Live in Detroit is a double CD live album by the American rock band the Doors. It was recorded at the Cobo Arena in Detroit on May 8, 1970 during the band's 1970 Roadhouse Blues Tour. It was released on October 23, 2000 on Rhino Records.[2][3]
| Live in Detroit | ||||
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| Released | October 23, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | May 8, 1970 | |||
| Venue | Cobo Hall Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 135:03 | |||
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| Producer | Bruce Botnick | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The concert is one of the longest live performances by the Doors. Among the 25 songs played that night, the group played eight blues standards such as "Back Door Man", Junior Parker's "Mystery Train" and "Crossroads" by Robert Johnson. The band were joined by Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian on guitar and harmonica on the L.A. Woman track "Been Down So Long," "Love Hides", Chuck Berry's "Carol", Muddy Waters' "Close to You," and Slim Harpo's "I'm a King Bee." The concert was originally scheduled to end before midnight but ran on until one in the morning. This late end, against union rules, saw the band banned from the Cobo Arena.[4]
Releases
editLive in Detroit was one of the first releases from the Bright Midnight Archives collection which contains a number of previously unreleased live concerts by the Doors.
The album was mixed and mastered by long-time Doors' sound engineer Bruce Botnick. He had recorded several shows from the Doors’ 1970 Roadhouse Blues Tour on multi-track tape for the Absolutely Live album released in July 1970.
Track listing
editAccording to the AllMusic credits.[1]
Disc one
- Tuning – 1:37
- Roadhouse Vamp – 1:31
- Hello to the Cities – 1:16
- Dead Cats, Dead Rats – 1:54
- Break On Through (To the Other Side) (Jim Morrison) – 4:45
- Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) – 1:55
- Back Door Man (Willie Dixon, Chester Burnett) – 2:24
- Five to One (Morrison) – 6:44
- Roadhouse Blues (Morrison) – 6:44
- You Make Me Real (Morrison) – 2:57
- Ship of Fools (Morrison, Robby Krieger) – 7:23
- When the Music's Over – 17:40
- People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield) – 0:36
- Mystery Train (Junior Parker) – 7:03
- Away in India – 2:07
- Crossroads (Robert Johnson) – 4:01
Disc two
- Tuning – 1:59
- Carol (Chuck Berry) – 1:50
- Light My Fire (Krieger, Morrison)[5] – 19:39
- Been Down So Long (Morrison) – 9:07
- Love Hides (Morrison) – 1:45
- Mean Mustard Blues – 3:47
- Carol (Reprise) (Berry) – 0:44
- Close to You (Willie Dixon)[6] – 1:38
- I'm a King Bee (James Moore) – 2:37
- Rock Me Baby (Arthur Crudup) / Heartbreak Hotel (Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden) – 5:40
- The End - 17:35
Personnel
edit- Jim Morrison – vocals, harmonica on "The End"
- Ray Manzarek – organ, keyboard bass, vocals on "Mean Mustard Blues", "Carol (Reprise)", "Close to You" & "I'm a King Bee"
- Robby Krieger – electric guitar
- John Densmore – drums
- John Sebastian – harmonica, electric guitar
References
edit- ^ a b Planer, Lindsay. "Live in Detroit – Credits, Review". Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Live in Detroit". Rhino Records. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "The Doors: Live at The Bowl '68 Audio & Video". Thedoors.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "How the Doors Got Banned From Detroit's Cobo Arena". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "The Doors: Break on Thru - A Celebration of Ray Manzarek". January 16, 2020.
- ^ Live in Detroit (Cobo Hall, 05/08/1970) – The Doors : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic