In episode 19 of the brilliant sitcom 'Sports Night,' co-anchors Dan and Casey have the following exchange:Dan: Eli's coming.Casey: Eli?Dan: From the Three Dog Night song.Casey: Yes.Dan: Eli's something bad. A darkness.Casey: "Eli's coming, hide your heart girl." Eli's an inveterate womanizer. I think you're getting the song wrong.Dan: I know I'm getting the song wrong, but when I first heard i...
Laura NyroPretty much everyone has heard Nyro's music, most likely without realizing. Nyro, most commercially popular in the late 60s and early 70s, was a prolific artist with a solid artistic vision she refused to compromise. Hitting the music scene at age 19, she released five albums between 1967 and 1971, proving herself to be an innovative, soulful musician. Although a soulfull, intimate pe...
Examining the re-release of Nyro's overlooked Mother's Spiritual reveals that there is still much to appreciate.Laura Nyro is one of those odd mystical creatures who seems to float somewhere above the cannon of popular music culture. Considered an icon amongst her devotees, without ever achieving mainstream chart success, she was a prolific musician and songwriter up until the release of Mother’
Laura NyroPretty much everyone has heard Nyro's music, most likely without realizing. Nyro, most commercially popular in the late 60s and early 70s, was a prolific artist with a solid artistic vision she refused to compromise. Hitting the music scene at age 19, she released five albums between 1967 and 1971, proving herself to be an innovative, soulful musician. Although a soulfull, intimate pe...