugh it really wasn’t for me. I know they are acclaimed but I didn’t lkke the singing and the songs were not for me. I enjoyed Riders in the Storm though
my final album by the doors, and it's another 2! what can i say, i just don't care for them
Besides the bigger tunes the Doors have I really don't get them at all. They undoubtedly sound like the archetype sixties counterculture band but the rest of it it does very little for me. Can't quite get my head around them.
Trying to be nice here and fair. I fucking hate the Doors man but I’ve also been thinking about them a lot - I recently watched the Oliver Stone Doors movie and found it “fine.” A well made movie about one of the most annoying people to ever live. It did not convince me that Jim Morrison was some sort of tortured poet. It confirmed to me that he was a beautiful idiot who liked to drink, drug, and fuck. And I already knew I fucking hated the title track. One of my least favorite songs of all time. Just the worst. But I wanted to give this a fair shake. I came with open ears. The instrumentals are fine. The other members of the band are good at playing. I don’t really like any of the songs though. Maybe one or two. Jim Morrison is still the worst. Just yelping and screaming, wildly drunk, all over this album. It’s exhausting. His lyrics are terrible, he rhymes “friend” with “end” about 15 times.
A few cool surprises, but not many.
Fine
nah gefällt mir tendenziell eher nicht. 2.41 sterne
There are a few interesting songs. fav track: L.A. Woman
i didn't have the patience to listen to the end.
Normalito
My interest in the Doors has gone down a lot to the point I don’t even want to listen to them
slightly boring tbh. Knowing only The End, The Doors had reached mythical status in my head and this album didn’t really match that at all. The title track sounds like Diary of a Wimpy Kid theme. Overall just not impressive really. Riders on the storm was great and LA Woman was good. 5.5 out of 10
I can appreciate aspects of this album and the doors as artists but I really was a little bored with everything. When I thought things would get interesting the song would go to a place that was expected. Realistically this is not an album I would put on just for fun.
Meh
Technically good, but boring. Blues appropriation. Morrison sucks the life out of your speakers.
Bu albümden daha çok keyif alıyorum. Şu anda üçüncü şarkıdayım. Bayağı relate ettim. I’ve been down so long yni… Tam şu an yormaya basladi (la woman) Yani güzel albümdü de bilmiyorum. Ben çok burada değilim kafasal olarak
Останнім часом хотів їх послухати, бо розумів, що до них я ставлюся упереджено через те, що не імпонував Джим Моррісон. Be Down So Long подобається, гарні блюз рокові гітарні рифи. На цьому альбомі ще є Riders On The Storm. Загалом не дуже зайшло.
Love her madly is a good song, but I still didn't enjoy my time here
I don't even know? Weird but nice ish hin und wieder?
Not as good as I remembered it being ... probably because I haven't heard the full album since I was about 14, when my Doors fandom pretty much peaked.
I've never been a fan of The Doors, although "Riders on the Storm" has always been the one song of theirs I generally liked. I'm trying to listen to this without those prejudices, and also to decide what it is that pushes me away. I think it's Jim Morrison's voice that doesn't fit for me. I like the blues, and the idea of Los Angeles as a woman to sing about is appealing in the title track. I very much dislike the whole "Mr. Mojo Risin'" thing that Morrison does to make it all about him.
I didn’t hate it
Awesome to see someone else reference Tom Scharpling and The Best Show on this Doors album. He made me appreciate how hilariously bad Jim Morrison's vocals were. It's drunk uncle karaoke.
2 1/2
It’s ok
the changeling - 2.8/5? love her madly - 3.2/5 been down so long - 2.8/5 cars hiss by my window - 2.3/5 L.A. woman - 3.5/5 L'America - 2.3/5 hyacinth house - 2.8/5? crawling king snake - 2/5 the WASP - 1/5 riders on the storm - 2.5/5
2/5 Favorite Song: Riders on the Storm
Fave songs -love her madly -been down so long -car hiss by my window Vibe -hot dusty road side bar -sticky wooden bar tables -cigarettes and beer I like the album, I don’t love it but it has some good songs, also not really into blues so it just felt repetitive for me,I love the atmosphere though I love the imagine it paints in my head,don’t really see my self comming back to the album but will definitely save my favourites Rating 5/10
I do not remember The Doors sounding like this, but then again, I do not really remember what The Doors sound like
I mean, it’s The Doors. I’m not really a fan.
Never been a Doors guy, and I still don't love Riders On The Storm or the titular track, but I found a new appreciation here for the bluesier stuff.
ok, some songs were good the rest just sounded like people fucking around in the studio, not like complete songs
Was alright. Could’ve rounded up to 3 but I’m not going to as Love Her Madly sounded like Ringo Starr and then that’s all I could hear throughout. Riders on the Storm is a great ending though.
I just can’t get into these guys
Repetitive and dull, but with a banger here and there.
I have somewhat high expectations for this despite only ever hearing "Light My Fire" before. Let's see how this goes little more than halfway through, so far a very disappointing album. The only thing that I've even kinda liked was the first verse of L'America. Not even the chorus, just the first verse. Hyacinth House starts okay, but the longer it goes on the less and less I like it. Probably the only one I kinda care for so far tho? Yeah, so I'm just kinda left underwhelmed by this album. It's like...okay I guess? there's nothing I can point to that's "Wrong" about it, but I'm just kinda...bored? disappointed? I'm actually sad this didn't click with me cause I know how iconic this band is. That makes me want to give this 3 stars, but if i'm being honest... it's a 2.5. There's literally nothing I even want to come back to. It's just all meh.
# The Doors L.A Woman by the doors is an album that feels like it takes so much inspiration from blues and rock yet has none of the punch. The reason why the greatest hits by the doors is much better than the actual discography. There is a lot of filler here so much so that I could not name a song besides love her madly L.a Woman and Riders. Quite list of amazing songs but this an album and as an album it’s held together by the blues theme that falls apart once every single song bleeds together. I listened to it sober and high and both didn’t click. The WASP was a cool concept and the voice of Jim Morrison and his story is cool and this being the last record it’s seen more fondly but if this is the extension of their sound which is just simple blues riffs then the only reason this is even popular is because of death just makes this record okay. Listen to the hits instead this isn’t a crafted experience it’s songs that sound the same mixed in with some of the greatest songs ever. Take 10 Riders of the storm is an iconic line and creates a beautiful song. I hear alot of geese Hiyacinth house for example the guitar riffs and melody scream geese. I like the organ on l’America as well. I’m interested in this band and Jim Morrison has a Zach Bryan song to him that feels familiar. Truly gone too soon I would have loved to have heard the evolution of this sound but for now we are left with this listen to the singles and greatest hits instead you’ll find more of the doors you’re looking for.
The album sounds just fine. Probably the best shot at singing and playing the blues I've heard so far by one of these 60s/70s white guy bands. But, I am getting a little tired of retreading the commercialization of blues music and calling it something I gotta hear before I die while omitting the originators. Same seems to be happening with jazz, funk and soul on this list. One James Brown album and it's the Apollo performance years before most of his landmark hits. No Louis Armstrong, but that shitty Tom Waits album where he's doing a bad Louis Armstrong voice w/ a trio backing him. Coltrane's Giant Steps, representing another seminal breakthrough in music in the form of Coltrane changes, is missing but the Boo Radleys (tf?) album named after it is here. Barf. Anyway, this album is alright. Just getting a little tired of that same story on this list, so that probably colors my opinion more than it would have been otherwise. I think I'm feeling a 2.5. Hyacinth House and Changeling (James Brown...) are the highlights.
Not really my thing
Un par de hits. Reconozco que son una gran banda que influencio a un monton de otras bandas. A mi particularmente nunca me terminaron de gustar.
I had no idea the Doors sounded like this. It's bluesy, but also very much stealing from black music. Also surprise N word drop (not THAT one), Growly white people that hardly sing, meh. 2*
It's fine. Most the tracks have something fun going on musically. L'America and The WASP are terrible.
First song was great, had a little bit of a dance to it, and then it's like all the energy got sucked out of them for the rest of the album. Got bored, skipped one song, but listened to the rest. Not my vibe at all by the end.
the doors are kind of boring
Bref.
its a rock n roll album and unfortunately kinda not for me feeling like poser bc my favorite track was riders on the storm
Second album proposé après 'The Doors' que je connais mais apprécie peu (noté 2/5 - pas vraiment intéressant sauf 2 tubes). Ce nouvel album est très (trop) blues et n'apporte rien au style, à part 'Riders of the storm' que je connaissais et 'America' que j'ai découvert, qui sont un peu plus originaux et qui lui évitent la note minimale. =>2/5
I do not like Jim Morrison at all really.
2,4/5 Riders on the storm ist ganz cool, der Rest ist meh.
Riders on the Storm is a great song, and perhaps the greatest version of The Doors there is. But unfortunately this album filled with a lot of the lame white guy hipster 1960s blues jams that are at best grating.
So......The Doors. I still like Riders on the Storm, but otherwise I really can't tolerate Jim Morrison at this point. I can't put my finger on what it is about his voice or his swagger or whatever it is, but I just feel like he's always acting like a jerk in my speakers. I'm sure it would have been wild to be Jim Morrison for a week in the 60s, but in 2026 I'll take a pass. 2.49 stars.
I'm so grateful this is the last Doors album I have to hear for this project, because what a fucking slog. It's not just that Jim Morrison is a buffoon—especially during this, his Fat Elvis era—but I genuinely dislike the music, the bluesier songs in particular. I appreciate the moody atmosphere of "Riders on the Storm" and its inverse, the concise, poppy "Love Her Madly," but I have no plans to return to any of the Doors' music. Good riddance, dudes. It just wasn't meant to be.
Sure, everything is a remix. But. This felt more like a regurgitation of the music that came before it than anything else. Maybe this felt innovative and groundbreaking to people at the time, but I didn't particularly care for it. I preferred the other Doors album that's on this list. So far one star has been four albums that I really wanted to dnf this is a little better than that so it's truly two stars.
Partially known. A couple of good songs, but otherwise uninteresting.
A minute or so into listening to this, Siri cut in to tell me that if I needed help it could call my emergency contacts for me. Part of me thought that was some ironic foreshadowing. It wasn't, but this thing was just kinda terribly meh. Nothing jumped out at me besides just how consistent The Doors sound is across their work.
Not really a huge doors fan
Paar goede nummers, goede bluese tinten. Verder vind ik deze band iets overrated. Ik heb er niet van genoten.
la verdad no me gusto casi ninguna cancion, bastante largas, repetitivas y con ritmos raros que no me gustaron mucho. Medio una onda de pelicula western pero no me convencio. 3/10
Ni con toda la mariguana de LA les salió bien. 2 joyas, lo demás mhhha
RIDERS OF THE STOOORM
album #14 i didn't vibe with any song on this album, unfortunately. it's fine! i just don't care to listen to it again. the doors are influential, but not sure if this album should make it to the list when there is simply better blues music out there lol. number of albums left to review: 1,075 number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 7 albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 3 albums from the list I won't include on my list: 11
After a Bowie album, here’s another hyped album/group that I’m just not into aside from Riders on the Storm….can’t not think of IASIP when I hear that song now. That’s about the only good thing I can say about this album. Otherwise, I’m just not into The Doors. Someone here said this didn’t age well, and I agree. Comes out flat, rough and noisy. I think mediocre white blues rock was more hyped and accepted back then.
I just don't get The Doors.
When I was a teenager I thought I liked The Doors. Now I can take it or leave it.
The title track and Riders on the Storm are great but the rest of it is standard blues rick that gets boring real fast.
big fan of doors but this definitely isn't their best album BUT riders on the storm as the last song saved it tbh
Started out ok then tailed off. I find the Doors pretty blah, and the two most famous tracks on this album (LA Woman and Riders on the Storm) were among the weakest tracks on the album.
They had some good stuff. I still don’t get how people moon over them. Overrated imho
Ah yes - this was very helpful. Queen, Bowie and THE DOORS. Are my Top3 "no, sorry music professionals and connoisseurs - I just don't get it" LA Woman is fine track, and then there's some bluesy stuff going on. OK. And?
I found the bluesier songs interminable, the others were fine. Blues really isn't my cup of tea.
This was boring. Morrison’s voice sounded like a comedy singer and I felt the whole thing was shameless rip off of black American blues. I expected better.
L.A. Woman tiene sus momentos aunque no es algo que vaya a escuchar de nuevo pronto, tenía ganas de escuchar algo de The Doors por primera vez y creo que es buen proyecto para hacerlo. Eso sí, me parece que el disco suena demasiado parecido todo el rato
I overall like The Doors and have listened to them passively for a year or so and I also tend to enjoy blues/psych-rock. This album, however, was just not hitting for me despite it definitely having elements of things I typically enjoy. It just felt a little soulless and saying that makes me feel like some artsy vinyl collecting man is going to materialize and mansplain it to me. Idk I was just kinda bored and waiting for it to end… I still liked some tracks which I listed below and from what I’ve read Ik this was like the band getting back to their roots and that it was the last album Morrison physically recorded before his death which is cool and all but doesn’t take away from what I said before. This album feels like it should be important/classic but for me if I want blues/psych-rock I’m gonna look elsewhere. Rating⭐️: 2/5 Top 3🪐: 1)Love Her Madly 2)Hyacinth House 3)The WASP or Riders on the Storm (inspired by ghost rides in the sky allegedly which is cool)
From a pure pure enjoyment level, it’s hard for me to remove this album from its time. It’s a very specific style to the era that doesn’t hold up today personally. This gives it a whiskey level roughness where most of what I appreciate from this album is covered by its agedness. Faves: L.A. Woman, Love Her Madly, Hyacinth House
It was alright, only really enjoyed the hits and other than that it was pretty mid blues music and unoriginal blues too. 4/10.
Riders on the Storm will never be enough to get me to enjoy anything else by The Doors.
Every song would be better with no keyboard solo. I'd happily take banger 2 minute songs over these self indulgent 6 minute versions.
1 legendary song, the rest was okay
It was ok
Riders on the Storm is pretty much a banger. It sounds out of place after the rest of this boring white boy blues, which can get in the bin.
Did not know what to expect but this was not it. What happened to The Doors' The Doors? Best Song: Riders on the Storm Rating: 4.5/10 Stars: 2
Sound of the 60’s-70’s rock bands. Think of rock bands in that era, The Doors come to mind. Some good music.
A contemporary listen to this old Doors album doesn't age them terribly well. Morrison is a capable interpreter of Blues music, but reflecting on the canon of the (largely Black) musicians that he emulated, he doesn't seem particularly special. The infusion of psychedelic rock takes things in a new direction from the 60s psychedelia that preceded it, so in this sense, the album is something of a watershed. Listening to it doesn't stir anything significant in me, though. Outside of hits like the titular L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm, most of these songs are fairly bland.
Great organ, annoying vocals, decent songs
I'm not a fan. I can't ever imagine a situation where I would put on a The Doors album, not even this one. They're not "unlistenable," I just don't care about any of these songs.
The most annoying guy in my high school class loooved the doors, so I'm a bit biased against this.
Bit annoying but it was ok
“The monk bought lunch”
It's my third Doors album and I still don't really get it. Every song feels like it's eight minutes long, even the ones that clock in at less than four.
Yawn, this is so fucking boring. The Doors are overrated and so is Jim Morrison. They wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t insist on themselves. Frankly, I would rather listen to The Black Album.
I hate the Doors....
Created at a time America was to looked up to. Now not so much. Dated
A chill album, very laid back rock. Favourite track: Love Her Madly