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In 1964, the Chad Mitchell Trio became the Mitchell Trio. It was 1965, however, before Chad Mitchell actually left the group, soon to be replaced by a young unknown named John Denver. Much of the material on Denver's first two efforts with the group -- compiled on the That's the Way It's Gonna Be/Violets of Dawn two-fer -- is similar to the group's last albums with Mitchell, The Slightly Irreverent and Typical American Boys. There's plenty of satire with "I Was Not a Nazi Polka" and "The Sound of Protest (Has Begun to Pay," songs by contemporary writers like Tom Paxton and Fred Neil, and the group's trademark close harmony. At the same time, Denver's vocals and 12-string guitar added a new dimension to the band that's most obvious on solo features like Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and Seeger/Davies' "Bells of Rhymney." Despite the infusion of a new singer, however, the Mitchell Trio's new material was beginning to seem closer to folk-pop in 1966. Its recording of Eric Andersen's "Violets of Dawn" sounds less like a deep singer/songwriter piece than a radio-friendly version of folk music. Clearly the American folk revival was running out of steam, and groups like the Mitchell Trio were scrambling for new footing. That's the Way It's Gonna Be/Violets of Dawn does offer a good portrait of that transition, though, plus an early look at a future '70s icon. AllMusic Review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr -  Collectors' Choice Music – CCM-374-2, Universal Music Special Markets – B0000655-02

Tracks:

That's The Way It's Gonna Be     

1 That's The Way It's Gonna Be     

2 Lucy Baines

3 Song for Canada   

4 I Was Not a Nazi Polka    

5 Ecumenical March  

6 Get Together        

7 Long Tall Texan     

8 Never Coming Home       

9 What Kind of Life Is That  

10 Phoenix Bird       

11 Mr. Tambourine Man      

12 Three Legged Man         

Violets Of Dawn      

13 Violets of Dawn   

14 Another Side of This Life

15 Your Friendly, Liberal, Neighborhood Ku-Klux-Klan     

16 We Didn't Know   

17 One Time and One Time Only    

18 Bells of Rhymney

19 The Sound of Protest (Has Begun to Pay)       

20 Rabbit      

21 Business Goes on as Usual        

22 For Bobbi 

23 Talking Football   

24 Peat Bog Soldiers

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