In Concert (The Doors album)
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In Concert is a live double album
, recorded by The Doors
. The album's performances are culled from a variety of different concerts and releases. In Concert includes all the tracks from Absolutely Live
(with all but one track appearing on disc one with the remaining track on disc two) and Alive, She Cried
. The three remaining tracks come from An American Prayer, Live at the Hollywood Bowl
and one previously unreleased.
The Doors producer, Paul A. Rothchild
, painstakingly edited the album from many different
shows to create one cohesive concert, "the perfect Doors show". In fact many of the songs
were pieced together from various performances. When it comes to identifying which song came from which show, it becomes very difficult. Rothchild has said "I couldn't get complete takes of a lot of songs, so sometimes I'd cut from Detroit to Philadelphia in midsong. There must be 2,000 edits on that album". Below is a listing of most likely venues of where a song was performed based on information from several books including Greg Shaw's The Doors on the Road.
N.B. All tracks written by The Doors
, unless noted otherwise.
Tracks 3-6 are a medley
, as are tracks 11-12.
Tracks 13-19 are "The Celebration of the Lizard
"
; The complete Alive, She Cried
album; and selected other tracks)
N.B. All tracks written by The Doors
, unless noted otherwise.
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
, recorded by The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
. The album's performances are culled from a variety of different concerts and releases. In Concert includes all the tracks from Absolutely Live
Absolutely Live (The Doors album)
Absolutely Live is the first live album released by American rock band The Doors in July 1970. Many shows were recorded during the 1970 tour to create the "Absolutely Live" album. The Doors producer, and long time collaborator Paul Rothchild painstakingly edited the album from many different shows...
(with all but one track appearing on disc one with the remaining track on disc two) and Alive, She Cried
Alive, She Cried
Alive, She Cried is a live album by the American rock band The Doors; the title of the album is taken from a line in the song "When the Music's Over". The recordings are from various concerts during the period 1968–1970; they include "Gloria", originally a hit for Them, and an extended version of...
. The three remaining tracks come from An American Prayer, Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Live at the Hollywood Bowl (The Doors album)
Live at the Hollywood Bowl is a live album by the American rock band The Doors. It was recorded on July 5, 1968 but not released until 1987. The video of the concert is still available, now in the DVD format on The Doors - 30 Years Commemorative Edition...
and one previously unreleased.
Track listing
Many shows were recorded during the 1970 tour to create the Absolutely Live Album.The Doors producer, Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild was a prominent American record producer of the late 1960s and 1970s.-Early years:Born in Brooklyn, New York, Rothchild grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and graduated from Teaneck High School in 1953....
, painstakingly edited the album from many different
shows to create one cohesive concert, "the perfect Doors show". In fact many of the songs
were pieced together from various performances. When it comes to identifying which song came from which show, it becomes very difficult. Rothchild has said "I couldn't get complete takes of a lot of songs, so sometimes I'd cut from Detroit to Philadelphia in midsong. There must be 2,000 edits on that album". Below is a listing of most likely venues of where a song was performed based on information from several books including Greg Shaw's The Doors on the Road.
Disc I
(Same As Absolutely Live minus "Close To You")- "House Announcer" – 2:40 (Philadelphia Spectrum 5/1/70)
- "Who Do You Love?Who Do You Love?"Who Do You Love?" is a song written and recorded in 1956 by Bo Diddley. The record features Jody Williams, then a member of Bo Diddley's band, on lead guitar.-Legacy:...
" (McDanielBo DiddleyEllas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
) – 6:02 (New York Felt Forum 1st Show 1/17/70) - "Alabama SongAlabama SongThe "Alabama Song" was originally published in Bertolt Brecht's Hauspostille . It was set to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 "Songspiel" Mahagonny and used again in Weill's and Brecht's 1930 opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny...
(Whisky Bar)" (BrechtBertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
, WeillKurt WeillKurt Julian Weill was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht...
) – 1:51 (New York Felt Forum 1st Show 1/17/70) - "Back Door ManBack Door Man"Back Door Man" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1961. It was released by Chess Records as the B-side to Wolf's "Wang Dang Doodle"...
" (DixonWillie DixonWilliam James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
) – 2:22 (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/18/70) - "Love Hides" – 1:48 (Philadelphia Spectrum 5/1/70)
- "Five to OneFive To One"Five to One" is a song by The Doors, from their 1968 album Waiting for the Sun.-Origin:"Five to one" is rumored to be the approximate ratio of whites to blacks, old to young, or non-pot smokers to pot smokers in the US in 1967, depending on whom you ask. A further urban legend has it as the ratio...
" – 4:34 (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/17/70 & 1st & 2nd Show 1/18/70) - "Build Me a Woman" – 3:33 (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/17/70)
- "When the Music's OverWhen the Music's Over"When the Music's Over" is a song by American rock band The Doors, featured on their 1967 album Strange Days. The song, at almost eleven minutes long, is their third longest recorded song, behind "The End", at 11:42, and "Celebration of the Lizard", at 17:01...
" – 14:50 (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/17/70) - "Universal Mind" – 4:54 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 2nd Show 7/21/69)
- "Petition the Lord with Prayer" – 0:52 (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/18/70)
- "Dead Cats, Dead Rats" – 1:57 (Detroit Cobo Arena 5/8/70)
- "Break on Through, #2Break on Through (To the Other Side)"Break on Through " is a song by The Doors from their debut album, The Doors. It was the first single released by the band and was unsuccessful compared to later hits, reaching only #126 in the United States...
" - 4:42 (Detroit Cobo Arena 5/8/70) - "Lions in the Street" – 1:14 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)
- "Wake Up" – 1:21 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)
- "A Little Game" – 1:12 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)
- "The Hill Dwellers" – 2:35 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)
- "Not to Touch the EarthNot to Touch the Earth"Not to Touch the Earth" is a 1968 song by The Doors from their album Waiting for the Sun. It stems from Jim Morrison's poem, "Celebration of the Lizard". A recording of the complete poem was attempted at the sessions for the album, but only the musical passage Not to Touch the Earth was deemed fit...
" – 4:14 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69) - "Names of the Kingdom" – 1:29 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)
- "The Palace of Exile" – 2:20 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)
- "Soul KitchenSoul Kitchen (song)"Soul Kitchen" is a song by The Doors from their self titled debut album The Doors. It runs 3 minutes and 35 seconds.The punk band X made it a cover at 1980 for their debut album...
" – 7:15 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 2nd Show 7/21/69)
N.B. All tracks written by The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
, unless noted otherwise.
Tracks 3-6 are a medley
Medley (music)
In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
, as are tracks 11-12.
Tracks 13-19 are "The Celebration of the Lizard
Celebration of the Lizard
"Celebration of the Lizard" is an epic performance piece written by Jim Morrison, frontman of The Doors. Composed as a series of poems, they include musical sections, spoken verse, and passages of allegorical storytelling.-Poems:*Lions in the Street...
"
Disc 2
(Includes "Close to You" from Absolutely LiveAbsolutely Live (The Doors album)
Absolutely Live is the first live album released by American rock band The Doors in July 1970. Many shows were recorded during the 1970 tour to create the "Absolutely Live" album. The Doors producer, and long time collaborator Paul Rothchild painstakingly edited the album from many different shows...
; The complete Alive, She Cried
Alive, She Cried
Alive, She Cried is a live album by the American rock band The Doors; the title of the album is taken from a line in the song "When the Music's Over". The recordings are from various concerts during the period 1968–1970; they include "Gloria", originally a hit for Them, and an extended version of...
album; and selected other tracks)
- "Roadhouse BluesRoadhouse Blues"Roadhouse Blues" is a blues-rock song written and recorded by the American rock band The Doors. The song, which appeared on the B-side of "You Make Me Real", was first released as a single from the album Morrison Hotel in March 1970 and peaked at #50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
" - 6:13 (New York Felt Forum 1st show 1/17/70 & Detroit Cobo Arena 5/08/70 & End Dialogue Boston Arena 2nd Show 4/10/70) - "Gloria" (Van MorrisonVan MorrisonVan Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
) - 6:17 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater Rehearsal 7/22/69) - "Light My FireLight My Fire"Light My Fire" is a song by The Doors which was recorded in August 1966 and released the first week of January 1967 on the Doors' debut album. Released as a single in April, it spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and one week on the Cash Box Top 100, nearly a year after...
" (Krieger) including "Graveyard Poem" (Morrison) - 9:51 (New York Felt Forum 1st & 2nd Show 1/18/70 & Boston Arena 1st & 2nd Show 4/10/70) - "You Make Me Real" - 3:06 (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 2nd Show 7/21/69 with new guitar overdub)
- "Texas Radio & The Big BeatThe WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)"The WASP " is a 1971 song by The Doors, which appears on their final album with frontman Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman. The music was written by Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. The spoken word lyrics, written by Morrison, come from a poem he wrote in 1968, three years before the music...
" - 1:52 (Copenhagen Denmark T.V. Show 9/18/68 with new guitar overdub) - "Love Me Two TimesLove Me Two Times"Love Me Two Times" is a song by The Doors. It was written by the band and first appeared on the 1967 album Strange Days. It was released as the second single from that album, and reached #25 on the charts in the US....
" - 3:17 (Copenhagen Denmark T.V. Show 9/18/68 with new drum overdub) - "Little Red RoosterLittle Red Rooster"Little Red Rooster" is a song that is a classic of the blues. Howlin' Wolf recorded "The Red Rooster" in 1961, a song credited to blues arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon, although earlier songs have been cited as inspiration...
" (Dixon) - 7:15 (New York Felt Forum 1st Show 1/17/70 & Dialogue 2nd Show 1/18/70 with Harmonica overdub) - "Moonlight DriveMoonlight Drive"Moonlight Drive" was one of the seminal tracks on The Doors' second album, Strange Days. Although it was only a B-side , it is a favorite in The Doors canon...
" including "Horse Latitudes" (Morrison) - 5:34 (vocal from New York Felt Forum 1st Show 1/18/70 with a newly recorded instrumental track) - "Close to You" - 5:26 (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/18/70)
- "Unknown SoldierThe Unknown Soldier (song)"The Unknown Soldier" was the first single from The Doors' 1968 album Waiting for the Sun, and was also the subject of one of the band's few music videos.-Lyrics:...
" - 4:25 (Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl 7/5/68) - "The EndThe End (The Doors song)"The End" is a song by The Doors. Originally written by Jim Morrison as a song about breaking up with girlfriend Mary Werbelow, it evolved through months of performances at Los Angeles' Whisky a Go Go into a nearly 12-minute opus on their self-titled album. The band would perform the song to close...
" - 15:42 (Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl 7/5/68)
N.B. All tracks written by The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
, unless noted otherwise.
Disc 1
- Tracks 1–20 originally appeared on Absolutely LiveAbsolutely Live (The Doors album)Absolutely Live is the first live album released by American rock band The Doors in July 1970. Many shows were recorded during the 1970 tour to create the "Absolutely Live" album. The Doors producer, and long time collaborator Paul Rothchild painstakingly edited the album from many different shows...
Disc 2
- Track 1 originally appeared on An American Prayer
- Tracks 2–8 originally appeared on Alive, She CriedAlive, She CriedAlive, She Cried is a live album by the American rock band The Doors; the title of the album is taken from a line in the song "When the Music's Over". The recordings are from various concerts during the period 1968–1970; they include "Gloria", originally a hit for Them, and an extended version of...
- Track 9 originally appeared on Absolutely LiveAbsolutely Live (The Doors album)Absolutely Live is the first live album released by American rock band The Doors in July 1970. Many shows were recorded during the 1970 tour to create the "Absolutely Live" album. The Doors producer, and long time collaborator Paul Rothchild painstakingly edited the album from many different shows...
- Track 10 originally appeared on Live at the Hollywood BowlLive at the Hollywood Bowl (The Doors album)Live at the Hollywood Bowl is a live album by the American rock band The Doors. It was recorded on July 5, 1968 but not released until 1987. The video of the concert is still available, now in the DVD format on The Doors - 30 Years Commemorative Edition...
- Track 11 previously unreleased on LP or CD (appeared on the "Live At The Hollywood Bowl" video)
Personnel
- Jim MorrisonJim MorrisonJames Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
– vocals - Ray ManzarekRay ManzarekRaymond Daniel Manzarek, Jr., better known as Ray Manzarek , is an American musician, singer, producer, film director, writer, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, Nite City from 1977–1978 and Manzarek-Krieger since 2001.Manzarek is listed #4 on Digital Dreamdoor's "100...
- lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
on "Close To You", Disc 2, Track 9, backup vocals, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, Keyboard bassKeyboard bassThe keyboard bass is the use of a low-pitched keyboard or pedal keyboard to substitute for the bass guitar or double bass in popular music.-1960s:The earliest keyboard bass instrument was the 1960 Fender Rhodes piano bass, pictured above... - Robby KriegerRobby KriegerRobert Alan "Robby" Krieger is an American rock guitarist and songwriter. He was the guitarist in The Doors, and wrote some of the band's best known songs, including "Light My Fire," "Love Me Two Times," "Touch Me," and "Love Her Madly."...
– guitars - John DensmoreJohn DensmoreJohn Paul Densmore is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer of the rock group The Doors.-Early life and The Doors:Born in Los Angeles, Densmore attended Santa Monica City College and Cal...
– drums