Search - Three Dog Night :: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Jewl)

Carol S. from AMHERST, NH
Reviewed on 4/11/2018...

Great group of hits from Three Dog Night. I can not now get these songs out of my head!

Toni G. (ToniG) from WATERFORD, CT
Reviewed on 9/29/2006...

Nice compilation

Rebecca A. (soccercoach) from DALLAS, TX
Reviewed on 8/31/2006...

Great stuff!

Sallie G. from CONWAY, SC
Reviewed on 8/7/2006...

A must for Three Dog Night fans!

Some of the Best of Three Dog Night

Plastic Salmon | 11/14/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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. This compilation includes some noteworthy hits from eight of their studio albums. 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."