i listened to most of suitable for framing...a lot of good songs.....not finished.....naturally was a jump the shark.....a great novelty song and the rest sounds like they have been listening too much to john kay...some of the songs are presented so seriously and earnestly that it reminded me of beatty/hoffman in ishtar..
ill have a lot of nice things to say about suitable for framing....one thing i did like on naturally was the jesse colin young cover - sunshine...done beautifully like a kenny rankin song.

I'm not the biggest Three Dog Night fan but I agree with your analysis. Naturally (and all of the albums afterwards) are not my style. Suitable for Framing is probably the best of the bunch, cover to cover. It's a good play. Too bad their best work was on album #2...that means they milked success for a lot of vinyl. Compare that to The Beatles, who saved their best for Abbey Road, album #12.

im glad then that i chose suitable to listen to...there arent very many artists that have longevity....how many great artists in rock have more then 12 years prime...not alot.

tony bennett is 92 y.o. and still going very strong and relevant.

3 Dog Night - Suitable For Framing

a huge commercially successful band in the late 60s into the early 70s i always wanted to hear some whole albums by them.....suitable for framing is a very good album...every song i liked except the last song so it is consistently good........my only gripe is that it could have been great but for the very pedestrian musicianship and production values.......the lead singer can sing a soulful song but he lacks charisma and personality on most songs......it all comes together including vocals on Eli's Coming - a monster song......id still give the album 4 stars/5 but with a better and tighter band it could have been great.
when i was a kid there was a guy on the block named elias..we called him eli....only elias or eli i have ever known.

next album is a selection from nancy wilson.

Posted by dino27 on 10/30/2018 8:10:00 PM (view original):
im glad then that i chose suitable to listen to...there arent very many artists that have longevity....how many great artists in rock have more then 12 years prime...not alot.

there are more than you probably think there are...here are just a few:
Rolling Stones
Graham Parker
Ray Davies (of Kinks fame)
Bob Schneider
Todd Snider
The Subdudes
Fleetwood Mac
AC/DC
Def Leppard (I didn't say they were all good)
ZZ Top
Rush
C, S & N
Black Sabbath
The Who
The Beach Boys
KISS

im talking about continuing fresh new relevant albums and superstar artists..of the above i would say -

stones
g. parker
ray davies

others i would include -
paul
paul simon
u2
rem
tom petty
Springsteen
elvis
pretenders/chrisie hind
santanna
ringo
clapton
dylan
bowie

I don't think I have ever seen Kiss and The Beatles mentioned in the same conversation.

for good reason.

i want candy
candy-o
candy's room
john candy

Posted by dino27 on 10/31/2018 8:08:00 PM (view original):
i want candy
candy-o
candy's room
john candy

john lennon

Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies.

Sweets from a Stranger

Been listening to a couple early Doobie Brothers albums. Their 1st album, "The Doobie Brothers" and "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits". Both have good tracks that are never played on radio.

From the 1st album - Nobody & Feelin Down Farther are especially good.
From Vices - Eyes of Silver, Another Park Another Sunday, Tell Me What You Want, Daughters of the Sea stand out.