Two of their best, IMO. Hard to argue with strong material played by a good band. I liked 'em real well back in the day, even though most of my favorite bands were less pop-oriented. Looking back now, I'm impressed by the quality -- and diversity -- of the music you would hear on the "top 40" stations in the early '70's. 3DN had a great niche, I thought. Three strong vocalists and a band that had a personality of its own.
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Joe Schermie Fans! (Three Dog Night)
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Two of their best, IMO. Hard to argue with strong material played by a good band. I liked 'em real well back in the day, even though most of my favorite bands were less pop-oriented. Looking back now, I'm impressed by the quality -- and diversity -- of the music you would hear on the "top 40" stations in the early '70's. 3DN had a great niche, I thought. Three strong vocalists and a band that had a personality of its own.
Joe was one of my first bass heroes too. That entire band was amazing, basically guitar, bass, drums and Hammond. Incredibly sound from just those four instruments.
They were great at complimenting each other. They really listened to each other , and created great , interlocking parts. And managed to stay out of each others' sonic space, so to speak. Thanks for the love! And go like my Joe fan page linked above!
Every time me (& some others from that day) bring this up...we're usually called grandpa...or get the obligatory, "Gee, it smells old in here".
Talking strictly about late '60s/early '70s Pop music, there is nothing comparable in today's version of Pop music radio.
All we had back then was AM radio...these radio stations played Beatles, Motown, Doors, Sly, TDN, Chicago, Stax, Santana, etc.
JimK, not only was every rock and pop act on AM, it was nothing to hear Free or Grand Funk followed by Ann Murray, then The Temptations, then Ed Ames, then The Archies, then Chicago, then Bert Kaempfert, then James Brown, then Mary Hopkin, then, well you get the idea. ALL the genres had one outlet: AM radio. Glad I lived it!
Jimmy Greenspoon also used some cheesy electric piano in addition to his Hammond organ; he was the very first "multi-keyboardist" I ever encountered.
But yeah, very few overdubs on those early Three Dog Night albums. Just four instrumentalists layin' it down.
That was an MRI EP, I believe. Saw them live 5 times. Never disappointed. Wish all the surviving members would reunite while they still can. They belong in the Hall of Fame ( if they ever build a REAL one).
Yes, RMI electric piano. Cool pieces. He had a Wurlie 200 too. And a killer B-3 sound. He always laughs about how invariably, he was the one stuck with coming up with an intro. Always delivered too!
Add me to the list. Schermie is great, but I also don't do Facebook.
Like the Flat Earth Society! lol. I really need to get a Joe Website going for all the normal folks out there!
I saw them in 1969 at the Atlantic City Pop Festival two weeks before Woodstock. Three days & nights of incredible music and uh... oblivion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City_Pop_Festival
They were great (at least as best I can remember any of it).
While a bit more "pop" than most of what I was listening to back then, I always thought they were a great band with superior vocals. I think they still hold up even though today's "music" has moved in other directions. My two favs are also "Liar" and "Out In The Country". Matter of fact I'll be Youtube-ing them after I type this.
PS: Another "I don't do "FaceSpace" curmudgeon here.
They were great (at least as best I can remember any of it).
While a bit more "pop" than most of what I was listening to back then, I always thought they were a great band with superior vocals. I think they still hold up even though today's "music" has moved in other directions. My two favs are also "Liar" and "Out In The Country". Matter of fact I'll be Youtube-ing them after I type this.PS: Another "I don't do "FaceSpace" curmudgeon here.
I don't know much about Three Dog Night or who is playing bass on this one but I've like it for years - Feelin Alright
Sunday night bump, and a reminder to come to my Joe tribute page and give it a "like" !!!
https://www.facebook.com/joeschermiefans
https://www.facebook.com/joeschermiefans
Cool -- what a great "blast from the past." Three Dog Night was my very first "favorite band" back in junior high school, circa 1970-72. Those songs still make me smile whenever I hear them.
What is really interesting to me about this thread, though, is that I didn't play bass -- or any other instrument -- back then; in fact, I didn't take up bass until almost 30 years later. Until now, it has never occurred to me to go back and listen to some of those old tunes from a bassist's perspective -- but now I'm going to. So, thanks!
What is really interesting to me about this thread, though, is that I didn't play bass -- or any other instrument -- back then; in fact, I didn't take up bass until almost 30 years later. Until now, it has never occurred to me to go back and listen to some of those old tunes from a bassist's perspective -- but now I'm going to. So, thanks!
And go "like" my Facebook Joe page too! Lotsa cool joe vids and more added all the time !
Sorry, I'm another non-FB'er (and BTW, not because I'm a flat-earther).
haha! Looks like I'm going to have to start working on that website. 
Hopefully during the coming months.
Hopefully during the coming months.
Hi FranF- I love Joe's bass work- "Easy To Be Hard," "One" KILLER, imaginative bass work.
Jack Ryland was a close friend of mine here in Reno. I hung with him the week before he passed. We used to exchange gigs- subbing for each other. I did his bass repair work- at least the stuff he couldn't do. He had a bass clef tattoo on his forearm. I was working with his roommate, Mike Maxwell also now deceased, and got a call telling me Jack had shot himself to death. I was stunned. Jack was talking to me about his SWR gear, and a possible endorsement, just the week prior. He had a punctured eardrum, and personal issues that apparently caused him to make the decision to end his life. He was a great player. I played at his memorial service/ jam, at the Cantina Los Tres Hombres in south Reno. His best friend and business partner, drummer Kieth Kruse, is still one of my best friends here.
Floyd Snead lived in Carson City- 30 miles south of Reno, for a couple of years, circa 2006 I think. I think he's moved somewhere else since. I got to play a bit with him, at a live gig- we did a set- He's a great drummer- great time- feel. I told him how much I dug his work with TDN. Jack told me some stories about Joe Shermie, and the insane goings on with the band. Back in those days, rock stars did pretty much as they pleased. And drug use, violence and all kinds of intrigue abounded.
Ah, memories.... music, bass, friends here, and gone. Life sure is interesting.
Jack Ryland was a close friend of mine here in Reno. I hung with him the week before he passed. We used to exchange gigs- subbing for each other. I did his bass repair work- at least the stuff he couldn't do. He had a bass clef tattoo on his forearm. I was working with his roommate, Mike Maxwell also now deceased, and got a call telling me Jack had shot himself to death. I was stunned. Jack was talking to me about his SWR gear, and a possible endorsement, just the week prior. He had a punctured eardrum, and personal issues that apparently caused him to make the decision to end his life. He was a great player. I played at his memorial service/ jam, at the Cantina Los Tres Hombres in south Reno. His best friend and business partner, drummer Kieth Kruse, is still one of my best friends here.
Floyd Snead lived in Carson City- 30 miles south of Reno, for a couple of years, circa 2006 I think. I think he's moved somewhere else since. I got to play a bit with him, at a live gig- we did a set- He's a great drummer- great time- feel. I told him how much I dug his work with TDN. Jack told me some stories about Joe Shermie, and the insane goings on with the band. Back in those days, rock stars did pretty much as they pleased. And drug use, violence and all kinds of intrigue abounded.
Ah, memories.... music, bass, friends here, and gone. Life sure is interesting.
