Reviews (page 5 of 14)
I enjoyed the hits
The first, second and second to last and last doors albums are all pretty enjoyable. Just a little too much blues on it, but it sounds kind of ragged and Jim’s voice is loud and almost distorting the mic, which is cool better than I remembered it.
As an album, this is SO good. Cohesive and elevates the individual songs
Jim, why was I supposed to put on this concert? Because you had to learn that it doesn't matter what you do, Cassandra loves you for who you are and that, being an adult means facing resposibility yet still taking the time to have fun. Right, it’s like coming home on Friday night and doing your homework right away so that your Saturday night is free to just party. No I like the way I said it better. OK.
Aliright
Immediately excited about such a high profile album, I suppose I have bias cuz I already know and love a few of these songs. Opening song nice n groovy. Authentic evolution in blues that I think they nailed and is unique to them? Would love to hear adjacent styles of blues to the doors. 3.7
Really feels like they wrote three Great songs where they expanded on the overdone blue formula and made something cool and then went damn we need a whole album and wrote 7 filler songs of the most average blues rock of all time. I feel like they get marketed as the FIRST to do it and that’s why it’s cool and innovative but zeppelin 1 came out two years before this; do better.
Meh
I really liked the sound of the album as a whole but no song stuck out in particular to me.
Riders on the Storm is a beast of a track.
Ok je ovo ali ovo je zapravo samo blues album
I have some weird bias against The Doors. I've never liked them and I don't know why, but this album has reinforced my dislike. I hate the way they sound. The singer sounds like he is coughing his words out. The general sound and vibe makes me feel claustrophobic, like I'm in a bad dream that I can't wake up from. Other than that....
Fuck I should really listen to The Doors more
Las Puertas no fallan.
Coldplay left me well, cold
I like The Doors but holy hell this is too many 12 bar blues! Other song structures exist! Riders on the Storm is an amazing track though
Favorite track: Riders On The Storm
God what a fuckin revelation this must have been in '71
great as alwas
I like the sound but it’s probably a 3.5 for me, given that I can’t really remember any songs except riders in the wind I’ll give it a 3.
every song is very calming
Tell me why when I was 20 I spent my short precious visit to Paris tracking down Jim Morrisons grave. It wasn't because I'm a Doors super-fan. Google would have helped me make some better choices in the 90's. This album is alright.
If Jim Morrison didn't die young, the Doors would be remembered as average at best.
Wasn’t for me.
A few great songs. A lot of white guy blues.
I've never been a fan of the doors, but i got to admit i see the likelihood of this album growing on me, so I'm adding it to the replay list
Phenomenal vibes
Det blir tyvärr lite väl mycket bluestugg för min del, även om det säkert va skitfett live. Kul med så mycket orgel ändå! Men helvete vad dom levde mycket på att Morrison va så jäkla sexig En svag trea
Otäckt ålderstecken att jag verkligen diggar bluesigheten här. Mycket bekväm lyssning och Riders on the storm är en otrolig albumavslutare vilket gör att jag lämnar det här albumet nöjd.
Ett jäkla sätt att avsluta sin karriär på för Jimpa, hela albumet men specifikt Riders on the Storm som sista låt att spela in, ouff. Gillar enkelheten i det bluesiga och de deppiga texterna blir ännu tyngre när man vet hur det gick sen. Vill ju nog egentligen ha Doors mer psykiga... Fan står verkligen och väger mellan 3 och 4 men känner mig generös!
Ett band jag aldrig fördjupat mig i utöver hitsen. Sympatiserar med den experimentella proggigheten och jim Morrisson har en röst man inte skojar bort. Urstark 3a eller rak 4a.
Man hör verkligen hur alkad Morrison är
The Doors med extra blues tack! Rätt soft, men också rätt bjäring på samma sätt som Aftermath-skivan. Jämnare nivå men ingen Paint it Black eller under my thumb.
svängigt och mörkt! i love
Aldrig lyssnat så mycket på Doors så detta var ju kul. Otrolig röst ändå. Gillar orgelplinket. Riders on the storm!
Generally enjoyed. 3.5
Like a 6 out of 10.. got progressively more boring but the first 2-3 songs were bangers
"Riders on the Storm" alone brings this to a hearty fuckin' five. What a perfect song. Luckily, the rest of the album is also pretty damn incredible. Bluesy, moody, and cool, cool, cool. It's not without duds (L'America is just a straight up bad piece of music), but overall it's damn solid. Edit: upon a relisten, the good tracks continue to stand out, but every thing else seems a lot weaker. I don't know. A lot of blues that just kind of meander, and a lot of weak energy. Oh well. Still a great 4. Fave tracks: - Love Her Madly - Car Hiss by My Window - L.A. Woman - Hyacinth House - Crawling King Snake - Riders on the Storm
Okay, meget politisk
4/5 + I love The Doors, but I tend to like their earlier work better + But still, Riders on the Storm is my absolute favorite by them + you feel really cool listening to this - im just not a blues fan
Obviously a classic and so influential to rock/blues music in so many ways. I’ve heard this album before and definitely think it’s solid. Just overall not my favorite type of music and nothing on here that I really love. But great overall. Top Songs: Love Her Madly, L.A Woman
Stimmung top stimme top album top
Nicht alles geil, Aber vieles dafür sehr
Doos halt
Classic Mr. Mojo
My instinct says 5. It's so consistently engaging. L.A. Woman and Riders On The Storm are all-timers. Songs added to the playlist: The Changeling Love Her Madly Been Down So Long L.A. Woman L'America Hyacinth House Crawling King Snake The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) Riders On The Storm
I'm not a big fan of the doors so I was expecting this album to be a slog, but it was surprisingly ok. Although I think I've heard the Snoop Dogg version of Riders on the Storm enough times that I missed him in the background going "Riders... riders"
It's the Doors. Mid overall.
Why do they insist on the organs? It sounds more retro than their debut. Jim has a deeper and rough voice here too, which adds to the blues vibes.
Love this one!!!
Kawał dobrego grania. Jedna z trzech moich ulubionych płyt The Doors (na moment pisania). Świetne kompozycje, różnorodne, brak ewidentnych wypełniaczy. Ostry głos Morrison. Chyba też najbardziej "heavy" album Drzwi.
I love The Changeling, what a great opener. The rest of the album is full of hits, even the two lesser known tracks are good. This may be the best complete Doors album in my opinion. Super funky, LA blues psych rock, go give it a spin
Love Her Madly, LA Woman, & Riders on the Storm crush it. Now I wish I’d bought it back in the day. Loved The Doors first album
A classic, but for me missing impact on the lyric side.
A couple of great tracks on this one.
Felt like I needed to be wearing leather and tobacco perfume, had to roll the windows down
Good, liked a few off this album
Good blues based acid rock. Morrison gets a little self indulgent with the poetry bull shit, and the 1 straight blues song is pretty boiler plate, but everything else is great.
Ok.
Not for me
My second Doors album on this list, and hopefully my last. Marginally more interesting than the last one I had (self-titled), but still a chore for me. Good for what it is - uninspiring, pedestrian and overrated. There was never anything spectacular about this band though, in my opinion.
Strangely this one tune of the album went well
Welp, as a rule- The Doors don’t do it for me. Of course there are some exceptions (The Wasp is reminiscent to velvet underground),but still not my favorite. Blues-rock is not my thing.
Too slow, not my style
A bad album from a good band. And not just bad compared to their prior work. This is just all over the place trying different styles and not even sounding good in their own style.
Whatever girl
Not a bad album, but it's buoyed by Morrison's voice. Without that, it's just a collection of mostly mid-tier blues rock.
Not sure I buy into the whole Jim Morrison mystique but The Doors have some solid songs.
Forgot how much I like the Doors. ‘Love Her Madly’ is a great tune. The rest is solid.
I thought I liked The Doors, but this was a bit of a chore to get through. Riders On The Storm is excellent and a clear highlight. A couple of other songs were alright. I like the style more than the substance, I guess.
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Interesting because it was unexpected. I’d describe this album as a set of rejected, deconstructed blues songs from the 1950s, played on instruments from the ’70s. It’s the kind of music you can tap your foot to after swinging out the screen door of a trailer home, settling in by a trash-can fire, with people who lost their teeth 20 years ago.
4.3/5 Stars Top Songs: The Changeling, LA. Woman, Crawling King Snake
Overall I didn’t hate it! I could toe tap to most of the songs but not something I would listen to again
Some great songs on this album
Not necessarily my type of music, but something I would probably listen to again.
not my style but pretty good
knew it reminded me of something... riders on the storm because I had heard before. Sounds very late 50s, early to mid 60s for having been released in '71. Not my favorite Doors album because I love their self-titled, but a good addition to my rock collection
A wonderful album. Listening to it, I imagine myself in a cozy restaurant on Christmas Eve. Perfect for both joy and sadness.
Solid album. Nice finish with "Riders on the Storm".
I mean yeah
Never heard a single Song from the Doors. I expect the usual 70s rock songs. While listening I got to say that the Singer really has a strong singer voice. I didn't expects to hear this much grit in a 70s voice. Adding on to the good sides of the record, I think that the organ really fits and belongs to the band. As I already said in a prior review, there is no 'stick out' Song with those classic 70s rock records. However it manages to create some kind of ambient. I would maybe for the right price get this album in physical form. 7/10! (if 5-6 is average)
Decent enough
A great claassic
3 out of 5. Probably my favorite of theirs now, but I've always had a hard time getting into The Doors.
Hyacinth House fue mi favorita, el ritmo y la letra me atraparon. La verdad no es un disco que escucharía por mi misma, un ritmo muy setentero que no fue mi favorito.
A bit too bluesy for my tastes but 'Riders on the Storm' is a classic.
6/10
Some good songs but also some pretty boring sections in there that really let the album down
Maybe my first ever full doors album and the last ever one Morrison featured on. Understand it may be a bit different to their norm, but I’m ready to see how it lands… Kinda punchy, marching feel to a lot of the songs and rhythm. Also reminds me of some Beatles or sgt. peppers at times somehow. Huge blues presence, maybe more than I imagined with the doors. Enjoyed the quirkiness of L’America, but otherwise, not particularly grabbed, even by classics like Riders on the Storm. Kinda samey, sluggish, set rhythm and a bit meh (3.5)
Ray Manzarek carries it as always. Groovy, bluesy, jazzy, so aggressively cool.
too country, did not enjoy much :(
i really liked this! i need to listen to the doors more, but i already knew three of the songs before i listened to the full album
Enjoyable 70s rock but no major standouts for me. Preferred it to CCR but besides The Changeling and Riders on The Storm no standout tracks.
makes me want to use drugs and drive a convertible by the beach
Great album, no skips again. Obvious singles, and some great and obvious inspiration to modern songs. An album to smoke to for sure.
Restarting the 1001albums after a few years away so good to come back to something familiar
Just fine
banger
It's ok. Kinda feel like it drags a bit.
Riders on the Storm is such a fucking cool name for a song. Favourite Track(s): Riders on the Storm, Crawling King Snake, The Changeling Least Favourite Track(s): L'America
This isn't really my type of music. I do like some of the Doors, but what most would know of as their hits. I appreciate the bluesy synth feel, but it just isn't for me.
Very bluesy. I prefer their debut album.
I personally love this album. There’s a couple odd tracks like L’America, but overall there’s so many hits. The Doors were definitely in their psychedelic era at this point.
The songs are great for playing in the background while you do your stuff, its not so distracting, by that I mean I enjoyed the sonority and the voices but more as a something you put on as a "real life soundtrack" than "I´m defenetly downloding this to listen in a road trip" or "Oh i want to hear THAT specif song". Hyacinth House is the exception, i would stop to only listen to it
-took a sec to realize what he meant by "been down so long" -some of the lyrics are ew (see above) -nice riffs -i liked "hyacinth house" -either i've heard "riders on the storm" (likely) or i've heard some parody of it (also likely)
Very cool. Didn't love every song but I loved the style of the whole album. Blue-sy but not tired and worn out.
It was good. Just not quite my style of music.
Love the instrumentals a lot
my fave so far i think is the title track, cohesive album though i do also thing it sounds quite similar. different style than i normally like but i’m enjoying it more than i thought i would.
prvi put kad sam slusala je bio nrpodnosljivo dosadan onda je posle bio ok mislim okej je ali ne bih nikad samoinicijativno pustila
I don’t really like the doors, but it was an appealing listening experience
I hate the doors every time I listen to it - with veeeeery few exceptions - I feel like I'm in a desert with no water for 30 years and I'm already hallucinating and dying of heat, and I mean that in the worst possible way
Boooooooring
Enjoyable listen very bluesy bit no Doors album has been a 5* yet
didn’t realize the doors were funky like that i liked it!
Given my interest for changelings I got very excited when I read the name of the starting track. The Doors have a really characteristic sound to their music and I always find it particularly engaging. Favourite song: L’America
Good album vut nothing really stood out to me so it gets 3/5
двери всегда хороши
Not too bad but I didn't find it the most interesting. Standout track: Riders on the storm
Not at all what I was expecting for what I know of The Doors. More bluesy than psychedelic rock, which surprised me. Several of the songs were a bit droning for my taste, but I enjoyed the two classics on this album: Love Her Madly and Riders on the Storm. Overall ok, but not really the kind of music I generally enjoy.
solid vibes
*This album sounded fine but if I want to listen to blues or the Doors, I'm picking a different album.
I thought that a few songs were good. I don’t remember a whole lot from it though, so maybe I didn’t like it that much.
Not really for me but it is nice
Didn’t like any
This is very much a blues album. I didn't love it, didn't hate it. Riders on The Storm is definitely a classic though.
When I hear Riders on the Storm I think of Need for Speed Underground 2. That takes me back. I’m learning that The Doors is a pretty good band. I have 0 problems listening to any of their music, and this album is no different.
The best Doors album and one of the best albums period. Great bluesy sound and vocals from Jim Morrison
paar bangers, de rest esch so recht country style und das fendi chli mhmm
This is one of their best
fuchi kaka
Es el mejor disco de los Doors desde sus inicios. Un buen regreso a forma después de las colecciones muy inconsistentes que son The Soft Parade y Waiting for the Sun
El último rodeo de la banda con Jim. Densmore, Manzarek, y Krieger en su mejor momento como músicos. Morrison se despidió con rolotas como LA Woman, Love Her Madly y Riders on the Storm.
tiene un par de las mejores canciones que hicieron pero el resto eh. demasiado blues de gente blanca
groovy
Didn’t listen to it all. But didn’t like Morrisons raspy bluesy voice. Love riders on the storm tho.
The Doors aren't really for me unfortunately
only got ~half way through, but some good jams
Real weird one from The Doors. Not my favorite album of theirs, but still great. 4/5
p*t**n de raciste Mais cool
RIDERS ON THE STORMS DIN DIDING DIN DING Ca c'est du rock
Revisit
I didn’t realize the doors did this much bluesy sound. But the other parts vibe pretty good. I’m always floored by what a bad lyricist he was.
groovy
4.4992*
already luv
7.5/10 favs: the changeling / love her madly
68/1001 After 8 never before heard albums in a row this feels like a day off. I’ll give it a spin anyway but I already have my rating. Maybe my third or even fourth favourite Doors album. It is hard to rank them as they all have great songs mixed with weird shit. But I think most of The Doors will get 4 stars from me. 7/10
Ok - Rider’s on the Storm clear standout - didn’t dislike, but nothing to help me understand the elevated status of the Doors based on their music alone
A couple of classics, but not for me. 1/5
Favorite track: L’America and Hyacinth House Extremely bluesy. I’ve read that some of Morrison’s musical influences included Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf and that is extremely apparent to me. In comparison to other Doors albums, this one isn’t my favorite. Overall a classic rock album that is always easy to put on.
It's a fine album mostly, and I am not a huge Doors fan. But Riders of the storm for sure has something special to it. Giving it a 4 on vibes.
It’s okay. I’m gonna be honest way before doing this challenge I dove a bit into The Doors so all I can really say is that I just think their stuff after Strange Times is okay at best just due to how much they stick with the plain blues formula when Morrison has already made it obvious by the first two Doors albums that he can write some interesting stuff but eh. It’s just going through the motions.
One of the great ones.
First listen
Good album, 7.9/10. First half I really enjoyed and it's memorable. It's groovy and lots of good rhythms and catchy. Then the last song is iconic. I've listen to bits and pieces of this album but it's a good listen through. It carries the same vibe throughout the album. Overall, I can smell the cigarettes and feel the 79 degree temperature of the studio room when this album was made.
ehhh…don’t like it. not a big fan of “classical rock” i guess? the production sounds strange, perhaps because i’m used to modern styles
Never listened to the doors before (except for riders on the storm) a lot funkier than I expected. Been down so long was my highlight. Plenty of great guitar riffs through the album.
Good ears on those musicians
Decent but forgettable tbh
I’ve always found this overrated. I find the songs very similar. If it wasn’t for Riders On The Storm and Been Down So Long I would have had it even lower.
Very good and very bluesy. Also lots of good tracks that tried something new and succeeded.
not a fan of that man’s voice
Legendary. Still.
not really my cup of tea
Not their greatest album but a really good one
not my cup fine L'america is nails on a chalkboard
The greatest CIA funded band in history, recruited him for his psychical attractiveness. Something, something MK-Ultra. Something, something CIA circus music playing. Something, something, I eat more chicken than any man ever. Something, something, she gets high. Something, something, eat more pork, beans and chicken because I'm the back door man. She poops everywhere, Hol up the bathrooms are clear. Something, something about Indians and Snakes. Thank you Jim Morrison for some truly groundbreaking music.
It was good, I liked it, had a number of really solid tracks on it.
such a good album. the last before Morrison's death. Might be the Doors second best album (first doors album is their best IMO). more "bluesy" than their other albums. "Love her Madly" is one of my favorite Doors songs. "Crawling King Snake" is a good deep cut (much different than George Thorogood's version) and "Hyacinth House" is another.
I always generally enjoyed the doors. They are more of a "best of" band for me where their deep cuts usually aren't great. But I gotta say this album was strong. I liked his singing style. I liked the heavy blues influence. I liked that it was psychedelic without being crazy. Riders on the Storm is just one of the best keyboard driven songs of all time.
Like listening to 70's blues. I like it. Giving a 3 close to a 4
Heavily Blues influenced album. Enjoyed 50% of it. The Doors are who you thought they were.
If forced to buy one Doors LP, this would be the one. Respectable. Solid deep cuts (Hyacinth House, The WASP.) Title track is a romp, but the best lyrics Jim ever wrote are in "Roadhouse Blues" on Morrison Hotel.
Smoky and bluesy, very enjoyable. Perfect length, also cohesive. The WASP is excellent, as is Riders on the Storm, an old favourite. Love an album that ends strong.
4.5
Haven’t listened to this album in a LONG time and it was well worth the spin. The bluesy - straightforward rock sound is vintage Doors.
Really enjoyable, several of my favorite songs from the doors on here. 4.5/5
Not my favorite Doors album but LA Woman and Riders on the Storm are amazing songs.
Loved this album!! Super chill yet dancy. Great vibes. Only two songs that I didn’t like:the WASP and crawling king snake. Would totally listen again.
cool
More of a blues record than I remembered. Nice to have on, I'm not in love though
Ok
6.0/10
I liked this album musically but Jim Morrison has an annoying voice and L'America is awful
RIP Jim Morrison
very cool. The Doors really made the organ work for them, cohesive vibe throughout
The instrumentals are nice at times, but the vocals are bad. The WASP is an awful track.
6th album with group. This is my first repeat album from this list, and I’ve decided that this is even better on a re-listen. The Doors are great. Good Songs - The Changeling, Love Her Madly, Been Down So Long, Cars Hiss by my Window, L.A. Woman, L’America, Hyacinth House, Crawling King Snake, The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat), and Riders on the Storm. Bad Songs - Nothing.
Blues but add an angry white dude.Their hits are transcendent but not all is revolutionary
I liked it! Def a vibe.
Wavy
This album sounds drunk.
Not terrible but pretty boring
I think this album captures what The Doors were as a band. While the psychedelic inspired sounds of some of their earlier stuff off of the albums The Doors, and Strange Days is probably a more recognizable sound to a lot of fans, I actually think this version of the hard playing, heavy blues and shouting vocals is what The Doors do best. Jim Morrison was a poet, but he was also at home, drunk in a biker bar, and I feel like L.A Woman encapsulates that version of the band super well. At times this is a little depressing, a little dark but that's sort of the point - if you lean into it and embrace the aggression of this album it's pretty clear why these guys got as big as they were. There's nothing on here that screams musical genius to me but as a tough and rowdy early 70's California blues album, L.A Woman definitely delivers.
I was a huge Doors fan in high school, but at some point I completely fell out of love with them. I don’t think I’ve listened to any of their music in nearly 20 years. Listening to L.A. Woman now brings back so many memories, but somehow still feels kind of fresh and new to me because it’s been so long since I’ve heard any of these songs. Jim Morrison’s voice is amazing and the band are on fire. I really enjoyed listening to this one and I’m going to need to go do a deep dive through their albums again. Also, to the reviewer who claims that both L.A. Woman and In Utero by Nirvana would never have been as popular if they weren’t the final releases of beloved musicians, what are you on about, man? We clearly hear music incredibly differently.
What an album! Blues rock masterpiece no doubt and perhaps the bluesiest offering from the Doors. Also this is last album to feature Jim, some of my favourite tracks are here. Rated 4.5 on RYM so at least 4 stars here but I see this going for 5 stars as well.
I wasn’t bowled over by Morrison Hotel. This is so much better. Gets a 4 just for L.A. Woman and Riders. But the rest is pretty cool too. Clearly their zenith. I guess it had to be as 3 months later Morrison was dead.
The older I get, the more I appreciate the music layers and sound, and the more I'm creeped out by the words.
I have a deep detestation of this record. It feels arrogant, but way past ripe. Reminds me of an overripe banana that you can smell across the kitchen, "mmm banana, this'll be good," you think. Then you pick it up, and it's all mushy and disgusting; it must be 27 days old. Not good at all, just in your face and past its prime. There are far better Doors records and far better bananas.
It was good
not my thing i get its supposed to be objectively good its just eh
Krasses Album, krass Stereo
Not charmed by this album. As a lyrics listener, the vocals are unbearably muffled and I'm not impressed when I can hear the words. Overall I was very very bored and unconvinced by the blues of these lazy guys.
As of writing, this is my favorite Doors album. It's got a feel that the other albums don't. It's fast and loose, it's groovy and bluesy, it's pure Doors.
The hits are good but the rest is meh. Blues written for men who had a guaranteed pension and enough in the bank to buy a second house isn't where it's at.
i can never make up my mind about this band, i either really enjoy their songs or i really hate them and this album didn’t help clear that up for me at all
Había escuchado el Morrisson Hotel antes de que se hicieran famosos de nuevo con la película. El tema L.A. Woman lo conocía por la versión de Billy Idol y bueno cuando llegó el boom me compré una caja con todos los CD de ellos. Pura magia, nunca pensé que me gustaría tanto un grupo de esa época. Este disco es mejor de lo que parece en una primera escucha y además de grandes canciones se cierra con la enorme «Riders on the storm». Acabo antes diciendo que no me guardé en favoritos «Cars Hiss by my Window» y «Crawling King Snake».
Not bad, I can see why people like it. Kinda a jam. Lots of keyboard and organs.
Maybe not the best Doors album, but a solid rock classic!
This is a really good album. I think The Doors are set apart by having the organ and keys are sort of like a rhythm guitar, which is really cool and I definitely hear a lot of that influence in modern sort of like jam music - prog jazz/Snarky Puppy sort of thing. Jim Morrison is an all-time front man with his aura and weirdness and spoken word thing that he does. Overall: definite 4/5, it’s a really cool album.
Great album. Even the weak songs are still pretty good.
Really great, mix of rock n roll and blues, the two first and two last songs are bangers. Maybe a lack of psychedelic keyboards, 4.5
I’ve been obsessed with The Doors self-titled album lately. That one is a 6/5. This doesn’t quite match up to that one, which disappointed me initially. However, the more I listen, the better it gets. Plus my only other friend on here said he’d quit the project if I give it a 3.
Doors are fine, nothing that I’d get excited about
Заслушан до дыр в своё время.
Definitely liked this one better than the last Doors album from three days ago. There was a lot more emotional punch to the songs. The blues direction is a good change. Favorite track(s): "Cars Hiss by My Window," "L.A. Woman," "Riders on the Storm"
Sympa, sans plus
Experimental
J'ai adoré dans le mood tout du long, mais je sais pas si je suis influencé par le fait que c'est les doors. Après une longue réflexion je me suis dit que j'allais carrément réécouter l'album, d'où la note finale
It's a shame that it's not so common anymore to have such long songs on albums. I love me an 8+ minutes song! I can understand it's not everyone's cup of tea though.
This is right in my preference. Creatively fantastic and probably even better than their debut, which is not an opinion I thought I'd have. Really excellent and definitely the cream of the crop of 70s music and that is extremely high praise.
I might wish for a little more variety, but an album that contains both “Love Her Madly” and “Riders on the Storm” is pretty dang essential.
I groaned when I saw I was going to be listening to the doors today, I've never cared for them. I enjoyed this album a lot more than I was expecting! Still didn't care much for the radio singles, but the rest of the album was pretty good.
cracker
Some good songs that I think should be given more airtime compared to other doors songs, but again really started to drag on the second half of the album. Also riders of the storm does not need to be as long as it does
Bluesy rock at its finest
ive listened before so this is my second listen but I don't remember the first time : The guitar riff in changeling is really fun! I do like classic rock so it is more of my jam then some other albums. "cars hiss by my window' is kind of a boring track when I enjoyed the previous ones. L'America sounds just like Jim Morrison is disassociating. probably give this like a 3.5/5 or 3/5 because it was better than mine yesterday....... overall like a 7.9/10 I will probably listen to their other stuff.
Great exposure to the Doors. Liked several songs specifically, Riders on the Storm, La woman, the changeling, hyacinth house all great jams. Definitely added to the list.
Love riders on the storm; such a great song. I also enjoyed half this album, when it’s in the pocket and grooving along with long songs. Some of the more straight up and down rock songs didn’t grab me. I think I’ll enjoy this more on subsequent listens
Half of the songs sound like a wasted guy singing karaoke, which I wouldn't mind as much if the band didn't sound so clean. It comes together (enough) for some of the songs though
One late summer night in the early 90s I put a TV on a stand at the end of my bed. From under the bed I pulled a small box with a ceramic pipe and baggie of herb. I loaded the bowl and pushed play on the VCR. The opening scene of Oliver Stone’s movie shows a young kid driving past the wreck of a Native American Chief whose death becomes a seminal moment for the man. I sparked the lighter and pulled a draw of fire through the pipe. As the car pulls away from the accident the camera sweeps away from the road high above the desert with the piano rain drops falling from the classic song Riders on the Storm. I blew the cloud of smoke over the tv screen as the title of the movie THE DOORS descended from the sky into the sand. This album is a transport to the days between innocent and indulgence.
I always loved the way the Doors stood out from the hippie music of the sixties with a bluesier sound, more of a rock edge. As much as Morrison wads the face of the band, Manzarek’s keyboard really shapes their sound. The feel of songs like Riders on the Storm and Changeling rely heavily on what he came up with. Also, Krieger’s guitar work is under appreciated, although I think to a lesser degree than the keys.
I fuckin love the doors. Get drunk and just spout these lyrics it really makes you feel like you’re Jim on a bender just making some amazing jams
The Doors are easily one of the most important and influential bands of their time, and it came as quite a surprise when Jim Morrison unexpectedly passed away soon after the release of their 1971 album L.A. Woman. This album was subsequently given an eerie aura around it that still can be felt to this very day. While The Doors never strayed too far away from Blues Rock, this album feels very much like the band paying tribute to the sounds that inspired them all those years ago more than ever. The slow crawls of the music here mixed with Morrison's more swinging vocals make for one of the more thoughtful kickback albums I've ever heard. For most of The Doors music it is very exciting and engaging through its' wild instrumentation and ideas the band throws at the walls but for L.A. Woman it feels so much more thoughtful and subtle with its' choices. The closing track is the perfect way to end off such an interesting and innovative career with Riders on the Storm being a very haunting finale to one of the best band's of its' time. This is a weird album to "end" on and while I may not be crazy about it, I can still appreciate the art the band brought to the table and paid homage with so beautifully.
Good album
Sounds like it could have come out more recently than it did
Love riders on the storm but the others im not fully fussed about, good background music anyway.
Never had that certain urge to get familiar with The Doors nor had I ever read or heard anything that would've gotten me interested enough. Well, looks like I haven't missed much since this album doesn't really do anything for me. Riders on the Storm is decent.
I think this was the tape in Ari's car
last song reminded me of need for speed 2 video game I used to play a ton
Not their best but still very good. Very bassy bluesy sound. L'America has a creepy holloween vibe for real that has unfortunately aged well. And how can you deny the epic LA Woman and Riders on the Storm? Solid record but not what I would put on this list to represent the band.
Another dramatic rock album from the theatrical 70s.
I don’t like dad rock I guess
Fantastic finale for an iconic frontman.
morrison sounds less like a hungry 20 something trying to prove his worth as a writer and more like a hungry 20 something trying to get his hands on a big 'ol bucket of chicken
Had heard some of the songs before, but hadn't realized how much the blues influenced their sound. Some classics, but not totally to my taste.
Ughh. Turns out I have run out of patience/tolerance for The Doors. Did not enjoy. No thank you. Not for this beardo.
Just okay. Some songs I already knew and liked mixed with generic filler.
I’ve never really been a Doors fan.
Not sure how you could hate this album. The songs are legendary and fun, some of you people are too serious!
Gøy, the doors er absolutt kult, litt overvurdert
17/11/2025 A good band with a good album. Spotify listeners: 11.1 million
👍🏻
L.A Woman is a great Rock/Blues album. I like how the album is put together, going from the lighter themes into the more dark ones, and then back again.. The way that the albums sound in general made me feel like I was attending a live concert, amazed me multiple times. Great sound, a bit weird sometimes, but great, therefore a 3,5.
Although largely blues-rock based, the Doors were able to build a musical space that owed a lot to ecstatic worship and snake handling. And the spoken voice was always front and center in their songs not only telling stories, and performing poetry, but itself another instrument of repetition and trancelike formation
Favorite Track: Car Hiss By My Window
meh
LA WOMAN! LA WOMAN!!!
Very enjoyable listen. I love The Doors.
Despise.
It's fine, definitely doesn't compete with their earlier stuff though.
A solid bluesy album, with psych rock and folk tones. Definitely a good album for a road trip or late night drive.
First track is very hard hitting. Nice. Track 2 the bass sounds great, but the doors don't have a bass player... Third song is a decent blues track. Good slide guitars, but I've heard some better blues in my life. Four aswell. Not crazy about the heavy blues influence here. I my opinion the Doors advantage is not in being a blues band. L.A woman and L'america aren't my favorite stuff but they have much more character. I think track 7 is my favorite so far. Lush instrumentation, more interesting harmony content. A truly beautiful song. 8 and 9, although played fine enough, are not my cup of tea. Once again a bit of flavorless blues tracks. Meh. Riders On the Storms is an example of what the doors can be when they're into it really. Such a masteful dark, moody enchanted song. Great playing as always, but now with the write context. This is not a record for me. Although the highlights are high (especially 7 and the closer of course) it's not a fun listen front to back . That's why it's, unfortunately, a 2. Maybe 2.3-4.
Solid quick listen
Ahead of its time, but seems a little bit dated now. The beginnings of prog rock are evident, it’s a shame that we didn’t get to see how Jim Morrison would have taken this forward. We’ll just have to appreciate the album for what it was, a glimpse into the future.
5 stars, get good.
Maybe the best album from The Doors, solid listen throughout, with some absolute masterpieces as L.A. Woman and Riders on the Storm. Too bad Jim Morrison died for this album.
Excelente recordar este disco y descubrir cosas nuevas. Tienen unas guitarras souleras que no las tenía. Y ese teclado característico. Recomiendo escuchar las que son como las sesiones de grabación porque tienen mas sorpresas y es mas crudo el sonido
Brilliant
I like it except Jim’s vocal
love
Buen álbum, a destacar la última canción
Outrageously good
Iconic band with a couple of hits on here. Good listen overall, but didn’t dig much deeper than that.
An old fave
Riesen Ding!
Love her madly ist großartig
Coole Ansätze. Hinten heraus fehlt mir aber was. 3-3,5 / 5
Das ist richtig gut, trifft aber über weite Strecken überhaupt nicht meinen Geschmack. Ich mag Morrissons Stimme nur, wenn er ruhig bleibt, aber nicht, wenn sie röhrt. Das Georgel auf dem Album ist der Hammer.
Classic.
293/1089 - Not a fan of CIA funded circus blues music. Riders on the Storm was cool.
Love The Doors, some classic songs on this album. Tendency to jam just to the bring of annoying and then started singing again. Texas radio song is kinda off and not my thing
Some psychedelic blues rock and a bunch of jangly hippie nonsense. Riders on the Storm still holds up though.
The Changeling - 5/5 Love Her Madly - 5/5 Been Down So Long - 4/5 Cars Hiss by My Window - 3/5 L.A. Woman - 5/5 L'America - 4/5 Hyacinth House - 5/5 Crawling King Snake - 4/5 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) - 3/5 Riders on the Storm - 5/5 Average score: 4.3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was the first album the generator threw at me — and one I actually know. It used to be in my dad’s record collection. It takes me back to a short phase when I was about eighteen, around 1997, when I listened to The Doors a lot. The trigger was Oliver Stone’s The Doors movie, which I thought was absolutely mind-blowing back then. I tried watching it again in my mid-twenties with my girlfriend at the time — it didn’t age well. In fact, it felt almost embarrassing, and she hated it, which didn’t help. These days I’m pretty indifferent toward The Doors, but I’ve always preferred their later stuff — like this album — to the earlier, more organ-heavy songs. Jim Morrison’s voice already sounds a bit worn here, which somehow makes it better. It’s solid rhythm & blues, relaxed and raw. “L.A. Woman” is my favorite Doors track. I think it also plays over the end credits of the movie, after Morrison’s already six feet under. There’s something effortlessly cool about it — the band sounds so loose and confident. Speaking of movies, I recently rediscovered another great Doors track, “Peace Frog,” in Licorice Pizza — shame it’s not on this record. The album closes with “Riders on the Storm,” which is, of course, an excellent song. That rain sound was perfect teenage soundtrack material — especially if you were lying in bed with your girlfriend. All in all, it’s a good record, but not an essential one for me.
The doors are terrible.
I’ve always felt the Doors were overrated, the music is just ok. But there are some classics here so I’ll give it a solid 3
4.7/5 Ok so out of 1000+ albums, i've somehow got two in a row that i've already listened to. Kinda funny. The doors are awesome though.
109/1089 I don’t have a lot to say about this album. objectively, i can see the merit, i can see how it fits its place and time. However, that isn’t for me. It’s a type of dated rock music that i just don’t care for and can’t get into really. that said it did have a couple highlights in Hyacinth House and L’America 28/100
Other than the well known tracks on here - I really don't like this drug addled album. Over rated.
Riders is absolutely brilliant, but the rest? Some right plodders in there.
Good
A lot of pleasant songs
I’m pretty averse to the Doors, but you know what? With an open mind and as little prejudice as I could give it, this one is pretty cool. Band sounds great at times, and Morrison sounds like a guy who is on his last legs. Sad, but also sort of compelling.
Not necessarily bad, but I don't see myself listening to it again.
Loved it! Played it twice. Remembered a lot of it from Andy
The fact that the album closet is what it is, this album fuckin rules. L’America also has always been a fave of mine.
Lovely sound, slightly inconsistent. Low 4/5