Absolutely Live
by The Doors

Absolutely Live by The Doors
(Live album)
Year: 1970
Release date: 1970-07-20
Overall rank: 4,333rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 125 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1970 (80th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (720th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,333rd)

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Absolutely Live is ranked 7th best out of 49 albums by The Doors on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Doors is The Doors which is ranked number 27 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 25,608.

The Doors album bestography « Higher ranked (1,283rd)
The Soft Parade
This album (4,333rd)
Absolutely Live
Lower ranked (5,055th) »
An American Prayer

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Overall rank: 4,333rd | 1970s rank: 720th | 1970 rank: 80th  Overall chart history
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76/100 (from 125 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.


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90/100
I have never heard Doors live album, so this was a big surprise, as the band was louder, more brutal, and way more energetic than on their studio albums. There are even fine GUITAR SOLOS!. A must-listen for everybody! (Edited)
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65/100
All the tracks were edited from live performances in 1970. The Doors Bright Midnight have released all those performances. Detroit and New York are very good releases. Others include Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Vancouver & L.A. all from 1970 which are worth getting as well.
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80/100
From 03/23/2016 16:11 | #162381
Amazing Live Album! My heart stopped when he screamed during 'This is the End'. Love it!
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Rating:  
80/100
This record blew me away first time I heard it. Their studio stuff really doesn't compare to the Doors live. (Edited)
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Rating:  
80/100
The Doors and L.A. Woman are definitely their best albums, but in my opinion, this Live Album should be up there in their Top 3!
I was literally tripping listening to this album. Jim Morrison was incredible! His hypnotic voice, his interaction with the audience.... He sang The End to wrap up the concert, and it was a 17min TRIP! It's like an emotional roller coaster... You're drifting away one min and his scream draw you right back in immediately. There are moments in this song that both me and my husband would look at each other and say 'Holy $hit!'! My husband was sober and he was tripping! It's just brilliant!! (Edited)
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