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I love The Doors. I've been listening to them for about 15 years now. I'm excited to listen to this album again. This whole album seems to make me feel like I'm in 1971, but missing the corniness that other albums seem to have. It aged VERY well. L'America is just spooky & fantastic, pure energy when it kicks in. Always been one of my favorite hidden gems on this album. Riders On the Storm has to be the perfect "final" song for Jim Morrison. Sets the tone of his death in my opinion; Jim entering the pearly gates via a storm.
Loved this album. Definitely listening to it again.
God I would have been an absolute coke hag if I was alive in the 70s. #BRING THE ELECTRIC ORGAN BACK 2026 Did Jim grow up Baptist? Changeling is soooooooo southern Baptist worship coded Ok the panties are coming OFFFFFFF mama (mr) Mojo Rising is an insane drag name actually?????? The Doors sprinted so The Black Keys could run RIP JIM MORRISON YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED ETHEL CAIN Favorite song: Been down so Long
Probably my favorite Doors album yet. It's got so much character to it.
Great album! This list is off to a good start!
I’ve always loved this album, not played right through for a while, excellent vibe on here, Jim Morrison🙏🏼🙌 what a voice
Wonderful album. Reminds me of college, my dormmate, Gary, played this all the time, he was a very big The Doors fan.
L.A. Woman has this rebellious and almost self-destructive energy that I loved instantly. The mix between blues rock and psychedelic influences feels super natural and immersive, like the album slowly pulls you into its atmosphere the more it goes on. Jim Morrison’s deep vocals give every track so much presence and personality, sounding charismatic, raw, and kind of unhinged at times. The whole record feels loose and chaotic but never messy, like everything flows exactly how it should. It’s one of those albums that feels alive while listening to it, especially during the darker and more hypnotic moments.
A spectacular, gritty return to rootsy, psychedelic blues rock. The band sounds completely revitalized, locking into deep, swampy grooves driven by Jerry Scheff’s driving basslines and Ray Manzarek’s rhythmic, cascading electric piano work. The title track is an epic, multi section road anthem that shifts tempos beautifully, while Riders on the Storm is an atmospheric masterwork, using real rain sound effects, an hypnotic jazz pulse, and eerie, layered vocals to create an unforgettable, chillingly cinematic mood.
Goated
Amazing album
One of the greatest albums of a unique band. Noone sounds like them. Not until this day.
Riders on the storm and LA Woman were the standout tracks on this album
The Doors is one of my all time favorites.
I always thought that this is one of my least favourite Doors records. But after listening to it I was surprised by my own meaning because I really liked it. The songs are great and most of it isvery well written and produced. It’s just a lovely record.
Escuché la mitad pero está bueno
A classic.
An amazing record! From the marvellous guitar work to the incredible keyboards by Ray Manzarek and the catchy song writing and lyrics - a true classic album. A few standouts include "Riders on the Storm", "Love her Madly" and "The WASP" - all are absolute bangers and deserve five stars on their own!
This album is great. Love the Blues vibe.
Over the years this has become my favourite doors album, if not only for the title track. Morrison voice is rough and beautiful and it was truly their last moment of greatness together.
Epic.
Cerramos la semana y bueno. Qué decir de éste disco y sobre todo, de esta banda, que no se haya dicho. Grandiosa por donde se la mire, básicamente. Ya sea desde sus sonidos, desde sus letras o desde lo hipnótico que era Jim Morrison, tanto por su voz como por su persona arriba y abajo del escenario. Muchas gracias y hasta la próxima.
Masterpiece stuff here: blues-rock with a psychedelic hint. Changeling probably my favorite but could see L’America being that too with more time
As good as it gets (for drinking coffee and killing time on a Sunday afternoon)
Needed this today. What a great record.
Goddam this is such a fun album.
Se siente como ir de noche en el auto, con las luces de la ciudad de fondo
L.A. Woman es un testamento sonoro que destila pasión por el blues y esa mística inconfundible que solo Jim Morrison podía imprimir. El álbum tiene una energía clandestina, casi de peligro contenido, que me transportó de inmediato a un cabaret del viejo oeste, donde el piano de Ray Manzarek marca el ritmo de una trifulca inminente o de un can-can en un salón polvoriento. Aunque es cierto que los tres grandes clásicos —"Love Her Madly", "L.A. Woman" y "Riders on the Storm"— tienen una fuerza que puede eclipsar al resto de los temas en una primera escucha, el conjunto funciona como una unidad coherente de rock pantanoso. El cierre con "Riders on the Storm" es especialmente potente: los efectos de lluvia y la instrumentación crean una atmósfera de despedida melancólica. Su letra tétrica y el susurro fantasmal de Morrison envuelven el disco en un aire de misterio que invita a volver a él una y otra vez para terminar de descubrir sus rincones menos transitados.
april 15 '26 mn 2:52 am i love the doors ... l.a. woman made me dance like an arabic woman!
One of the best for sure, even there’s one song I think it’s a bit too long but that’s not a big let down
epic sunday album
Masterpiece
Excellent
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this album always hits me. It’s dark, smoky, and full of soul in a way that feels alive, like the music itself is breathing. Jim Morrison’s voice is insane—sometimes haunting, sometimes smooth and seductive—and it just carries everything. The guitars and keyboards wrap around you, bluesy and raw, like you’re wandering through some late-night city that exists only in the music. Some songs grab you instantly, others sneak under your skin slowly, but the whole thing just sticks with you. It’s not just an album—you feel it, you live it. For me, this is timeless, raw, and completely unforgettable.
Again, the Doors were groundbreaking and remain awesome
LAwesome!!!
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Before listening again I remembered this album as a 4-4.5/5 but after listening fully through over again for this list, it is so obviously a 5/5 Riders on the Storm is just so magnificent and the album as a whole is awesome and makes me feel like a weird uncle. 5/5
This is a perty good one, everybody. The tone on those keys is ‘chef’s kiss.’ Hard to hate on The Doors.
I'd give it more stars if I could
The Doors is a band that I've come to like more in recent years. You have Jim Morrison who is this legendary persona giving the voice and lyrics but what really keeps me coming back is keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger. They are pretty great musicians. This album has some hits but I also enjoyed listening to the lesser played tracks. Been Down So Long and Cars Hiss By My Window are pretty straight forward blues songs and are probably my least favorite on the album. But I love the rest of the album enough to overlook those.
Today I learned Jim Morrison didn’t know how to play an instrument. That’s ok, his deep sexy voice is instrument enough for me. And he had phenomenal band mates to bring his ideas to life, so why bother? The Doors are so good, they created a blues sound that feels very unique to them, and the band is so tight and powerful. Love Her Madly, L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm are such classics. I wasn’t familiar with the rest of the songs, but they were cool and rugged and edgy and felt like a journey through the band’s soul.
Classic - I've heard this a number of times. I'm a big Doors fan, and this is one of their albums, so I'm a little biased. Ending it with Riders on the Storm is an all-timer of a sendoff, and Hyacinth House is an underrated track. It's not even their best and it's one of the greats!
Love the Doors!
a masterpiece
Classic
The Doors
Oh how i love it
Gros blues rock, me gusta. Je connaissais surtout le 1er album des Doors, encore une fois épaté par leur talent, ça va rouler ici!
Préféré la propostion psych de leur premier album. Et je trouve que les claviers sont moins presents. Mais bon ça demeure du rock incroyable
So good!! I need to listen to more of The Doors.
By far the best Doors album, and sadly, a farewell to Jim Morrison. The intersection of blues and classic rock. Everybody knows Love Her Madly, the title track and Riders on the Storm, but I was struck by Cars Hiss by My Window, L'America and Hyacinth House. I found it interesting that Morrison recorded his lines for Hyacinth House from the bathroom (you can hear the echoes from the tiles), and it gives those lyrics a deeper meaning. Not a weak track on this album.
This is a great album, heavily rooted in blues influences.
Mega
Possibly the weakest Doors album but still a 5/5
Love this album. Listened to it a lot in my youth.
oh yeah CLASSIC!!!
Deep and catchy
Ja man. Dronken Jim Morrison. Vette songs. Memoriekes. L.A. Woman beste track
Have this on CD love the doors as they were years ahead of themselves and just love the sound they produce and this is by far their best work
The Doors went even further into their roots and ended their career with a top notch album. LA woman, Riders On the Storm and Love Her Madly are my three favorites.
Good for cleaning and good energy
- .... come on. " like the waves down on the beach, I got this girl beside me but she's ... outa reach" -
Love it. Own it.
This is an iconic record. It's arguably The Doors best work. Counterculture lyrics meet the blues... it's still a great listen.
Fab
Most of “L.A. Woman” differs from what I remembered of The Doors' sound. I'm not even sure if I didn't know this album at all except for “Riders on the Storm” or if I didn't attribute the other songs to The Doors. In any case, this last “real” Doors album is incredibly bluesy and Jim Morrison sounds much older than he actually was. It goes so far that I can't say whether “L.A. Woman” is an unusual Doors album or a great blues rock album that is only attributed to The Doors because, coincidentally, all the band members were involved in it. Since Morrison subsequently left the band and died shortly afterwards in officially unexplained circumstances, I consider this album (without wanting to devalue the achievements of the other musicians) to be the final statement of this outstanding frontman – albeit one that moves somewhere in the gray area between monumental and disturbing.
I just had to borrow this from another review: "You can classify Doors tunes into 3 categories; the hits, average blues tunes and drug addled drek." Bingo I love The Doors: not all the time, but when they're good, I really dig in to it. Ironically, their most obvious blues-influenced songs tend to be the ones that don't do as much for me. "L'America", and "The WASP" are just rat-crap crazy, but I love the driving beat of the latter. The title track is okay.....not really my thing. "The Changeling" had a nice groove. "Riders on the Storm" is always a favorite listen for me.
Five stars, because, you know, it's the Doors.
Fantastic stuff. Only knew "Love Her Madly" and "Riders on the Storm" coming into this, but the whole thing slaps.
Прекрасно. Мені дуже подобається Riders on the Stoms
# Album Name: L.A. Woman # Artist: The doors # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Fantastic album. Great stuff. The first 6-7 tracks are beasts. Beast mode enabled. Finishes off with the classic, riders of the storm. # Top Tunes: The whole damn thing. # Would I listen to it again? Fuck yeah!
Just what I needed - something gritty and dirty and raw and powerful. Well I’ve been down so long that it looks like up to me.
So satisfying. Delightful from beginning to end.
It’s just a perfect album for me. I listened twice to make sure it wasn’t just the nostalgia kicking in. I played the shit out of this album in high school. Hard to hear LA Woman without the skip/scratch ( from my brother being mad at me and put out his Marlboro red on just that song) that my LP had on it.
The Classic Gritty Rock, with instrumentation
also a classic, just as good as 1967 album
5 star album… brilliant
Loved it. I only skipped one song but I adore music like this.
Classic!
No notes. 5/5.
love this album!
Great album. Blues and psychedelic. Jim Morrison is great but so are the other guys!
The classic true finale of The Doors is an album that is at the crossroads of Blues and Psychedelic Rock in its waning years. A true masterpiece of both: the looseness feeling of both genres in L.A Woman makes you feel like you're in various stages of early 70s Los Angeles: the Freak scene at its end while many other songs pine about love and drugs and various other Jim Morrison poetry. A true 'classic rock' album that is best served with really good loudspeakers and some whiskey, around 6-8 hours into an acid trip. Shout-out to homeboy Ray Manzarek.
Wow, not heard this for a long time, singing along to every song - always loved Jim 🙏🏼
L.A. Woman is The Doors at their raw, road-worn best; loose, bluesy, and absolutely confident. Morrison sounds revitalized, the band grooves hard, and the production feels gritty in the best way, like you’re right there in the room with them. Tracks like “Riders on the Storm” and the title song are timeless, atmospheric classics that still hit with real weight. If there’s one low point for me, it’s “L’America,” which breaks the flow a little, but it’s a small blemish on an otherwise near-perfect farewell.
Loved it. I will definitely be listening to some of these songs again.
4.5
loved it, reminds me of pepere danny
Incredible Blues track, excellent examples of Organ
Yes, you must hear as much Jim Morrison and The Doors as possible. Any slandering of Jim Morrison and/or The Doors will invite a personal visit from me, such that I can smack some sense into you.
Las Puertas no fallan.
God what a fuckin revelation this must have been in '71
great as alwas
"Riders on the Storm" alone brings this to a hearty fuckin' five. What a perfect song. Luckily, the rest of the album is also pretty damn incredible. Bluesy, moody, and cool, cool, cool. It's not without duds (L'America is just a straight up bad piece of music), but overall it's damn solid. Fave tracks: - The Changeling - Love Her Madly - Been down so Long - Car Hiss by My Window - L.A. Woman - Hyacinth House - Crawling King Snake - Riders on the Storm
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Classic Mr. Mojo
My instinct says 5. It's so consistently engaging. L.A. Woman and Riders On The Storm are all-timers. Songs added to the playlist: The Changeling Love Her Madly Been Down So Long L.A. Woman L'America Hyacinth House Crawling King Snake The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) Riders On The Storm
Love this one!!!
I love The Changeling, what a great opener. The rest of the album is full of hits, even the two lesser known tracks are good. This may be the best complete Doors album in my opinion. Super funky, LA blues psych rock, go give it a spin
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knew it reminded me of something... riders on the storm because I had heard before. Sounds very late 50s, early to mid 60s for having been released in '71. Not my favorite Doors album because I love their self-titled, but a good addition to my rock collection
A wonderful album. Listening to it, I imagine myself in a cozy restaurant on Christmas Eve. Perfect for both joy and sadness.
A great claassic
Ray Manzarek carries it as always. Groovy, bluesy, jazzy, so aggressively cool.
makes me want to use drugs and drive a convertible by the beach
banger
I personally love this album. There’s a couple odd tracks like L’America, but overall there’s so many hits. The Doors were definitely in their psychedelic era at this point.
двери всегда хороши
The best Doors album and one of the best albums period. Great bluesy sound and vocals from Jim Morrison
RIDERS ON THE STORMS DIN DIDING DIN DING Ca c'est du rock
already luv
Legendary. Still.
4.5
Really enjoyable, several of my favorite songs from the doors on here. 4.5/5
6th album with group. This is my first repeat album from this list, and I’ve decided that this is even better on a re-listen. The Doors are great. Good Songs - The Changeling, Love Her Madly, Been Down So Long, Cars Hiss by my Window, L.A. Woman, L’America, Hyacinth House, Crawling King Snake, The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat), and Riders on the Storm. Bad Songs - Nothing.
What an album! Blues rock masterpiece no doubt and perhaps the bluesiest offering from the Doors. Also this is last album to feature Jim, some of my favourite tracks are here. Rated 4.5 on RYM so at least 4 stars here but I see this going for 5 stars as well.
Krasses Album, krass Stereo
Había escuchado el Morrisson Hotel antes de que se hicieran famosos de nuevo con la película. El tema L.A. Woman lo conocía por la versión de Billy Idol y bueno cuando llegó el boom me compré una caja con todos los CD de ellos. Pura magia, nunca pensé que me gustaría tanto un grupo de esa época. Este disco es mejor de lo que parece en una primera escucha y además de grandes canciones se cierra con la enorme «Riders on the storm». Acabo antes diciendo que no me guardé en favoritos «Cars Hiss by my Window» y «Crawling King Snake».
Заслушан до дыр в своё время.
J'ai adoré dans le mood tout du long, mais je sais pas si je suis influencé par le fait que c'est les doors. Après une longue réflexion je me suis dit que j'allais carrément réécouter l'album, d'où la note finale
This is right in my preference. Creatively fantastic and probably even better than their debut, which is not an opinion I thought I'd have. Really excellent and definitely the cream of the crop of 70s music and that is extremely high praise.
One late summer night in the early 90s I put a TV on a stand at the end of my bed. From under the bed I pulled a small box with a ceramic pipe and baggie of herb. I loaded the bowl and pushed play on the VCR. The opening scene of Oliver Stone’s movie shows a young kid driving past the wreck of a Native American Chief whose death becomes a seminal moment for the man. I sparked the lighter and pulled a draw of fire through the pipe. As the car pulls away from the accident the camera sweeps away from the road high above the desert with the piano rain drops falling from the classic song Riders on the Storm. I blew the cloud of smoke over the tv screen as the title of the movie THE DOORS descended from the sky into the sand. This album is a transport to the days between innocent and indulgence.
I always loved the way the Doors stood out from the hippie music of the sixties with a bluesier sound, more of a rock edge. As much as Morrison wads the face of the band, Manzarek’s keyboard really shapes their sound. The feel of songs like Riders on the Storm and Changeling rely heavily on what he came up with. Also, Krieger’s guitar work is under appreciated, although I think to a lesser degree than the keys.
I fuckin love the doors. Get drunk and just spout these lyrics it really makes you feel like you’re Jim on a bender just making some amazing jams
Sounds like it could have come out more recently than it did
I think this was the tape in Ari's car
Fantastic finale for an iconic frontman.
Not sure how you could hate this album. The songs are legendary and fun, some of you people are too serious!
Very enjoyable listen. I love The Doors.
Solid quick listen
5 stars, get good.
Maybe the best album from The Doors, solid listen throughout, with some absolute masterpieces as L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm. Too bad Jim Morrison died for this album.
Excelente recordar este disco y descubrir cosas nuevas. Tienen unas guitarras souleras que no las tenía. Y ese teclado característico. Recomiendo escuchar las que son como las sesiones de grabación porque tienen mas sorpresas y es mas crudo el sonido
Brilliant
love
Outrageously good
An old fave
Riesen Ding!
Classic.
4.7/5 Ok so out of 1000+ albums, i've somehow got two in a row that i've already listened to. Kinda funny. The doors are awesome though.
The fact that the album closet is what it is, this album fuckin rules. L’America also has always been a fave of mine.
Yeah LA Woman is a low 5 for me (a 9/10), L’America doesn’t work for me, every other song is either great or fantastic for me
Pure rock 'n' roll magic. Jim Morrison's voice has that dark charm while the band's sound is looser- bluesy and groovy. Loved it
classic beautiful
Knowing what was to come, L.A. Woman felt a lot like a swansong for The Doors. They were blacklisted from radio play, Jim had been convicted after losing his very public trial, and had cleaned up his act somewhat. His tone seemed more seemed subdued, almost as if he was preparing for his departure. Not that Jim's energy isn't present here. In the title track, during the breakdown and the gradual building back up of the song piece by piece, Jim's gravelly voice, sounding like an old delta bluesman, drives things forward with his shamanic chanting of Mr Mojo Risin' becoming one of the most iconic moments of The Doors legacy. There's a lot of wry humour here too. During the brilliant "Cars Hiss by my Window", where you'd expect a guitar solo to break, Jim instead gives us a masterful "mouth solo". In "Been Down so Long", you can feel the smirks as Morrison rasps through the lines "C'mon and set me free, Warden, Warden, Warden... C'mon and let the poor boy be". The whole album is a bluesy masterpiece, and nobody can do the blues like The Doors can. What a fitting end to their legacy to end with "Riders on the Storm". Some of the last lyrics sang by the mad poet and Lizard King: "Into this house we're born, Into this world we're thrown, Like a dog without a bone, An actor out on loan, Riders on the storm."
I hadn't listened to this in a while and I was so ready to hyper critical of it but it still absolutely slaps.
I've already listened to his album (25). One of my favorite albums of all time.
Es mi disco preferido de The Doors. No soy objetivo, pero poca gente ha cantado con esa crudeza en la historia.
Loose and jolting, psychedelic rock that rewards deep listening
One of the all time greats. Not fully my taste, but the songs that really hit are bangers.
This was one of the first CDs I bought.
Absolutely banger, all tracks are classics.
Top, Top, Top
Great
Certified classic
I've listened to a lot of this already, but I never sat down to listen to the whole thing, it's a whole other experience. Incredible album
Classic
La woo
Hell ye
Lwk cowboy vibe hittaa yo kokeisiin mennessä
ОБОЖАЮ ДВЕРИ
Their greatest album
A legendary ending with a track Riders on the Storm. Love Her Madly and L.A. Women are also my top picks
One of their better efforts
9/10 Favorite: Love Her Madly
The last Doors album while Morrison was alive. I love this album because it is a more stripped down version of the band. Morrison's vocals are top shelf and the blues undertones are all over this album. Not their best but damn close.
Wow, I was just too young for this first time around but well worth the 54 year wait. (OK, apart from L'America but I have decided to let that pass.)
Several bangers. Unique and fun sound.
My favourite Doors album and amazing front to back. Favourite track Riders on the Storm.
The best of The Doors albums for me. Lovely stuff.
This a classic rock staple with a few legendary tracks of late-sixties rock. The hits speak for themselves ("Riders on the Storm", "LA Woman", "Love Her Madly") and some of the deep tracks are quite good ("L'America", "Been Down So Long"). I have a real soft spot for "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat):
Patrick Star in a smoky bar
Magnifique
4 years after their debut and then he’s gone. Crazy rise and fall. Went through a big phase in HS school but as I realized Morrison was basically full of shit and stopped being romantic about the idea of being a drunk dirt bag I dialed it back. I still love The Doors and have come to really appreciate the lunacy of it all. There’s a lot to like here but what stood out to me was the snarl. This may be peak Morrison snarl. Fat and burnt out and belting out tunes with pure testosterone and charisma. The hits are tremendous and of course a couple obligatory Doors nonsense songs mixed in. I was surprised to see on Spotify Riders OTS is their #1 song. Manzarek crushing the keys/midi. JM’s voice ……so damn good. Shocking. Last thought on this, Frank and I were discussing how hard it must be to be an imposter but still get extreme praise. Knowing you’re not what they think you are. Morrison is an electric front man and singer, but he’s not a (good?) intellectual or a poet. I do wonder if he was just a drunk front man he’d have been better off, but then we wouldn’t get the high highs of the big swings they took. He was 27! 23 when they started. Imagine meeting a 23 year old with that voice.
Huge fan of LA Woman In my opinion, this completely represents the band's sound of the 5 or so years they were together. The raw takes (there are random artifacts all over this album), bass guitar, new producer (produced a lot of it themselves) somehow extended them creatively to find their peak as a group. Botnick was a godsend to them. 5/5. Since this is their last real album, its probably a good time for me to rant about the band's conclusion Robby Krieger's book Set The Night On Fire recounts the band's history well and details a lot of what happened after Jim's death. A lot is predictable fallout and some is pure fantasizing (check out The Poet In Exile). What shocked me the most is the fact they all gave up on the idea that they could be as good without Jim. “Once you've been a part of something like the Doors, one way or another, you'll forever be chasing that first high.” Why? Jim Morrison is somewhat of a mythical figure to me. The best Door's songs are written by Krieger. Without a doubt, Jim was the face of the band & had some interesting lyrics, but the music is driven by Ray, John and most importantly Robby. So why the heck did the Doors fall off after 1971? All signs point to most of the band being completely tired of Morrison by then, they just wrote their best songs, the oldest in the band (Ray) was 32, they reportedly almost had Iggy Pop join? I would love to see the universe where Jim lives to 30 or 35. I bet there are at least a couple more power rock albums that would blow our socks off
I had never been a huge fan of The Doors. I've had Roadhouse Blues on different biking/commute playlists for the last 10 years, and man I love that song, but never went beyond that. I thought the whole appeal was Jim, and didn't really understand his draw. Thought the rest was kind of a blues cover band, and as we've covered previously, I find the blues a little boring. This album changed my mind big time. First, Jim deserves all of the hype for his over-the-top charisma - how the hell does that translate so well on record. Incredible. Then, I had kind of overlooked the backing band - organ and keys rip, great guitar, and the drum/bass are so tight and high in the mix. All of these guys should have been more household names in their own rights. Yesterday, I listened to Changeling at full volume with the car windows down on the first sunny day in a while - and I was reborn. The first half of this album rips. Back half is much more psychedelic. I've been listening to alot of early Grateful Dead albums and shows - riding high after the GD60 shows in Golden Gate two weeks ago - and this reminded me a bit of some of early Dead - especially L'America and Hyacinth House. Jerry died before LA Woman, and maybe he would have changed his tune, but found this funny quote/interview: “I never liked The Doors,” Garcia told Blair Jackson in the book Conversations with the Dead. “I found them terribly offensive…when we played with them. It was back when Jim Morrison was just a pure Mick Jagger copy. That was his whole shot, that he was a Mick Jagger imitation. Not vocally, but his moves, his whole physical appearance was totally stolen from right around Mick Jagger’s 1965 tour of the states. He used to move around a lot, before he started to earn a reputation as a poet, which I thought was really undeserved. Rimbaud was great at eighteen, nineteen, and Verlaine – those guys were great. Fuckin’ Jim Morrison was not great, I’m sorry.”
Two of my top three favourite tracks by The Doors on the same album. I couldn't give this less than five stars, even though some of the other songs aren't as perfect as Riders and the title track. I enjoyed listening to this from start to finish for the first time in a long time. Even the weaker songs were like old friends.
Easy 5. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
This is the hundred ninety second album I’m rating. I think a L.A. Woman is pretty similar to a Dallas woman. Adding to my Playlist - The Changeling, Love Her Madly, Been Down so Long, Car Hiss by my Window, L.A. Woman, L’America, Hyacinth House, Crawling King Snake, The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat), and Riders of the Storm. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) - I always thought WASP was a modern term. All in all I liked 10/10 songs. Possibly my favorite blues rock album ever depending on how you classify some of The Rolling Stones’ albums.
One of their best album!
This is one of my favorite albums of all time. I’ve always loved The Doors and Morrison all through my teens and into adulthood. The Doors are one of the best psychedelic rock bands in my opinion and I love how there is heavy blues influence in this album as well. I love to blast ‘Riders on the Storm’ and ‘L.A. Woman’ with the windows down and driving down the freeway. I will definitely keep jamming to this album for the foreseeable future!
The compulsory psychedelic song notwithstanding, this is classic blues rock at its finest. “Riders on the Storm” help round this up. 4.5
Top.
The Doors are so good. Love the ambient sounds, rainscapes, and classic music phrasings that are made unique.
I didn’t know the Doors got this bluesy! Loved this album, obviously knew the 3 big songs but some of the deeper cuts were just as good (changeling, been down so long, crawling king snake cover) and really balanced out the longer, more meandering tracks (LA woman and riders on the storm are 8 minute songs that somehow don’t sag or feel too long). Certified 5 stars, would love to see a Mits perform LA woman at a karaoke bar
"I'll tell you this, no eternal reward will forgive us now / For wasting the dawn." I love Morrison as the lyricist and frontman. Even if much of this album doesn’t connect with me, when it does land - it lands. "I had money, yeah, I had none / But I never been so broke that I couldn't leave town." The first half of L.A. Woman is bluesier, more rock’n’roll Doors. While I adore The Changeling (and The WASP) lyrically, I generally prefer their heavier sound. But from L’America onward they deliver - apparently an unpopular opinion. Hyacinth House is as beautiful and tragic as the Greek myth it echoes, with instrumentation to match. And Riders on the Storm, despite overuse, remains iconic. That melody, the rainstorm backdrop, Morrison’s nonchalant delivery: a perfect fatalistic ode. It’s so monumental that the rest of the album pales in comparison. For me, this is an uneven record that builds toward the band’s peak artistry (Riders). A strong finale is great, but it also turnes L.A. Woman into a sort of waiting game. Favourites: Riders On the Storm, The Changeling, Hyacinth House
The Doors are great
It doesn't get much better than this!
One of my favourites
This was definitely a good one!!!
Awesome album. Jim Morrison, lost in his prime, shortly after this album came out. Classic hits on this one. It's a lot more bluesy than I expected.
100/10
Good, smooth, Greta voice.
Bloody love this; always have done... Two enormous tracks that I can never get tired of hearing 'L.A. Woman' & 'Riders'
Love this album, probably my favourite by The Doors (Strange Days might edge it...). Love the fully embraced blues vibe - the organ throughout the album makes it distinct and unique, and the guitar tones are fantastic. Every song is brilliant and adds something new to the album - no filler at all. The first three songs set the tone wonderfully, he build up throughout L A Woman always hits hard, the darkness of L'America pulls you in and Riders on the Storm is an excellent album closer (and even then possibly not as good as 'The End' or 'When the Music's Over')! 10/10, love The Doors.
IMHO their best album! LOVE THE DOORS!
A-
some of the songs are whatever, but man the high points are frickin high!
Masterpiece! Riders On The Storm and Love Her Madly are masterpieces that hit Top 10 or 20.
Always amazing!
Funky goodness
Mega!!
Still classic
Absolute classic garage rock by a band peaking.
Well, what’s not to love here really. Personal favourites are the chilling and atmospheric Riders On The Storm, the bluesy shuffle of Cars Hiss By My Window and Hyacinth House: with its refrains of ‘Why did you throw the jack of hearts away? It was the only card in the deck that I had left to play’ and the infinite sadness of ‘I need someone, yeah, who doesn’t need me’
Esta guapo
Have it
Well if that isn’t the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard idfk what is! I used to not listen to Been Down So Long because of the GD, but now it’s like- okayyyyy. Also this remaster was beautiful. They extra Cars Hiss By was wonderful and doodly doo part LA Woman gets me every time. Idk what it is exactly, but his voice… moves me.
Their sixth album. Rock n Roll / Blues / Psychedelic. Changling is a great opening. Jim's vocals and that organ ! Love Her Madly is a great second track. Jim's vocals throughout the album are so good, the lyrics poetic, the band is tight and Morrison is dangerously raw sex ! L.A. Woman is eight minutes of perfection, what a track. Riders On The Storm, another epic track ! Seven minutes of poetry from Jim Morrison. The music is so tight. Fantastic song !
From the first bouncing organ riff at the start, you know that you are about to embark on a fun trip through the past. Bluesy, sometimes jazzy, always catchy with lyrics that are memorably poetic. There is a reason the last album with Jim Morrison will always be a classic. Did I mention Morrison? One of the truly great voices in rock and roll history. Most people can almost instantly recognize the raspy baritone, largely due to his ability to impart an emotional depth that sometimes seems at odds with the bouncing tunes of the band. His early death at 27-- along with Hendriz and Joplin at about the same time--remains among the most tragic in music history. As I was listening to this album I realized that I had not listened to it from start to finish in over twenty years. No idea why except sometimes we forget about the past in pursuit of new expereinces. This is why nostalgia can be so powerful and one of the reasons I embarked on the 1001 challenge. What a fun album to get as #2!
The only thing that would make this album even better would be if the title track was the opener. Still sublime.
Was between a 4 and 5 star rating, but if I don't give something like this 5 stars, I'm barely going to have any 5 starts at the end of this.
Último álbum, sexto en 4 años. Morrison había pasado de ser un adonis ácido a un gordo alcohólico y malhumorado. Pese a todo, este es un perfecto final. Ya habían recuperado el mojo con el anterior Morrison Hotel, pero este es aún mejor. Solo por tener 3 de sus mejores canciones ya merece la pena, y eso en los Doors es mucho decir. Además hay mucho, casi todo, rythm & blues del que solo ellos eran capaces de destilar. Abre con un tema espectacular, el inclasificable rock-funk deThe changeling (cara B de Riders in the storm) donde Manzarek mete una mano prodigiosa, le sigue a todo tren Love Her Madly un sencillo soberbio y cierra la cara L.A Woman, un viaje de 8 minutos imprescindible en el rock. La cara B sigue por los mismos parámetros con Hyacinth House como agradable sorpresa, versión del Crawling King Snake y el final con Riders on the storm, que es simplemente perfecto.
What an awesome listen. The doors did some amazing things with time and space
a few duds but several standouts. 3 had been saved to my playlists.
"Riders on the Storm" will forever be one of the best songs ever written!
WTH!? I skipped this album, omg, because didn't listen to music for 2-3 days. Damn, this is a real 5/5. Again an album to listen to while alive. Songs saved: all.
Nice
The Doors' last album (while Jim was alive) is one of their best - they went back to their blues roots and and with Morrison's more mature and raw singing, Manzarek's usual brilliant playing it became one of their classic albums. The self titled track and the more jazzy Riders on the Storm are especially brilliant. It is great throughout, from the more experimental, psychedelic tracks to even the most bluesy tracks. If Morrison Hotel got downgraded to 4, LA Woman is upgraded to 5 stars.
Riders on the Storm. At least four stars just for that song alone. The rest bring it up to a five.
I decided I really like The Doors
Beautiful snapshot of that era
I love everything The Doors did and this is no exception. Raw and bluesy and it has the amazing Riders on the Storm, what an album. Jim's voice is hoarser than ever (goes well with the raw vlues style) and Ray Manzarek's keys are not only melodically great, but that tight rhythm! Fantastic album.
The last album with Jim Morrison (if we don't count 'American Prayer') is one of my favourites by the band even though it was seen a bit controversial by some. Infamous is the label of 'cocktail jazz'. Seems a bit over the top though. The album clearly has a blues DNA and is less psychedelic than the predecessors. You need to like that. Next to obviously 'Riders on the storm' 'Cars Hiss by My Window' is my favourite track.
Exceptional in all ways. The band made you feel like you're in a long road trip in the 60's/70's, they might sound a litte rusty to the younger listeners but it's something you deserve to hear at least one time in your life
Classic rock
The doors most consistently good album
Listened to the original vinyl album. Essential Doors sound with the band and Morrison in top form. Rich and textured analogue sound on this record. Classic.
This is #day251 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… funny how just a few days ago I got An American Prayer in Ukrainian translation for my birthday, and now it's my second The Doors album on the list. What can I say about L.A. Woman? It's fair to call it the band's magnum opus. For me, though, Strange Days will remain one of my personal favorites, on par with Waiting for the Sun. But there's something about L.A. Woman that is undeniably enigmatic. First, it's the last album recorded while Morrison was still alive. Then, it feels like a pull-yourself-together kind of record, like a final burst of energy, a statement made loud before the doors slam shut. And finally, it's just a wild psychedelic blues rock record, showcasing the band at their absolute best, with Riders on the Storm as the cherry on top. Some of the highlights are... well, the whole damn album. This is a 5 out of 5, of course. Looking forward to #day252.
4.5
This is the voice I love. It's deep and husky and gruff and sexy as hell. I've always loved this album for it's bluesy, trippy, psychedelic vibe, you know, because out here we is stoned...immaculate. Love Her Madly and L.A. Woman are killer songs, L'America is an offbeat, weirdo gem and then there is Riders on the Storm, my favorite Doors song. This is such a great album.
I liked this 5/5 virile blues
nice
Classic, love love love
5.0/5.0: Iconic
i didnt like the doors as a kid and because of that have never really given them a chance as an adult but i really enjoyed this one
Liked it, although Jim's voice sounds pretty bad in the first half.
I gotta say, I was not expecting to like L.A. Woman as much as i did but good lord this is genuinely a glorious album. In my eyes, this album represents everything a psychedelic rock album should be. A fun, catchy, ever-changing experience that anyone using psychedelic drugs can enjoy (not that i was using any, I'm only 20 years old as of writing this which is probably underage for these drugs) with a good dose of quirkiness but not too much to make the album annoying. The songs, at worst, could be a little repetitive but even that flaw was very rare as the songs always had elements to help keep themselves from getting stale. This is easily one of the best psych rock albums i have heard. Best Song: L'America Worst Song: Crawling King Snake
What a banger of an album
Fucking awesome. It’s ironic the bass playing on this album is awesome hahah. So many classics
5/5 While not every track is good on this album. As a whole it is very enjoyable to listen to. It's like the album is slowly building up to the last track, Riders on the Storm.
Mr mojo rising
Great. Would listen again.
LA Woman is bluesy it’s funky Jim Morrison does a guitar solo with his voice on Cars Hiss by my Window, love it
zeer goed album... een van hun beste ... en dat wil wat zeggen van zo'n groep...
The Doors at their bluesy best.
Cool old rock classic
Хорошечно! Старая добрая классика The Doors
Been a long time since I listened to the Doors still a very good album. Love the riders closer. Can hear the rising alcohol use in Morrison voice. Love the added bass player
The Doors are great man. Riders on the storm is an all time favorite. Really no skips in this album, maybe 1 or 2 that are just fine but very solid from top to bottom. 9/10
Amazing album. Absolutely love the blues. Love their voice, very chill and would listen repeatedly. Plenty of guitar solos. Definitely a 5/5 album for me.
Raw vocals and organs which were matched by little to none are what make this album one of the greatest rock albums out there.
A good album that belongs in my 5 star A- class category, that includes the influence of the band on later bands as part of my rating.
I wanted to dislike this, but this is honestly the best of the The Doors albums, IMHO. It was pure blues without the later sound of The Doors that drove me crazy (basically, just drunk bar singing).
Absolutely fantastic. Contains possibly their greatest ever song, Riders on the Storm and the rest of the album is no slouch either
A couple of good tracks and then just some derivative blues.
I’ve always had a soft spot for the Doors. The mix of blues, the organ work, the sleaze and Jim being a general mad head. All evident here.
best doors album
Perfect. No notes. I know everyone loves Riders on the Storm, but Crawling King Snake might be the best song they ever made. 5/5
4.5
Not quite as epic as their first two to me, but man, "The Changeling", "Love Her Madly", "L.A. Woman", "L'America", "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)", and of course "Riders On The Storm"... this album is Sofa King good! (9.9) ★★★★½
4.5/5
All time classic bow out from America’s greatest band. Very low down dirty blues for the most part, Love Her Madly is a catchy callback to their earlier years. Title song is pure driving neon-lit exhilaration. Just as album gets a bit too circusy desert blues with The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) it whams with one of the most Rhodiest, career-defining and zeitgeisty tunes of all time with Riders Of The Storm. A through and through all-time great.
Love The Doors and this album is flawless start to finish, Doors remain one of my favorite bands from their time. Timeless.
Day 13: L.A. Woman - The Doors. I am generally quite fond of hippie psychedelic rock albums, and this album is no exception. It's greatly bluesy. There is organ in this album. Hell, yeah! This album is a very interesting listen. Something about Jim Morrison's vocals quite simply hits just right for me. They sound effortless, yet quite soulful. It's really sad to know that he passed away only a few months after this album's release. He was far too young to pass away. The structures of the songs on this album is very nice. Some of the songs are softer than other songs on this album. I like songs that make me feel nostalgic about a time long before I was born, or even before my parents were born at all. Personal Enjoyment: 5/5. How Much It Belongs Here: 4/5.
Ahh yes, the final Doors album with Jim Morrison before his untimely death. It is technically not the final Doors album, as the surviving members continued with the band for another two albums until their contract with Elektra lapsed and they quickly disbanded soon after. It's always a Herculean task to try and continue a band without the lead singer, and that was certainly the case for the Doors. Thus, people have accepted that L.A. Woman was the band's swansong. Boy, what a swansong it was. I already knew three tracks I heard on the radio were killer—the title track with its crescendoing bridge, "Love Her Madly" as a jaunty fun tune, and "Riders on the Storm" with Jim's whispered and sung vocals layered together over a haunting piano line. I did not expect the rest of the album to be just as amazing. "The Changeling" is an excellent opener that sets the tone of this album as blues rock with experimentation. Whether it's the aggressive play of "Been Down So Long" with smooth slide guitar from Robby Krieger, the slow burn of "Car Hiss by My Window", the eerie glistening of the keys over drum overdubs on "L'America", the incorporation of Jim's spoken poetry into "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)", or the early progressive rock composition with organ accompaniment on "Hyacinth House", the album mixes up how the blues are played. Even their update to Big Joe Williams's "Crawling King Snake" sounded fresh with the heavier guitar work. Everyone played superbly on these tracks, and the mixing was well done to give it that near-live band vibe. This was an excellent Doors album all the way through. I'm glad Jim realized his blues album before his untimely demise.
Previously rated: The Doors (5/5) ********************** Everything is pretty great on this album, except maybe The WASP, especially the hits Love Her Madly, L.A. Woman, and Riders on the Storm.
5* Perfect
A crossover blues album? The first one perhaps? The Doors are a funny band, you either love or hate them. After listening to their whole discography, this is their best one. It has a poppy feel to it with some songs, it carries a darkness as well. Jim often sounds like he is purposely making his voice deep and it can seem a little comical but all in all, this album is a perfect blues rock infusion. Choice cut: Hyacinth House
Really love this one. It's always been a favorite.
The most convincingly bluesy they ever got. Not quite perfect, but it gets the bump for the site. 4.5/5
I don’t even need to listen to L.A. Woman to know it’s a five-star album — but I’m going to anyway, because it’s just that good. This is The Doors at their rawest, loosest, and most locked-in, and as a final statement with Jim Morrison, it hits even harder. RIP Jim — you went out with a masterpiece. What really stands out on every listen is Jerry Scheff’s bass work. He’s the unsung hero of this record, grounding every track with smooth, melodic lines that add real depth and groove. And Robby Krieger’s slide guitar on “Been Down So Long”? Absolutely filthy in the best way — gritty, bluesy, and perfectly unpolished. From the title track’s hypnotic drive to the eerie sprawl of “Riders on the Storm,” L.A. Woman is a classic from front to back. Raw, soulful, and timeless. Automatic 5 stars. Favorite song: Love Her Madly. Scheff's bass really shines through here.
The Doors are probably the best of the psychedelic blues bands out there and it shows here. Jim Morrison is at his best here and, unfortunately, we will never know if he could have gotten any better as he died shortly after the release of this album.
Allein "Riders in the Storm" ist 10 Sterne wert.
Great, Great, Great
Such a legendary album, loved the whole thing. L'America was weird but I dig it.
Incredible blues record. Jim Morrison kills it as always.
The Doors had a great run while Jim Morrison was alive, and this album showcases them at their best. There's not a single misstep along the way. Every song is great, mixing all their elements together wonderfully. It's a shame we lost Jim when we did, but at least he went out on a high note.
An immensely special record. Finishing on riders of the storm always transports me perfectly out of the album - banger
In my all time top 10 albums, absolutely my frequency, love the gravely blues vocals on The Changeling & Been Down So Long, the epic classic rock of LA Women and the psychedelic rock trip of Riders on the Storm, Hyacinth House is a personal favourite that is maybe overlooked along with L'America, no doubt this album is the best Doors album in my opinion and a solid 5 always
Classic. Worth 5 * for the title track alone.
Genial. En plenitud
Groovy funk vibe, rock heavy. King of gritty sounding, wish I could talk more coherently about music sounds (make this a goal?). The 60s/70s/80s for music were really insane "Love Her Madly" "Been down so Long" "Cars Hiss by my Window"
A clear 5 from me. I absolutely love Doors. Despite their lyrics not being much I do appreciate their musicality and varied use of instruments. On this album specifically, Riders on the Storm is an absolute all time favorite, such a masterpiece.
Redondo!!!
Liked it a lot, but since it has my favorite doors song included I’m giving it a five without much pontification.
A solid Doors album. Some straight up bluesy rock, some strange psychedelic tracks. Great stuff.
LA women is solid I don’t think it quite reaches the highs of the debut but at the same time is more consistent. The one two punch of the changeling and love her madly is great. The title track is one of those doors songs that show off the messiah like power of Jim Morrison. L’america has a powerful thud running through the song probably the album’s weirdest one. Crawling king snake reminds me of back door man. The WASP is strange but I like it! Then finally riders of the storm is obviously a classic, I really loved this album, the doors can sound more dated than other bands of their time honestly but they’re still great. 5/5
Clearly the Doors have their louche moments, and some songs are better than others, but this album is absolutely note perfect. My favorite Doors album for over thirty years. It’s grungy, aspirational, messy, and hopeful. It makes me dream of the California that was, and the oblivion that will be.
I like it when the Doors go fully blues rock. This album rules.
Kunne faktisk virkelig godt lide dette. Masser af wah-guitar. OG det der irriterende orgel er helt væk. Lidt blown away over hvor godt Doors faktisk kan lyde, har nok sovet lidt på dem
best one yet
Banger
Mr Mojo Risin. The quintessential rockstar. Lived fast, died young. Hypnotic, mysterious, and almost dionysian allure.
Great Blues album!
Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. It’s the perfect music to listen to while working or just hanging out. I love the blues feel
Spectacular music from a truly flawed source.