L.A. Woman

Really good

Rate: 9.5/10

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.

5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background

I really liked it. It had some real funky rythms and reminded me of deep night at the city

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.

Except from riders on the storm, the doors are a bit too old to appreciate in modern times unfortunately.

I wasn't expecting a blues album. Great nonetheless!

This is fine. This feels like very standard classic rock. Nothing really stood out to me except: L'America. Not necessarily in a good or bad way. It was just super tonally different from everything else. I was listening to the album while working and had to take a second when it came on because it caught me off guard. I did enjoy Hyacinth House a lot, maybe because the synth/organ thing its got going. On a second listen I'm enjoying it less though, so maybe it was just the reprieve from L'America that lifted my mood. Overall 3/5. It's good enough, I guess.

nao eh meu tipo musical

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.

best album

Gentle, some good tracks but not really for me today

Rock and roll del classic

Incredible, until yesterday I never really paid much attention to 70s rock music, and I loved it, especially their bass. The repetition of some parts forged a solid structure for each song; I especially loved "The Changeling" and "Riders on the Storm".

This album is fantastic, completely an immersive and very enjoyable record. I've had such a great time listening to it, although at first I wasn't much convinced of really loving it. Sure, it's a surprise, a very interesting record at times with that early 70's psychedelic-blues touch that is so great and very well-sounding, as well as addictive. It's a very vivid album, and, at the end, I've loved the experience of listening to it.

Great

Do you remember when Hinge and Bracket teamed up with Handel to form The Doors?

Hell yeah. Groovy, the vocals are amazing, the songs have a great energy to them. Best song: Riders on the Storm

Vintage Rock ? Yes ma'am!!

2 1/2

Buen disco, todos los temas tan buenos. Sape

It’s ok

Once heard this album described as 'pub rock' which is entirely inaccurate. There are at least 3 nailed on classics here, 'Love her madly', 'Riders on the storm' and 'LA woman' 5 stars all the way for me.

Guter 70er Rock - 4 Sterne für das Album und einen Bonus-Stern für "Riders on the storm" 5/5

standouts: love her madly riders on the storm

Riders on the Storm is a standout on a great album

This is a great listen. Not one I’ve listened to before but wish I had sooner. Full of great songs.

A great album with the title track and Riders on the Storm the top classic tracks. The genuine blues tracks drag it down a bit but an awesome listen.

Is it the best Doors album, possibly. Is it the Doors album which feels most natural and where Morrisons vocals flourish and just fit perfectly, absolutely. I’ve listened and loved this countless times, sure I will do again.

An enticing album with a lot of love for the '50s and such, from the greased-hair diner rock of the title track to the bluesy flair of... everything. They still sound unique and separated from everyone else, with a classic Doors-y sound and Jim Morrison's distinguishing voice They still find the means to have some nice variety and the tracks are interesting new experiences, the album gets to its weakest points when it's a little more firmly set in the blues, things like "Crawling King Snake", not only a little standard-sounding but also at this late into the album, it can start to feel somewhat predictable, too The excitement of the Doors sound still lingers through each track and the album is, on the whole, pretty awesome

While being somewhat familiar with this band throughout my life, this is my first time sitting down with a full Doors record. I'm not usually a huge fan of blues rock, but the quality of the material here outweighed my preconceived notions of the genre. Aside from a couple of stumbling points, I found this record extremely enjoyable front-to-back. My favorites were the obvious picks of "L.A. Woman" and "Riders on the Storm." With "Hyacinth House" as a new favorite from the group. The weakest moment in my opinion was "The WASP." The mix of Morrison's poetry and the band jamming felt like a mess after a lot of very well-crafted songs. Overall, it was a great listen and I'm looking forward to exploring more of their material. 4/5

I mean, it´s alright...

Great bluesy album. Hyacinth House is amazing. Riders on the Storm is my favorite doors song, and is worth the price of admission alone. Truly the last doors album, and one of their best!

Like Morrison Hotel yesterday, this 4 is probably at least partially just purely personal taste, but I did enjoy listening to this album and think it's pretty good!

Good stuff, maybe even better than the self-titled.

no lo escuche entero pero iba por buen camino

The two tentpole songs are great (title track and Riders On the Storm) even though LA Woman is goofy as hell and also kinda stupid? I’ve been “LA Woman is stupid-pilled” since the episode of Punch Up the Jam years ago. Other than that, this is okay! Doesn’t move the needle too much for me either! The Doors are still a pretty musically (MUSICALLY) talented band that also kinda sucks.

The Doors ❤️ good music and whisky

Great album!

good ol blues music

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

Rock and roll auténtico Este album me hizo darme cuenta del nivel tan marcado que representaban en su momento, era un nivel totalmente diferente al de muchas bandas de aquellos tiempos Riders on The Storm es la mejor canción del álbum un gran broche de oro para lo que sería la última canción grabada con la banda para Morrison Pero The Changeling, y L.A. Woman son otras muy buenas contendientes El piano es inmaculado, casi que me es difícil equiparar lo que el pianista hacía, con cualquier otra banda de ayer y hoy Y como digo rock and roll genuino, pero además letras y blues Disfruten

2/5 Favorite Song: Riders on the Storm

Primeiro álbum do the doors que eu ouvi. Nostálgico

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.

6.5/10. Boring album, unless you pretend you were on drugs when you listened to it.

Another album where the best songs are so famous it’s difficult to measure them against the rest of the album. In this case, sadly I just don’t think the rest of the album is as good

I was expecting it to be a bit better really. It was what I'd call a moody album. There were a couple of decent tracks, but it just seemed to meander for a couple of tracks then perk up for a track, and so on.

Clasic. Good

did not like it with the exception of one song

If I wanted to hear blues music I'd go listen to Muddy Waters, who did this much better and didn't blow any talent he had on booze and heroin. I made it 3.5 songs into this album and feel positive about quitting it.

Great album a classic - again matched the weather perfectly

Probably their best album. It's more stripped back and raw, bluesier, has less of Jim Morrison's r/im14andthisisdeep poetry (although L'America is particularly rough in that regard) and his vocals sound their most unhinged. Really makes you FEEL like a fat alcoholic with an undiagnosed personality disorder.

Love The Doors, great album

han die türen scho seeehr gern. find etz aber die erste 3 songs eher filler doors tracks. been down so long aafoch en blues. l.a. woman eig au aber s het chli tempo und de jim morrison tönt endlich wie er? am afang hanen nöd erkennt bide erste songs. aaah ja und coole klavierpart bi l.a. womaaan :). hyacinth house isch eeeendlich en song mit chli athmosphäre woni mi vo ihne gwöhnt bin.

hammondorgle isch halt würkli immer guet coole erste song! been down so long macht easy spass oahh richtig bluesy und denn chli en unbefriedigende schluss leider l.a. woman findi glaub de best song bis jz sini stimm isch halt scho geil hahaha l'america wird jz nöd mis lieblingslied aber s het na öppis? omg riders on the storm isch sooo en FUCKING BANGER s het jz kei unglaublichi bangera uf dem album aber de meh blues-ahsatz hetmer mega gfalle. au recht es "gmüetlichs" album

classic, interesting vocals, good background music

Better than Coldplay

L.A. Woman opening The Doors to my ears on this one.

Riders On The Storm is pretty good, and some of their other songs are enjoyable. But I was expecting something more from The Doors. Overall pretty okay. 3.5 would be best.

Great album for driving a car around at 6 pm without a destination.

Very gritty, but also chill album. I had to look up, "is Jim Morrison even on this album cover?" Holy heck, he's the guy on the right and there's a whole story that goes along with it. I appreciate that he didn't want to stand out.

This was pretty great. Would highly recommend. 7/10

Raspy, drunk, clouds of cigarette smoke, cheap Jack Daniel’s, worrying if your card is gonna go through on the next round, shouting gossip in a crowded bar. This is Jim Morrison’s perfect form. LA Woman captures perfectly The Doors’s signature sound mixing blues, rock, early garage, punk. In the tree diagram of music genres, it sits high up influencing so many other greats. Besides LA Woman, Love her madly, and Riders on the storm, other songs like Been down so long and Hyacinth House are excellent and deserving of a moment amongst friends. That being said, listening to this album inebriated can induce you into semi psychosis, (can music actually get you drunker? It can definitely compound d feelings of dizziness and not knowing your bearings- I’m looking at you L’america, with your taunting organ) so tread with caution.

Fine

I've always been a bit ambivalent about The Doors. I consider them to be firmly in the middle of the Classic Rock pack, and this album did little to change that opinion. Enjoyable enough, if not exciting. 4/5 Highlights: Been down so Long Cars Hiss by My Window Riders on the Storm

i love you jim morrison

Not my favorite Doors album. Nothing here was super catchy

나쁘지 않은데? 모스 데프 엘범에서 봤던 사운드가 여기가 원산지였구나 라이브러리에 추가하고 귀에 익을때까지 들을 듯

A place in time where you had to be there.

I bet the people who hate this album also hate sunshine and ice cream.

Riders on the Storm

lowkey

The dore

lekker! LA Woman het nummer zelf erg irritant maar genoten van de rest van de plaat

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.

I dunno about this one. I liked the beat of wasp, but I never trust a white man saying anything about... what he was talking about! Left a bad taste in my mouth, and that was the one song that really intrigued me. Not a huge fan of all the organ integration either. Meh. 5/10

the hits are hits, the rest are okay

Lo siento, no me encantan. Riders es increíble.

Inte deras bästa. Svagare låtmaterial. Men rösten och Riders from the Storm ursäktar mycket. En fyra

3.9/5

Loved this album. Definitely listening to it again.

This was not anything really for me

3.5 Some good songs but also just doesn't really stand out from other rock albums of this period for me

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

every woman they're singing about in this album has full bush, this is music from the time when dad wore sweatshirts and short shorts, drank and smoked bud, read shitty paperbacks, drove a Chevelle with the fender off, and never called her back. 10/10 no notes

Crawling King Snake is THE song to do kegels to The keyboard on this album is straight fiyah Favourite song: Been Down So Long

Okay. Just okay. I dont like them any more or less than years ago.

I haven’t really listened to The Doors in a long time. It took me back in time

3.4

Strong record.

I find so much of the Doors obnoxious. This album has the two longs I like. Not sure that merits a 4, but I guess.

GREAT album. Probably my favorite Doors album. Highlights: - Love Her Madly - LA Woman - Riders on the Storm (wore this out in high school) 4.5⭐️

Probably my favorite Doors album yet. It's got so much character to it.

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.

fue un the Doors qué nunca había escuchado y eso que me gusta el álbum "the doors" pero este fue raro

Well it's got Riders On The Storm so that already makes it a million times more crucial than Morrison Hotel. I'm not a huge fan of the blues rock ones but they are a bit more interesting than the Morrison Hotel blues rock ones. And overall I like its loose thrown together feel. LA Woman has that tantalising 20 seconds at the start where they almost invent Californian motorik.

Great album! This list is off to a good start!

for a solid 72 hours I’ve tried to figure out what to say about this album and I can’t for the life of me think of anything. I’m not sure why! It’s just super super competent but idk what else. Riders on the storm is a stone cold classic but I kind of skated over the rest even after two full listens

It'd be a 3 if it didn't have two awesome bangers with L.A.Woman and Rider of the Storm. Highlight: Riders of the Storm, and it ain't close.

ok, some songs were good the rest just sounded like people fucking around in the studio, not like complete songs

No es específicamente mi tipo de música, pero muy bueno. No puedo pensar en algún momento en el cual lo podría escuchar en mi día a día, pero lo volvería a escuchar.

Kinda grongy

One of the better doors albums. Still nothing to write home about but it’s an enjoyable listen Fav song: Riders on the Storm

i feel like im drinking my worries away in a pub

I've been a Doors apologist for a long time and this album is very easy to defend. I won't pretend they were doing anything especially revolutionary but the vibe carries, and I think the particular arrangement of tracks really helps that. Ending with Riders on the Storm leaves an excellent aftertaste. This isn't music I come back to often, but when it hits, it hits.

This was good! I remember slinging some Doors songs on my CD player and MP3 player as a teen--thinking that I was hot shit for liking a previous generation's music (I also liked contemporary music. I had range!) This is probably the first time I've ever listened to this particular album all the way through. Really like the stripped-back sound but you can hear that the 1960's are capital "O" Over on this record. Surprising amount of anger in Jim Morrison's vocals. Can definitely feel the influence on Josh Homme and Ian Curtis on this record.

The Doors opened a portal to crap music. All music that followed would have been even better if not for The Doors negative effect on the universe. That's science.

Another just fine entry from the Doors. Starting to think they're greatest-hit-album merchants

Curti!

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.

Nout wrong here. Peak pissed morrison. LA woman the song is mumbley greatness

A generous 3 a few good songs amongst some very weak tracks...obviously riders on the storm carries the whole album. If they had a few more killer songs like that it would be a very good album.

Dont think id ever CHOOSE to listen to The Doors. But this was pretty good. Think I preferred rhis to their other album which we reviewed on here. 3.5

Meh

I get why people love The Doors. I do. I absolutely love some of their stuff. But a whole album, in most cases, just bores me.

The self-titled debut earned a five for its commitment to extremity and danger — a record so singular it still feels strange and slightly unhinged decades later. L.A. Woman is a different proposition entirely, and the comparison is useful rather than unfair. This is The Doors pulling back from theatrical psychedelia and planting themselves in the blues, and the result is their most musically grounded record and arguably their most human one. Ray Manzarek’s organ is the consistent highlight — blues-influenced and in service of the songs rather than creating atmosphere for Morrison to inhabit. It’s Ray at his most musical rather than his most theatrical, and given the Hammond development happening in parallel to this listening project, hearing him work in that blues-soul idiom hits with a specific and welcome resonance. The addition of Jerry Scheff on bass guitar gives several tracks a physical low-end weight that the earlier records, where Manzarek covered bass duty with his left hand, couldn’t quite match. “Riders on the Storm” closes the record with one of the great atmospheric statements in rock history — that rain sound, the electric piano, Morrison’s voice floating over everything like a ghost already halfway out the door. It earns every bit of its reputation. The limitation is that the blues foundation occasionally becomes a blues exercise. Some mid-album tracks feel derivative rather than transcendent, working closer to genre template than singular statement. The highs are very high. The distance between them and the surrounding material is real. A strong four — warmer and more musical than the debut, and slightly less irreplaceable for exactly that reason.

I’ve always loved this album, not played right through for a while, excellent vibe on here, Jim Morrison🙏🏼🙌 what a voice

This album feels so smooth.

I just can’t get into these guys

Way more enjoyable than I wouldn’t predicted. Super nostalgic to that teenage moment in time when most people are into this band.. but hearing them for the first time in many years they sound surprisingly fun and fresh.

Nice, maybe a bit too bluesy for me, however a true classic final song with a great length!

Bluesy side A better than most of trippy side B

Very bluesy compared to other Doors records, but I like it

Repetitive and dull, but with a banger here and there.

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.

Great stuff, I do enjoy The Doors.

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.

It was alright

Outside the one or two well know songs, the rest was quite average I would say.

Can't go too wrong with playing with your organ for extended periods of time

Ok I guess.

L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm are two masterpieces that instantly bump this record to classic status. In the end, there's some filler ones and the album relies a bit too much on the two diamond songs, but it still is a very good one.

nw tbh troche zie ni skupialam, momentmi fajne

The Doors LA Woman is obviously a classic. I've heard half of this album just listening to the radio throughout the years. LA Woman, Love Her Madly, The WASP, and Riders on the Storm all got very frequent rotation on WDVE. The musicianship is generally pretty excellent, I am especially a fan of Ray Manzarak's keys work. Jim Morrison is kind of the weak point of the band, in my opinion. He's supposed to be the charismatic lead singer, but often times, his growl makes him sound like a Muppet as he whiskey-slurs some of the vocals. Riders on the Storm gets a special shoutout for me, because it delivers a whole mood.

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.

These days when I reach for a Doors album generally this is the one. It’s not flawless but there’s a new energy here that you don’t find in other Doors albums. I think it was an entryway to what was next. Still had that Doors carnivalesque sound but finding new tribal pockets to explore. And though he was going through some rough times, Jim’s vocals here just as good as ever. His ability to take you places and make you see things is uncanny. He’s celebrated as an all timer for a reason. He was incredibly special.

Insufferable

If The Doors have no haters then I am dead

Bumping this up majorly for L.A. Woman, because the rest of it really kind of blows

Riders on the Storm... One of those songs I *have* to play to test new speakers!

Started 04/05/2026 Liked it

My rating 3.6. Bluesy. Fun. Think most of the Doirs music is under appreciated.

The Doors suck.

It's enjoyable and pleasant to listen to. With the odd bit of darkness, though more would have been nice. Good but not great.

Pretty decent album tbh. Best song is easily riders on the storm, nice vibe to it.

Bluesy Letztes Doors Album Love her madly, hyacinth house Riders on the storm

Yrp

I’ve never really viewed LA Woman as one of my top doors albums, but that’s not to say it isn’t a great record. For me, I guess I just prefer the more driving/darker/harder records of theirs. This one still has some of my favorites by the band though. (Hyacinth House, Crawling King Snake, Been down so long)

# 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 first half of this album was a bop, the second half just got on my nerves a little

My parents were big fans of this album so this had a pleasant nostalgia to it :^)

Meh

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.

Dope

Great album, but not the best for me from The Doors.

Muy hot

this is fun

This album leans strongly into a blues-driven sound, which I found much more appealing than the band’s earlier, more psychedelic work. The raw, stripped-down approach gives the music a grounded, groove-heavy feel. Been Down So Long and Crawling King Snake stood out in particular, both driven by gritty, bluesy guitar work that I really enjoyed.

Better than you remember.

Buen album chill y partes instrumentales

It's good but I am probably never going to listen to it again

Not really my thing

preferred morrison hotel but still banged

Definitely one for repeated listening.

Goated

Feels like being transported back in time; can get a little repetitive but what a vibe

Pretty good.

Amazing album

4.6

Interesting album for sure. I don't know why I thought the doors were more rock. This gave a folsky blues vibe. 5.6/10

Solid singles. not a huge fan of all of the songs though

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*

A couple of great songs but not as good as the other album as a hole.

It's fine. Most the tracks have something fun going on musically. L'America and The WASP are terrible.

One of the greatest albums of a unique band. Noone sounds like them. Not until this day.

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.

Riders on the storm and LA Woman were the standout tracks on this album

The Doors is one of my all time favorites.

It's interesting and has a bluesy vibe, but I was expecting more

If you’d have asked me yesterday if I liked The Doors, I’d have said, “no, not really.” But I liked this a lot. I think it’s one of those times where maybe I didn’t care for them much when I was younger, but appreciate more now.

I like the music quite a bit. Very groovy. But I don't really like the singer's voice.

Enjoyed this as much as the last doors album!

Helt udmærket album. Riders on the storm er et af deres bedste numre, men udover den er der en del bland album cuts på den her

Lidt lavere koncentration af bangere end på andre Doors plader vi har haft, men fed!

Banger! Makes you want to jump into a VW Polo II with 4 friends and drive to the beach with the sunroof open.

Nice

4.5

Solid album, if a bit on the slower side than I expected. An all time song may just be doing the heavy lifting, but I wouldn't hold that against it.

Right away, I will say it's not exactly up my alley. That being said, a whiskey man can appreciate a nice glass of gin every now and then without losing his mind, if you catch my drift. The last album Jim Morrison sang on, is a relaxing, smooth, listen that can, at times, pick up the BPM and scream at you. There's something about the way Morrison belts out the words, a sort of guttural, primal, raspy scream, that draws the audience in. You can't deny the passion. The title track, "L.A. Woman," is in my opinion, a damn good song. You just can't help beating your head along to the bass line - and who is "Mr. Mojo Rising?" Another note, "Riders on the Storm," listened to properly takes you on a ride in a '63 Mustang on a coastal drive through a rainstorm (top down of course). Sonically adventurous sounds on that track, to say the least. Overall, a fun listen, and I'd venture to guess these gentlemen were under the influence of various substances during the recording process - a suggestion that could certainly adjust the listening experience for the audience, perhaps.

Whatever happened to the use of organs in rock music? It was such a fun and funky instrument used so prominently in the 60s/70s, then just went out of style. Either way, the Police used it to great effect. Their style, heavily balanced in rock and blues, still holds up. The lyrics telling the story of a broken hearted man desperate for love; completely lost and depressingly optimistic. A very strong album with a long lasting impact in the progression of music that stands out today as something unique.

Classic Doors- lots of hits mixed in with songs that ramble on. Always a mixed bag but generally good overall. I feel like I've soured a little bit on the doors over the years but still no denying the impact of the album and the talent that went into it. Overall- very good. Probably a 3.5 to 4.0

Really good Doors album, I think it's one of my favourites. Very raw, great lyrics, the band just smashes the sound. A must!

Full Album Thoughts: Album Rating: 4.45 (A+) I am liking pretty much all of the first half of the album but for different reasons. The back half started to lose me a bit, either by retreading ground or my being a bit too experimental. If it was just for Riders on the Storm though, it's worth it. Track Thoughts: "The Changeling" B- Oough. Olive All Around. While this is fairly easy to mock, its because its ICONIC. Nothing sounds like the Doors but the Doors. That being said, this is a miss of an opener for me. Buckwild vocal delivery choice. Love me a good wah pedal and organ grove though. "Love Her Madly" A- Effortlessly cool. And somehow manages to almost get a surf-rock sound fitted in here? This is a wild ride of a song, if a little repetitive. "Been Down So Long" A Standard blues, which makes it hard to grade. Its generic, using the structure exactly as intended, but it does so with pitch perfect delivery. I hear a lot of Jack White in this, especially in the layering of the guitars and their tones. I cant hate it, its just well done. "Cars Hiss by My Window" A Another generic blues beat done pitch perfect. When calling this laid back and easy to listen to, I dont want to make it sound like I think this is a simple thing to do. Again, when you cant find anything to fault, I think I gotta give it at least an A. "L.A. Woman" A Way more experimental in its structure compared to the more restrained first half of the album. Its also got some get up and go to the song! I enjoy the call and response of the main singer and guitar. The piano helps keep the sound bright, not afraid to be drown out by the edgier guitar or mellow organ. This is the one I'd have expected to escape containment, but I cant say I've heard it elsewhere. Oh well, they knew what they had on their hands to name the album after it. Its long in the tooth but I dont mind it. "L'America" C A different kind of soundscape, trying to be more creepy/spooky, but I'm not sure that works as a SONG rather then a mood setter. Funny implied F-bomb. Not much else to say... this is just strange for strangeness sake. I get the joke, I am in on the joke, I just dont know if I ever need to hear it told again. "Hyacinth House" B+ Woah this is such a psychedelic groove I was not prepared. Angelic organ actually causes this to get a bit overcrowded. This is such a strange song structurally, lyrically, sonically... it works but I dont know if it works for me? I'm glad to have listened to it though. "Crawling King Snake" B- We already had this exact grove already on the record. I dont wanna be your hog, I dont wanna be your crawling King Snake. They are trying something at least with the staccato noodling on the guitar. "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" B A strange story strangely told. Its funky, I can sit back and enjoy it, but idk if its something to casually flip on. "Riders on the Storm" S I've listened to longer songs I've liked a lot less. This is a mood piece. This is a vibe. This is immaculate. The whispers echoing in the background, the rain sounds, the edge to the playing while still being firmly a groove... all this and not even mentioning the evocative imagery in the lyrics.

I prefer this album to the “Doors.” My ears gravitated to the bluesy “Been Down So Long.” “LA Woman” is overly long, but I still enjoy it. It could be Morrison’s voice and/or the keyboard sound (which is not a sound I like, but it’s very much their sound)that adds a sense of dread on top of lyrics. “Riders on the Storm” is a big “No” for me.

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.

Probably more of a 2.5 but ends on a high point with riders of the storm

Superb album. Varied sound, I like Jim Morrisons voice and a few absolute bangers with the only thing stopping it being 5 stars is some tracks outstaying their welcome.

Not my favorite. Like Riders on the Storm, but it is a bit long. Lead singer gets a bit incoherent sometimes, but the band is tight. Sometimes a bit derivative.

the doors are kind of boring

Bref.

Escuché la mitad pero está bueno

A classic.

While I don’t love all of this, the parts that are great, are super great.

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 sounds like a bunch of guys got together at a high school reunion to “get the band back together” after shotgunning 17 beers each. Couldn’t finish it.

A classic band and singer that certainty has left a mark on the music world. Its good, easy, smooth music which is easy to listen to or have on while not focusing on the music itself. Its not really music that I would choose but definitely not something I would switch away from.

Legendary psych rock album from Jim and the Doors. Arguably their best/most influential record however I prefer their self titled. This does have some memorable highlights like Love Her Madly and The Changeling though.

its a rock n roll album and unfortunately kinda not for me feeling like poser bc my favorite track was riders on the storm

I don't find myself all that interested in the blues rock stuff. Highlights for me are "L'America" and "Riders on the Storm," both a little more removed from the blues rock style.

Eh, middle of the road. nothing too memorable.

I’m here for it. The gritty synth, driving beats, blues riffs, and wacky Morrison vocals. 4.2

This had its moments. Definitely more of a blues album than a rock album, which makes it a little less sticky for me. But it was decently enjoyable. 6/10 Pretty Good

It was like I was being thrown back to a time of punkish teenage angst and divorce dad come ups, a simple mix of ima go smoke a cigarette but also talk to you about how much I miss my past life and the joys that came with it

Again like my Zeppelin review, I feel like I finally get 'The Doors' and the influence / energy they brought to their times. Even what felt like a 'blues standard' had a rawness to it through Morrisey's growl and the sharp instrumentation supplied by the rest of the band. Everything sounded like a soundtrack to LA in the 60's, the production, songwriting and lyrics really paint a picture in your mind.

it genuinely just sounds like a drunk guy singing at a bar and I never want to listen to that

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

Old time favourite!!❤️

I like The Doors, not my favourite album from them tho. It would help to understand what moment of their career they were going through and the historical context also. But the sound itself wasn't very appealing for me at its face value. Hopping to get another album from them in the future to make it right.

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.

Some all time Doors singles (Love Her Madly, Riders on the Storm, the title track) surrounded by filler and competent white boy blues.

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.

Un álbum para los rockeros de tomo y lomo. Psicodélico y con una combinación de instrumentos totalmente adoc

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.

something a bit different, so i enjoyed, but again not going to be a repeat listen

Jom Morrison makes this impossible to love

I really do love this album, minus a few stinkers. The way the album kicks off with The Changeling, an underrated Doors track IMO, to Love Her Madly is a hot, groovy start that the Doors could pull off so well. Outside of the giants like LA Woman and Riders on the Storm, there's enough solid tracks making up the remainder of the track list for me. Top Tracks: The Changeling, Love Her Madly, LA Woman, Hyacinth House, Riders on the Storm

Jim Morrison's last album with the band has some serious highs and some pretty forgettable lows. Not sure if it's true or not, but I remember reading that the very last piece of music Morrison ever recorded were the haunting whisper-like backing vocals on Riders on the Storm. It's either fitting or cruel that in his final (recorded) moments, the loud, obscene, and boisterous Morrison was reduced to a whisper.

Some cool moments as is standard for most Jim Morrison Doors output. By this point though, I think the culture had mostly caught up with the Doors. There isn't a ton of L.A. Woman that you couldn't locate on other albums and their mythos helps to pave over some of their lamer tracks. You'll notice folks like to talk about Riders on the Storm, which is a really awesome moody track, but no one really gives much thought about Cars Hiss By My Window or Crawling King Snake. L.A. Woman has a couple of those types of tracks. The barn burners; L.A. Woman & Riders on the Storm are just that & the album is legendary on account of those tracks but let's not overlook Hyacinth House which is probably my favorite cut on the album. Favorite Tracks: L.A. Woman, Hyacinth House, Riders on the Storm, The WASP

I do not like Jim Morrison at all really.

Goddam this is such a fun album.

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.

Remember songs from this always on the radio the summer after it came out.

Pretty good

Good Doors album, some songs were kinda samey

Хватило времени, чтобы послушать только первую песню. Неплохо, но не зацепило

Nice and blusey

Good listen

Pretty good classic album, great bangers, love the opening track and it's quite groovy

Se siente como ir de noche en el auto, con las luces de la ciudad de fondo

The original unique voice in rock. Some killer tracks here but some I find the vocals are really distracting from awesome instrumentals. Needs repeated listens but the music is good enough that you want to listen repeatedly.

I don't know if they were running out of steam by this point, but this was their 6th album in the space of 4 years. I really like The Doors and certainly feel that I prefer the earlier albums. This is my first time hearing this one and apart from the title track and Riders on the Storm, nothing else stands out too much, The Changeling was decent though. I appreciate what they were trying to do on some of the tracks but something didn't land for me. 3/5

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

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.

This recording was good when it was current but listening to it now, it sounds so dated. Morrison's voice is as my son put it, "iconic."

It’s a nice psychedelic blues album. Key word is blues very heavy blues in this album. They do some interesting things with the vocals. Overall solid blues rock. Favorite song: L.A. Woman

epic sunday album

Songs are melodious but kinda slow ngl. I love hyacinth house and LA woman

v good

The Album is good, some songs I quite like. To be honest, myself I don’t like this album to much. Not saying it’s a bad, just not really for me

Muy sin más. Also la N palabra en una canción?? goddamn

Solid album.

Partially known. A couple of good songs, but otherwise uninteresting.

8/10

Masterpiece

Quite bluesy and good fun. I think a 3.5 from me but if I had to chose I would up it (which I did)

I enjoyed it. Probably won't revisit, but enjoyed the blusey portions.

Gritty, but gives road trip vibes

Good album, just not as good as other rock music from the same era.

Nothing wrong with the Doors. It's an interesting album and I'll surely revisit. Nothing crazy is going on here, just some great songs.

Pretty special record, very unique in terms of lyrical content and instrumentation. A tad blues-y for my taste, but a well constructed work with a timeless quality.

Excellent

favs — 'love her madly', 'hyacinth house'

💯

Not as good as self titled and without the high points of people are strange, but a consistently strong album that I frequently return to and with a killer outro track. 4.5 rounded down to separate from self titled

Good album, nothing to write home about. The doors are good.

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.

Rock de l'époque, je savais pas que Riders on the storms c'était d'eux

Oui

D'habitude j'aime bien The Doors mais j'ai trouvé cet album assez générique

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More blues that i realised

The Changeling Love Her Madly Been down so long L.A. Woman L’America Riders on the Storm.

The blues suits Morrison's voice quite well. There's only one weird pretentious Morrison beatnik poetry shtick in WASP & that one is pretty decent. Other than the hits, the rest are hit or miss. 3

1971. Sixth studio album and final major-label album. The last to feature lead singer Jim Morrison during his lifetime (died of heart failure in 1971). Heavily influenced by blues.

Yeah fucking lizard kings

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.

Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? I know about half the songs How do I feel about this artist? I like The Doors Favorite song(s)? Love Her Madly, Crawling King Snake, Riders On the Storm Overall Thoughts: This was a typical Doors album, I enjoyed it because I like The Doors. A lot of fun organ riffs in this one.

Interesting album, not particularly my taste by with some insane guitar riffs and lumberjack esc vocals I feel like I could enjoy this type of music more. The intro was very nice with a fast upbeat tone.

It’s ok

A more matured sound that was more my speed than their debut

groovy

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

Good