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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night

Three Dog Night - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night Audio CD

A fair review of the Three Dog Night "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Three Dog Night reviews here, or go back to the Three Dog Night tabs.

Band: Three Dog Night
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night
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Release Date: 2000-05-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Joy to the World 2: Shambala 3: One 4: Black and White 5: Mama Told Me (Not to Come) 6: Old Fashioned Love Song 7: Never Been to Spain 8: Liar 9: Eli's Coming 10: Easy to Be Hard 11: Celebrate 12: Show Must Go On

NOT the only Three Dog Night you need. No way sir!
I'm kind of angry about how Three Dog Night has turned into one of those bands that should only be remembered for a small selection of songs. While a Three Dog Night greatest hits collection is a fine introduction to a talented classic rock band, it's not the ONLY album you need. The fact there's so many greatest hits albums to choose from is proof that record companies are determined to have only the hit songs be featured and remembered. I disagree very very strongly with this. Sure, buy this album for the great classics radio stations used to play all the time, but *please* keep in mind Three Dog Night's studio albums are just as worthy of your time and money. .

Some of the Best of Three Dog Night
This compilation includes some noteworthy hits from eight of their studio albums. This is a fairly recent "Greatest Hits" album by the super group "Three Dog Night", who released a string of pop radio hits from the late 60's to the mid 70's. All of these songs were very popular on the airwaves, and all of them have a sound characteristic of TDN, which cannot be described in words, but simply have that essence which unmistakably belongs to this band.

There are 12 songs to be found on this album. From their first album, the self-titled "Three Dog Night" is the lonely song "One", marked by a thumping acoustic piano in the background. Three songs were derived from their second album, "Suitable For Framing": these include "Eli's Coming", a fast-paced, frantic-sounding act; "Easy To Be Hard", a gentle piece originally found in the 60's soundtrack and Off-Broadway play "Hair"; and "Celebrate", a lively party song. One track, "Mama Told Me Not To Come", is extracted from their third album "It Ain't Easy". This super hit is noted for its spoken verses, while the chorus is sung by the group. Two hits come from the fourth album, "Naturally": "Liar", about dishonesty in a relationship, is sung by the group. The chorus is the title, shouted out repeatedly as if in anger at the offender. The super hit, "Joy To The World", is perhaps the group's biggest hit and is the first track on this album (while it was the last track on the "Naturally" album). The positive, upbeat theme in this song is what likely made it so popular.

From the fifth studio album, "Harmony", comes the heartfelt "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and the noteworthy "Never Been To Spain". In this poetic, memory-laden act about traveling to different places, the first verse is soft, the second has a country sound and is a little more energetic, and the last verse is really driven. Overall, this song is on a crescendo trend throughout the performance. A prosocial song, "Black And White", comes from the sixth album, "Seven Separate Fools". This upbeat, joyous tune is about racial harmony and people of different races living and working peacefully together. "Shambala" is found on their seventh album, "Cyan". The verses are sung by one person, while the chorus is performed by the group in joyful harmony. Finally, the remaining song, "The Show Must Go On", marches out from their eighth and last highly popular studio album, "Hard Labor". This track begins and ends with the familiar circus theme, and is about an unhappy circus performer. It is interesting that this song is the last track on this album.

The hits that were included on this album are all very popular, creative pieces that were very well-liked and enjoyed heavy rotation on the airwaves. All of these songs are of excellent qualilty, and are among the best of TDN's performances. However, there are quite a few other great hits by this group that were not included on this compilation. Seven of the eight studio albums mentioned above contained noteworthy hits that were somehow excluded here, for unexplained reasons. A better construction of this album would have included those hits, for a longer and more comprehensive treatment of TDN's accomplishments. At least 20 songs could have been placed on this album, and possibly up to 22 or 23 tracks might have been included here. The CD with an 80-minute capacity likely could have accommodated at least 22 or 23 of their hits. The outstanding quality of these songs deserves seven stars on a five-point scale, but the comprehensiveness and length of this album deserves no more than two stars. Overall, this album merits four or four and one-half stars out of five because it excluded so many good hits. The hypothetically longer version could have included up to 22 or 23 of their hits. Such a compilation would have theoretically qualified for five stars instead of four.

Although this album as is should get only four stars on this rating scale, the wonderful artistry, creativeness; and realistic issues (in most of these songs for many listeners) will bring five stars here. The outstanding quality of the items in this album shall override the brevity of twelve songs included in this product. .

Hell Yeah
This is one my favorite cds I own, Every song on it is great, the quality is great. I had purchased an anniversary album of Three Dog Night, and I always prefer real recordings to newly sung recordings, so when I got this one I was so happy. Love Three Dog Night?- Well this is a must have for you! .

A Nice Bit Of Nostalgia
I knew some Three Dog Night songs. I enjoyed hearing this CD. This is not exhaustive -- "Try A Little Tenderness" was not included. But my favorites are on this: "Black And White", "Old Fashioned Love Song", "Celebrate", and "The Show Must Go On".

One of those "you had to be there" Cds
If you were around in the 70s, you will have fond memories of this stuff. Most people who like this will do so largely because of nostalgia. Tunes like their version of "Easy to Be Hard," "Black and White" (presaging Paul and Stevie's "Ebony and Ivory" by a decade or so), "One " (is the lonliest number) etc. will bring bliss to seventies children (and teenagers and college kids), but will probably sound overwrought and corny to everyone else. BTW, what the HECK does "Jeremiah was a bullfrog" mean?.

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