Some Women

In June of 2000 I released my own CD called "Some Women" on my Web site. I say "released," but that's kind of a stretch of terminology. I had been working on it for about two years and found, upon finishing the CD, that I wasn't really willing to shop it anywhere. Not that I wasn't proud of it. On the contrary, I love it. I'm just not comfortable representing myself as an artist, and find it to be very awkward. "Blowing your own horn" can be a difficult thing. Just the same, I am committed to writing and recording my own music. Clearly, I could use some representation. Hopefully the merit of my music will spread and win many hearts. I'm a music man, but not very good at the business of music. The CD is available at the Artist Launch web site.     I love being in 3 Dog Night -- that should be obvious by now. Nothing would make me happier than for us to do some more of my material. Choosing songs is a very personal thing for the vocalist, and I can't get upset if "my thang" is not particularly "their thang." Personally, I'm not sure I could even define what "my thang" is. My career has been flooded with so many different styles of songs, due to the structure of our band, that it has been a wonderful environment for interpreting and performing different "bags." Truly an amazing experience that I'll be forever thankful for. Maybe we will find common ground in the future and I'll write something that tickles a spot for the band. When someone is as excited about their creations as I was, it can get a bit thick. The only way I know to write is to completely fall in love with each song. It's how the song speaks back, telling me what it needs during the creative process. It's a very intimate thing ... if one can be intimate with one's self. (Let's not go there. Sounds a little kinky to me.)    The 3 Dog Night philosophy (and it's a good one) is: When picking a song to record, each song has to stand on its own merits. It's that simple, and I agree completely. There's no other place I would rather be than right here in 3 Dog Night. It is home, and these are my brothers. They just happen to be very talented brothers who assert their personal initiative when it's recording time.    I've been asked a few times to put a large screen version of the "Some Women" CD pamphlet on my Web site so that it would be easier to read the lyrics. This seems like a good place to do it. The words had to be printed so little that it was extremely hard to read the lyrics without a magnifying glass. This should be a lot better. Yes, I miss the old album days with the large graphic layouts. Personally, I feel that lyrics weren't intended to be just read. Some lyrics come off a bit "hokey" when read alone, and a great poem rarely makes good lyrics, but then ... you know all that stuff. To view the individual pages of the CD pamphlet, just click on a guitar pick below. (Return links provided.)

SONG TITLES Some Women Gulf Coast Ladies All Live Together Been Thinkin' Aboutcha El San Juan Hotel & Casino Do Right     SONG TITLES Big City Woman Hanky Day Cafe Sail On Sailor (M. Allsup version) This Condition (No More) Gag Me Back To Omaha Blues Black Locomotive (Chasin' da ghost)

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