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The Doors
Absolutely Live
Release Date: 1970 09 zz
Label: Elektra
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While this double disc (later combined with Alive, She Cried and Live at the Hollywood Bowl for CD release under the title In Concert) is valuable in that it contains material the Doors didn't release on their studio albums, it's also tilted toward some of their more boorish aspects. Recorded at concerts in 1969 and 1970, this was an era in which Jim Morrison was becoming increasingly dissolute and increasingly disinterested in the whole rock machine. During much of this set, he seems not to be taking himself or the songs too seriously, tossing flippant asides to the audience that seem to treat the whole exercise as a charade. As for the music, the haunting "Universal Mind" and the basic blues-rocker "Build Me a Woman" are originals that are not found on their proper albums; "Close to You" is a dull Muddy Waters cover sung by Ray Manzarek; "Who Do You Love" is a fair cover of the Bo Diddley standard; and the controversial "The Celebration of the Lizard" is a drawn-out opus that is as much poetry recitation as music. There are also extended versions of "Soul Kitchen," "Break On Through," and "When the Music's Over" that flag considerably in comparison to the sleeker studio versions. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1House Announcer2:40
2Who Do You Love?McDaniel6:02
3Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)Weill, Brecht1:51
4Back Door ManDixon2:22
5Love HidesMorrison, Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek1:48
6Five to OneDensmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison4:34
7Build Me a WomanKrieger, Manzarek, Densmore, Morrison3:33
8When the Music's OverManzarek, Densmore, Krieger, Morrison16:16
9Close to YouDixon4:04
10Universal MindMorrison, Manzarek, Densmore, Krieger4:54
11Petition the Lord with PrayerMorrison, Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek:52
12Dead Cats, Dead RatsDensmore, Manzarek, Krieger, Morrison1:57
13Break On Through (To the Other Side) No. 2Morrison, Densmore, Manzarek, Krieger4:36
14Celebration of the Lizard: Lions in the StreetDensmore, Manzarek, Krieger, Morrison1:14
15Celebration of the Lizard: Wake UpDensmore, Morrison, Manzarek, Krieger1:21
16Celebration of the Lizard: A Little GameManzarek, Krieger, Densmore, Morrison1:12
17Celebration of the Lizard: The Hill DwellersManzarek, Morrison, Densmore, Krieger2:35
18Celebration of the Lizard: Not to Touch the EarthMorrison, Manzarek, Densmore, Krieger4:14
19Celebration of the Lizard: Names of the KingdomDoors1:29
20Celebration of the Lizard: The Palace of ExileKrieger, Densmore, Manzarek, Morrison2:20
21Soul KitchenDensmore, Manzarek, Morrison, Krieger7:15







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