Label: Universal Music (Japan), UICY-75569
Style: Rock, Hard Rock
Country: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Time: 75:56
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 502 Mb
After
six studio albums, beginning in 1969, a single "in concert" disc
Captured Live at the Forum, from Los Angeles, September 12, 1969, and
the first of many "greatest hits" packages (Golden Biscuits), came the
superstar band's ninth album, the double-disc live album from 1973,
Around the World With Three Dog Night. Recorded on the tour that
supported the 1972 Seven Separate Fools LP, the record label this time
gives no indication of the place or date of recording (more cryptic than
1972's Steppenwolf Live), though that album at least informed the
listener it was "recorded live at various concerts during early 1970."
Around the World With Three Dog Night has most of the major classics in
the band's life before the release of "Shambala," "The Show Must Go On,"
and the group's other four final hit recordings. This is the same crew
that created Captured Live at the Forum -- the same band lineup, Bill
Cooper still engineering, Richard Podolor producing, even photographer
Ed Caraeff's work continuing to grace the cover and gatefold. The
recording is much clearer than Captured Live at the Forum, and the band
is totally on. The Laura Nyro tune "Eli's Coming" is the only duplicate
from the previous live LP, and along with the majority of their hits not
included on the Forum live album, there's the Ted Myers/Jaiananda song
"Going in Circles" from the 1972 film X, Y and Zee, as well as "Midnight
Runaway," "Good Feelin' 1957," a Floyd Sneed drum solo, keyboard
riffing from Jimmy Greenspoon, and the concluding number written by all
seven members of the group, "Jam," which rocks, but is an odd way to end
a very good LP from an important Top 40 group. By this time, Three Dog
Night had become superstars, and the slick recording and performance
reflects that, making the previous disc almost underground by
comparison. Gabriel Mekler's production of Steppenwolf Live and Jack
Richardson's brilliant presentation of The Guess Who Live at the
Paramount were classic "peer" albums from this time period to go along
with this effort from producer Richard Podolor. Not the definitive live
disc from this group, the sublime "Celebrate" is strangely missing, it
does contain 11 of their hit songs and six additional tracks. Would be
nice to see it expanded to a double CD with more material and maybe some
credits as to where it was recorded. There are some great photos of all
of the bandmembers inside, and it does remain a snapshot of this vital
hit group before they went in different directions.
(allmusic.com/album/around-the-world-with-three-dog-night-mw0000857906)
01. One Man Band (02:54)
02. Never Been To Spain (03:47)
03. Going In Circles (03:08)
04. The Family Man (03:04)
05. Midnight Runaway (06:14)
06. Liar (04:19)
07. Good Feelin' (05:13)
08. Organ Solo (04:49)
09. Eli's Coming (05:14)
10. Joy To The World (03:08)
11. Black And White (03:05)
12. Pieces Of April (04:46)
13. Out In The Country (03:36)
14. Mama Told Me (03:19)
15. Drum Solo (07:22)
16. An Old Fashioned Love Song (04:09)
17. Jam (07:40)
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