The Doors became one of the most influential acts in rock history for their psychedelic and blues-rock style, poetic lyrics and impressive theatrical performances, but their 1971 hit album L.A. Woman continues to cement its place in music history.
In a list shared by Collider, the publication named the 10 Greatest American Rock Albums of All Time.
Securing fourth place was The Doors’ L.A. Woman, alongside Hotel California by Eagles, Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys and Nevermind by Nirvana, which topped the list.
According to the ranking, the 1971 record highlighted the band’s shift toward a raw, blues-influenced rock sound.
With the band composed of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore, tracks such as “Love Her Madly” and “Riders on the Storm” contributed to the success of the studio album.
The Doors organist Ray Manzarrek; lead singer Jim Morrison; drummer John Densmore; and guitarist Robby Krieger performing outside of Town Hall in Frankfurt.via Getty Images
Released as The Doors’ final album with Morrison before his death in 1971, the record reflected their early, raw rock-and-roll roots, serving as a homecoming for their musical and spiritual sensibilities.
“Our last record turned out like our first album: raw and simple,” Densmore reflected in his autobiography, as cited on the band’s website. “It was as if we had come full circle. Once again we were a garage band, which is where rock & roll started.”
Before the album’s massive success, The Doors received an unfavorable response from producer Paul Rothchild after presenting the new material.
In November 1970, they played the unfinished songs for Rothchild, but he was unimpressed and walked away from the recording session.
Rothchild bluntly called “Riders on the Storm” “cocktail music,” while “Love Her Madly” was the track that drove him out of the studio.
“The material was bad, the attitude was bad, the performance was bad,” the producer mentioned in the Morrison biography No One Here Gets Out Alive. “After three days of listening, I said, ‘That’s it!’ on the talk-back and cancelled the session.”
Thankfully, their longtime audio engineer Bruce Botnick, who worked on their previous albums, stepped in and produced it with the band.
Apart from L.A. Woman being their last album with the original lineup, it was also recorded in their “private rehearsal space.”
“Rothchild was gone, which is one reason why we had so much fun,” guitarist Krieger told Guitar World in 1994, adding, “The warden was gone.”
“Love Her Madly” was the highest-charting song from L.A. Woman, while the sixth studio album climbed to No. 9 on the Billboard 200.
In 2021, The Doors released a 50th-anniversary deluxe edition to commemorate the album’s decades-long legacy.
Remarkably, the album continues to rank among the greatest rock albums of all time.
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