The Doors
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: July 1965 in Los Angeles, California, United States
- Active: 1965 - 1973
Biography
Formed in Los Angeles in 1965, The Doors forged a unique sound by merging blues-rock foundations with psychedelic textures and literary ambition. The quartet—vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore—was distinguished by its lack of a dedicated bass player, with Manzarek's keyboard bass filling the harmonic space. Morrison’s incantatory vocals and poetic, often transgressive, lyrics were central, complemented by Krieger's eclectic guitar and Densmore's jazz-influenced rhythms. The band’s extended improvisations and theatricality challenged pop conventions, cementing a legacy that expanded the lyrical and musical scope of rock music before their dissolution in 1973.
Genres
The Doors Discography
- Strange Days (1967) - Album - rated 4.39/5
- Light My Fire / The Crystal Ship (1967) - Single - rated 4.32/5
- Break On Through (1967) - EP - rated 4.16/5
- The Doors (1967) - Album - rated 4.23/5
- Break On Through (To the Other Side) / End of the Night (1967) - Single - rated 4.27/5
- Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) / Take It as It Comes (1967) - Single - rated 3.64/5
- People Are Strange (1967) - Single - rated 4.09/5
- Waiting for the Sun (1968) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- Hello, I Love You (1968) - EP - rated 4.01/5
- Light My Fire (1968) - EP - rated 4.1/5
- Love Me Two Times (1968) - EP - rated 4.13/5
- The Soft Parade (1969) - Album - rated 3.23/5
- 13 (1970) - Compilation - rated 4.18/5
- Absolutely Live (1970) - Album - rated 3.98/5
- Morrison Hotel (1970) - Album - rated 3.98/5
- Riders on the Storm / Changeling (1971) - Single - rated 4.34/5
- L.A. Woman (1971) - Album - rated 4.28/5
- Other Voices (1971) - Album - rated 2.4/5
- Full Circle (1972) - Album - rated 2.11/5
- Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine (1972) - Compilation - rated 4.17/5
- The Doors Hits (1972) - EP - rated 4.12/5
- Greatest Hits (1980) - Compilation - rated 3.99/5
- The Best of The Doors (1985) - Compilation - rated 4.18/5
- The Complete Studio Recordings (1999) - Compilation - rated 4.36/5
- Essential Rarities (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.65/5
- Live at the Matrix Theatre (2000) - Album - rated 3.71/5
- VH1 Storytellers, The Doors: A Celebration (2001) - Album - rated 3.28/5
- 30 Years Commemorative Edition (2001) - Album - rated 4.36/5
- The Very Best of The Doors (2001) - Compilation - rated 4/5
- Unbound and Dangerous (Live) (2026) - Album - rated 3.3/5
Members
- Jim Morrison - vocals (1965–1971)
- Robby Krieger - guitar (1965–1973)
- Ray Manzarek - keyboards (1965–1973)
- John Densmore - drums (1965–1973)