Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965-1975

Three Dog Night

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 7, 1993)
• Original Release Date: December 7, 1993
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002OQV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #70,079 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really wonderful, but not complete, July 8, 2002

By	T. Pileggi (Valley Stream, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This group was the soundtrack to my adolescence & young adulthood. They were my first rock concert, and I saw them close to a dozen more times. I could hardly wait till they released their next album, and ran out and bought it right away. I could go on about their music, but most fans probably already know all about the complex harmonies, the changing line-ups (remember vocalist Jay Gruska or the rhythm section from Rufus stepping in?)Celebrate is a terrific document, but misses a lot of the gems that were never singles. Coming Down Your way, American Pastime & It's A Jungle are very under-represented albums here. And those three, along with Around The World still haven't made it to CD. I'd love to see a boxed set of all their albums, along with the rarities remastered and made available. For fun, throw in Corey Well's disco-tinged solo effort which came out after the breakup, and why not S.S.Fools, the original backup band's subsequent album. Three Dog Night may not have the reputation of Led Zeppelin or the Beatles, but they sure had a huge fan base. And they knew how to make a good pop song (remember when pop song wasn't considered a bad thing?). Anyway, buy this set, but keep pushing for the complete CD re-release of the entire catalogue. Three Dog Night gave us fun and excitement during turbulent times, their concerts were wall-to-wall pop & rock music perfection, and they seemed to actually like their fans.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete history of the band.....for fanatics only!!!!, June 2, 2004

By	Paul Tognetti "The real world is so much more... (Cranston, RI USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

When I purchased this package several years ago, this was easily the best available collection of Three Dog Night on the market. No question about it, Three Dog Night dominated the music charts like no one else in the early 1970's All 21 of the groups single releases between 1969 and 1975 made the Top 40 and all of those songs are included here. There were 11 Top Ten tunes and 3 of those went all the way to #1 including "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)", "Joy To The World" and "Black and White". At the same time they were dominating the AM airwaves, Three Dog Night could also be heard on the FM side of the dial. The group released some 14 albums and 5 of those went Top Ten on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.
As stated previously, this magnificent collection includes all 21 hit singles as well as many great tracks from the LPs. There is also an exceptional 30 page booklet that chronicles the entire history of the group. But since I am primarily interested in the "singles" this collection offers far more than I am really looking for or need. At this point I would recommend this package to big fans of the band only. For the rest of us there is now an alternative. In May 2004 Universal released all 21 hit singles on 1 CD. Priced at less than half of what one would have to shell out fot this deluxe 2 CD package it is now the better value.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is GREAT STUFF!, September 9, 2001

By	GretschViking "gretschviking" (Northeastern, USA) - See all my reviews

Great set here. Three Dog Night have some of the greatest harmonies of all time. It includes long out of print mono mixes of many their singles. The edited monophonic 45 mix of 'Joy To The World', which features a guitar solo mixed out of the stereo version, is a breath of fresh air. 'Time To Get Alone' is an interesting listen since it is Three Dog Night under their original moniker of 'Redwood'. Brian Wilson produced the song for them but it went unreleased. The Beach Boys used the same backing track on the album, '20/20'. 'Til The World Ends' is absolutely incredible. It really is a shame that this song is virtually ignored by radio these days. The packaging is very nice. Inside the rather informative booklet is the original cancelled sleeve for the album 'It Ain't Easy'. This box will fill a major void in your CD collection.