Reviews (page 4 of 14)
4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-doors/l_a-woman/ Not my favorite album by The Doors (tad too bluesy for my taste), but still cannot point out a single bad song. L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm obviously tower above the rest, but if 'the rest' is this of this level of quality, that says more about those two songs than about the rest.
Pas spécialement mon truc, c’était sympa mais rien de plus à dire.
Some high highs, but some average stuff across the whole album. Had a nice time with it though.
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.
I don't know why I don't like The Doors more given how profoundly influential they were on music that I love, but I don't. While a blues rock band at heart, their attempts at straight-up blues - like this record and Morrison Hotel - sound inspid compared to real bluesmen, or even The Stones, or Zeppelin. The Doors were at their best stepping up and being weird, as seen here on the title track and the famous Riders on the Storm: the rest is merely fine.
reminded me of my pops a little bit. a little slow-paced, but definitely enjoyed!
Gran album, para escucharlo tirado al sol y unos brutos mateanisman. Buena versatilidad, y los hits son los hits papa, riders on the storm todavia te rompe. Sólido 8.5/10
Para mí, L.A. Woman de The Doors es un disco más simple que sus anteriores, pero eso lo hace mejor. Suena más directo, más blues y menos psicodélico, como si la banda estuviera tocando sin complicarse tanto. “Love Her Madly” me gustó porque es pegajosa y fácil de escuchar, mientras que “L.A. Woman” se siente más intensa y como un viaje largo, con un ritmo que te atrapa. No es su álbum más complejo, pero sí uno de los más honestos. Se siente más real.
A potent mix of blues, psychedelia and mystic poetry. I was drawn to this album in my 20's and now, much later am somewhat repulsed by the frat boy feel of some of it that I somehow overlooked in my youth.
It features my favourite Doors song Riders in the Storm which was the first song I ever played in a band. Most of my other favourite Doors songs are on other albums however this works great as an album. I had the privilege to work with the Doors catalogue for 10 years and had dinner with the late Ray Manzarek and his brother. I also met Robbie when they toured with The Doors of the 21st century when they toured with Ian Astbury which was actually a great show.
Again, the Doors were groundbreaking and remain awesome
Really good
Decent
An album of any contradictions, from outright blues to more expansive long tracks. 4 for now but may revisit after listening again.
Really enjoyed this, great bluesy feel to the earlier tracks and Riders in the Storm is an excellent outro
Bluesy classic rock. Love it.
Pretty good but not as good as their first one.
Not my type
LAwesome!!!
Some I liked others I didnt
Never a big fan of Lover Her Madly but most of the rest of the album is pure Doors gold with the exception of Hyacinth House. Overall an 8 / 10.
There are under- and overrated records out there, but I think this one is where it deserves to be.
I'm a bit indecisive on how to score this one. On one hand it's The Doors and features the hits L.A.Woman, Riders on the Storm, and Love Her Madly. On the other hand, there's some strange stuff on here (L'America?!) and I realized I don't really love Morrison's voice. Based on the hit value alone, I'm going with 3.
Curto muito a vibe deles. Já começou animado, dá vontade de dar um rolê urbano noturno. Já tinha 2 músicas na playlist. Essa chuvinha e clima da Riders on the Storm sempre me impressionam quando toca. Os caras conseguiram criar uma ambientação muito foda. Álbum deu uma decaída as vezes, mas mesmo assim ficou bom do início ao fim. Quase foi épico. Vou dar 4 estrelas por que curti demais e me fez adicionar músicas novas.
4.7/5 Favorite songs: Love Her Madly LA Woman Riders on the Storm
Surprised I didn't enjoy this more. Got some good songs, but has some fairly by numbers blues songs.might be an argument they're better as a greatest hits band
Ni con toda la mariguana de LA les salió bien. 2 joyas, lo demás mhhha
i mean the doors are classics. good bones. and organs. and songs about people who would probably take your organs. 4/5.
RIDERS OF THE STOOORM
album #14 i didn't vibe with any song on this album, unfortunately. it's fine! i just don't care to listen to it again. the doors are influential, but not sure if this album should make it to the list when there is simply better blues music out there lol. number of albums left to review: 1,075 number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 7 albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 3 albums from the list I won't include on my list: 11
Here on the Doors' final outing while Morrison was alive, they go into swampy, blues territory. Morrison's voice is ravaged and the tunes are raw. Probably their best album. Best Tracks: Love Her Madly; L.A. Woman; Riders on the Storm
It's still a really nice listen.
A classic and the best doors album for me
I really like the sound of The Doors, this album also has Riders on the Storm. What else not to love? (Except for the fact that any time that I listen to the Doors the I EAT MORE CHICKEN THAN ANY MAN EVER meme flashes in front of my eyes)
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
Listened to this a while back. It was aleight
After a Bowie album, here’s another hyped album/group that I’m just not into aside from Riders on the Storm….can’t not think of IASIP when I hear that song now. That’s about the only good thing I can say about this album. Otherwise, I’m just not into The Doors. Someone here said this didn’t age well, and I agree. Comes out flat, rough and noisy. I think mediocre white blues rock was more hyped and accepted back then.
Best The Doors album so far
Me encantaaaaa
80/100. This one has a much more raw, live energy compared to some of their earlier studio work, and it really works in its favor. The whole album feels more authentic and immediate, like the band is just locked in and letting it flow. Every track brings its own groove, and it never loses that dark, mysterious atmosphere that made them stand out in the first place. It’s a top-tier classic that still sounds incredibly fresh all these years later.
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
This was much more blues then I was excepting, I really thought of them as more a psychedelic band. The Blues was not a bad thing, I enjoyed then the psychedelic stuff. It is subtle and can be a little quiet so you have to really listen to pick up how much talent and skill goes into it. The big hits that I think of when it comes to the Doors (LA Women, Love Her Madly, Riders on the Storm) are all on this album, so it does have good bones. The other songs are good, but not standouts. Part of me really enjoys this and knows they are so iconic that I should be rating this as a 4. But there is another part of me that doesn't see how this is amazing, but just a decent album that keeps it mellow coming in at a 3. Instead of 6/7 its 3/4
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.
I love The Doors, but by this point, Jim Morrison sounds like the sloppy mess he’d become. This is a great album to question whether he was as talented as the music biz made him out to be. His lyrics ramble. He repeats himself over and over. The blues rip-offs are becoming parodies, at least to my modern ears. Credit where it’s due: Love Her Madly is a perfect song. It’s probably the best song they ever made. L.A. Woman at least rambles with purpose, and Riders On The Storm is moody perfection, still fitting nicely on any Halloween playlist. I guess what I love about their earlier work is the dark organ in all of it. It sounds spooky, mysterious, and vital. I get the feeling here that the band was just working with a tempestuous front man who could barely get his shit together long enough to toss out even a moderately decent record. Or he was just so lost that he’d reached his point of no return. That’s the most likely case. Anyway, outside the hits, this record is sludge. 3/5
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!
I just don't get The Doors.
When I was a teenager I thought I liked The Doors. Now I can take it or leave it.
a masterpiece
The title track and Riders on the Storm are great but the rest of it is standard blues rick that gets boring real fast.
Man. Some of this album is really great. Like nearly life-changing great. The focus on jazz... influence from americana and country... throw in the appropriate and fitting use of really good synthesizers and the unmatched vocal energy of Mr. Morrison and it's just solid. The few where the effort or the experimentation just didn't fly are the only things holding it back for me. 4+
I love the Doors, but this is probably my least favorite of their albums
Classic
Classic album. Not much else to it. Favorite track: Riders on the Storm
8.5/10
I enjoyed listening to this - more of a high three rounded up to 4
god i love the doors
First half of the album is great, but then L'America and a couple of the weird artsy songs ruin the back half before Riders picks it back up.
The songs I love, I love. I never paid much attention to this one and was hoping for some bright spots aside from the one I know by heart from classic rock radio. Those extras weren't too extra.
Not my favourite doors. Bluesy over rocky. Jim didn't seem quite so expressive for the most part than I remember for their other records. Felt slightly less innovative
𝘓.𝘈. 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 is a solid blues-rock record, and the band sounds relaxed and confident throughout. The songs have a loose, barroom feel that suits the material well. Still, I struggle with the vocals of Jim Morrison, and that makes it difficult for me to fully enjoy the album despite its strengths. It’s also notable as the last album recorded with Morrison before his death later in 1971, which gives the record a certain historical weight. Even so, while the music itself is good, Morrison’s singing keeps me from connecting with it.
Was never really able to get into the Doors
Pretty good. Unfortunately none of the doors albums are quite as consistent as their debut
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
4.5
big fan of doors but this definitely isn't their best album BUT riders on the storm as the last song saved it tbh
I don't even like The Doors. Hard to deny the greatness of the album. Some of the songs I think are probably (?) misogynist and insipid, the keyboard can be droning. But there's a LOT here. Feels iconic and complete.
Прикольный альбом, вторая половина понравилась больше, особенно L'America, Hyacinth House и Riders on the storm
Have really never listened to The Doors. Did not realize how blues-influenced they were!
Liked this one way more than I thought I would. Gotta give it a four
una que otra es buena, no me mató
So good!! I need to listen to more of The Doors.
L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm are perfect songs - the rest of the tracks dont add (or take away!) much from the Doors canon.
Decent start, I’d only listen to Love Her Madly again by choice.
Nice! Not a sound I expected from The Doors. It was a little gritty, rock-heavy and bluesy.
Like A Dog Without A Bone 1001 Albums Generator 243 (3/9/2026) L.A. Woman is the sixth album by The Doors, the final album released before Jim Morrison's untimely passing, and, besides their debut self-titled, is widely considered their best work. Compared to that album, we have a bit less psychedelic rock and a bit more straight blues rock. There's also more filler here, like the boring 12-bar blues on songs like Cars Hiss By My Window and Crawling King Snake, and the spoken word on The WASP. However, the highs here are as high as they ever got for this band, with both the title track and Riders on the Storm representing some of the best psych rock ever, with the latter having one of my favorite organ solos.. Love Her Madly is another pretty good track with interesting organ parts. L'America is a trip. Not sure if it's good or bad, but it's definitely there. Overall, L.A. Woman is a high quality effort, but not as consistent as The Doors' self-titled. 4/5. Favs: The Changeling L.A. Woman Riders on the Storm Least Fav: Cars Hiss By My Window
Overall Rating - 4.00/5 (8.00/10). From beginning to end, a great album.
I have very similar feelings to this as I did to their debut. I like it a lot, and The Doors as a band seems to have a vibe that I gravitate hard to. As the bands farewell statement, I’d say they went out strong, with a more bluesy approach it feels a lot more mature. Yeah liked this a lot, want to give it a relisten tho, as I think my rating will go up.
Started out ok then tailed off. I find the Doors pretty blah, and the two most famous tracks on this album (LA Woman and Riders on the Storm) were among the weakest tracks on the album.
Offbeat yet captivating. Spacious, Atmospheric, Unhinged. Grimy yet Human. 8/10
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.
probably one of the more drunken albums i can think of 4/5
Great to hear the Doors again!
It’s not bursting with their best hits, but the songs are strong and make a cohesive unit. Almost four stars.
They had some good stuff. I still don’t get how people moon over them. Overrated imho
loved it
This is a great album, heavily rooted in blues influences.
Ah yes - this was very helpful. Queen, Bowie and THE DOORS. Are my Top3 "no, sorry music professionals and connoisseurs - I just don't get it" LA Woman is fine track, and then there's some bluesy stuff going on. OK. And?
I guess I'm just not a doors fan
Mega
I found the bluesier songs interminable, the others were fine. Blues really isn't my cup of tea.
This is my second Doors album of the project, and I've only had 24 albums between them. Come on! Anyway, this is an OK blues-rock album. It's less mystic and psychedelic than their debut, but it doesn't have the same level of songs. Lyrics are as trite as ever, and much of the music is just basic blues-rock that doesn't sound like the Doors' debut much at all. Even worse, the hooks just aren't there the way they are on the debut. There are still good songs here ("Riders on the Storm" and the title track), but it's a weaker record overall than the self-titled.
Possibly the weakest Doors album but still a 5/5
I liked some of the songs; I didn’t love the lead singers voice; some of the experimental things were cool. Prob won’t listen again but glad I know this now
Love the Doors generally and a great album but I get a little bored with the blues centred tracks.
I loved this one! It's a total blues rock jam, and The Doors sound super confident and tight. They ditch the psychedelic stuff and go for that smoky, dive bar vibe, and Jim Morrison's voice is amazing, just the right amount of whiskey soaked and perfect for this sound. From the killer "L.A. Woman" to "Riders On The Storm," it feels like a journey. The band is amazing, Ray Manzarek's organ is awesome, it cuts through the darker guitars. Some songs are a bit experimental, but they just add to the cool, somber vibe. It's a bittersweet but perfect end to the band, a soulful album that's meant to be blasted with a drink.
If they stuck to their original songs and didn't go off on blues odysseys, this'd be a perfect album.
good old school Rock Album
Découverte (sauf Riders of the Storm). J'adore le côté psychédélique de l'album. Les passages instrumentaux et les paroles sont très envoûtants. J'écouterai de nouveau avec plaisir. Belle découverte du morceau LA Woman
Pas mal du tout. J’ai écouté en courant, donc peut-être pas les meilleures conditions, malgré tout c’était une bonne expérience.
Love this album. Listened to it a lot in my youth.
Good music, fairly consistently good songs, Love her May will always be a vibe
3.5
Great album
oh yeah CLASSIC!!!
I'm still a fan of the hits, but the rest of the songs are a mood. L'America has more going on than I remembered. Didn't realize Crawling King Snake was a remake. I will continue to selectively listen to my favorites when I'm in the mood, but overall not my style.
Bit funky eh? I enjoyed about half of it, but the ones I didn’t were truly annoying. I gave The Ramones a 5/10 and now I wish I’d given that one a 4/10 because L.A. Woman shouldn’t be above a 5 lol
I enjoyed a lot of the guitar work on this album and totally understand why some people LOVE the doors. I guess it didnt male me feel massively excited musically/emotionally or scratch my brain like my faveeee music does. Still appreciate it tho
I've always hated the Doors, but have I ever really listened to the Doors? I don't know... well, now I have, they're fine, whatever, they're just ok. They border on really ok, but settle on just fine.
Vibes
Very blues driven album. Been Down so Long and Cars Hissing by my Windows nice bluesy feel to it Love her madly, Riders on the Storm are classics. Hyacith house good.
Old classic
Understand the hype around The Doors now. Really good album, especially Riders on the Storm and Hyacinth Doors
Deep and catchy
Ja man. Dronken Jim Morrison. Vette songs. Memoriekes. L.A. Woman beste track
Jaaaaa bring back memoriekes
This was boring. Morrison’s voice sounded like a comedy singer and I felt the whole thing was shameless rip off of black American blues. I expected better.
L.A. Woman tiene sus momentos aunque no es algo que vaya a escuchar de nuevo pronto, tenía ganas de escuchar algo de The Doors por primera vez y creo que es buen proyecto para hacerlo. Eso sí, me parece que el disco suena demasiado parecido todo el rato
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.
the back half of this album is solid. but i just don’t love the doors.
The Changeling - 4/5 Love Her Madly - 4/5 Been Down So Long - 3.5/5 Cars Hiss by My Window - 3/5 L.A. Woman - 5/5 L'America - 3.5/5 Hyacinth House - 4/5 Crawling King Snake - 3.5/5 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) - 3.5/5 Riders on the Storm - 5/5 Some really good blues rock tunes mixed in within a couple of middling blues rock tunes. I would love to be there when this stuff came out but the middle tracks seem a bit derivative. The highs, however, are incredibly high and pretty much carry this album to its good score. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: L.A. Woman, Riders on the Storm
Riders on the storm is a classic. The rest is pretty good too 😎
The Changeling is eh, Love Her Madly is pretty good. So far I really don't think this is album is for me. It makes me think of dry heat, dead grass, dust, and a broken fridge. I like the weird guitar in Been Down So Long, but not the vocals. I really like Cars Hiss by My Window! I like how calm it is. I like the beat of L.A. Woman, and the guitar. Very long though. I listened to this twice and I barely remember the songs between L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm, which I feel a little bad for. Riders on the Storm is excellent. I have added it to my playlist.
Good for cleaning and good energy
Super Bluesy, hope to listen again.
Not existed
It was good. Standout tracks are Riders on the Storm, Love Her Madly, and L.A. Woman
Great album, fun doors. Almost every song is a banger
The voice is fading a bit at this point but the songs and Melodie’s are still strong, a very good album hovers between a 3 and a 4.
Highlights: The Changeling, Love Her Madly, Been Down So Long, L.A. Woman, L'America, Crawling King Snake, Riders on the Storm I already knew that I would like this in general and that the Doors loved using organs, which I also like. But I was still somehow surprised by how much I liked it and how good the new tracks were (because I haven't heard the majority of the material). It was dope, but there were some skippable tracks on the second half. Not bad, but they feel a bit backgroundy. Again, the highlight for me was the instrumentals where I have to note the organs and the southern-ish sound. This is nicely paired with Morisson's macho rough vocal style, so I just love the sound. I didn't really follow the lyrics but they didn't feel that important to the overall mix.
Honestly a vibe, but it didn’t particularly excite me
Very cool rock
rock organ ftw, but lost interest during the b side
I overall like The Doors and have listened to them passively for a year or so and I also tend to enjoy blues/psych-rock. This album, however, was just not hitting for me despite it definitely having elements of things I typically enjoy. It just felt a little soulless and saying that makes me feel like some artsy vinyl collecting man is going to materialize and mansplain it to me. Idk I was just kinda bored and waiting for it to end… I still liked some tracks which I listed below and from what I’ve read Ik this was like the band getting back to their roots and that it was the last album Morrison physically recorded before his death which is cool and all but doesn’t take away from what I said before. This album feels like it should be important/classic but for me if I want blues/psych-rock I’m gonna look elsewhere. Rating⭐️: 2/5 Top 3🪐: 1)Love Her Madly 2)Hyacinth House 3)The WASP or Riders on the Storm (inspired by ghost rides in the sky allegedly which is cool)
Just doesn't have the magic of the albums which came before. Too much rocking and stomping - too much blues, going on and on and on.... When it works (LA Woman, Love Her Madly, Riders on the Storm) it manages to be magnificent, though.
Very blues - Influenced album. Enjoyed the lyrics and bass guitar. I can see how future rock albums have been influenced by this sound.
A lot more thrilling if you pretend it’s Electric Mayhem because he sounds exactly like Dr Teeth
The highs of this record are high indeed, but there’s a little too much blues noodling. Riders on the storm is still phenomenal
Ehhh, wasn't doing much for me.
Has some great blues inspired songs. I’ve also always loved the use of the keys in The Doors music. Love Her Madly has a great chorus change up that I really enjoyed. Definitely some classics on this record.
- .... come on. " like the waves down on the beach, I got this girl beside me but she's ... outa reach" -
From a pure pure enjoyment level, it’s hard for me to remove this album from its time. It’s a very specific style to the era that doesn’t hold up today personally. This gives it a whiskey level roughness where most of what I appreciate from this album is covered by its agedness. Faves: L.A. Woman, Love Her Madly, Hyacinth House
Good one. A classic
Mostly a substandard blues album but Riders on the Storm is a great track.
This band is perfectly surmised on this album's track "L'america." where the first half is this weird/dark psychedelic brooding track and the back half gets a little more classic blues rock. This whole album is split on me with moments like this. It closes with arguably the best doors song "Riders on the Storm" and some decent singles / tracks like Hyacinth House, Love Her Madly and L.A. Woman. Then it has some meh blues rock tracks like The Wasp or Been Down so Long or Car Hiss by the Window. It is not the untouchable masterpiece like their first self titled but it's worthwile.
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.
I do love me some Morrison Hotel, but L.A. Woman takes all it tried to do and does it better. It's still bluesy, psychedelic and poetic, but this time, Jim's voice is at its majestic final form, and it gives it that extra dramatic kick. There's a truly somber aura in the music. The moody sonority and striking lyrics certainly contribute to that, but there's something about the dynamic between tense, bluesy parts and cheerful, organ-led sections (most evident in L'America) that makes me uneasy. It feels dangerous, for some reason, and that feeling turns into paranoia in Hyacinth House, an ominous prediction of the singer's incoming demise. As tragic as it is, Morrison-era's The Doors could not have a more memorable, fitting ending.
The wikipedia article says that they wanted to "get back to their roots and make a blues album" but this album does best when it isn't being a blues album. The blues numbers are underwhelming to me.
3.75
Jam bandy -like the organ, morrison yelling is a little overheard just from greatest hits. Also real bluesy... feels like a warm grimy summer night hanging out late and drinking and playing cards. Sometimes creepy... growing on me. Listening to the 50th anniversary remaster kinda infuriating what was the original album? certainly not 29 songs and demos, etc.
Riders on the Storm is one of my all time favorite songs, let alone Doors songs. Love Her Madly is also a banger. The whole album reeks of fast love on the rocks in the late '60's and early '70's California psychedelic rock scene, and it makes for great music.
This was The Doors last real album and Jim Morrison's last album before he died, and the album that proceeded the infamous "Miami Incident". So the Miami Incident, subject to much debate, was basically The Doors intentionally riling up the crowd by provoking them and eventually Jim yells "Do you wanna see my cock!?" and that was it. There is no consensus on whether he actually exposed himself, and the band members all said he never did. Still, it somehow went to court, and he was somehow found guilty of indecent exposure after a trail that somehow lasted 16 days, and he was somehow sentenced to 6 months in jail that he never served. The entire thing seems completely idiotic. The result is that The Doors were effectively #cancelled. Concerts cancelled and radio ban. Good lord, so if we think people today are sensitive snowflakes, please remember people have always been this way. You can find some of them in the reviews of these albums, looking for something to feign outrage about. Anyway, they made this album, assuming it would be their last. The album is incredibly bluesy. It's just straight blues and they did a great job of it. The weird guitar solo in Crawling King Snake, the really cool engine rev sound with the guitar at the beginning of LA Woman. There is some cool stuff happening and I think the context of "the last ride" really allowed them to enjoy this album. And of course, Jim Morrison famously died 3 months after the albums release. Another member of the 27 club. The big one on the album is Riders on the Storm, which is a legendary song, but you have to go through the entire album to get there. The album is good, I can't really find any reason to dislike it. Blues isn't my thing, but I can't deny that they did an exceptional job.
Absolute stone cold classic. I love everything about this and the fact that you can almost feel the sweat in the dark, sleazy bar whilst the Manzareks keyboard cuts through with a jaunty vibe. I would have loved to see them live just once!
Listened to this a lot while growing up, likely as a small rebellion against my Dad who mainly listens to punk and reggae. Best track: Riders on the Storm.
Fab
fav songs: the changeling love her madly l.a. woman riders on the storm smoky, groovy ,garage-blues 60/100
Great band. Great music.
A fantastic album and my favourite Doors album. Riders on the storm 🔥🔥
The best of the Doors. Heavy, psychedelic blues. I would say the only really good album the Doors have.
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.
did not care for this one
Favorites: L.A Woman, Hyacinth House Least favorites: Riders On The Storm, Cars Hiss By My Window Rating (out of 10): 8/10
This album has three 5/5 hits and several songs illustrating that Jim Morrison was not the “poet” he claimed to be. Nevertheless, he had one of the greatest voices in Rock & Roll history and those hits are pure nostalgia to me. Reminds me of being in L.A. headshops at the time.
This one was pretty good. I especially liked The Changeling.
I’m not the biggest Doors fan. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy them at all, cause some of their stuff is pretty great. But I don’t think I understand exactly why they seem so universally loved and regarded as some legendary band. This is one of their big records, and it’s not bad at all, but they play a lot of pretty standard blues progressions over and over and over. I dunno, it’s fine but I guess I’m just waiting to be truly blown away by their brilliance. To be fair, I did enjoy Morrison Hotel quite a bit (I probably rated it too low at a 3), though I've never circled back to it, so maybe I'm being a little hard on the Doors as a band because I'm not as in love with this record as I feel like I ought to be, at least according to my friends that are big fans. 6.5/10
It was alright, only really enjoyed the hits and other than that it was pretty mid blues music and unoriginal blues too. 4/10.
Some great songs on this album that I like, but wouldn’t recommend listening to the whole album.
Bluesy Doors
Great album. The Doors aren't really one of 'my bands' but this is a fun groovy, sexy, psychedelic fuckwagon of a record.
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.
groovy
Much like Morrison Hotel I came to this album thinking that I only knew one of the tracks, the big hit "Riders on the Storm". But actually I knew a few more than that. I also knew "L.A. Woman" and I was almost convinced that I knew "The Changeling" too, but felt I had heard it performed by another band. This is much more what I would expect from a The Doors album. There is more noodling and that reverb filter that makes Jim Morrison's voice sound a bit trippy. Its a more experimental funk and blues album and I enjoyed that more than i thought that I would. (3.250)
For me, this album comes in next to last in the Doors catalog. It’s also pretty damn good, though.
Five stars, because, you know, it's the Doors.
motel money murder madness!
Very chaotic
-Love her Madly: DONT YOU WANNA BE HER DADDY?!?! Okay in general love his voice. I think Hozier probably draws some inspiration from him? I think they are know for being "bluesy" so that tracks. Fun electric guitar too just in general. Riders on the storm isn't all that... lost me at "girl gotta love your man." Catchy tho Idk overall i see how they're influential with the bluesy rock hoarse voice style. I liked it, but i dont think I'd revisit it frequently.
Not all that keen on parts of this one but Riders is a banger
Good
Classic album
Riders on the Storm will never be enough to get me to enjoy anything else by The Doors.
Every song would be better with no keyboard solo. I'd happily take banger 2 minute songs over these self indulgent 6 minute versions.
Fantastic stuff. Only knew "Love Her Madly" and "Riders on the Storm" coming into this, but the whole thing slaps.
Cool instrumentation/composition but I found the melodies to be underwhelming. Can 1000% see 70s teens hearing this album and buying guitars though. Good shredding.
Great blend between early rock and blues. Sets a precedent for future artists like John Mayer that blend blues with rock. No overarching theme that I heard, but solid album.
1 legendary song, the rest was okay
Riders on the Storm certainly is the standout track here, almost as good as their debut and definitely one of their strongest albums. Also love how its recorded, almost sounds live sometimes. Also my favorite key/organ work on a doors album so far. Fav Song: Riders on the Storm
Прекрасно. Мені дуже подобається Riders on the Stoms
It was ok
The hits are amazing, the blues tracks are quite good… the rest is drug induced dreck.
I really liked some of the songs and could tell the whole album was objectively good. However, besides the hits (Love Her Madly and L.A. Woman), the songs were pretty repetitive. They feel a bit like a one trick pony to me. But I guess they do that well.
Great album! I can't choose a favorite song.
I feel like I turned up at this event at least 35 years too late! I was in university then, Val Kilmer was playing Jim Morrison in The Doors movie and Morrison himself was probably as popular on students walls as Che Guavara. Back then, I couldn't really see the attraction. Even now, the bluesier elements of the album don't interest me too much, but there's a versatility to the bands, and indeed Morrison's voice, that suits the blues but then changes to suit songs like Love Her Madly, LA Woman and Hyacinth House. And the classic Riders On The Storm rounds off the album, unlike anything that has come before it. A really interesting album, floating from genre to genre, with more hits than misses. 4 stars earned - I'm sure I'll come across them again later.
Riders on the Storm is pretty much a banger. It sounds out of place after the rest of this boring white boy blues, which can get in the bin.
new music is always fun.
3.5 because I fell asleep during the latter half (not bc it was boring, but bc it was the middle of the night and i was lying in my bed.) Will listen again and update this review
I was prepared to indulge a predefined opinion about The Doors in this particular album review from that band. Eventually I found myself surprised of how much blues this album is. Which I appreciated alot.
loved
kind of loved...
Did not know what to expect but this was not it. What happened to The Doors' The Doors? Best Song: Riders on the Storm Rating: 4.5/10 Stars: 2
Man - I just don't get the Doors. I just can't see what others see. It just dribbles on for me...and the organ ruins every song. 1
# 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!
Sound of the 60’s-70’s rock bands. Think of rock bands in that era, The Doors come to mind. Some good music.
not their best album i fear..
I had this when I was a kid and alt rock types thought Jim Morrison was cool. Turns out he was s bit of a knob with an over-self-aware singing voice. Fantastic organ sound throughout, strong rhythm section. Some good tunes, including Rider on the Storm, let down by too many white mam pretends to sing the blues.
Is it controversial to suggest this is their best?
Mixed feelings here. Take Been Down, for example: amazing guitar, muddled lyrics and vocals. Generally brilliant guitar throughout. LA Woman, despite rock radio attempts to beat it like a dead politician, is beyond brilliant, everything coming together, seizing the moment so tightly it escapes time's constraints. Who cares what else is on the album? 5 for LA Woman, 3 overall.
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.
Ok... I was an avowed Doors agnostic, but I've got nothing but good things to say about this and the last album we spun, so maybe I was just not ready for them. I guess, there's something about the final product that just doesn't speak to me, but they've got serious musical chops and write interesting compositions — there were numerous instances where the band just took a sharp turn in the middle of a tune and reset the feel of the song, and you would have missed it if you blinked (with your ears). And, just as soon as I was a little tired of Morrison being Jim-to-the-max, he'd put down the bombast and sing a pretty song. And man, he really did set the mold for rock star frontman. Well, he and a few others from his era. But he's on the list.
The good ones are pretty great. The bad ones would be better w/o Jim. Still, this is a good incarnation of the band, with the addition of a bassist and rhythm guitar player. And even though I'm not the biggest Jim fan, when he's on, he brings it. I would have liked to have gotten more albums from them.
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.
Those Doors were grooving! Such a sleezy vibe but I kinda loved it.
classic. i’ve listen to this album before. love her madly and riders on the storm. great album.
My first time listening to this album since maybe my freshman year of high school. I thought Jim Morrison was a poetic genius. Nostalgic. Some of it is cute and charming. I don’t love it anymore. I might not even like it.
Big blues songs, some really weird experimental tracks, and of course the Big Hits. Feels like the record label gave them a little room for themselves in amongst the massive radio hits, and I enjoyed hearing the band honor their traditional blues inspirations.
The Classic Gritty Rock, with instrumentation
only liked one song
also a classic, just as good as 1967 album
A contemporary listen to this old Doors album doesn't age them terribly well. Morrison is a capable interpreter of Blues music, but reflecting on the canon of the (largely Black) musicians that he emulated, he doesn't seem particularly special. The infusion of psychedelic rock takes things in a new direction from the 60s psychedelia that preceded it, so in this sense, the album is something of a watershed. Listening to it doesn't stir anything significant in me, though. Outside of hits like the titular L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm, most of these songs are fairly bland.
There's a lot more blues rock (and just plain blues) here than in their earlier albums. Too bad a lot of it is just boring. LA Women is great. Riders on the Storm is even better, it pretty much makes the album worth it by itself. 3.5
believe it or not, the Doors have nine studio albums. L.A. Woman, their sixth, is usually treated as the end of the band proper, what with Jim Morrison's untimely demise at the age of 27 (and shut the hell up about that Club, won't you? dying young is tragic, not some statistical phenomenon). it's funny that the most recent Doors album I got thrown for this was the debut, and now here I am talking about their last one with contributions from one of rock music's most iconic frontmen (unless we count the posthumous patch job An American Prayer). the previous Doors album, Morrison Hotel, shifted their focus back towards the blues after several albums marked by a heavy psychedelic influence; L.A. Woman doubles the hell down on that front. the band itself is playing at a really high level, but of course Morrison always pulls the most focus. his vocal performances are huskier and more declamatory than ever, and the range of dynamics he carries this album through are pretty darn wide! numbers like the title track, "The Changeling" or "Been Down So Long" feature him at pretty high points of energy that are contrasted beautifully by slow, quiet tracks like "Cars Hiss By My Window", "Hyacinth House" or "Riders on the Storm", a brilliant closing track that sends the Doors off on an eerie, ambiguous note. strong 8/10.
Great organ, annoying vocals, decent songs
5 star album… brilliant
Loved it. I only skipped one song but I adore music like this.
not really my thing, even the best song on this album was meh to me. overall pretty forgettable
Classic!
3,4/5
It's good. I guess. Struggle to say much unique about this one.
I like track one of this album. The Doors are one of those bands I hear about all the time in passing but have never really taken the time to listen to. This album has been pretty good so far honestly. This album has been pretty good. I would give it five stars, but occasionally it felt boring, dragged on, and uninteresting. However, these moments were pretty rare so I will give it four.
Highlights: Love Her Madly, L.A. Woman, L'America, Hyacinth House, Riders on the Storm Lowlights: --------------------------------------------------------------- This is my first time listening to The Doors outside of an occasional single listen and it was different than I expected it would be. Nothing negative really, about half the album I enjoyed a lot and the other half was fine. Sometimes it felt a little too stripped down for me, but not too much to be a problem.
Really varied voice and vibe range, never listened to the Doors before
No notes. 5/5.
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An album that sounds like it has been written for the band itself, not for the listener - and that's the beauty of it.
I'm not a fan. I can't ever imagine a situation where I would put on a The Doors album, not even this one. They're not "unlistenable," I just don't care about any of these songs.
The most annoying guy in my high school class loooved the doors, so I'm a bit biased against this.
love this album!
I love Jim Morrison
Great Doors
Great album. Blues and psychedelic. Jim Morrison is great but so are the other guys!
Favorite: been so long
Some really good, some pretty average
3.5/5. I don't love the Doors but there's some good stuff here
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.
Classic
I haven't listened to the Doors for ages, and I enjoyed it more than I expected to. I like Riders on the Storm, and I also liked the gentler bluesier bits.
I don't know if its the age or an internal bias against a lot of classic rock but this 100% not clicking for me
Riders on the Storm bangs, 3/5
Bit annoying but it was ok
I realized that I may not have listened to a Doors' in its entirety -- sure this album changes that, but I am not convinced to listen to more. Absolutely amazing at its peak, but numerous forgettable tracks too.
“The monk bought lunch”
Još jedan vrlo dobar Doors album, malo ispod debija i malo iznad drugog koji sam slušala. Gotovo na listi s njima.
It's my third Doors album and I still don't really get it. Every song feels like it's eight minutes long, even the ones that clock in at less than four.
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.
Incoming biased opinion: I think Jim Morrison was wildly overrated. An insufferable dickhead. He's the weakest link in the band. But the band is tight as hell on this album. Especially with the addition of Elvis Presley's bassist and guitarist Jerry Scheff and Marc Benno respectively. Some of their strongest work in my opinion. However Morrison isn't without his charm and his love of the blues is quite apparent here.
The only band I know of whose final album together is its best album.
Yawn, this is so fucking boring. The Doors are overrated and so is Jim Morrison. They wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t insist on themselves. Frankly, I would rather listen to The Black Album.
Definitely not The Doors' worst album, but for me, not their best either. Jim Morrison's blues obsession in his later years likely led to the band's shift in sound on this album; in my opinion, they shouldn't have done that; that's not what made The Doors great. Some songs are downright boring, and The Black Keys' take on "Crawling King Snake" is a better choice (old ones, don't hold it against me). However, the entire album is worth listening to, especially the last song, "Riders on the Storm." Simply magical. Ray Manzarek's keyboard solo, the sound of the waves... And Jim's strained vocals are very fitting here; he may have lived a sinful life, but he said goodbye beautifully.
Great vibes straight off the bat. I would definitely get stoned while listening to this. The Doors are incredible. The only reason it’s not a five-star album is because it isn’t quite heavy enough my tastes. Otherwise, perfect. 4/5
Not a bad record by any means, but I was left with few impressions. 3.5/5
Riders on the storm
Reminds me of drives to college
Riders on the Storm is awesome, but a lot of this is almost too straight up bluesy compared to what I expect from the Doors.
4 stars Album with a handful of great tracks, the ones you’re thinking of. And then there are album tracks that are mostly pretty good. Nothing excruciating on here. Bluesy, bouncy, a different direction from where they started. It won’t change anyone’s mind who doesn’t like the Doors, but it’s definitely one of their best.
Thought it would be better
I hate the Doors....
Created at a time America was to looked up to. Now not so much. Dated
Loved it. I will definitely be listening to some of these songs again.
How on Earth is Morrison's voice this powerful and soulful. He sings like a 50 year old! Album is great, really a treasure! Lots of great tracks here, from the more well known to the lesser. I enjoyed it top to bottom. Can't give it TOP marks, but I will happily listen to it again. Might even seek it out on vinyl!
Not my favorite Doors album but a good one nonetheless. It's a more low key and grooving affair than what I like most about the Doors. The title track is great but I think my favorite track is Love Her Madly.
j’ai toujours entendu parlé de ce groupe et ENFIN j’écoute (et j’en suis très contente)
This album as a whole is much bluesier in my opinion than the other Doors’ albums. Some of my favorite singles though.
4.5
- need to scoop some songs from this
Relisten needed but prolly a 4
Reference point is "The White Album" essay by Joan Didion. "Been down so long" feels appropriative. Rangers on the Storm is an epic album closer. Feels very correct to drive around LA to this album
loved it, reminds me of pepere danny
Incredible Blues track, excellent examples of Organ
banger
i was not expecting jim morrison to sound like that lol. it was much slower paced than other rock i’m used to but i did enjoy
The Doors are an interesting blind spot for me. Aware of the “hits” but haven’t dove deep. I enjoyed this album. Probably need to do a deep intentional listen to their catalog.
Favorites: Love Her Madly, Been Down So Long (ish), Cars Hiss By My Window, Hyacinth House, Riders of the Storm. Mostly extremely fascinating despite not being my taste, but certain tracks I simply hate Morrison’s voice (The Changeling, L’America and again Been Down So Long).
A chill album, very laid back rock. Favourite track: Love Her Madly
🥇love her madly 🥈hyacinth house 🥉L.A. woman HM: riders on the storm
Good album with a few really classic songs. Favourites: Riders on the Storm, Love Her Madly and L.A. Woman.
I think I should like blues rock because of how much I love Led Zeppelin. Yet it just isn't hitting very much here. I am kind of bored.
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.
Almost earns an extra half star for being Jim Morrison's last studio album, however would definitely get a full extra star if the rumour that "Riders on the storm" was recorded whilst actually "on the toilet" rather than just "in the bathroom" Reminder to self : when you read this - again watch the Ray Manzarac Youtube vid on how the masterpiece that is "Riders" was written & structured.
Haven't listened to it but assume I'll like it overall
Lots of soul, very bluesy, very listenable album.
4/10 - Favorite song: LA woman