he was way third banana to mcguinn and clark songwriting wise tho
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 6 April 2021 23:27 (three years ago) link
TRUE. Docked another notch for fucking "Mind Gardens."
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 6 April 2021 23:29 (three years ago) link
definite case of lost potential. the solo debut and the box set covering all the rest are really all you could need:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_(David_Crosby_album)
i like the debut far far more than any solo stills (inc manassas) or nash and probably better than the majority of Neil solo lps. a shame it's so solitary.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Wednesday, 7 April 2021 09:39 (three years ago) link
saying that, his recent few jazzy things with his son in the band are not terrible listens. not strong songs but he still sounds nice.
Crosby gave a free show at Lincoln Center two summers ago. The first and only time I've gone to any of his solo shows - I mean, it was FREE, and by the end, I was standing more or less right in front of the stage. Anyway, it was surprisingly good - not only was the band good, but his voice held up really well and the setlist hit all of the high points from the Byrds and CSN&Y ("Long Time Gone" and especially a pissed off "Ohio" that closed the show). The one disappointment was "Eight Miles High," which had a poor arrangement. Coincidentally, Roger McGuinn played a show a few months earlier - his first solo show in NYC in quite a while (his only other recent show was the Sweetheart of the Rodeo 50th anniversary tour stop), and it was at a venue that was within walking distance of Lincoln Center. The highlight of that show was "Eight Miles High," and even with just McGuinn on acoustic with no backing, it was amazing to hear as he turned it into an extended improvisation. No surprise, his guitar playing always made that record.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 14:27 (three years ago) link
it seems a fairly obscure point to make now, but CSN/CSNY would have been considered the dominant American rock group in the early 70s up to 74
Their main competition for that honor would have been Grand Funk Railroad, who amazingly scored five platinum and two gold albums during that time frame plus broke all kinds of live attendance records, though seemingly without accumulating any gravitas along the way. It's kind of a mystery where all the Grand Funk fans went, and why they're a non-entity to younger generations. Contrastingly, it appears that the CSN(Y) catalog has had a long commercial afterlife.
― Josefa, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 15:07 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXKmsvRXE4A
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 15:12 (three years ago) link
I'm not a fan, but Dez Dickerson was, so they did influence some of my absolute favorite music. Maybe not the primary influence, but Dez had some great guitar solos ("Little Red Corvette" in particular).
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 15:14 (three years ago) link
https://resources.mynewsdesk.com/image/upload/t_open_graph_image/xzzq35exgfiudfsrt90o.jpg
"LET'S FOLK ROCK!"
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 16 April 2021 03:49 (three years ago) link
OMG
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 16 April 2021 06:19 (three years ago) link
'No Nukes: Muse Concert For a Non-Nuclear Future' publicity shot, NYC, 1979 (with David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Jesse Colin Young, John Hall, Phoebe Snow, Carly Simon, Michael McDonald, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt) pic.twitter.com/WpqJ7l7VXJ— Barney Hurley (@barneyhurley1) April 18, 2021
― calstars, Sunday, 18 April 2021 22:16 (three years ago) link
Nuclear weapons: bad!Now let’s party
― calstars, Sunday, 18 April 2021 22:17 (three years ago) link
JT not sure which one is his wife.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 18 April 2021 22:20 (three years ago) link
Carly's plaid jumpsuit is quite something.
― Jurassic parkour (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 18 April 2021 22:52 (three years ago) link
Seeing Crosby, Stills and Nash & Cypress Hill in the same event sounds like a dream tbh.— VIKKA/LILSATAN 👁👅 (@lil_satan_) April 21, 2021
(The event in question being Woodstock '94)
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 26 April 2021 02:02 (two years ago) link
ALSO: Just noticing in that No Nukes pic that Crosby appears to be wondering why he's both at the side w/Stills, but also on the other end standing next to Nash.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 26 April 2021 02:07 (two years ago) link
"Marrakesh Express" is f-ing awful, so much that when I tried the first CS&N album without playing that track, the whole thing actually improved immensely - a more cohesive and unified album that managed to stay afloat and keep me engaged the whole time. I guess having it in the #2 slot always derailed the whole thing for me.
The LP still doesn't feel like a *great* album, but when I think of it as a one-off lark rather than the core music of any of those three (similar to the Traveling Wilburys later on), it at least feels like a commendable side project, as long as I ditch that awful track.
― birdistheword, Friday, 22 July 2022 17:42 (one year ago) link
AgreeWasn’t that the “single” to boot?
― calstars, Friday, 22 July 2022 18:10 (one year ago) link
Not sure why I put that in quotes
― calstars, Friday, 22 July 2022 18:11 (one year ago) link
Yup, the first single and peaked at #28. In retrospect, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" should've been the first (it was the second and peaked at #21), and they could've tossed "Marrakesh Express" on to the B-side as a non-LP release.
― birdistheword, Friday, 22 July 2022 18:33 (one year ago) link
I like it, although I will concede it's easily the cheesiest hippie-dippy thing on the debut. IIRC, it--along with all the other Nash tracks on that album--was rejected by the Hollies in favor of their Dylan album. It probably was the first single because at that point Nash had the most hits to his name than the other guys.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 22 July 2022 18:49 (one year ago) link
what do y'all have against piffle?
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 22 July 2022 18:56 (one year ago) link
it--along with all the other Nash tracks on that album--was rejected by the Hollies in favor of their Dylan album
You had taste, Hollies. You had taste.
― birdistheword, Friday, 22 July 2022 19:25 (one year ago) link
I always disliked this song til I heard the latter-day Hollies records with Nash, and then I was at least able to see what he was going for. I find this similar, a lot better, quite charming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiflXrTsKLU
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 22 July 2022 19:31 (one year ago) link
Hollies >>>>>>>>> Crosby, Stills & Nash
― Tom D: panel beater, bouncer and tree surgeon (Tom D.), Friday, 22 July 2022 19:42 (one year ago) link
Nash is easily my least favorite member of CSN and sometimes Y. “Just a song before I go” from CSN is lovely, though.
― brimstead, Friday, 22 July 2022 19:54 (one year ago) link
That “black keys” song of his seems …lazy
― calstars, Friday, 22 July 2022 20:00 (one year ago) link
Like yeah, anyone who’s ever played piano knows the sharps and flats have a nice harmonic resonance with other
― calstars, Friday, 22 July 2022 20:02 (one year ago) link
I think he made it up on the spot, in his defence.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 22 July 2022 20:31 (one year ago) link
ok, recast csn - who would you replace graham nash with? for americans i'd probably go with someone like tandyn almer or curt boettcher. can't think of a britisher who would fit in the role tho!
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 22 July 2022 20:39 (one year ago) link
John Sebastian?
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 22 July 2022 20:49 (one year ago) link
how about a female singer? Oh, right -- these guys were pigs.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 22 July 2022 20:50 (one year ago) link
Mama Cass? She didn't write songs though. But how about Dave Mason?
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 22 July 2022 20:53 (one year ago) link
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)
right, i mean, we're assuming that they're basically pigs, also, we start getting women involved and crosby/stills are pretty quickly outclassed
mike patto might be interesting. dave mason! yeah, that's definitely gotta be it, it'd have to be dave mason in that role.
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 22 July 2022 20:55 (one year ago) link
Duh, Mike Love.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 22 July 2022 21:05 (one year ago) link
Although in reality it would have been Stills' buddy Peter Tork.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 22 July 2022 21:09 (one year ago) link
Richie Furay would have fitted in pretty well but then it would just have been Buffalo Springfield.
― Tom D: panel beater, bouncer and tree surgeon (Tom D.), Friday, 22 July 2022 21:15 (one year ago) link
Rick James
― calstars, Friday, 22 July 2022 21:15 (one year ago) link
the thing is that Nash’s voice is a really vital component of their gorgeous awesome vocal harmonies… Dave mason sounds too much like stills, imo
― brimstead, Friday, 22 July 2022 21:38 (one year ago) link
Art Garfunkel actually substituted for Crosby on CSN albums for awhile.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 22 July 2022 22:05 (one year ago) link
Crosby, Stills, Parsons, and Garfunkel
― calstars, Friday, 22 July 2022 22:24 (one year ago) link