Reviews (page 9 of 14)
A classic band and singer that certainty has left a mark on the music world. Its good, easy, smooth music which is easy to listen to or have on while not focusing on the music itself. Its not really music that I would choose but definitely not something I would switch away from.
I don't find myself all that interested in the blues rock stuff. Highlights for me are "L'America" and "Riders on the Storm," both a little more removed from the blues rock style.
Eh, middle of the road. nothing too memorable.
This had its moments. Definitely more of a blues album than a rock album, which makes it a little less sticky for me. But it was decently enjoyable. 6/10 Pretty Good
I like The Doors, not my favourite album from them tho. It would help to understand what moment of their career they were going through and the historical context also. But the sound itself wasn't very appealing for me at its face value. Hopping to get another album from them in the future to make it right.
Some all time Doors singles (Love Her Madly, Riders on the Storm, the title track) surrounded by filler and competent white boy blues.
something a bit different, so i enjoyed, but again not going to be a repeat listen
Jom Morrison makes this impossible to love
Jim Morrison's last album with the band has some serious highs and some pretty forgettable lows. Not sure if it's true or not, but I remember reading that the very last piece of music Morrison ever recorded were the haunting whisper-like backing vocals on Riders on the Storm. It's either fitting or cruel that in his final (recorded) moments, the loud, obscene, and boisterous Morrison was reduced to a whisper.
Some cool moments as is standard for most Jim Morrison Doors output. By this point though, I think the culture had mostly caught up with the Doors. There isn't a ton of L.A. Woman that you couldn't locate on other albums and their mythos helps to pave over some of their lamer tracks. You'll notice folks like to talk about Riders on the Storm, which is a really awesome moody track, but no one really gives much thought about Cars Hiss By My Window or Crawling King Snake. L.A. Woman has a couple of those types of tracks. The barn burners; L.A. Woman & Riders on the Storm are just that & the album is legendary on account of those tracks but let's not overlook Hyacinth House which is probably my favorite cut on the album. Favorite Tracks: L.A. Woman, Hyacinth House, Riders on the Storm, The WASP
I don't know if they were running out of steam by this point, but this was their 6th album in the space of 4 years. I really like The Doors and certainly feel that I prefer the earlier albums. This is my first time hearing this one and apart from the title track and Riders on the Storm, nothing else stands out too much, The Changeling was decent though. I appreciate what they were trying to do on some of the tracks but something didn't land for me. 3/5
This recording was good when it was current but listening to it now, it sounds so dated. Morrison's voice is as my son put it, "iconic."
The Album is good, some songs I quite like. To be honest, myself I don’t like this album to much. Not saying it’s a bad, just not really for me
Muy sin más. Also la N palabra en una canción?? goddamn
I enjoyed it. Probably won't revisit, but enjoyed the blusey portions.
Gritty, but gives road trip vibes
favs — 'love her madly', 'hyacinth house'
Rock de l'époque, je savais pas que Riders on the storms c'était d'eux
D'habitude j'aime bien The Doors mais j'ai trouvé cet album assez générique
More blues that i realised
The blues suits Morrison's voice quite well. There's only one weird pretentious Morrison beatnik poetry shtick in WASP & that one is pretty decent. Other than the hits, the rest are hit or miss. 3
Interesting album, not particularly my taste by with some insane guitar riffs and lumberjack esc vocals I feel like I could enjoy this type of music more. The intro was very nice with a fast upbeat tone.
A more matured sound that was more my speed than their debut
groovy
Good
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.
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!
Decent
Pretty good but not as good as their first one.
Some I liked others I didnt
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.
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
Best The Doors album so far
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
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
I love the Doors, but this is probably my least favorite of their albums
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
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Was never really able to get into the Doors
una que otra es buena, no me mató
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.
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.
It’s not bursting with their best hits, but the songs are strong and make a cohesive unit. Almost four stars.
I guess I'm just not a doors fan
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.
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
Pas mal du tout. J’ai écouté en courant, donc peut-être pas les meilleures conditions, malgré tout c’était une bonne expérience.
3.5
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.
Understand the hype around The Doors now. Really good album, especially Riders on the Storm and Hyacinth Doors
the back half of this album is solid. but i just don’t love the doors.
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.
Not existed
It was good. Standout tracks are Riders on the Storm, Love Her Madly, and L.A. Woman
Honestly a vibe, but it didn’t particularly excite me
rock organ ftw, but lost interest during the b side
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.
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.
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
fav songs: the changeling love her madly l.a. woman riders on the storm smoky, groovy ,garage-blues 60/100
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
Some great songs on this album that I like, but wouldn’t recommend listening to the whole album.
Bluesy Doors
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)
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
3,4/5
It's good. I guess. Struggle to say much unique about this one.
Really varied voice and vibe range, never listened to the Doors before
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Some really good, some pretty average
3.5/5. I don't love the Doors but there's some good stuff here
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.
Riders on the Storm bangs, 3/5
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.
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.
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.
Not a bad record by any means, but I was left with few impressions. 3.5/5
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.
Thought it would be better
This album as a whole is much bluesier in my opinion than the other Doors’ albums. Some of my favorite singles though.
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
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).
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.
Haven't listened to it but assume I'll like it overall
I enjoyed the hits
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.
Riders on the Storm is a beast of a track.
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
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.
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.
A few great songs. A lot of white guy blues.
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
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.
Generally enjoyed. 3.5
Like a 6 out of 10.. got progressively more boring but the first 2-3 songs were bangers
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
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.
A classic, but for me missing impact on the lyric side.
Ok.
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.
Overall I didn’t hate it! I could toe tap to most of the songs but not something I would listen to again
Not necessarily my type of music, but something I would probably listen to again.
not my style but pretty good
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
3 out of 5. Probably my favorite of theirs now, but I've always had a hard time getting into The Doors.
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)
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.
Just fine
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
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)
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.
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I don’t really like the doors, but it was an appealing listening experience
Good album vut nothing really stood out to me so it gets 3/5
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.
*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.
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.
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.
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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
7.5/10 favs: the changeling / love her madly
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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
I liked it! Def a vibe.
Wavy
It was good
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
Not bad, I can see why people like it. Kinda a jam. Lots of keyboard and organs.
Sympa, sans plus
Experimental
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.
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
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.
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.
Love riders on the storm but the others im not fully fussed about, good background music anyway.
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.
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.
Just okay. Some songs I already knew and liked mixed with generic filler.
I’ve never really been a Doors fan.
Gøy, the doors er absolutt kult, litt overvurdert
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.
meh
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.
Buen álbum, a destacar la última canción
Iconic band with a couple of hits on here. Good listen overall, but didn’t dig much deeper than that.
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.
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
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.
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
Riders is absolutely brilliant, but the rest? Some right plodders in there.
Good
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.
3.6
I like the doors. Especially when it's not the overplayed keyboard driven psychedelic stuff that I used to always hear on the radio.
Good album, has their best song in my opinion "Riders on the Storm"
This album oozes cool. Liked how the songs seemed to turn into jam sessions. Favorite Song(s): Love Her Madly, LA Woman
Some great songs - and way more pure blues than I expected. But doesn’t quite rise to 4 stars for me.
Riders on the Storm saves this album. Not my fave Doors.
Very bluesy. First track reminds me of Funky Town. Did not enjoy this as much as their other works but has a couple bangers
It's a good album, but it's not spectacular. There are albums with better songs. Although L.A. Woman is definitely worth checking out.
This album was alright, self titled sounded like peanuts
Not bad, not great...
The Good: We love it, I love L.A.! The Bad: Oh wait, that is a different song… The Ugly: Accidentally watching the Billy Idol cover video… What’s there to say… I love several of the songs on this album. And the closer, well, the closer has a special spot in my heart as it belonged to a mix-tape a buddy of mine made for me while I was in college… I can vividly recall driving in the rain, listening to Riders On The Storm, while all just made perfect sense… Yet, this album, I had never listened to… and though, again, there are several songs on here that I absolutely LOVE and can listen to on a weekly basis, there’s some filler on there that just made me want to hit the skip button… and that is never the sign of a 5* album, nor a 4* one… So, this one’s down the middle… sad really...
Not my gig, but a classic.
A mix of 3’s and 4’s
The Doors are fine, aren’t they?
While this may not have the highs of The Doors' self titled album, I think this may be more consistent. Unfortunately, even a Riders On The Storm or an L.A. Woman doesn't quite reach the level of a Break On Through or a The End But however you cut it, this is still an album that captures the doors at the approximate peak of their abilities. Interestingly enough this means that The Doors were operating at their strongest at only the start and end of the Jim Morrison era. And Morrison was pretty much falling apart at this point: breakdowns, legal troubles, substance abuse, the rock and roll classics. And I will say that I'm at least glad he was able to put a strong, dignifying bookend on his life and career. The material itself here, as I mentioned, is generally strong, and quite a but more even than The Self-Titled, in many ways. The Self-Titled's best was better and it's worst was worse. And it's general tone was lighter, but something like The End is the kind of dark that L.A. Woman doesn't even really aspire to achieve. Conversely, L.A. Woman's tone is a consistent moodiness, and it maintains a level of engaging quality throughout, even though I could probably live if one of the less important songs here was cut. Perhaps not as intriguing as The Doors' more daring, earlier works, this still features great writing, and remarkable performances from Morrison. And Riders On The Storm serves as a very strong end to Morrison's career: with it's foggy, mysterious atmosphere, it cements this album as worth a listen.
Riders of the storm 🔝 no esta mal, pero tienen mejores álbumes
5/10
Lot of blues rock riffing but a couple of good songs. 2.5
I still prefer the Billy Idol cover of the title track but this one is good too, and overall as a "put it on and do stuff" album it's really solid. I have a lot of love for Riders on the Storm and no clue where it comes from?
Pretty good but slightly forgettable
Idk, it’s got a nice atmosphere most of the time. Not great, not terrible.
The Doors, Because We Couldn't Let White British Twats Have a Monopoly on Stealing the Blues from Black People. ...and yet, I still like much of this album. It's probably just rank nostalgia, but there's some songs I really enjoy, especially Hyacinth House and Riders on the Storm. Sorry, Jason.
It’s got Hyacinth House and Riders on the Storm and I really like both of those. When they start blues jamming, I lose interest quickly.
fine. 3.5
It‘s hard to argue against the big hits of the album. "Riders On The Storm" is a soothing, hypnotic song, the title track is wonderfully ecstatic, and "The Changeling" is a personal favourite. But overall, the blues nature of the deep cuts fade into the realms of forgetfulness pretty fast. You can hear Jim Morrison drifting off into madness, which is fascinating, but not an overall pleasant listen.
(71/100)
There were some high points but overall a bit of a mixed bag, really. Especially the song with the generic blues riff that sounded like a 45rpm played at 33⅓.
bit corny in places and then some undeniable greatness. A hard one to rate.
Decent
3/6
the doors seem to go through historical waves and phases where they and their output are received with a consensus of either very positive or very negative feeling. personally, i think "l.a woman" is nothing altogether special; my love for some of those killer guitar riffs was tempered by how staid, unremarkable, and beige i otherwise found the experience. highlight: been down so long
3.5 stars
Nice album but only really knew riders on the storm. The other songs were alright but didn’t feel like anything special
Meh
I have listened to this album serveral times, and never could appreciate it. Everytime I wondered if I was missing the point of the album, but I guess that blues is just not my thing. However, its not like I despise it. Theres some really cool moments, like the build up in 'L.A. Woman', the kind of intense atmosphere of "L'America" and the catchy chorus of 'The WASP'. Unfortunately, not an album that I can say that I enjoyed. I feel very neutral about it, but thanks to liking some elements of it, I can at least give it 3 stars.
Woozy and hazy and evocative. Im not sure i agree with Morrisons genius, but it certainly is fun.
nice enough
Solid
Pretty solid album. Definitely not my favorite doors album. But, there are some classic throughout
First time listening to the Doors. Was solid, nothing that blew me away though, very bluesy. Only song I didn't like was l'America, everything else was pretty good. Favorite song: Riders of the storm Overall I'd give it a 6.5/10
Another Doors album straight after the last. This is definitely stronger than Morrison Hotel. But still sounds a bit flat and one note in places. Standard blues rock. Riders of the Storm deserves sone credit but it’s still failed to convince me about this band.
I like the Doors but not all of this hits the same highs as Riders on the Storm which is majestic.
Added to Library: Love Her Madly Been down so Long Hyacinth House LA Woman Riders on the Storm
Not a massive fan but fine
Pretty good mix of Blues and Rock N'Roll.
3/5 - again it was an alright, album, I added a few songs to my playlists, but nothing fully stood out to me or made me view as a life changing album! It was just alright, it was okay.
A few good songs but not the best stuff
Mucho más bluesy que el otro disco de The Doors (The Doors) que había escuchado. Y creo que primera vez que me gusta más la canción más conocida de un disco (Riders on the Storm)
This kind of rock isn't exactly my vibe. Some of the songs are fun, but damn do rock bands like guitar solos 🙃
Pretty average stuff to me, though the album still had its moments. That one part in “Cars Hiss By My Window” where Jim Morrison does a vocal guitar solo was really cool to me. “Riders of the Storm” is a psychedelic nightmare. It was the only song I knew off this album beforehand, and it was definitely my favorite.
it was okay, kinda boring and repetitive, nothing stood out to me
Great!
A bit psychadelic for me but gets 3 stars for Riders On The Storm.
Outside of the singles it was a bit jazzier/funkier than I expected. Still pretty good.
I liked it ! some classics and then some funky stuff
I like them in general, this album was just ok though.
I've never really liked The Doors. I think they're really overrated in rock history, dont see the huge appeal in Jim Morrison's cringy poetry or their pretty standard blues rock arrangements, it all just kind of bores me. But this is an alright album, i like the title track, and Riders On The Storm is cool, I like its trippy grooves and keyboard
1. The Changeling - 6 Decent track with a good sound. Drums are very enjoyable on this track. Lyrics are... odd. Not bad, not great, just a little odd. Bridge is a really big highlight of the song. Overall, a decent track. 2. Love Her Madly - 7 Lyrically a better track than The Changeling. Overall it sounds great and it a really fun track. 3. Been Down So Long - 8 Lyrically very enjoyable with an awesome guitar solo in the middle of the track. The beat/pace set by the guitar riffs, bass, and drums are excellent and guide the track magnificently. 4. Cars Hiss by My Window - 3 Lyrically not anything fantastic and vocally I could do without the outro, which very unpleasant sounding. Instrumentally it's a much slower song, meaning the vocals have a lot more weight on the track than on others. 5. L.A. Woman - 11 Brilliant track. It's just so much fun to listen to. Lyrically fantastic, instrumentally addicting, this track has everything you'd want in a classic 70s rock song. 6. L'America - 1 Track is way too all over the place. Instrumentally it's just not enjoyable but lyrically it's horrible. Tempo changes about 3 times throughout the song and it's just so hard to get into the groove of it. 7. Hyacinth House - 6 Decent song. Nothing phenomenal about it to rave about but a solid album track. 8. Crawling King Snake - 7 Track gets better as you get further into it. Opening is a bit weak but overall it's not a bad track at all. Very enjoyable. 9. The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) - 1 Absolutely dreadful track. Pace is not enjoyable and neither are the lyrics. Album could have done better without this on it. 10. Riders on the Storm - 11 An all time classic. Brilliant track with amazing vocals and a really enjoyable set of instrumentals including some absolutely stellar solos. Superb ending to the album. Average Rating: 6.1 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 3.05 Rounded Down: 3 Stars
There are some absolute bangers on this track, but at the end of the day they took a bunch of songs off, full stop. You can’t look me in the eyes and tell me that there is anything of merit to Cars Hiss By My Window. There’s a lot of good but a lot of bad here too. Evens out to a three.
5.5/10
Favorite Doors album
I've got all The Doors albums on vinyl like, I imagine, every other 30-something that collects vinyl. If you call yourself a vinyl collector, a bearded ex-hippie magically appears and gives you a copy of Frampton Comes Alive and Waiting For The Sun (and/or their eponymous album) that are scratched to hell. You won't be able to get rid of them. They are your burden for wanting music on an analog format. I like The Doors, but my interest in The Doors has waned over the years, with my peak interest being around age 19 or 20. One time I had friends come over and I had each of them go through my vinyl collection and pick an album. We'd play everyone's picks while we talked and hung out. This one guy I know picked Morrison Hotel. It was a bummer. Changed the whole vibe. We all listened out of politeness, but the room was disinterested and anxious, like they were experiencing the musical equivalent of being at a party and being trapped by a guy who is explaining in detail his frisbee golf league, who stops talking only to take some whippits. There's some entertainment to be derived, but there is certainly something more entertaining somewhere else. But then I listen to L.A. Woman and get to "Love Her Madly", which absolutely rules. It has so many musical parts strong enough to support a whole song, and yet they've been effortlessly sewn together into an interesting structure. Great song. Listened on Tidal.
Some of the songs had really good background music vibes. I have very fond memories since Radek cooked shirtless for me while this album played. Lucky me.
Haven't listened to a lot of The Doors -- was a bluesier than I expected (not bad).
Less psychedelic and more blues then the debut. But it still slaps
This would be a 2 star album if Riders on the Storm wasn't an all time great.
3 good songs,rest are ok. 3 stars
Tittelsporet er peak. L'America har hint av the Doors fra de første to skivene. Riders of the Storm er åpenbart en klassiker (takk til Snoop Dogg og EA Games for å introdusere denne til en ny generasjon), men etter hvert som jeg har blitt eldre, har den mista litt av det sublime ved den. God, men overrated. Ellers er det mye intetsigende blues-synsing; lyden av et band på autopilot. The Doors har vært definerende for generasjoner av outsider kids, men det er en grunn til at jeg bare hørte på debuten og Strange Days da jeg feis rundt og røykte bønne.
Listenable
As much as I was not in the mood to listen to the doors this morning, this a good album. I’ll never understand why they have bass on the records but no bass player in the band. I know everyone celebrates Jim Morrison, but looking back now I can’t help but wonder if the Doors were just great musicians with a really weird frontman. 🤣 L’America sounds like noise. And I normally like noise.
Ujevnt
Dårlig blues, dårlig vokal, bra orgel
No es superior a Hotel, en ningún aspecto. Pero bueno, no es malo. LA Woman destacable. Nota: 2.7
Certainly has a vibe but kinda forgettable except for a few choice songs
No private session used for Spotify. I am not old enough to remember the Doors in the their original glory, but old enough to remember when everyone became a Doors fan because of the Stone's movie about the Doors, which got to be a bit much a left a negative feeling with me about them. I used to listen the radio at night when I was a kid, trying to fall asleep and Riders of the Storm used to scare the hell out me. Right, back to this album, it's got some great Doors classics, including the one that terrified me, some songs that seem like filler, but its got enough interesting music to make it good.
People love to debate if Jim Morrison was really a poet or just a drunk, but in my opinion it’s a distinction without a difference. All artists fake it till they make it, and without Morrison’s savage mystic American Rasputin act, the doors don’t sound (to me) like much more than a solid bar band with unique keyboards. Whether or not the lyrics are actually meaningful is besides the point. Through mystique and bravado, Morrison made the doors themselves meaningful. All that said I’m not a fan of this album. Feels like a slightly toned down version of Jim, and I need him to go full psycho or I’m just not that into their tinny, carnivalesque version of the blues.
Just like with Ray Manzarik's distinctive keyboard, I don't know how to take The Doors seriously. For every fantastic realization of a good idea there's another close behind that falls flat due to Morrison's posturing, Manzarik's noodling, or some other decision that leaves me scratching my head. At least on the last track on the last album before Morrison's exit it all fit together.
🦎 Tolerable feral desert raccoon vibes.
I'd listen to this one if I wanted to hear The Doors
Classic, but definitely some of the songs are lack luster.
average band, don't understand the hype, might be a generational thing
Like eh
Blues
This was okay. Love Her Madley came off this album which is great but I'm not into the more bluesy sound.
I have always struggled a bit with the Doors. I can certainly appreciate them, but even the big hits never really connected with me and I’m not sure why. Same thing with the big ones on this album, and some of the other stuff was pretty forgettable (looking at you, blues numbers)