Absolutely Live by The Doors - DeepRiffs

LIVE

ABSOLUTELY LIVE was taped during a United State tour that took place between August 1969 and June 1970, and shows off The Doors' strengths as a live band and the way they kept sets interesting by including a broad cross-section of music. Where else could you hear Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love" sidling up next to Kurt Weill's "Alabama Song?" Ray Manzarek's organ and John Densmore's drumming keep pace throughout as Robbie Krieger's guitar playing show him to be as much of a force in the Doors as Jim Morrison.

As for the Lizard King, his blues growl is put to perfect use on "Backdoor Man," whereas his inner poet takes over on the prophetic "When The Music's Over" and the jazzy, metaphysical "Universal Mind." Morrison's most dramatic turn comes in the personage of a Southern preacher on the intro "Petition The Lord With Prayer" that leads into a medley of "Dead Cats, Dead Rats" and "Break On Through #2." In truth, ABSOLUTELY LIVE does not measure up to the Doors' more meticulously crafted studio efforts, yet it includes material that doesn't appear elsewhere, and is a satisfying snapshot of the band's live show.

1. House Announcer (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Densmore
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

2. Who Do You Love (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: Ellas Mcdaniel; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

3. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) [Live]

Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Organ: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Vocals: Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: Bertolt Brecht
Kurt Weil
Kurt Weill; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Bruce Botnick
Paul A Rothchild; Production

4. Back Door Man (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

5. Love Hides (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Densmore
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

6. Five to One (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Densmore
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

7. Build Me a Woman (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: Jim Morrison; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

8. When the Music's Over (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Densmore
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

9. Close to You (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

10. Universal Mind (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Organ: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: Robby Krieger
Jim Morrison
Ray Manzarek
John Densmore; Composer
Producer: Bruce Botnick
Paul A Rothchild; Production

11. Petition the Lord with Prayer (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: Jim Morrison; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

12. Dead Cats, Dead Rats (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: Jim Morrison; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

13. Break on Through #2 (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Densmore
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

14. Lions in the Street (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Densmore
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

15. Wake Up (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: Jim Morrison; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

16. A Little Game (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: Jim Morrison; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

17. The Hill Dwellers (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Densmore
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

18. Not to Touch the Earth (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Densmore
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

19. Names of the Kingdom (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Densmore
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

20. The Palace of Exile (Live)

Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Electric Guitar: Robby Krieger; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Lead Vocals: Jim Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Densmore
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

21. Soul Kitchen (Live)

Background Vocals: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doors; Main Performer
Drums: John Densmore; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Composer: Ray Manzarek
John Densmore
Jim Morrison
Robby Krieger; Composer
Engineer: Bruce Botnick; Production
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

21 tracks available

Type

LIVE

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 17 minutes and 23 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 4000x4000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

8/21 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

Only 1/21 tracks has synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Alternative, Punk, Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic, Arena Rock, Classic Rock, Blues & Boogie Rock

Label

Rhino - Elektra

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Aug 31, 1970

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

603497151868