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Three dog night. - Easy to be Hard (Original Post) Figarosmom Tuesday OP
Wonderful Vocal Performance ProfessorGAC Tuesday #1
Beautiful voices Figarosmom Tuesday #7
Saw Them In '74 ProfessorGAC Tuesday #8
I saw them in 74 too Figarosmom Tuesday #10
This Was A Different Show... ProfessorGAC Tuesday #14
I saw them in a small venue when this first came out. moniss Tuesday #2
Wow..... Bayard Tuesday #3
It has stayed with me my entire life.nt moniss Tuesday #4
I saw this version as well after Chuck split. I thought you would like this. moniss Tuesday #5
I know that feeling of group awe Figarosmom Tuesday #6
I saw Steppenwolf in that same small venue moniss Tuesday #9
Saw Stepphewolf Figarosmom Tuesday #11
It was great when they would open the side but that wooden stairs moniss Tuesday #12
No kidding. Nt Figarosmom Tuesday #13

ProfessorGAC

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8. Saw Them In '74
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 05:11 PM
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The lineup included Skip Conte on mutikeyboards.
He has a shtick known as The Wizard. He used some magic to have smoke come from his gingers, he threw fire, stuff like that.
Added a lot to the show, both visually & sonically.

ProfessorGAC

(68,889 posts)
14. This Was A Different Show...
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 06:30 PM
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...in a big fieldhouse in the Chicago exurbs.
Same tour, I guess.
Had backstage passes, so got to meet the band.
Floyd, Jimmy, & Skip acted like older brothers. Making sure we had pop, but no beers!

moniss

(5,183 posts)
2. I saw them in a small venue when this first came out.
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 04:43 PM
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As they came to the end of the song and the last "easy to say no" they didn't end it like the record. Chuck Negron kept going "no, no-no, no" over and over as the band cranked harder and harder all the while as Chuck was doing it he was sinking to his knees and he ended up on his knees with his head bowed. He held the position after the last "no" and the band ended right on the dime. The others had their heads bowed. They all stayed silent and held the pose. There was maybe a couple hundred people in the place. I was right by the right side of the little riser/stage. The crowd was stunned at the power of the performance they had just seen and for about 15 seconds you could have heard a pin drop. Then slowly people began to clap and cheer. They held the pose. People kept cheering and many were crying. One of the most powerful moments of performance I ever saw live. That little stage was almost ground level and I was maybe 8 feet away from Chuck with nobody in front of me. Just the lights, the band and the magic.

Figarosmom

(1,125 posts)
6. I know that feeling of group awe
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 05:00 PM
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At a small venue performance of Shawn Phillips in Chicago in the middle of a snow storm his band was held up so he played an hour acoustic. And when he was done same thing just complete silence for a good minute minute and a half then suddenly an uproar of applause and standing ovation. He said he thought we hated it when it went silent and all of us yelled no man we were in awe and we loved it or it was beautiful. He had the voice of an angel. Thst is a feeling you never forget when it's a whole group of people struck silent with awe like that.

moniss

(5,183 posts)
9. I saw Steppenwolf in that same small venue
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 05:21 PM
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as Three Dog Night. I remember seeing Chicago, when it was CTA, in a parking lot of a baseball game doing a big charity tailgate party.

Figarosmom

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11. Saw Stepphewolf
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 05:34 PM
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Just before magic carpet ride came out ( summer of 68)at a very small venue in Lake Geneva WI called Mejestic Hills. It even had a dance floor and was outside. I remember it being a very nice evening. Saw Chicago at Riverside theater in Milw. In 74. That's a small place too. Between 74 and 77 my husband was laid off work a lot so we could go to a lot of concerts even those on week nights. I worked retail at the time and could arrange my schedule.

moniss

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12. It was great when they would open the side but that wooden stairs
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 05:43 PM
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was a tough negotiation if you were a 6-pack into the night.

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