I am going through CDs deciding which ones to have on the new PC when I run across Three Dog Night Captured Live At The Forum. I have this one on vinyl, too. It was released in 1969. It's 40 years old this year. I remember when it came out. That part is kind of revolting. A few of my friends had it. I didn't have a turntable then that could play LPs but my friends always had it on and I knew all of the songs by heart long before I owned it. Three Dog Night is on the casino circuit now and I'd bet anything they sound a lot now like they did then. There isn't a lot of techno-wizardry to their music. This is still one of my favorite albums and I get a kick out of the announcer who introduces them (See QOTD). They were considered "heavy" in 1969. Metallica, Rammstein, Three Dog Night ...
Quote of the Day
Would you welcome ... one of the heaviest groups in America today ... Three Dog Night
Announcer, Three Dog Night - Captured Live At The Forum
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "I listed some 60s rock songs I like. You can sample and buy the MP3s of them. They are all on my must hear 60s songs list."
One is the loneliest number, Rob, much worse than two.
I liked these guys, too; besides their playing, they or their producers had a phenomenal ear for material they could cover -- thinking mostly of the Laura Nyro and Randy Newman stuff they made into hits.
Dan,
Two can be as bad as one
It's the lonliest number next to number one
A band of cover artists would probably turn me off today but I surely liked a lot of them then. The Grass Roots, Monkees, and the Supremes are a few but I'm sure there were more if I put my mind to it.