The Doors

The Doors:
By far the strangest band to ever achieve significant, continued success, they started out with their some of their best work. From the classic opener ("Break on Through"), to the aptly title "The End", these guys deliver the weirds. Otherworldy keyboards supplied by Manzarek rule throughout, which battle the flamenco-inspired guitars of the highly underrated Krieger. Denshmore fits well, and Morrison was at his best, full of biting wit and childish notions. Sure, he was pretentious as hell, but damned if he didn't exude confidence like no other. A+

Strange Days:
"We want the world and we want it....now!" The Doors thought this was their magnum opus. They thought they had outdone their first album. They thought this was going to be huge. But they didn't take into account that the general public can only take strange in small doses. Still popular, this was lyrically their best album. The slightly inferior "Unhappy Girl" is the only song that sticks out. It's good. A

Waiting for the Sun:
Often maligned for being more commercial than its predecessors, this album is rather well crafted. "Hello, I Love You" is one of their catchier tunes, and "Not to Touch the Earth" is a overlooked classic. Hey, "Five to One"'s guitar solo is so good it got aped twice. Not too shabby. A-

The Soft Parade:
Eh, has a few great tunes, but they weren't at at their best. Buy it for "Touch Me" and the title track though. B-

Morrison Hotel:
"Ship of Fools" through "The Spy" is average, but the rest is golden. B+

L.A. Woman.:
They get down and dirty with the blues, and it's damn good. "Been Down So Long", "Cars Hiss By My Window", and "Riders on the Storm" are all classics. Get it, but I don't know how proper of an ending this is. One of the strangest bands to ever become popular, a band whose style could be described as gypsy rock, and they got out with the mostly straightforward blues rock? A-