I'm slowly warming up to the Doors (from their first three albums) but I still hesitate to say I really like them that much. I enjoy their music while it's playing but I rarely find myself reaching for their albums when I go to listen to music. Not sure what is keeping me from really liking them.

I have much love for The Doors..mad, mad love for The Doors.

Never got 'em.
My opinion is that Morrison was/is overrated.

Love 'em madly. Always have, always will.

I dig The Doors, but feel they aren't quite riders on the storm. They just really don't help me to break on through to the other side.

Can I be your back door man?

Few good songs, Jim Morrison was trash

I like them. They aren't on the top of my list of classic rock but they deserve a mention.

I think like many bands, the best songs are the ones you never hear. I do think Jim was a true poet, at least early on. "the End" being used in Apocalypse now was just so perfect. I tell you, when we play L.A. Woman or roadhouse blues in bars, the place goes nuts. Soul Kitchen, Peace frog, when the musics over. So much god stuff I wish you would hear instead of Light my fire, or Touch me.

Modern bands and music pull major influences from the Doors, especially since the early 90's.

I think they're overrated as all ****, but ****.... catchy tunes that I enjoy listening to. And that's all music should really boil down to.

I agree with you about "The End".

But...."a true poet"???? In what way, exactly?

He strings groups of words together in unique and meaningful ways?

Guess they're among the best white Rock musicians ever. Though, nothing compared to old school african-american rockers such as Chuck Berry

A few really good songs. A vibe that was pretty groundbreaking at the time. Jim Morrison was a total *******. He ruined himself and his band.

Way too bad in hindsight.

...and that's exactly what made the Doors something special.

Well, based on my avatar and signature, this should be obvious. I think they're among the greatest of their era. Morrison was an incredible vocalist and songwriter, Manzarek was a wizard on the keys, and Densmore and Krieger were talented and innovative instrumetalists. Their debut easily pulls its weight with the classics.