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It Ain’t Easy
Rock · 1970 · 4 tracks

It Ain’t Easy

Three Dog Night

A gritty pivot toward blues-rock and blue-eyed soul. Three-part harmonies meet heavy Hammond organ and swampy guitar riffs in a smoky studio setting.

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It's like their pop hits went to a dive bar and came back with a gravelly voice and a heavy heart.

A gritty, soulful exploration of struggle and resilience with a heavy blues backbone.

It Ain’t Easy · vs · Three Dog Night
Dive Bar+2.4σ

Dive Bar saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
Woman
4:45
03
It Ain’t Easy
2:51
06
Rock and Roll Widow
3:02
09
Good Time Living
4:10
Moments Worth Waiting For
The heavy, blues-drenched organ swell that opens the title track, setting a much darker tone than their previous hits.
The gritty, interlocking vocal harmonies on Rock and Roll Widow that mimic the weary exhaustion of the lyrics.
The extended, soulful instrumental breakdown in Woman where the band leans into a heavy, jam-oriented groove.
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