''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
The Roadhouse Blues Tour was a 1970 tour undertaken by rock band the Doors. The group recorded many of the concerts which have been subsequently released through Elektra Records, Rhino Records and Bright Midnight Records.
Background
Following ...
. It was released on October 23, 2000 on
Rhino Records.
The concert is one of the longest live performances by the Doors. Among the 25 songs played that night, the group played eight
blues
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standards such as
"Back Door Man",
's "
Mystery Train" and "Crossroads" by
Robert Johnson. The band were joined by
Lovin' Spoonful
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* Love, a range of human emotions
* Loving (surname)
* ''Loving v. Virginia'', a 1967 landmark United States Supreme Court civil rights case
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* ''Loving'' (1970 film), an American film
* ''Loving'' (1 ...
'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.
Releases
''Live 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
According to the
AllMusic credits.
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)
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Kurt Weill
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,
Bertolt Brecht
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) – 1:55
#
Back Door Man (
Willie Dixon
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,
Chester Burnett
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) – 2:24
#
Five to One
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...
(Morrison) – 6:44
#
Roadhouse Blues
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(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 (
) – 7:03
#Away in India – 2:07
#
Crossroads
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* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...
(
Robert Johnson) – 4:01
Disc two
#Tuning – 1:59
#
Carol (
Chuck Berry) – 1:50
#
Light My Fire (Krieger, Morrison) – 19:39
#
Been Down So Long
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(Morrison) – 9:07
#Love Hides (Morrison) – 1:45
#Mean Mustard Blues – 3:47
#Carol (Reprise) (Berry) – 0:44
#Close to You (
Willie Dixon
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)
Live in Detroit (Cobo Hall, 05/08/1970) – The Doors : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic
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# I'm a King Bee (James Moore) – 2:37
# Rock Me Baby (Arthur Crudup
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) / Heartbreak Hotel (Mae Boren Axton
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, Thomas Durden
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Biography
He was born in Morgan County, G ...
) – 5:40
# The End - 17:35
Personnel
* Jim Morrison – vocals, harmonica
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on " The End"
*Ray Manzarek
Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. (né Manczarek; February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) was an American keyboardist. He is best known as a member of the Doors, co-founding the band with singer and lyricist Jim Morrison in 1965.
Manzarek was induct ...
– 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
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, electric guitar
References
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2000 live albums
Albums produced by Bruce Botnick
Bright Midnight Archives
Rhino Records live albums