Reviews (page 12 of 14)
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
"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
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
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
🥇love her madly 🥈hyacinth house 🥉L.A. woman HM: riders on the storm
4/10 - Favorite song: LA woman
I really liked the sound of the album as a whole but no song stuck out in particular to me.
I have some weird bias against The Doors. I've never liked them and I don't know why, but this album has reinforced my dislike. I hate the way they sound. The singer sounds like he is coughing his words out. The general sound and vibe makes me feel claustrophobic, like I'm in a bad dream that I can't wake up from. Other than that....
If Jim Morrison didn't die young, the Doors would be remembered as average at best.
Wasn’t for me.
Okay, meget politisk
Not for me
Welp, as a rule- The Doors don’t do it for me. Of course there are some exceptions (The Wasp is reminiscent to velvet underground),but still not my favorite. Blues-rock is not my thing.
A bad album from a good band. And not just bad compared to their prior work. This is just all over the place trying different styles and not even sounding good in their own style.
Whatever girl
I thought I liked The Doors, but this was a bit of a chore to get through. Riders On The Storm is excellent and a clear highlight. A couple of other songs were alright. I like the style more than the substance, I guess.
I mean yeah
Hyacinth House fue mi favorita, el ritmo y la letra me atraparon. La verdad no es un disco que escucharía por mi misma, un ritmo muy setentero que no fue mi favorito.
too country, did not enjoy much :(
This isn't really my type of music. I do like some of the Doors, but what most would know of as their hits. I appreciate the bluesy synth feel, but it just isn't for me.
Very bluesy. I prefer their debut album.
I hate the doors every time I listen to it - with veeeeery few exceptions - I feel like I'm in a desert with no water for 30 years and I'm already hallucinating and dying of heat, and I mean that in the worst possible way
Boooooooring
The Doors aren't really for me unfortunately
ehhh…don’t like it. not a big fan of “classical rock” i guess? the production sounds strange, perhaps because i’m used to modern styles
not really my cup of tea
not my cup fine L'america is nails on a chalkboard
The greatest CIA funded band in history, recruited him for his psychical attractiveness. Something, something MK-Ultra. Something, something CIA circus music playing. Something, something, I eat more chicken than any man ever. Something, something, she gets high. Something, something, eat more pork, beans and chicken because I'm the back door man. She poops everywhere, Hol up the bathrooms are clear. Something, something about Indians and Snakes. Thank you Jim Morrison for some truly groundbreaking music.
The instrumentals are nice at times, but the vocals are bad. The WASP is an awful track.
Not terrible but pretty boring
The older I get, the more I appreciate the music layers and sound, and the more I'm creeped out by the words.
I have a deep detestation of this record. It feels arrogant, but way past ripe. Reminds me of an overripe banana that you can smell across the kitchen, "mmm banana, this'll be good," you think. Then you pick it up, and it's all mushy and disgusting; it must be 27 days old. Not good at all, just in your face and past its prime. There are far better Doors records and far better bananas.
not my thing i get its supposed to be objectively good its just eh
Not charmed by this album. As a lyrics listener, the vocals are unbearably muffled and I'm not impressed when I can hear the words. Overall I was very very bored and unconvinced by the blues of these lazy guys.
Doors are fine, nothing that I’d get excited about
Half of the songs sound like a wasted guy singing karaoke, which I wouldn't mind as much if the band didn't sound so clean. It comes together (enough) for some of the songs though
Never had that certain urge to get familiar with The Doors nor had I ever read or heard anything that would've gotten me interested enough. Well, looks like I haven't missed much since this album doesn't really do anything for me. Riders on the Storm is decent.
I don’t like dad rock I guess
Ughh. Turns out I have run out of patience/tolerance for The Doors. Did not enjoy. No thank you. Not for this beardo.
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First track is very hard hitting. Nice. Track 2 the bass sounds great, but the doors don't have a bass player... Third song is a decent blues track. Good slide guitars, but I've heard some better blues in my life. Four aswell. Not crazy about the heavy blues influence here. I my opinion the Doors advantage is not in being a blues band. L.A woman and L'america aren't my favorite stuff but they have much more character. I think track 7 is my favorite so far. Lush instrumentation, more interesting harmony content. A truly beautiful song. 8 and 9, although played fine enough, are not my cup of tea. Once again a bit of flavorless blues tracks. Meh. Riders On the Storms is an example of what the doors can be when they're into it really. Such a masteful dark, moody enchanted song. Great playing as always, but now with the write context. This is not a record for me. Although the highlights are high (especially 7 and the closer of course) it's not a fun listen front to back . That's why it's, unfortunately, a 2. Maybe 2.3-4.
293/1089 - Not a fan of CIA funded circus blues music. Riders on the Storm was cool.
Some psychedelic blues rock and a bunch of jangly hippie nonsense. Riders on the Storm still holds up though.
109/1089 I don’t have a lot to say about this album. objectively, i can see the merit, i can see how it fits its place and time. However, that isn’t for me. It’s a type of dated rock music that i just don’t care for and can’t get into really. that said it did have a couple highlights in Hyacinth House and L’America 28/100
Other than the well known tracks on here - I really don't like this drug addled album. Over rated.
Funky but the songs seemed overly long and repetitive.
listened to this on the beginning of a walk i got totally rained on. i’ve heard of the doors all my life but didn’t this is what they sounded like. also like something my dad would like 7/10 for music 3/10 for me personally fave track: hyacinth house
I just really don't like The Doors. I used to but something about the mix and the repetitiveness of lyrics. I just can't listen to them.
A couple of brilliant songs but the blues numbers felt flat and lacking. Like imitation. They might have brought the blues to the masses in a way to OGs couldn’t but hearing it after all these years it feels borrowed.
More like, The Moors...as in...I want to listen to The Doors some more! :D
6/10
I don't understand the hype.
Riders on the Storm is a great song. The WASP is a weird song that's about 50% great, mainly because of trippy, epic-sounding lyrics like "out here on the perimeter there are no stars; out here, we are stoned, immaculate." The other 50%, sadly, includes a musically stupid chorus and one line in particular that, like the Doors' music generally, has aged badly.
2/5 - The hits are well known and great, but the rest of the album was mostly standard blues tunes, and didn’t do much for me. I didn’t need to hear this, and I’ve heard enough of The Doors to last me.
The doors alright
It's a '70s rock album for sure ... yeah, that's it
One of the most overrated bands of all time. Can’t help but feel that the only reason they’re so celebrated is due to Morrison’s death.
love her madly, l.a. woman, riders on the storm all duh, rest meh
'L.A. Woman'. What a tune! Some other nice moments. But I ain't got the blues I guess. Two stars.
For a couple of years as a young teen I tried very hard to like this band because my POP did. The only result is that it's now hard to hear Jim Morrison's voice or Ray Manzarek's keys without a flood of other associations. For me The Doors are both the sound of 70s Southern California excess and of burly dudes drinking endless cans of Rainier beer and cursing while working on cars thousands of miles away. Set all that aside and I can see why they were popular at the time. And yet, it never really took or I wore myself out trying. We could bond over other bands, but not The Doors.
The Doors might be my pick for most overrated band in rock history. Some okay songs but a lot of this is overlong, basic blues that I find quit boring.
I was surprised, but I really did not enjoy this. I only knew Riders on the Storm. I love a Doors song (People are Strange), but I did not like Jim Morrison’s voice on this album.
A couple of decent tunes, but a bit disappointing really. Enjoyed the Chase and Status sample
Album Cover Art Review - meh - great picture, but the group was on fumes at this point so probably didn't get time to think about album cover much. - I do like the font Album - I like their sound actually, kind of evolving to more soulful, "bigger" sound. Love a few of the songs - don't know if this holds up very well. Kind of a drugged out feel to the whole thing.
listened to this album on the way back from Indiana. The songs are kinda samey, but some felt like the blues. Eh, the album is mid. I wasn’t too impressed. Better than Bob Dylan tho.
One last gasp from the corniest guys to ever do it, and this time they're bluesmen! Surprisingly funky opener then it slows into a plodding 12 bar formula for a while. The fuzzy guitar leads are nice in that quintessential 60s psych way and the massive swirling organ sounds work great - they're at their best when they're a jamband. 12 good songs spread over 6 albums makes them a very frustrating band.
Meh
The Doors! I remember listening to the album with the guy’s shadowy face on the cover a few years back, though I never finished it – I just couldn’t get into the sound. I was hoping that this list would give me the opportunity to return to some long-scorned bands for a second opinion, and this is one of them. Yeah, it’s not bad. Definitely what I was expecting from this band – a cool, subdued blues rock album. I’m not too big on blues rock as the last handful of albums have made blatantly clear, though this was a better-than-average outing. I think I just like Jim Morrison for being an iconic musician. Not a bad way to spend the night, all things considered, though I think there’s too many moments on this album where little to nothing is happening or the songs trail on for way longer than they ever needed to be. “Been Down So Long” has a nice sound. “L.A. Woman” is a song I’m confident I’ve heard before. That, or Morrison is too recognisable for his own good. In any case, the song is good. The subdued, bassy sound is among the best on the album, and I enjoy the aforementioned vocal performance. I also quite like the piano number in between, too. Man, this album waited until the last possible moment to hit me with a song I recognise. “Riders On the Storm” is the best song on the album by a pretty wide margin. Again, it’s all cool confidence. Big fan of the rain ambience midway through the track, too. It meshes surprisingly well with the music. I’m gonna check the book. A whole lot of nothing in there, really. Wikipedia picks up the slack by revealing that this was Jim Morrison’s last album, the album charted well and is regarded as one of the Door’s better works. Yeah, this seems like a decent pick.
I don't really care for the doors on the whole. A few really amazing songs. Generational moments. Aside from that myeh.
I really think these guys are kind of dull. "Riders on the Storm" and the title track are just way too long for the number of musical ideas they contain. "WASP" is super-boring, almost to the point where I think maybe it's supposed to be a joke.
Basic version of a bunch of other genres and some outdated attempts to be seductive. Not loads to love here. Couple good grooves.
Dull and uninspiring. Not a fan of The Doors, but can’t like everything I suppose
Mid
Some great songs some absolute garbage
More of a 2.5, but I stand by that the Doors are the most overrated band of this era. Nothing on here is bad (and Riders on the Storm is awesome), but it doesn't stand out at all compared to contemporary bands.
As much as I like The Doors’ first outing, I detest this one. Where their debut was raw, wild, inventive, and fun to listen to, L.A. Woman drags; it’s bloated, self-indulgent, and at times an uninspired blues-rock cliché (especially Been Down So Long, Crawling King Snake, and The WASP). L’America, which follows after L.A. Woman, is an extraordinarily annoying song („Change the weather, change your luck / And then he’ll teach ya how to… find yourself” - ahem, wow). Of course, there is still quality songwriting: in the moody Cars Hiss By My Window, Morrison conjures up vivid images of estrangement, longing, and ennui. However, that a largely improvised, fragmentary track stands as one of the album’s strongest is telling. In other songs, Morrison’s songwriting craft has waned significantly (he actually sounds tried), which is a pity, because he was the one who elevated The Doors from a good band to a special one. It’s also unfortunate that the group weren’t able to meet the standard set by the opener The Changeling in the following tracks. I can understand why people judge the quality of L.A. Woman based on the strength of the title track and Riders on the Storm, but this overlooks the record’s filler-heavy reality. Their producer even went so far as to call parts of the recordings “cocktail music.” He wasn’t entirely wrong…
The Doors again, eh? I know they're super famous, but it's not for me. The album cover reminds me of a poison control sticker, which is apt. 'The Changeling' made me think they're like the musical equivalent of the show "Supernatural". 15 seasons of these brunette guys who look the same and do the same stuff every time? Really? I guess so. At least 'Love Her Madly' has an adverb in it. I know the song 'L.A. Woman' because of Billy Idol (who cut the length in half, thank goodness), but I don't really like either version, even though I like songs about places generally. Supposedly this was ranked the best song about LA. Wrong. Here are 5 that are better: 'Ænema' by Tool, 'California' by Rufus Wainwright, 'California Love' by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre, 'Come Monday' by Jimmy Buffett, 'Drinking in L.A.' by Bran Van 3000. I do like that they sing "Mr. Mojo Risin'" because it's an anagram of "Jim Morrison". The Doors > JKR (but we're low in the rankings as it is). I assumed "L'America" meant "Lil America" because that's how I use L', but I turns out it's actually... Latin America. That's way worse. Overall, this album isn't bad, but I don't like it, so I'm going to give it a 2. Sorry for them that it didn't come 100 albums ago when I was still doing grade inflation!
Not the best Doors album by a long way. Title track rescues it.
Much blander than I expected after the album The Doors. More like Morrison Hotel. Cars Hiss by My Window was some really dull jazz/ blues.
I can't stand jim morrison but there are some groovy instrumentals on there, and they get at least half a star from riders on the storm. storm sfx still hold up weirdly.
I don’t like The Doors
There's some decent blues licks in here but the organ has no place in rock and Jim Morrison is pretty whatever. I don't really get the hype but maybe it was ahead of it's time.
The Doors are one of those bands that are easy to love when you’re young and want to feel like you understand things in a deep esoteric way. Then you get a little older and realize Jim Morrison was a drunken buffoon and organ led rock and roll is lame. That being said - LA Woman is a legit great song. Especially the part where Val Kilmer sings it while sitting on the John.
Tried to go in with an open mind. I've long considered The Doors to be one of the most over-rated bands in history. Not that they were particularly bad, just they weren't anywhere near as amazing as they seem to get credit for. For the most part, I can enjoy the musicians - Denzmore, Krieger and Manzarek - but Morrison was a college-level wanna-be poet at best. All of that being said, I did really enjoy the opening track, "The Changeling", a straight-up blued rocker. I've heard the three massive hits ("Love Her Madly", "Riders on the Storm" and "LA Woman" with it's cringe "Mister Mojo Rising" line) so many times I'm just bored with them. Most of the rest of side one was good. Side two, not so much. "L'America" is awful, "Hyacinth House" was meh. "Crawling King Snake" some of the worst lyrics so far. . . well, until "WASP" kicks in. Bottom line: Side one is descent, but "Love Her Madly" and "LA Woman" are over-played. Side two has so many cringe lyrics I barely got through it. "Riders On the Storm" is a good song, but again over-played.
Somehow the Doors are worse every time I hear them. I can barely get to two stars for Riders' genuine vibe. Jim Morrison is a jackass, and tho I rate Robby Krieger the band is replacement level. This is probably their best record.
The Doors annoy me. I think they’re overrated. Listening to this album made me realize that they would have been a good blues band. There are a few good tunes here. But the circus-organ sound kills the vibe for me whenever it arises. It’s a 2.
Dull. Lot of 12 bar blues
I hate the Doors. Riders on the storm is ok, the rest is just convoluted crap.
eh. kinda dragged on.
mola pero no es mi rollo
É um som que lembra muito Jimi Henrdix, mas sem a qualidade da voz e dos riffs/solos do Hendrix.
I think The Doors are simply not for me.
The Doors last full album with Jim Morrison. Very much a Doors album, very bluesy. I can't say I'm thrilled with anything here. Riders On The Storm is the closer. Favorite - LA Woman
Riders on the Storm is a great song and my favorite from the album. L'America was also pretty good. But overall, I don't love this album. I just don't think it's really my style/vibe.
This album is frustrating. With the songs LA Woman, Riders of the Storm, and L'américa, they clearly had some gas left in the tank to make another album. But they really wanted to do blues, and unfortunately their blues songs are flat and disappointing. This album doesn't really come together. If this is on the List, 'The Doors' definitely is. Since that album is much better, even with its own flaws, it's questionable why 'LA Woman' should be on here. It feels like the Doors get a pass on the meh blues songs because we love Riders. I can't do it.
Voice to text: This album is trash it really like emphasizes the fact that white people only like listening to black music outside of black bodies. It’s like the most like sanitized corny blues type album. I’ve heard and I don’t know why they did that. I don’t remember if this is post, Jim Morrison dying or Why I just do not like this album the only song album that’s worth listening to as riders on a storm that literally one song carries this entire album.