Pittsburgh Civic Arena (album)

Live In Pittsburgh 1970

Live album by The Doors

Released

March 4, 2008

Recorded

May 2, 1970;
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh PA

Genre

Psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues-rock

Length

79:46

Label

Rhino,
Bright Midnight Archives,
Doors Music Company

Producer

Bruce Botnick

The Doors chronology

Live in Boston
(2007)

Live Pittsburgh Civic Arena
(2008)

Live at the Matrix 1967
(2008)

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Live In Pittsburgh 1970 is a live album by The Doors released in 2008. The concert was recorded in Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena on May 2, 1970. This is the sixth full-length live set of previously unreleased material from The Doors' own Bright Midnight Archives.^[1]

The album includes more than an hour of fire and energy from singer Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger. Always eager to take a chance onstage or otherwise, Morrison experiments with the musical dialogue during a 22-plus-minute version of "When the Music's Over", leading the band into bits of songs that they’d never played live. Along with gems like "Five to One" and "Break on Through", the group also performed covers of Robert Johnson’s "Cross Road Blues" and the band’s signature cover of Howling Wolf’s "Back Door Man". Before closing with an extended take on "Light My Fire", Manzarek took the microphone with backup by Morrison for "Close to You".^[2]

According to Bruce Botnick, "Jim was as clear as he could be onstage, and the guys moved to and fro with him, trusting the journey. Sometimes The Doors were raging with fire and energy; at other times, when Jim jumped into the lyric of a different song, in the middle of something else, they were right there with him." ^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and John Densmore, except where noted.

"Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon, Chester Burnett) – 2:47
"Love Hides" (Jim Morrison) – 2:23
"Five to One" (Morrison) – 5:18
"Roadhouse Blues" (Morrison) – 7:00
"Mystery Train" (Junior Parker) – 7:53
"Away in India" – 3:08
"Cross Road Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 3:25
"Universal Mind" – 4:31
"Someday Soon" – 3:50
"When the Music's Over" – 16:54
"Break On Through (To the Other Side)" (Morrison) - 0:54
"Push Push" - 0:23
"The Soft Parade Vamp" - 4:37
"Tonight You're In for a Special Treat" - 1:28
"Close to You" (Dixon) – 5:17
"Light My Fire" (Robby Krieger) – 11:18

Personnel

Jim Morrison - vocals
Ray Manzarek - organ, keyboard bass & vocals on "Close to You"
Robby Krieger - electric guitar
John Densmore - drums

Technical staff

Produced, Recorded & Mixed by – Bruce Botnick ^[4]
Production Supervisor – Jeffrey Jampol
A&R– Robin Hurley ^[5]
Product Manager – Kenny Nemes
Project Coordinator – Cory Lashever
Art Direction & Design – Bryan Lasley
Liner Notes – Bruce Botnick

References

The Doors

Jim Morrison Ray Manzarek John Densmore Robby Krieger

Studio albums	The Doors Strange Days Waiting for the Sun The Soft Parade Morrison Hotel L.A. Woman Other Voices Full Circle An American Prayer

Live albums	Absolutely Live Alive, She Cried Live at the Hollywood Bowl In Concert

Compilations and soundtracks	13 Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine The Best of The Doors (1973) Greatest Hits (1980) The Doors Classics The Best of The Doors The Doors (1991 film soundtrack) Greatest Hits (1996) Essential Rarities The Best of The Doors (2000) The Very Best of The Doors (2001) Legacy: The Absolute Best The Very Best of The Doors (2007) The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits The Platinum Collection When You're Strange: Music from the Motion Picture

Bright Midnight Archives	The Bright Midnight Sampler Live in Detroit Bright Midnight: Live in America Live in Hollywood: Highlights from the Aquarius Theater Performances Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The First Performance Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The Second Performance No One Here Gets Out Alive Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal Live in Hollywood Boot Yer Butt: The Doors Bootlegs Live in Philadelphia '70 Live in Boston Pittsburgh Civic Arena Live at the Matrix 1967 Live in New York Live in Vancouver 1970 Live at the Bowl '68

Box sets	The Doors: Box Set The Complete Studio Recordings No One Here Gets Out Alive Boot Yer Butt: The Doors Bootlegs Love/Death/Travel Box Set Perception The Doors: Vinyl Box Set A Collection

Singles	"Break On Through (To the Other Side)"/"End of the Night" "Light My Fire"/"The Crystal Ship" "People Are Strange"/"Unhappy Girl" "Love Me Two Times"/"Moonlight Drive" "The Unknown Soldier"/"We Could Be So Good Together" "Hello, I Love You"/"Love Street" "Touch Me"/"Wild Child" "Wishful Sinful"/"Who Scared You" "Tell All the People"/"Easy Ride" "Runnin' Blue"/"Do It" "You Make Me Real"/"Roadhouse Blues" "Love Her Madly"/"(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further" "Riders on the Storm"/"The Changeling" "Get Up and Dance"/"Tree Trunk" "Gloria"/"Moonlight Drive"

Books	Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison American Night No One Here Gets Out Alive Light My Fire

Video and film	The Doors (1991) The Doors – 30 Years Commemorative Edition (1999) When You're Strange Live at the Bowl '68

Related articles	Discography Rick & the Ravens Bill Siddons Danny Sugerman Paul A. Rothchild Bruce Botnick London Fog Whisky a Go Go Manzarek–Krieger "Craigslist" The Lost Paris Tapes Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors Barbaturex morrisoni Night Divides the Day – The Music of the Doors Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors

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