Live in Hollywood (The Doors album)

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Live in Hollywood
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ReleasedAugust 13, 2002
RecordedJuly 21, 1969
Venue Aquarius Theatre, Los Angeles Hollywood
Genre Psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues rock
Length1:13:04
Label Elektra, Bright Midnight Archives
Producer Bruce Botnick
The Doors chronology
Bright Midnight: Live in America
(2001)
Live in Hollywood
(2002)
Live in Philadelphia '70
(2005)
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Live in Hollywood is a live album released American rock band by the Doors. [4] It was recorded on July 21, 1969, at the Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood, California, and released in May 2002. The album consists of excerpts from the second of two performances by the Doors at the Aquarius that day.

Contents

This is part of previously unreleased material of the Bright Midnight Archives collection of live albums by the Doors.

Track listing

All songs written by the Doors except where noted.

  1. "Welcome" − 0:21
  2. "Back Door Man" (Chester Burnett, Willie Dixon) − 4:35
  3. "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" (Jim Morrison) − 3:53
  4. "When the Music's Over" − 12:08
  5. "You Make Me Real" (Morrison) − 3:10
  6. "Universal Mind" (Morrison) − 4:41
  7. "Touch Me" (Robby Krieger) − 3:49
  8. "Soul Kitchen" (Morrison) − 6:50
  9. "Jim Introduces Ray" − 0:55
  10. "Close to You" (Dixon) − 4:44
  11. "What You'd Like to Hear?" − 0:38
  12. "Peace Frog" (Instrumental) (Morrison, Krieger) − 2:36
  13. "Blue Sunday" (Morrison) − 3:38
  14. "Five to One" (Morrison) − 5:54
  15. Celebration (Morrison) − 2:17
  16. "Light My Fire" (Krieger, Morrison) − 13:54

Personnel

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References

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