Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Jan 25, 2006 12:32:05 GMT -5
Now this is tricky. With only 7 albums, and all of them very strong, it's hard to pick a hat trick. All these hat tricks are basically my opinion, but with the case of Yes and ELO, there is pretty much no arguement that those were the DEFINITIVE hat tricks for them.
So there may be an arguement here, but I'm going to go with what I feel are the best three in a row.
Willy and the Poor Boys-Their THIRD album of 1969! They were so hot at this time. Making straight forward rock-n-roll in an era of a lot of experimentation. I actually only know six of the ten songs, but of course those songs are very strong. We're talking about 2 hit singles in Down on the Corner and Fortunate Son, not to mention 3 very popular album cuts in It Came Out of the Sky, Cotton Fields, Don't Look Now (it Ain't You or Me) and Midnight Special, which MAY be their most popular non-single. Cotton Fields and Midnight Special had been done in recent years by the Beach Boys and Johnny Rivers respectively, but CCR put their own spin on them, helping make them their own.
Cosmo's Factory-Their was actually a live album in between, but with hat tricks, we focus only on albums of all new material. This album is widely acknowledged as their definitive album. It's hard to argue. You're talking about no less than SEVEN songs charting within the top 40! And beyond that, like the previous album, there is two oft-covered songs-Before You Accuse Me and My Baby Left Me. It's obvious John loved the roots of Rock and Roll. This may be their most rockin' album with tracks like Travelin' Band and Up Around the Bend, not to mention I Heard it Through the Grapevine (yes I still prefer their version).
Pendulum-Now here's an album I didn't know about as a kid. You didn't hear this album title like you did their first 5 albums. Plus, there is only 2 charting songs, the A & B hits of Have You Ever Seen the Rain?/Hey Tonight. But go beyond that, there are some gems! A couple of long ones too. Pagan Baby is a screamer, possibly the loudest John has gotten. Born to Move is a longer track, and almost dancy, very different from typical CCR and in a good way. Molina is another throwback with an almost Little Richard sound to it. (Wish I Could) Hideaway and It's Just a Thought are my numbers 2 & 1 from them. These are also different from the typical CCR sound in that they are both pretty mellow. Overall, this album is a departure in sound for the band. But that's a good thing actually, and all the songs I've listed are worth checking out, and you can on Chronicle II.
So there you have it. I know some may lop off the last one and add Green River to the beginning. Green River is no slouch, that's for sure. These are just my preference.
So there may be an arguement here, but I'm going to go with what I feel are the best three in a row.
Willy and the Poor Boys-Their THIRD album of 1969! They were so hot at this time. Making straight forward rock-n-roll in an era of a lot of experimentation. I actually only know six of the ten songs, but of course those songs are very strong. We're talking about 2 hit singles in Down on the Corner and Fortunate Son, not to mention 3 very popular album cuts in It Came Out of the Sky, Cotton Fields, Don't Look Now (it Ain't You or Me) and Midnight Special, which MAY be their most popular non-single. Cotton Fields and Midnight Special had been done in recent years by the Beach Boys and Johnny Rivers respectively, but CCR put their own spin on them, helping make them their own.
Cosmo's Factory-Their was actually a live album in between, but with hat tricks, we focus only on albums of all new material. This album is widely acknowledged as their definitive album. It's hard to argue. You're talking about no less than SEVEN songs charting within the top 40! And beyond that, like the previous album, there is two oft-covered songs-Before You Accuse Me and My Baby Left Me. It's obvious John loved the roots of Rock and Roll. This may be their most rockin' album with tracks like Travelin' Band and Up Around the Bend, not to mention I Heard it Through the Grapevine (yes I still prefer their version).
Pendulum-Now here's an album I didn't know about as a kid. You didn't hear this album title like you did their first 5 albums. Plus, there is only 2 charting songs, the A & B hits of Have You Ever Seen the Rain?/Hey Tonight. But go beyond that, there are some gems! A couple of long ones too. Pagan Baby is a screamer, possibly the loudest John has gotten. Born to Move is a longer track, and almost dancy, very different from typical CCR and in a good way. Molina is another throwback with an almost Little Richard sound to it. (Wish I Could) Hideaway and It's Just a Thought are my numbers 2 & 1 from them. These are also different from the typical CCR sound in that they are both pretty mellow. Overall, this album is a departure in sound for the band. But that's a good thing actually, and all the songs I've listed are worth checking out, and you can on Chronicle II.
So there you have it. I know some may lop off the last one and add Green River to the beginning. Green River is no slouch, that's for sure. These are just my preference.
