Posted on 07/30/2023 8:25:15 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Three Dog Night was huge during the late 1960s and early 1970s, but underappreciated today. Too many younger listeners have never heard of the group and many older listeners have forgotten about them. Classic hits radio plays precious few of their many hits and they seldom show up on Spotify playlists. They simply don’t have the continuing legacy of other big groups of that era.
The reality is that there were few groups bigger than Three Dog Night in their prime and the group deserves more recognition today. What happened to that talented group of hitmakers—and why have they faded from our collective memory? It’s an interesting story
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I have their albums.....not all but some.
Was a good friend of mine”
”Joy to the World”—-saw them in concert…fun memories!
They’re no more forgotten than other big groups of that era. They were a great example of the sixties bands than the singer-songwriters of the 70s, but had stronger vocals and excellent arrangements. Hit-making machine in action.
Great group that hasn’t received the credit they deserve.
Easy and Liar are my favorites.
Largely ignored because they performed others songs.
The John Lennon interview in Rolling Stone. The thought 3 Dog Night was crap.
That was my era. I couldn’t stand them. Over-produced drivel.
Their current road drummer sat in with the band I was in in Florida a couple of times. Pat Bouts. Nice guy and obviously an excellent drummer. 🔊🎸
I’ve always wondered— Why did they name the Bullfrog, Jeremiah ???
Fun!
Hoyt Axton wrote the song and the line originally was “Jeremiah was a prophet”
Chuck Negron’s voice was always the best. His songs were my favorites.
1969-Easy To Be Hard
1969-Eli’s Coming
1969-Feeling Alright
1970-Liar
1970-Out In The Country
1970-Mama Told Me Not To Come
1975-Try A Little Tenderness
They were the first concert I ever saw. They played with T-Rex, lol.
While they did an excellent job on Liar, I’ve always slightly more preferred the original Argent version.
Three Dog Night was given some great material by other writers and I think by and large they did it justice.
Best rendition of “Try a Little Tenderness” ever.
“That was my era. I couldn’t stand them. Over-produced drivel.”
agree ... i absolutely detested that group ... still do ...
In September I’m going to see them live in Salina, KS. They (or at least some of them are still touring. I couldn’t pass up tickets.
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