Live in Pittsburgh 1970
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| Released | March 4, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | May 2, 1970 | |||
| Venue | 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 | |||
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Live in Pittsburgh 1970 is a live album by the American rock band the Doors. The concert was recorded at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh on May 2, 1970 and released in 2008 on Rhino Records. It is the sixth full-length live set released from the Bright Midnight Archives collection which contains a number of previously unreleased live concerts by the Doors.
The concert is considered one of the better performances by the Doors with lead singer Jim Morrison providing a focused delivery of the songs. The album includes a 22-plus-minute version of "When the Music's Over" plus "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 "Back Door Man". Before closing with an extended take of "Light My Fire", Manzarek took the microphone with backup by Morrison for "Close to You".