''Live in Boston'' is a triple CD

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released in 2007. It was recorded at the

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on April 10, 1970, during the band's

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. The band performed two shows, one starting at 7 pm and a second scheduled for 10 but not actually starting until past midnight.

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appears to be intoxicated during the entire latter show, and continued drinking heavily throughout the performance. The late start ended with the venue's owners cutting power to the stage to force the end of the concert. The album was released from the Bright Midnight Archives collection which contains a number of previously unreleased live concerts by the Doors.

Background

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, the band's keyboardist recalls the concert as "manic, wild, crazy, intoxicated", adding:

Track listing

Disc 1

* 1st show, 7 p.m. # "Start" – (0:07) # "All Right, All Right, All Right" - (0:10) # "Roadhouse Moan" – (1:33) # "

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" (Morrison) - (6:27) # " Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)" (

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) (2:02) # "

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) (2:16) # "

Five to One "Five to One" is a song by American rock band the Doors, from their 1968 album ''Waiting for the Sun''. The song's lyrics were written by lead singer Jim Morrison but officially credited to the whole band. Composition Unlike some of the Doors t ...

" (Morrison) (9:09) # "

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" (14:45) # " Rock Me" (

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) (7:14) # "

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) (7:18) # "Away in India" (1:54) # "

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) (5:15) # "Prelude to 'Wake Up!'" (0:48) # "Wake Up!" (Morrison) (1:33) # " Light My Fire" (Krieger, Morrison) (12:32)

Disc 2

* 2nd show, 10 p.m. # "Start" (1:22) # "

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" (Morrison) (8:12) # "I Believe in Democracy" (0:33) # "

" (14:19) # "

" (Morrison) (5:53) # "The Spy" (Morrison) (5:43) # "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)" (Brecht, Weill) (1:40) # "Back Door Man" (Dixon, Burnett) (2:27) # "Five to One" (Morrison) (7:06) # "Astrology Rap" (0:45) # "Build Me a Woman" (Morrison) (3:57) # " You Make Me Real" (Morrison) (3:26) # "Wait a Minute!" (0:44) # "Mystery Train" (Parker) (7:52) # "Away in India" (2:52) # "

" (Johnson) (3:31)

Disc 3

* 2nd show, 10 p.m. (cont.) # "Band Intros" (0:35) # "Adolf Hitler" (Morrison) (0:23) # "Light My Fire" (Krieger, Morrison) (5:47) # "

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" Light My Fire" Cont'd(0:23) # "Summertime" Light My Fire" Cont'd(7:29) # "

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" Light My Fire" Cont'd(0:46) # "Graveyard Poem" Light My Fire" Cont'd(1:13) # "Light My Fire" eprise(Krieger) (2:11) # "More, More, More!" (0:19) # "Ladies & Gentlemen" (0:13) # "We Can't Instigate" (0:13) # "They Want More" (1:16) # "Been Down So Long" (Morrison) (6:13) # "Power Turned Off" (9:15)

Personnel

– vocals *

– organ,

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, electric guitar on "Been Down So Long" *

Robby Krieger Robert Alan Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American guitarist and founding member of the rock band the Doors. Krieger wrote or co-wrote many of the Doors' songs, including the hits " Light My Fire", " Love Me Two Times", " Touch Me", and " ...

– electric guitar, bass guitar on "Been Down So Long" *

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– drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Live In Boston (The Doors Album) 2007 live albums Albums produced by Bruce Botnick Bright Midnight Archives