Condition: Used
The Doors - Absolutely Live
Label: Elektra (Red Label, 80s issue)
Catalog#: 62005-2
Format: 2x Vinyl, LP
Vinyl: VG++, a few light scuffs
Gatefold cover has wear and minor wear to edges and corners
Country: Canada issue
Released: 1973
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
Tracklisting:
A1 Who Do You Love
A2 Medley
A2a Alabama Song
A2b Backdoor Man
A2c Love Hides
A2d Five To One
B1 Build Me A Woman
B2 When The Music's Over
C1 Close To You
Lead Vocals - Ray Manzarek
C2 Universal Mind
C3 Break On Thru #2
D1 The Celebration Of The Lizard
D2 Soul Kitchen
Credits: Drums - John Densmore
Engineer - Bruce Botnik
Guitar - Robby Krieger
Lead Vocals - Jim Morrison
Organ, Bass, Vocals - Ray Manzarek
Producer - Paul A. Rothchild
Notes: "This album was compiled from live performances recorded in cities throughout the United States between August 1969 and June 1970. Aside from the editing necessary to assemble the music into album form, the recording is an organic documentary and absolutely live!"
The one and only official live-album released in between "Morrison Hotel" and "L.A. Woman" albums, this shows the Doors at it very best. They were not a middle of the roadband who played each night a greatest hits show but varied their setlist as often as possible and did not only play wellknown songs of their albums, on the contrary. Looking on the songlist on this album it shows more songs outside their studioalbums. To begin with a dynamite McDaniel classic "Who Do You Love" with the same sometimes weird lyrics as James Morrison used to write, to a medley which has "Loves Hides", a short but interesting track, not available on any or the regular albums. The same goes for the beautiful "Universal Mind", reminiscent of the "Waiting for the Sun" album, and the even stunning "Build Me a Woman", which is more from "The Doors" album but nevertheless doesn't appear on any of them. Further comes "The Celebration of the Lizard" in its long form as it is used to be but neither on any album released (that is until the 2003 compilation "Legacy" and the 2006 box "Perception"), from which the lyrics are printed inside the "Waitin for the Sun" album because of the song "Not to touch the Earth" which is a part of the mentioned longtrack, overall an outstanding performance (comparible to that on "The Doors Box" set, the "Live in New York" disc) and - oh surprise - the Ray Manzarek sung Willy Dixon classic "Close to You" (on the "In Concert" package switched to the second disc), somewhat comparible to the L.A.Woman outtake "(If You Need Meat) Don't Go Further", also by Dixon and sung by Manzarek. And last but not least "Dead Cats, Dead Rats", which preludes a heavy metal version of "Break on Through (To the other side)" with stunning guitar work by Robbie Krieger. Closer "Soul Kitchen" is also fabulous. The midsection is dominated by a long version of "When the Music is over", the audience was clearly having trouble with something or someone and the singer shows his annoyance and treathens to stop the show or play only one repeating note by Manzarek, with which the audience give in and the song evolves to a real eruption. Many acts have released timeless live recordings, this is definite one of them. Superb, it really gives you an idea how a Doors performance could have been and gives you the feeling that you were there. Highly recommended!
The Doors - Break on Through - Live @ Isle of Wight
The Doors - When The Music's Over
The Doors Celebration Of The Lizard(Live at Hollywood Bowl)
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