playlist: www.youtube.com Tracklist: 02. Love Hides 2:23 What a concert, in an arena with a retractable roof, which, unfortunately, the building's management wouldn't open. Ji...
(more)playlist: www.youtube.com Tracklist: 02. Love Hides 2:23 What a concert, in an arena with a retractable roof, which, unfortunately, the building's management wouldn't open. Jim crooned and screamed the entire night, but he wasn't in a talkative mood with the audience until late in the show. In Boston, Jim was drunk and out of it for both performances, and the guys had to take up the slack. This show, on the other hand, was different--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, sometimes taking maybe a second or two to make the leap. This was the performance magic of The Doors. You could witness the concert of a lifetime--or be mystified and at a loss for words. BEFORE THE SHOW: Backstage was unusually quiet that evening in Pittsburgh. In one corner was Robby, sitting with his new girlfriend, Lynn (who later became Mrs. Krieger), caressing his Gibson SG guitar, unplugged and warming up on a song called "Sweet Substitute." In another part of the green room was John, circling, his drumsticks in hand, running over the song list in his head. Over by the door, Ray huddled with Paul Rothchild, the band's producer, and they were in conversation with the local Elektra Records promotion man. In the middle of the room, Jim sat at the piano
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