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I like how bluesy this is. I know the couple hit songs from this and like them a lot, but was surprised by how rough Jim Morrison's voice is on much of the album. All the hits I've heard usually aren't so gravelly.
It was a solid album, I definitely liked the folksy and bluesy blend of styles.
Good Bluesy album. The Doors are overrated I think, and I believe that mostly has to do with the cult following of the personality of Jim.
Not gonna lie, nothing really jumped out to me. Judge me Maurers.
Doors-album i varierende kvalitet. LA Woman-låta er på min topp 3 låtlista av Doors. The Changeling er også flott (og tøff bruk av hammond). Cars Hiss by my Window og the WASP skjønner jeg ingenting av og trekker helhetsinntrykket kraftig ned :(
I know some songs from the Doors, but have never been through an entire album in one sitting. I enjoyed it but it was nothing to write home about. croon out of 5
good
The doors are Way more “jam band” than I realized
Another awesome album. Classic doors, exactly what you'd expect.
not my favorite Doors
Not a Doors fan.
Music
LA Woman the song is very long...Pretty low energy smooth jamming
Not bad but I'm not big on the slow 70's rock sound
overall solid sound, riders on the storm is a classic, but overall too bluesy for my taste
Pretty good
Meh, never really got the doors
Good, favorite songs The Channeling, stereotypically 70s rock. Catchy, hypnotic songs laid back vibe. Liked it a lot but didn't love it. 6/8.
some good dirty, smelly, filthy rock and roll
its alright but maybe not really my tasteor just not the right mood
First listen whatever tbh didn't finish the album. maybe i'll come back to it
Hard Blues Rock. I like the genre, and I can appreciate everything they do technically, but the guy's voice and the overall 'sound' aren't my favourite. The lead guitar solos are consistently good though
Some good tracks (“Hyacinth House,” “L’America,” title track), but rarely captures what was great and cool about them in the first place (“Riders On the Storm”).
I remember this being better
nah gefällt mir tendenziell eher nicht. 2.41 sterne
There are a few interesting songs. fav track: L.A. Woman
i didn't have the patience to listen to the end.
Normalito
My interest in the Doors has gone down a lot to the point I don’t even want to listen to them
slightly boring tbh. Knowing only The End, The Doors had reached mythical status in my head and this album didn’t really match that at all. The title track sounds like Diary of a Wimpy Kid theme. Overall just not impressive really. Riders on the storm was great and LA Woman was good. 5.5 out of 10
I can appreciate aspects of this album and the doors as artists but I really was a little bored with everything. When I thought things would get interesting the song would go to a place that was expected. Realistically this is not an album I would put on just for fun.
Meh
Technically good, but boring. Blues appropriation. Morrison sucks the life out of your speakers.
Bu albümden daha çok keyif alıyorum. Şu anda üçüncü şarkıdayım. Bayağı relate ettim. I’ve been down so long yni… Tam şu an yormaya basladi (la woman) Yani güzel albümdü de bilmiyorum. Ben çok burada değilim kafasal olarak
Останнім часом хотів їх послухати, бо розумів, що до них я ставлюся упереджено через те, що не імпонував Джим Моррісон. Be Down So Long подобається, гарні блюз рокові гітарні рифи. На цьому альбомі ще є Riders On The Storm. Загалом не дуже зайшло.
Love her madly is a good song, but I still didn't enjoy my time here
Not as good as I remembered it being ... probably because I haven't heard the full album since I was about 14, when my Doors fandom pretty much peaked.
I've never been a fan of The Doors, although "Riders on the Storm" has always been the one song of theirs I generally liked. I'm trying to listen to this without those prejudices, and also to decide what it is that pushes me away. I think it's Jim Morrison's voice that doesn't fit for me. I like the blues, and the idea of Los Angeles as a woman to sing about is appealing in the title track. I very much dislike the whole "Mr. Mojo Risin'" thing that Morrison does to make it all about him.
I didn’t hate it
Awesome to see someone else reference Tom Scharpling and The Best Show on this Doors album. He made me appreciate how hilariously bad Jim Morrison's vocals were. It's drunk uncle karaoke.
2 1/2
It’s ok
the changeling - 2.8/5? love her madly - 3.2/5 been down so long - 2.8/5 cars hiss by my window - 2.3/5 L.A. woman - 3.5/5 L'America - 2.3/5 hyacinth house - 2.8/5? crawling king snake - 2/5 the WASP - 1/5 riders on the storm - 2.5/5
2/5 Favorite Song: Riders on the Storm
Fave songs -love her madly -been down so long -car hiss by my window Vibe -hot dusty road side bar -sticky wooden bar tables -cigarettes and beer I like the album, I don’t love it but it has some good songs, also not really into blues so it just felt repetitive for me,I love the atmosphere though I love the imagine it paints in my head,don’t really see my self comming back to the album but will definitely save my favourites Rating 5/10
I do not remember The Doors sounding like this, but then again, I do not really remember what The Doors sound like
I mean, it’s The Doors. I’m not really a fan.
Never been a Doors guy, and I still don't love Riders On The Storm or the titular track, but I found a new appreciation here for the bluesier stuff.
ok, some songs were good the rest just sounded like people fucking around in the studio, not like complete songs
Was alright. Could’ve rounded up to 3 but I’m not going to as Love Her Madly sounded like Ringo Starr and then that’s all I could hear throughout. Riders on the Storm is a great ending though.
I just can’t get into these guys
Repetitive and dull, but with a banger here and there.
# The Doors L.A Woman by the doors is an album that feels like it takes so much inspiration from blues and rock yet has none of the punch. The reason why the greatest hits by the doors is much better than the actual discography. There is a lot of filler here so much so that I could not name a song besides love her madly L.a Woman and Riders. Quite list of amazing songs but this an album and as an album it’s held together by the blues theme that falls apart once every single song bleeds together. I listened to it sober and high and both didn’t click. The WASP was a cool concept and the voice of Jim Morrison and his story is cool and this being the last record it’s seen more fondly but if this is the extension of their sound which is just simple blues riffs then the only reason this is even popular is because of death just makes this record okay. Listen to the hits instead this isn’t a crafted experience it’s songs that sound the same mixed in with some of the greatest songs ever. Take 10 Riders of the storm is an iconic line and creates a beautiful song. I hear alot of geese Hiyacinth house for example the guitar riffs and melody scream geese. I like the organ on l’America as well. I’m interested in this band and Jim Morrison has a Zach Bryan song to him that feels familiar. Truly gone too soon I would have loved to have heard the evolution of this sound but for now we are left with this listen to the singles and greatest hits instead you’ll find more of the doors you’re looking for.
The album sounds just fine. Probably the best shot at singing and playing the blues I've heard so far by one of these 60s/70s white guy bands. But, I am getting a little tired of retreading the commercialization of blues music and calling it something I gotta hear before I die while omitting the originators. Same seems to be happening with jazz, funk and soul on this list. One James Brown album and it's the Apollo performance years before most of his landmark hits. No Louis Armstrong, but that shitty Tom Waits album where he's doing a bad Louis Armstrong voice w/ a trio backing him. Coltrane's Giant Steps, representing another seminal breakthrough in music in the form of Coltrane changes, is missing but the Boo Radleys (tf?) album named after it is here. Barf. Anyway, this album is alright. Just getting a little tired of that same story on this list, so that probably colors my opinion more than it would have been otherwise. I think I'm feeling a 2.5. Hyacinth House and Changeling (James Brown...) are the highlights.
Not really my thing
Un par de hits. Reconozco que son una gran banda que influencio a un monton de otras bandas. A mi particularmente nunca me terminaron de gustar.
I had no idea the Doors sounded like this. It's bluesy, but also very much stealing from black music. Also surprise N word drop (not THAT one), Growly white people that hardly sing, meh. 2*
It's fine. Most the tracks have something fun going on musically. L'America and The WASP are terrible.
First song was great, had a little bit of a dance to it, and then it's like all the energy got sucked out of them for the rest of the album. Got bored, skipped one song, but listened to the rest. Not my vibe at all by the end.
the doors are kind of boring
Bref.
its a rock n roll album and unfortunately kinda not for me feeling like poser bc my favorite track was riders on the storm
Second album proposé après 'The Doors' que je connais mais apprécie peu (noté 2/5 - pas vraiment intéressant sauf 2 tubes). Ce nouvel album est très (trop) blues et n'apporte rien au style, à part 'Riders of the storm' que je connaissais et 'America' que j'ai découvert, qui sont un peu plus originaux et qui lui évitent la note minimale. =>2/5
I do not like Jim Morrison at all really.
2,4/5 Riders on the storm ist ganz cool, der Rest ist meh.
Riders on the Storm is a great song, and perhaps the greatest version of The Doors there is. But unfortunately this album filled with a lot of the lame white guy hipster 1960s blues jams that are at best grating.
So......The Doors. I still like Riders on the Storm, but otherwise I really can't tolerate Jim Morrison at this point. I can't put my finger on what it is about his voice or his swagger or whatever it is, but I just feel like he's always acting like a jerk in my speakers. I'm sure it would have been wild to be Jim Morrison for a week in the 60s, but in 2026 I'll take a pass. 2.49 stars.
I'm so grateful this is the last Doors album I have to hear for this project, because what a fucking slog. It's not just that Jim Morrison is a buffoon—especially during this, his Fat Elvis era—but I genuinely dislike the music, the bluesier songs in particular. I appreciate the moody atmosphere of "Riders on the Storm" and its inverse, the concise, poppy "Love Her Madly," but I have no plans to return to any of the Doors' music. Good riddance, dudes. It just wasn't meant to be.
Sure, everything is a remix. But. This felt more like a regurgitation of the music that came before it than anything else. Maybe this felt innovative and groundbreaking to people at the time, but I didn't particularly care for it. I preferred the other Doors album that's on this list. So far one star has been four albums that I really wanted to dnf this is a little better than that so it's truly two stars.
Partially known. A couple of good songs, but otherwise uninteresting.
A minute or so into listening to this, Siri cut in to tell me that if I needed help it could call my emergency contacts for me. Part of me thought that was some ironic foreshadowing. It wasn't, but this thing was just kinda terribly meh. Nothing jumped out at me besides just how consistent The Doors sound is across their work.
Not really a huge doors fan
Paar goede nummers, goede bluese tinten. Verder vind ik deze band iets overrated. Ik heb er niet van genoten.
la verdad no me gusto casi ninguna cancion, bastante largas, repetitivas y con ritmos raros que no me gustaron mucho. Medio una onda de pelicula western pero no me convencio. 3/10
Ni con toda la mariguana de LA les salió bien. 2 joyas, lo demás mhhha
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
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.
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.
The title track and Riders on the Storm are great but the rest of it is standard blues rick that gets boring real fast.
big fan of doors but this definitely isn't their best album BUT riders on the storm as the last song saved it tbh
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.
They had some good stuff. I still don’t get how people moon over them. Overrated imho
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 found the bluesier songs interminable, the others were fine. Blues really isn't my cup of tea.
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
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)
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
It was alright, only really enjoyed the hits and other than that it was pretty mid blues music and unoriginal blues too. 4/10.
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.
1 legendary song, the rest was okay
It was ok
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.
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
Sound of the 60’s-70’s rock bands. Think of rock bands in that era, The Doors come to mind. Some good music.
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.
Great organ, annoying vocals, decent songs
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.
Bit annoying but it was ok
“The monk bought lunch”
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.
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.
I hate the Doors....
Created at a time America was to looked up to. Now not so much. Dated
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
4/10 - Favorite song: LA woman
I really liked the sound of the album as a whole but no song stuck out in particular to me.
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....
If Jim Morrison didn't die young, the Doors would be remembered as average at best.
Wasn’t for me.
Okay, meget politisk
Not for me
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.
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
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.
I mean yeah
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.
too country, did not enjoy much :(
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 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
The Doors aren't really for me unfortunately
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
not really my cup of tea
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.
The instrumentals are nice at times, but the vocals are bad. The WASP is an awful track.
Not terrible but pretty boring
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.
not my thing i get its supposed to be objectively good its just eh
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.
Doors are fine, nothing that I’d get excited about
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
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 don’t like dad rock I guess
Ughh. Turns out I have run out of patience/tolerance for The Doors. Did not enjoy. No thank you. Not for this beardo.
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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.
293/1089 - Not a fan of CIA funded circus blues music. Riders on the Storm was cool.
Some psychedelic blues rock and a bunch of jangly hippie nonsense. Riders on the Storm still holds up 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.
Funky but the songs seemed overly long and repetitive.
listened to this on the beginning of a walk i got totally rained on. i’ve heard of the doors all my life but didn’t this is what they sounded like. also like something my dad would like 7/10 for music 3/10 for me personally fave track: hyacinth house
I just really don't like The Doors. I used to but something about the mix and the repetitiveness of lyrics. I just can't listen to them.
A couple of brilliant songs but the blues numbers felt flat and lacking. Like imitation. They might have brought the blues to the masses in a way to OGs couldn’t but hearing it after all these years it feels borrowed.
More like, The Moors...as in...I want to listen to The Doors some more! :D
6/10
I don't understand the hype.
Riders on the Storm is a great song. The WASP is a weird song that's about 50% great, mainly because of trippy, epic-sounding lyrics like "out here on the perimeter there are no stars; out here, we are stoned, immaculate." The other 50%, sadly, includes a musically stupid chorus and one line in particular that, like the Doors' music generally, has aged badly.
2/5 - The hits are well known and great, but the rest of the album was mostly standard blues tunes, and didn’t do much for me. I didn’t need to hear this, and I’ve heard enough of The Doors to last me.
The doors alright
It's a '70s rock album for sure ... yeah, that's it
One of the most overrated bands of all time. Can’t help but feel that the only reason they’re so celebrated is due to Morrison’s death.
love her madly, l.a. woman, riders on the storm all duh, rest meh
'L.A. Woman'. What a tune! Some other nice moments. But I ain't got the blues I guess. Two stars.
For a couple of years as a young teen I tried very hard to like this band because my POP did. The only result is that it's now hard to hear Jim Morrison's voice or Ray Manzarek's keys without a flood of other associations. For me The Doors are both the sound of 70s Southern California excess and of burly dudes drinking endless cans of Rainier beer and cursing while working on cars thousands of miles away. Set all that aside and I can see why they were popular at the time. And yet, it never really took or I wore myself out trying. We could bond over other bands, but not The Doors.
The Doors might be my pick for most overrated band in rock history. Some okay songs but a lot of this is overlong, basic blues that I find quit boring.
I was surprised, but I really did not enjoy this. I only knew Riders on the Storm. I love a Doors song (People are Strange), but I did not like Jim Morrison’s voice on this album.
A couple of decent tunes, but a bit disappointing really. Enjoyed the Chase and Status sample
Album Cover Art Review - meh - great picture, but the group was on fumes at this point so probably didn't get time to think about album cover much. - I do like the font Album - I like their sound actually, kind of evolving to more soulful, "bigger" sound. Love a few of the songs - don't know if this holds up very well. Kind of a drugged out feel to the whole thing.
listened to this album on the way back from Indiana. The songs are kinda samey, but some felt like the blues. Eh, the album is mid. I wasn’t too impressed. Better than Bob Dylan tho.
One last gasp from the corniest guys to ever do it, and this time they're bluesmen! Surprisingly funky opener then it slows into a plodding 12 bar formula for a while. The fuzzy guitar leads are nice in that quintessential 60s psych way and the massive swirling organ sounds work great - they're at their best when they're a jamband. 12 good songs spread over 6 albums makes them a very frustrating band.
Meh
The Doors! I remember listening to the album with the guy’s shadowy face on the cover a few years back, though I never finished it – I just couldn’t get into the sound. I was hoping that this list would give me the opportunity to return to some long-scorned bands for a second opinion, and this is one of them. Yeah, it’s not bad. Definitely what I was expecting from this band – a cool, subdued blues rock album. I’m not too big on blues rock as the last handful of albums have made blatantly clear, though this was a better-than-average outing. I think I just like Jim Morrison for being an iconic musician. Not a bad way to spend the night, all things considered, though I think there’s too many moments on this album where little to nothing is happening or the songs trail on for way longer than they ever needed to be. “Been Down So Long” has a nice sound. “L.A. Woman” is a song I’m confident I’ve heard before. That, or Morrison is too recognisable for his own good. In any case, the song is good. The subdued, bassy sound is among the best on the album, and I enjoy the aforementioned vocal performance. I also quite like the piano number in between, too. Man, this album waited until the last possible moment to hit me with a song I recognise. “Riders On the Storm” is the best song on the album by a pretty wide margin. Again, it’s all cool confidence. Big fan of the rain ambience midway through the track, too. It meshes surprisingly well with the music. I’m gonna check the book. A whole lot of nothing in there, really. Wikipedia picks up the slack by revealing that this was Jim Morrison’s last album, the album charted well and is regarded as one of the Door’s better works. Yeah, this seems like a decent pick.
I don't really care for the doors on the whole. A few really amazing songs. Generational moments. Aside from that myeh.
I really think these guys are kind of dull. "Riders on the Storm" and the title track are just way too long for the number of musical ideas they contain. "WASP" is super-boring, almost to the point where I think maybe it's supposed to be a joke.
Basic version of a bunch of other genres and some outdated attempts to be seductive. Not loads to love here. Couple good grooves.
Dull and uninspiring. Not a fan of The Doors, but can’t like everything I suppose
Mid
Some great songs some absolute garbage
More of a 2.5, but I stand by that the Doors are the most overrated band of this era. Nothing on here is bad (and Riders on the Storm is awesome), but it doesn't stand out at all compared to contemporary bands.
As much as I like The Doors’ first outing, I detest this one. Where their debut was raw, wild, inventive, and fun to listen to, L.A. Woman drags; it’s bloated, self-indulgent, and at times an uninspired blues-rock cliché (especially Been Down So Long, Crawling King Snake, and The WASP). L’America, which follows after L.A. Woman, is an extraordinarily annoying song („Change the weather, change your luck / And then he’ll teach ya how to… find yourself” - ahem, wow). Of course, there is still quality songwriting: in the moody Cars Hiss By My Window, Morrison conjures up vivid images of estrangement, longing, and ennui. However, that a largely improvised, fragmentary track stands as one of the album’s strongest is telling. In other songs, Morrison’s songwriting craft has waned significantly (he actually sounds tried), which is a pity, because he was the one who elevated The Doors from a good band to a special one. It’s also unfortunate that the group weren’t able to meet the standard set by the opener The Changeling in the following tracks. I can understand why people judge the quality of L.A. Woman based on the strength of the title track and Riders on the Storm, but this overlooks the record’s filler-heavy reality. Their producer even went so far as to call parts of the recordings “cocktail music.” He wasn’t entirely wrong…
The Doors again, eh? I know they're super famous, but it's not for me. The album cover reminds me of a poison control sticker, which is apt. 'The Changeling' made me think they're like the musical equivalent of the show "Supernatural". 15 seasons of these brunette guys who look the same and do the same stuff every time? Really? I guess so. At least 'Love Her Madly' has an adverb in it. I know the song 'L.A. Woman' because of Billy Idol (who cut the length in half, thank goodness), but I don't really like either version, even though I like songs about places generally. Supposedly this was ranked the best song about LA. Wrong. Here are 5 that are better: 'Ænema' by Tool, 'California' by Rufus Wainwright, 'California Love' by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre, 'Come Monday' by Jimmy Buffett, 'Drinking in L.A.' by Bran Van 3000. I do like that they sing "Mr. Mojo Risin'" because it's an anagram of "Jim Morrison". The Doors > JKR (but we're low in the rankings as it is). I assumed "L'America" meant "Lil America" because that's how I use L', but I turns out it's actually... Latin America. That's way worse. Overall, this album isn't bad, but I don't like it, so I'm going to give it a 2. Sorry for them that it didn't come 100 albums ago when I was still doing grade inflation!
Not the best Doors album by a long way. Title track rescues it.
Much blander than I expected after the album The Doors. More like Morrison Hotel. Cars Hiss by My Window was some really dull jazz/ blues.
I can't stand jim morrison but there are some groovy instrumentals on there, and they get at least half a star from riders on the storm. storm sfx still hold up weirdly.
I don’t like The Doors
There's some decent blues licks in here but the organ has no place in rock and Jim Morrison is pretty whatever. I don't really get the hype but maybe it was ahead of it's time.
The Doors are one of those bands that are easy to love when you’re young and want to feel like you understand things in a deep esoteric way. Then you get a little older and realize Jim Morrison was a drunken buffoon and organ led rock and roll is lame. That being said - LA Woman is a legit great song. Especially the part where Val Kilmer sings it while sitting on the John.
Tried to go in with an open mind. I've long considered The Doors to be one of the most over-rated bands in history. Not that they were particularly bad, just they weren't anywhere near as amazing as they seem to get credit for. For the most part, I can enjoy the musicians - Denzmore, Krieger and Manzarek - but Morrison was a college-level wanna-be poet at best. All of that being said, I did really enjoy the opening track, "The Changeling", a straight-up blued rocker. I've heard the three massive hits ("Love Her Madly", "Riders on the Storm" and "LA Woman" with it's cringe "Mister Mojo Rising" line) so many times I'm just bored with them. Most of the rest of side one was good. Side two, not so much. "L'America" is awful, "Hyacinth House" was meh. "Crawling King Snake" some of the worst lyrics so far. . . well, until "WASP" kicks in. Bottom line: Side one is descent, but "Love Her Madly" and "LA Woman" are over-played. Side two has so many cringe lyrics I barely got through it. "Riders On the Storm" is a good song, but again over-played.
Somehow the Doors are worse every time I hear them. I can barely get to two stars for Riders' genuine vibe. Jim Morrison is a jackass, and tho I rate Robby Krieger the band is replacement level. This is probably their best record.
The Doors annoy me. I think they’re overrated. Listening to this album made me realize that they would have been a good blues band. There are a few good tunes here. But the circus-organ sound kills the vibe for me whenever it arises. It’s a 2.
Dull. Lot of 12 bar blues
I hate the Doors. Riders on the storm is ok, the rest is just convoluted crap.
eh. kinda dragged on.
mola pero no es mi rollo
É um som que lembra muito Jimi Henrdix, mas sem a qualidade da voz e dos riffs/solos do Hendrix.
I think The Doors are simply not for me.
The Doors last full album with Jim Morrison. Very much a Doors album, very bluesy. I can't say I'm thrilled with anything here. Riders On The Storm is the closer. Favorite - LA Woman
Riders on the Storm is a great song and my favorite from the album. L'America was also pretty good. But overall, I don't love this album. I just don't think it's really my style/vibe.
This album is frustrating. With the songs LA Woman, Riders of the Storm, and L'américa, they clearly had some gas left in the tank to make another album. But they really wanted to do blues, and unfortunately their blues songs are flat and disappointing. This album doesn't really come together. If this is on the List, 'The Doors' definitely is. Since that album is much better, even with its own flaws, it's questionable why 'LA Woman' should be on here. It feels like the Doors get a pass on the meh blues songs because we love Riders. I can't do it.
Voice to text: This album is trash it really like emphasizes the fact that white people only like listening to black music outside of black bodies. It’s like the most like sanitized corny blues type album. I’ve heard and I don’t know why they did that. I don’t remember if this is post, Jim Morrison dying or Why I just do not like this album the only song album that’s worth listening to as riders on a storm that literally one song carries this entire album.
You don't hear guitar solos like this anymore. Easy to listen to but I got bored after a while
Woozy, ambling, scraggly and not in a good way. Very derivative blues music mostly with uninteresting psychedelic interjections from time to time. The only good track for me is Riders, The Wasp is ok. Very disappointed by this one. Hypest hype though. 2.2/5
Not an album I would return to but with the exception of a few slow songs not bad for background.
A couple of these songs are bangers — especially Love Her Madly — but it’s very uneven and some are drag to listen to. The better songs reminded me of a worse version of early Fleetwood Mac, so I’d rather listen to them.
Pas écouté en entier :(
Murrig ljudbild, som vilket genomsnittligt 70-talsalbum. Trummor, bas, gitarr och en orgel. Grupper ger sig på blues och bluesrock. Inleder med en traditionell soul. Sången gör sig inte särskilt väl till låtarna. Sista spåret Riders on the storm, det enda som sticker ut och förmodligen ända anledningen till att albumet finns med på listan. Här låter sången bra.
Didn’t like this
Second Doors I get and I.... Don't care for it either sadly. I guess I just don't find their blues rock thing too interesting or Jim's voice all that, it's also missing the organ from the first record which made it stand out in my mind. So, eh
I’ve never been a huge Doors fan. I’m ok with a few of their songs……but that’s about it. I always felt the keyboards were a bit too much.
I always found The Doors to be overrated, but listenable. This isn’t tear my ears off bad, but wow it is so reductive. This is the twelfth album I’ve listened through this project and I’ve only heard one album by a black artist and at least three white bands blatantly using black music (in a far less effective way than their predecessors)
I was not high enough for this.
There's definitely good stuff here, but I could skip at least have of these so so blues songs.
this would definitely merit inclusion if the title of the book was "The Rise and Fall of The Doors." limp blues facsimiles with a jim morrison who sounds like he has an inordinate amount of phlegm stuck in his throat
Just boring. I didn’t ever need to listen to this. Ever.
Mundane 70s blues rock, it wasn’t even bad per se just nothing stood out in any regard. So I’m having a very difficult time finding even one song to add to my playlist from this. And I’m especially confused why the curator of this list felt the need to include this album as part of the 1001.
Iconic. Though not for me. Morrison put absolutely everything into this album and it shows. It’s weird and disorganized, but it has heart. Resonance - 6 Hooks - 4 Yield - 4 Technique - 6 Heart - 10 Mood - 5 RHYTHM - 35
Eh, didn't like it. Nothing notable, vocals were not my style.
This is far from the best doors album so I can only hope that the other doors albums are on this list somewhere. There are maybe three great songs here and a handful of filler.
I’ve never seen the appeal of The Doors. I still don’t even now. Their organ sound ages this music terribly.
It’s a real shame the band sounds as good as they do because nothing would save Jim Morrison from choking on his own ego. I actually like “L.A. Woman” and “L’America” actually works pretty well, but this is a real fuckin’ whimper from what could have been an amazing band.
Some songs I think are really interesting. However aside from the odd peak the majority of the album I found a very boring rhythm. Secondly it is clearly quite blues in nature which I like but it was the type of blues that just repeats in an annoying slow loop. I even heard some nick cave esk vocals but delivered in a flat and boring way. It has nothing on that!
this was the second Doors album in 5 days from this site. this one was leaps and bounds worse than the other. in the 4 years between them they traded away psychedelia for the blues and it just makes every song far less interesting
I don't know what it is about his voice, but something about it just turns me off. It's not bad, it just rubs me the wrong way. Most of the songs were ok. L.A. Woman and Riders On The Storm were pretty good. L'America was annoying and repetitive. Overall, it's just ok. Best song: Riders On The Storm
2.4 I don't get the Doors. And this list has taught me I never will. This one sounds like I've wandered into a random bar and some drunk guy is on stage trying to do the blues. Not for me Clive.
It contains that one song everyone knows, other than that, nothing remarkable.
I usually find the Doors pretty silly, but this was just mostly gross. Really did not enjoy this.
This is a classic this vs that. There are "doors people" and none doors people. I am a no thank you on the doors person. All the elements are cool sure. Jim, sure. The pianos, fun. But nah. Not for me.
recently I read some Joan Didion where she recounts an experience she had in the studio with the Doors where they all essentially sat around all bored waiting for Morrison to show up, and until now, that was my entire knowledge of them. And I feel with this album, as I do with many of the albums they give me that were considered groundbreaking and revolutionary in the 60/70s is that yeah, I can see how they were groundbreaking. I can! Does that make me listen and get on my knees and praise god these men met and made music? Not exactly. Like, it's fine. Morrison was really hot though, may he rest in peace.
The Doors are weird. They have a few good hits but otherwise it’s boring blues with mediocre poetry.
I don't think I like The Doors
and its exhausting the way you walk across the stage like a cage inside a cage chalkened rage twisted mind and passages miracles hysterical blues drops through the back steals back full circle
Boring
I’d rather listen to Elvis Costello. This is probably their best album which is kind of like saying liver cancer is better than child abuse. There’s a couple of decent songs. But unless you’ve never heard actual blues they’re not that great. Krieger is a good player. And Densmore is a good drummer. Neither good enough to redeem this from ok.
Yeah this didn't move me..... Riders on the Storm is cool tho
This made me sad to listen to
I just couldn’t really get into this one. 2 stars
Idk if I’ll be with the group on this one, but I wasn’t super impressed. The band and name are so iconic I would have expected more. Not bad by any means, but it didn’t stand out to me.
Ehhhh, it's just not really my kind of music.
Не понравилось.
I really don't like The Doors. Jim Morrison comes across as a right prick. Riders on the Storm is a banger but nothing else here is listenable.
One solid song, the title track -- everything works. But every other song is mediocre, and filled with Jim Morrison self-indulgence. Starting with "Changeling" set the tone, and the silly "L'America" song was the same -- repeating "change" or "L'America" doesn't do much for me. All in all, everyone just seems tired and done with being a rock band.
Starts off good, but loses it's way.
2.5
To me, this album has one great tune, Riders On The Storm, two good tunes, LA Woman and The WASP and the rest is filler. Not worthy of this list. I will admit , however, that this is one of my very favorite Morrisonisms: Out here on the perimeter there are no stars Out here we is stoned, immaculate - one of my favorite Doors lines. "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" seems to have been Jim Morrison's operating philosophy, but these late period Doors albums make me believe that the palace of wisdom isn't as much fun to listen to as may be to inhabit. After the disappointment of this album I went and listened to "When The Music's Over," the 10 minute beast at the end of "Strange Days." It was like night and day in terms of creative energy. Cancel my subscription to the resurrection! Yes, please!
I appreciate it, but this one’s not for me.
I used to hate the Doors (cannot remember why). Going in with an open mind and largely meh response. Enjoyed Riders on a storm - but large parts passed me by / annoyed me slightly. Some good bass /grooves but do not really care for Jim Morrisons vocals. A high 2.
Blues. Unremarkable. Only semi-highlight is Riders of the Storm
There’s the good Doors songs that become hits and then there’s the rambling blues stuff. This had too much of the latter
I don’t like this band and this album did not change that.
Not bad. Good bye Jim Morrison
I have never been able to get into The Doors and this album is no different. Not the worst thing I've ever listened to, but mediocre at best. 2/5
I thought I liked The Doors, but wasn’t feeling this album…
I think I might actually hate the Doors. The hits on this album - LA Woman, Riders on the Storm - are alright, but this album continues their monotony of bad bar music.
Vinyls getting longer happened at the wrong time because it meant that the Doors could finally make a near-hour record of sludge. He reuses the same melody over and over, the lyrics are stupid, and most obviously he has a horribly unpleasant voice. He somehow drains blues of its signature emotion and rhythm and turns it into a dull slog. Really horrible stuff. I think if one or two of those things from the aforementioned trifecta (bad melodies, bad lyrics, bad voice) were decent then this could be good, so it has potential. I imagine there are probably a lot of great and colorful covers of these songs so the band gets credit for building music with strong bones but unfortunately in its original recorded form, it just sounds like a bunch of guys experimenting with what they thought was really innovative instrumentation but ends up as a cacophony with a drunk guy screaming over it.
Jimbo can blow
only one good song
Wasn’t impressed by this album. It was cool to find out that The Doors sing Riders on the Storm. Never would have expected that. But the rest of it was just okay. Nothing here for me. Standouts: Love Her Madly and Riders on the Storm.
If you take the worst parts of the blues and joined it together with most boring parts of psychedelic rock, and have it be performed by the most boringly named band, with boring and uncreative album art, then you end up with this shit. What is the appeal here? White people who don't want to listen to real blues music? Whack ass overrated album.
Funny how this was a posthumous release because I was also looking for an early exit on this one. It was already feeling pretty slow but I wanted to tap out just a few songs in once he started yelping towards the end of Car Hiss by my Window.
More like L.AY down(for a nap) by the Snores
Riders on the Storm is the only reason this album is on the list. The rest is pretty bad
I recognize the Doors are a very influential band and I only saw some of that in this album. I think it was very instrumental but wasn’t strong enough in that area for me to be completely impressed. I definitely understand why this is an enjoyable album, however I didn’t love it.
Eh. 3rd Doors album is about 2.5 too many. I'm probably in the lower end of the demographic that *should* theoretically like The Doors, but Morrison's voice and Manzarek's lounge-keyboard have always rubbed me the wrong way. On this album you add those ingredients to mostly shitty bluesy songs ("Been Down So Long" is hideous) and you've got shit soup. "L'America" holycow you've got to make an effort to put out a song as bad as that one. HOWEVER! Some positive notes -> saving this album are two songs I actually like: the title track comes just in time at track 5 - it works despite Morrison's ... meta-Morrison thing. This song takes you on a ride so much more than nearly anything else they ever did. Best though is the final cut - it's hard to argue with "Riders On The Storm" though - that's a great mood piece. TL;DR: Take those 2 songs and kill the rest quickly. 5/10 2 stars.
I’m sure it’s critically good, but feels a bit samey. Enjoyable, but drags on for me.
Eh, white boy blues. Nothing new here. Nothing to say.
A few good classic tracks & the rest is just blues filler with an annoying organ.
I hate California
maybe a 1.5. Reading nick's review beforehand really elevated this. Bro went from hot ass to mid with riders on the storm (more like 'please end!!')
Got bored. Probably just didn't grow up hearing these bit of it were new today it wouldn't register with me
Like the acidy, laid back feeling of a number of the song, but it's nothing exiting. Passes by easily, but stays passed by. Best song: L'America Worst Song: The Changeling
It was better than Morrison Hotel, but it's still boring and repetetive. The vocalist seems drowzy and so tired at times I can smell the alcohol breath from afar. I read about how people admire his introspection, but I seriously doubt he knows what he's talking about half the time. Best song: Riders on the Storm Worst song: Cars Hiss by My Window
Oh my god The Doors are so painfully BORING. Why did so many 60s groups feel the need to bang directionless on an organ for 4 minutes in a 7 minute song? And Jim Morrison just sat there tunelessly "singing" for the whole fucking album. I was almost tempted to give this a 1 just because of how highly rated this utter dog shit was, but it's still not as bad as bjork
I don't think it aged that well. With so much variety and soundscapes and production these days, it seemed flat.
Old school rock
I don't know what but something is missing. It just seems like what all the rock bands were doing at the time. It's ok to listen to but there's just not a lot that makes it stand out from the others. I think I might need another listen. Highlights: Hyacinth House
This morning I said “I like the Doors”. I realize now I meant “I like the EARLY Doors”. I admit I like Riders on the Storm but note how different it is from the rest of the album.
It’s fine. Familiar with part of it by listening to the radio for decades. Just isn’t my bag, frankly.
I wanted this to be the moment that I get the Doors. It is not. It's a good band entirely given over to the rampant egomania of a singer who isn't talented enough to make it worthwhile. Like Oasis, which I'm sure Doors fans will be delighted with.
Not my type of music. Probably wouldn’t listen to this. Can understand the style and genre of music though
I have a confession to make. I really don’t like The Doors. I don’t know what it is, but outside of a few songs, I sorta can’t stand them. Maybe it’s Jim Morrison’s voice or the fact that the hits on this album are 7-8 minutes that end up on the radio and linger for 40% of my car-riding experience. It’s weird, they just piss me off. My dad likes The Doors, but my mom doesn’t, so I guess I picked up my apathy for The Doors from her, along with Tom Petty. This album doesn’t change my perspective much. As mentioned, I don’t like either of the 7-minute songs (L.A. Woman or Riders on the Storm) and the deep cuts don’t do much to change my mind. There are a few things that stop this from being a 1-star, mainly because I’m not that insane, but I can’t say I found this enjoyable. If there are more Doors albums on this venture (and I’m 99% sure there will be, ugh), I hope at least one will be at least decent to me. But this is my trash opinion and I’ll stick with it. Favorite track I guess: Hyacinth House (it was nice and short, I actually kinda liked it.) Other hits: The Changeling, The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
Not a great fan of The Doors. Thought a lot of their music meandered a lot and drug fuelled. However they produced two really fantastic songs Riders Of The Storm (on this album) and Light My Fire on previous album which has one of the best organ arrangements ever. LA Woman is deserving of being on this list as The Doors and Jim Morrison in particular left an enduring mark on pop and rock music. Not a favourite of mine but is redeemed with the inclusion of Riders. 2/5 20/8/24
The Doors are the most overrated band of the 20th century. Prove me wrong
Good but the Doors were burned out at this point. IMO
Along with several terrific tracks, there's some very creative and original bits, some junky filler, and what seems like Morrison trying to be a blues singer. So, a very mixed bag.
as someone said they sound like they just stole a bunch of black people's music
Fine
No lyrics
Bluesy and rock and roll for sure.
I lost all my listening notes! Booo But thought this was alright - a long album, not really what I'd usually listen to
more like the snores
Never listened to the doors much. Not too impressed by this album. I guess I often find blues boring, repetitive
Some tracks okay, like the vocals.Not a great blues fan
Meh.
It was fine. Just typical 70s rock.
For me…always overrated
pretty chill listening, it was alright - not my favorite album ever.
Tighter and angrier than I expected. The blues stuff is good, the more histrionic moments let this album down.
6/2/24 listened to on barefoot morning run. the doors aren’t terrible but just haven’t seemed to be my cup of tea. standouts of this album is at the very end “oh this is the album with riders on the storm” i’ll give it a 5/10
Mostly not my thing, sometimes a little my thing, “huh, that word by this band makes me uncomfortably”. Favourite track: L'America.