BOSTON 1970

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THE DOORS LET IT ROLL, BABY, ROLL LIVE IN BOSTON
Rhino Unearths Early and Late Shows from the First Night of the Band's Final Tour for a Three-Disc Set Featuring Unreleased Performances

Available July 24 from Bright Midnight Archives and Rhino



May 10 2007
LOS ANGELES --


After a controversial incident on stage in Miami shortened The Doors' 1969 tour, the band roared back in 1970 with the astounding Morrison Hotel, followed by an inspired tour; their last with singer Jim Morrison. Bright Midnight Archives celebrates the beginning of an era's end with a three-disc set that captures the tour's first stop at the Boston Arena on April 10, 1970.


Featuring more than three hours music and mayhem, LIVE IN BOSTON finds keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger at the peak of their powers as Morrison leads them on a booze-fueled romp through "Roadhouse Blues" and "Light My Fire," plus mind-bending journeys for "When The Music's Over" and Elvis Presley's "Mystery Train." Morrison scatters spoken work gems throughout both performances including a short riff on Adolf Hitler where he professes: "Adolf Hilter is still alive...I slept with her last night."

LIVE IN BOSTON is mixed and mastered by engineer Bruce Botnick, who recorded several shows from The Doors' 1970 tour on multi-track tape for the Absolutely Live album. The superior quality of the original tape reflects Botnick and his team's attention to sonic detail. All but two tracks on this collection are previously unreleased. "These concerts are really interesting and very enjoyable," Botnick writes in the liner notes. "The opening scream going into 'Roadhouse Blues' from the first show is stunning and worth the price of admission."

The liner notes also feature the three surviving members of The Doors recalling that special night in Boston. "A Surgeon General's warning should be stickered on this recording, because Jimbo is ripped!" says Densmore. "But... but, he is so damn passionate and still hits all the cues with the band, so all I can say is, 'En Vino Veritas' (in wine is the truth)." "What a wild Doors night," adds Manzarek. "We never knew what was going to happen when the shaman went over the edge. And this night is over the edge. He's beyond the pale, like Kurtz in Apocalypse Now. Like Dean Moriarty in On The Road."






THE DOORS LIVE IN BOSTON
Track Listing

Disc 1-First Show
1. "Start"
2. "All Right, All Right, All Right!"
3. "Roadhouse Moan"
4. "Roadhouse Blues"
5. "Ship Of Fools"
6. "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)"
7. "Back Door Man"
8. "Five To One"
9. "When The Music's Over"
10. "Rock Me"
11. "Mystery Train"
12. "Away In India"
13. "Crossroads"
14. "Prelude to Wake Up!"
15. "Wake Up!"
16. "Light My Fire"

Disc 2-Second Show
1. "Start"
2. "Break On Through"
3. "I Believe In Democracy"
4. "When The Music's Over"
5. "Roadhouse Blues"
6. "The Spy"
7. "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)"
8. "Back Door Man"
9. "Five To One"
10. "Astrology Rap"
11. "Build Me A Woman"
12. "You Make Me Real"
13. "Wait A Minute!"
14. "Mystery Train"
15. "Away In India"
16. "Crossroads"

Disc 3-Second Show Continued
1. "Band Intros"
2. "Adolf Hitler"
3. "Light My Fire"
4. "Fever"
5. "Summertime"
6. "St. James Infirmary Blues"
7. "Graveyard Poem"
8. "Light My Fire"
9. "More, More, More!"
10. "Ladies And Gentlemen"
11. "We Can't Instigate"
12. "They Want More"
13. "Been Down So Long"
14. "Power Turned Off"

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THE DOORS Live In Boston 1970
2007 US Rhino '40th Anniversary 1967-2007' 46-track advance promotional 3-CD-R acetate set capturing their 1970 tours' legendary first stop at the Boston Arena on April 10, 1970 with complete recordings of both the early & late shows. CD 1 presents the early show including Roadhouse Blues, Alabama Song [Whisky Bar], When The Music’s Over and Light My Fire. CD's 2 & 3 which unleashes the sprawling second show featuring the highlights Break On Through, Back Door Man and Morrison's spoken word riff through Adolf Hitler. Custom printed discs and title/tracklisting inserts, housed in a PVC folder.

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April 10th, 1970 - Boston Arena
The Doors' Boston shows go well, although the first show is not nearly as impressive as the second.Morrison precedes their raw, gutsy version of "Roadhouse Blues" with a brief a cappella introduction based on lyrics from "Rock Me." With hardly a pause, the band then leaps into an energetic version of "Ship of Fools" featuring some atmospheric organ work from Manzarek. Later, Morrison's legendary, guttural screams erupt during the transition from "Alabama Song" into"Back Door Man." Following that medley, they do anexcellent version of "When the Music's Over." Before the"We want the world" portion, the arena is silent and Jim asks "What do you want?" After the wild response,Morrison queries in a singing voice "What would you do with it?" to boisterous laughter and applause. And then quite unexpectedly, Morrison flatly states "I think I'll pass" to a knowing applause that indicates they understand what he is driving at. After that song, the band does a sparse, bluesy rendition of "Rock Me" that showcases Krieger's guitar prowess, and then quietly initiate their "People Get Ready" jam. As the tempo begins to accelerate into "Mystery Train," the audience breaks into spontaneous applause and the band is off to a respectable version of the medley, despite the fact that Morrison's vocals are becoming increasingly slurred. Next, after his opening shriek of "Wake Up!" Morrison interjects his poetic "Vast RadiantBeach" before bursting into "Wake Up" a second time, as their now customary prelude to "Light My Fire." Robby Krieger digresses into a waltz melody during his lead in "Light My Fire" that bears simularities to JohnColtrane's "My Favorite Things" and the Doors' instrumental"Summertime."

The second performance tonight is outstanding despite the stage power being cut off when the show goes overtime. Morrison hits the stage in a fury of energy that never seems to subside as he spins and reels about the stage throughout the show. During "Alabama Song," he slips while climbing a speaker stack, landing flat on his back in front of the speakers and proceeds with the song that way without missing a beat.
The late show opens with a vigorous "Break on Through" with Morrison bulleting out onto the stage right after the introductory notes and erupting into the song.The show starts at 12:18 a.m. and is running excessively late when the frustrated hall manager loses all patience and disconnects the band's stage power around two a.m. The electric instruments all go down, but the house PA system, including Jim Morrison's microphone, is still live. As the crowd screams for more, Jim is furious that their power had been cut and clearly growls" Cocksuckers!" into the live mike. He continues with "We should all get together and have some fun, because they're going to win if you let them!," Manzarek leaps from hiskeyboards, cups Jim's mouth, and emphatically reminds him that any controversial incidents could further damage the already excessively scrutinized tour. Morrison then angrily smashes his microphone stand into the floor and follows Ray off the stage.
The following day Morrison tells a reporter from Melody Maker:"When I freak out on stage it's usually for one reason,I can't stand them stopping the show. It happened again last night in Boston. Just as we got the audience going someone comes up and pulls the plugs. I got mad not just for us but for the audience who had been cheated as well. The result was that they cancelled the next booking in Salt Lake City."
The Doors On The Road

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Poster for Boston BMR release.

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