Absolutely Live (The Doors album) Absolutely Live (The Doors album) Absolutely Live is the first live album by American rock band the Doors, released July 20, 1970 by Elektra Records. The double album features tracks recorded at concerts between July 1969 at the Aquarius Theater in Hollywood and May 1970 in Detroit. The album included the first full release of Celebration of the Lizard and five tracks that had not previously appeared on any official release. Lead singer Jim Morrison alludes to his arrest during a performance in Miami on March 1, 1969. The album peaked at number eight on the "Billboard" 200 in May
Rock music in Russia Rock music in Russia Rock and roll became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its western roots. According to many music critics, its "golden age" years were the 1980s (especially the era of perestroika), when the Soviet underground rock bands could release their records officially. The great majority of the bands perform in the Russian language. Prior to the late sixties, music in the Soviet Union was divided into two groups: music published by state record company Melodiya, and everything else. Under this second group were the bards, underground folk singer–songwriters. Bards such