Three Dog Night: C/D

Classic. The first music I remember hearing, really, along with Elton John's first Greatest Hits.. When my parents would get together and drink with friends in mid-1970s, it was Three Dog Night-- best-of and albums-- in the 8-track all night long. So I associate the music with watching people having a good time. I've been saying for a while that Paul Thomas Anderson or somebody like him will use "Shambala" in an amazing film sequence and these guys will enjoy a revival because of it (maybe that has already happened?) I also love their version of "Black and White", which was a very inspiring idea to a kid in the 70s.

Pretty easy to find this in decent shape on vinyl for $1, worth getting:

http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251d27c6549d00d41419cef56a47-500pi

Their version of Harry Nilsson's "One" = DUD
Their version of Randy Newman's "Cowboy" = CLASSIC

awesome use of "easy to be hard" over the opening shots of 'zodiac'

Among the non-hits, seek out "I'd Be So Happy," probably the prettiest ballad they ever did. Also "It's for You" and "My Impersonal Life," as I gushed in this AMG review:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wjfwxqqgldfe

"In fact they seem to be reunited and playing fairs lately, don't know the lineup."

Last I heard, it was singers Danny Hutton and Cory Wells with a new backup band. The third guy, Chuck Negron, does the same circuit on his own.

As far as the non-hits go, I am partial to "Rock & Roll Widow" (flip of "Mama Told Me Not To Come").

"Feelin' Alright" is pretty funky, huh?

I hate 99.9% of every dumb Facebook joke that turns up my wall, but I will sheepishly admit to liking this one: "If you get a friend request from Jeremiah, it's okay to accept...he's a bullfrog, and he's a good friend of mine."

wtf is going on here?

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