Dear Internet,
I think
we need some space, Internet. I have
been talking too much with you recently.
Perhaps a little time away? No? Well, I guess not, but this is the last time
I am writing to you today, and it is going to be the shortest correspondence of
the day.
"Suitable
for Framing" is the second album made my Three Dog Night. The rock band performs a variety of
songs. After doing a little bit of
digging, I found that half of them are covers of other groups' songs. This is mentionable because I felt a clear
distinction between the first half of the songs and the latter. I even wrote down, when listening, "weak
on second half." Does this reflect
the quality of the songs the band made themselves in relation to the ones that
their peers created? You bet your vinyl
it does. Three Dog Night does make their
covers unique. They blend in a mix of soft
rock, funk and gospel. That last bit I
say because of the band's use of the organ or keyboard, I cannot tell
which. There is also a bit of early pop
sounds if you listen hard enough.
"King Solomon's Mines" feels out of place for being the only
instrumental, and is significantly heavy with its drum usage. "Celebrate" is about the only song
on the album that I was able to recognize, which is a testament to its
popularity over the years. It is a good
song, but the repeating lyrics at the end can get to be grating before the song
ends.
I do
not have much to say about this third album.
This is partially because it is the third one I am writing about for the
day after having burned out after two.
At the same time, "Suitable for Framing" did not do much to
stun me or get me to remember anything particular about it. That is not to say that it was bad, no, that would
sick in my mind. This album just falls
in that ambiguous middle area that is hard to define and admit there being to
no ill will against it.
Yours in digital,
BeepBoop
P.S. Tomorrow is "Wii Play Motion." Hopefully I can get a stream up at around
10AM EST.
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